diff --git a/addons/api/addon/adapters/host.js b/addons/api/addon/adapters/host.js
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..ae1747b06
--- /dev/null
+++ b/addons/api/addon/adapters/host.js
@@ -0,0 +1,38 @@
+import ApplicationAdapter from './application';
+import { inject as service } from '@ember/service';
+
+export default class HostAdapter extends ApplicationAdapter {
+
+  // =services
+
+  @service store;
+
+  // =methods
+
+  /**
+   * Append a host catalog URL ahead of the host path if `hostCatalogID` is
+   * passed via adapter options.  Otherwise, generate the prefix as normal.
+   *
+   * TODO:  generalize the interface to resource-prefixed URLs by accepting
+   *        a modelName and an ID, rather than looking for a known key.
+   *
+   * @override
+   * @param {string} path
+   * @param {string} parentURL
+   * @param {string} modelName
+   * @param {string} id
+   * @param {object} snapshot
+   * @return {string} urlPrefix
+   */
+  urlPrefix(path, parentURL, modelName, id, snapshot) {
+    const hostCatalogID = snapshot?.adapterOptions?.hostCatalogID;
+    if (hostCatalogID) {
+      const hostCatalogAdapter = this.store.adapterFor('host-catalog');
+      return hostCatalogAdapter
+        ._buildPrefixedURL('host-catalog', hostCatalogID, snapshot);
+    } else {
+      return super.urlPrefix(...arguments);
+    }
+  }
+
+}
diff --git a/addons/api/addon/generated/models/host.js b/addons/api/addon/generated/models/host.js
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..0d9e0dd2d
--- /dev/null
+++ b/addons/api/addon/generated/models/host.js
@@ -0,0 +1,42 @@
+import BaseModel from '../../models/base';
+import { attr } from '@ember-data/model';
+
+/**
+ * Host contains all fields related to a Host resource
+ */
+export default class GeneratedHostModel extends BaseModel {
+
+  // =attributes
+
+  @attr('string', {
+    description: 'The type of the resource, to help differentiate schemas'
+  }) type;
+
+  @attr('string', {
+    description: 'Optional name for identification purposes'
+  }) name;
+
+  @attr('string', {
+    description: 'Optional user-set description for identification purposes'
+  }) description;
+
+  @attr('date', {
+    description: 'The time this resource was created\nOutput only.',
+    readOnly: true
+  }) created_time;
+
+  @attr('date', {
+    description: 'The time this resource was last updated\nOutput only.',
+    readOnly: true
+  }) updated_time;
+
+  @attr('number', {
+    description: 'Current version number of this resource.',
+  })
+  version;
+
+  @attr('string', {
+    description: 'The address (DNS or IP name) used to reach the host'
+  }) address;
+
+}
diff --git a/addons/api/addon/models/host-catalog.js b/addons/api/addon/models/host-catalog.js
index 6f3729a47..894ee9cf1 100644
--- a/addons/api/addon/models/host-catalog.js
+++ b/addons/api/addon/models/host-catalog.js
@@ -1,11 +1,3 @@
 import GeneratedHostCatalogModel from '../generated/models/host-catalog';
-import { hasMany } from '@ember-data/model';
 
-export default class HostCatalogModel extends GeneratedHostCatalogModel {
-
-  /**
-   * @type {HostSetModel[]}
-   */
-  @hasMany('host-set') hostSets;
-
-}
+export default class HostCatalogModel extends GeneratedHostCatalogModel {}
diff --git a/addons/api/addon/models/host-set.js b/addons/api/addon/models/host-set.js
index ad1fd89a6..01a376f6b 100644
--- a/addons/api/addon/models/host-set.js
+++ b/addons/api/addon/models/host-set.js
@@ -1,13 +1,3 @@
 import GeneratedHostSetModel from '../generated/models/host-set';
-import { belongsTo } from '@ember-data/model';
 
-export default class HostSetModel extends GeneratedHostSetModel {
-
-  // =relationships
-
-  /**
-   * @type {HostCatalogModel}
-   */
-  @belongsTo('host-catalog') hostCatalog;
-
-}
+export default class HostSetModel extends GeneratedHostSetModel {}
diff --git a/addons/api/addon/models/host.js b/addons/api/addon/models/host.js
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..451097080
--- /dev/null
+++ b/addons/api/addon/models/host.js
@@ -0,0 +1,3 @@
+import GeneratedHostModel from '../generated/models/host';
+
+export default class HostModel extends GeneratedHostModel {}
diff --git a/addons/api/app/adapters/host.js b/addons/api/app/adapters/host.js
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..46bc96d3c
--- /dev/null
+++ b/addons/api/app/adapters/host.js
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+export { default } from 'api/adapters/host';
diff --git a/addons/api/app/models/host.js b/addons/api/app/models/host.js
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..ce1f67327
--- /dev/null
+++ b/addons/api/app/models/host.js
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+export { default } from 'api/models/host';
diff --git a/addons/api/tests/unit/adapters/host-test.js b/addons/api/tests/unit/adapters/host-test.js
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..9e019284e
--- /dev/null
+++ b/addons/api/tests/unit/adapters/host-test.js
@@ -0,0 +1,28 @@
+import { module, test } from 'qunit';
+import { setupTest } from 'ember-qunit';
+
+module('Unit | Adapter | host', function(hooks) {
+  setupTest(hooks);
+
+  test('it generates correct complete URLs', function (assert) {
+    assert.expect(2);
+    const scopeID = 'o_1';
+    const hostCatalogID = 'hc_098';
+    const method = 'my-custom-method';
+    const mockSnapshot = {
+      adapterOptions: {
+        scopeID,
+        method
+      }
+    };
+    const adapter = this.owner.lookup('adapter:host');
+    // Without hostCatalogID...
+    let url = adapter.buildURL('host', null, mockSnapshot, 'findAll');
+    assert.equal(url, '/v1/scopes/o_1/hosts:my-custom-method');
+    // With hostCatalogID...
+    mockSnapshot.adapterOptions.hostCatalogID = hostCatalogID;
+    url = adapter.buildURL('host', null, mockSnapshot, 'findAll');
+    assert.equal(url, '/v1/scopes/o_1/host-catalogs/hc_098/hosts:my-custom-method');
+  });
+
+});
diff --git a/addons/api/tests/unit/models/host-test.js b/addons/api/tests/unit/models/host-test.js
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..d19d98fc3
--- /dev/null
+++ b/addons/api/tests/unit/models/host-test.js
@@ -0,0 +1,13 @@
+import { module, test } from 'qunit';
+import { setupTest } from 'ember-qunit';
+
+module('Unit | Model | host', function(hooks) {
+  setupTest(hooks);
+
+  // Replace this with your real tests.
+  test('it exists', function(assert) {
+    let store = this.owner.lookup('service:store');
+    let model = store.createRecord('host', {});
+    assert.ok(model);
+  });
+});
diff --git a/ui/core/mirage/config.js b/ui/core/mirage/config.js
index 89159b0e0..4a949b05f 100644
--- a/ui/core/mirage/config.js
+++ b/ui/core/mirage/config.js
@@ -88,6 +88,14 @@ export default function() {
   this.patch('/scopes/:scope_id/host-catalogs/:id');
   this.del('/scopes/:scope_id/host-catalogs/:id');
 
+  // host
+
+  this.get('/scopes/:scope_id/host-catalogs/:host_catalog_id/hosts');
+  this.post('/scopes/:scope_id/host-catalogs/:host_catalog_id/hosts');
+  this.get('/scopes/:scope_id/host-catalogs/:host_catalog_id/hosts/:id');
+  this.patch('/scopes/:scope_id/host-catalogs/:host_catalog_id/hosts/:id');
+  this.del('/scopes/:scope_id/host-catalogs/:host_catalog_id/hosts/:id');
+
   // host-set
 
   this.get('/scopes/:scope_id/host-catalogs/:host_catalog_id/host-sets');
diff --git a/ui/core/mirage/factories/host-catalog.js b/ui/core/mirage/factories/host-catalog.js
index d2f84b3c5..ffd635036 100644
--- a/ui/core/mirage/factories/host-catalog.js
+++ b/ui/core/mirage/factories/host-catalog.js
@@ -1,16 +1,3 @@
 import factory from '../generated/factories/host-catalog';
-import { trait } from 'ember-cli-mirage';
 
-export default factory.extend({
-
-  /**
-   * Create catalogs with associated host sets and hosts.
-   */
-  withChildren: trait({
-    afterCreate(record, server) {
-      const host_set_ids = server.createList('host-set', 3).map(set => set.id);
-      record.update({ host_set_ids });
-    }
-  })
-
-});
+export default factory.extend();
diff --git a/ui/core/mirage/factories/host.js b/ui/core/mirage/factories/host.js
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..eb463f1f9
--- /dev/null
+++ b/ui/core/mirage/factories/host.js
@@ -0,0 +1,3 @@
+import factory from '../generated/factories/host';
+
+export default factory.extend();
diff --git a/ui/core/mirage/generated/factories/host.js b/ui/core/mirage/generated/factories/host.js
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..2d6925e82
--- /dev/null
+++ b/ui/core/mirage/generated/factories/host.js
@@ -0,0 +1,17 @@
+import { Factory } from 'ember-cli-mirage';
+import { random, date, internet } from 'faker';
+
+/**
+ * GeneratedHostModelFactory
+ */
+export default Factory.extend({
+
+  type: 'static',
+  name: () => random.words(),
+  description: () => random.words(),
+  created_time: () => date.recent(),
+  updated_time: () => date.recent(),
+  version: () => random.number(),
+  address: () => internet.ipv6(),
+
+});
diff --git a/ui/core/mirage/scenarios/default.js b/ui/core/mirage/scenarios/default.js
index 9215e8a80..2e830c4ce 100644
--- a/ui/core/mirage/scenarios/default.js
+++ b/ui/core/mirage/scenarios/default.js
@@ -25,9 +25,13 @@ export default function(server) {
 
   // Other resources
 
-  server.db.scopes.where({type: 'project'}).forEach(projectScope => {
-    const scope = { id: projectScope.id, type: projectScope.type };
-    server.createList('host-catalog', 2, { scope }, 'withChildren');
+  server.db.scopes.where({type: 'project'}).forEach(({ id, type }) => {
+    const scope = { id, type };
+    server.createList('host-catalog', 2, { scope });
+    // Hosts and host sets are supposed to be associated to a host catalog.
+    // For simplicity of mocks, we don't actually associate them here.
+    server.createList('host-set', 3, { scope });
+    server.createList('host', 10, { scope });
   });
 
 }