diff --git a/src/openalpr/alpr.h b/src/openalpr/alpr.h
index 2e88961..5f249a1 100644
--- a/src/openalpr/alpr.h
+++ b/src/openalpr/alpr.h
@@ -84,6 +84,9 @@ namespace alpr
       // The number requested is always >= the topNPlates count
       int requested_topn;
 
+      // The country (training data code) that was used to recognize the plate
+      std::string country;
+      
       // the best plate is the topNPlate with the highest confidence
       AlprPlate bestPlate;
       
diff --git a/src/openalpr/alpr_impl.cpp b/src/openalpr/alpr_impl.cpp
index 5690b2f..02ae42b 100644
--- a/src/openalpr/alpr_impl.cpp
+++ b/src/openalpr/alpr_impl.cpp
@@ -276,6 +276,8 @@ namespace alpr
       {
         AlprPlateResult plateResult;
         
+        plateResult.country = config->country;
+        
         // If there's only one pattern for a country, use it.  Otherwise use the default
         if (country_recognizers.ocr->postProcessor.getPatterns().size() == 1)
           plateResult.region = country_recognizers.ocr->postProcessor.getPatterns()[0];