diff --git a/config.yml b/config.yml
index 6c3fa804..9293421e 100644
--- a/config.yml
+++ b/config.yml
@@ -26,6 +26,7 @@ global:
   # - timestamp-unixns: unix timestamp with nano support
   # - localtime: local time
   # - identity: dnstap identity
+  # - peer-name: hostname or ip address of the dnstap sender
   # - version: dnstap version
   # - extra: dnstap extra as string
   # - operation: dnstap operation
diff --git a/dnsutils/message.go b/dnsutils/message.go
index 0537be14..6330e9bb 100644
--- a/dnsutils/message.go
+++ b/dnsutils/message.go
@@ -147,6 +147,7 @@ type DNSTap struct {
 	PolicyMatch      string  `json:"policy-match" msgpack:"policy-match"`
 	PolicyAction     string  `json:"policy-action" msgpack:"policy-action"`
 	PolicyValue      string  `json:"policy-value" msgpack:"policy-value"`
+	PeerName         string  `json:"peer-name" msgpack:"peer-name"`
 }
 
 type PowerDNS struct {
@@ -264,6 +265,7 @@ func (dm *DNSMessage) Init() {
 		PolicyMatch:      "-",
 		PolicyAction:     "-",
 		PolicyValue:      "-",
+		PeerName:         "-",
 	}
 
 	dm.DNS = DNS{
@@ -603,6 +605,8 @@ func (dm *DNSMessage) ToTextLine(format []string, fieldDelimiter string, fieldBo
 			s.WriteString(ts.Format("2006-01-02 15:04:05.999999999"))
 		case directive == "identity":
 			s.WriteString(dm.DNSTap.Identity)
+		case directive == "peer-name":
+			s.WriteString(dm.DNSTap.PeerName)
 		case directive == "version":
 			s.WriteString(dm.DNSTap.Version)
 		case directive == "extra":
diff --git a/dnsutils/message_test.go b/dnsutils/message_test.go
index 381fb3e0..b1e95026 100644
--- a/dnsutils/message_test.go
+++ b/dnsutils/message_test.go
@@ -204,7 +204,8 @@ func TestDnsMessage_Json_Reference(t *testing.T) {
 				  "policy-action": "-",
 				  "policy-match": "-",
 				  "policy-value": "-",
-				  "policy-rule": "-"
+				  "policy-rule": "-",
+				  "peer-name": "-"
 				}
 			}
 			`
@@ -260,6 +261,7 @@ func TestDnsMessage_JsonFlatten_Reference(t *testing.T) {
 					"dnstap.policy-action": "-",
 					"dnstap.policy-match": "-",
 					"dnstap.policy-value": "-",
+					"dnstap.peer-name": "-",
 					"edns.dnssec-ok": 0,
 					"edns.options": [],
 					"edns.rcode": 0,
@@ -590,6 +592,11 @@ func TestDnsMessage_TextFormat_DefaultDirectives(t *testing.T) {
 				PolicyValue: "value"}},
 			expected: "rule type action match value",
 		},
+		{
+			format:   "peer-name",
+			dm:       DNSMessage{DNSTap: DNSTap{PeerName: "testpeer"}},
+			expected: "testpeer",
+		},
 	}
 
 	for _, tc := range testcases {
diff --git a/docs/configuration.md b/docs/configuration.md
index 56c6977e..b7f09fe2 100644
--- a/docs/configuration.md
+++ b/docs/configuration.md
@@ -67,6 +67,7 @@ Default directives:
 - `timestamp-unixns`: unix timestamp with nano support
 - `localtime`: local time
 - `identity`: dnstap identity
+- `peer-name`: hostname or ip address of the dnstap sender
 - `version`: dnstap version
 - `extra`: dnstap extra as string
 - `operation`: dnstap operation
diff --git a/docs/dnsjson.md b/docs/dnsjson.md
index 55b4ecd0..16c5d7c3 100644
--- a/docs/dnsjson.md
+++ b/docs/dnsjson.md
@@ -72,6 +72,7 @@ Example:
   "dnstap": {
     "operation": "CLIENT_RESPONSE",
     "identity": "dnsdist1",
+    "peer-name": "172.16.0.2",
     "version": "-",
     "extra": "-",
     "timestamp-rfc3339ns": "2021-12-27T14:33:44.559002118Z",
@@ -113,6 +114,7 @@ Using flat-json requires more processing on the host running go-dnscollector but
   "dns.resource-records.ar": [],
   "dns.resource-records.ns": [],
   "dnstap.identity": "foo",
+  "dnstap.peer-name": "172.16.0.2",
   "dnstap.latency": "0.000000",
   "dnstap.operation": "CLIENT_RESPONSE",
   "dnstap.timestamp-rfc3339ns": "2023-03-31T10:14:46.664534902Z",
diff --git a/processors/dnstap.go b/processors/dnstap.go
index 91796e99..6eb03342 100644
--- a/processors/dnstap.go
+++ b/processors/dnstap.go
@@ -181,6 +181,8 @@ RUN_LOOP:
 			dm := dnsutils.DNSMessage{}
 			dm.Init()
 
+			dm.DNSTap.PeerName = d.PeerName
+
 			// init dns message with additionnals parts
 			transforms.InitDNSMessageFormat(&dm)