diff --git a/test/case/infix_containers/Readme.adoc b/test/case/infix_containers/Readme.adoc
index f17fe3528..a530a6e67 100644
--- a/test/case/infix_containers/Readme.adoc
+++ b/test/case/infix_containers/Readme.adoc
@@ -23,3 +23,5 @@ include::container_veth/Readme.adoc[]
 include::container_volume/Readme.adoc[]
 
 include::container_firewall_basic/Readme.adoc[]
+
+include::container_host_commands/Readme.adoc[]
diff --git a/test/case/infix_containers/container_host_commands/test.py b/test/case/infix_containers/container_host_commands/test.py
new file mode 100755
index 000000000..c7ee45df4
--- /dev/null
+++ b/test/case/infix_containers/container_host_commands/test.py
@@ -0,0 +1,85 @@
+#!/usr/bin/env python3
+r"""Host Command Execution from Container
+
+This test verifies that a container running on Infix can execute commands
+that affect the host system. Specifically, it confirms that the container
+can change the hostname of the host.
+"""
+
+import infamy
+from infamy.util import until, to_binary
+
+with infamy.Test() as test:
+    cont_image = f"oci-archive:{infamy.Container.NFTABLES_IMAGE}"
+    cont_name = "cont0"
+    hostname_init = "container-host"
+    hostname_new = "coffee"
+
+    with test.step("Set up topology and attach to target DUT"):
+        env = infamy.Env()
+        target = env.attach("target", "mgmt")
+
+        if not target.has_model("infix-containers"):
+            test.skip()
+
+    with test.step("Set initial hostname"):
+        target.put_config_dict("ietf-system", {
+            "system": {
+                "hostname": hostname_init
+                }
+            })
+
+    with test.step("Verify initial hostname in operational"):
+        oper = target.get_data("/ietf-system:system")
+        name = oper["system"]["hostname"]
+
+        if name != hostname_init:
+            print(f"Expected hostname: {hostname_init}, actual hostname: {name}")
+            test.fail()
+
+    with test.step("Include script in OCI image to modify host hostname"):
+        commands = to_binary(f"""#!/bin/sh
+nsenter -m/1/ns/mnt -u/1/ns/uts -i/1/ns/ipc -n/1/ns/net hostname {hostname_new}
+""")
+
+        target.put_config_dict("infix-containers", {
+            "containers": {
+                "container": [
+                    {
+                        "name": cont_name,
+                        "image": cont_image,
+                        "network": {
+                            "host": True
+                        },
+                        "mount": [
+                            {
+                              "name": "rc.local",
+                              "content": commands,
+                              "target": "/etc/rc.local",
+                              "mode": "0755"
+                            },
+                            {
+                              "name": "proc1ns",
+                              "source": "/proc/1/ns",
+                              "target": "/1/ns",
+                            }
+                        ],
+                        "privileged": True
+                    }
+                ]
+            }
+        })
+
+    with test.step("Verify container has started"):
+        c = infamy.Container(target)
+        until(lambda: c.running(cont_name), attempts=10)
+
+    with test.step("Verify the new hostname set by the container"):
+        oper = target.get_data("/ietf-system:system")
+        name = oper["system"]["hostname"]
+
+        if name != hostname_new:
+            print(f"Expected hostname: {hostname_new}, actual hostname: {name}")
+            test.fail()
+
+    test.succeed()
diff --git a/test/case/infix_containers/container_host_commands/topology.dot b/test/case/infix_containers/container_host_commands/topology.dot
new file mode 120000
index 000000000..02b788692
--- /dev/null
+++ b/test/case/infix_containers/container_host_commands/topology.dot
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+../../../infamy/topologies/1x1.dot
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/test/case/infix_containers/infix_containers.yaml b/test/case/infix_containers/infix_containers.yaml
index 40e51a319..484663e8e 100644
--- a/test/case/infix_containers/infix_containers.yaml
+++ b/test/case/infix_containers/infix_containers.yaml
@@ -18,3 +18,6 @@
 - name: container_firewall_basic
   case: container_firewall_basic/test.py
 
+- name: container_host_commands
+  case: container_host_commands/test.py
+