diff --git a/awx/ui/client/src/inventories-hosts/inventories/related/groups/related/nested-hosts/group-nested-hosts-list.controller.js b/awx/ui/client/src/inventories-hosts/inventories/related/groups/related/nested-hosts/group-nested-hosts-list.controller.js
index 1a3d565144..f86a550218 100644
--- a/awx/ui/client/src/inventories-hosts/inventories/related/groups/related/nested-hosts/group-nested-hosts-list.controller.js
+++ b/awx/ui/client/src/inventories-hosts/inventories/related/groups/related/nested-hosts/group-nested-hosts-list.controller.js
@@ -6,10 +6,10 @@
 
 export default ['$scope', 'NestedHostsListDefinition', '$rootScope', 'GetBasePath',
     'rbacUiControlService', 'Dataset', '$state', '$filter', 'Prompt', 'Wait',
-    'HostsService', 'SetStatus', 'canAdd', 'GroupsService', 'ProcessErrors', 'groupData',
+    'HostsService', 'SetStatus', 'canAdd', 'GroupsService', 'ProcessErrors', 'groupData', 'inventoryData',
     function($scope, NestedHostsListDefinition, $rootScope, GetBasePath,
     rbacUiControlService, Dataset, $state, $filter, Prompt, Wait,
-    HostsService, SetStatus, canAdd, GroupsService, ProcessErrors, groupData) {
+    HostsService, SetStatus, canAdd, GroupsService, ProcessErrors, groupData, inventoryData) {
 
     let list = NestedHostsListDefinition;
 
@@ -25,6 +25,8 @@ export default ['$scope', 'NestedHostsListDefinition', '$rootScope', 'GetBasePat
         $scope[`${list.iterator}_dataset`] = Dataset.data;
         $scope[list.name] = $scope[`${list.iterator}_dataset`].results;
 
+        $scope.inventory_obj = inventoryData;
+
         $rootScope.flashMessage = null;
 
         $scope.$watchCollection(list.name, function() {
diff --git a/awx/ui/client/src/inventories-hosts/inventories/related/groups/related/nested-hosts/group-nested-hosts.list.js b/awx/ui/client/src/inventories-hosts/inventories/related/groups/related/nested-hosts/group-nested-hosts.list.js
index 8b8322aa08..5e9b4d21d4 100644
--- a/awx/ui/client/src/inventories-hosts/inventories/related/groups/related/nested-hosts/group-nested-hosts.list.js
+++ b/awx/ui/client/src/inventories-hosts/inventories/related/groups/related/nested-hosts/group-nested-hosts.list.js
@@ -102,7 +102,7 @@ export default ['i18n', function(i18n) {
                 showTipWhenDisabled: true,
                 tooltipInnerClass: "Tooltip-wide",
                 // TODO: we don't always want to show this
-                ngShow: true
+                ngShow: 'inventory_obj.summary_fields.user_capabilities.adhoc'
             },
             refresh: {
                 mode: 'all',
diff --git a/awx/ui/client/src/inventories-hosts/inventories/related/hosts/related-host.list.js b/awx/ui/client/src/inventories-hosts/inventories/related/hosts/related-host.list.js
index 51ac3d1b41..467b0113db 100644
--- a/awx/ui/client/src/inventories-hosts/inventories/related/hosts/related-host.list.js
+++ b/awx/ui/client/src/inventories-hosts/inventories/related/hosts/related-host.list.js
@@ -115,7 +115,7 @@ export default ['i18n', function(i18n) {
                 showTipWhenDisabled: true,
                 tooltipInnerClass: "Tooltip-wide",
                 // TODO: we don't always want to show this
-                ngShow: true
+                ngShow: 'inventory_obj.summary_fields.user_capabilities.adhoc'
             },
             create: {
                 mode: 'all',