diff --git a/src/selectors/host/selectors.js b/src/selectors/host/selectors.js
index 2b7aa6dcf..468ec5202 100644
--- a/src/selectors/host/selectors.js
+++ b/src/selectors/host/selectors.js
@@ -5,3 +5,5 @@ export const getProvisioningState = host => get(host, 'status.provisioning.state
 
 export const getHostRole = hostMachine =>
   get(hostMachine, ['metadata', 'labels', 'machine.openshift.io/cluster-api-machine-role']);
+
+export const getHostMachineName = host => get(host, 'spec.machineRef.name');
diff --git a/src/utils/status/host/hostStatus.js b/src/utils/status/host/hostStatus.js
index fc6f67a54..24fce5f89 100644
--- a/src/utils/status/host/hostStatus.js
+++ b/src/utils/status/host/hostStatus.js
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 import { getOperationalStatus, getProvisioningState } from '../../../selectors';
 
-import { HOST_STATUS_TO_TEXT } from './constants';
+import { HOST_STATUS_TO_TEXT, HOST_STATUS_READY } from './constants';
 
 export const getHostStatus = host => {
   // Returns a status string based on the available host information.
@@ -16,3 +16,5 @@ export const getHostStatus = host => {
 };
 
 export const getSimpleHostStatus = host => getHostStatus(host).status;
+
+export const canHostAddMachine = host => [HOST_STATUS_READY].includes(getSimpleHostStatus(host));