diff --git a/lib/icinga/externalcommandprocessor.cpp b/lib/icinga/externalcommandprocessor.cpp
index 5abdfa1fc..e447a1660 100644
--- a/lib/icinga/externalcommandprocessor.cpp
+++ b/lib/icinga/externalcommandprocessor.cpp
@@ -181,6 +181,7 @@ void ExternalCommandProcessor::Initialize(void)
 	RegisterCommand("START_EXECUTING_SVC_CHECKS", &ExternalCommandProcessor::StartExecutingSvcChecks);
 	RegisterCommand("STOP_EXECUTING_SVC_CHECKS", &ExternalCommandProcessor::StopExecutingSvcChecks);
 	RegisterCommand("CHANGE_SVC_MODATTR", &ExternalCommandProcessor::ChangeSvcModAttr);
+	RegisterCommand("CHANGE_HOST_MODATTR", &ExternalCommandProcessor::ChangeHostModAttr);
 }
 
 void ExternalCommandProcessor::RegisterCommand(const String& command, const ExternalCommandProcessor::Callback& callback)
@@ -1836,4 +1837,26 @@ void ExternalCommandProcessor::ChangeSvcModAttr(double time, const std::vector<S
 
 		service->SetModifiedAttributes(modifiedAttributes);
 	}
+}
+
+void ExternalCommandProcessor::ChangeHostModAttr(double time, const std::vector<String>& arguments)
+{
+	if (arguments.size() < 3)
+		BOOST_THROW_EXCEPTION(std::invalid_argument("Expected 3 arguments."));
+
+	Host::Ptr host = Host::GetByName(arguments[0]);
+
+	if (!host)
+		BOOST_THROW_EXCEPTION(std::invalid_argument("Cannot update modified attributes for non-existent host '" + arguments[0] + "'"));
+
+	Log(LogInformation, "icinga", "Updating modified attributes for for host '" + arguments[0] + "'");
+	Service::Ptr hc = host->GetCheckService();
+
+	int modifiedAttributes = Convert::ToLong(arguments[2]);
+
+	{
+		ObjectLock olock(service);
+
+		hc->SetModifiedAttributes(modifiedAttributes);
+	}
 }
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diff --git a/lib/icinga/externalcommandprocessor.h b/lib/icinga/externalcommandprocessor.h
index 03e9fd303..f8cf9b94c 100644
--- a/lib/icinga/externalcommandprocessor.h
+++ b/lib/icinga/externalcommandprocessor.h
@@ -132,6 +132,7 @@ private:
 	static void StartExecutingSvcChecks(double time, const std::vector<String>& arguments);
 	static void StopExecutingSvcChecks(double time, const std::vector<String>& arguments);
 	static void ChangeSvcModAttr(double time, const std::vector<String>& arguments);
+	static void ChangeHostModAttr(double time, const std::vector<String>& arguments);
 };
 
 }