diff --git a/packages/bruno-electron/src/ipc/network/index.js b/packages/bruno-electron/src/ipc/network/index.js
index b11955823..8e0fbe21c 100644
--- a/packages/bruno-electron/src/ipc/network/index.js
+++ b/packages/bruno-electron/src/ipc/network/index.js
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 const os = require('os');
 const fs = require('fs');
 const qs = require('qs');
+const parseUrl = require('url').parse;
 const https = require('https');
 const axios = require('axios');
 const path = require('path');
@@ -74,6 +75,14 @@ const getEnvVars = (environment = {}) => {
 
 const protocolRegex = /([a-zA-Z]{2,20}:\/\/)(.*)/;
 
+const getTld = (hostname) => {
+  if (!hostname) {
+    return '';
+  }
+
+  return hostname.substring(hostname.lastIndexOf('.') + 1);
+};
+
 const configureRequest = async (
   collectionUid,
   request,
@@ -174,6 +183,15 @@ const configureRequest = async (
     });
   }
 
+  // resolve all *.localhost to localhost
+  // RFC: 6761 section 6.3 (https://tools.ietf.org/html/rfc6761#section-6.3)
+  // @see https://github.com/usebruno/bruno/issues/124
+  let parsedUrl = parseUrl(request.url);
+  if (getTld(parsedUrl.hostname) === 'localhost') {
+    request.headers['Host'] = parsedUrl.hostname;
+    request.url = request.url.replace(parsedUrl.hostname, 'localhost');
+  }
+
   const axiosInstance = makeAxiosInstance();
 
   if (request.awsv4config) {