diff --git a/addons/api/addon/abilities/host-catalog.js b/addons/api/addon/abilities/host-catalog.js
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..6a6da85d0
--- /dev/null
+++ b/addons/api/addon/abilities/host-catalog.js
@@ -0,0 +1,16 @@
+import ModelAbility from './model';
+
+/**
+ * Provides abilities for host catalogs.
+ */
+export default class HostCatalogAbility extends ModelAbility {
+  // =permissions
+
+  /**
+   * Only "known" host catalog types may be read.
+   * @type {boolean}
+   */
+  get canRead() {
+    return !this.model.isUnknown && this.hasAuthorizedAction('read');
+  }
+}
diff --git a/addons/api/app/abilities/host-catalog.js b/addons/api/app/abilities/host-catalog.js
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..a79d57652
--- /dev/null
+++ b/addons/api/app/abilities/host-catalog.js
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+export { default } from 'api/abilities/host-catalog';
diff --git a/addons/core/translations/resources/en-us.yaml b/addons/core/translations/resources/en-us.yaml
index d1de853d6..4ac6c4023 100644
--- a/addons/core/translations/resources/en-us.yaml
+++ b/addons/core/translations/resources/en-us.yaml
@@ -86,6 +86,8 @@ host-catalog:
   types:
     static: Static
     unknown: Unknown
+    aws: AWS
+    azure: Azure
 host-set:
   title: Host Set
   title_plural: Host Sets
@@ -113,6 +115,8 @@ host-set:
   types:
     static: Static
     unknown: Unknown
+    aws: AWS
+    azure: Azure
 host:
   title: Host
   title_plural: Hosts
@@ -133,6 +137,8 @@ host:
   types:
     static: Static
     unknown: Unknown
+    aws: AWS
+    azure: Azure
 session:
   title: Session
   title_plural: Sessions
diff --git a/ui/admin/app/templates/scopes/scope/host-catalogs/index.hbs b/ui/admin/app/templates/scopes/scope/host-catalogs/index.hbs
index b2280bc1a..3b21dcb30 100644
--- a/ui/admin/app/templates/scopes/scope/host-catalogs/index.hbs
+++ b/ui/admin/app/templates/scopes/scope/host-catalogs/index.hbs
@@ -43,7 +43,7 @@
           {{#each @model as |hostCatalog|}}
             <body.row as |row|>
               <row.headerCell>
-                {{#if (can 'read model' hostCatalog)}}
+                {{#if (can 'read host-catalog' hostCatalog)}}
                   <LinkTo
                     @route='scopes.scope.host-catalogs.host-catalog'
                     @model={{hostCatalog.id}}
@@ -82,7 +82,12 @@
                       '-color-16'
                     }}
                   >
-                    {{hostCatalog.compositeType}}
+                    {{t
+                      (concat
+                        'resources.host-catalog.types.'
+                        hostCatalog.compositeType
+                      )
+                    }}
                   </Rose::Badge>
                 {{/if}}
               </row.cell>