diff --git a/app/controllers/api/v2/hosts_controller.rb b/app/controllers/api/v2/hosts_controller.rb
index 41cef4da9a45..5cf6ddbea5fb 100644
--- a/app/controllers/api/v2/hosts_controller.rb
+++ b/app/controllers/api/v2/hosts_controller.rb
@@ -64,6 +64,7 @@ def index
       param :show_hidden_parameters, :bool, :desc => N_("Display hidden parameter values")
 
       def show
+        @host.name = @host.name.split(".")[0]
         @parameters = true
         @all_parameters = true
       end
diff --git a/app/models/host/base.rb b/app/models/host/base.rb
index 2398ef8d42f4..3fcf933c4913 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 +352,10 @@ def render_template(template:, **params)
       template.render(host: self, **params)
     end
 
+    def to_s
+      name.to_s.split('.')[0]
+    end
+
     private
 
     def parse_ip_address(address, ignore_link_local: true)