diff --git a/.golangci.yaml b/.golangci.yaml
index c2311c4aa..6867b4b16 100644
--- a/.golangci.yaml
+++ b/.golangci.yaml
@@ -160,6 +160,12 @@ linters:
       # Ref: https://go.dev/doc/effective_go#redeclaration
       - path: (.+)\.go$
         text: declaration of "err" shadows declaration at
+      # FailoverReservations are deprecated in favor of FailoverHostReservations,
+      # but remain in active use during the transition. Ignore the deprecation
+      # warning until the old type is fully removed.
+      - linters:
+          - staticcheck
+        text: "SA1019:.*FailoverReservations will be replaced with FailoverHostReservations"
       - linters:
           - goconst
         path: (.+)_test\.go
diff --git a/api/v1alpha1/reservation_types.go b/api/v1alpha1/reservation_types.go
index f52797654..2b9e25470 100644
--- a/api/v1alpha1/reservation_types.go
+++ b/api/v1alpha1/reservation_types.go
@@ -19,11 +19,45 @@ type ReservationType string
 const (
 	// ReservationTypeCommittedResource is a reservation for committed/reserved capacity.
 	ReservationTypeCommittedResource ReservationType = "CommittedResourceReservation"
+
 	// ReservationTypeFailover is a reservation for failover capacity.
+	//
+	// Deprecated: FailoverReservations will be replaced with
+	// FailoverHostReservations. See ReservationTypeFailoverHost.
 	ReservationTypeFailover ReservationType = "FailoverReservation"
+
 	// ReservationTypeInFlight is a reservation that blocks capacity for virtual
 	// machines that are currently being scheduled, to avoid double-booking.
 	ReservationTypeInFlight ReservationType = "InFlightReservation"
+
+	// ReservationTypeFailoverHost is a reservation that blocks an entire
+	// host for failover purposes, so that another host can gang-evacuate
+	// its workloads to a designated spot. If this type is set, the reservation
+	// will follow this lifecycle:
+	//
+	// 1. Designation. The reservation has been created on a host. There may be
+	// virtual machines running on this host that need live migration away. As
+	// long as not all virtual machines can be migrated away from the host, the
+	// reservation stays in this state. For pipeline: no new virtual machine
+	// onto this host.
+	//
+	// 2. Active. No more virtual machines on this host. On evacuation this
+	// space can be used.
+	//
+	// 3. Failed. The descheduling failed repeatedly or takes too long, the host
+	// is marked for a certain time to not be designated again.
+	//
+	// 4. In Use. Ongoing gang evacuation onto this host, which will be reused
+	// by subsequent failover events until the evacuation is completed.
+	//
+	// 5. Revoked (=Deleted). The reservation is no longer valid because it no
+	// longer matches any failover partition. This may be because the host has
+	// been marked as no longer schedulable or has been otherwise changed.
+	//
+	// 6. Used (=Deleted). The failover event has been completed. The
+	// reservation is no longer valid and the host is transformed back into
+	// a regular host.
+	ReservationTypeFailoverHost ReservationType = "FailoverHostReservation"
 )
 
 // Label keys for Reservation metadata.
@@ -39,6 +73,7 @@ const (
 	ReservationTypeLabelCommittedResource = "committed-resource"
 	ReservationTypeLabelFailover          = "failover"
 	ReservationTypeLabelInFlight          = "in-flight"
+	ReservationTypeLabelFailoverHost      = "failover-host"
 )
 
 // Annotation keys for Reservation metadata.
@@ -101,7 +136,15 @@ type CommittedResourceReservationSpec struct {
 	Allocations map[string]CommittedResourceAllocation `json:"allocations,omitempty"`
 }
 
+// MatchesGroup reports whether the reservation targets the given project and resource group.
+func (s *CommittedResourceReservationSpec) MatchesGroup(projectID, resourceGroup string) bool {
+	return s.ProjectID == projectID && s.ResourceGroup == resourceGroup
+}
+
 // FailoverReservationSpec defines the spec fields specific to failover reservations.
+//
+// Deprecated: FailoverReservations will be replaced with FailoverHostReservations.
+// See FailoverHostReservationSpec.
 type FailoverReservationSpec struct {
 	// ResourceGroup is the group/category of the resource (e.g., "hana_medium_v2").
 	// +kubebuilder:validation:Optional
@@ -128,10 +171,20 @@ type InFlightReservationSpec struct {
 	Intent SchedulingIntent `json:"intent"`
 }
 
+// FailoverHostReservationSpec defines the spec fields specific to failover
+// host reservations. See ReservationTypeFailoverHost.
+type FailoverHostReservationSpec struct {
+	// SourceHosts is a list of hosts inside the same failover partition from
+	// which a failover event towards the target host may originate.
+	// See Spec.TargetHost for the target host of the failover reservation.
+	// +kubebuilder:validation:Optional
+	SourceHosts []string `json:"sourceHosts,omitempty"`
+}
+
 // ReservationSpec defines the desired state of Reservation.
 type ReservationSpec struct {
 	// Type of reservation.
-	// +kubebuilder:validation:Enum=CommittedResourceReservation;FailoverReservation;InFlightReservation
+	// +kubebuilder:validation:Enum=CommittedResourceReservation;FailoverReservation;InFlightReservation;FailoverHostReservation
 	// +kubebuilder:validation:Required
 	Type ReservationType `json:"type"`
 
@@ -170,12 +223,19 @@ type ReservationSpec struct {
 
 	// FailoverReservation contains fields specific to failover reservations.
 	// Only used when Type is FailoverReservation.
+	//
+	// Deprecated: FailoverReservations will be replaced with FailoverHostReservations.
 	// +kubebuilder:validation:Optional
 	FailoverReservation *FailoverReservationSpec `json:"failoverReservation,omitempty"`
 
 	// InFlightReservation specifies which kind of virtual machine is expected
 	// to land on the reserved slot. Set when Type is InFlightReservation.
 	InFlightReservation *InFlightReservationSpec `json:"inFlightReservation,omitempty"`
+
+	// FailoverHostReservation contains fields specific to failover host reservations.
+	// Only used when Type is FailoverHostReservation.
+	// +kubebuilder:validation:Optional
+	FailoverHostReservation *FailoverHostReservationSpec `json:"failoverHostReservation,omitempty"`
 }
 
 const (
@@ -198,6 +258,9 @@ type CommittedResourceReservationStatus struct {
 }
 
 // FailoverReservationStatus defines the status fields specific to failover reservations.
+//
+// Deprecated: FailoverReservations will be replaced with FailoverHostReservations.
+// See FailoverHostReservationStatus.
 type FailoverReservationStatus struct {
 	// Allocations maps VM/instance UUIDs to the host they are currently allocated on.
 	// Key: VM/instance UUID, Value: Host name where the VM is currently running.
@@ -221,6 +284,51 @@ type FailoverReservationStatus struct {
 // in-flight reservations.
 type InFlightReservationStatus struct{} // No captured state for now.
 
+// FailoverHostReservationStatus defines the status fields specific to failover
+// host reservations.
+type FailoverHostReservationStatus struct {
+	// SourceHost is the actual host from which the failover event originates.
+	// Only set when the condition ConditionTypeFailoverHostInUse is True.
+	// +kubebuilder:validation:Optional
+	SourceHost string `json:"sourceHost,omitempty"`
+}
+
+// ReservationConditionType represents the type of condition for a reservation.
+type ReservationConditionType = string
+
+const (
+	// ConditionTypeFailoverHostDesignated indicates that the reservation has
+	// been created on a host. There may be virtual machines running on this
+	// host that need live migration away. As long as not all virtual machines
+	// can be migrated away from the host, the reservation stays in this state.
+	// For pipeline: no new virtual machine onto this host.
+	//
+	// status=Unknown: It is unknown if the failover host has been designated.
+	// status=False: The failover host has not been designated (there was an error).
+	// status=True: The failover host has been designated successfully.
+	ConditionTypeFailoverHostDesignated ReservationConditionType = "FailoverHostDesignated"
+
+	// ConditionTypeFailoverHostActive indicates that the failover host is
+	// active and ready to accept evacuations. No more virtual machines have
+	// been seen on this host, so it is empty and ready to receive all vms
+	// from another host.
+	//
+	// status=Unknown: The failover host is not yet ready to be used.
+	// status=False: There has been some error or issue preventing the failover
+	// host from being active.
+	// status=True: The failover host is active and ready to accept evacuations.
+	ConditionTypeFailoverHostActive ReservationConditionType = "FailoverHostActive"
+
+	// ConditionTypeFailoverHostInUse indicates that the failover host reservation
+	// is currently being used by an ongoing evacuation event with inbound
+	// virtual machines being evacuated.
+	//
+	// status=Unknown: It is unknown if the failover host is currently in use.
+	// status=False: The failover host is not currently in use.
+	// status=True: The failover host is currently in use.
+	ConditionTypeFailoverHostInUse ReservationConditionType = "FailoverHostInUse"
+)
+
 // ReservationStatus defines the observed state of Reservation.
 type ReservationStatus struct {
 	// The current status conditions of the reservation.
@@ -249,6 +357,8 @@ type ReservationStatus struct {
 
 	// FailoverReservation contains status fields specific to failover reservations.
 	// Only used when Type is FailoverReservation.
+	//
+	// Deprecated: FailoverReservations will be replaced with FailoverHostReservations.
 	// +kubebuilder:validation:Optional
 	FailoverReservation *FailoverReservationStatus `json:"failoverReservation,omitempty"`
 
@@ -256,6 +366,11 @@ type ReservationStatus struct {
 	// Only used when Type is InFlightReservation.
 	// +kubebuilder:validation:Optional
 	InFlightReservation *InFlightReservationStatus `json:"inFlightReservation,omitempty"`
+
+	// FailoverHostReservation contains status fields specific to failover
+	// host reservations. Only used when Type is FailoverHostReservation.
+	// +kubebuilder:validation:Optional
+	FailoverHostReservation *FailoverHostReservationStatus `json:"failoverHostReservation,omitempty"`
 }
 
 // +kubebuilder:object:root=true
@@ -264,12 +379,12 @@ type ReservationStatus struct {
 // +kubebuilder:printcolumn:name="Type",type="string",JSONPath=".metadata.labels['reservations\\.cortex\\.cloud/type']"
 // +kubebuilder:printcolumn:name="Host",type="string",JSONPath=".status.host"
 // +kubebuilder:printcolumn:name="Ready",type="string",JSONPath=".status.conditions[?(@.type=='Ready')].status"
-// +kubebuilder:printcolumn:name="ResourceGroup",type="string",JSONPath=".spec.committedResourceReservation.resourceGroup"
+// +kubebuilder:printcolumn:name="ResourceGroup",type="string",JSONPath=".spec.committedResourceReservation.resourceGroup",priority=1
 // +kubebuilder:printcolumn:name="HA ResourceGroup",type="string",JSONPath=".spec.failoverReservation.resourceGroup",priority=1
-// +kubebuilder:printcolumn:name="Project",type="string",JSONPath=".spec.committedResourceReservation.projectID"
-// +kubebuilder:printcolumn:name="AZ",type="string",JSONPath=".spec.availabilityZone"
+// +kubebuilder:printcolumn:name="Project",type="string",JSONPath=".spec.committedResourceReservation.projectID",priority=1
+// +kubebuilder:printcolumn:name="AZ",type="string",JSONPath=".spec.availabilityZone",priority=1
 // +kubebuilder:printcolumn:name="StartTime",type="string",JSONPath=".spec.startTime",priority=1
-// +kubebuilder:printcolumn:name="EndTime",type="string",JSONPath=".spec.endTime"
+// +kubebuilder:printcolumn:name="EndTime",type="string",JSONPath=".spec.endTime",priority=1
 // +kubebuilder:printcolumn:name="Resources",type="string",JSONPath=".spec.resources",priority=1
 // +kubebuilder:printcolumn:name="LastChanged",type="date",JSONPath=".status.failoverReservation.lastChanged",priority=1
 // +kubebuilder:printcolumn:name="AcknowledgedAt",type="date",JSONPath=".status.failoverReservation.acknowledgedAt",priority=1
@@ -302,11 +417,6 @@ type ReservationList struct {
 	Items           []Reservation `json:"items"`
 }
 
-// MatchesGroup reports whether the reservation targets the given project and resource group.
-func (s *CommittedResourceReservationSpec) MatchesGroup(projectID, resourceGroup string) bool {
-	return s.ProjectID == projectID && s.ResourceGroup == resourceGroup
-}
-
 // IsReady returns true if the reservation has the Ready condition set to True.
 func (r *Reservation) IsReady() bool {
 	return meta.IsStatusConditionTrue(r.Status.Conditions, ReservationConditionReady)
diff --git a/api/v1alpha1/zz_generated.deepcopy.go b/api/v1alpha1/zz_generated.deepcopy.go
index 01e9ec113..c4f4115ff 100644
--- a/api/v1alpha1/zz_generated.deepcopy.go
+++ b/api/v1alpha1/zz_generated.deepcopy.go
@@ -663,6 +663,41 @@ func (in *DetectorSpec) DeepCopy() *DetectorSpec {
 	return out
 }
 
+// DeepCopyInto is an autogenerated deepcopy function, copying the receiver, writing into out. in must be non-nil.
+func (in *FailoverHostReservationSpec) DeepCopyInto(out *FailoverHostReservationSpec) {
+	*out = *in
+	if in.SourceHosts != nil {
+		in, out := &in.SourceHosts, &out.SourceHosts
+		*out = make([]string, len(*in))
+		copy(*out, *in)
+	}
+}
+
+// DeepCopy is an autogenerated deepcopy function, copying the receiver, creating a new FailoverHostReservationSpec.
+func (in *FailoverHostReservationSpec) DeepCopy() *FailoverHostReservationSpec {
+	if in == nil {
+		return nil
+	}
+	out := new(FailoverHostReservationSpec)
+	in.DeepCopyInto(out)
+	return out
+}
+
+// DeepCopyInto is an autogenerated deepcopy function, copying the receiver, writing into out. in must be non-nil.
+func (in *FailoverHostReservationStatus) DeepCopyInto(out *FailoverHostReservationStatus) {
+	*out = *in
+}
+
+// DeepCopy is an autogenerated deepcopy function, copying the receiver, creating a new FailoverHostReservationStatus.
+func (in *FailoverHostReservationStatus) DeepCopy() *FailoverHostReservationStatus {
+	if in == nil {
+		return nil
+	}
+	out := new(FailoverHostReservationStatus)
+	in.DeepCopyInto(out)
+	return out
+}
+
 // DeepCopyInto is an autogenerated deepcopy function, copying the receiver, writing into out. in must be non-nil.
 func (in *FailoverReservationSpec) DeepCopyInto(out *FailoverReservationSpec) {
 	*out = *in
@@ -1724,6 +1759,11 @@ func (in *ReservationSpec) DeepCopyInto(out *ReservationSpec) {
 		*out = new(InFlightReservationSpec)
 		**out = **in
 	}
+	if in.FailoverHostReservation != nil {
+		in, out := &in.FailoverHostReservation, &out.FailoverHostReservation
+		*out = new(FailoverHostReservationSpec)
+		(*in).DeepCopyInto(*out)
+	}
 }
 
 // DeepCopy is an autogenerated deepcopy function, copying the receiver, creating a new ReservationSpec.
@@ -1761,6 +1801,11 @@ func (in *ReservationStatus) DeepCopyInto(out *ReservationStatus) {
 		*out = new(InFlightReservationStatus)
 		**out = **in
 	}
+	if in.FailoverHostReservation != nil {
+		in, out := &in.FailoverHostReservation, &out.FailoverHostReservation
+		*out = new(FailoverHostReservationStatus)
+		**out = **in
+	}
 }
 
 // DeepCopy is an autogenerated deepcopy function, copying the receiver, creating a new ReservationStatus.
diff --git a/helm/library/cortex/files/crds/cortex.cloud_reservations.yaml b/helm/library/cortex/files/crds/cortex.cloud_reservations.yaml
index efd4efb56..a9bdceebf 100644
--- a/helm/library/cortex/files/crds/cortex.cloud_reservations.yaml
+++ b/helm/library/cortex/files/crds/cortex.cloud_reservations.yaml
@@ -26,6 +26,7 @@ spec:
       type: string
     - jsonPath: .spec.committedResourceReservation.resourceGroup
       name: ResourceGroup
+      priority: 1
       type: string
     - jsonPath: .spec.failoverReservation.resourceGroup
       name: HA ResourceGroup
@@ -33,9 +34,11 @@ spec:
       type: string
     - jsonPath: .spec.committedResourceReservation.projectID
       name: Project
+      priority: 1
       type: string
     - jsonPath: .spec.availabilityZone
       name: AZ
+      priority: 1
       type: string
     - jsonPath: .spec.startTime
       name: StartTime
@@ -43,6 +46,7 @@ spec:
       type: string
     - jsonPath: .spec.endTime
       name: EndTime
+      priority: 1
       type: string
     - jsonPath: .spec.resources
       name: Resources
@@ -163,10 +167,26 @@ spec:
                 description: EndTime is the time when the reservation expires.
                 format: date-time
                 type: string
+              failoverHostReservation:
+                description: |-
+                  FailoverHostReservation contains fields specific to failover host reservations.
+                  Only used when Type is FailoverHostReservation.
+                properties:
+                  sourceHosts:
+                    description: |-
+                      SourceHosts is a list of hosts inside the same failover partition from
+                      which a failover event towards the target host may originate.
+                      See Spec.TargetHost for the target host of the failover reservation.
+                    items:
+                      type: string
+                    type: array
+                type: object
               failoverReservation:
                 description: |-
                   FailoverReservation contains fields specific to failover reservations.
                   Only used when Type is FailoverReservation.
+
+                  Deprecated: FailoverReservations will be replaced with FailoverHostReservations.
                 properties:
                   resourceGroup:
                     description: ResourceGroup is the group/category of the resource
@@ -229,6 +249,7 @@ spec:
                 - CommittedResourceReservation
                 - FailoverReservation
                 - InFlightReservation
+                - FailoverHostReservation
                 type: string
             required:
             - type
@@ -320,10 +341,23 @@ spec:
                   - type
                   type: object
                 type: array
+              failoverHostReservation:
+                description: |-
+                  FailoverHostReservation contains status fields specific to failover
+                  host reservations. Only used when Type is FailoverHostReservation.
+                properties:
+                  sourceHost:
+                    description: |-
+                      SourceHost is the actual host from which the failover event originates.
+                      Only set when the condition ConditionTypeFailoverHostInUse is True.
+                    type: string
+                type: object
               failoverReservation:
                 description: |-
                   FailoverReservation contains status fields specific to failover reservations.
                   Only used when Type is FailoverReservation.
+
+                  Deprecated: FailoverReservations will be replaced with FailoverHostReservations.
                 properties:
                   acknowledgedAt:
                     description: |-