diff --git a/wasmcloud_host/lib/wasmcloud_host/lattice/state_monitor.ex b/wasmcloud_host/lib/wasmcloud_host/lattice/state_monitor.ex
index c0fae217..375ac123 100644
--- a/wasmcloud_host/lib/wasmcloud_host/lattice/state_monitor.ex
+++ b/wasmcloud_host/lib/wasmcloud_host/lattice/state_monitor.ex
@@ -36,6 +36,9 @@ defmodule WasmcloudHost.Lattice.StateMonitor do
       }
     }
 
+    conn = HostCore.Nats.control_connection(prefix)
+    {:ok, _sub} = Gnat.sub(conn, self(), "wasmbus.evt.#{prefix}")
+
     PubSub.subscribe(:hostcore_pubsub, "latticeevents:#{prefix}")
     PubSub.subscribe(:hostcore_pubsub, "cacheloader:#{prefix}")
 
@@ -113,9 +116,47 @@ defmodule WasmcloudHost.Lattice.StateMonitor do
     GenServer.call(:state_monitor, :refmaps_query)
   end
 
+  # handle cloud events from HostCore PubSub
   @impl true
-  def handle_info({:lattice_event, event}, state) do
-    state = handle_event(state, event)
+  def handle_info({:lattice_event, raw_event}, state) do
+    case Cloudevents.from_json(raw_event) do
+      {:ok, event} ->
+        process_event(state, event)
+
+      # No-op
+      _ ->
+        Logger.warning("Received event that couldn't be parsed as a Cloudevent, ignoring")
+        state
+    end
+
+    {:noreply, state}
+  end
+
+  # handle cloud events from NATS
+  @impl true
+  def handle_info(
+        {:msg, %{body: body, topic: topic}},
+        state
+      ) do
+    state =
+      with true <- String.starts_with?(topic, "wasmbus.evt."),
+           {:ok, event = %Cloudevents.Format.V_1_0.Event{source: source}} <-
+             Cloudevents.from_json(body),
+           {pk, _pid, _prefix} <- WasmcloudHost.Application.first_host(),
+           true <- source != pk do
+        process_event(state, event)
+      else
+        # ignoring bad topic or event from this host
+        false ->
+          state
+
+        {:error, _} ->
+          Logger.warning("Received event that couldn't be parsed as a Cloudevent, ignoring")
+          state
+
+        _ ->
+          state
+      end
 
     {:noreply, state}
   end
@@ -158,18 +199,6 @@ defmodule WasmcloudHost.Lattice.StateMonitor do
     {:noreply, %State{state | refmaps: ocirefs}}
   end
 
-  defp handle_event(state, body) do
-    case Cloudevents.from_json(body) do
-      {:ok, evt} ->
-        process_event(state, evt)
-
-      # No-op
-      _ ->
-        Logger.warning("Received event that couldn't be parsed as a Cloudevent, ignoring")
-        state
-    end
-  end
-
   defp process_event(
          state,
          %Cloudevents.Format.V_1_0.Event{
@@ -186,6 +215,16 @@ defmodule WasmcloudHost.Lattice.StateMonitor do
     %State{state | hosts: hosts}
   end
 
+  # No-op. Ignore start failure events
+  defp process_event(
+         state,
+         %Cloudevents.Format.V_1_0.Event{
+           type: "com.wasmcloud.lattice.actor_start_failed"
+         }
+       ) do
+    state
+  end
+
   defp process_event(
          state,
          %Cloudevents.Format.V_1_0.Event{
@@ -200,6 +239,26 @@ defmodule WasmcloudHost.Lattice.StateMonitor do
     %State{state | hosts: hosts}
   end
 
+  # No-op. Ignore actor updated events
+  defp process_event(
+         state,
+         %Cloudevents.Format.V_1_0.Event{
+           type: "com.wasmcloud.lattice.actor_updated"
+         }
+       ) do
+    state
+  end
+
+  # No-op. Ignore actor update failure events
+  defp process_event(
+         state,
+         %Cloudevents.Format.V_1_0.Event{
+           type: "com.wasmcloud.lattice.actor_update_failed"
+         }
+       ) do
+    state
+  end
+
   defp process_event(
          state,
          %Cloudevents.Format.V_1_0.Event{
@@ -218,6 +277,16 @@ defmodule WasmcloudHost.Lattice.StateMonitor do
     %State{state | hosts: hosts}
   end
 
+  # No-op. Ignore start failure events
+  defp process_event(
+         state,
+         %Cloudevents.Format.V_1_0.Event{
+           type: "com.wasmcloud.lattice.provider_start_failed"
+         }
+       ) do
+    state
+  end
+
   defp process_event(
          state,
          %Cloudevents.Format.V_1_0.Event{
@@ -238,6 +307,33 @@ defmodule WasmcloudHost.Lattice.StateMonitor do
     %State{state | hosts: hosts}
   end
 
+  defp process_event(
+         state,
+         %Cloudevents.Format.V_1_0.Event{
+           data: %{"labels" => labels},
+           datacontenttype: "application/json",
+           source: source_host,
+           type: "com.wasmcloud.lattice.host_started"
+         }
+       ) do
+    new_host = %{actors: %{}, providers: %{}, labels: labels}
+    hosts = Map.put(state.hosts, source_host, new_host)
+    %State{state | hosts: hosts}
+  end
+
+  defp process_event(
+         state,
+         %Cloudevents.Format.V_1_0.Event{
+           data: _data,
+           datacontenttype: "application/json",
+           source: source_host,
+           type: "com.wasmcloud.lattice.host_stopped"
+         }
+       ) do
+    hosts = Map.delete(state.hosts, source_host)
+    %State{state | hosts: hosts}
+  end
+
   defp process_event(
          state,
          %Cloudevents.Format.V_1_0.Event{
@@ -247,8 +343,6 @@ defmodule WasmcloudHost.Lattice.StateMonitor do
            type: "com.wasmcloud.lattice.host_heartbeat"
          }
        ) do
-    Logger.debug("Handling host heartbeat")
-
     current_host = Map.get(state.hosts, source_host, %{})
 
     # TODO: Also ensure that actors don't exist in the dashboard that aren't in the health check
@@ -365,6 +459,16 @@ defmodule WasmcloudHost.Lattice.StateMonitor do
     end
   end
 
+  # No-op. Ignore periodic statuses where provider health hasn't changed
+  defp process_event(
+         state,
+         %Cloudevents.Format.V_1_0.Event{
+           type: "com.wasmcloud.lattice.health_check_status"
+         }
+       ) do
+    state
+  end
+
   defp process_event(
          state,
          %Cloudevents.Format.V_1_0.Event{
@@ -423,6 +527,26 @@ defmodule WasmcloudHost.Lattice.StateMonitor do
     %State{state | linkdefs: linkdefs}
   end
 
+  # No-op. Ignore invocation result events
+  defp process_event(
+         state,
+         %Cloudevents.Format.V_1_0.Event{
+           type: "com.wasmcloud.lattice.invocation_failed"
+         }
+       ) do
+    state
+  end
+
+  # No-op. Ignore invocation result events
+  defp process_event(
+         state,
+         %Cloudevents.Format.V_1_0.Event{
+           type: "com.wasmcloud.lattice.invocation_succeeded"
+         }
+       ) do
+    state
+  end
+
   # Fallthrough event handler to prevent errors for new events
   defp process_event(
          state,