diff --git a/app/models/host/base.rb b/app/models/host/base.rb
index 2398ef8d42f4..01a0a511002e 100644
--- a/app/models/host/base.rb
+++ b/app/models/host/base.rb
@@ -115,6 +115,7 @@ def dup
       :domain=, :domain_id=, :domain_name=, :to => :primary_interface
 
     attr_writer :updated_virtuals
+
     def updated_virtuals
       @updated_virtuals ||= []
     end
@@ -351,6 +352,14 @@ def render_template(template:, **params)
       template.render(host: self, **params)
     end
 
+    def to_label
+      if Setting[:append_domain_name_for_hosts]
+        name.to_s
+      else
+        name.to_s.split('.')[0]
+      end
+    end
+
     private
 
     def parse_ip_address(address, ignore_link_local: true)
diff --git a/app/views/api/v2/hosts/base.json.rabl b/app/views/api/v2/hosts/base.json.rabl
index 417623b70925..b3412d283e0e 100644
--- a/app/views/api/v2/hosts/base.json.rabl
+++ b/app/views/api/v2/hosts/base.json.rabl
@@ -1,3 +1,11 @@
 object @host
 
-attributes :name, :id
+attributes :id
+
+node :name do |name|
+    if Setting[:append_domain_name_for_hosts]
+        name.split('.')[0]
+    else
+        name
+    end
+end
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