diff --git a/.changelog/11173.txt b/.changelog/11173.txt
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..b50ff39f86a3
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.changelog/11173.txt
@@ -0,0 +1,3 @@
+```release-note:improvement
+client: Allow Docker hostnames to be configured and interpolated in bridged networking mode
+```
diff --git a/website/content/docs/job-specification/network.mdx b/website/content/docs/job-specification/network.mdx
index 60cdd8800595..6936f97368c4 100644
--- a/website/content/docs/job-specification/network.mdx
+++ b/website/content/docs/job-specification/network.mdx
@@ -68,6 +68,11 @@ job "docs" {
   - `cni/<cni network name>` - Task group will have an isolated network namespace
     with the network configured by CNI.
 
+- `hostname` `(string: "")` - The hostname assigned to the network namespace. This
+  is currently only supported using the [Docker driver][docker-driver] and when the
+  [mode](#mode) is set to [`bridge`](#bridge). This parameter supports
+  [interpolation](/docs/runtime/interpolation).
+
 - `dns` <code>([DNSConfig](#dns-parameters): nil)</code> - Sets the DNS configuration
   for the allocations. By default all DNS configuration is inherited from the client host.
   DNS configuration is only supported on Linux clients at this time.