diff --git a/bin/pot b/bin/pot
index b3afcde..d85e437 100755
--- a/bin/pot
+++ b/bin/pot
@@ -118,6 +118,7 @@ usage() {
 	    mount-in -- Mount directory, ZFS dataset, or fscomp into a pot
 	    mount-out -- Unmount directory, ZFS dataset, or fscomp from a pot
 	    add-dep -- Add a dependency
+	    set-aliases -- Set alias hostname for the pot's addr in /etc/hosts
 	    set-rss -- Set a resource constraint
 	    get-rss -- Get the current resource usage
 	    set-cmd -- Set the command to start the pot
@@ -190,7 +191,7 @@ case "${CMD}" in
 	create-base|create-fscomp|create|\
 	create-private-bridge|\
 	copy-in|copy-out|mount-in|mount-out|prune|set-hook|\
-	destroy|add-dep|set-rss|get-rss|set-cmd|set-env|set-hosts|\
+	destroy|add-dep|set-aliases|set-rss|get-rss|set-cmd|set-env|set-hosts|\
 	export|import|prepare|\
 	export-ports|set-attribute|get-attribute|\
 	start|stop|term|\
diff --git a/share/pot/common.sh b/share/pot/common.sh
index a3e8fcb..5cbbfde 100644
--- a/share/pot/common.sh
+++ b/share/pot/common.sh
@@ -5,14 +5,14 @@
 : "${ECHO:=echo}"
 : "${SED:=sed}"
 
-_POT_RW_ATTRIBUTES="start-at-boot early-start-at-boot persistent no-rc-script prunable localhost-tunnel no-tmpfs no-etc-hosts"
+_POT_RW_ATTRIBUTES="start-at-boot early-start-at-boot persistent no-rc-script prunable localhost-tunnel no-tmpfs no-etc-hosts dynamic-etc-hosts"
 _POT_RO_ATTRIBUTES="to-be-pruned"
 _POT_NETWORK_TYPES="inherit alias public-bridge private-bridge"
 
 # not devfs handles separately
 _POT_JAIL_RW_ATTRIBUTES='enforce_statfs mount fdescfs linprocfs nullfs procfs tmpfs zfs raw_sockets sysvshm sysvsem sysvmsg children mlock devfs_ruleset exec_stop stop_timeout'
 
-# N: arg name jail command, T: type of data, D: deafult value
+# N: arg name jail command, T: type of data, D: default value
 # devfs is always mounted
 _POT_DEFAULT_mount_N='allow.mount'
 _POT_DEFAULT_mount_T='bool'
diff --git a/share/pot/prepare.sh b/share/pot/prepare.sh
index e383412..fca2029 100644
--- a/share/pot/prepare.sh
+++ b/share/pot/prepare.sh
@@ -234,6 +234,9 @@ pot-prepare()
 	if ! pot-cmd set-attribute -A no-etc-hosts -V YES -p "$_new_pname" ; then
 		_error "Couldn't disable the enrichment of /etc/hosts - ignoring"
 	fi
+	if ! pot-cmd set-attribute -A dynamic-etc-hosts -V NO -p "$_new_pname" ; then
+		_error "Couldn't disable the enrichment of dynamic /etc/hosts - ignoring"
+	fi
 	if ! pot-cmd set-attribute -A no-tmpfs -V YES -p "$_new_pname" ; then
 		_error "Couldn't disable tmpfs for /tmp - ignoring"
 	fi
diff --git a/share/pot/set-aliases.sh b/share/pot/set-aliases.sh
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..17c0b5c
--- /dev/null
+++ b/share/pot/set-aliases.sh
@@ -0,0 +1,92 @@
+#!/bin/sh
+# shellcheck disable=SC3033,SC3040,SC3043
+:
+
+set-aliases-help() {
+	cat <<-"EOH"
+	pot set-aliases [-hv] -p pot -A alias_A[ alias_B alias_C ...]
+	  -h print this help
+	  -v verbose
+	  -p pot : the working pot
+	  -A alias_A[ alias_B alias_C ...]  : adding alias for an alternative name resolution
+	                  via /etc/hosts file
+	EOH
+}
+
+# $1 pot
+# $2 hostfile
+_set_aliases()
+{
+	local _pname _tmpfile _cfile
+	_pname="$1"
+	_tmpfile="$2"
+	_cfile=$POT_FS_ROOT/jails/$_pname/conf/pot.conf
+	${SED} -i '' -e "/^pot.aliases=.*/d" "$_cfile"
+	sed 's/.*/pot.aliases=&/g' "$_tmpfile" >> "$_cfile"
+}
+
+
+pot-set-aliases()
+{
+	local _pname _tmpfile _aliases _alias
+	_pname=
+	if ! _is_pot_tmp_dir ; then
+		_error "Failed to create the POT_TMP directory"
+		return 1
+	fi
+	_tmpfile="$(mktemp "${POT_TMP:-/tmp}/pot-set-aliases${POT_MKTMP_SUFFIX}")" || exit 1
+	OPTIND=1
+	while getopts "hvp:A:" _o ; do
+		case "$_o" in
+		h)
+			set-aliases-help
+			rm -f "$_tmpfile"
+			return 0
+			;;
+		v)
+			_POT_VERBOSITY=$(( _POT_VERBOSITY + 1))
+			;;
+		A)
+			# validate IP address
+			_alias=$OPTARG
+			if [ -z "$_alias" ] ; then
+				_error "Submitted alias is empty"
+				set-aliases-help
+				rm -f "$_tmpfile"
+				return 1
+			fi
+			echo "alias=$_alias"
+			_aliases=$(echo "$_aliases $_alias" | sed -e "s/^ *//g")
+			echo "aliases $_aliases "
+			;;
+		p)
+			_pname="$OPTARG"
+			;;
+		?)
+			set-aliases-help
+			rm -f "$_tmpfile"
+			return 1
+		esac
+	done
+
+	if [ -z "$_pname" ]; then
+		_error "A pot name is mandatory"
+		set-aliases-help
+		rm -f "$_tmpfile"
+		return 1
+	fi
+	if ! _is_pot "$_pname" ; then
+		_error "pot $_pname is not valid"
+		set-aliases-help
+		rm -f "$_tmpfile"
+		return 1
+	fi
+	if ! _is_uid0 ; then
+		rm -f "$_tmpfile"
+		return 1
+	fi
+	cat $_tmpfile
+	echo "$_aliases " >> "$_tmpfile"
+	_set_aliases "$_pname" "$_tmpfile"
+	rm -f "$_tmpfile"
+}
diff --git a/share/pot/set-attribute.sh b/share/pot/set-attribute.sh
index 6d276f4..cff5c5f 100644
--- a/share/pot/set-attribute.sh
+++ b/share/pot/set-attribute.sh
@@ -165,6 +165,7 @@ pot-set-attribute()
 		"persistent"|\
 		"no-rc-script"|\
 		"no-etc-hosts"|\
+		"dynamic-etc-hosts"|\
 		"prunable"|\
 		"localhost-tunnel")
 			_cmd=_set_boolean_attribute
diff --git a/share/pot/start.sh b/share/pot/start.sh
index 159fb87..cd2299a 100644
--- a/share/pot/start.sh
+++ b/share/pot/start.sh
@@ -113,27 +113,41 @@ _js_resolv()
 # $1 pot name
 _js_etc_hosts()
 {
-	local _pname _phosts _hostname _bridge_name _cfile
+	local _pname _phosts _hostname _bridge_name _cfile _dynamics
 	_pname="$1"
 	_phosts="${POT_FS_ROOT}/jails/$_pname/m/etc/hosts"
 	_hostname="$( _get_conf_var "$_pname" host.hostname )"
+	_dynamics="$( _get_conf_var "$_pname" pot.attr.dynamic-etc-hosts )"
+	[ "$_dynamics" = "YES" ] && aopt="--aliases-included" || aopt=""
 	printf "::1 localhost %s\n" "$_hostname" > "$_phosts"
 	printf "127.0.0.1 localhost %s\n" "$_hostname" >> "$_phosts"
+	_cfile="${POT_FS_ROOT}/jails/$_pname/conf/pot.conf"
+	grep '^pot.hosts=' "$_cfile" | sed 's/^pot.hosts=//g' >> "$_phosts"
 	if [ "$(_get_conf_var "$_pname" "pot.attr.no-etc-hosts")" = "YES" ]; then
 		_debug "Attribute no-etchosts: no additional /etc/hosts entries injected"
 	else
 		case "$( _get_conf_var "$_pname" network_type )" in
 		"public-bridge")
-			potnet etc-hosts >> "$_phosts"
+			potnet etc-hosts $aopt >> "$_phosts"
 			;;
 		"private-bridge")
 			_bridge_name="$( _get_conf_var "$_pname" bridge )"
-			potnet etc-hosts -b "$_bridge_name" >> "$_phosts"
+			potnet etc-hosts -b "$_bridge_name" $aopt >> "$_phosts"
 			;;
 		esac
 	fi
-	_cfile="${POT_FS_ROOT}/jails/$_pname/conf/pot.conf"
-	grep '^pot.hosts=' "$_cfile" | sed 's/^pot.hosts=//g' >> "$_phosts"
+}
+
+_update_dynamic_hosts() {
+  local _pots _pot _dynamic
+  _pots=$( _get_pot_list )
+  for _pot in $_pots ; do
+    _dynamic="$( _get_conf_var "$_pot" pot.attr.dynamic-etc-hosts)"
+    if [ "$_dynamic" = "YES" ]; then
+		  _debug "updating etc-hosts for ${_pot}"
+      _js_etc_hosts $_pot
+    fi
+  done
 }
 
 # returns interface names of epaira and epairb
@@ -864,5 +878,6 @@ pot-start()
 		_error "$_pname failed to start"
 		return 1
 	fi
+	_update_dynamic_hosts
 	return 0
 }
diff --git a/share/pot/stop.sh b/share/pot/stop.sh
index cdddc04..198c671 100644
--- a/share/pot/stop.sh
+++ b/share/pot/stop.sh
@@ -234,7 +234,10 @@ pot-stop()
 		${EXIT} 1
 	fi
 	_js_rm_resolv "$_pname"
+	. "${_POT_INCLUDE}/start.sh"
+	_update_dynamic_hosts
 	_pot_umount "$_pname"
+	lockf "${POT_TMP:-/tmp}/pot-lock-$_pname" "${_POT_PATHNAME}" set-status -p "$_pname" -s stopped
 	_set_pot_status "$_pname" stopped
 	rc=$?
 	if [ $rc -eq 2 ]; then
diff --git a/share/pot/update-config.sh b/share/pot/update-config.sh
index 9aacecc..8bd56a3 100644
--- a/share/pot/update-config.sh
+++ b/share/pot/update-config.sh
@@ -83,10 +83,18 @@ _update_one_pot()
 		_debug "pot.attr.no-tmpfs=NO"
 		echo "pot.attr.no-tmpfs=NO" >> "$_conf"
 	fi
+	if [ -z "$(_get_conf_var "$_pname" "pot.attr.aliases")" ]; then
+		_debug "updating extra hosts in $_pname"
+		echo "pot.attr.aliases=NO" >> "$_conf"
+	fi
 	if [ -z "$(_get_conf_var "$_pname" "pot.attr.no-etc-hosts")" ]; then
 		_debug "pot.attr.no-etc-hosts=NO"
 		echo "pot.attr.no-etc-hosts=NO" >> "$_conf"
 	fi
+	if [ -z "$(_get_conf_var "$_pname" "pot.attr.dynamic-etc-hosts")" ]; then
+		_debug "pot.attr.dynamic-etc-hosts=NO"
+		echo "pot.attr.dynamic-etc-hosts=NO" >> "$_conf"
+	fi
 
 	# convert pot.export.static.ports=80 to the new format pot.export.ports=80:80
 	# being aware that pot.export.ports may already exist