diff --git a/internal/tests/cli/boundary/_connect.bash b/internal/tests/cli/boundary/_connect.bash
index 9242ce7a06..bb8666289b 100644
--- a/internal/tests/cli/boundary/_connect.bash
+++ b/internal/tests/cli/boundary/_connect.bash
@@ -11,4 +11,11 @@ function connect_alias() {
   local alias=$1
   # Note: When this command returns, the session immediately goes into a "canceling" state
   echo "foo" | boundary connect $alias -exec nc -- {{boundary.ip}} {{boundary.port}}
+}
+
+function connect_alias_with_host_id() {
+  local alias=$1
+  local hostid=$2
+  # Note: When this command returns, the session immediately goes into a "canceling" state
+  echo "foo" | boundary connect $alias -host-id $hostid -exec nc -- {{boundary.ip}} {{boundary.port}}
 }
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/internal/tests/cli/boundary/alias.bats b/internal/tests/cli/boundary/alias.bats
index ac2ce7ab89..cb0583a5ac 100644
--- a/internal/tests/cli/boundary/alias.bats
+++ b/internal/tests/cli/boundary/alias.bats
@@ -4,10 +4,13 @@ load _auth
 load _connect
 load _aliases
 load _helpers
+load _hosts
+load _host_sets
 load _targets
 
 export ALIAS_VALUE='test'
 export UPDATE_ALIAS_VALUE='test.change'
+export NEW_HOST="host_for_alias_test"
 
 @test "boundary/login: can login as admin user" {
   run login $DEFAULT_LOGIN
@@ -36,12 +39,60 @@ export UPDATE_ALIAS_VALUE='test.change'
   [ "$status" -eq 0 ]
 }
 
-@test "boundary/alias: admin user can update created alias " {
+@test "boundary/alias: admin user can read target using an alias" {
+  run read_target $ALIAS_VALUE
+  [ "$status" -eq 0 ]
+}
+
+@test "boundary/alias: admin user can connect to target using an alias" {
+  run connect_alias $ALIAS_VALUE
+  [ "$status" -eq 0 ]
+}
+
+@test "boundary/alias: admin user can connect passing in a host id" {
+  run connect_alias_with_host_id $ALIAS_VALUE $DEFAULT_HOST
+  [ "$status" -eq 0 ]
+}
+
+@test "boundary/alias: admin user can update alias host id" {
   local id=$(alias_id_from_target_alias $ALIAS_VALUE)
   run update_target_alias_host_id $id $DEFAULT_HOST
   [ "$status" -eq 0 ]
-  local hostid=$(host_id_from_alias_id $id)
-  [ "$hostid" == "$DEFAULT_HOST" ]
+}
+
+@test "boundary/alias: admin user can connect using an alias configured with host id" {
+  run connect_alias $ALIAS_VALUE
+  [ "$status" -eq 0 ]
+}
+
+@test "boundary/alias: admin user can connect using an alias configured with host id passing in same host id" {
+  run connect_alias_with_host_id $ALIAS_VALUE $DEFAULT_HOST
+  [ "$status" -eq 0 ]
+}
+
+@test "boundary/host: admin can create new host" {
+  run create_host $NEW_HOST $DEFAULT_HOST_CATALOG
+  echo "$output"
+  [ "$status" -eq 0 ]
+}
+
+@test "boundary/host: admin can associate new host to host set" {
+  local new_host_id=$(host_id $NEW_HOST $DEFAULT_HOST_CATALOG)
+  run assoc_host_set_host $new_host_id $DEFAULT_HOST_SET
+  echo "$output"
+  [ "$status" -eq 0 ]
+}
+
+@test "boundary/alias: admin user cannot connect using an alias configured with host id passing in different host id" {
+  local new_host_id=$(host_id NEW_HOST $DEFAULT_HOST_CATALOG)
+  run connect_alias_with_host_id $ALIAS_VALUE $new_host_id
+  [ "$status" -eq 1 ]
+}
+
+@test "boundary/host: admin can delete new host" {
+  local new_host_id=$(host_id $NEW_HOST $DEFAULT_HOST_CATALOG)
+  run delete_host $new_host_id 
+  [ "$status" -eq 0 ]
 }
 
 @test "boundary/alias: admin user can remove destination id and host id will also be cleared out" {
@@ -63,22 +114,6 @@ export UPDATE_ALIAS_VALUE='test.change'
   [ "$status" -eq 0 ]
 }
 
-@test "boundary/alias: admin user can re-create alias" {
-  run create_target_alias $ALIAS_VALUE $DEFAULT_TARGET
-  echo $output
-  [ "$status" -eq 0 ]
-}
-
-@test "boundary/alias: admin user can connect to target using an alias" {
-  run connect_alias $ALIAS_VALUE
-  [ "$status" -eq 0 ]
-}
-
-@test "boundary/alias: admin user can read target using an alias" {
-  run read_target $ALIAS_VALUE
-  [ "$status" -eq 0 ]
-}
-
 @test "boundary/alias: can login as unpriv user" {
   run login $DEFAULT_UNPRIVILEGED_LOGIN
   [ "$status" -eq 0 ]