diff --git a/wrapper/src/main/java/software/amazon/jdbc/LeastConnectionsHostSelector.java b/wrapper/src/main/java/software/amazon/jdbc/LeastConnectionsHostSelector.java
index ec5299415..ea9d14cfa 100644
--- a/wrapper/src/main/java/software/amazon/jdbc/LeastConnectionsHostSelector.java
+++ b/wrapper/src/main/java/software/amazon/jdbc/LeastConnectionsHostSelector.java
@@ -24,6 +24,7 @@
 import java.util.stream.Collectors;
 import org.checkerframework.checker.nullness.qual.NonNull;
 import org.checkerframework.checker.nullness.qual.Nullable;
+import software.amazon.jdbc.hostavailability.HostAvailability;
 import software.amazon.jdbc.util.Messages;
 import software.amazon.jdbc.util.SlidingExpirationCache;
 
@@ -42,7 +43,8 @@ public HostSpec getHost(
       @NonNull final HostRole role,
       @Nullable final Properties props) throws SQLException {
     final List<HostSpec> eligibleHosts = hosts.stream()
-        .filter(hostSpec -> role.equals(hostSpec.getRole()))
+        .filter(hostSpec ->
+            role.equals(hostSpec.getRole()) && hostSpec.getAvailability().equals(HostAvailability.AVAILABLE))
         .sorted((hostSpec1, hostSpec2) ->
             getNumConnections(hostSpec1, this.databasePools) - getNumConnections(hostSpec2, this.databasePools))
         .collect(Collectors.toList());
diff --git a/wrapper/src/main/java/software/amazon/jdbc/RandomHostSelector.java b/wrapper/src/main/java/software/amazon/jdbc/RandomHostSelector.java
index 29d3afbaf..0898d4df9 100644
--- a/wrapper/src/main/java/software/amazon/jdbc/RandomHostSelector.java
+++ b/wrapper/src/main/java/software/amazon/jdbc/RandomHostSelector.java
@@ -23,6 +23,7 @@
 import java.util.stream.Collectors;
 import org.checkerframework.checker.nullness.qual.NonNull;
 import org.checkerframework.checker.nullness.qual.Nullable;
+import software.amazon.jdbc.hostavailability.HostAvailability;
 import software.amazon.jdbc.util.Messages;
 
 public class RandomHostSelector implements HostSelector {
@@ -35,7 +36,9 @@ public HostSpec getHost(
       @NonNull final HostRole role,
       @Nullable final Properties props) throws SQLException {
     final List<HostSpec> eligibleHosts = hosts.stream()
-        .filter(hostSpec -> role.equals(hostSpec.getRole())).collect(Collectors.toList());
+        .filter(hostSpec ->
+            role.equals(hostSpec.getRole()) && hostSpec.getAvailability().equals(HostAvailability.AVAILABLE))
+        .collect(Collectors.toList());
     if (eligibleHosts.size() == 0) {
       throw new SQLException(Messages.get("HostSelector.noHostsMatchingRole", new Object[]{role}));
     }
diff --git a/wrapper/src/main/java/software/amazon/jdbc/RoundRobinHostSelector.java b/wrapper/src/main/java/software/amazon/jdbc/RoundRobinHostSelector.java
index cb489b770..a942da615 100644
--- a/wrapper/src/main/java/software/amazon/jdbc/RoundRobinHostSelector.java
+++ b/wrapper/src/main/java/software/amazon/jdbc/RoundRobinHostSelector.java
@@ -28,6 +28,7 @@
 import java.util.stream.Collectors;
 import org.checkerframework.checker.nullness.qual.NonNull;
 import org.checkerframework.checker.nullness.qual.Nullable;
+import software.amazon.jdbc.hostavailability.HostAvailability;
 import software.amazon.jdbc.util.CacheMap;
 import software.amazon.jdbc.util.Messages;
 import software.amazon.jdbc.util.StringUtils;
@@ -57,7 +58,8 @@ public synchronized HostSpec getHost(
       final @NonNull HostRole role,
       final @Nullable Properties props) throws SQLException {
     final List<HostSpec> eligibleHosts = hosts.stream()
-        .filter(hostSpec -> role.equals(hostSpec.getRole()))
+        .filter(hostSpec ->
+            role.equals(hostSpec.getRole()) && hostSpec.getAvailability().equals(HostAvailability.AVAILABLE))
         .sorted(Comparator.comparing(HostSpec::getHost))
         .collect(Collectors.toList());
 
diff --git a/wrapper/src/test/java/RandomHostSelectorTests.java b/wrapper/src/test/java/RandomHostSelectorTests.java
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..8eaabe410
--- /dev/null
+++ b/wrapper/src/test/java/RandomHostSelectorTests.java
@@ -0,0 +1,86 @@
+/*
+ * Copyright Amazon.com, Inc. or its affiliates. All Rights Reserved.
+ *
+ * Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License").
+ * You may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
+ * You may obtain a copy of the License at
+ *
+ * http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+ *
+ * Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
+ * distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
+ * WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
+ * See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
+ * limitations under the License.
+ */
+
+import static org.junit.jupiter.api.Assertions.assertEquals;
+
+import java.sql.SQLException;
+import java.util.Arrays;
+import java.util.List;
+import java.util.Properties;
+import org.junit.jupiter.api.RepeatedTest;
+import software.amazon.jdbc.HostRole;
+import software.amazon.jdbc.HostSpec;
+import software.amazon.jdbc.HostSpecBuilder;
+import software.amazon.jdbc.RandomHostSelector;
+import software.amazon.jdbc.hostavailability.HostAvailability;
+import software.amazon.jdbc.hostavailability.SimpleHostAvailabilityStrategy;
+
+class RandomHostSelectorTests {
+
+  private static final HostRole HOST_ROLE = HostRole.READER;
+
+  @RepeatedTest(value = 50)
+  void testGetHostGivenUnavailbleHost() throws SQLException {
+
+    final HostSpec unavailableHost = new HostSpecBuilder(new SimpleHostAvailabilityStrategy())
+        .host("someUnavailableHost")
+        .role(HOST_ROLE)
+        .availability(HostAvailability.NOT_AVAILABLE)
+        .build();
+
+    final HostSpec availableHost = new HostSpecBuilder(new SimpleHostAvailabilityStrategy())
+        .host("someAvailableHost")
+        .role(HOST_ROLE)
+        .availability(HostAvailability.AVAILABLE)
+        .build();
+
+    final RandomHostSelector hostSelector = new RandomHostSelector();
+    final HostSpec actualHost = hostSelector.getHost(Arrays.asList(unavailableHost, availableHost), HOST_ROLE,
+        new Properties());
+
+    assertEquals(availableHost, actualHost);
+  }
+
+  @RepeatedTest(value = 50)
+  void testGetHostGivenMultipleUnavailableHosts() throws SQLException {
+    List<HostSpec> hostSpecTestsList = Arrays.asList(
+        new HostSpecBuilder(new SimpleHostAvailabilityStrategy())
+            .host("someUnavailableHost")
+            .role(HOST_ROLE)
+            .availability(HostAvailability.NOT_AVAILABLE)
+            .build(),
+        new HostSpecBuilder(new SimpleHostAvailabilityStrategy())
+            .host("someUnavailableHost")
+            .role(HOST_ROLE)
+            .availability(HostAvailability.NOT_AVAILABLE)
+            .build(),
+        new HostSpecBuilder(new SimpleHostAvailabilityStrategy())
+            .host("someAvailableHost")
+            .role(HOST_ROLE)
+            .availability(HostAvailability.AVAILABLE)
+            .build(),
+        new HostSpecBuilder(new SimpleHostAvailabilityStrategy())
+            .host("someAvailableHost")
+            .role(HOST_ROLE)
+            .availability(HostAvailability.AVAILABLE)
+            .build()
+    );
+
+    final RandomHostSelector hostSelector = new RandomHostSelector();
+    final HostSpec actualHost = hostSelector.getHost(hostSpecTestsList, HOST_ROLE, new Properties());
+    assertEquals(HostAvailability.AVAILABLE, actualHost.getAvailability());
+  }
+}