diff --git a/awx/api/views/__init__.py b/awx/api/views/__init__.py
index 13826a1078..699bba17d9 100644
--- a/awx/api/views/__init__.py
+++ b/awx/api/views/__init__.py
@@ -31,7 +31,7 @@ from django.utils.translation import ugettext_lazy as _
 
 
 # Django REST Framework
-from rest_framework.exceptions import APIException, PermissionDenied, ParseError
+from rest_framework.exceptions import APIException, PermissionDenied, ParseError, NotFound
 from rest_framework.parsers import FormParser
 from rest_framework.permissions import AllowAny, IsAuthenticated
 from rest_framework.renderers import JSONRenderer, StaticHTMLRenderer
@@ -1680,7 +1680,10 @@ class HostInsights(GenericAPIView):
         url = '{}/api/inventory/v1/hosts?insights_id={}'.format(
             settings.INSIGHTS_URL_BASE, host.insights_system_id)
         res = self._call_insights_api(url, session, headers)
-        platform_id = res['results'][0]['id']
+        try:
+            platform_id = res['results'][0]['id']
+        except (IndexError, KeyError):
+            raise NotFound(_('This host is not recognized as an Insights host.'))
 
         return platform_id
 
diff --git a/awx/main/tests/functional/api/test_host_insights.py b/awx/main/tests/functional/api/test_host_insights.py
index 3ab3ac61e5..4daddf9dfa 100644
--- a/awx/main/tests/functional/api/test_host_insights.py
+++ b/awx/main/tests/functional/api/test_host_insights.py
@@ -19,6 +19,28 @@ class TestHostInsights:
         assert response.data['error'] == 'This host is not recognized as an Insights host.'
         assert response.status_code == 404
 
+    def test_insights_host_missing_from_insights(self, get, hosts, insights_credential, user, mocker):
+        class Response:
+            status_code = 200
+            content = "{'results': []}"
+
+            def json(self):
+                return {'results': []}
+
+        mocker.patch.object(requests.Session, 'get', return_value=Response())
+
+        host = hosts(host_count=1)[0]
+        host.insights_system_id = '123e4567-e89b-12d3-a456-426655440000'
+        host.inventory.insights_credential = insights_credential
+        host.inventory.save()
+        host.save()
+
+        url = reverse('api:host_insights', kwargs={'pk': host.pk})
+        response = get(url, user('admin', True))
+
+        assert response.data['error'] == 'This host is not recognized as an Insights host.'
+        assert response.status_code == 404
+
     def test_insights_no_credential(self, get, hosts, user, mocker):
         mocker.patch.object(requests.Session, 'get')