diff --git a/src/main/kotlin/de/idetools/filename_template/InitializeFilenameTemplateActivity.kt b/src/main/kotlin/de/idetools/filename_template/InitializeFilenameTemplateActivity.kt
index ffc2de5..c35d83d 100644
--- a/src/main/kotlin/de/idetools/filename_template/InitializeFilenameTemplateActivity.kt
+++ b/src/main/kotlin/de/idetools/filename_template/InitializeFilenameTemplateActivity.kt
@@ -9,6 +9,7 @@ import com.intellij.openapi.startup.StartupActivity
 import de.idetools.filename_template.placeholders.DatePlaceholder
 import de.idetools.filename_template.placeholders.DefaultPlaceholder
 import de.idetools.filename_template.placeholders.EpochPlaceholder
+import de.idetools.filename_template.placeholders.HostPlaceholder
 import de.idetools.filename_template.placeholders.PlaceholderProcessor
 import de.idetools.filename_template.placeholders.ProjectPlaceholder
 import de.idetools.filename_template.settings.FilenameTemplateSettingsState
@@ -25,6 +26,7 @@ class InitializeFilenameTemplateActivity : StartupActivity {
             EpochPlaceholder(),
             DatePlaceholder(),
             ProjectPlaceholder(),
+            HostPlaceholder(),
             DefaultPlaceholder()
         )
 
diff --git a/src/main/kotlin/de/idetools/filename_template/placeholders/HostPlaceholder.kt b/src/main/kotlin/de/idetools/filename_template/placeholders/HostPlaceholder.kt
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..33f2ca8
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/main/kotlin/de/idetools/filename_template/placeholders/HostPlaceholder.kt
@@ -0,0 +1,10 @@
+package de.idetools.filename_template.placeholders
+
+import java.net.InetAddress
+
+class HostPlaceholder : Placeholder {
+    override fun supports(placeholder: String): Boolean = placeholder == "HOST"
+
+    override fun process(placeholder: String, context: PlaceholderContext): String =
+        InetAddress.getLocalHost().hostName
+}
diff --git a/src/main/resources/META-INF/plugin.xml b/src/main/resources/META-INF/plugin.xml
index 3b15ced..43da782 100644
--- a/src/main/resources/META-INF/plugin.xml
+++ b/src/main/resources/META-INF/plugin.xml
@@ -44,6 +44,11 @@
                 <dt>{EPOCH}</dt>
                 <dd>The current unix time stamp: Seconds since the Unix Epoch on January 1st, 1970 at UTC.</dd>
 
+                <dt>{HOST}</dt>
+                <dd>
+                    The computers hostname.
+                </dd>
+
                 <dt>{PROJECT}</dt>
                 <dd>
                     The name of the current project.