diff --git a/addons/api/addon/handlers/client-daemon-handler.js b/addons/api/addon/handlers/client-daemon-handler.js
index 95d7563d5..4d948454e 100644
--- a/addons/api/addon/handlers/client-daemon-handler.js
+++ b/addons/api/addon/handlers/client-daemon-handler.js
@@ -39,6 +39,21 @@ const paginateResults = (array, page, pageSize) => {
   return array.slice(start, end);
 };
 
+const fetchControllerData = async (context, next) => {
+  const { data } = context.request;
+  const { query } = data;
+  const { recursive, scope_id, page, pageSize } = query;
+
+  // If we get an error or client daemon is unavailable, fall back to calling the API
+  context.request.data.query = { recursive, scope_id };
+  const results = await next(context.request);
+  const models = results.content.toArray();
+
+  const paginatedResult = paginateResults(models, page, pageSize);
+  paginatedResult.meta = { totalItems: models.length };
+  return paginatedResult;
+};
+
 /**
  * Handler to sit in front of the API request layer
  * so we can request from the daemon first
@@ -60,18 +75,17 @@ export default class ClientDaemonHandler {
           'isClientDaemonRunning',
         );
 
+        // eslint-disable-next-line no-unused-vars
+        let { recursive, scope_id, page, pageSize, ...remainingQuery } = query;
+        let searchQuery = '';
+
         if (
           !Object.keys(supportedTypes).includes(type) ||
           !isClientDaemonRunning
         ) {
-          return next(context.request);
+          return fetchControllerData(context, next);
         }
 
-        // TODO: Remove usages of recursive from callers and scope_id since
-        //  all calls to daemon are recursive, scope_id can be part of search query instead
-        // eslint-disable-next-line no-unused-vars
-        let { recursive, scope_id, page, pageSize, ...remainingQuery } = query;
-        let searchQuery = '';
         if (remainingQuery.query) {
           const { search, filters } = remainingQuery.query;
 
@@ -91,12 +105,20 @@ export default class ClientDaemonHandler {
           resource: pluralize(type),
         };
 
+        let clientDaemonResults = {};
+        try {
+          clientDaemonResults = await this.ipc.invoke(
+            'searchClientDaemon',
+            remainingQuery,
+          );
+        } catch (e) {
+          return fetchControllerData(context, next);
+        }
+
         // Currently returns with a singular top level field with resource name
         // e.g. { targets: [...] } or { sessions: [..] }
         // So this just unwraps to the array, or undefined
-        const [results] = Object.values(
-          await this.ipc.invoke('searchClientDaemon', remainingQuery),
-        );
+        const [results] = Object.values(clientDaemonResults);
         const payload = { items: paginateResults(results, page, pageSize) };
 
         const schema = store.modelFor(type);
diff --git a/ui/desktop/app/routes/scopes/scope/projects/sessions/index.js b/ui/desktop/app/routes/scopes/scope/projects/sessions/index.js
index e0fc0f7d6..9c0b1fe74 100644
--- a/ui/desktop/app/routes/scopes/scope/projects/sessions/index.js
+++ b/ui/desktop/app/routes/scopes/scope/projects/sessions/index.js
@@ -12,6 +12,7 @@ export default class ScopesScopeProjectsSessionsIndexRoute extends Route {
 
   @service session;
   @service store;
+  @service ipc;
 
   // =attributes
 
@@ -64,6 +65,7 @@ export default class ScopesScopeProjectsSessionsIndexRoute extends Route {
     const from = transition.from?.name;
     const projects = this.modelFor('scopes.scope.projects');
     const projectIds = projects.map((project) => project.id);
+    const { id: scope_id } = this.modelFor('scopes.scope');
 
     const filters = {
       user_id: [{ equals: this.session.data.authenticated.user_id }],
@@ -87,6 +89,8 @@ export default class ScopesScopeProjectsSessionsIndexRoute extends Route {
     }
 
     const queryOptions = {
+      scope_id,
+      recursive: true,
       query: { filters },
       page,
       pageSize,
@@ -101,6 +105,8 @@ export default class ScopesScopeProjectsSessionsIndexRoute extends Route {
       this.allSessions = await this.store.query(
         'session',
         {
+          scope_id,
+          recursive: true,
           query: {
             filters: {
               user_id: [{ equals: this.session.data.authenticated.user_id }],
@@ -109,7 +115,11 @@ export default class ScopesScopeProjectsSessionsIndexRoute extends Route {
         },
         options,
       );
-      this.allTargets = await this.store.query('target', {}, options);
+      this.allTargets = await this.store.query(
+        'target',
+        { scope_id, recursive: true },
+        options,
+      );
     }
 
     return {
@@ -118,6 +128,7 @@ export default class ScopesScopeProjectsSessionsIndexRoute extends Route {
       allSessions: this.allSessions,
       allTargets: this.allTargets,
       totalItems,
+      isClientDaemonRunning: await this.ipc.invoke('isClientDaemonRunning'),
     };
   }
 
diff --git a/ui/desktop/app/routes/scopes/scope/projects/targets/index.js b/ui/desktop/app/routes/scopes/scope/projects/targets/index.js
index 182c0890e..d3907c97d 100644
--- a/ui/desktop/app/routes/scopes/scope/projects/targets/index.js
+++ b/ui/desktop/app/routes/scopes/scope/projects/targets/index.js
@@ -20,6 +20,7 @@ export default class ScopesScopeProjectsTargetsIndexRoute extends Route {
   @service router;
   @service session;
   @service store;
+  @service ipc;
 
   // =attributes
 
@@ -83,7 +84,8 @@ export default class ScopesScopeProjectsTargetsIndexRoute extends Route {
     { search, scopes, availableSessions, types, page, pageSize },
     transition,
   ) {
-    await this.getAllTargets(transition);
+    const { id: scope_id } = this.modelFor('scopes.scope');
+    await this.getAllTargets(transition, scope_id);
     const projects = this.modelFor('scopes.scope.projects');
     const projectIds = projects.map((project) => project.id);
 
@@ -103,6 +105,8 @@ export default class ScopesScopeProjectsTargetsIndexRoute extends Route {
     // Retrieve all sessions so that the session and activeSessions getters
     // in the target model always retrieve the most up-to-date sessions.
     const sessions = await this.store.query('session', {
+      recursive: true,
+      scope_id,
       query: {
         filters: {
           user_id: [{ equals: this.session.data.authenticated.user_id }],
@@ -118,6 +122,8 @@ export default class ScopesScopeProjectsTargetsIndexRoute extends Route {
     this.addActiveSessionFilters(filters, availableSessions, sessions);
 
     let targets = await this.store.query('target', {
+      recursive: true,
+      scope_id,
       query: { search, filters },
       page,
       pageSize,
@@ -125,8 +131,6 @@ export default class ScopesScopeProjectsTargetsIndexRoute extends Route {
     });
     const totalItems = targets.meta?.totalItems;
 
-    // TODO: Filter targets by scope we're in manually
-    // const { id: scope_id } = this.modelFor('scopes.scope');
     // Filter out targets to which users do not have the connect ability
     targets = targets.filter((target) =>
       this.can.can('connect target', target),
@@ -137,6 +141,7 @@ export default class ScopesScopeProjectsTargetsIndexRoute extends Route {
       projects,
       allTargets: this.allTargets,
       totalItems,
+      isClientDaemonRunning: await this.ipc.invoke('isClientDaemonRunning'),
     };
   }
 
@@ -156,13 +161,17 @@ export default class ScopesScopeProjectsTargetsIndexRoute extends Route {
    * @param transition
    * @returns {Promise<void>}
    */
-  async getAllTargets(transition) {
+  async getAllTargets(transition, scope_id) {
     const from = transition.from?.name;
 
     // Query all targets for defining filtering values if entering route for first time
     if (from !== 'scopes.scope.projects.targets.index') {
       const options = { pushToStore: false };
-      const allTargets = await this.store.query('target', {}, options);
+      const allTargets = await this.store.query(
+        'target',
+        { scope_id, recursive: true },
+        options,
+      );
 
       // Filter out targets to which users do not have the connect ability
       this.allTargets = allTargets.filter((target) =>
diff --git a/ui/desktop/app/templates/scopes/scope/projects/sessions/index.hbs b/ui/desktop/app/templates/scopes/scope/projects/sessions/index.hbs
index 687f3fe5c..e65665b26 100644
--- a/ui/desktop/app/templates/scopes/scope/projects/sessions/index.hbs
+++ b/ui/desktop/app/templates/scopes/scope/projects/sessions/index.hbs
@@ -4,55 +4,57 @@
 }}
 
 {{#if (or @model.sessions @model.allSessions)}}
-  <Hds::SegmentedGroup as |S|>
-    <S.Generic>
-      <Dropdown
-        @name={{t 'resources.target.title'}}
-        @itemOptions={{this.availableTargets}}
-        @checkedItems={{this.targets}}
-        @applyFilter={{fn this.applyFilter 'targets'}}
-        @isSearchable={{true}}
-        @listPosition='bottom-left'
-      />
-    </S.Generic>
-    <S.Generic>
-      <Dropdown
-        @name={{t 'form.status.label'}}
-        @itemOptions={{this.sessionStatusOptions}}
-        @checkedItems={{this.status}}
-        @applyFilter={{fn this.applyFilter 'status'}}
-      />
-    </S.Generic>
-    <S.Generic>
-      <Dropdown
-        @name={{t 'resources.scope.title'}}
-        @itemOptions={{this.availableScopes}}
-        @checkedItems={{this.scopes}}
-        @applyFilter={{fn this.applyFilter 'scopes'}}
-        @isSearchable={{true}}
-        as |FD selectItem itemOptions|
-      >
-        {{#let (group-by itemOptions 'scopeModel') as |orgs|}}
-          {{#each orgs as |org|}}
-            <FD.Generic>
-              <FlightIcon @name='org' />
-              {{org.key.displayName}}
-            </FD.Generic>
-            {{#each org.items as |project|}}
-              <FD.Checkbox
-                @value={{project.id}}
-                checked={{includes project.id this.scopes}}
-                {{on 'change' selectItem}}
-              >
-                {{project.displayName}}
-              </FD.Checkbox>
+  {{#if @model.isClientDaemonRunning}}
+    <Hds::SegmentedGroup as |S|>
+      <S.Generic>
+        <Dropdown
+          @name={{t 'resources.target.title'}}
+          @itemOptions={{this.availableTargets}}
+          @checkedItems={{this.targets}}
+          @applyFilter={{fn this.applyFilter 'targets'}}
+          @isSearchable={{true}}
+          @listPosition='bottom-left'
+        />
+      </S.Generic>
+      <S.Generic>
+        <Dropdown
+          @name={{t 'form.status.label'}}
+          @itemOptions={{this.sessionStatusOptions}}
+          @checkedItems={{this.status}}
+          @applyFilter={{fn this.applyFilter 'status'}}
+        />
+      </S.Generic>
+      <S.Generic>
+        <Dropdown
+          @name={{t 'resources.scope.title'}}
+          @itemOptions={{this.availableScopes}}
+          @checkedItems={{this.scopes}}
+          @applyFilter={{fn this.applyFilter 'scopes'}}
+          @isSearchable={{true}}
+          as |FD selectItem itemOptions|
+        >
+          {{#let (group-by itemOptions 'scopeModel') as |orgs|}}
+            {{#each orgs as |org|}}
+              <FD.Generic>
+                <FlightIcon @name='org' />
+                {{org.key.displayName}}
+              </FD.Generic>
+              {{#each org.items as |project|}}
+                <FD.Checkbox
+                  @value={{project.id}}
+                  checked={{includes project.id this.scopes}}
+                  {{on 'change' selectItem}}
+                >
+                  {{project.displayName}}
+                </FD.Checkbox>
+              {{/each}}
             {{/each}}
-          {{/each}}
-        {{/let}}
-      </Dropdown>
-    </S.Generic>
-  </Hds::SegmentedGroup>
-  <FilterTags @filters={{this.filters}} />
+          {{/let}}
+        </Dropdown>
+      </S.Generic>
+    </Hds::SegmentedGroup>
+    <FilterTags @filters={{this.filters}} />
+  {{/if}}
   {{#if @model.sessions}}
     <Hds::Table
       @model={{this.sortedSessions}}
diff --git a/ui/desktop/app/templates/scopes/scope/projects/targets/index.hbs b/ui/desktop/app/templates/scopes/scope/projects/targets/index.hbs
index bc6ffb024..cdec110c4 100644
--- a/ui/desktop/app/templates/scopes/scope/projects/targets/index.hbs
+++ b/ui/desktop/app/templates/scopes/scope/projects/targets/index.hbs
@@ -4,61 +4,64 @@
 }}
 
 {{#if this.showFilters}}
-  <Hds::SegmentedGroup as |S|>
-    <S.TextInput
-      @value={{this.search}}
-      @type='search'
-      placeholder={{t 'actions.search'}}
-      aria-label={{t 'actions.search'}}
-      {{on 'input' this.handleSearchInput}}
-    />
-    <S.Generic>
-      <Dropdown
-        @name={{t 'resources.target.titles.active-sessions'}}
-        @itemOptions={{this.availableSessionOptions}}
-        @checkedItems={{this.availableSessions}}
-        @applyFilter={{fn this.applyFilter 'availableSessions'}}
+  {{#if @model.isClientDaemonRunning}}
+    <Hds::SegmentedGroup as |S|>
+      <S.TextInput
+        @value={{this.search}}
+        @type='search'
+        placeholder={{t 'actions.search'}}
+        aria-label={{t 'actions.search'}}
+        {{on 'input' this.handleSearchInput}}
       />
-    </S.Generic>
-    <S.Generic>
-      <Dropdown
-        @name={{t 'form.type.label'}}
-        @itemOptions={{this.targetTypeOptions}}
-        @checkedItems={{this.types}}
-        @applyFilter={{fn this.applyFilter 'types'}}
-      />
-    </S.Generic>
-    <S.Generic>
-      <Dropdown
-        @name={{t 'resources.scope.title'}}
-        @itemOptions={{this.availableScopes}}
-        @checkedItems={{this.scopes}}
-        @applyFilter={{fn this.applyFilter 'scopes'}}
-        @isSearchable={{true}}
-        as |FD selectItem itemOptions|
-      >
-        {{#let (group-by itemOptions 'scopeModel') as |orgs|}}
-          {{#each orgs as |org|}}
-            <FD.Generic>
-              <FlightIcon @name='org' />
-              {{org.key.displayName}}
-            </FD.Generic>
-            {{#each org.items as |project|}}
-              <FD.Checkbox
-                @value={{project.id}}
-                data-test-checkbox={{project.name}}
-                checked={{includes project.id this.scopes}}
-                {{on 'change' selectItem}}
-              >
-                {{project.displayName}}
-              </FD.Checkbox>
+      <S.Generic>
+        <Dropdown
+          @name={{t 'resources.target.titles.active-sessions'}}
+          @itemOptions={{this.availableSessionOptions}}
+          @checkedItems={{this.availableSessions}}
+          @applyFilter={{fn this.applyFilter 'availableSessions'}}
+        />
+      </S.Generic>
+      <S.Generic>
+        <Dropdown
+          @name={{t 'form.type.label'}}
+          @itemOptions={{this.targetTypeOptions}}
+          @checkedItems={{this.types}}
+          @applyFilter={{fn this.applyFilter 'types'}}
+        />
+      </S.Generic>
+      <S.Generic>
+        <Dropdown
+          @name={{t 'resources.scope.title'}}
+          @itemOptions={{this.availableScopes}}
+          @checkedItems={{this.scopes}}
+          @applyFilter={{fn this.applyFilter 'scopes'}}
+          @isSearchable={{true}}
+          as |FD selectItem itemOptions|
+        >
+          {{#let (group-by itemOptions 'scopeModel') as |orgs|}}
+            {{#each orgs as |org|}}
+              <FD.Generic>
+                <FlightIcon @name='org' />
+                {{org.key.displayName}}
+              </FD.Generic>
+              {{#each org.items as |project|}}
+                <FD.Checkbox
+                  @value={{project.id}}
+                  data-test-checkbox={{project.name}}
+                  checked={{includes project.id this.scopes}}
+                  {{on 'change' selectItem}}
+                >
+                  {{project.displayName}}
+                </FD.Checkbox>
+              {{/each}}
             {{/each}}
-          {{/each}}
-        {{/let}}
-      </Dropdown>
-    </S.Generic>
-  </Hds::SegmentedGroup>
-  <FilterTags @filters={{this.filters}} />
+          {{/let}}
+        </Dropdown>
+      </S.Generic>
+    </Hds::SegmentedGroup>
+    <FilterTags @filters={{this.filters}} />
+  {{/if}}
+
   {{#if @model.targets}}
     <Hds::Table
       @model={{@model.targets}}
diff --git a/ui/desktop/electron-app/src/ipc/handlers.js b/ui/desktop/electron-app/src/ipc/handlers.js
index 5cd7c59fa..cb96f0738 100644
--- a/ui/desktop/electron-app/src/ipc/handlers.js
+++ b/ui/desktop/electron-app/src/ipc/handlers.js
@@ -146,9 +146,10 @@ handle('searchClientDaemon', async (request) =>
  * Check to see if the client daemon is running. We use the presence of a
  * socket path as a proxy for whether the daemon is running.
  */
-handle('isClientDaemonRunning', async () =>
-  Boolean(clientDaemonManager.socketPath),
-);
+handle('isClientDaemonRunning', async () => {
+  clientDaemonManager.status();
+  return Boolean(clientDaemonManager.socketPath);
+});
 
 /**
  * Handler to help create terminal windows. We don't use the helper `handle` method
diff --git a/ui/desktop/tests/acceptance/projects/sessions/index-test.js b/ui/desktop/tests/acceptance/projects/sessions/index-test.js
index b5e8ca8eb..57b842a9c 100644
--- a/ui/desktop/tests/acceptance/projects/sessions/index-test.js
+++ b/ui/desktop/tests/acceptance/projects/sessions/index-test.js
@@ -180,6 +180,7 @@ module('Acceptance | projects | sessions | index', function (hooks) {
     await click(`[href="${urls.sessions}"]`);
 
     assert.strictEqual(currentURL(), urls.sessions);
+    assert.dom('.hds-segmented-group').exists();
     assert.dom('tbody tr').exists({ count: sessionsCount });
   });
 
@@ -398,4 +399,16 @@ module('Acceptance | projects | sessions | index', function (hooks) {
       .dom(`[data-test-session-detail-link="${instances.session2.id}"]`)
       .isVisible();
   });
+
+  test('sessions list view still loads with no client daemon', async function (assert) {
+    this.ipcStub.withArgs('isClientDaemonRunning').returns(false);
+    this.stubClientDaemonSearch();
+    const sessionsCount = this.server.schema.sessions.all().models.length;
+
+    await visit(urls.globalSessions);
+
+    assert.dom('.hds-segmented-group').doesNotExist();
+    assert.strictEqual(currentURL(), urls.globalSessions);
+    assert.dom('tbody tr').exists({ count: sessionsCount });
+  });
 });
diff --git a/ui/desktop/tests/acceptance/projects/targets/index-test.js b/ui/desktop/tests/acceptance/projects/targets/index-test.js
index 5d14f2b6e..3f59651f8 100644
--- a/ui/desktop/tests/acceptance/projects/targets/index-test.js
+++ b/ui/desktop/tests/acceptance/projects/targets/index-test.js
@@ -177,6 +177,7 @@ module('Acceptance | projects | targets | index', function (hooks) {
     await click(`[href="${urls.targets}"]`);
     await a11yAudit();
 
+    assert.dom('.hds-segmented-group').exists();
     assert.strictEqual(currentURL(), urls.targets);
     assert.strictEqual(getTargetCount(), targetsCount);
   });
@@ -455,4 +456,18 @@ module('Acceptance | projects | targets | index', function (hooks) {
       .dom(`[data-test-target-project-id="${instances.scopes.project2.id}"]`)
       .doesNotExist();
   });
+
+  test('targets list view still loads with no client daemon', async function (assert) {
+    this.ipcStub.withArgs('isClientDaemonRunning').returns(false);
+    this.stubClientDaemonSearch();
+    const targetsCount = getTargetCount();
+
+    await visit(urls.projects);
+
+    await click(`[href="${urls.targets}"]`);
+
+    assert.dom('.hds-segmented-group').doesNotExist();
+    assert.strictEqual(currentURL(), urls.targets);
+    assert.dom('tbody tr').exists({ count: targetsCount });
+  });
 });