diff --git a/changelogs/fragments/1045-host-owner.yml b/changelogs/fragments/1045-host-owner.yml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..843fbea979
--- /dev/null
+++ b/changelogs/fragments/1045-host-owner.yml
@@ -0,0 +1,2 @@
+minor_changes:
+  - host - clarify that ``owner`` refers to a users login, not their full name (https://github.com/theforeman/foreman-ansible-modules/issues/1045)
diff --git a/plugins/modules/host.py b/plugins/modules/host.py
index 10ba47cb08..04c61a2280 100644
--- a/plugins/modules/host.py
+++ b/plugins/modules/host.py
@@ -85,6 +85,7 @@
   owner:
     description:
       - Owner (user) of the host.
+      - Users are looked up by their C(login).
       - Mutually exclusive with I(owner_group).
     type: str
     required: false