diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index f9f5493972..0276b67e25 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -19,6 +19,10 @@
   - Keep the Android feedback form available when its options configurator throws ([#6239](https://github.com/getsentry/sentry-java/pull/6239)).
   - Isolate nonfatal callback throwables while continuing to propagate fatal JVM errors ([#6251](https://github.com/getsentry/sentry-java/pull/6251)).
 
+### Internal
+
+- Hold the hostname cache on `SentryOptions` instead of a static singleton ([#6117](https://github.com/getsentry/sentry-java/pull/6117))
+
 ### Dependencies
 
 - Bump Native SDK from v0.17.2 to v0.17.3 ([#6250](https://github.com/getsentry/sentry-java/pull/6250))
diff --git a/sentry/api/sentry.api b/sentry/api/sentry.api
index 400b602aa1..813a4691e8 100644
--- a/sentry/api/sentry.api
+++ b/sentry/api/sentry.api
@@ -694,7 +694,6 @@ public final class io/sentry/Hint {
 
 public final class io/sentry/HostnameCache {
 	public fun getHostname ()Ljava/lang/String;
-	public static fun getInstance ()Lio/sentry/HostnameCache;
 }
 
 public final class io/sentry/HttpBodyType : java/lang/Enum {
@@ -3808,6 +3807,7 @@ public class io/sentry/SentryOptions : io/sentry/transport/RateLimiterConfig {
 	public fun getFlushTimeoutMillis ()J
 	public fun getFullyDisplayedReporter ()Lio/sentry/FullyDisplayedReporter;
 	public fun getGestureTargetLocators ()Ljava/util/List;
+	public fun getHostnameCache ()Lio/sentry/HostnameCache;
 	public fun getIdleTimeout ()Ljava/lang/Long;
 	public fun getIgnoredCheckIns ()Ljava/util/List;
 	public fun getIgnoredErrors ()Ljava/util/List;
diff --git a/sentry/src/main/java/io/sentry/HostnameCache.java b/sentry/src/main/java/io/sentry/HostnameCache.java
index 4e9e2bc4c0..b4a19124b8 100644
--- a/sentry/src/main/java/io/sentry/HostnameCache.java
+++ b/sentry/src/main/java/io/sentry/HostnameCache.java
@@ -1,6 +1,5 @@
 package io.sentry;
 
-import io.sentry.util.AutoClosableReentrantLock;
 import io.sentry.util.Objects;
 import java.net.InetAddress;
 import java.util.concurrent.Callable;
@@ -26,8 +25,8 @@
  * purposes, the operation of retrieving the hostname will automatically fail after a period of time
  * defined by {@link #GET_HOSTNAME_TIMEOUT} without result.
  *
- * <p>HostnameCache is a singleton and its instance should be obtained through {@link
- * HostnameCache#getInstance()}.
+ * <p>One instance is held per {@link SentryOptions} and should be obtained through {@link
+ * SentryOptions#getHostnameCache()}.
  */
 @ApiStatus.Internal
 public final class HostnameCache {
@@ -39,10 +38,6 @@ public final class HostnameCache {
   /** How long the worker thread may stay idle before it self-terminates. */
   private static final long THREAD_KEEP_ALIVE_SECONDS = 30;
 
-  private static volatile @Nullable HostnameCache INSTANCE;
-  private static final @NotNull AutoClosableReentrantLock staticLock =
-      new AutoClosableReentrantLock();
-
   /** Time for which the cache is kept. */
   private final long cacheDuration;
 
@@ -59,19 +54,13 @@ public final class HostnameCache {
 
   private final @NotNull ExecutorService executorService;
 
-  public static @NotNull HostnameCache getInstance() {
-    if (INSTANCE == null) {
-      try (final @NotNull ISentryLifecycleToken ignored = staticLock.acquire()) {
-        if (INSTANCE == null) {
-          INSTANCE = new HostnameCache();
-        }
-      }
-    }
-
-    return INSTANCE;
-  }
-
-  private HostnameCache() {
+  /**
+   * Do not construct a hostname cache directly; get it from {@link
+   * SentryOptions#getHostnameCache()}. Every instance resolves the hostname as soon as it is built
+   * and caches it on its own, so another instance would repeat that blocking lookup instead of
+   * sharing the cached value.
+   */
+  HostnameCache() {
     this(HOSTNAME_CACHE_DURATION);
   }
 
diff --git a/sentry/src/main/java/io/sentry/MainEventProcessor.java b/sentry/src/main/java/io/sentry/MainEventProcessor.java
index 25ec4b6966..7e1edfb071 100644
--- a/sentry/src/main/java/io/sentry/MainEventProcessor.java
+++ b/sentry/src/main/java/io/sentry/MainEventProcessor.java
@@ -22,7 +22,6 @@ public final class MainEventProcessor implements SentryEventProcessor {
   private final @NotNull SentryOptions options;
   private final @NotNull SentryThreadFactory sentryThreadFactory;
   private final @NotNull SentryExceptionFactory sentryExceptionFactory;
-  private volatile @Nullable HostnameCache hostnameCache = null;
 
   public MainEventProcessor(final @NotNull SentryOptions options) {
     this.options = options;
@@ -161,16 +160,7 @@ private void setServerName(final @NotNull SentryBaseEvent event) {
     }
 
     if (options.isAttachServerName() && event.getServerName() == null) {
-      ensureHostnameCache();
-      if (hostnameCache != null) {
-        event.setServerName(hostnameCache.getHostname());
-      }
-    }
-  }
-
-  private void ensureHostnameCache() {
-    if (hostnameCache == null) {
-      hostnameCache = HostnameCache.getInstance();
+      event.setServerName(options.getHostnameCache().getHostname());
     }
   }
 
diff --git a/sentry/src/main/java/io/sentry/SentryOptions.java b/sentry/src/main/java/io/sentry/SentryOptions.java
index 2b2f9d370a..f9b9fb13c9 100644
--- a/sentry/src/main/java/io/sentry/SentryOptions.java
+++ b/sentry/src/main/java/io/sentry/SentryOptions.java
@@ -535,6 +535,16 @@ public class SentryOptions implements RateLimiterConfig {
   private final @NotNull LazyEvaluator<SentryDateProvider> dateProvider =
       new LazyEvaluator<>(() -> new SentryAutoDateProvider());
 
+  /**
+   * Cache of the local hostname, used when {@link #isAttachServerName()} is enabled.
+   *
+   * <p>Evaluated lazily because resolving the hostname blocks on {@code
+   * InetAddress.getLocalHost()}, which no {@code Sentry.init} should pay for up front.
+   */
+  @ApiStatus.Internal
+  private final @NotNull LazyEvaluator<HostnameCache> hostnameCache =
+      new LazyEvaluator<>(() -> new HostnameCache());
+
   private final @NotNull List<IPerformanceCollector> performanceCollectors = new ArrayList<>();
 
   /** Performance collector that collect performance stats while transactions run. */
@@ -3140,6 +3150,12 @@ public void setDateProvider(final @NotNull SentryDateProvider dateProvider) {
     return JavaMonotonicTicker.getInstance();
   }
 
+  /** Returns the hostname cache, resolving the hostname on first use. */
+  @ApiStatus.Internal
+  public @NotNull HostnameCache getHostnameCache() {
+    return hostnameCache.getValue();
+  }
+
   /**
    * Adds a ICollector.
    *
diff --git a/sentry/src/main/java/io/sentry/logger/LoggerApi.java b/sentry/src/main/java/io/sentry/logger/LoggerApi.java
index 3741ddc620..139ac61539 100644
--- a/sentry/src/main/java/io/sentry/logger/LoggerApi.java
+++ b/sentry/src/main/java/io/sentry/logger/LoggerApi.java
@@ -1,6 +1,5 @@
 package io.sentry.logger;
 
-import io.sentry.HostnameCache;
 import io.sentry.IScope;
 import io.sentry.ISpan;
 import io.sentry.PropagationContext;
@@ -256,7 +255,7 @@ private void setServerName(
           "server.address",
           new SentryLogEventAttributeValue(SentryAttributeType.STRING, optionsServerName));
     } else if (options.isAttachServerName()) {
-      final @Nullable String hostname = HostnameCache.getInstance().getHostname();
+      final @Nullable String hostname = options.getHostnameCache().getHostname();
       if (hostname != null) {
         attributes.put(
             "server.address",
diff --git a/sentry/src/main/java/io/sentry/metrics/MetricsApi.java b/sentry/src/main/java/io/sentry/metrics/MetricsApi.java
index d70b4ab5c9..93564e4dda 100644
--- a/sentry/src/main/java/io/sentry/metrics/MetricsApi.java
+++ b/sentry/src/main/java/io/sentry/metrics/MetricsApi.java
@@ -1,6 +1,5 @@
 package io.sentry.metrics;
 
-import io.sentry.HostnameCache;
 import io.sentry.IScope;
 import io.sentry.ISpan;
 import io.sentry.PropagationContext;
@@ -241,7 +240,7 @@ private void setServerName(
           "server.address",
           new SentryLogEventAttributeValue(SentryAttributeType.STRING, optionsServerName));
     } else if (options.isAttachServerName()) {
-      final @Nullable String hostname = HostnameCache.getInstance().getHostname();
+      final @Nullable String hostname = options.getHostnameCache().getHostname();
       if (hostname != null) {
         attributes.put(
             "server.address",
diff --git a/sentry/src/test/java/io/sentry/MainEventProcessorTest.kt b/sentry/src/test/java/io/sentry/MainEventProcessorTest.kt
index ed6efffb07..cded7e8775 100644
--- a/sentry/src/test/java/io/sentry/MainEventProcessorTest.kt
+++ b/sentry/src/test/java/io/sentry/MainEventProcessorTest.kt
@@ -10,7 +10,6 @@ import io.sentry.protocol.User
 import io.sentry.util.HintUtils
 import java.lang.RuntimeException
 import java.net.InetAddress
-import kotlin.test.AfterTest
 import kotlin.test.Test
 import kotlin.test.assertEquals
 import kotlin.test.assertFalse
@@ -19,7 +18,6 @@ import kotlin.test.assertNull
 import kotlin.test.assertSame
 import kotlin.test.assertTrue
 import org.awaitility.kotlin.await
-import org.mockito.Mockito
 import org.mockito.kotlin.mock
 import org.mockito.kotlin.reset
 import org.mockito.kotlin.times
@@ -28,17 +26,23 @@ import org.mockito.kotlin.whenever
 
 class MainEventProcessorTest {
   class Fixture {
-    val sentryOptions: SentryOptions =
-      SentryOptions().apply {
-        dsn = dsnString
-        release = "release"
-        dist = "dist"
-        sdkVersion = SdkVersion("test", "1.2.3")
-      }
     val scopes = mock<IScopes>()
     val getLocalhost = mock<InetAddress>()
+    // Built in getSut() rather than here: the constructor resolves the hostname straight away,
+    // so it has to run after getLocalhost is stubbed.
+    lateinit var hostnameCache: HostnameCache
+    val sentryOptions: SentryOptions =
+      object : SentryOptions() {
+          // Qualified: an unqualified name here would resolve to this override, not the field.
+          override fun getHostnameCache(): HostnameCache = this@Fixture.hostnameCache
+        }
+        .apply {
+          dsn = dsnString
+          release = "release"
+          dist = "dist"
+          sdkVersion = SdkVersion("test", "1.2.3")
+        }
     lateinit var sentryTracer: SentryTracer
-    private val hostnameCacheMock = Mockito.mockStatic(HostnameCache::class.java)
 
     fun getSut(
       attachThreads: Boolean = true,
@@ -76,21 +80,10 @@ class MainEventProcessorTest {
       }
       whenever(scopes.options).thenReturn(sentryOptions)
       sentryTracer = SentryTracer(TransactionContext("", ""), scopes)
-
-      val hostnameCache = HostnameCache(hostnameCacheDuration) { getLocalhost }
-      hostnameCacheMock.`when`<Any> { HostnameCache.getInstance() }.thenReturn(hostnameCache)
+      hostnameCache = HostnameCache(hostnameCacheDuration) { getLocalhost }
 
       return MainEventProcessor(sentryOptions)
     }
-
-    fun teardown() {
-      hostnameCacheMock.close()
-    }
-  }
-
-  @AfterTest
-  fun teardown() {
-    fixture.teardown()
   }
 
   private val fixture = Fixture()
diff --git a/sentry/src/test/java/io/sentry/SentryOptionsTest.kt b/sentry/src/test/java/io/sentry/SentryOptionsTest.kt
index 6b47d36e53..101a136f64 100644
--- a/sentry/src/test/java/io/sentry/SentryOptionsTest.kt
+++ b/sentry/src/test/java/io/sentry/SentryOptionsTest.kt
@@ -3,6 +3,8 @@ package io.sentry
 import com.google.common.truth.Truth.assertThat
 import io.sentry.SentryOptions.RequestSize
 import io.sentry.logger.ILoggerBatchProcessorFactory
+import io.sentry.test.getProperty
+import io.sentry.util.LazyEvaluator
 import io.sentry.util.StringUtils
 import java.io.File
 import java.net.Proxy
@@ -1331,4 +1333,20 @@ class SentryOptionsTest {
     options.scopesStorageFactory = null
     assertNull(options.scopesStorageFactory)
   }
+
+  private fun SentryOptions.peekHostnameCache(): HostnameCache? =
+    getProperty<LazyEvaluator<HostnameCache>>("hostnameCache").getProperty("value")
+
+  @Test
+  fun `hostname is resolved on first use, not when options are constructed`() {
+    val options = SentryOptions()
+
+    assertThat(options.peekHostnameCache()).isNull()
+
+    val cache = options.hostnameCache
+
+    // Also keeps the assertion above honest: peek does report a cache once one exists.
+    assertThat(options.peekHostnameCache()).isSameInstanceAs(cache)
+    assertThat(options.hostnameCache).isSameInstanceAs(cache)
+  }
 }