diff --git a/awx/main/access.py b/awx/main/access.py
index a8eca06717..0693590a21 100644
--- a/awx/main/access.py
+++ b/awx/main/access.py
@@ -902,6 +902,10 @@ class HostAccess(BaseAccess):
     )
     prefetch_related = ('groups', 'inventory_sources')
 
+    def get_queryset(self):
+        qs = super().get_queryset()
+        return qs.exclude(inventory__kind='constructed')
+
     def filtered_queryset(self):
         return self.model.objects.filter(inventory__in=Inventory.accessible_pk_qs(self.user, 'read_role'))
 
diff --git a/awx/main/tests/functional/rbac/test_rbac_inventory.py b/awx/main/tests/functional/rbac/test_rbac_inventory.py
index 87804d1c74..5c481b9f56 100644
--- a/awx/main/tests/functional/rbac/test_rbac_inventory.py
+++ b/awx/main/tests/functional/rbac/test_rbac_inventory.py
@@ -101,6 +101,34 @@ def test_host_access(organization, inventory, group, user, group_factory):
     assert inventory_admin_access.can_read(host) is False
 
 
+@pytest.mark.django_db
+def test_host_access_excludes_constructed_inventory_hosts(organization, inventory, user):
+    """
+    Exclude hosts from constructed inventory for all users.
+    """
+    constructed_inv = organization.inventories.create(name='constructed-inv', kind='constructed')
+    real_host = Host.objects.create(inventory=inventory, name='hostA')
+    shadow_host = Host.objects.create(inventory=constructed_inv, name='hostA')
+
+    # Non-superuser with read on both inventories
+    reader = user('reader', False)
+    inventory.read_role.members.add(reader)
+    constructed_inv.read_role.members.add(reader)
+
+    reader_qs = HostAccess(reader).get_queryset()
+    assert real_host in reader_qs
+    assert shadow_host not in reader_qs
+
+    # Superuser path: should get the same result
+    superuser = user('super', True)
+    super_qs = HostAccess(superuser).get_queryset()
+    assert real_host in super_qs
+    assert shadow_host not in super_qs
+
+    # Sanity: shadow rows still exist in the DB and are reachable via inventory filtering
+    assert Host.objects.filter(inventory=constructed_inv, name='hostA').exists()
+
+
 @pytest.mark.django_db
 def test_inventory_source_credential_check(rando, inventory_source, credential):
     inventory_source.inventory.admin_role.members.add(rando)