diff --git a/core/net/src/main/java/org/onosproject/net/host/impl/HostManager.java b/core/net/src/main/java/org/onosproject/net/host/impl/HostManager.java
index 3f5d643..8a3cf7d 100644
--- a/core/net/src/main/java/org/onosproject/net/host/impl/HostManager.java
+++ b/core/net/src/main/java/org/onosproject/net/host/impl/HostManager.java
@@ -399,9 +399,6 @@
             });
         }
 
-
-
-
         // returns a HostDescription made from the union of the BasicHostConfig
         // annotations if it exists
         private HostDescription validateHost(HostDescription hostDescription, HostId hostId) {
@@ -416,6 +413,12 @@
             checkNotNull(hostId, HOST_ID_NULL);
             checkValidity();
             Host host = store.getHost(hostId);
+
+            // Disallow removing inexistent host or host provided by others
+            if (host == null || !host.providerId().equals(provider().id())) {
+                return;
+            }
+
             if (monitorHosts) {
                 host.ipAddresses().forEach(ip -> {
                     monitor.stopMonitoring(ip);
diff --git a/core/net/src/test/java/org/onosproject/net/host/impl/HostManagerTest.java b/core/net/src/test/java/org/onosproject/net/host/impl/HostManagerTest.java
index 6a71f43..81bff46 100644
--- a/core/net/src/test/java/org/onosproject/net/host/impl/HostManagerTest.java
+++ b/core/net/src/test/java/org/onosproject/net/host/impl/HostManagerTest.java
@@ -45,6 +45,7 @@
 import org.onosproject.net.provider.ProviderId;
 import org.onosproject.store.trivial.SimpleHostStore;
 
+import java.util.Collections;
 import java.util.Dictionary;
 import java.util.Hashtable;
 import java.util.List;
@@ -66,7 +67,8 @@
  */
 public class HostManagerTest {
 
-    private static final ProviderId PID = new ProviderId("of", "foo");
+    private static final ProviderId PID = new ProviderId("host", "foo");
+    private static final ProviderId PID2 = new ProviderId("host2", "foo2");
 
     private static final VlanId VLAN1 = VlanId.vlanId((short) 1);
     private static final VlanId VLAN2 = VlanId.vlanId((short) 2);
@@ -107,7 +109,9 @@
     protected TestListener listener = new TestListener();
     protected HostProviderRegistry registry;
     protected TestHostProvider provider;
+    protected TestHostProvider provider2;
     protected HostProviderService providerService;
+    protected HostProviderService providerService2;
 
     @Before
     public void setUp() {
@@ -122,17 +126,24 @@
 
         mgr.addListener(listener);
 
-        provider = new TestHostProvider();
+        provider = new TestHostProvider(PID);
+        provider2 = new TestHostProvider(PID2);
         providerService = registry.register(provider);
+        providerService2 = registry.register(provider2);
         assertTrue("provider should be registered",
                    registry.getProviders().contains(provider.id()));
+        assertTrue("provider2 should be registered",
+                registry.getProviders().contains(provider2.id()));
     }
 
     @After
     public void tearDown() {
         registry.unregister(provider);
+        registry.unregister(provider2);
         assertFalse("provider should not be registered",
                     registry.getProviders().contains(provider.id()));
+        assertFalse("provider2 should not be registered",
+                registry.getProviders().contains(provider2.id()));
 
         mgr.removeListener(listener);
         mgr.deactivate();
@@ -146,6 +157,13 @@
         assertNotNull("host should be found", mgr.getHost(hid));
     }
 
+    private void configured(HostId hid, MacAddress mac, VlanId vlan,
+                        HostLocation loc, IpAddress ip) {
+        HostDescription descr = new DefaultHostDescription(mac, vlan, loc, Collections.singleton(ip), true);
+        providerService2.hostDetected(hid, descr, false);
+        assertNotNull("host should be found", mgr.getHost(hid));
+    }
+
     private void validateEvents(Enum... types) {
         TestTools.assertAfter(100, () -> {
             int i = 0;
@@ -202,6 +220,26 @@
         assertEquals("only two hosts should be found", 2, mgr.getHostCount());
     }
 
+    /**
+     * If configured host and learnt host are both provided, we should always use
+     * the configured one.
+     */
+    @Test
+    public void hostDetectedWithMultipleProviders() {
+        detect(HID1, MAC1, VLAN1, LOC1, IP1);
+        assertEquals("Expect ProviderId to be PID", PID, mgr.getHost(HID1).providerId());
+        assertTrue("Expect IP to be IP1", mgr.getHost(HID1).ipAddresses().contains(IP1));
+        assertEquals("Expect 1 host in the store", 1, mgr.getHostCount());
+        configured(HID1, MAC1, VLAN1, LOC1, IP2);
+        assertEquals("Expect ProviderId get overridden by PID2", PID2, mgr.getHost(HID1).providerId());
+        assertTrue("Expect IP to be IP2", mgr.getHost(HID1).ipAddresses().contains(IP2));
+        assertEquals("Expect 1 hosts in the store", 1, mgr.getHostCount());
+        detect(HID1, MAC1, VLAN1, LOC1, IP1);
+        assertEquals("Expect ProviderId doesn't get overridden by PID", PID2, mgr.getHost(HID1).providerId());
+        assertTrue("Expect IP to be IP2", mgr.getHost(HID1).ipAddresses().contains(IP2));
+        assertEquals("Expect 1 host in the store", 1, mgr.getHostCount());
+    }
+
     @Test
     public void hostVanished() {
         detect(HID1, MAC1, VLAN1, LOC1, IP1);
@@ -220,6 +258,27 @@
         assertNull("host should have been removed", mgr.getHost(HID3));
     }
 
+    /**
+     * Providers should only be able to remove a host provided by itself.
+     */
+    @Test
+    public void hostVanishedWithMultipleProviders() {
+        detect(HID1, MAC1, VLAN1, LOC1, IP1);
+        configured(HID2, MAC2, VLAN2, LOC2, IP2);
+
+        providerService2.hostVanished(HID1);
+        assertNotNull("host should not be removed", mgr.getHost(HID1));
+
+        providerService.hostVanished(HID2);
+        assertNotNull("host should not be removed", mgr.getHost(HID2));
+
+        providerService.hostVanished(HID1);
+        assertNull("host should be removed", mgr.getHost(HID1));
+
+        providerService2.hostVanished(HID2);
+        assertNull("host should be removed", mgr.getHost(HID2));
+    }
+
     private void validateHosts(
             String msg, Iterable<Host> hosts, HostId... ids) {
         Set<HostId> hids = Sets.newHashSet(ids);
@@ -258,13 +317,8 @@
     private static class TestHostProvider extends AbstractProvider
             implements HostProvider {
 
-        protected TestHostProvider() {
-            super(PID);
-        }
-
-        @Override
-        public ProviderId id() {
-            return PID;
+        protected TestHostProvider(ProviderId pid) {
+            super(pid);
         }
 
         @Override
diff --git a/core/store/dist/src/main/java/org/onosproject/store/host/impl/DistributedHostStore.java b/core/store/dist/src/main/java/org/onosproject/store/host/impl/DistributedHostStore.java
index 356df9c..bfb60c7 100644
--- a/core/store/dist/src/main/java/org/onosproject/store/host/impl/DistributedHostStore.java
+++ b/core/store/dist/src/main/java/org/onosproject/store/host/impl/DistributedHostStore.java
@@ -119,6 +119,11 @@
             return true;
         }
 
+        // Avoid overriding configured hosts
+        if (existingHost.configured()) {
+            return false;
+        }
+
         if (!Objects.equals(existingHost.providerId(), providerId) ||
                 !Objects.equals(existingHost.mac(), hostDescription.hwAddress()) ||
                 !Objects.equals(existingHost.vlan(), hostDescription.vlan()) ||