diff --git a/dissect/target/plugins/os/unix/_os.py b/dissect/target/plugins/os/unix/_os.py
index 5b2d46cf0..7b475deab 100644
--- a/dissect/target/plugins/os/unix/_os.py
+++ b/dissect/target/plugins/os/unix/_os.py
@@ -182,7 +182,7 @@ def _parse_hostname_string(self, paths: list[str] | None = None) -> dict[str, st
             paths (list): list of paths
         """
         redhat_legacy_path = "/etc/sysconfig/network"
-        paths = paths or ["/etc/hostname", "/etc/HOSTNAME", redhat_legacy_path]
+        paths = paths or ["/etc/hostname", "/etc/HOSTNAME", "/proc/sys/kernel/hostname", redhat_legacy_path]
         hostname_dict = {"hostname": None, "domain": None}
 
         for path in paths:
diff --git a/tests/plugins/os/unix/test__os.py b/tests/plugins/os/unix/test__os.py
index 4093c5d9b..ffb3c917e 100644
--- a/tests/plugins/os/unix/test__os.py
+++ b/tests/plugins/os/unix/test__os.py
@@ -112,6 +112,7 @@ def test_mount_volume_name_regression(fs_unix: VirtualFilesystem) -> None:
         ("/not_a_valid_hostname_path", None, None, ""),
         ("/etc/hostname", None, None, ""),
         ("/etc/sysconfig/network", None, None, ""),
+        ("/proc/sys/kernel/hostname", "myhost", None, "myhost"),
     ],
 )
 def test_parse_hostname_string(