diff --git a/gns3server/api/routes/controller/nodes.py b/gns3server/api/routes/controller/nodes.py
index 413839459..d0b27f81f 100644
--- a/gns3server/api/routes/controller/nodes.py
+++ b/gns3server/api/routes/controller/nodes.py
@@ -243,14 +243,25 @@ async def reload_all_nodes(project: Project = Depends(dep_project)) -> None:
             raise
 
 
+# Node types that need live host interface data from compute
+_HOST_INTERFACE_NODE_TYPES = {"cloud", "nat"}
+
+
 @router.get("/{node_id}", response_model=schemas.Node, dependencies=[Depends(has_privilege("Node.Audit"))])
-def get_node(node: Node = Depends(dep_node)) -> schemas.Node:
+async def get_node(node: Node = Depends(dep_node)) -> schemas.Node:
     """
     Return a node from a given project.
 
     Required privilege: Node.Audit
     """
 
+    if node.node_type in _HOST_INTERFACE_NODE_TYPES:
+        try:
+            response = await node.get()
+            await node.parse_node_response(response.json)
+        except Exception:
+            # If compute is unreachable, still return cached data
+            log.warning(f"Could not refresh node {node.id} from compute, returning cached data")
     return node.asdict()
 
 
diff --git a/gns3server/controller/node.py b/gns3server/controller/node.py
index 3378f055f..2046c7cd0 100644
--- a/gns3server/controller/node.py
+++ b/gns3server/controller/node.py
@@ -639,6 +639,14 @@ class Node:
             except asyncio.TimeoutError:
                 raise ControllerTimeoutError(f"Timeout when reset console {self._name}")
 
+    async def get(self, path="", **kwargs):
+        """
+        HTTP get on the node
+        """
+        return await self._compute.get(
+            f"/projects/{self._project.id}/{self._node_type}/nodes/{self._id}{path}", **kwargs
+        )
+
     async def post(self, path, data=None, **kwargs):
         """
         HTTP post on the node