diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index b67841c9cf3..614601a6c37 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 # Unreleased
   - Changes from 5.27.1
     - Features
+      - ADDED: Route pedestrians over highway=platform [#6993](/~https://github.com/Project-OSRM/osrm-backend/pull/6993)
       - REMOVED: Remove all core-CH left-overs [#6920](/~https://github.com/Project-OSRM/osrm-backend/pull/6920)
       - ADDED: Add support for a keepalive_timeout flag. [#6674](/~https://github.com/Project-OSRM/osrm-backend/pull/6674)
       - ADDED: Add support for a default_radius flag. [#6575](/~https://github.com/Project-OSRM/osrm-backend/pull/6575)
diff --git a/features/foot/access.feature b/features/foot/access.feature
index 87330ec9caf..134e02ea277 100644
--- a/features/foot/access.feature
+++ b/features/foot/access.feature
@@ -26,7 +26,15 @@ Feature: Foot - Access tags on ways
             | motorway | no     |      |       |
             | motorway | no     | yes  | x     |
             | motorway | no     | no   |       |
-
+            | platform |        |      | x     |
+            | platform |        | yes  | x     |
+            | platform |        | no   |       |
+            | platform | yes    |      | x     |
+            | platform | yes    | yes  | x     |
+            | platform | yes    | no   |       |
+            | platform | no     |      |       |
+            | platform | no     | yes  | x     |
+            | platform | no     | no   |       |
 
     Scenario: Foot - Overwriting implied acccess on ways
         Then routability should be
diff --git a/profiles/foot.lua b/profiles/foot.lua
index 1b16e092c15..fa5f8b6634f 100644
--- a/profiles/foot.lua
+++ b/profiles/foot.lua
@@ -90,6 +90,7 @@ function setup()
         path            = walking_speed,
         steps           = walking_speed,
         pedestrian      = walking_speed,
+        platform        = walking_speed,
         footway         = walking_speed,
         pier            = walking_speed,
       },