diff --git a/LibGUI/GSocket.cpp b/LibGUI/GSocket.cpp
index 78343f2225..69662439a5 100644
--- a/LibGUI/GSocket.cpp
+++ b/LibGUI/GSocket.cpp
@@ -3,6 +3,7 @@
 #include <netinet/in.h>
 #include <arpa/inet.h>
 #include <stdio.h>
+#include <netdb.h>
 
 GSocket::GSocket(Type type, GObject* parent)
     : GIODevice(parent)
@@ -14,6 +15,19 @@ GSocket::~GSocket()
 {
 }
 
+bool GSocket::connect(const String& hostname, int port)
+{
+    auto* hostent = gethostbyname(hostname.characters());
+    if (!hostent) {
+        dbgprintf("GSocket::connect: Unable to resolve '%s'\n", hostname.characters());
+        return false;
+    }
+
+    IPv4Address host_address((const byte*)hostent->h_addr_list[0]);
+    dbgprintf("GSocket::connect: Resolved '%s' to %s\n", hostname.characters(), host_address.to_string().characters());
+    return connect(host_address, port);
+}
+
 bool GSocket::connect(const GSocketAddress& address, int port)
 {
     ASSERT(!is_connected());
diff --git a/LibGUI/GSocket.h b/LibGUI/GSocket.h
index 3c60864b6e..6b3c9eb5b1 100644
--- a/LibGUI/GSocket.h
+++ b/LibGUI/GSocket.h
@@ -37,6 +37,7 @@ public:
     enum class Type { Invalid, TCP, UDP };
     virtual ~GSocket() override;
 
+    bool connect(const String& hostname, int port);
     bool connect(const GSocketAddress&, int port);
 
     ByteBuffer receive(int max_size);