diff --git a/docs/topics/Reference.adoc b/docs/topics/Reference.adoc
index 9ea7e83c8..0440f0680 100644
--- a/docs/topics/Reference.adoc
+++ b/docs/topics/Reference.adoc
@@ -110,6 +110,7 @@ Use regular expressions to find and replace data from a resolved placeholder. Re
 |===
 |Database Backup Path Placeholder |Description
 
+|{CLIENT_HOSTNAME} |The hostname of the client performing the database save operation
 |{DB_FILENAME}  |The database's filename without extension
 |{TIME}        |The current time formatted as dd_MM_yyyy_hh-mm-ss.
 |{TIME:<format>}        |The current time formatted according to the format string specified by <format>. See https://doc.qt.io/qt-5/qtime.html#toString for a list of available placeholders.
diff --git a/src/CMakeLists.txt b/src/CMakeLists.txt
index 6a5eb5d80..5df58f98d 100644
--- a/src/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/src/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -375,6 +375,7 @@ target_link_libraries(keepassxc_core
         ${qrcode_LIB}
         Qt5::Core
         Qt5::Concurrent
+        Qt5::Network
         ${BOTAN_LIBRARIES}
         ${PCSC_LIBRARIES}
         ${ZXCVBN_LIBRARIES}
diff --git a/src/core/Tools.cpp b/src/core/Tools.cpp
index 37a544c51..449e07c63 100644
--- a/src/core/Tools.cpp
+++ b/src/core/Tools.cpp
@@ -32,6 +32,7 @@
 #include <QElapsedTimer>
 #include <QEventLoop>
 #include <QFileInfo>
+#include <QHostInfo>
 #include <QIODevice>
 #include <QLocale>
 #include <QMetaProperty>
@@ -498,6 +499,10 @@ namespace Tools
             match = re.match(pattern);
         }
 
+        const QString hostName = QHostInfo::localHostName();
+
+        pattern.replace(QStringLiteral("{CLIENT_HOSTNAME}"), hostName);
+
         // Replace escaped braces
         pattern.replace(QStringLiteral("\\{"), QStringLiteral("{"));
         pattern.replace(QStringLiteral("\\}"), QStringLiteral("}"));
diff --git a/tests/CMakeLists.txt b/tests/CMakeLists.txt
index 25b116d8e..27814e25b 100644
--- a/tests/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/tests/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -218,7 +218,7 @@ add_unit_test(NAME testdatabase SOURCES TestDatabase.cpp
         LIBS testsupport ${TEST_LIBRARIES})
 
 add_unit_test(NAME testtools SOURCES TestTools.cpp
-        LIBS ${TEST_LIBRARIES})
+        LIBS ${TEST_LIBRARIES} Qt5::Network)
 
 add_unit_test(NAME testconfig SOURCES TestConfig.cpp
         LIBS testsupport ${TEST_LIBRARIES})
diff --git a/tests/TestTools.cpp b/tests/TestTools.cpp
index 3455e97c8..bfe79023f 100644
--- a/tests/TestTools.cpp
+++ b/tests/TestTools.cpp
@@ -21,6 +21,7 @@
 #include "core/Tools.h"
 
 #include <QFileInfo>
+#include <QHostInfo>
 #include <QRegularExpression>
 #include <QTest>
 #include <QUuid>
@@ -132,6 +133,7 @@ void TestTools::testBackupFilePatternSubstitution_data()
     static const auto DEFAULT_DB_FILE_NAME = QStringLiteral("KeePassXC");
     static const auto DEFAULT_DB_FILE_PATH = QStringLiteral("/tmp/") + DEFAULT_DB_FILE_NAME + QStringLiteral(".kdbx");
     static const auto NOW = Clock::currentDateTime();
+    static const QString TEST_CLIENT_HOSTNAME = QHostInfo::localHostName();
     auto DEFAULT_FORMATTED_TIME = NOW.toString("dd_MM_yyyy_hh-mm-ss");
 
     QTest::newRow("Null pattern") << QString() << DEFAULT_DB_FILE_PATH << QString();
@@ -140,13 +142,15 @@ void TestTools::testBackupFilePatternSubstitution_data()
     QTest::newRow("Empty database path") << "valid_pattern" << QString("") << QString();
     QTest::newRow("Unclosed/invalid pattern") << "{DB_FILENAME" << DEFAULT_DB_FILE_PATH << "{DB_FILENAME";
     QTest::newRow("Unknown pattern") << "{NO_MATCH}" << DEFAULT_DB_FILE_PATH << "{NO_MATCH}";
+    QTest::newRow("Do not replace escaped patterns (client hostname)")
+        << "\\{CLIENT_HOSTNAME\\}" << DEFAULT_DB_FILE_PATH << "{CLIENT_HOSTNAME}";
     QTest::newRow("Do not replace escaped patterns (filename)")
         << "\\{DB_FILENAME\\}" << DEFAULT_DB_FILE_PATH << "{DB_FILENAME}";
     QTest::newRow("Do not replace escaped patterns (time)")
         << "\\{TIME:dd.MM.yyyy\\}" << DEFAULT_DB_FILE_PATH << "{TIME:dd.MM.yyyy}";
     QTest::newRow("Multiple patterns should be replaced")
-        << "{DB_FILENAME} {TIME} {DB_FILENAME}" << DEFAULT_DB_FILE_PATH
-        << DEFAULT_DB_FILE_NAME + QStringLiteral(" ") + DEFAULT_FORMATTED_TIME + QStringLiteral(" ")
+        << "{CLIENT_HOSTNAME} {TIME} {DB_FILENAME}" << DEFAULT_DB_FILE_PATH
+        << TEST_CLIENT_HOSTNAME + QStringLiteral(" ") + DEFAULT_FORMATTED_TIME + QStringLiteral(" ")
                + DEFAULT_DB_FILE_NAME;
     QTest::newRow("Default time pattern") << "{TIME}" << DEFAULT_DB_FILE_PATH << DEFAULT_FORMATTED_TIME;
     QTest::newRow("Default time pattern (empty formatter)")
@@ -160,6 +164,9 @@ void TestTools::testBackupFilePatternSubstitution_data()
                + NOW.toString("yyyyMMdd_HHmmss") + QStringLiteral(".old.kdbx");
     QTest::newRow("Invalid custom time pattern") << "{TIME:dd/-ss}" << DEFAULT_DB_FILE_PATH << NOW.toString("dd/-ss");
     QTest::newRow("Recursive substitution") << "{TIME:'{TIME}'}" << DEFAULT_DB_FILE_PATH << DEFAULT_FORMATTED_TIME;
+    QTest::newRow("{CLIENT_HOSTNAME} substitution")
+        << "some {CLIENT_HOSTNAME} thing" << DEFAULT_DB_FILE_PATH
+        << QStringLiteral("some ") + TEST_CLIENT_HOSTNAME + QStringLiteral(" thing");
     QTest::newRow("{DB_FILENAME} substitution")
         << "some {DB_FILENAME} thing" << DEFAULT_DB_FILE_PATH
         << QStringLiteral("some ") + DEFAULT_DB_FILE_NAME + QStringLiteral(" thing");