diff --git a/docs/reference/commandline/service_create.md b/docs/reference/commandline/service_create.md
index f82c030993..d17f99de6a 100644
--- a/docs/reference/commandline/service_create.md
+++ b/docs/reference/commandline/service_create.md
@@ -833,6 +833,10 @@ Valid placeholders for the Go template are listed below:
     <td><tt>.Node.ID</tt></td>
     <td>Node ID</td>
   </tr>
+  <tr>
+    <td><tt>.Node.Hostname</tt></td>
+    <td>Node Hostname</td>
+  </tr>
   <tr>
     <td><tt>.Task.ID</tt></td>
     <td>Task ID</td>
@@ -851,11 +855,11 @@ Valid placeholders for the Go template are listed below:
 #### Template example
 
 In this example, we are going to set the template of the created containers based on the
-service's name and the node's ID where it sits.
+service's name, the node's ID and hostname where it sits.
 
 ```bash
 $ docker service create --name hosttempl \
-                        --hostname="{{.Node.ID}}-{{.Service.Name}}"\
+                        --hostname="{{.Node.Hostname}}-{{.Node.ID}}-{{.Service.Name}}"\
                          busybox top
 
 va8ew30grofhjoychbr6iot8c
@@ -865,7 +869,7 @@ $ docker service ps va8ew30grofhjoychbr6iot8c
 ID            NAME         IMAGE                                                                                   NODE          DESIRED STATE  CURRENT STATE               ERROR  PORTS
 wo41w8hg8qan  hosttempl.1  busybox:latest@sha256:29f5d56d12684887bdfa50dcd29fc31eea4aaf4ad3bec43daf19026a7ce69912  2e7a8a9c4da2  Running        Running about a minute ago
 
-$ docker inspect --format="{{.Config.Hostname}}" hosttempl.1.wo41w8hg8qanxwjwsg4kxpprj
+$ docker inspect --format="{{.Config.Hostname}}" 2e7a8a9c4da2-wo41w8hg8qanxwjwsg4kxpprj-hosttempl
 
 x3ti0erg11rjpg64m75kej2mz-hosttempl
 ```