diff --git a/server/datastore/mysql/hosts.go b/server/datastore/mysql/hosts.go
index e413fa239b..5246056554 100644
--- a/server/datastore/mysql/hosts.go
+++ b/server/datastore/mysql/hosts.go
@@ -542,6 +542,7 @@ var hostRefs = []string{
 	"host_mdm_actions",
 	"host_calendar_events",
 	"upcoming_activities",
+	"android_devices",
 }
 
 // NOTE: The following tables are explicity excluded from hostRefs list and accordingly are not
diff --git a/server/datastore/mysql/hosts_test.go b/server/datastore/mysql/hosts_test.go
index a7fb9b04e3..f065a34b7a 100644
--- a/server/datastore/mysql/hosts_test.go
+++ b/server/datastore/mysql/hosts_test.go
@@ -7055,6 +7055,13 @@ func testHostsDeleteHosts(t *testing.T, ds *Datastore) {
 	require.NoError(t, err)
 	require.True(t, added)
 
+	// create an android device from this host
+	_, err = ds.writer(context.Background()).Exec(`
+	INSERT INTO android_devices (host_id, device_id)
+	VALUES (?, ?);
+	`, host.ID, uuid.NewString())
+	require.NoError(t, err)
+
 	// Check there's an entry for the host in all the associated tables.
 	for _, hostRef := range hostRefs {
 		var ok bool