diff --git a/cmd/subsyStems.go b/cmd/subsyStems.go
index b226a979..3a5290d6 100644
--- a/cmd/subsyStems.go
+++ b/cmd/subsyStems.go
@@ -242,7 +242,7 @@ func newSubSystem(cmd *cobra.Command, args []string) error {
 		return err
 	}
 
-	subSystem, err := core.NewSubSystem(subSystemName, stack, home, isInit, false, false, false, true)
+	subSystem, err := core.NewSubSystem(subSystemName, stack, home, isInit, false, false, false, true, "")
 	if err != nil {
 		return err
 	}
diff --git a/core/dbox.go b/core/dbox.go
index 93956dff..a2c0dcc0 100644
--- a/core/dbox.go
+++ b/core/dbox.go
@@ -238,7 +238,7 @@ func (d *dbox) ContainerDelete(name string, rootFull bool) error {
 	return err
 }
 
-func (d *dbox) CreateContainer(name string, image string, additionalPackages []string, home string, labels map[string]string, withInit bool, rootFull bool, unshared bool, withNvidiaIntegration bool) error {
+func (d *dbox) CreateContainer(name string, image string, additionalPackages []string, home string, labels map[string]string, withInit bool, rootFull bool, unshared bool, withNvidiaIntegration bool, hostname string) error {
 	args := []string{
 		"--image", image,
 		"--name", name,
@@ -263,6 +263,12 @@ func (d *dbox) CreateContainer(name string, image string, additionalPackages []s
 		args = append(args, "--unshare-all")
 	}
 
+	if hostname != "" {
+		args = append(args, "--hostname", hostname)
+	} else {
+		args = append(args, "--hostname", name)
+	}
+
 	if len(additionalPackages) > 0 {
 		args = append(args, "--additional-packages")
 		args = append(args, strings.Join(additionalPackages, " "))
diff --git a/core/subSystem.go b/core/subSystem.go
index b4cf4c16..6f43c7a6 100644
--- a/core/subSystem.go
+++ b/core/subSystem.go
@@ -32,9 +32,10 @@ type SubSystem struct {
 	IsRootfull           bool
 	IsUnshared           bool
 	HasNvidiaIntegration bool
+	Hostname             string
 }
 
-func NewSubSystem(name string, stack *Stack, home string, hasInit bool, isManaged bool, isRootfull bool, isUnshared bool, hasNvidiaIntegration bool) (*SubSystem, error) {
+func NewSubSystem(name string, stack *Stack, home string, hasInit bool, isManaged bool, isRootfull bool, isUnshared bool, hasNvidiaIntegration bool, hostname string) (*SubSystem, error) {
 	internalName := genInternalName(name)
 	return &SubSystem{
 		InternalName:         internalName,
@@ -46,6 +47,7 @@ func NewSubSystem(name string, stack *Stack, home string, hasInit bool, isManage
 		IsRootfull:           isRootfull,
 		IsUnshared:           isUnshared,
 		HasNvidiaIntegration: hasNvidiaIntegration,
+		Hostname:             hostname,
 	}, nil
 }
 
@@ -150,6 +152,7 @@ func (s *SubSystem) Create() error {
 		s.IsRootfull,
 		s.IsUnshared,
 		s.HasNvidiaIntegration,
+		s.Hostname,
 	)
 	if err != nil {
 		return err