diff --git a/docs/source/markdown/options/hostname.container.md b/docs/source/markdown/options/hostname.container.md
index 4177a41c4b..ab7e76c9ed 100644
--- a/docs/source/markdown/options/hostname.container.md
+++ b/docs/source/markdown/options/hostname.container.md
@@ -4,6 +4,10 @@
 ####> are applicable to all of those.
 #### **--hostname**, **-h**=*name*
 
-Container host name
+Set the container's hostname inside the container.
 
-Sets the container host name that is available inside the container. Can only be used with a private UTS namespace `--uts=private` (default). If `--pod` is specified and the pod shares the UTS namespace (default) the pod's hostname is used.
+This option can only be used with a private UTS namespace `--uts=private`
+(default). If `--pod` is given and the pod shares the same UTS namespace
+(default), the pod's hostname is used. The given hostname is also added to the
+`/etc/hosts` file using the container's primary IP address (also see the
+**--add-host** option).
diff --git a/docs/source/markdown/options/hostname.pod.md b/docs/source/markdown/options/hostname.pod.md
index 81efeaf2ba..4097bc922c 100644
--- a/docs/source/markdown/options/hostname.pod.md
+++ b/docs/source/markdown/options/hostname.pod.md
@@ -4,4 +4,7 @@
 ####> are applicable to all of those.
 #### **--hostname**=*name*
 
-Set a hostname to the pod.
+Set the pod's hostname inside all containers.
+
+The given hostname is also added to the `/etc/hosts` file using the container's
+primary IP address (also see the **--add-host** option).
diff --git a/docs/source/markdown/options/name.container.md b/docs/source/markdown/options/name.container.md
index 8f06e8d016..b7b454bc0b 100644
--- a/docs/source/markdown/options/name.container.md
+++ b/docs/source/markdown/options/name.container.md
@@ -12,7 +12,9 @@ The operator can identify a container in three ways:
 - UUID short identifier (“f78375b1c487”);
 - Name (“jonah”).
 
-Podman generates a UUID for each container, and if a name is not assigned
-to the container with **--name** then it generates a random
-string name. The name can be useful as a more human-friendly way to identify containers.
-This works for both background and foreground containers.
+Podman generates a UUID for each container, and if no name is assigned to the
+container using **--name**, Podman generates a random string name. The name can
+be useful as a more human-friendly way to identify containers. This works for
+both background and foreground containers. The container's name is also added
+to the `/etc/hosts` file using the container's primary IP address (also see the
+**--add-host** option).
diff --git a/docs/source/markdown/options/no-hosts.md b/docs/source/markdown/options/no-hosts.md
index 9ed32be7a5..ee033f4fe4 100644
--- a/docs/source/markdown/options/no-hosts.md
+++ b/docs/source/markdown/options/no-hosts.md
@@ -4,6 +4,12 @@
 ####> are applicable to all of those.
 #### **--no-hosts**
 
-Do not create _/etc/hosts_ for the <<container|pod>>.
-By default, Podman manages _/etc/hosts_, adding the container's own IP address and any hosts from **--add-host**.
-**--no-hosts** disables this, and the image's _/etc/hosts_ is preserved unmodified.
+Do not modify the `/etc/hosts` file in the <<container|pod>>.
+
+Podman assumes control over the <<container|pod>>'s `/etc/hosts` file by
+default and adds entries for the container's name (see **--name** option) and
+hostname (see **--hostname** option), the internal `host.containers.internal`
+and `host.docker.internal` hosts, as well as any hostname added using the
+**--add-host** option. Refer to the **--add-host** option for details. Passing
+**--no-hosts** disables this, so that the image's `/etc/hosts` file is kept
+unmodified.