diff --git a/lib/vagrant/util/guest_hosts.rb b/lib/vagrant/util/guest_hosts.rb
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..a980d8024
--- /dev/null
+++ b/lib/vagrant/util/guest_hosts.rb
@@ -0,0 +1,47 @@
+module Vagrant
+  module Util
+    # Helper methods for modfiying guests /etc/hosts file
+    module GuestHosts
+      # Linux specific inspection helpers
+      module Linux
+
+        DEAFAULT_LOOPBACK_CHECK_LIMIT = 5.freeze
+       
+        # Add hostname to a loopback address on /etc/hosts if not already there
+        # Will insert name at the first free address of the form 127.0.X.1, up to
+        # the loop_bound
+        #
+        # @param [Communicator] 
+        # @param [String] full hostanme
+        # @param [int] (option) defines the upper bound for searching for an available loopback address
+        def add_hostname_to_loopback_interface(comm, name, loop_bound=DEAFAULT_LOOPBACK_CHECK_LIMIT)
+          basename = name.split(".", 2)[0]
+          comm.sudo <<-EOH.gsub(/^ {14}/, '')
+          grep -w '#{name}' /etc/hosts || {
+            for i in {1..#{loop_bound}}; do
+              grep -w "127.0.${i}.1" /etc/hosts || {
+                echo "127.0.${i}.1 #{name} #{basename}" >> /etc/hosts
+                break
+              }
+            done
+          }
+          EOH
+        end
+
+        # Remove any line in /etc/hosts that contains hostname,
+        # then add hostname with associated ip 
+        #
+        # @param [Communicator] 
+        # @param [String] full hostanme
+        # @param [String] target ip
+        def replace_host(comm, name, ip)
+          basename = name.split(".", 2)[0]
+          comm.sudo <<-EOH.gsub(/^ {14}/, '')
+          sed -i '/#{name}/d' /etc/hosts
+          sed -i'' '1i '#{ip}'\\t#{name}\\t#{basename}' /etc/hosts
+          EOH
+        end
+      end
+    end
+  end
+end
diff --git a/plugins/guests/suse/cap/change_host_name.rb b/plugins/guests/suse/cap/change_host_name.rb
index d35419457..ab2369771 100644
--- a/plugins/guests/suse/cap/change_host_name.rb
+++ b/plugins/guests/suse/cap/change_host_name.rb
@@ -1,20 +1,25 @@
+require 'vagrant/util/guest_hosts'
+
 module VagrantPlugins
   module GuestSUSE
     module Cap
       class ChangeHostName
+        extend Vagrant::Util::GuestHosts::Linux
+
         def self.change_host_name(machine, name)
           comm = machine.communicate
-
           basename = name.split(".", 2)[0]
           if !comm.test('test "$(hostnamectl --static status)" = "#{basename}"', sudo: false)
             comm.sudo <<-EOH.gsub(/^ {14}/, '')
-              hostnamectl set-hostname '#{basename}'
-
-              # Prepend ourselves to /etc/hosts
-              grep -w '#{name}' /etc/hosts || {
-                sed -i'' '1i 127.0.0.1\\t#{name}\\t#{basename}' /etc/hosts
-              }
+            hostnamectl set-hostname '#{basename}'
+            echo #{name} > /etc/HOSTNAME
             EOH
+            network_with_hostname = machine.config.vm.networks.map {|t, 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
           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 c76503c90..9f601cfc4 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
@@ -9,6 +9,9 @@ describe "VagrantPlugins::GuestSUSE::Cap::ChangeHostName" do
 
   let(:machine) { double("machine") }
   let(:comm) { VagrantTests::DummyCommunicator::Communicator.new(machine) }
+  let(:cap) { caps.get(:change_host_name) }
+  let(:name) { "banana-rama.example.com" }
+  let(:basename) { "banana-rama" }
 
   before do
     allow(machine).to receive(:communicate).and_return(comm)
@@ -19,23 +22,63 @@ describe "VagrantPlugins::GuestSUSE::Cap::ChangeHostName" do
   end
 
   describe ".change_host_name" do
-    let(:cap) { caps.get(:change_host_name) }
+    context "minimal network config" do 
+      let(:networks) { [
+        [:forwarded_port, {:guest=>22, :host=>2222, :host_ip=>"127.0.0.1", :id=>"ssh", :auto_correct=>true, :protocol=>"tcp"}]
+      ] }
 
-    let(:name) { "banana-rama.example.com" }
-    let(:basename) { "banana-rama" }
+      before do 
+        allow(machine).to receive_message_chain(:config, :vm, :networks).and_return(networks)
+      end
 
-    it "sets the hostname" do
-      comm.stub_command('test "$(hostnamectl --static status)" = "#{basename}"', exit_code: 1)
+      it "sets the hostname" do
+        comm.stub_command('test "$(hostnamectl --static status)" = "#{basename}"', exit_code: 1)
 
-      cap.change_host_name(machine, name)
-      expect(comm.received_commands[1]).to match(/hostnamectl set-hostname '#{basename}'/)
+        cap.change_host_name(machine, name)
+        expect(comm.received_commands[1]).to match(/echo #{name} > \/etc\/HOSTNAME/)
+        expect(comm.received_commands[1]).to match(/hostnamectl set-hostname '#{basename}'/)
+      end
+
+      it "does not change the hostname if already set" do
+        comm.stub_command('test "$(hostnamectl --static status)" = "#{basename}"', exit_code: 0)
+
+        cap.change_host_name(machine, name)
+        expect(comm.received_commands.size).to eq(1)
+      end
     end
 
-    it "does not change the hostname if already set" do
-      comm.stub_command('test "$(hostnamectl --static status)" = "#{basename}"', exit_code: 0)
+    context "multiple networks configured with hostname" do 
+      before do 
+        allow(comm).to receive(:test).with('test "$(hostnamectl --static status)" = "#{basename}"', sudo: false).and_return(false)
+      end
 
-      cap.change_host_name(machine, name)
-      expect(comm.received_commands.size).to eq(1)
+      it "adds a new entry only for the hostname" do 
+        networks = [
+          [:forwarded_port, {:guest=>22, :host=>2222, :host_ip=>"127.0.0.1", :id=>"ssh", :auto_correct=>true, :protocol=>"tcp"}],
+          [:public_network, {:ip=>"192.168.0.1", :hostname=>true, :protocol=>"tcp", :id=>"93a4ad88-0774-4127-a161-ceb715ff372f"}],
+          [:public_network, {:ip=>"192.168.0.2", :protocol=>"tcp", :id=>"5aebe848-7d85-4425-8911-c2003d924120"}]
+        ]
+        allow(machine).to receive_message_chain(:config, :vm, :networks).and_return(networks)
+
+
+        expect(cap).to receive(:replace_host)
+        expect(cap).to_not receive(:add_hostname_to_loopback_interface)
+        cap.change_host_name(machine, name)
+      end
+
+      it "appends an entry to the loopback interface" do 
+        networks = [
+          [:forwarded_port, {:guest=>22, :host=>2222, :host_ip=>"127.0.0.1", :id=>"ssh", :auto_correct=>true, :protocol=>"tcp"}],
+          [:public_network, {:ip=>"192.168.0.1", :protocol=>"tcp", :id=>"93a4ad88-0774-4127-a161-ceb715ff372f"}],
+          [:public_network, {:ip=>"192.168.0.2", :protocol=>"tcp", :id=>"5aebe848-7d85-4425-8911-c2003d924120"}]
+        ]
+        allow(machine).to receive_message_chain(:config, :vm, :networks).and_return(networks)
+
+
+        expect(cap).to_not receive(:replace_host)
+        expect(cap).to receive(:add_hostname_to_loopback_interface).once
+        cap.change_host_name(machine, name)
+      end
     end
   end
 end