diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 1dba8d3..9404b88 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -99,6 +99,8 @@ accessors, though, and invalid values will be ignored.
    serialization. Applied before error transformation.
  - **timestamp**: If truthy, prefix entries with an ISO timestamp (if strings)
    or add the same as a property (if objects). Default: `false`.
+ - **withHostname**: Will prepend(string) or add property (object) indicating the 
+   hostname from which the log was sent.
  - **withLevel**: Will prepend (string) or add property (object) indicating the
    log level. Default: `true`.
  - **withStack**: If an object is or contains an `Error` object, setting this to
diff --git a/src/logger.js b/src/logger.js
index 7cbcf0e..f5b5bcf 100644
--- a/src/logger.js
+++ b/src/logger.js
@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
 import _ from 'lodash';
 import semver from 'semver';
+import os from 'os';
 import net from 'net';
 import tls from 'tls';
 import urlUtil from 'url';
@@ -127,6 +128,7 @@ class Logger extends Writable {
     this.console = opts.console;
     this.withLevel = 'withLevel' in opts ? opts.withLevel : true;
     this.withStack = opts.withStack;
+    this.withHostname = opts.withHostname || false;
     this.timestamp = opts.timestamp || false;
 
     // string or numeric options
@@ -286,6 +288,7 @@ class Logger extends Writable {
     if (_.isObject(modifiedLog)) {
       let safeTime;
       let safeLevel;
+      let safeHost;
 
       if (this.timestamp) {
         safeTime = getSafeProp(modifiedLog, 'time');
@@ -297,6 +300,11 @@ class Logger extends Writable {
         modifiedLog[safeLevel] = lvlName;
       }
 
+      if (this.withHostname) {
+        safeHost = getSafeProp(modifiedLog, 'host');
+        modifiedLog[safeHost] = os.hostname();
+      }
+
       modifiedLog = this._serialize(modifiedLog);
 
       if (!modifiedLog) {
@@ -310,6 +318,7 @@ class Logger extends Writable {
 
       if (safeTime) delete modifiedLog[safeTime];
       if (safeLevel) delete modifiedLog[safeLevel];
+      if (safeHost) delete modifiedLog[safeHost];
     } else {
       if (_.isEmpty(modifiedLog)) {
         this.emit(errorEvent, new LogentriesError(text.noLogMessage()));
@@ -322,6 +331,10 @@ class Logger extends Writable {
         modifiedLog.unshift(lvlName);
       }
 
+      if (this.withHostname) {
+        modifiedLog.unshift(os.hostname());
+      }
+
       if (this.timestamp) {
         modifiedLog.unshift((new Date()).toISOString());
       }
@@ -640,6 +653,14 @@ class Logger extends Writable {
     this._timestamp = !!val;
   }
 
+  get withHostname() {
+    return this._withHostname;
+  }
+
+  set withHostname(val) {
+    this._withHostname = val;
+  }
+
   get withLevel() {
     return this._withLevel;
   }
diff --git a/test/test.js b/test/test.js
index 4813101..939b2ea 100644
--- a/test/test.js
+++ b/test/test.js
@@ -163,6 +163,24 @@ tape('Logger allows specification of minLevel at construction', function (t) {
 
 });
 
+
+tape('Logger allows specification of withHostname at construction', function (t) {
+
+  const logger1 = new Logger({ token: x, withHostname: true });
+
+  t.equal(logger1.withHostname, true, 'withHostname');
+
+  const logger2 = new Logger({ token: x });
+
+  t.equal(logger2.withHostname, false, 'withHostname');
+
+  t.end();
+
+});
+
+
+
+
 // CUSTOM JSON SERIALIZATION
 
 tape('Error objects are serialized nicely.', function (t) {
@@ -465,6 +483,45 @@ tape('Non-JSON logs may carry timestamp.', function (t) {
   logger[lvl]('test');
 });
 
+
+tape('Non-JSON logs may carry Hostname.', function (t) {
+  t.plan(1);
+  t.timeoutAfter(2000);
+
+  mockTest(function (data) {
+    t.true(pattern.test(data), 'matched');
+
+  });
+  const os = require('os');
+  const lvl = defaults.levels[3];
+  const tkn = x;
+  const pattern = new RegExp('^' + x +' ' + os.hostname() + ' \\w+ test\\n$'
+  );
+
+  const logger = new Logger({ token: tkn, withHostname: true });
+
+  logger[lvl]('test');
+});
+
+
+tape('JSON logs may carry Hostname.', function (t) {
+  t.plan(1);
+  t.timeoutAfter(2000);
+
+  mockTest(function (data) {
+    const log = JSON.parse(data.substr(37));
+    t.true(log.host, 'has property');
+  });
+  const os = require('os');
+  const lvl = defaults.levels[3];
+  const tkn = x;
+
+  const logger = new Logger({ token: tkn, withHostname: true });
+
+  logger[lvl]({msg: "Testing!"});
+});
+
+
 tape('JSON logs match expected pattern.', function (t) {
   t.timeoutAfter(2000);