diff --git a/bindep/depends.py b/bindep/depends.py
index e6de4dc..8b2b2bf 100644
--- a/bindep/depends.py
+++ b/bindep/depends.py
@@ -298,9 +298,11 @@ class Depends(object):
             atoms.add("dpkg")
             self.platform = Dpkg()
         elif distro in ["amazonami", "centos", "redhatenterpriseserver",
+                        "redhatenterpriseworkstation",
                         "fedora", "opensuseproject", "opensusetumbleweed",
                         "suselinux"]:
-            if distro == "redhatenterpriseserver":
+            if distro in ["redhatenterpriseserver",
+                          "redhatenterpriseworkstation"]:
                 # just short alias
                 atoms.add("rhel")
             elif distro in ["opensuseproject", "opensusetumbleweed"]:
diff --git a/bindep/tests/test_depends.py b/bindep/tests/test_depends.py
index 0342b73..ae47ab9 100644
--- a/bindep/tests/test_depends.py
+++ b/bindep/tests/test_depends.py
@@ -90,6 +90,20 @@ class TestDepends(TestCase):
                 platform_profiles,
                 Contains("platform:redhat"))
 
+    def test_detects_rhel_workstation(self):
+        with self._mock_lsb("RedHatEnterpriseWorkstation"):
+            depends = Depends("")
+            platform_profiles = depends.platform_profiles()
+            self.assertThat(
+                platform_profiles,
+                Contains("platform:redhatenterpriseworkstation"))
+            self.assertThat(
+                platform_profiles,
+                Contains("platform:rhel"))
+            self.assertThat(
+                platform_profiles,
+                Contains("platform:redhat"))
+
     def test_detects_fedora(self):
         with self._mock_lsb("Fedora"):
             depends = Depends("")