diff --git a/common/djangoapps/track/views/segmentio.py b/common/djangoapps/track/views/segmentio.py
index 6221064e16..ea65e6a169 100644
--- a/common/djangoapps/track/views/segmentio.py
+++ b/common/djangoapps/track/views/segmentio.py
@@ -157,6 +157,15 @@ def track_segmentio_event(request):  # pylint: disable=too-many-statements
     ):
         raise EventValidationError(WARNING_IGNORED_TYPE)
 
+    # create and populate application field if it doesn't exist
+    app_context = segment_properties.get('context', {})
+    if 'application' not in app_context:
+        context['application'] = {
+            'name': app_context.get('app_name', ''),
+            'version': '' if not segment_context else segment_context.get('app', {}).get('version', '')
+        }
+    app_context.pop('app_name', None)
+
     if segment_context:
         # copy the entire segment's context dict as a sub-field of our custom context dict
         context['client'] = dict(segment_context)
@@ -168,7 +177,7 @@ def track_segmentio_event(request):  # pylint: disable=too-many-statements
                 del context['client'][field]
 
     # Overlay any context provided in the properties
-    context.update(segment_properties.get('context', {}))
+    context.update(app_context)
 
     user_id = full_segment_event.get('userId')
     if not user_id:
diff --git a/common/djangoapps/track/views/tests/test_segmentio.py b/common/djangoapps/track/views/tests/test_segmentio.py
index 7f90be0e09..78ffc0eb18 100644
--- a/common/djangoapps/track/views/tests/test_segmentio.py
+++ b/common/djangoapps/track/views/tests/test_segmentio.py
@@ -122,6 +122,7 @@ class SegmentIOTrackingTestCase(EventTrackingTestCase):
                 'data': kwargs.get('data', {}),
                 'context': {
                     'course_id': kwargs.get('course_id') or '',
+                    'app_name': 'edx.mobile.android',
                 }
             },
             "channel": 'server',
@@ -130,6 +131,9 @@ class SegmentIOTrackingTestCase(EventTrackingTestCase):
                     "name": kwargs.get('library_name', 'test-app'),
                     "version": "unknown"
                 },
+                "app": {
+                    "version": "1.0.1",
+                },
                 'userAgent': str(sentinel.user_agent),
             },
             "receivedAt": "2014-08-27T16:33:39.100Z",
@@ -197,6 +201,10 @@ class SegmentIOTrackingTestCase(EventTrackingTestCase):
                 'time': datetime.strptime("2014-08-27T16:33:39.215Z", "%Y-%m-%dT%H:%M:%S.%fZ"),
                 'host': 'testserver',
                 'context': {
+                    'application': {
+                        'name': 'edx.mobile.android',
+                        'version': '1.0.1',
+                    },
                     'user_id': USER_ID,
                     'course_id': course_id,
                     'org_id': 'foo',
@@ -205,7 +213,10 @@ class SegmentIOTrackingTestCase(EventTrackingTestCase):
                         'library': {
                             'name': 'test-app',
                             'version': 'unknown'
-                        }
+                        },
+                        'app': {
+                            'version': '1.0.1',
+                        },
                     },
                     'received_at': datetime.strptime("2014-08-27T16:33:39.100Z", "%Y-%m-%dT%H:%M:%S.%fZ"),
                 },
@@ -361,6 +372,9 @@ class SegmentIOTrackingTestCase(EventTrackingTestCase):
                             'name': 'test-app',
                             'version': 'unknown'
                         },
+                        'app': {
+                            'version': '1.0.1',
+                        },
                     },
                     'application': {
                         'name': 'edx.mobileapp.android',