diff --git a/watcher/common/nova_helper.py b/watcher/common/nova_helper.py
index de9ca3973..96ba775a2 100644
--- a/watcher/common/nova_helper.py
+++ b/watcher/common/nova_helper.py
@@ -86,6 +86,14 @@ class NovaHelper(object):
             LOG.exception(exc)
             raise exception.ComputeNodeNotFound(name=node_hostname)
 
+    def get_compute_node_by_uuid(self, node_uuid):
+        """Get compute node by uuid
+
+        :param node_uuid: hypervisor id as uuid after microversion 2.53
+        :returns: novaclient.v2.hypervisors.Hypervisor object if found
+        """
+        return self.nova.hypervisors.get(node_uuid)
+
     def get_instance_list(self, filters=None, marker=None, limit=-1):
         """List servers for all tenants with details.
 
diff --git a/watcher/tests/common/test_nova_helper.py b/watcher/tests/common/test_nova_helper.py
index 3732f2047..3ce2ac3bc 100644
--- a/watcher/tests/common/test_nova_helper.py
+++ b/watcher/tests/common/test_nova_helper.py
@@ -162,6 +162,18 @@ class TestNovaHelper(base.TestCase):
             result = nova_util.get_compute_node_by_hostname(name)
             self.assertIs(nodes[index], result)
 
+    def test_get_compute_node_by_uuid(
+            self, mock_glance, mock_cinder, mock_neutron, mock_nova):
+        nova_util = nova_helper.NovaHelper()
+        hypervisor_id = utils.generate_uuid()
+        hypervisor_name = "fake_hypervisor_1"
+        hypervisor = self.fake_hypervisor(hypervisor_id, hypervisor_name)
+        nova_util.nova.hypervisors.get.return_value = hypervisor
+        # verify that the compute node can be obtained normally by id
+        self.assertEqual(
+            nova_util.get_compute_node_by_uuid(hypervisor_id),
+            hypervisor)
+
     def test_get_instance_list(self, *args):
         nova_util = nova_helper.NovaHelper()
         # Call it once with no filters.