diff -Nru netcfg-1.116ubuntu2/debian/changelog netcfg-1.116ubuntu3/debian/changelog
--- netcfg-1.116ubuntu2/debian/changelog	2014-09-23 15:38:57.000000000 -0400
+++ netcfg-1.116ubuntu3/debian/changelog	2016-09-20 18:30:15.000000000 -0400
@@ -1,3 +1,10 @@
+netcfg (1.116ubuntu3) trusty; urgency=medium
+
+  * Fix for netcfg/hostname if set to take precedence (LP: #1452202)
+    - Add finish-install.d/56netcfg-hostname
+
+ -- Eric Desrochers <eric.desrochers@canonical.com>  Tue, 20 Sep 2016 10:24:05 -0400
+
 netcfg (1.116ubuntu2) trusty; urgency=medium
 
   * Fix BOOTIF detection to handle the newline at the end of a line read
diff -Nru netcfg-1.116ubuntu2/finish-install.d/56netcfg-hostname netcfg-1.116ubuntu3/finish-install.d/56netcfg-hostname
--- netcfg-1.116ubuntu2/finish-install.d/56netcfg-hostname	1969-12-31 19:00:00.000000000 -0500
+++ netcfg-1.116ubuntu3/finish-install.d/56netcfg-hostname	2016-09-20 18:30:55.000000000 -0400
@@ -0,0 +1,17 @@
+#! /bin/sh
+set -e
+
+PROGNAME=$(basename $0)
+CURRENT_HOSTNAME=`/bin/hostname`
+NETCFG_HOSTNAME=`/bin/debconf-get netcfg/hostname`
+
+# Override hostname, if "netcfg/hostname" is set in preseed file. #
+if [ -n "$NETCFG_HOSTNAME" ]; then
+    /bin/sed -i "s/$CURRENT_HOSTNAME/$NETCFG_HOSTNAME/" /target/etc/hostname
+    /bin/sed -i "s/$CURRENT_HOSTNAME/$NETCFG_HOSTNAME/" /target/etc/hosts
+    /usr/bin/logger "$PROGNAME: d-i netcfg/hostname $NETCFG_HOSTNAME took precedence"
+
+# Keep hostname as is, if "netcfg/hostname" is not set in preseed file. #
+else
+    exit 0
+fi