diff --git a/tests/ert/unit_tests/gui/conftest.py b/tests/ert/unit_tests/gui/conftest.py
index 2d8908601b6..e47d20b5f3b 100644
--- a/tests/ert/unit_tests/gui/conftest.py
+++ b/tests/ert/unit_tests/gui/conftest.py
@@ -24,6 +24,7 @@ def full_snapshot() -> EnsembleSnapshot:
     real = RealizationSnapshot(
         status=REALIZATION_STATE_RUNNING,
         active=True,
+        exec_hosts="COMP-01",
         fm_steps={
             "0": FMStepSnapshot(
                 start_time=dt.now(),
diff --git a/tests/ert/unit_tests/gui/model/test_snapshot.py b/tests/ert/unit_tests/gui/model/test_snapshot.py
index d81f9728d32..9d3747fd509 100644
--- a/tests/ert/unit_tests/gui/model/test_snapshot.py
+++ b/tests/ert/unit_tests/gui/model/test_snapshot.py
@@ -62,3 +62,29 @@ def test_snapshot_model_data_intact_on_full_update(full_snapshot, fail_snapshot)
     first_real = model.index(0, 0, model.index(0, 0))
 
     assert first_real.internalPointer().children["0"].data["status"] == "Finished"
+
+
+@pytest.mark.parametrize(
+    "do_update, expected_value",
+    [
+        pytest.param(
+            True,
+            "COMP-01",
+            id="Host assigned",
+        ),
+        pytest.param(
+            False,
+            None,
+            id="No host assigned",
+        ),
+    ],
+)
+def test_snapshot_model_exec_hosts_propagated(full_snapshot, do_update, expected_value):
+    model = SnapshotModel()
+    model._add_snapshot(SnapshotModel.prerender(full_snapshot), "0")
+
+    if do_update:
+        model._update_snapshot(SnapshotModel.prerender(full_snapshot), "0")
+
+    first_real = model.index(0, 0, model.index(0, 0))
+    assert first_real.internalPointer().data.exec_hosts == expected_value