diff --git a/Cargo.lock b/Cargo.lock
index c7fe20e..92e659a 100644
--- a/Cargo.lock
+++ b/Cargo.lock
@@ -1142,6 +1142,17 @@ dependencies = [
  "winapi",
 ]
 
+[[package]]
+name = "hostname"
+version = "0.4.0"
+source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
+checksum = "f9c7c7c8ac16c798734b8a24560c1362120597c40d5e1459f09498f8f6c8f2ba"
+dependencies = [
+ "cfg-if",
+ "libc",
+ "windows 0.52.0",
+]
+
 [[package]]
 name = "humantime"
 version = "2.1.0"
@@ -1241,6 +1252,7 @@ dependencies = [
  "futures-core",
  "glib-build-tools",
  "gtk4",
+ "hostname 0.4.0",
  "keycode",
  "libadwaita",
  "libc",
@@ -1259,7 +1271,7 @@ dependencies = [
  "wayland-protocols",
  "wayland-protocols-misc",
  "wayland-protocols-wlr",
- "windows",
+ "windows 0.54.0",
  "x11",
 ]
 
@@ -1733,7 +1745,7 @@ version = "0.7.0"
 source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
 checksum = "52e44394d2086d010551b14b53b1f24e31647570cd1deb0379e2c21b329aba00"
 dependencies = [
- "hostname",
+ "hostname 0.3.1",
  "quick-error",
 ]
 
@@ -2331,13 +2343,32 @@ version = "0.4.0"
 source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
 checksum = "712e227841d057c1ee1cd2fb22fa7e5a5461ae8e48fa2ca79ec42cfc1931183f"
 
+[[package]]
+name = "windows"
+version = "0.52.0"
+source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
+checksum = "e48a53791691ab099e5e2ad123536d0fff50652600abaf43bbf952894110d0be"
+dependencies = [
+ "windows-core 0.52.0",
+ "windows-targets 0.52.4",
+]
+
 [[package]]
 name = "windows"
 version = "0.54.0"
 source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
 checksum = "9252e5725dbed82865af151df558e754e4a3c2c30818359eb17465f1346a1b49"
 dependencies = [
- "windows-core",
+ "windows-core 0.54.0",
+ "windows-targets 0.52.4",
+]
+
+[[package]]
+name = "windows-core"
+version = "0.52.0"
+source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
+checksum = "33ab640c8d7e35bf8ba19b884ba838ceb4fba93a4e8c65a9059d08afcfc683d9"
+dependencies = [
  "windows-targets 0.52.4",
 ]
 
diff --git a/Cargo.toml b/Cargo.toml
index 584fd98..f09c21c 100644
--- a/Cargo.toml
+++ b/Cargo.toml
@@ -33,6 +33,7 @@ async-channel = { version = "2.1.1", optional = true }
 keycode = "0.4.0"
 once_cell = "1.19.0"
 num_enum = "0.7.2"
+hostname = "0.4.0"
 
 [target.'cfg(unix)'.dependencies]
 libc = "0.2.148"
diff --git a/resources/client_row.ui b/resources/client_row.ui
index ecb44e6..2bdd726 100644
--- a/resources/client_row.ui
+++ b/resources/client_row.ui
@@ -11,6 +11,16 @@
 				<property name="tooltip-text" translatable="yes">enable</property>
 			</object>
 		</child>
+		<child type="suffix">
+			<object class="GtkButton" id="dns_button">
+				<signal name="activate" handler="handle_request_dns" swapped="true"/>
+				<!--<property name="icon-name">network-wired-disconnected-symbolic</property>-->
+				<property name="icon-name">network-wired-symbolic</property>
+				<property name="valign">center</property>
+				<property name="halign">end</property>
+				<property name="tooltip-text" translatable="yes">resolve dns</property>
+			</object>
+		</child>
 		<!-- host -->
 		<child>
 			<object class="AdwActionRow">
diff --git a/resources/resources.gresource.xml b/resources/resources.gresource.xml
index eb701a0..b5d9209 100644
--- a/resources/resources.gresource.xml
+++ b/resources/resources.gresource.xml
@@ -5,6 +5,6 @@
     <file compressed="true" preprocess="xml-stripblanks">client_row.ui</file>
   </gresource>
   <gresource prefix="/de/feschber/LanMouse/icons">
-	<file compressed="true" preprocess="xml-stripblanks">de.feschber.LanMouse.svg</file>
+    <file compressed="true" preprocess="xml-stripblanks">de.feschber.LanMouse.svg</file>
   </gresource>
 </gresources>
diff --git a/resources/window.ui b/resources/window.ui
index 88c6270..ea094b7 100644
--- a/resources/window.ui
+++ b/resources/window.ui
@@ -99,6 +99,25 @@
 														</child>
 													</object>
 												</child>
+												<child>
+													<object class="AdwActionRow">
+														<property name="title">hostname</property>
+														<child>
+															<object class="GtkLabel" id="hostname_label">
+																<property name="label">&lt;span font_style=&quot;italic&quot; font_weight=&quot;light&quot; foreground=&quot;darkgrey&quot;&gt;could not determine hostname&lt;/span&gt;</property>
+																<property name="use-markup">true</property>
+																<property name="valign">center</property>
+															</object>
+														</child>
+														<child>
+															<object class="GtkButton" id="copy-hostname-button">
+																<property name="icon-name">edit-copy-symbolic</property>
+																<property name="valign">center</property>
+																<signal name="clicked" handler="handle_copy_hostname" swapped="true"/>
+															</object>
+														</child>
+													</object>
+												</child>
 											</object>
 										</child>
 										<child>
diff --git a/src/frontend/gtk.rs b/src/frontend/gtk.rs
index 2664c8c..a074aa4 100644
--- a/src/frontend/gtk.rs
+++ b/src/frontend/gtk.rs
@@ -12,8 +12,7 @@ use crate::frontend::gtk::window::Window;
 
 use adw::Application;
 use gtk::{
-    gdk::Display, glib::clone, prelude::*, subclass::prelude::ObjectSubclassIsExt,
-    IconTheme,
+    gdk::Display, glib::clone, prelude::*, subclass::prelude::ObjectSubclassIsExt, IconTheme,
 };
 use gtk::{gio, glib, prelude::ApplicationExt};
 
diff --git a/src/frontend/gtk/client_row/imp.rs b/src/frontend/gtk/client_row/imp.rs
index 35c0927..d6dead2 100644
--- a/src/frontend/gtk/client_row/imp.rs
+++ b/src/frontend/gtk/client_row/imp.rs
@@ -14,6 +14,8 @@ pub struct ClientRow {
     #[template_child]
     pub enable_switch: TemplateChild<gtk::Switch>,
     #[template_child]
+    pub dns_button: TemplateChild<gtk::Button>,
+    #[template_child]
     pub hostname: TemplateChild<gtk::Entry>,
     #[template_child]
     pub port: TemplateChild<gtk::Entry>,
@@ -76,6 +78,11 @@ impl ClientRow {
         true // dont run default handler
     }
 
+    #[template_callback]
+    fn handle_request_dns(&self) -> bool {
+        false
+    }
+
     #[template_callback]
     fn handle_client_delete(&self, _button: &Button) {
         log::debug!("delete button pressed -> requesting delete");
diff --git a/src/frontend/gtk/window/imp.rs b/src/frontend/gtk/window/imp.rs
index de3ecf5..74c0591 100644
--- a/src/frontend/gtk/window/imp.rs
+++ b/src/frontend/gtk/window/imp.rs
@@ -8,7 +8,8 @@ use std::os::unix::net::UnixStream;
 use adw::subclass::prelude::*;
 use adw::{prelude::*, ActionRow, ToastOverlay};
 use glib::subclass::InitializingObject;
-use gtk::{gio, glib, Button, CompositeTemplate, Entry, ListBox};
+use gtk::glib::clone;
+use gtk::{gdk, gio, glib, Button, CompositeTemplate, Entry, Label, ListBox};
 
 use crate::config::DEFAULT_PORT;
 
@@ -26,6 +27,8 @@ pub struct Window {
     #[template_child]
     pub port_entry: TemplateChild<Entry>,
     #[template_child]
+    pub hostname_label: TemplateChild<Label>,
+    #[template_child]
     pub toast_overlay: TemplateChild<ToastOverlay>,
     pub clients: RefCell<Option<gio::ListStore>>,
     #[cfg(unix)]
@@ -61,6 +64,23 @@ impl Window {
         self.obj().request_client_create();
     }
 
+    #[template_callback]
+    fn handle_copy_hostname(&self, button: &Button) {
+        if let Ok(hostname) = hostname::get() {
+            let prev_icon = button.icon_name().unwrap();
+            let display = gdk::Display::default().unwrap();
+            let clipboard = display.clipboard();
+            clipboard.set_text(hostname.to_str().expect("hostname: invalid utf8"));
+            button.set_icon_name("emblem-ok-symbolic");
+            button.set_css_classes(&["success"]);
+            glib::spawn_future_local(clone!(@weak button => async move {
+                glib::timeout_future_seconds(1).await;
+                button.set_icon_name(&prev_icon);
+                button.set_css_classes(&[]);
+            }));
+        }
+    }
+
     #[template_callback]
     fn handle_port_changed(&self, _entry: &Entry) {
         self.port_edit_apply.set_visible(true);
@@ -95,6 +115,10 @@ impl Window {
 
 impl ObjectImpl for Window {
     fn constructed(&self) {
+        if let Ok(hostname) = hostname::get() {
+            self.hostname_label
+                .set_text(hostname.to_str().expect("hostname: invalid utf8"));
+        }
         self.parent_constructed();
         self.set_port(DEFAULT_PORT);
         let obj = self.obj();