diff --git a/mozilla/testing/performance/talos/config.py b/mozilla/testing/performance/talos/config.py
index b43d49bf012..7e9767c9578 100644
--- a/mozilla/testing/performance/talos/config.py
+++ b/mozilla/testing/performance/talos/config.py
@@ -65,6 +65,9 @@ REPORTS_DIR = r'c:\extension_perf_reports'
 """The path to the file url to load when initializing a new profile"""
 INIT_URL = 'file:///c:/win32/initialize.html'
 
+"""The path to the file url to load when collecting information from the browser"""
+INFO_URL = 'file:///c:/win32/getInfo.html'
+
 """The path to the file url to load for startup test (Ts)"""
 TS_URL = 'file:///c:/win32/startup_test/startup_test.html?begin='
 
diff --git a/mozilla/testing/performance/talos/ffinfo.py b/mozilla/testing/performance/talos/ffinfo.py
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..b4f0f714c36
--- /dev/null
+++ b/mozilla/testing/performance/talos/ffinfo.py
@@ -0,0 +1,57 @@
+# ***** BEGIN LICENSE BLOCK *****
+# Version: MPL 1.1/GPL 2.0/LGPL 2.1
+#
+# The contents of this file are subject to the Mozilla Public License Version
+# 1.1 (the "License"); you may not use this file except in compliance with
+# the License. You may obtain a copy of the License at
+# http://www.mozilla.org/MPL/
+#
+# Software distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" basis,
+# WITHOUT WARRANTY OF ANY KIND, either express or implied. See the License
+# for the specific language governing rights and limitations under the
+# License.
+#
+# The Original Code is standalone Firefox Windows performance test.
+#
+# The Initial Developer of the Original Code is Google Inc.
+# Portions created by the Initial Developer are Copyright (C) 2006
+# the Initial Developer. All Rights Reserved.
+#
+# Contributor(s):
+#   Alice Nodelman <anodelman@mozilla.com> (original author)
+#
+# Alternatively, the contents of this file may be used under the terms of
+# either the GNU General Public License Version 2 or later (the "GPL"), or
+# the GNU Lesser General Public License Version 2.1 or later (the "LGPL"),
+# in which case the provisions of the GPL or the LGPL are applicable instead
+# of those above. If you wish to allow use of your version of this file only
+# under the terms of either the GPL or the LGPL, and not to allow others to
+# use your version of this file under the terms of the MPL, indicate your
+# decision by deleting the provisions above and replace them with the notice
+# and other provisions required by the GPL or the LGPL. If you do not delete
+# the provisions above, a recipient may use your version of this file under
+# the terms of any one of the MPL, the GPL or the LGPL.
+#
+# ***** END LICENSE BLOCK *****
+
+__author__ = 'anodelman@mozilla.com'
+
+import re
+import ffprocess
+import config
+
+PROFILE_REGEX = re.compile('__metrics(.*)')
+
+def GetMetricsFromBrowser(firefox_path, profile_dir):
+  """Opens the browser at the specified URL, prints out the information collected from
+     the browser"""
+  cmd = ffprocess.GenerateFirefoxCommandLine(firefox_path, profile_dir, config.INFO_URL)
+  (match, timed_out) = ffprocess.RunProcessAndWaitForOutput(cmd,
+                                                              'firefox',
+                                                              PROFILE_REGEX,
+                                                              30)
+  if (not timed_out):
+    print match
+  else:
+    print "ERROR:no metrics"
+
diff --git a/mozilla/testing/performance/talos/getInfo.html b/mozilla/testing/performance/talos/getInfo.html
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..50c4259e6c1
--- /dev/null
+++ b/mozilla/testing/performance/talos/getInfo.html
@@ -0,0 +1,52 @@
+<!-- ***** BEGIN LICENSE BLOCK *****
+   - Version: MPL 1.1/GPL 2.0/LGPL 2.1
+   -
+   - The contents of this file are subject to the Mozilla Public License Version
+   - 1.1 (the "License"); you may not use this file except in compliance with
+   - the License. You may obtain a copy of the License at
+   - http://www.mozilla.org/MPL/
+   -
+   - Software distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" basis,
+   - WITHOUT WARRANTY OF ANY KIND, either express or implied. See the License
+   - for the specific language governing rights and limitations under the
+   - License.
+   -
+   - The Original Code is Windows performance test.
+   -
+   - The Initial Developer of the Original Code is
+   - Google Inc.
+   - Portions created by the Initial Developer are Copyright (C) 1999
+   - the Initial Developer. All Rights Reserved.
+   -
+   - Contributor(s):
+   - Annie Sullivan <annie.sullivan@gmail.com>
+   - Alice Nodelman <anodelman@mozilla.com>
+   -
+   - Alternatively, the contents of this file may be used under the terms of
+   - either the GNU General Public License Version 2 or later (the "GPL"), or
+   - the GNU Lesser General Public License Version 2.1 or later (the "LGPL"),
+   - in which case the provisions of the GPL or the LGPL are applicable instead
+   - of those above. If you wish to allow use of your version of this file only
+   - under the terms of either the GPL or the LGPL, and not to allow others to
+   - use your version of this file under the terms of the MPL, indicate your
+   - decision by deleting the provisions above and replace them with the notice
+   - and other provisions required by the LGPL or the GPL. If you do not delete
+   - the provisions above, a recipient may use your version of this file under
+   - the terms of any one of the MPL, the GPL or the LGPL.
+   -
+   - ***** END LICENSE BLOCK ***** -->
+
+<!DOCTYPE HTML PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD HTML 4.01 Transitional//EN">
+<html>
+  <head>
+    <title>shutdown script</title>
+  </head>
+
+  <body onload="
+	if (window.dump) {
+		dump('\n\n__metricsScreen width:' + screen.width + ' Screen height:' + screen.height + ' colorDepth:' + screen.colorDepth);
+	}
+	window.close();
+">
+  </body>
+</html>
diff --git a/mozilla/testing/performance/talos/tp.py b/mozilla/testing/performance/talos/tp.py
index 0ddf40cce81..1b0051351a3 100755
--- a/mozilla/testing/performance/talos/tp.py
+++ b/mozilla/testing/performance/talos/tp.py
@@ -57,6 +57,7 @@ import sys
 
 import ffprocess
 import ffprofile
+import ffinfo
 import config
 
 if config.OS == "linux":
@@ -116,6 +117,7 @@ def RunPltTests(profile_configs,
     # a performance hit, and the second Firefox that gets created is properly
     # terminated.
     ffprofile.InitializeNewProfile(pconfig[2], profile_dir)
+    ffinfo.GetMetricsFromBrowser(pconfig[2], profile_dir)
     print "initialized firefox"
     sys.stdout.flush()
     ffprocess.SyncAndSleep()
diff --git a/mozilla/testing/performance/talos/ts.py b/mozilla/testing/performance/talos/ts.py
index 56cbd34b2dc..e3d79e714ce 100755
--- a/mozilla/testing/performance/talos/ts.py
+++ b/mozilla/testing/performance/talos/ts.py
@@ -54,6 +54,7 @@ import time
 
 import ffprocess
 import ffprofile
+import ffinfo
 import config
 
 
@@ -134,6 +135,7 @@ def RunStartupTests(profile_configs, num_runs):
     # cause a performance hit, and the second Firefox that gets
     # created is properly terminated.
     ffprofile.InitializeNewProfile(config[2], profile_dir)
+    ffinfo.GetMetricsFromBrowser(config[2], profile_dir)
 
     # Run the startup tests for this profile and log the results.
     times = RunStartupTest(config[2], profile_dir, 5, 10)