diff --git a/src/registrar/admin.py b/src/registrar/admin.py
index 364ae81f6..a90ede5c4 100644
--- a/src/registrar/admin.py
+++ b/src/registrar/admin.py
@@ -400,7 +400,8 @@ class HostIPInline(admin.StackedInline):
 
 class MyHostAdmin(AuditedAdmin):
     """Custom host admin class to use our inlines."""
-
+    search_fields = ["name","domain__name"]
+    search_help_text = "Search by domain or hostname."
     inlines = [HostIPInline]
 
 
@@ -1252,7 +1253,7 @@ admin.site.register(models.Domain, DomainAdmin)
 admin.site.register(models.DraftDomain, DraftDomainAdmin)
 # Host and HostIP removed from django admin because changes in admin
 # do not propogate to registry and logic not applied
-# admin.site.register(models.Host, MyHostAdmin)
+admin.site.register(models.Host, MyHostAdmin)
 admin.site.register(models.Website, WebsiteAdmin)
 admin.site.register(models.PublicContact, AuditedAdmin)
 admin.site.register(models.DomainApplication, DomainApplicationAdmin)