diff --git a/CHANGELOG b/CHANGELOG
index 8e7a79a..5bf716e 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG
+++ b/CHANGELOG
@@ -1,5 +1,7 @@
 *SVN*
 
+* Add unified Browser detection by providing Prototype.Browser.(IE|Gecko|WebKit|Opera) booleans.  Closes #6800.  [savetheclocktower]
+
 * Add String.prototype.empty and String.prototype.blank (tests if empty or whitespace-only).  Closes #7016.  [Jonathan Viney, Thomas Fuchs]
 
 * Update README to reflect new URLs, update LICENSE copyright years.  Closes #7426.  [Tobie Langel]
diff --git a/src/array.js b/src/array.js
index dbf036d..9271f6a 100644
--- a/src/array.js
+++ b/src/array.js
@@ -96,7 +96,7 @@ function $w(string){
   return string ? string.split(/\s+/) : [];
 }
 
-if(window.opera){
+if(Prototype.Browser.Opera){
   Array.prototype.concat = function(){
     var array = [];
     for(var i = 0, length = this.length; i < length; i++) array.push(this[i]);
diff --git a/src/dom.js b/src/dom.js
index 046f96f..0c0a83a 100644
--- a/src/dom.js
+++ b/src/dom.js
@@ -479,7 +479,7 @@ Element.Methods.Simulated = {
 Element.Methods.ByTag = {};
 
 // IE is missing .innerHTML support for TABLE-related elements
-if (document.all && !window.opera){
+if (Prototype.Browser.IE){
   Element.Methods.update = function(element, html) {
     element = $(element);
     html = typeof html == 'undefined' ? '' : html.toString();
diff --git a/src/event.js b/src/event.js
index 2b4644c..e8da7c8 100644
--- a/src/event.js
+++ b/src/event.js
@@ -83,8 +83,7 @@ Object.extend(Event, {
     useCapture = useCapture || false;
     
     if (name == 'keypress' &&
-        (navigator.appVersion.match(/Konqueror|Safari|KHTML/)
-        || element.attachEvent))
+      (Prototype.Browser.WebKit || element.attachEvent))
       name = 'keydown';
     
     Event._observeAndCache(element, name, observer, useCapture);
@@ -95,8 +94,7 @@ Object.extend(Event, {
     useCapture = useCapture || false;
     
     if (name == 'keypress' &&
-        (navigator.appVersion.match(/Konqueror|Safari|KHTML/)
-        || element.detachEvent))
+        (Prototype.Browser.WebKit || element.attachEvent))
       name = 'keydown';
     
     if (element.removeEventListener) {
@@ -110,5 +108,5 @@ Object.extend(Event, {
 });
 
 /* prevent memory leaks in IE */
-if (navigator.appVersion.match(/\bMSIE\b/))
+if (Prototype.Browser.IE)
   Event.observe(window, 'unload', Event.unloadCache, false);
diff --git a/src/position.js b/src/position.js
index cab42a2..e099ac8 100644
--- a/src/position.js
+++ b/src/position.js
@@ -110,7 +110,7 @@ var Position = {
       valueL += element.offsetLeft || 0;
 
       // Safari fix
-      if (element.offsetParent==document.body)
+      if (element.offsetParent == document.body)
         if (Element.getStyle(element,'position')=='absolute') break;
 
     } while (element = element.offsetParent);
@@ -206,7 +206,7 @@ var Position = {
 // Safari returns margins on body which is incorrect if the child is absolutely
 // positioned.  For performance reasons, redefine Position.cumulativeOffset for
 // KHTML/WebKit only.
-if (/Konqueror|Safari|KHTML/.test(navigator.userAgent)) {
+if (Prototype.Browser.WebKit) {
   Position.cumulativeOffset = function(element) {
     var valueT = 0, valueL = 0;
     do {
diff --git a/src/prototype.js b/src/prototype.js
index 37c8fee..242cf30 100644
--- a/src/prototype.js
+++ b/src/prototype.js
@@ -2,6 +2,13 @@
 
 var Prototype = {
   Version: '<%= PROTOTYPE_VERSION %>',
+  
+  Browser: {
+    IE:     !!(window.attachEvent && !window.opera),
+    Opera:  !!window.opera,
+    WebKit: navigator.userAgent.indexOf('AppleWebKit/') > -1,
+    Gecko:  navigator.userAgent.indexOf('Gecko') > -1 && navigator.userAgent.indexOf('KHTML') == -1
+  },
   BrowserFeatures: {
     XPath: !!document.evaluate,
     ElementExtensions: !!window.HTMLElement,
diff --git a/test/unit/base.html b/test/unit/base.html
index fbd5269..c5e7ddf 100644
--- a/test/unit/base.html
+++ b/test/unit/base.html
@@ -123,7 +123,49 @@
           this.assertEqual.bind(this,arg3), arg1, arg2, arg3 );
         call(eventTest);
       }
-    }
+    },
+    
+    testBrowserDetection: function() {with(this) {
+      var results = $H(Prototype.Browser).map(function(engine){
+        return engine;
+      }).partition(function(engine){
+        return engine[1] === true
+      });
+      var trues = results[0], falses = results[1];
+      
+      info('User agent string is: ' + navigator.userAgent);
+      
+      assert(trues.size() == 0 || trues.size() == 1, 
+        'There should be only one or no browser detected.');
+      
+      // we should have definite trues or falses here
+      trues.each(function(result){
+        assert(result[1] === true);
+      });
+      falses.each(function(result){
+        assert(result[1] === false);
+      });
+      
+      if(navigator.userAgent.indexOf('AppleWebKit/') > -1) {
+        info('Running on WebKit');
+        assert(Prototype.Browser.WebKit);
+      }
+      
+      if(!!window.opera) {
+        info('Running on Opera');
+        assert(Prototype.Browser.Opera);
+      }
+      
+      if(!!(window.attachEvent && !window.opera)) {
+        info('Running on IE');
+        assert(Prototype.Browser.IE);
+      }
+      
+      if(navigator.userAgent.indexOf('Gecko') > -1 && navigator.userAgent.indexOf('KHTML') == -1) {
+        info('Running on Gecko');
+        assert(Prototype.Browser.Gecko);
+      } 
+    }}
 
   }, 'testlog');