diff --git a/packages/cli/src/config/footerItems.ts b/packages/cli/src/config/footerItems.ts
index 612418a48f..4688a3fe23 100644
--- a/packages/cli/src/config/footerItems.ts
+++ b/packages/cli/src/config/footerItems.ts
@@ -22,6 +22,11 @@ export const ALL_ITEMS = [
     header: 'sandbox',
     description: 'Sandbox type and trust indicator',
   },
+  {
+    id: 'hostname',
+    header: 'host',
+    description: 'System hostname (only shown when remote or in a container)',
+  },
   {
     id: 'model-name',
     header: '/model',
@@ -70,6 +75,7 @@ export const DEFAULT_ORDER = [
   'workspace',
   'git-branch',
   'sandbox',
+  'hostname',
   'model-name',
   'context-used',
   'quota',
@@ -87,6 +93,7 @@ export function deriveItemsFromLegacySettings(
     'workspace',
     'git-branch',
     'sandbox',
+    'hostname',
     'model-name',
     'quota',
   ];
diff --git a/packages/cli/src/ui/components/Footer.test.tsx b/packages/cli/src/ui/components/Footer.test.tsx
index ab242928aa..eac7cb86bd 100644
--- a/packages/cli/src/ui/components/Footer.test.tsx
+++ b/packages/cli/src/ui/components/Footer.test.tsx
@@ -861,6 +861,47 @@ describe('<Footer />', () => {
       expect(output).toContain('/model');
       unmount();
     });
+
+    it('renders hostname item when enabled and remote', async () => {
+      vi.stubEnv('SSH_TTY', '/dev/pts/1');
+      const { lastFrame, unmount } = await renderWithProviders(<Footer />, {
+        config: mockConfig,
+        width: 120,
+        uiState: { sessionStats: mockSessionStats },
+        settings: createMockSettings({
+          ui: {
+            footer: {
+              items: ['hostname'],
+            },
+          },
+        }),
+      });
+
+      expect(lastFrame()).toContain('host');
+      unmount();
+    });
+
+    it('does NOT render hostname item when enabled but NOT remote', async () => {
+      // Ensure no remote env vars are set
+      vi.stubEnv('SSH_TTY', '');
+      vi.stubEnv('CLOUD_SHELL', '');
+
+      const { lastFrame, unmount } = await renderWithProviders(<Footer />, {
+        config: mockConfig,
+        width: 120,
+        uiState: { sessionStats: mockSessionStats },
+        settings: createMockSettings({
+          ui: {
+            footer: {
+              items: ['hostname'],
+            },
+          },
+        }),
+      });
+
+      expect(lastFrame({ allowEmpty: true })).not.toContain('host');
+      unmount();
+    });
   });
 
   describe('fallback mode display', () => {
diff --git a/packages/cli/src/ui/components/Footer.tsx b/packages/cli/src/ui/components/Footer.tsx
index d21345d831..72145b659c 100644
--- a/packages/cli/src/ui/components/Footer.tsx
+++ b/packages/cli/src/ui/components/Footer.tsx
@@ -18,6 +18,8 @@ import {
 } from '@google/gemini-cli-core';
 import { ConsoleSummaryDisplay } from './ConsoleSummaryDisplay.js';
 import process from 'node:process';
+import { hostname } from 'node:os';
+import * as fs from 'node:fs';
 import { MemoryUsageDisplay } from './MemoryUsageDisplay.js';
 import { ContextUsageDisplay } from './ContextUsageDisplay.js';
 import { QuotaDisplay } from './QuotaDisplay.js';
@@ -35,6 +37,8 @@ import {
 } from '../../config/footerItems.js';
 import { isDevelopment } from '../../utils/installationInfo.js';
 
+const SYSTEM_HOSTNAME = hostname().split('.')[0];
+
 interface CwdIndicatorProps {
   targetDir: string;
   maxWidth: number;
@@ -172,14 +176,22 @@ interface FooterColumn {
   width: number;
   isHighPriority: boolean;
 }
-
 export const Footer: React.FC = () => {
   const uiState = useUIState();
   const quotaState = useQuotaState();
   const { copyModeEnabled } = useInputState();
   const config = useConfig();
   const settings = useSettings();
-  const { vimEnabled, vimMode } = useVimMode();
+  const { vimMode, vimEnabled } = useVimMode();
+
+  const isRemote =
+    process.env['SSH_TTY'] ||
+    process.env['SSH_CONNECTION'] ||
+    process.env['SSH_CLIENT'] ||
+    process.env['CLOUD_SHELL'] === 'true' ||
+    process.env['EDITOR_IN_CLOUD_SHELL'] === 'true' ||
+    process.env['KUBERNETES_SERVICE_HOST'] ||
+    (process.platform === 'linux' && fs.existsSync('/.dockerenv'));
 
   const authType = config.getContentGeneratorConfig()?.authType;
   const [email, setEmail] = useState<string | undefined>();
@@ -319,6 +331,17 @@ export const Footer: React.FC = () => {
         );
         break;
       }
+      case 'hostname': {
+        if (isRemote && SYSTEM_HOSTNAME) {
+          addCol(
+            id,
+            header,
+            () => <Text color={itemColor}>{SYSTEM_HOSTNAME}</Text>,
+            SYSTEM_HOSTNAME.length,
+          );
+        }
+        break;
+      }
       case 'model-name': {
         const str = getDisplayString(model);
         addCol(