diff --git a/server.go b/server.go
index bd74262..a681116 100644
--- a/server.go
+++ b/server.go
@@ -21,6 +21,8 @@ const (
 
 var defaultTTL uint32 = 3200
 
+var hostnameFunc = os.Hostname
+
 type serverOpts struct {
 	ttl         uint32
 	connFactory api.ConnectionFactory
@@ -88,13 +90,21 @@ func Register(instance, service, domain string, port int, text []string, ifaces
 
 	var err error
 	if entry.HostName == "" {
-		entry.HostName, err = os.Hostname()
+		entry.HostName, err = hostnameFunc()
 		if err != nil {
 			return nil, fmt.Errorf("could not determine host")
 		}
 	}
 
-	if !strings.HasSuffix(trimDot(entry.HostName), entry.Domain) {
+	// On MacOS os.Hostname() returns the hostname with the domain at the end but without trailing "."
+	// e.g. "MacBook-Air.local" in this case we simply add a dot to get a fully qualified mdns domain
+	if strings.HasSuffix(entry.HostName, trimDot(entry.Domain)) {
+		entry.HostName += "."
+	}
+
+	// Ensure domain has trailing dot
+	entry.Domain = fmt.Sprintf("%s.", trimDot(entry.Domain))
+	if !strings.HasSuffix(entry.HostName, entry.Domain) {
 		entry.HostName = fmt.Sprintf("%s.%s.", trimDot(entry.HostName), trimDot(entry.Domain))
 	}
 
@@ -147,7 +157,15 @@ func RegisterProxy(instance, service, domain string, port int, host string, ips
 		return nil, fmt.Errorf("missing port")
 	}
 
-	if !strings.HasSuffix(trimDot(entry.HostName), entry.Domain) {
+	// On MacOS os.Hostname() returns the hostname with the domain at the end but without trailing "."
+	// e.g. "MacBook-Air.local" in this case we simply add a dot to get a fully qualified mdns domain
+	if strings.HasSuffix(entry.HostName, trimDot(entry.Domain)) {
+		entry.HostName += "."
+	}
+
+	// Ensure domain has trailing dot
+	entry.Domain = fmt.Sprintf("%s.", trimDot(entry.Domain))
+	if !strings.HasSuffix(entry.HostName, entry.Domain) {
 		entry.HostName = fmt.Sprintf("%s.%s.", trimDot(entry.HostName), trimDot(entry.Domain))
 	}
 
diff --git a/service_test.go b/service_test.go
index d2f39b4..a31aba6 100644
--- a/service_test.go
+++ b/service_test.go
@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@ package zeroconf
 
 import (
 	"context"
+	"fmt"
 	"log"
 	"testing"
 	"time"
@@ -202,3 +203,162 @@ func TestSubtype(t *testing.T) {
 		}
 	})
 }
+
+func TestFullyQualifiedDomain(t *testing.T) {
+	discoverEntry := func(t *testing.T, instance, service, domain string) *ServiceEntry {
+		t.Helper()
+
+		time.Sleep(time.Second)
+
+		ctx, cancel := context.WithTimeout(context.Background(), 5*time.Second)
+		defer cancel()
+
+		entries := make(chan *ServiceEntry, 100)
+		expired := make(chan *ServiceEntry, 100)
+		if err := Browse(ctx, service, fmt.Sprintf("%s.", trimDot(domain)), entries, expired); err != nil {
+			t.Fatalf("Expected browse success, but got %v", err)
+		}
+		<-ctx.Done()
+
+		if len(entries) == 0 {
+			t.Fatal("Expected at least one service entry, but got none")
+		}
+
+		for len(entries) > 0 {
+			result := <-entries
+			if result.Instance == instance {
+				return result
+			}
+		}
+
+		t.Fatalf("Expected service entry for instance %q, but did not find it", instance)
+		return nil
+	}
+
+	t.Run("Register", func(t *testing.T) {
+		testCases := []struct {
+			name         string
+			hostName     string
+			domain       string
+			expectedHost string
+		}{
+			{
+				name:         "short hostname without trailing dot in domain",
+				hostName:     "Laptop-1",
+				domain:       "local",
+				expectedHost: "Laptop-1.local.",
+			},
+			{
+				name:         "short hostname with trailing dot in domain",
+				hostName:     "Laptop-1",
+				domain:       "local.",
+				expectedHost: "Laptop-1.local.",
+			},
+			{
+				name:         "hostname including domain without trailing dot in domain",
+				hostName:     "MacBook-Air.local",
+				domain:       "local",
+				expectedHost: "MacBook-Air.local.",
+			},
+			{
+				name:         "hostname including domain with trailing dot in domain",
+				hostName:     "MacBook-Air.local",
+				domain:       "local.",
+				expectedHost: "MacBook-Air.local.",
+			},
+		}
+
+		for i, tc := range testCases {
+			t.Run(tc.name, func(t *testing.T) {
+				origHostnameFunc := hostnameFunc
+				hostnameFunc = func() (string, error) {
+					return tc.hostName, nil
+				}
+				t.Cleanup(func() {
+					hostnameFunc = origHostnameFunc
+				})
+
+				instance := fmt.Sprintf("test-register-fqdn-%d", i)
+				service := fmt.Sprintf("_fqdn-register-%d._tcp", i)
+
+				server, err := Register(instance, service, tc.domain, mdnsPort, []string{"txtv=0"}, nil)
+				if err != nil {
+					t.Fatalf("error while registering mdns service: %s", err)
+				}
+				t.Cleanup(server.Shutdown)
+
+				result := discoverEntry(t, instance, service, tc.domain)
+				if result.Domain != "local." {
+					t.Fatalf("Expected domain is local., but got %s", result.Domain)
+				}
+				if result.HostName != tc.expectedHost {
+					t.Fatalf("Expected hostname is %s, but got %s", tc.expectedHost, result.HostName)
+				}
+			})
+		}
+	})
+
+	t.Run("RegisterProxy", func(t *testing.T) {
+		testCases := []struct {
+			name         string
+			hostName     string
+			domain       string
+			expectedHost string
+		}{
+			{
+				name:         "short hostname without trailing dot in domain",
+				hostName:     "Laptop-1",
+				domain:       "local",
+				expectedHost: "Laptop-1.local.",
+			},
+			{
+				name:         "short hostname with trailing dot in domain",
+				hostName:     "Laptop-1",
+				domain:       "local.",
+				expectedHost: "Laptop-1.local.",
+			},
+			{
+				name:         "hostname including domain without trailing dot in domain",
+				hostName:     "MacBook-Air.local",
+				domain:       "local",
+				expectedHost: "MacBook-Air.local.",
+			},
+			{
+				name:         "hostname including domain with trailing dot in domain",
+				hostName:     "MacBook-Air.local",
+				domain:       "local.",
+				expectedHost: "MacBook-Air.local.",
+			},
+		}
+
+		for i, tc := range testCases {
+			t.Run(tc.name, func(t *testing.T) {
+				instance := fmt.Sprintf("test-registerproxy-fqdn-%d", i)
+				service := fmt.Sprintf("_fqdn-registerproxy-%d._tcp", i)
+
+				server, err := RegisterProxy(
+					instance,
+					service,
+					tc.domain,
+					mdnsPort,
+					tc.hostName,
+					[]string{"192.168.1.100"},
+					[]string{"txtv=0"},
+					nil,
+				)
+				if err != nil {
+					t.Fatalf("error while registering proxy mdns service: %s", err)
+				}
+				t.Cleanup(server.Shutdown)
+
+				result := discoverEntry(t, instance, service, tc.domain)
+				if result.Domain != "local." {
+					t.Fatalf("Expected domain is local., but got %s", result.Domain)
+				}
+				if result.HostName != tc.expectedHost {
+					t.Fatalf("Expected hostname is %s, but got %s", tc.expectedHost, result.HostName)
+				}
+			})
+		}
+	})
+}