diff --git a/changelog.md b/changelog.md
index fb622df9..bfd618b7 100644
--- a/changelog.md
+++ b/changelog.md
@@ -5,6 +5,7 @@ Features
 ---------
 * Allow shorter timeout lengths after pressing Esc, for vi-mode.
 * Let tab and control-space behaviors be configurable.
+* Add short hostname prompt format string.
 
 
 1.60.0 (2026/03/05)
diff --git a/mycli/main.py b/mycli/main.py
index 873b62ef..08c2d9b9 100755
--- a/mycli/main.py
+++ b/mycli/main.py
@@ -1574,9 +1574,13 @@ def get_prompt(self, string: str, _render_counter: int) -> str:
             prompt_host = sqlexecute.host
         else:
             prompt_host = "localhost"
+        short_prompt_host, _, _ = prompt_host.partition('.')
+        if re.match(r'^[\d\.]+$', short_prompt_host):
+            short_prompt_host = prompt_host
         now = datetime.now()
         string = string.replace("\\u", sqlexecute.user or "(none)")
         string = string.replace("\\h", prompt_host or "(none)")
+        string = string.replace("\\H", short_prompt_host or "(none)")
         string = string.replace("\\d", sqlexecute.dbname or "(none)")
         string = string.replace("\\t", sqlexecute.server_info.species.name)
         string = string.replace("\\n", "\n")
diff --git a/mycli/myclirc b/mycli/myclirc
index 1d741811..698794ad 100644
--- a/mycli/myclirc
+++ b/mycli/myclirc
@@ -108,6 +108,7 @@ wider_completion_menu = False
 # * \P - AM/PM
 # * \d - selected database/schema
 # * \h - hostname of the server
+# * \H - shortened hostname of the server
 # * \p - connection port
 # * \j - connection socket basename
 # * \J - full connection socket path
diff --git a/test/myclirc b/test/myclirc
index 734f07ef..3a758d97 100644
--- a/test/myclirc
+++ b/test/myclirc
@@ -106,6 +106,7 @@ wider_completion_menu = False
 # * \P - AM/PM
 # * \d - selected database/schema
 # * \h - hostname of the server
+# * \H - shortened hostname of the server
 # * \p - connection port
 # * \j - connection socket basename
 # * \J - full connection socket path
diff --git a/test/test_main.py b/test/test_main.py
index 25c95e6e..fb486492 100644
--- a/test/test_main.py
+++ b/test/test_main.py
@@ -355,6 +355,21 @@ def test_prompt_socket_overrides_port(executor):
     assert prompt == "MySQL root@localhost:mysqld.sock mysql> "
 
 
+@dbtest
+def test_prompt_socket_short_host(executor):
+    mycli = MyCli()
+    mycli.prompt_format = "\\t \\u@\\H:\\k \\d> "
+    mycli.sqlexecute = SQLExecute
+    mycli.sqlexecute.server_info = ServerInfo.from_version_string("8.0.44-0ubuntu0.24.04.1")
+    mycli.sqlexecute.host = 'localhost.localdomain'
+    mycli.sqlexecute.socket = None
+    mycli.sqlexecute.user = "root"
+    mycli.sqlexecute.dbname = "mysql"
+    mycli.sqlexecute.port = "3306"
+    prompt = mycli.get_prompt(mycli.prompt_format, 0)
+    assert prompt == "MySQL root@localhost:3306 mysql> "
+
+
 @dbtest
 def test_enable_show_warnings(executor):
     mycli = MyCli()