diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index 09622493a2..9e17d0d9da 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -1,5 +1,11 @@
 # Changelog
 
+## Unreleased
+
+### Internal
+
+- Measure the hostname cache TTL on a monotonic ticker, so that a device time change no longer shortens or extends it ([#6100](https://github.com/getsentry/sentry-java/pull/6100))
+
 ## 8.56.0
 
 ### Behavioral Changes
diff --git a/sentry/src/main/java/io/sentry/HostnameCache.java b/sentry/src/main/java/io/sentry/HostnameCache.java
index 56cc0c2e84..427b90d16d 100644
--- a/sentry/src/main/java/io/sentry/HostnameCache.java
+++ b/sentry/src/main/java/io/sentry/HostnameCache.java
@@ -1,5 +1,8 @@
 package io.sentry;
 
+import io.sentry.time.Deadline;
+import io.sentry.time.JavaMonotonicTicker;
+import io.sentry.time.MonotonicTicker;
 import io.sentry.util.AutoClosableReentrantLock;
 import io.sentry.util.Objects;
 import java.net.InetAddress;
@@ -42,14 +45,16 @@ public final class HostnameCache {
   private static final @NotNull AutoClosableReentrantLock staticLock =
       new AutoClosableReentrantLock();
 
-  /** Time for which the cache is kept. */
-  private final long cacheDuration;
+  /** Time for which the cache is kept, in milliseconds. */
+  private final long cacheDurationMillis;
+
+  private final @NotNull MonotonicTicker ticker;
 
   /** Current value for hostname (might change over time). */
   @Nullable private volatile String hostname;
 
-  /** Time at which the cache should expire. */
-  private volatile long expirationTimestamp;
+  /** When the cached hostname goes stale. */
+  private volatile @NotNull Deadline cacheFreshUntil;
 
   /** Whether a cache update thread is currently running or not. */
   private final @NotNull AtomicBoolean updateRunning = new AtomicBoolean(false);
@@ -74,22 +79,34 @@ private HostnameCache() {
     this(HOSTNAME_CACHE_DURATION);
   }
 
-  HostnameCache(long cacheDuration) {
+  HostnameCache(long cacheDurationMillis) {
     // avoid method refs on Android due to some issues with older AGP setups
     // noinspection Convert2MethodRef
-    this(cacheDuration, () -> InetAddress.getLocalHost());
+    this(cacheDurationMillis, () -> InetAddress.getLocalHost());
+  }
+
+  HostnameCache(long cacheDurationMillis, final @NotNull Callable<InetAddress> getLocalhost) {
+    this(cacheDurationMillis, getLocalhost, JavaMonotonicTicker.getInstance());
   }
 
   /**
    * Sets up a cache for the hostname.
    *
-   * @param cacheDuration cache duration in milliseconds.
+   * @param cacheDurationMillis cache duration in milliseconds.
    * @param getLocalhost a callback to obtain the localhost address - this is mostly here because of
    *     testability
+   * @param ticker the ticker the cache lifetime is measured on
    */
-  HostnameCache(long cacheDuration, final @NotNull Callable<InetAddress> getLocalhost) {
-    this.cacheDuration = cacheDuration;
+  HostnameCache(
+      long cacheDurationMillis,
+      final @NotNull Callable<InetAddress> getLocalhost,
+      final @NotNull MonotonicTicker ticker) {
+    this.cacheDurationMillis = cacheDurationMillis;
     this.getLocalhost = Objects.requireNonNull(getLocalhost, "getLocalhost is required");
+    this.ticker = Objects.requireNonNull(ticker, "ticker is required");
+    // Nothing resolved yet, so the cache is stale rather than fresh until updateCache says
+    // otherwise.
+    this.cacheFreshUntil = Deadline.passed(ticker);
     // A single thread executor whose worker thread times out while idle, so no thread is kept
     // alive between the infrequent cache refreshes.
     final @NotNull ThreadPoolExecutor executor =
@@ -122,8 +139,7 @@ boolean isClosed() {
    */
   @Nullable
   public String getHostname() {
-    if (expirationTimestamp < System.currentTimeMillis()
-        && updateRunning.compareAndSet(false, true)) {
+    if (cacheFreshUntil.hasPassed() && updateRunning.compareAndSet(false, true)) {
       updateCache();
     }
 
@@ -136,7 +152,7 @@ private void updateCache() {
         () -> {
           try {
             hostname = getLocalhost.call().getCanonicalHostName();
-            expirationTimestamp = System.currentTimeMillis() + cacheDuration;
+            cacheFreshUntil = Deadline.after(ticker, cacheDurationMillis, TimeUnit.MILLISECONDS);
           } finally {
             updateRunning.set(false);
           }
@@ -156,7 +172,7 @@ private void updateCache() {
   }
 
   private void handleCacheUpdateFailure() {
-    expirationTimestamp = System.currentTimeMillis() + TimeUnit.SECONDS.toMillis(1);
+    cacheFreshUntil = Deadline.after(ticker, 1, TimeUnit.SECONDS);
   }
 
   private static final class HostnameCacheThreadFactory implements ThreadFactory {
diff --git a/sentry/src/test/java/io/sentry/HostnameCacheTest.kt b/sentry/src/test/java/io/sentry/HostnameCacheTest.kt
index 3cc3a52aa2..9d38b592e6 100644
--- a/sentry/src/test/java/io/sentry/HostnameCacheTest.kt
+++ b/sentry/src/test/java/io/sentry/HostnameCacheTest.kt
@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@ package io.sentry
 
 import com.google.common.truth.Truth.assertThat
 import io.sentry.test.getProperty
+import io.sentry.time.TestMonotonicTicker
 import java.net.InetAddress
 import java.util.concurrent.ThreadPoolExecutor
 import java.util.concurrent.TimeUnit
@@ -23,6 +24,22 @@ class HostnameCacheTest {
     assertThat(cache.hostname).isEqualTo("myhost")
   }
 
+  @Test
+  fun `hostname is re-resolved only once the cache duration has elapsed`() {
+    val ticker = TestMonotonicTicker()
+    val address = mock<InetAddress>()
+    whenever(address.canonicalHostName).thenReturn("first", "second")
+    val cache = HostnameCache(TimeUnit.HOURS.toMillis(5), { address }, ticker)
+
+    assertThat(cache.hostname).isEqualTo("first")
+
+    ticker.advance(4, TimeUnit.HOURS)
+    assertThat(cache.hostname).isEqualTo("first")
+
+    ticker.advance(1, TimeUnit.HOURS)
+    assertThat(cache.hostname).isEqualTo("second")
+  }
+
   @Test
   fun `worker thread times out while idle instead of staying alive`() {
     val cache = getSut()