diff --git a/qga/commands.c b/qga/commands.c
index 4d92946820..57a31bb5ef 100644
--- a/qga/commands.c
+++ b/qga/commands.c
@@ -499,3 +499,14 @@ int ga_parse_whence(GuestFileWhence *whence, Error **errp)
     error_setg(errp, "invalid whence code %"PRId64, whence->u.value);
     return -1;
 }
+
+GuestHostName *qmp_guest_get_host_name(Error **err)
+{
+    GuestHostName *result = NULL;
+    gchar const *hostname = g_get_host_name();
+    if (hostname != NULL) {
+        result = g_new0(GuestHostName, 1);
+        result->host_name = g_strdup(hostname);
+    }
+    return result;
+}
diff --git a/qga/qapi-schema.json b/qga/qapi-schema.json
index a02dbf2d18..6307ae20fe 100644
--- a/qga/qapi-schema.json
+++ b/qga/qapi-schema.json
@@ -1042,3 +1042,29 @@
   'data':    { 'path': 'str', '*arg': ['str'], '*env': ['str'],
                '*input-data': 'str', '*capture-output': 'bool' },
   'returns': 'GuestExec' }
+
+
+##
+# @GuestHostName:
+# @host-name: Fully qualified domain name of the guest OS
+#
+# Since: 2.10
+##
+{ 'struct': 'GuestHostName',
+  'data':   { 'host-name': 'str' } }
+
+##
+# @guest-get-host-name:
+#
+# Return a name for the machine.
+#
+# The returned name is not necessarily a fully-qualified domain name, or even
+# present in DNS or some other name service at all. It need not even be unique
+# on your local network or site, but usually it is.
+#
+# Returns: the host name of the machine on success
+#
+# Since: 2.10
+##
+{ 'command': 'guest-get-host-name',
+  'returns': 'GuestHostName' }