Index: libexec/rc/rc.d/nfsd
===================================================================
--- libexec/rc/rc.d/nfsd
+++ libexec/rc/rc.d/nfsd
@@ -13,6 +13,7 @@
 desc="Remote NFS server"
 rcvar="nfs_server_enable"
 command="/usr/sbin/${name}"
+nfs_server_vhost=""
 
 load_rc_config $name
 start_precmd="nfsd_precmd"
@@ -20,6 +21,7 @@
 
 nfsd_precmd()
 {
+	local	_vhost
 	rc_flags="${nfs_server_flags}"
 
 	# Load the modules now, so that the vfs.nfsd sysctl
@@ -46,6 +48,9 @@
 
 	force_depend rpcbind || return 1
 	force_depend mountd || return 1
+	if [ -n "${nfs_server_vhost}" ]; then
+		command_args="-V \"${nfs_server_vhost}\""
+	fi
 }
 
 run_rc_command "$1"
Index: usr.sbin/nfsd/nfsd.8
===================================================================
--- usr.sbin/nfsd/nfsd.8
+++ usr.sbin/nfsd/nfsd.8
@@ -28,7 +28,7 @@
 .\"	@(#)nfsd.8	8.4 (Berkeley) 3/29/95
 .\" $FreeBSD$
 .\"
-.Dd August 5, 2018
+.Dd February 14, 2019
 .Dt NFSD 8
 .Os
 .Sh NAME
@@ -43,6 +43,7 @@
 .Op Fl h Ar bindip
 .Op Fl p Ar pnfs_setup
 .Op Fl m Ar mirror_level
+.Op Fl V Ar virtual_hostname
 .Op Fl Fl maxthreads Ar max_threads
 .Op Fl Fl minthreads Ar min_threads
 .Sh DESCRIPTION
@@ -78,6 +79,9 @@
 service with
 .Xr rpcbind 8
 without creating any servers.
+.It Fl V Ar virtual_hostname
+Specifies a hostname to be used as a principal name, instead of
+the default hostname.
 .It Fl n Ar threads
 Specifies how many servers to create.  This option is equivalent to specifying
 .Fl Fl maxthreads
Index: usr.sbin/nfsd/nfsd.c
===================================================================
--- usr.sbin/nfsd/nfsd.c
+++ usr.sbin/nfsd/nfsd.c
@@ -122,7 +122,7 @@
 static void	reapchild(int);
 static int	setbindhost(struct addrinfo **ia, const char *bindhost,
 		    struct addrinfo hints);
-static void	start_server(int, struct nfsd_nfsd_args *);
+static void	start_server(int, struct nfsd_nfsd_args *, const char *vhost);
 static void	unregistration(void);
 static void	usage(void);
 static void	open_stable(int *, int *);
@@ -176,6 +176,7 @@
 	char **bindhost = NULL;
 	pid_t pid;
 	struct nfsd_nfsd_args nfsdargs;
+	const char *vhostname = NULL;
 
 	nfsdargs.mirrorcnt = 1;
 	nfsdargs.addr = NULL;
@@ -183,16 +184,21 @@
 	nfsdcnt = DEFNFSDCNT;
 	unregister = reregister = tcpflag = maxsock = 0;
 	bindanyflag = udpflag = connect_type_cnt = bindhostc = 0;
-	getopt_shortopts = "ah:n:rdtuep:m:";
+	getopt_shortopts = "ah:n:rdtuep:m:V:";
 	getopt_usage =
 	    "usage:\n"
 	    "  nfsd [-ardtue] [-h bindip]\n"
 	    "       [-n numservers] [--minthreads #] [--maxthreads #]\n"
-	    "       [-p/--pnfs dsserver0:/dsserver0-mounted-on-dir,...,"
-	    "dsserverN:/dsserverN-mounted-on-dir] [-m mirrorlevel]\n";
+	    "       [-p/--pnfs dsserver0:/dsserver0-mounted-on-dir,...,\n"
+	    "       [-V virtual_hostname]\n"
+	    "       dsserverN:/dsserverN-mounted-on-dir] [-m mirrorlevel]\n";
 	while ((ch = getopt_long(argc, argv, getopt_shortopts, longopts,
 		    &longindex)) != -1)
 		switch (ch) {
+		case 'V':
+			if (strlen(optarg) <= MAXHOSTNAMELEN)
+				vhostname = optarg;
+			break;
 		case 'a':
 			bindanyflag = 1;
 			break;
@@ -473,7 +479,7 @@
 		} else {
 			(void)signal(SIGUSR1, child_cleanup);
 			setproctitle("server");
-			start_server(0, &nfsdargs);
+			start_server(0, &nfsdargs, vhostname);
 		}
 	}
 
@@ -790,7 +796,7 @@
 	 * a "server" too. start_server will not return.
 	 */
 	if (!tcpflag)
-		start_server(1, &nfsdargs);
+		start_server(1, &nfsdargs, vhostname);
 
 	/*
 	 * Loop forever accepting connections and passing the sockets
@@ -987,7 +993,7 @@
 }
 
 static void
-start_server(int master, struct nfsd_nfsd_args *nfsdargp)
+start_server(int master, struct nfsd_nfsd_args *nfsdargp, const char *vhost)
 {
 	char principal[MAXHOSTNAMELEN + 5];
 	int status, error;
@@ -995,7 +1001,10 @@
 	struct addrinfo *aip, hints;
 
 	status = 0;
-	gethostname(hostname, sizeof (hostname));
+	if (vhost == NULL)
+		gethostname(hostname, sizeof (hostname));
+	else
+		strlcpy(hostname, vhost, sizeof (hostname));
 	snprintf(principal, sizeof (principal), "nfs@%s", hostname);
 	if ((cp = strchr(hostname, '.')) == NULL ||
 	    *(cp + 1) == '\0') {