diff --git a/internal/tests/cli/boundary/_helpers.bash b/internal/tests/cli/boundary/_helpers.bash
index 98eaf036cc..c2a996c49e 100644
--- a/internal/tests/cli/boundary/_helpers.bash
+++ b/internal/tests/cli/boundary/_helpers.bash
@@ -6,6 +6,7 @@ export DEFAULT_P_ID='p_1234567890'
 export DEFAULT_O_ID='o_1234567890'
 export DEFAULT_TARGET='ttcp_1234567890'
 export DEFAULT_HOST_SET='hsst_1234567890'
+export DEFAULT_HOST_CATALOG='hcst_1234567890'
 
 function strip() {
   echo "$1" | tr -d '"'
diff --git a/internal/tests/cli/boundary/_host_catalogs.bash b/internal/tests/cli/boundary/_host_catalogs.bash
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..6be28993f1
--- /dev/null
+++ b/internal/tests/cli/boundary/_host_catalogs.bash
@@ -0,0 +1,23 @@
+function create_host_catalog() {
+  local sid=$1
+  local name=$2
+  boundary host-catalogs create static -scope-id $sid -name $name -description 'test host catalog'
+}
+
+function read_host_catalog() {
+  boundary hosts read -id $1
+}
+
+function delete_host_catalog() {
+  boundary hosts delete -id $1
+}
+
+function list_host_catalogs() {
+  boundary host-catalogs list -scope-id $1 -format json
+}
+
+function host_catalog_id() {
+  local id=$1
+  local sid=$2
+  strip $(list_host_catalogs $sid | jq -c ".[] | select(.name | contains(\"$id\")) | .[\"id\"]")
+}
diff --git a/internal/tests/cli/boundary/_hosts.bash b/internal/tests/cli/boundary/_hosts.bash
index 8672f8688f..e8cadd1b25 100644
--- a/internal/tests/cli/boundary/_hosts.bash
+++ b/internal/tests/cli/boundary/_hosts.bash
@@ -1,8 +1,12 @@
-
 function create_host() {
   local name=$1
-  local addr=$2
-  boundary hosts create static -name $name -address $addr
+  local hcid=$2
+  
+  boundary hosts create static \
+    -name $name \
+    -description 'test host' \
+    -address '1.1.1.1' \
+    -host-catalog-id $hcid
 }
 
 function read_host() {
@@ -14,11 +18,12 @@ function delete_host() {
 }
 
 function list_hosts() {
-  boundary hosts list -scope-id $1 -format json
+  boundary hosts list -host-catalog-id $1 -format json
 }
 
 function host_id() {
-  local sid=$1
-  local name=$2
-  strip $(list_hosts $sid | jq -c ".[] | select(.name | contains(\"$name\")) | .[\"id\"]")
+  local name=$1
+  local hcid=$2
+  
+  strip $(list_hosts $hcid | jq -c ".[] | select(.name | contains(\"$name\")) | .[\"id\"]")
 }
diff --git a/internal/tests/cli/boundary/hosts.bats b/internal/tests/cli/boundary/hosts.bats
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..2367dfc55f
--- /dev/null
+++ b/internal/tests/cli/boundary/hosts.bats
@@ -0,0 +1,53 @@
+#!/usr/bin/env bats
+
+load _auth
+load _hosts
+load _helpers
+
+export NEW_HOST='test'
+
+@test "boundary/login: can login as default user" {
+  run login $DEFAULT_USER
+  echo "$output"
+  [ "$status" -eq 0 ]
+}
+
+@test "boundary/hosts: can create $NEW_HOST host in default host catalog" {
+	run create_host $NEW_HOST $DEFAULT_HOST_CATALOG
+  echo "$output"
+	[ "$status" -eq 0 ]
+}
+
+@test "boundary/hosts: can not add already created $NEW_HOST host in default host catalog" {
+	run create_host $NEW_HOST
+  echo "$output"
+	[ "$status" -eq 1 ]
+}
+
+@test "boundary/hosts: can read $NEW_HOST host" {
+  local hid=$(host_id $NEW_HOST $DEFAULT_HOST_CATALOG)
+	run read_host $hid
+  echo "$output"
+	[ "$status" -eq 0 ]
+}
+
+@test "boundary/host: can delete $NEW_HOST host" {
+  local hid=$(host_id $NEW_HOST $DEFAULT_HOST_CATALOG)
+  run delete_host $hid 
+  echo "$output"
+  [ "$status" -eq 0 ]
+}
+
+@test "boundary/host: can not delete already deleted $NEW_HOST host" {
+  local hid=$(host_id $NEW_HOST $DEFAULT_HOST_CATALOG)
+  run delete_host $hid 
+  echo "$output"
+  [ "$status" -eq 1 ]
+}
+
+@test "boundary/hosts: can not read deleted $NEW_HOST host" {
+  local hid=$(host_id $NEW_HOST $DEFAULT_HOST_CATALOG)
+	run read_host $hid
+  echo "$output"
+	[ "$status" -eq 1 ]
+}