diff --git a/awx/api/serializers.py b/awx/api/serializers.py
index be07520b5b..f4aab86136 100644
--- a/awx/api/serializers.py
+++ b/awx/api/serializers.py
@@ -2274,6 +2274,10 @@ class BulkHostCreateSerializer(serializers.Serializer):
         return attrs
 
     def create(self, validated_data):
+        with serializer_mediated_persistence_context():
+            return self._create_bulk_hosts(validated_data)
+
+    def _create_bulk_hosts(self, validated_data):
         # This assumes total_hosts is up to date, and it can get out of date if the inventory computed fields have not been updated lately.
         # If we wanted to side step this we could query Hosts.objects.filter(inventory...)
         old_total_hosts = validated_data['inventory'].total_hosts
diff --git a/awx/main/tests/unit/utils/test_validation_bypass_observability.py b/awx/main/tests/unit/utils/test_validation_bypass_observability.py
index a9704a2446..b01f69c1fd 100644
--- a/awx/main/tests/unit/utils/test_validation_bypass_observability.py
+++ b/awx/main/tests/unit/utils/test_validation_bypass_observability.py
@@ -37,6 +37,27 @@ def test_configure_validation_bypass_observability_wires_dab(mocker):
     assert 'awx.main.utils.db' in internal
 
 
+@pytest.mark.django_db
+def test_audit_bulk_model_instances_skips_host_description_when_serializer_already_logged(caplog):
+    from ansible_base.lib.utils.validation_signals import (
+        get_validation_context_token,
+        register_serializer_validation_rejection,
+        reset_validation_context,
+    )
+
+    org = Organization.objects.create(name='org-bulk-host-dedupe')
+    inv = Inventory.objects.create(name='inv-bulk-host-dedupe', organization=org)
+    host = Host(name='host-bulk-dedupe', description='<script>x</script>', inventory=inv)
+    register_serializer_validation_rejection('main.Host', 'description')
+    token = get_validation_context_token()
+    try:
+        with caplog.at_level(logging.WARNING, logger=LOGGER):
+            audit_bulk_model_instances([host], operation='bulk_create')
+    finally:
+        reset_validation_context(token)
+    assert 'ORM bypass' not in caplog.text
+
+
 @pytest.mark.django_db
 def test_audit_bulk_model_instances_logs_host_description_on_bulk_create(caplog):
     org = Organization.objects.create(name='org-bulk-host-audit')