diff --git a/api/v1beta1/conditions_const.go b/api/v1beta1/conditions_const.go
index b39778778..b19642a93 100644
--- a/api/v1beta1/conditions_const.go
+++ b/api/v1beta1/conditions_const.go
@@ -200,6 +200,11 @@ const (
 	HostAssociateFailedReason = "HostAssociateFailed"
 )
 
+const (
+	// DeletionInProgressReason indicates that a host is being deleted.
+	DeletionInProgressReason = "DeletionInProgress"
+)
+
 // deprecated conditions.
 
 const (
diff --git a/pkg/services/baremetal/host/host.go b/pkg/services/baremetal/host/host.go
index 02943e328..dd4437b9b 100644
--- a/pkg/services/baremetal/host/host.go
+++ b/pkg/services/baremetal/host/host.go
@@ -96,6 +96,16 @@ func (s *Service) Reconcile(ctx context.Context) (result reconcile.Result, err e
 
 	oldHost := s.scope.HetznerBareMetalHost.DeepCopy()
 
+	if !s.scope.HetznerBareMetalHost.DeletionTimestamp.IsZero() {
+		conditions.MarkFalse(
+			s.scope.HetznerBareMetalHost,
+			infrav1.HostReadyCondition,
+			infrav1.DeletionInProgressReason,
+			clusterv1.ConditionSeverityWarning,
+			"Host is not ready because it is being deleted",
+		)
+	}
+
 	hostStateMachine := newHostStateMachine(s.scope.HetznerBareMetalHost, s, s.scope.Logger)
 
 	defer func() {
@@ -103,7 +113,6 @@ func (s *Service) Reconcile(ctx context.Context) (result reconcile.Result, err e
 		conditions.Delete(s.scope.HetznerBareMetalHost, infrav1.DeprecatedHetznerBareMetalHostReadyCondition)
 		conditions.Delete(s.scope.HetznerBareMetalHost, infrav1.DeprecatedHostProvisionSucceededCondition)
 		conditions.Delete(s.scope.HetznerBareMetalHost, infrav1.DeprecatedRateLimitExceededCondition)
-
 		conditions.SetSummary(s.scope.HetznerBareMetalHost)
 
 		// save host if it changed during reconciliation