diff --git a/pcapkit/protocols/data/transport/sctp.py b/pcapkit/protocols/data/transport/sctp.py
index 77fc00129f..1b1c47f475 100644
--- a/pcapkit/protocols/data/transport/sctp.py
+++ b/pcapkit/protocols/data/transport/sctp.py
@@ -360,7 +360,7 @@ def __init__(self, type: 'ParameterType', length: 'int', increment: 'int') -> 'N
 class HostNameAddressParameter(Parameter):
     """Data model for SCTP host name address parameter."""
 
-    #: Host name, including at least one null terminator.
+    #: Host name as captured, null terminator included; a parsed name may lack one.
     name: 'bytes'
 
     if TYPE_CHECKING:
diff --git a/pcapkit/protocols/transport/sctp.py b/pcapkit/protocols/transport/sctp.py
index 0c096e8b7b..322c250dae 100644
--- a/pcapkit/protocols/transport/sctp.py
+++ b/pcapkit/protocols/transport/sctp.py
@@ -2723,8 +2723,9 @@ def _read_param_hostname(self, schema: 'Schema_HostNameAddressParameter', *, par
             The usage of this parameter is deprecated by
             :rfc:`9260#section-3.3.2.1.4`; it is parsed so that a packet
             carrying one can still be inspected. The host name is kept as raw
-            :obj:`bytes`, including its null terminator, since the encoding is
-            not specified on the wire.
+            :obj:`bytes`, including any null terminator, since the encoding is
+            not specified on the wire. A name captured without a terminator is
+            kept as read and rebuilds as read (:issue:`1482`).
 
         """
         if schema.length < 4:
@@ -2957,14 +2958,18 @@ def _make_param_hostname(self, code: 'Enum_Parameter', param: 'Optional[Data_Hos
             Constructed parameter schema.
 
         Raises:
-            ProtocolError: If ``name`` is not null-terminated, as required by
-                :rfc:`9260#section-3.3.2.1.4`.
+            ProtocolError: If a user-supplied ``name`` is not null-terminated,
+                as required by :rfc:`9260#section-3.3.2.1.4`.
+
+        Note:
+            A parsed ``param`` carries its name as captured, so a name the
+            reader accepted without a terminator rebuilds as read
+            (:issue:`1482`). The terminator check applies to ``name`` only.
 
         """
         if param is not None:
             name = param.name
-
-        if not name.endswith(b'\x00'):
+        elif not name.endswith(b'\x00'):
             raise ProtocolError(f'{self.alias}: [Param {code}] invalid format')
 
         return Schema_HostNameAddressParameter(
diff --git a/tests/protocols/transport/test_sctp_hostname_nul_unit.py b/tests/protocols/transport/test_sctp_hostname_nul_unit.py
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..c045032f92
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/protocols/transport/test_sctp_hostname_nul_unit.py
@@ -0,0 +1,101 @@
+"""#1482 -- an SCTP Host Name parameter without a NUL terminator rebuilds as captured.
+
+:rfc:`9260#section-3.3.2.1.4` requires the host name to be null-terminated.
+The reader accepts a name as captured, but the maker rejected an unterminated
+one, so ``from_data(info)`` raised on a packet that parsed. The terminator
+check now applies only to a ``name`` keyword, not to a parsed record.
+
+"""
+from __future__ import annotations
+
+import importlib.util
+import unittest
+
+from tests._support import reimport_once_per_class
+
+RUNTIME_DEPS = ('tbtrim', 'aenum', 'chardet', 'dictdumper')
+HAS_RUNTIME = all(importlib.util.find_spec(name) is not None for name in RUNTIME_DEPS)
+
+#: INIT chunk ending in a Host Name parameter, by name.
+PACKETS = {
+    # The repro from #1482: ``abcdefgh``, no terminator.
+    'unterminated': bytes.fromhex('13881389deadbeef000000000100002000000001000003e8'
+                                  '000a000a00000001000b000c6162636465666768'),
+    # ``abcdefg\0``, terminated.
+    'terminated': bytes.fromhex('13881389deadbeef000000000100002000000001000003e8'
+                                '000a000a00000001000b000c6162636465666700'),
+}
+
+#: INIT carrying ``abcde`` unterminated, then ABORT and HEARTBEAT chunks. Every
+#: cut from offset 44 to 66 parses; the full 67 octets are #1481's case.
+MULTI = bytes.fromhex('13881389deadbeef000000000100002000000001000003e8000a000a00000001'
+                      '000b000961626364650000000600000c000c0007616263000400000b0001000778797a')
+
+
+@unittest.skipUnless(HAS_RUNTIME, 'runtime dependencies not installed')
+class SCTPHostNameNulUnitTests(unittest.TestCase):
+    def setUp(self) -> None:
+        reimport_once_per_class(self)
+
+    def test_parses_as_captured(self) -> None:
+        """#1482: the parse reproduces the input and keeps the name verbatim."""
+        from pcapkit.const.sctp.chunk import Chunk
+        from pcapkit.const.sctp.parameter import Parameter
+        from pcapkit.protocols.transport.sctp import SCTP
+
+        for name, raw in PACKETS.items():
+            with self.subTest(case=name):
+                packet = SCTP(raw)
+                self.assertEqual(packet.data.hex(), raw.hex())
+                param = packet.info.chunks[Chunk.Initiation].parameters[Parameter.Host_Name_Address]
+                self.assertEqual(param.name, raw[-8:])
+
+    def test_rebuilds_from_info(self) -> None:
+        """#1482: ``from_data(info)`` writes back the captured octets."""
+        from pcapkit.protocols.transport.sctp import SCTP
+
+        for name, raw in PACKETS.items():
+            with self.subTest(case=name):
+                self.assertEqual(SCTP.from_data(SCTP(raw).info).data.hex(), raw.hex())
+
+    def test_rebuilds_from_to_dict(self) -> None:
+        """#1482: the record survives ``info.to_dict()``."""
+        from pcapkit.protocols.transport.sctp import SCTP
+
+        for name, raw in PACKETS.items():
+            with self.subTest(case=name):
+                self.assertEqual(SCTP.from_data(SCTP(raw).info.to_dict()).data.hex(), raw.hex())
+
+    def test_rebuilds_every_cut_after_the_init_chunk(self) -> None:
+        """#1482: a packet cut anywhere after its INIT chunk rebuilds as captured."""
+        from pcapkit.protocols.transport.sctp import SCTP
+
+        for size in range(44, 67):
+            raw = MULTI[:size]
+            with self.subTest(size=size):
+                info = SCTP(raw).info
+                self.assertEqual(SCTP.from_data(info).data.hex(), raw.hex())
+                self.assertEqual(SCTP.from_data(info.to_dict()).data.hex(), raw.hex())
+
+    def test_make_still_requires_a_terminator(self) -> None:
+        """#1482: a ``name`` keyword without a terminator is still rejected."""
+        from pcapkit.const.sctp.chunk import Chunk
+        from pcapkit.const.sctp.parameter import Parameter
+        from pcapkit.protocols.transport.sctp import SCTP
+        from pcapkit.utilities.exceptions import ProtocolError
+
+        with self.assertRaises(ProtocolError):
+            SCTP(chunks=[(Chunk.Initiation, {
+                'init_tag': 1,
+                'parameters': [(Parameter.Host_Name_Address, {'name': b'abcdefgh'})],
+            })])
+
+        data = SCTP(chunks=[(Chunk.Initiation, {
+            'init_tag': 1,
+            'parameters': [(Parameter.Host_Name_Address, {'name': b'abcdefg\x00'})],
+        })]).data
+        self.assertEqual(data[-12:].hex(), '000b000c6162636465666700')
+
+
+if __name__ == '__main__':
+    unittest.main()