diff --git a/packages/compass/src/app/utils/telemetry.spec.ts b/packages/compass/src/app/utils/telemetry.spec.ts
index 3d46135a6b8..0b43bf256db 100644
--- a/packages/compass/src/app/utils/telemetry.spec.ts
+++ b/packages/compass/src/app/utils/telemetry.spec.ts
@@ -157,6 +157,7 @@ describe('connection tracking', function () {
       is_srv: false,
       topology_type: 'Unknown',
       is_atlas: false,
+      atlas_hostname: null,
       is_local_atlas: false,
       is_dataLake: false,
       is_enterprise: false,
@@ -200,6 +201,7 @@ describe('connection tracking', function () {
       is_srv: false,
       topology_type: 'Unknown',
       is_atlas: false,
+      atlas_hostname: null,
       is_local_atlas: false,
       is_dataLake: false,
       is_enterprise: false,
@@ -226,12 +228,12 @@ describe('connection tracking', function () {
     {
       url: 'mongodb://compass-data-sets-shard-00-00.e06dc.mongodb.net',
       is_srv: false,
-      title: 'is atlas, no srv',
+      title: 'no srv',
     },
     {
       url: 'mongodb+srv://compass-data-sets.e06dc.mongodb.net',
       is_srv: true,
-      title: 'is atlas, is srv',
+      title: 'is srv',
     },
   ]) {
     it(`tracks a new connection event - ${title}`, async function () {
@@ -255,6 +257,7 @@ describe('connection tracking', function () {
         is_srv: is_srv,
         topology_type: 'Unknown',
         is_atlas: false,
+        atlas_hostname: null,
         is_local_atlas: false,
         is_dataLake: false,
         is_enterprise: false,
@@ -329,6 +332,7 @@ describe('connection tracking', function () {
       is_srv: false,
       topology_type: 'Unknown',
       is_atlas: false,
+      atlas_hostname: null,
       is_local_atlas: true,
       is_dataLake: false,
       is_enterprise: false,
@@ -373,6 +377,7 @@ describe('connection tracking', function () {
       is_srv: false,
       topology_type: 'Unknown',
       is_atlas: false,
+      atlas_hostname: null,
       is_local_atlas: false,
       is_dataLake: false,
       is_enterprise: false,
@@ -416,6 +421,7 @@ describe('connection tracking', function () {
       is_srv: false,
       topology_type: 'Unknown',
       is_atlas: false,
+      atlas_hostname: null,
       is_local_atlas: false,
       is_dataLake: false,
       is_enterprise: false,
@@ -458,6 +464,7 @@ describe('connection tracking', function () {
       is_srv: false,
       topology_type: 'Unknown',
       is_atlas: false,
+      atlas_hostname: null,
       is_local_atlas: false,
       is_dataLake: false,
       is_enterprise: false,
@@ -500,6 +507,7 @@ describe('connection tracking', function () {
       is_srv: true,
       topology_type: 'Unknown',
       is_atlas: false,
+      atlas_hostname: null,
       is_local_atlas: false,
       is_dataLake: false,
       is_enterprise: false,
@@ -632,13 +640,16 @@ describe('connection tracking', function () {
     const connection: ConnectionInfo = {
       ...connectionInfo,
       connectionOptions: {
-        connectionString: 'mongodb://127.0.0.1',
+        connectionString: 'mongodb://test-data-sets-a011bb.mongodb.net',
       },
     };
     trackNewConnectionEvent(connection, mockDataService, logger, track);
     const [{ properties }] = await trackEvent;
 
     expect(properties.is_atlas).to.equal(true);
+    expect(properties.atlas_hostname).to.equal(
+      'test-data-sets-a011bb.mongodb.net'
+    );
     expect(properties.is_local_atlas).to.equal(false);
     expect(properties.is_dataLake).to.equal(true);
     expect(properties.is_enterprise).to.equal(true);
@@ -690,6 +701,7 @@ describe('connection tracking', function () {
     const [{ properties }] = await trackEvent;
 
     expect(properties.is_atlas).to.equal(false);
+    expect(properties.atlas_hostname).to.equal(null);
     expect(properties.is_local_atlas).to.equal(false);
     expect(properties.is_dataLake).to.equal(false);
     expect(properties.is_enterprise).to.equal(false);
@@ -772,6 +784,7 @@ describe('connection tracking', function () {
       is_srv: false,
       topology_type: 'Unknown',
       is_atlas: false,
+      atlas_hostname: null,
       is_local_atlas: false,
       is_dataLake: false,
       is_enterprise: false,
diff --git a/packages/compass/src/app/utils/telemetry.ts b/packages/compass/src/app/utils/telemetry.ts
index c6d1630747d..62c9aa66b23 100644
--- a/packages/compass/src/app/utils/telemetry.ts
+++ b/packages/compass/src/app/utils/telemetry.ts
@@ -101,8 +101,14 @@ function getCsfleInformation(
 }
 
 async function getHostnameForConnection(
-  connectionStringData: ConnectionString
+  connectionInfo: ConnectionInfo
 ): Promise<string | null> {
+  let connectionStringData = new ConnectionString(
+    connectionInfo.connectionOptions.connectionString,
+    {
+      looseValidation: true,
+    }
+  );
   if (connectionStringData.isSRV) {
     const uri = await resolveMongodbSrv(connectionStringData.toString()).catch(
       () => {
@@ -120,11 +126,12 @@ async function getHostnameForConnection(
   return connectionStringData.hosts[0];
 }
 
-async function getConnectionData({
-  connectionOptions: { connectionString, sshTunnel, fleOptions },
-}: Pick<ConnectionInfo, 'connectionOptions'>): Promise<
-  Record<string, unknown>
-> {
+async function getConnectionData(
+  {
+    connectionOptions: { connectionString, sshTunnel, fleOptions },
+  }: Pick<ConnectionInfo, 'connectionOptions'>,
+  resolvedHostname: string | null
+): Promise<Record<string, unknown>> {
   const connectionStringData = new ConnectionString(connectionString, {
     looseValidation: true,
   });
@@ -139,8 +146,6 @@ async function getConnectionData({
     : 'NONE';
   const proxyHost = searchParams.get('proxyHost');
 
-  const resolvedHostname = await getHostnameForConnection(connectionStringData);
-
   return {
     ...(await getHostInformation(resolvedHostname)),
     auth_type: authType.toUpperCase(),
@@ -179,10 +184,15 @@ export function trackNewConnectionEvent(
     const callback = async () => {
       const { dataLake, genuineMongoDB, host, build, isAtlas, isLocalAtlas } =
         await dataService.instance();
-      const connectionData = await getConnectionData(connectionInfo);
+      const resolvedHostname = await getHostnameForConnection(connectionInfo);
+      const connectionData = await getConnectionData(
+        connectionInfo,
+        resolvedHostname
+      );
       const trackEvent = {
         ...connectionData,
         is_atlas: isAtlas,
+        atlas_hostname: isAtlas ? resolvedHostname : null,
         is_local_atlas: isLocalAtlas,
         is_dataLake: dataLake.isDataLake,
         is_enterprise: build.isEnterprise,
@@ -209,8 +219,14 @@ export function trackConnectionFailedEvent(
 ): void {
   try {
     const callback = async () => {
-      const connectionData =
-        connectionInfo !== null ? await getConnectionData(connectionInfo) : {};
+      let connectionData: Record<string, unknown> = {};
+      if (connectionInfo !== null) {
+        const resolvedHostname = await getHostnameForConnection(connectionInfo);
+        connectionData = await getConnectionData(
+          connectionInfo,
+          resolvedHostname
+        );
+      }
       const trackEvent = {
         ...connectionData,
         error_code: connectionError.code,