diff --git a/changes/issue-1644-refetch-host-in-team b/changes/issue-1644-refetch-host-in-team
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..c436150c44
--- /dev/null
+++ b/changes/issue-1644-refetch-host-in-team
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+* Allow observers and maintainers to refetch a host in a team they belong to.
diff --git a/server/service/service_hosts.go b/server/service/service_hosts.go
index db03762174..e931a420d2 100644
--- a/server/service/service_hosts.go
+++ b/server/service/service_hosts.go
@@ -183,10 +183,6 @@ func (svc Service) AddHostsToTeamByFilter(ctx context.Context, teamID *uint, opt
 }
 
 func (svc *Service) RefetchHost(ctx context.Context, id uint) error {
-	if err := svc.authz.Authorize(ctx, &fleet.Host{}, fleet.ActionRead); err != nil {
-		return err
-	}
-
 	host, err := svc.ds.Host(id)
 	if err != nil {
 		return errors.Wrap(err, "find host for refetch")
diff --git a/server/service/service_hosts_test.go b/server/service/service_hosts_test.go
index f45eb96d53..70e75543f3 100644
--- a/server/service/service_hosts_test.go
+++ b/server/service/service_hosts_test.go
@@ -110,6 +110,41 @@ func TestRefetchHost(t *testing.T) {
 	}
 
 	require.NoError(t, svc.RefetchHost(test.UserContext(test.UserAdmin), host.ID))
+	require.NoError(t, svc.RefetchHost(test.UserContext(test.UserObserver), host.ID))
+	require.NoError(t, svc.RefetchHost(test.UserContext(test.UserMaintainer), host.ID))
+}
+
+func TestRefetchHostUserInTeams(t *testing.T) {
+	ds := new(mock.Store)
+	svc := newTestService(ds, nil, nil)
+
+	host := &fleet.Host{ID: 3, TeamID: ptr.Uint(4)}
+
+	ds.HostFunc = func(hid uint) (*fleet.Host, error) {
+		return host, nil
+	}
+	ds.SaveHostFunc = func(host *fleet.Host) error {
+		assert.True(t, host.RefetchRequested)
+		return nil
+	}
+
+	maintainer := &fleet.User{
+		Teams: []fleet.UserTeam{
+			{
+				Team: fleet.Team{ID: 4},
+				Role: fleet.RoleMaintainer,
+			},
+		}}
+	require.NoError(t, svc.RefetchHost(test.UserContext(maintainer), host.ID))
+
+	observer := &fleet.User{
+		Teams: []fleet.UserTeam{
+			{
+				Team: fleet.Team{ID: 4},
+				Role: fleet.RoleObserver,
+			},
+		}}
+	require.NoError(t, svc.RefetchHost(test.UserContext(observer), host.ID))
 }
 
 func TestAddHostsToTeamByFilter(t *testing.T) {