diff --git a/nova/conf/notifications.py b/nova/conf/notifications.py
index a1381c16fba4..f42631b37bf1 100644
--- a/nova/conf/notifications.py
+++ b/nova/conf/notifications.py
@@ -65,7 +65,7 @@ API service.
 
     cfg.StrOpt(
         'default_publisher_id',
-        default='$my_ip',
+        default='$host',
         deprecated_group='DEFAULT',
         deprecated_for_removal=True,
         deprecated_since='17.0.0',
@@ -81,12 +81,12 @@ notifications using different publisher, change this value accordingly.
 
 Possible values:
 
-* Defaults to the IPv4 address of this host, but it can be any valid
+* Defaults to the current hostname of this host, but it can be any valid
   oslo.messaging publisher_id
 
 Related options:
 
-*  my_ip - IP address of this host
+*  host - Hostname, FQDN or IP address of this host.
 """),
     cfg.StrOpt(
         'notification_format',
diff --git a/nova/tests/unit/test_notifications.py b/nova/tests/unit/test_notifications.py
index e49edd622648..9135d1f0364c 100644
--- a/nova/tests/unit/test_notifications.py
+++ b/nova/tests/unit/test_notifications.py
@@ -19,6 +19,7 @@ import copy
 import datetime
 
 import mock
+from oslo_config import cfg
 from oslo_context import context as o_context
 from oslo_context import fixture as o_fixture
 from oslo_utils import timeutils
@@ -36,6 +37,8 @@ from nova.tests.unit import fake_network
 from nova.tests.unit import fake_notifier
 from nova.tests import uuidsentinel as uuids
 
+CONF = cfg.CONF
+
 
 class NotificationsTestCase(test.TestCase):
 
@@ -625,6 +628,7 @@ class NotificationsTestCase(test.TestCase):
         self.assertEqual(n.event_type, func_name)
         self.assertEqual(n.context, ctxt)
         self.assertTrue(self.decorated_function_called)
+        self.assertEqual(CONF.host, n.publisher_id)
 
 
 class NotificationsFormatTestCase(test.NoDBTestCase):
diff --git a/releasenotes/notes/bug-1713150-default_publisher_id-f46f4f6a39347951.yaml b/releasenotes/notes/bug-1713150-default_publisher_id-f46f4f6a39347951.yaml
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..840c5f876257
--- /dev/null
+++ b/releasenotes/notes/bug-1713150-default_publisher_id-f46f4f6a39347951.yaml
@@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
+---
+upgrade:
+  - |
+    The ``[notifications]/default_publisher_id`` configuration option now
+    defaults to ``[DEFAULT]/host`` rather than ``[DEFAULT]/my_ip``.