diff --git a/tests/src/test_helpers/ssl_helpers.c b/tests/src/test_helpers/ssl_helpers.c
index d4d82f6ed7..255849fdc2 100644
--- a/tests/src/test_helpers/ssl_helpers.c
+++ b/tests/src/test_helpers/ssl_helpers.c
@@ -1831,6 +1831,14 @@ int mbedtls_test_ssl_tls13_populate_session(mbedtls_ssl_session *session,
             }
             memset(session->ticket, 33, ticket_len);
         }
+#if defined(MBEDTLS_SSL_SERVER_NAME_INDICATION)
+        char hostname[] = "hostname example";
+        session->hostname = mbedtls_calloc(1, sizeof(hostname));
+        if (session->hostname == NULL) {
+            return -1;
+        }
+        memcpy(session->hostname, hostname, sizeof(hostname));
+#endif
 #endif /* MBEDTLS_SSL_SESSION_TICKETS */
     }
 #endif /* MBEDTLS_SSL_CLI_C */
diff --git a/tests/suites/test_suite_ssl.function b/tests/suites/test_suite_ssl.function
index b5367f59c0..840af7d2d9 100644
--- a/tests/suites/test_suite_ssl.function
+++ b/tests/suites/test_suite_ssl.function
@@ -2134,6 +2134,12 @@ void ssl_serialize_session_save_load(int ticket_len, char *crt_file,
                                    restored.ticket,
                                    original.ticket_len) == 0);
             }
+#if defined(MBEDTLS_SSL_SERVER_NAME_INDICATION)
+            TEST_ASSERT(original.hostname != NULL);
+            TEST_ASSERT(restored.hostname != NULL);
+            TEST_MEMORY_COMPARE(original.hostname, strlen(original.hostname),
+                                restored.hostname, strlen(restored.hostname));
+#endif
 #endif /* MBEDTLS_SSL_SESSION_TICKETS */
         }
 #endif /* MBEDTLS_SSL_CLI_C */