diff --git a/modules/monitoring/application/forms/Command/Object/ScheduleHostDowntimeCommandForm.php b/modules/monitoring/application/forms/Command/Object/ScheduleHostDowntimeCommandForm.php
index 003f3f0aa..d1f43972a 100644
--- a/modules/monitoring/application/forms/Command/Object/ScheduleHostDowntimeCommandForm.php
+++ b/modules/monitoring/application/forms/Command/Object/ScheduleHostDowntimeCommandForm.php
@@ -34,24 +34,22 @@ class ScheduleHostDowntimeCommandForm extends ScheduleServiceDowntimeCommandForm
             )
         );
 
-        if (! $this->getBackend()->isIcinga2()) {
-            $this->addElement(
-                'select',
-                'child_hosts',
-                array(
-                    'description' => $this->translate(
-                        'Define what should be done with the child hosts of the hosts.'
-                    ),
-                    'label'        => $this->translate('Child Hosts'),
-                    'multiOptions' => array(
-                        0 => $this->translate('Do nothing with child hosts'),
-                        1 => $this->translate('Schedule triggered downtime for all child hosts'),
-                        2 => $this->translate('Schedule non-triggered downtime for all child hosts')
-                    ),
-                    'value'         => 0
-                )
-            );
-        }
+        $this->addElement(
+            'select',
+            'child_hosts',
+            array(
+                'description' => $this->translate(
+                    'Define what should be done with the child hosts of the hosts.'
+                ),
+                'label'        => $this->translate('Child Hosts'),
+                'multiOptions' => array(
+                    0 => $this->translate('Do nothing with child hosts'),
+                    1 => $this->translate('Schedule triggered downtime for all child hosts'),
+                    2 => $this->translate('Schedule non-triggered downtime for all child hosts')
+                ),
+                'value'         => 0
+            )
+        );
 
         return $this;
     }
diff --git a/modules/monitoring/library/Monitoring/Command/Renderer/IcingaApiCommandRenderer.php b/modules/monitoring/library/Monitoring/Command/Renderer/IcingaApiCommandRenderer.php
index cb346bca5..7f6b2956f 100644
--- a/modules/monitoring/library/Monitoring/Command/Renderer/IcingaApiCommandRenderer.php
+++ b/modules/monitoring/library/Monitoring/Command/Renderer/IcingaApiCommandRenderer.php
@@ -10,6 +10,7 @@ use Icinga\Module\Monitoring\Command\Object\AddCommentCommand;
 use Icinga\Module\Monitoring\Command\Object\DeleteCommentCommand;
 use Icinga\Module\Monitoring\Command\Object\DeleteDowntimeCommand;
 use Icinga\Module\Monitoring\Command\Object\ProcessCheckResultCommand;
+use Icinga\Module\Monitoring\Command\Object\PropagateHostDowntimeCommand;
 use Icinga\Module\Monitoring\Command\Object\RemoveAcknowledgementCommand;
 use Icinga\Module\Monitoring\Command\Object\ScheduleServiceCheckCommand;
 use Icinga\Module\Monitoring\Command\Object\ScheduleServiceDowntimeCommand;
@@ -148,6 +149,12 @@ class IcingaApiCommandRenderer implements IcingaCommandRendererInterface
             'fixed'         => $command->getFixed(),
             'trigger_name'  => $command->getTriggerId()
         );
+        if ($command->getObject()->getType() === $command::TYPE_HOST
+            && $command instanceof PropagateHostDowntimeCommand
+        ) {
+            /** @var \Icinga\Module\Monitoring\Command\Object\PropagateHostDowntimeCommand $command */
+            $data['child_options'] = $command->getTriggered() ? 1 : 2;
+        }
         $this->applyFilter($data, $command->getObject());
         return IcingaApiCommand::create($endpoint, $data);
     }