diff --git a/lib/web/apiserver.go b/lib/web/apiserver.go
index d76ef20d1ffb8..ec9896cc76c00 100644
--- a/lib/web/apiserver.go
+++ b/lib/web/apiserver.go
@@ -3060,7 +3060,12 @@ func (h *Handler) siteNodeConnect(
 		keepAliveInterval = netConfig.GetKeepAliveInterval()
 	}
 
-	terminalConfig := TerminalHandlerConfig{
+	nw, err := site.NodeWatcher()
+	if err != nil {
+		return nil, trace.Wrap(err)
+	}
+
+	term, err := NewTerminal(ctx, TerminalHandlerConfig{
 		Term:               req.Term,
 		SessionCtx:         sessionCtx,
 		UserAuthClient:     clt,
@@ -3078,9 +3083,18 @@ func (h *Handler) siteNodeConnect(
 		Tracker:            tracker,
 		PresenceChecker:    h.cfg.PresenceChecker,
 		WebsocketConn:      ws,
-	}
+		HostNameResolver: func(serverID string) (string, error) {
+			matches := nw.GetNodes(r.Context(), func(n services.Node) bool {
+				return n.GetName() == serverID
+			})
+
+			if len(matches) != 1 {
+				return "", trace.NotFound("unable to resolve hostname for server %s", serverID)
+			}
 
-	term, err := NewTerminal(ctx, terminalConfig)
+			return matches[0].GetHostname(), nil
+		},
+	})
 	if err != nil {
 		h.log.WithError(err).Error("Unable to create terminal.")
 		return nil, trace.Wrap(err)
diff --git a/lib/web/command.go b/lib/web/command.go
index bae2a66247b04..3d7d96a3a21c0 100644
--- a/lib/web/command.go
+++ b/lib/web/command.go
@@ -236,6 +236,9 @@ func (h *Handler) executeCommand(
 			LocalAccessPoint:   h.auth.accessPoint,
 			mfaFuncCache:       mfaCacheFn,
 			buffer:             buffer,
+			HostNameResolver: func(serverID string) (string, error) {
+				return serverID, nil
+			},
 		}
 
 		handler, err := newCommandHandler(ctx, commandHandlerConfig)
@@ -467,6 +470,7 @@ func newCommandHandler(ctx context.Context, cfg CommandHandlerConfig) (*commandH
 			router:             cfg.Router,
 			localAccessPoint:   cfg.LocalAccessPoint,
 			tracer:             cfg.tracer,
+			resolver:           cfg.HostNameResolver,
 		},
 		mfaAuthCache: cfg.mfaFuncCache,
 		buffer:       cfg.buffer,
@@ -499,6 +503,9 @@ type CommandHandlerConfig struct {
 	// Anything requests that should be made on behalf of the user should
 	// use [UserAuthClient].
 	LocalAccessPoint localAccessPoint
+	// HostNameResolver allows the hostname to be determined from a server UUID
+	// so that a friendly name can be displayed in the console tab.
+	HostNameResolver func(serverID string) (hostname string, err error)
 	// tracer is used to create spans
 	tracer oteltrace.Tracer
 	// mfaFuncCache is used to cache the MFA auth method
diff --git a/lib/web/terminal.go b/lib/web/terminal.go
index 3c40c7a18c15c..7d10f629b31e3 100644
--- a/lib/web/terminal.go
+++ b/lib/web/terminal.go
@@ -135,6 +135,7 @@ func NewTerminal(ctx context.Context, cfg TerminalHandlerConfig) (*TerminalHandl
 			interactiveCommand: cfg.InteractiveCommand,
 			router:             cfg.Router,
 			tracer:             cfg.tracer,
+			resolver:           cfg.HostNameResolver,
 		},
 		displayLogin:    cfg.DisplayLogin,
 		term:            cfg.Term,
@@ -161,6 +162,9 @@ type TerminalHandlerConfig struct {
 	// Requests that should be made on behalf of the user should
 	// use [UserAuthClient].
 	LocalAccessPoint localAccessPoint
+	// HostNameResolver allows the hostname to be determined from a server UUID
+	// so that a friendly name can be displayed in the console tab.
+	HostNameResolver func(serverID string) (hostname string, err error)
 	// DisplayLogin is the login name to display in the UI.
 	DisplayLogin string
 	// SessionData is the data to send to the client on the initial session creation.
@@ -275,6 +279,8 @@ type sshBaseHandler struct {
 	localAccessPoint localAccessPoint
 	// interactiveCommand is a command to execute.
 	interactiveCommand []string
+	// resolver looks up the hostname for the server UUID.
+	resolver func(serverID string) (hostname string, err error)
 }
 
 // localAccessPoint is a subset of the cache used to look up
@@ -282,7 +288,6 @@ type sshBaseHandler struct {
 type localAccessPoint interface {
 	GetUser(ctx context.Context, username string, withSecrets bool) (types.User, error)
 	GetRole(ctx context.Context, name string) (types.Role, error)
-	GetNode(ctx context.Context, namespace, name string) (types.Server, error)
 }
 
 // TerminalHandler connects together an SSH session with a web-based
@@ -370,11 +375,12 @@ func (t *TerminalHandler) writeSessionData(ctx context.Context) error {
 		// not be ok since this bypasses user RBAC, however, since at this point we have already
 		// established a connection to the target host via the user identity, the user MUST have
 		// access to the target host.
-		server, err := t.localAccessPoint.GetNode(ctx, apidefaults.Namespace, sessionDataTemp.ServerID)
+
+		hostname, err := t.resolver(sessionDataTemp.ServerID)
 		if err != nil {
 			return trace.Wrap(err)
 		}
-		sessionDataTemp.ServerHostname = server.GetHostname()
+		sessionDataTemp.ServerHostname = hostname
 
 		sessionMetadataResponse, err := json.Marshal(siteSessionGenerateResponse{Session: sessionDataTemp})
 		if err != nil {