diff --git a/plugins/guests/suse/cap/change_host_name.rb b/plugins/guests/suse/cap/change_host_name.rb
index a5452c00c..9cd75d036 100644
--- a/plugins/guests/suse/cap/change_host_name.rb
+++ b/plugins/guests/suse/cap/change_host_name.rb
@@ -1,22 +1,43 @@
-require_relative '../../linux/cap/change_host_name'
+require 'vagrant/util/guest_hosts'
+require 'vagrant/util/guest_inspection'
 
 module VagrantPlugins
   module GuestSUSE
     module Cap
       class ChangeHostName
-        extend VagrantPlugins::GuestLinux::Cap::ChangeHostName
 
-        def self.change_host_name?(comm, name)
-          basename = name.split(".", 2)[0]
-          !comm.test("test \"$(hostnamectl --static status)\" = \"#{basename}\"", sudo: false)
-        end
+        extend Vagrant::Util::GuestInspection::Linux
+        extend Vagrant::Util::GuestHosts::Linux
 
-        def self.change_name_command(name)
+        def self.change_host_name(machine, name)
+          comm = machine.communicate
           basename = name.split(".", 2)[0]
-          return <<-EOH.gsub(/^ {14}/, "")
-          hostnamectl set-hostname '#{basename}'
-          echo #{name} > /etc/HOSTNAME
-          EOH
+
+          network_with_hostname = machine.config.vm.networks.map {|_, c| c if c[:hostname] }.compact[0]
+          if network_with_hostname
+            replace_host(comm, name, network_with_hostname[:ip])
+          else
+            add_hostname_to_loopback_interface(comm, name)
+          end
+
+          if hostnamectl?(comm)
+            if !comm.test("test \"$(hostnamectl --static status)\" = \"#{basename}\"", sudo: false)
+              cmd = <<-EOH.gsub(/^ {14}/, "")
+              hostnamectl set-hostname '#{basename}'
+              echo #{name} > /etc/HOSTNAME
+              EOH
+              comm.sudo(cmd)
+            end
+          else
+            if !comm.test("hostname -f | grep '^#{name}$'", sudo: false)
+              cmd = <<-EOH.gsub(/^ {14}/, "")
+              echo #{name} > /etc/HOSTNAME
+              hostname '#{basename}'
+              EOH
+              comm.sudo(cmd)
+            end
+          end
+
         end
       end
     end
diff --git a/test/unit/plugins/guests/suse/cap/change_host_name_test.rb b/test/unit/plugins/guests/suse/cap/change_host_name_test.rb
index 6cae24d0f..faf3b11ea 100644
--- a/test/unit/plugins/guests/suse/cap/change_host_name_test.rb
+++ b/test/unit/plugins/guests/suse/cap/change_host_name_test.rb
@@ -15,6 +15,7 @@ describe "VagrantPlugins::GuestSUSE::Cap::ChangeHostName" do
 
   before do
     allow(machine).to receive(:communicate).and_return(comm)
+    allow(cap).to receive(:hostnamectl?).and_return(true)
   end
 
   after do
@@ -45,6 +46,20 @@ describe "VagrantPlugins::GuestSUSE::Cap::ChangeHostName" do
         cap.change_host_name(machine, name)
         expect(comm.received_commands.size).to eq(3)
       end
+
+      context "hostnamectl is not present" do 
+        before do
+          allow(cap).to receive(:hostnamectl?).and_return(false)
+        end
+  
+        it "sets the hostname" do
+          comm.stub_command("hostname -f | grep '^#{name}$'", exit_code: 1)
+  
+          cap.change_host_name(machine, name)
+          expect(comm.received_commands[2]).to match(/echo #{name} > \/etc\/HOSTNAME/)
+          expect(comm.received_commands[2]).to match(/hostname '#{basename}'/)
+        end
+    end
     end
   end
 end