diff --git a/std/c.zig b/std/c.zig
index 45d93bfd9f..dcde3b8ebb 100644
--- a/std/c.zig
+++ b/std/c.zig
@@ -107,6 +107,7 @@ pub extern "c" fn sysctl(name: [*]const c_int, namelen: c_uint, oldp: ?*c_void,
 pub extern "c" fn sysctlbyname(name: [*]const u8, oldp: ?*c_void, oldlenp: ?*usize, newp: ?*c_void, newlen: usize) c_int;
 pub extern "c" fn sysctlnametomib(name: [*]const u8, mibp: ?*c_int, sizep: ?*usize) c_int;
 
+pub extern "c" fn gethostname(name: [*]u8, len: usize) c_int;
 pub extern "c" fn bind(socket: fd_t, address: ?*const sockaddr, address_len: socklen_t) c_int;
 pub extern "c" fn socket(domain: c_uint, sock_type: c_uint, protocol: c_uint) c_int;
 pub extern "c" fn listen(sockfd: fd_t, backlog: c_uint) c_int;
diff --git a/std/os.zig b/std/os.zig
index b32c8a0b7e..a8677666ad 100644
--- a/std/os.zig
+++ b/std/os.zig
@@ -2688,6 +2688,38 @@ pub fn futimens(fd: fd_t, times: *const [2]timespec) FutimensError!void {
     }
 }
 
+pub const GetHostNameError = error{
+    PermissionDenied,
+    Unexpected,
+};
+
+pub fn gethostname(name_buffer: *[HOST_NAME_MAX]u8) GetHostNameError![]u8 {
+    if (builtin.link_libc) {
+        switch (errno(system.gethostname(name_buffer, name_buffer.len))) {
+            0 => return mem.toSlice(u8, name_buffer),
+            EFAULT => unreachable,
+            ENAMETOOLONG => unreachable, // HOST_NAME_MAX prevents this
+            EPERM => return error.PermissionDenied,
+            else => |err| return unexpectedErrno(err),
+        }
+    }
+    if (linux.is_the_target) {
+        var uts: utsname = undefined;
+        switch (errno(system.uname(&uts))) {
+            0 => {
+                const hostname = mem.toSlice(u8, &uts.nodename);
+                mem.copy(u8, name_buffer, hostname);
+                return name_buffer[0..hostname.len];
+            },
+            EFAULT => unreachable,
+            EPERM => return error.PermissionDenied,
+            else => |err| return unexpectedErrno(err),
+        }
+    }
+
+    @compileError("TODO implement gethostname for this OS");
+}
+
 test "" {
     _ = @import("os/darwin.zig");
     _ = @import("os/freebsd.zig");
diff --git a/std/os/bits/darwin.zig b/std/os/bits/darwin.zig
index 483d4cda90..b21498ba2d 100644
--- a/std/os/bits/darwin.zig
+++ b/std/os/bits/darwin.zig
@@ -1175,3 +1175,4 @@ pub fn S_ISSOCK(m: u32) bool {
 pub fn S_IWHT(m: u32) bool {
     return m & S_IFMT == S_IFWHT;
 }
+pub const HOST_NAME_MAX = 72;
diff --git a/std/os/bits/freebsd.zig b/std/os/bits/freebsd.zig
index 45432a6c07..f94ff07f58 100644
--- a/std/os/bits/freebsd.zig
+++ b/std/os/bits/freebsd.zig
@@ -935,3 +935,5 @@ pub fn S_ISSOCK(m: u32) bool {
 pub fn S_IWHT(m: u32) bool {
     return m & S_IFMT == S_IFWHT;
 }
+
+pub const HOST_NAME_MAX = 255;
diff --git a/std/os/bits/linux.zig b/std/os/bits/linux.zig
index c489592c4b..939d203e8d 100644
--- a/std/os/bits/linux.zig
+++ b/std/os/bits/linux.zig
@@ -1175,3 +1175,13 @@ pub const IORING_REGISTER_FILES = 2;
 pub const IORING_UNREGISTER_FILES = 3;
 pub const IORING_REGISTER_EVENTFD = 4;
 pub const IORING_UNREGISTER_EVENTFD = 5;
+
+pub const utsname = extern struct {
+    sysname: [65]u8,
+    nodename: [65]u8,
+    release: [65]u8,
+    version: [65]u8,
+    machine: [65]u8,
+    domainname: [65]u8,
+};
+pub const HOST_NAME_MAX = 64;
diff --git a/std/os/bits/netbsd.zig b/std/os/bits/netbsd.zig
index ff19d090af..5036e1e9a1 100644
--- a/std/os/bits/netbsd.zig
+++ b/std/os/bits/netbsd.zig
@@ -819,3 +819,5 @@ pub fn S_ISSOCK(m: u32) bool {
 pub fn S_IWHT(m: u32) bool {
     return m & S_IFMT == S_IFWHT;
 }
+
+pub const HOST_NAME_MAX = 255;
diff --git a/std/os/linux.zig b/std/os/linux.zig
index 74c71ee2c4..47fc1841e9 100644
--- a/std/os/linux.zig
+++ b/std/os/linux.zig
@@ -965,6 +965,10 @@ pub fn sigaltstack(ss: ?*stack_t, old_ss: ?*stack_t) usize {
     return syscall2(SYS_sigaltstack, @ptrToInt(ss), @ptrToInt(old_ss));
 }
 
+pub fn uname(uts: *utsname) usize {
+    return syscall1(SYS_uname, @ptrToInt(uts));
+}
+
 // XXX: This should be weak
 extern const __ehdr_start: elf.Ehdr = undefined;
 
diff --git a/std/os/test.zig b/std/os/test.zig
index a821c5dd9f..d886597a38 100644
--- a/std/os/test.zig
+++ b/std/os/test.zig
@@ -210,3 +210,12 @@ test "dl_iterate_phdr" {
     expect(os.dl_iterate_phdr(usize, iter_fn, &counter) != 0);
     expect(counter != 0);
 }
+
+test "gethostname" {
+    if (os.windows.is_the_target)
+        return error.SkipZigTest;
+
+    var buf: [os.HOST_NAME_MAX]u8 = undefined;
+    const hostname = try os.gethostname(&buf);
+    expect(hostname.len != 0);
+}