diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index 84d260853fe..1f3684d0192 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -3,6 +3,10 @@ This file is a running track of new features and fixes to each version of the pa
 
 This project follows [Semantic Versioning](http://semver.org) guidelines.
 
+## v2.0.2-beta
+### Fixed
+* FQDN validator for the hostname field when adding a new node
+
 ## v2.0.1-beta
 ### Fixed
 * Problem where validation errors for the SSH key wouldn't show up
diff --git a/app/Http/Requests/Admin/Nodes/StoreNodeRequest.php b/app/Http/Requests/Admin/Nodes/StoreNodeRequest.php
index 8252e65fcd9..9c48e3b15f5 100644
--- a/app/Http/Requests/Admin/Nodes/StoreNodeRequest.php
+++ b/app/Http/Requests/Admin/Nodes/StoreNodeRequest.php
@@ -3,6 +3,7 @@
 namespace Convoy\Http\Requests\Admin\Nodes;
 
 use Convoy\Models\Node;
+use Convoy\Rules\Network\Fqdn;
 use Illuminate\Foundation\Http\FormRequest;
 
 class StoreNodeRequest extends FormRequest
@@ -24,6 +25,10 @@ public function authorize()
      */
     public function rules()
     {
-        return Node::getRules();
+        $rules = Node::getRules();
+
+        $rules['hostname'][] = Fqdn::make();
+
+        return $rules;
     }
 }
diff --git a/app/Models/Node.php b/app/Models/Node.php
index 1fa98603e91..d615d2c5315 100644
--- a/app/Models/Node.php
+++ b/app/Models/Node.php
@@ -15,7 +15,7 @@ class Node extends Model
     public static $validationRules = [
         'name' => 'required|string|max:191',
         'cluster' => 'required|string|max:191',
-        'hostname' => ['required', 'regex:/^(([a-zA-Z]|[a-zA-Z][a-zA-Z0-9\-]*[a-zA-Z0-9])\.)*([A-Za-z]|[A-Za-z][A-Za-z0-9\-]*[A-Za-z0-9])$/'],
+        'hostname' => 'required|string',
         'token_id' => 'required|string',
         'secret' => 'required|string',
         'port' => 'required|integer',
diff --git a/app/Rules/Network/Fqdn.php b/app/Rules/Network/Fqdn.php
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..e6043d455ee
--- /dev/null
+++ b/app/Rules/Network/Fqdn.php
@@ -0,0 +1,103 @@
+<?php
+
+/*
+Pterodactyl®
+Copyright © Dane Everitt <dane@daneeveritt.com> and contributors
+
+Permission is hereby granted, free of charge, to any person obtaining a copy
+of this software and associated documentation files (the "Software"), to deal
+in the Software without restriction, including without limitation the rights
+to use, copy, modify, merge, publish, distribute, sublicense, and/or sell
+copies of the Software, and to permit persons to whom the Software is
+furnished to do so, subject to the following conditions:
+
+The above copyright notice and this permission notice shall be included in all
+copies or substantial portions of the Software.
+
+THE SOFTWARE IS PROVIDED "AS IS", WITHOUT WARRANTY OF ANY KIND, EXPRESS OR
+IMPLIED, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO THE WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY,
+FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE AND NONINFRINGEMENT. IN NO EVENT SHALL THE
+AUTHORS OR COPYRIGHT HOLDERS BE LIABLE FOR ANY CLAIM, DAMAGES OR OTHER
+LIABILITY, WHETHER IN AN ACTION OF CONTRACT, TORT OR OTHERWISE, ARISING FROM,
+OUT OF OR IN CONNECTION WITH THE SOFTWARE OR THE USE OR OTHER DEALINGS IN THE
+SOFTWARE.
+ */
+
+namespace Convoy\Rules\Network;
+
+use Illuminate\Support\Arr;
+use Illuminate\Contracts\Validation\Rule;
+use Illuminate\Contracts\Validation\DataAwareRule;
+
+class Fqdn implements Rule, DataAwareRule
+{
+    protected array $data = [];
+    protected string $message = '';
+    protected ?string $schemeField = null;
+
+    /**
+     * @param array $data
+     */
+    public function setData($data): self
+    {
+        $this->data = $data;
+
+        return $this;
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * Validates that the value provided resolves to an IP address. If a scheme is
+     * specified when this rule is created additional checks will be applied.
+     *
+     * @param string $attribute
+     * @param mixed $value
+     */
+    public function passes($attribute, $value): bool
+    {
+        if (filter_var($value, FILTER_VALIDATE_IP)) {
+            // Check if the scheme is set to HTTPS.
+            //
+            // Unless someone owns their IP blocks and decides to pay who knows how much for a
+            // custom SSL cert, IPs will not be able to use HTTPS.  This should prevent most
+            // home users from making this mistake and wondering why their node is not working.
+            if ($this->schemeField && Arr::get($this->data, $this->schemeField) === 'https') {
+                $this->message = 'The :attribute must not be an IP address when HTTPS is enabled.';
+
+                return false;
+            }
+
+            return true;
+        }
+
+        // Lookup A and AAAA DNS records for the FQDN. Note, this function will also resolve CNAMEs
+        // for us automatically, there is no need to manually resolve them here.
+        //
+        // The error suppression is intentional, see https://bugs.php.net/bug.php?id=73149
+        $records = @dns_get_record($value, DNS_A + DNS_AAAA);
+        // If no records were returned fall back to trying to resolve the value using the hosts DNS
+        // resolution. This will not work for IPv6 which is why we prefer to use `dns_get_record`
+        // first.
+        if (!empty($records) || filter_var(gethostbyname($value), FILTER_VALIDATE_IP)) {
+            return true;
+        }
+
+        $this->message = 'The :attribute could not be resolved to a valid IP address.';
+
+        return false;
+    }
+
+    public function message(): string
+    {
+        return $this->message;
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * Returns a new instance of the rule with a defined scheme set.
+     */
+    public static function make(string $schemeField = null): self
+    {
+        return tap(new static(), function ($fqdn) use ($schemeField) {
+            $fqdn->schemeField = $schemeField;
+        });
+    }
+}