diff --git a/smack-integration-test/src/main/java/org/igniterealtime/smack/inttest/Configuration.java b/smack-integration-test/src/main/java/org/igniterealtime/smack/inttest/Configuration.java
index 48a587cc5..0616da38a 100644
--- a/smack-integration-test/src/main/java/org/igniterealtime/smack/inttest/Configuration.java
+++ b/smack-integration-test/src/main/java/org/igniterealtime/smack/inttest/Configuration.java
@@ -72,6 +72,8 @@ public final class Configuration {
 
     public final DomainBareJid service;
 
+    public final String host;
+
     public final String serviceTlsPin;
 
     public final SslContextFactory sslContextFactory;
@@ -138,6 +140,7 @@ public final class Configuration {
     private Configuration(Configuration.Builder builder) throws KeyManagementException, NoSuchAlgorithmException {
         service = Objects.requireNonNull(builder.service,
                         "'service' must be set. Either via 'properties' files or via system property 'sinttest.service'.");
+        host = builder.host;
         serviceTlsPin = builder.serviceTlsPin;
         if (serviceTlsPin != null) {
             SSLContext sslContext = Java7Pinning.forPin(serviceTlsPin);
@@ -197,6 +200,9 @@ public final class Configuration {
             }
             b.setSecurityMode(securityMode);
             b.setXmppDomain(service);
+            if (host != null) {
+                b.setHost(host);
+            }
 
             if (debuggerFactory != null) {
                 b.setDebuggerFactory(debuggerFactory);
@@ -222,6 +228,8 @@ public final class Configuration {
 
         private DomainBareJid service;
 
+        private String host;
+
         private String serviceTlsPin;
 
         private SecurityMode securityMode;
@@ -287,6 +295,11 @@ public final class Configuration {
             return this;
         }
 
+        private Builder setHost(String host) {
+            this.host = host;
+            return this;
+        }
+
         public Builder addEnabledTest(Class<? extends AbstractSmackIntTest> enabledTest) {
             if (enabledTests == null) {
                 enabledTests = new HashSet<>();
@@ -521,6 +534,7 @@ public final class Configuration {
 
         Builder builder = builder();
         builder.setService(properties.getProperty("service"));
+        builder.setHost(properties.getProperty("host"));
         builder.setServiceTlsPin(properties.getProperty("serviceTlsPin"));
         builder.setSecurityMode(properties.getProperty("securityMode"));
         builder.setReplyTimeout(properties.getProperty("replyTimeout", "47000"));
diff --git a/smack-integration-test/src/main/java/org/igniterealtime/smack/inttest/package-info.java b/smack-integration-test/src/main/java/org/igniterealtime/smack/inttest/package-info.java
index c72d0afc2..22ad207f5 100644
--- a/smack-integration-test/src/main/java/org/igniterealtime/smack/inttest/package-info.java
+++ b/smack-integration-test/src/main/java/org/igniterealtime/smack/inttest/package-info.java
@@ -80,6 +80,10 @@
  * <td>XMPP service to run the tests on</td>
  * </tr>
  * <tr>
+ * <td>host</td>
+ * <td>IP address or DNS name of the XMPP service to run the tests on</td>
+ * </tr>
+ * <tr>
  * <td>serviceTlsPin</td>
  * <td>TLS Pin (used by <a href="https://github.com/Flowdalic/java-pinning">java-pinning</a>)</td>
  * </tr>