diff --git a/src/ua-parser.js b/src/ua-parser.js
index 18ac0f6f1..71a5c9208 100755
--- a/src/ua-parser.js
+++ b/src/ua-parser.js
@@ -860,8 +860,9 @@
             return new UAParser(ua, extensions).getResult();
         }
 
-        var _ua = ua || ((typeof window !== UNDEF_TYPE && window.navigator && window.navigator.userAgent) ? window.navigator.userAgent : EMPTY);
-        var _uach = (typeof window !== UNDEF_TYPE && window.navigator && window.navigator.userAgentData) ? window.navigator.userAgentData : undefined;
+        var _navigator = (typeof window !== UNDEF_TYPE && window.navigator) ? window.navigator : undefined;
+        var _ua = ua || ((_navigator && _navigator.userAgent) ? _navigator.userAgent : EMPTY);
+        var _uach = (_navigator && _navigator.userAgentData) ? _navigator.userAgentData : undefined;
         var _rgxmap = extensions ? extend(regexes, extensions) : regexes;
 
         // public methods
@@ -869,6 +870,10 @@
             var _browser = new UABrowser();
             rgxMapper.call(_browser, _ua, _rgxmap.browser);
             _browser[MAJOR] = majorize(_browser[VERSION]);
+            // Brave-specific detection
+            if (_navigator && _navigator.brave && typeof _navigator.brave.isBrave == FUNC_TYPE) {
+                _browser[NAME] = 'Brave';
+            }
             return _browser;
         };
         this.getCPU = function () {