diff --git a/src/main/java/org/cobbzilla/util/string/ValidationRegexes.java b/src/main/java/org/cobbzilla/util/string/ValidationRegexes.java
index ee2c777..f0a4396 100644
--- a/src/main/java/org/cobbzilla/util/string/ValidationRegexes.java
+++ b/src/main/java/org/cobbzilla/util/string/ValidationRegexes.java
@@ -87,4 +87,6 @@ public class ValidationRegexes {
         return s != null && pattern.matcher(s).matches();
     }
 
+    public static boolean isHostname (String s) { return validateRegexMatches(HOST_PATTERN, s); }
+
 }