diff --git a/CHANGELOG.next.asciidoc b/CHANGELOG.next.asciidoc
index c94dc62b826..6cf5d840158 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.next.asciidoc
+++ b/CHANGELOG.next.asciidoc
@@ -537,6 +537,7 @@ https://github.com/elastic/beats/compare/v7.0.0-alpha2...master[Check the HEAD d
 - Added Kafka version 2.2 to the list of supported versions. {pull}22328[22328]
 - Add support for ephemeral containers in kubernetes autodiscover and `add_kubernetes_metadata`. {pull}22389[22389] {pull}22439[22439]
 - Added support for wildcard fields and keyword fallback in beats setup commands. {pull}22521[22521]
+- Fix polling node when it is not ready and monitor by hostname {pull}22666[22666]
 
 *Auditbeat*
 
diff --git a/libbeat/autodiscover/providers/kubernetes/node.go b/libbeat/autodiscover/providers/kubernetes/node.go
index 95e23b33d2a..0f37ade6b5a 100644
--- a/libbeat/autodiscover/providers/kubernetes/node.go
+++ b/libbeat/autodiscover/providers/kubernetes/node.go
@@ -168,6 +168,11 @@ func (n *node) emit(node *kubernetes.Node, flag string) {
 		return
 	}
 
+	// If the node is not in ready state then dont monitor it unless its a stop event
+	if !isNodeReady(node) && flag != "stop" {
+		return
+	}
+
 	eventID := fmt.Sprint(node.GetObjectMeta().GetUID())
 	meta := n.metagen.Generate(node)
 
@@ -237,6 +242,12 @@ func getAddress(node *kubernetes.Node) string {
 		}
 	}
 
+	for _, address := range node.Status.Addresses {
+		if address.Type == v1.NodeHostName && address.Address != "" {
+			return address.Address
+		}
+	}
+
 	return ""
 }
 
diff --git a/libbeat/autodiscover/providers/kubernetes/node_test.go b/libbeat/autodiscover/providers/kubernetes/node_test.go
index 518a0121578..6eb22b185e1 100644
--- a/libbeat/autodiscover/providers/kubernetes/node_test.go
+++ b/libbeat/autodiscover/providers/kubernetes/node_test.go
@@ -156,6 +156,12 @@ func TestEmitEvent_Node(t *testing.T) {
 							Address: "node1",
 						},
 					},
+					Conditions: []v1.NodeCondition{
+						{
+							Type:   v1.NodeReady,
+							Status: v1.ConditionTrue,
+						},
+					},
 				},
 			},
 			Expected: bus.Event{
@@ -183,6 +189,57 @@ func TestEmitEvent_Node(t *testing.T) {
 				"config": []*common.Config{},
 			},
 		},
+		{
+			Message: "Test node start with just node name",
+			Flag:    "start",
+			Node: &kubernetes.Node{
+				ObjectMeta: metav1.ObjectMeta{
+					Name:        name,
+					UID:         types.UID(uid),
+					Labels:      map[string]string{},
+					Annotations: map[string]string{},
+				},
+				TypeMeta: typeMeta,
+				Status: v1.NodeStatus{
+					Addresses: []v1.NodeAddress{
+						{
+							Type:    v1.NodeHostName,
+							Address: "node1",
+						},
+					},
+					Conditions: []v1.NodeCondition{
+						{
+							Type:   v1.NodeReady,
+							Status: v1.ConditionTrue,
+						},
+					},
+				},
+			},
+			Expected: bus.Event{
+				"start":    true,
+				"host":     "node1",
+				"id":       uid,
+				"provider": UUID,
+				"kubernetes": common.MapStr{
+					"node": common.MapStr{
+						"name":     "metricbeat",
+						"uid":      "005f3b90-4b9d-12f8-acf0-31020a840133",
+						"hostname": "node1",
+					},
+					"annotations": common.MapStr{},
+				},
+				"meta": common.MapStr{
+					"kubernetes": common.MapStr{
+						"node": common.MapStr{
+							"name":     "metricbeat",
+							"uid":      "005f3b90-4b9d-12f8-acf0-31020a840133",
+							"hostname": "node1",
+						},
+					},
+				},
+				"config": []*common.Config{},
+			},
+		},
 		{
 			Message: "Test service without host",
 			Flag:    "start",
@@ -221,7 +278,7 @@ func TestEmitEvent_Node(t *testing.T) {
 			},
 			Expected: bus.Event{
 				"stop":     true,
-				"host":     "",
+				"host":     "node1",
 				"id":       uid,
 				"provider": UUID,
 				"kubernetes": common.MapStr{