diff --git a/jest.config.js b/jest.config.js
index 6e1149e6f2..b2466ce54d 100644
--- a/jest.config.js
+++ b/jest.config.js
@@ -30,6 +30,7 @@ module.exports = {
       displayName: 'node plugins',
       testEnvironment: 'node',
       testMatch: [
+        testsForPackage('plugin-node-app'),
         testsForPackage('plugin-server-*')
       ]
     }
diff --git a/packages/node/package.json b/packages/node/package.json
index 448f04803d..2a5bc580de 100644
--- a/packages/node/package.json
+++ b/packages/node/package.json
@@ -28,6 +28,7 @@
     "@bugsnag/delivery-node": "^7.1.1",
     "@bugsnag/plugin-contextualize": "^7.1.1",
     "@bugsnag/plugin-intercept": "^7.1.1",
+    "@bugsnag/plugin-node-app": "^7.1.1",
     "@bugsnag/plugin-node-device": "^7.1.1",
     "@bugsnag/plugin-node-in-project": "^7.1.1",
     "@bugsnag/plugin-node-surrounding-code": "^7.1.1",
diff --git a/packages/node/src/notifier.js b/packages/node/src/notifier.js
index 59f96d056b..11c4602edd 100644
--- a/packages/node/src/notifier.js
+++ b/packages/node/src/notifier.js
@@ -15,6 +15,7 @@ const schema = { ...require('@bugsnag/core/config').schema, ...require('./config
 // remove enabledBreadcrumbTypes from the config schema
 delete schema.enabledBreadcrumbTypes
 
+const pluginApp = require('@bugsnag/plugin-node-app')
 const pluginSurroundingCode = require('@bugsnag/plugin-node-surrounding-code')
 const pluginInProject = require('@bugsnag/plugin-node-in-project')
 const pluginStripProjectRoot = require('@bugsnag/plugin-strip-project-root')
@@ -26,6 +27,7 @@ const pluginIntercept = require('@bugsnag/plugin-intercept')
 const pluginContextualize = require('@bugsnag/plugin-contextualize')
 
 const internalPlugins = [
+  pluginApp,
   pluginSurroundingCode,
   pluginInProject,
   pluginStripProjectRoot,
diff --git a/packages/plugin-node-app/LICENSE.txt b/packages/plugin-node-app/LICENSE.txt
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..ddc0631e24
--- /dev/null
+++ b/packages/plugin-node-app/LICENSE.txt
@@ -0,0 +1,19 @@
+Copyright (c) Bugsnag, https://www.bugsnag.com/
+
+Permission is hereby granted, free of charge, to any person obtaining
+a copy of this software and associated documentation files (the "Software"),
+to deal in the Software without restriction, including without limitation
+the rights to use, copy, modify, merge, publish, distribute, sublicense,
+and/or sell copies of the Software, and to permit persons to whom the Software
+is furnished to do so, subject to the following conditions:
+
+The above copyright notice and this permission notice shall be included in
+ all copies or substantial portions of the Software.
+
+THE SOFTWARE IS PROVIDED "AS IS", WITHOUT WARRANTY OF ANY KIND, EXPRESS OR
+IMPLIED, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO THE WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY,
+FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE AND NONINFRINGEMENT. IN NO EVENT SHALL THE
+AUTHORS OR COPYRIGHT HOLDERS BE LIABLE FOR ANY CLAIM, DAMAGES OR OTHER
+LIABILITY, WHETHER IN AN ACTION OF CONTRACT, TORT OR OTHERWISE, ARISING FROM,
+OUT OF OR IN CONNECTION WITH THE SOFTWARE OR THE USE OR OTHER DEALINGS IN
+THE SOFTWARE.
diff --git a/packages/plugin-node-app/README.md b/packages/plugin-node-app/README.md
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..87b708eb05
--- /dev/null
+++ b/packages/plugin-node-app/README.md
@@ -0,0 +1,6 @@
+# @bugsnag/plugin-node-app
+
+This plugin adds the duration an application has been running for to the `app` section of each event. It is included in the node notifier.
+
+## License
+MIT
diff --git a/packages/plugin-node-app/app.js b/packages/plugin-node-app/app.js
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..f987caef79
--- /dev/null
+++ b/packages/plugin-node-app/app.js
@@ -0,0 +1,11 @@
+const appStart = new Date()
+
+module.exports = {
+  load: client => {
+    client.addOnError(event => {
+      const now = new Date()
+
+      event.app.duration = now - appStart
+    }, true)
+  }
+}
diff --git a/packages/plugin-node-app/package.json b/packages/plugin-node-app/package.json
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..dcaf8f366f
--- /dev/null
+++ b/packages/plugin-node-app/package.json
@@ -0,0 +1,22 @@
+{
+  "name": "@bugsnag/plugin-node-app",
+  "version": "7.1.1",
+  "main": "app.js",
+  "description": "@bugsnag/js plugin to set app info in node",
+  "homepage": "https://www.bugsnag.com/",
+  "repository": {
+    "type": "git",
+    "url": "git@github.com:bugsnag/bugsnag-js.git"
+  },
+  "publishConfig": {
+    "access": "public"
+  },
+  "files": [
+    "*.js"
+  ],
+  "author": "Bugsnag",
+  "license": "MIT",
+  "devDependencies": {
+    "@bugsnag/core": "^7.1.1"
+  }
+}
diff --git a/packages/plugin-node-app/test/app.test.ts b/packages/plugin-node-app/test/app.test.ts
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..e1fc60c941
--- /dev/null
+++ b/packages/plugin-node-app/test/app.test.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,23 @@
+import plugin from '../app'
+import Client from '@bugsnag/core/client'
+
+describe('plugin-node-app', () => {
+  it('includes duration in event.app', done => {
+    const client = new Client({ apiKey: 'api_key', plugins: [plugin] })
+
+    client._setDelivery(client => ({
+      sendEvent: payload => {
+        // The maximum number of milliseconds 'duration' should be
+        const maximum = 1000
+
+        expect(payload.events[0].app.duration).toBeGreaterThanOrEqual(0)
+        expect(payload.events[0].app.duration).toBeLessThanOrEqual(maximum)
+
+        done()
+      },
+      sendSession: () => {}
+    }))
+
+    client.notify(new Error('acbd'))
+  })
+})
diff --git a/tsconfig.json b/tsconfig.json
index 5463af889f..da028c7ab8 100644
--- a/tsconfig.json
+++ b/tsconfig.json
@@ -64,6 +64,7 @@
     "packages/plugin-browser-app",
     "packages/plugin-browser-context",
     "packages/plugin-browser-device",
+    "packages/plugin-node-app",
     "packages/plugin-react-native-app-state-breadcrumbs",
     "packages/plugin-react-native-unhandled-rejection",
     "packages/plugin-server-session",