diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index dcd011148..083bf8dd5 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
 
 All notable changes to this project will be documented in this file, in reverse chronological order by release.
 
-## 2.10.3 - TBD
+## 2.10.3 - 2018-12-13
 
 ### Added
 
@@ -22,6 +22,9 @@ All notable changes to this project will be documented in this file, in reverse
 
 ### Fixed
 
+- [#241](https://github.com/zendframework/zend-validator/pull/241) has the `Hostname` validator return an invalid result early when an empty
+  domain segment is detected.
+
 - [#232](https://github.com/zendframework/zend-validator/pull/232) updates the `Hostname` validator to allow underscores in subdomains.
 
 - [#218](https://github.com/zendframework/zend-validator/pull/218) fixes a precision issue with the `Step` validator.
diff --git a/src/Hostname.php b/src/Hostname.php
index 4c5fe4a81..a97d787d1 100644
--- a/src/Hostname.php
+++ b/src/Hostname.php
@@ -2092,6 +2092,13 @@ public function isValid($value)
                             }
                         }
 
+                        // Skip following checks if domain part is empty, as it definitely is not a valid hostname then
+                        if ($domainPart === '') {
+                            $this->error(self::INVALID_HOSTNAME);
+                            $status = false;
+                            break 2;
+                        }
+
                         // Check dash (-) does not start, end or appear in 3rd and 4th positions
                         if ($utf8StrWrapper->strpos($domainPart, '-') === 0
                             || ($utf8StrWrapper->strlen($domainPart) > 2
diff --git a/test/HostnameTest.php b/test/HostnameTest.php
index a6f4be76b..562a3a5c2 100644
--- a/test/HostnameTest.php
+++ b/test/HostnameTest.php
@@ -701,4 +701,10 @@ public function testValidBizHostname()
         $validator = new Hostname();
         $this->assertTrue($validator->isValid('google.biz'));
     }
+
+    public function testHostnameWithEmptyDomainPart()
+    {
+        $validator = new Hostname();
+        $this->assertFalse($validator->isValid('.com'));
+    }
 }