diff --git a/public/app/features/plugins/admin/__mocks__/catalogPlugin.mock.ts b/public/app/features/plugins/admin/__mocks__/catalogPlugin.mock.ts
index b49aad19f33..112ebbc09cc 100644
--- a/public/app/features/plugins/admin/__mocks__/catalogPlugin.mock.ts
+++ b/public/app/features/plugins/admin/__mocks__/catalogPlugin.mock.ts
@@ -17,6 +17,7 @@ export default {
   isEnterprise: false,
   isInstalled: false,
   isDisabled: false,
+  isPublished: true,
   name: 'Zabbix',
   orgName: 'Alexander Zobnin',
   popularity: 0.2093,
diff --git a/public/app/features/plugins/admin/api.ts b/public/app/features/plugins/admin/api.ts
index 3232527eed9..4f7fd13140e 100644
--- a/public/app/features/plugins/admin/api.ts
+++ b/public/app/features/plugins/admin/api.ts
@@ -1,33 +1,20 @@
 import { getBackendSrv } from '@grafana/runtime';
 import { PluginError, renderMarkdown } from '@grafana/data';
 import { API_ROOT, GCOM_API_ROOT } from './constants';
-import { mergeLocalAndRemote, isLocalPluginVisible, isRemotePluginVisible } from './helpers';
-import {
-  PluginDetails,
-  Org,
-  LocalPlugin,
-  RemotePlugin,
-  CatalogPlugin,
-  CatalogPluginDetails,
-  Version,
-  PluginVersion,
-} from './types';
-
-export async function getCatalogPlugin(id: string): Promise<CatalogPlugin> {
-  const { local, remote } = await getPlugin(id);
-
-  return mergeLocalAndRemote(local, remote);
-}
+import { LocalPlugin, RemotePlugin, CatalogPluginDetails, Version, PluginVersion } from './types';
+import { isLocalPluginVisible, isRemotePluginVisible } from './helpers';
 
 export async function getPluginDetails(id: string): Promise<CatalogPluginDetails> {
-  const localPlugins = await getLocalPlugins();
-  const local = localPlugins.find((p) => p.id === id);
-  const isInstalled = Boolean(local);
-  const [remote, versions, localReadme] = await Promise.all([
-    getRemotePlugin(id, isInstalled),
-    getPluginVersions(id),
+  const remote = await getRemotePlugin(id);
+  const isPublished = Boolean(remote);
+
+  const [localPlugins, versions, localReadme] = await Promise.all([
+    getLocalPlugins(),
+    getPluginVersions(id, isPublished),
     getLocalPluginReadme(id),
   ]);
+
+  const local = localPlugins.find((p) => p.id === id);
   const dependencies = local?.dependencies || remote?.json?.dependencies;
 
   return {
@@ -45,22 +32,6 @@ export async function getRemotePlugins(): Promise<RemotePlugin[]> {
   return remotePlugins.filter(isRemotePluginVisible);
 }
 
-async function getPlugin(slug: string): Promise<PluginDetails> {
-  const installed = await getLocalPlugins();
-
-  const localPlugin = installed?.find((plugin: LocalPlugin) => {
-    return plugin.id === slug;
-  });
-
-  const [remote, versions] = await Promise.all([getRemotePlugin(slug, Boolean(localPlugin)), getPluginVersions(slug)]);
-
-  return {
-    remote: remote,
-    remoteVersions: versions,
-    local: localPlugin,
-  };
-}
-
 export async function getPluginErrors(): Promise<PluginError[]> {
   try {
     return await getBackendSrv().get(`${API_ROOT}/errors`);
@@ -69,7 +40,7 @@ export async function getPluginErrors(): Promise<PluginError[]> {
   }
 }
 
-async function getRemotePlugin(id: string, isInstalled: boolean): Promise<RemotePlugin | undefined> {
+async function getRemotePlugin(id: string): Promise<RemotePlugin | undefined> {
   try {
     return await getBackendSrv().get(`${GCOM_API_ROOT}/plugins/${id}`, {});
   } catch (error) {
@@ -79,8 +50,12 @@ async function getRemotePlugin(id: string, isInstalled: boolean): Promise<Remote
   }
 }
 
-async function getPluginVersions(id: string): Promise<Version[]> {
+async function getPluginVersions(id: string, isPublished: boolean): Promise<Version[]> {
   try {
+    if (!isPublished) {
+      return [];
+    }
+
     const versions: { items: PluginVersion[] } = await getBackendSrv().get(`${GCOM_API_ROOT}/plugins/${id}/versions`);
 
     return (versions.items || []).map((v) => ({
@@ -114,11 +89,6 @@ export async function getLocalPlugins(): Promise<LocalPlugin[]> {
   return localPlugins.filter(isLocalPluginVisible);
 }
 
-async function getOrg(slug: string): Promise<Org> {
-  const org = await getBackendSrv().get(`${GCOM_API_ROOT}/orgs/${slug}`);
-  return { ...org, avatarUrl: `${GCOM_API_ROOT}/orgs/${slug}/avatar` };
-}
-
 export async function installPlugin(id: string) {
   // This will install the latest compatible version based on the logic
   // on the backend.
@@ -131,9 +101,7 @@ export async function uninstallPlugin(id: string) {
 
 export const api = {
   getRemotePlugins,
-  getPlugin,
   getInstalledPlugins: getLocalPlugins,
-  getOrg,
   installPlugin,
   uninstallPlugin,
 };
diff --git a/public/app/features/plugins/admin/components/InstallControls/index.tsx b/public/app/features/plugins/admin/components/InstallControls/index.tsx
index 60a5960f955..faecc95e739 100644
--- a/public/app/features/plugins/admin/components/InstallControls/index.tsx
+++ b/public/app/features/plugins/admin/components/InstallControls/index.tsx
@@ -63,6 +63,18 @@ export const InstallControls = ({ plugin, latestCompatibleVersion }: Props) => {
     return <div className={styles.message}>{message}</div>;
   }
 
+  if (!plugin.isPublished) {
+    return (
+      <div className={styles.message}>
+        <Icon name="exclamation-triangle" /> This plugin is not published to{' '}
+        <a href="https://www.grafana.com/plugins" target="__blank" rel="noreferrer">
+          grafana.com/plugins
+        </a>{' '}
+        and can&#39;t be managed via the catalog.
+      </div>
+    );
+  }
+
   if (!isCompatible) {
     return (
       <div className={styles.message}>
diff --git a/public/app/features/plugins/admin/components/PluginListItem.test.tsx b/public/app/features/plugins/admin/components/PluginListItem.test.tsx
index 0606ff0b3f4..658cc047ade 100644
--- a/public/app/features/plugins/admin/components/PluginListItem.test.tsx
+++ b/public/app/features/plugins/admin/components/PluginListItem.test.tsx
@@ -52,6 +52,7 @@ describe('PluginListItem', () => {
     isDev: false,
     isEnterprise: false,
     isDisabled: false,
+    isPublished: true,
   };
 
   /** As Grid */
diff --git a/public/app/features/plugins/admin/components/PluginListItemBadges.test.tsx b/public/app/features/plugins/admin/components/PluginListItemBadges.test.tsx
index ea92a11242a..0c933680fc4 100644
--- a/public/app/features/plugins/admin/components/PluginListItemBadges.test.tsx
+++ b/public/app/features/plugins/admin/components/PluginListItemBadges.test.tsx
@@ -28,6 +28,7 @@ describe('PluginListItemBadges', () => {
     isDev: false,
     isEnterprise: false,
     isDisabled: false,
+    isPublished: true,
   };
 
   afterEach(() => {
diff --git a/public/app/features/plugins/admin/helpers.test.ts b/public/app/features/plugins/admin/helpers.test.ts
index b3034f2d154..0c50d50dee5 100644
--- a/public/app/features/plugins/admin/helpers.test.ts
+++ b/public/app/features/plugins/admin/helpers.test.ts
@@ -99,6 +99,7 @@ describe('Plugins/Helpers', () => {
         isDisabled: false,
         isEnterprise: false,
         isInstalled: false,
+        isPublished: true,
         name: 'Zabbix',
         orgName: 'Alexander Zobnin',
         popularity: 0.2111,
@@ -157,6 +158,7 @@ describe('Plugins/Helpers', () => {
         isDisabled: false,
         isEnterprise: false,
         isInstalled: true,
+        isPublished: false,
         name: 'Zabbix',
         orgName: 'Alexander Zobnin',
         popularity: 0,
@@ -204,6 +206,7 @@ describe('Plugins/Helpers', () => {
         isDisabled: false,
         isEnterprise: false,
         isInstalled: true,
+        isPublished: true,
         name: 'Zabbix',
         orgName: 'Alexander Zobnin',
         popularity: 0.2111,
diff --git a/public/app/features/plugins/admin/helpers.ts b/public/app/features/plugins/admin/helpers.ts
index 4f337eb2545..db942ab1b81 100644
--- a/public/app/features/plugins/admin/helpers.ts
+++ b/public/app/features/plugins/admin/helpers.ts
@@ -78,6 +78,7 @@ export function mapRemoteToCatalog(plugin: RemotePlugin, error?: PluginError): C
     signature: getPluginSignature({ remote: plugin, error }),
     updatedAt,
     hasUpdate: false,
+    isPublished: true,
     isInstalled: isDisabled,
     isDisabled: isDisabled,
     isCore: plugin.internal,
@@ -93,9 +94,9 @@ export function mapLocalToCatalog(plugin: LocalPlugin, error?: PluginError): Cat
     name,
     info: { description, version, logos, updated, author },
     id,
-    signature,
     dev,
     type,
+    signature,
     signatureOrg,
     signatureType,
     hasUpdate,
@@ -119,6 +120,7 @@ export function mapLocalToCatalog(plugin: LocalPlugin, error?: PluginError): Cat
     isInstalled: true,
     isDisabled: !!error,
     isCore: signature === 'internal',
+    isPublished: false,
     isDev: Boolean(dev),
     isEnterprise: false,
     type,
@@ -160,6 +162,7 @@ export function mapToCatalogPlugin(local?: LocalPlugin, remote?: RemotePlugin, e
     isEnterprise: remote?.status === 'enterprise',
     isInstalled: Boolean(local) || isDisabled,
     isDisabled: isDisabled,
+    isPublished: true,
     // TODO<check if we would like to keep preferring the remote version>
     name: remote?.name || local?.name || '',
     // TODO<check if we would like to keep preferring the remote version>
@@ -267,3 +270,7 @@ function isPluginVisible(id: string) {
 
   return !pluginCatalogHiddenPlugins.includes(id);
 }
+
+export function isLocalCorePlugin(local?: LocalPlugin): boolean {
+  return Boolean(local?.signature === 'internal');
+}
diff --git a/public/app/features/plugins/admin/hooks/usePluginDetailsTabs.tsx b/public/app/features/plugins/admin/hooks/usePluginDetailsTabs.tsx
index 925ef3ae3af..ffcb3059789 100644
--- a/public/app/features/plugins/admin/hooks/usePluginDetailsTabs.tsx
+++ b/public/app/features/plugins/admin/hooks/usePluginDetailsTabs.tsx
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 import { useMemo } from 'react';
 import { useLocation } from 'react-router-dom';
 import { PluginIncludeType, PluginType } from '@grafana/data';
-import { CatalogPlugin, PluginDetailsTab, PluginTabIds } from '../types';
+import { CatalogPlugin, PluginDetailsTab, PluginTabIds, PluginTabLabels } from '../types';
 import { usePluginConfig } from '../hooks/usePluginConfig';
 import { isOrgAdmin } from '../permissions';
 
@@ -13,11 +13,21 @@ type ReturnType = {
 
 export const usePluginDetailsTabs = (plugin?: CatalogPlugin, defaultTabs: PluginDetailsTab[] = []): ReturnType => {
   const { loading, error, value: pluginConfig } = usePluginConfig(plugin);
+  const isPublished = Boolean(plugin?.isPublished);
   const { pathname } = useLocation();
   const tabs = useMemo(() => {
     const canConfigurePlugins = isOrgAdmin();
     const tabs: PluginDetailsTab[] = [...defaultTabs];
 
+    if (isPublished) {
+      tabs.push({
+        label: PluginTabLabels.VERSIONS,
+        icon: 'history',
+        id: PluginTabIds.VERSIONS,
+        href: `${pathname}?page=${PluginTabIds.VERSIONS}`,
+      });
+    }
+
     // Not extending the tabs with the config pages if the plugin is not installed
     if (!pluginConfig) {
       return tabs;
@@ -57,7 +67,7 @@ export const usePluginDetailsTabs = (plugin?: CatalogPlugin, defaultTabs: Plugin
     }
 
     return tabs;
-  }, [pluginConfig, defaultTabs, pathname]);
+  }, [pluginConfig, defaultTabs, pathname, isPublished]);
 
   return {
     error,
diff --git a/public/app/features/plugins/admin/pages/PluginDetails.test.tsx b/public/app/features/plugins/admin/pages/PluginDetails.test.tsx
index 306af38271d..3bb2567816c 100644
--- a/public/app/features/plugins/admin/pages/PluginDetails.test.tsx
+++ b/public/app/features/plugins/admin/pages/PluginDetails.test.tsx
@@ -194,7 +194,7 @@ describe('Plugin details page', () => {
       await waitFor(() => expect(queryByText('Invalid signature')).toBeInTheDocument());
     });
 
-    it('should display version history in case it is available', async () => {
+    it('should display version history if the plugin is published', async () => {
       const versions = [
         {
           version: '1.2.0',
@@ -215,6 +215,7 @@ describe('Plugin details page', () => {
           grafanaDependency: '>=7.0.0',
         },
       ];
+
       const { queryByText, getByRole } = renderPluginDetails(
         {
           id,
@@ -489,6 +490,61 @@ describe('Plugin details page', () => {
       await waitFor(() => queryByText('Uninstall'));
       expect(queryByText(`Create a ${name} data source`)).toBeNull();
     });
+
+    it('should not display versions tab for plugins not published to gcom', async () => {
+      const { queryByText } = renderPluginDetails({
+        name: 'Akumuli',
+        isInstalled: true,
+        type: PluginType.app,
+        isPublished: false,
+      });
+
+      await waitFor(() => expect(queryByText(PluginTabLabels.OVERVIEW)).toBeInTheDocument());
+
+      expect(queryByText(PluginTabLabels.VERSIONS)).toBeNull();
+    });
+
+    it('should not display update for plugins not published to gcom', async () => {
+      const { queryByText, queryByRole } = renderPluginDetails({
+        name: 'Akumuli',
+        isInstalled: true,
+        hasUpdate: true,
+        type: PluginType.app,
+        isPublished: false,
+      });
+
+      await waitFor(() => expect(queryByText(PluginTabLabels.OVERVIEW)).toBeInTheDocument());
+
+      expect(queryByRole('button', { name: /update/i })).not.toBeInTheDocument();
+    });
+
+    it('should not display install for plugins not published to gcom', async () => {
+      const { queryByText, queryByRole } = renderPluginDetails({
+        name: 'Akumuli',
+        isInstalled: false,
+        hasUpdate: false,
+        type: PluginType.app,
+        isPublished: false,
+      });
+
+      await waitFor(() => expect(queryByText(PluginTabLabels.OVERVIEW)).toBeInTheDocument());
+
+      expect(queryByRole('button', { name: /^install/i })).not.toBeInTheDocument();
+    });
+
+    it('should not display uninstall for plugins not published to gcom', async () => {
+      const { queryByText, queryByRole } = renderPluginDetails({
+        name: 'Akumuli',
+        isInstalled: true,
+        hasUpdate: false,
+        type: PluginType.app,
+        isPublished: false,
+      });
+
+      await waitFor(() => expect(queryByText(PluginTabLabels.OVERVIEW)).toBeInTheDocument());
+
+      expect(queryByRole('button', { name: /uninstall/i })).not.toBeInTheDocument();
+    });
   });
 
   describe('viewed as user without grafana admin permissions', () => {
@@ -505,7 +561,7 @@ describe('Plugin details page', () => {
 
       await waitFor(() => expect(queryByText(PluginTabLabels.OVERVIEW)).toBeInTheDocument());
 
-      expect(queryByRole('button', { name: /install/i })).not.toBeInTheDocument();
+      expect(queryByRole('button', { name: /^install/i })).not.toBeInTheDocument();
     });
 
     it('should not display an uninstall button for an already installed plugin', async () => {
@@ -531,7 +587,7 @@ describe('Plugin details page', () => {
 
       await waitFor(() => expect(queryByText(PluginTabLabels.OVERVIEW)).toBeInTheDocument());
 
-      expect(queryByRole('button', { name: /install/i })).not.toBeInTheDocument();
+      expect(queryByRole('button', { name: /^install/i })).not.toBeInTheDocument();
     });
   });
 
diff --git a/public/app/features/plugins/admin/pages/PluginDetails.tsx b/public/app/features/plugins/admin/pages/PluginDetails.tsx
index ae4979570ed..e8bd18aee35 100644
--- a/public/app/features/plugins/admin/pages/PluginDetails.tsx
+++ b/public/app/features/plugins/admin/pages/PluginDetails.tsx
@@ -34,12 +34,6 @@ export default function PluginDetails({ match, queryParams }: Props): JSX.Elemen
       id: PluginTabIds.OVERVIEW,
       href: `${url}?page=${PluginTabIds.OVERVIEW}`,
     },
-    {
-      label: PluginTabLabels.VERSIONS,
-      icon: 'history',
-      id: PluginTabIds.VERSIONS,
-      href: `${url}?page=${PluginTabIds.VERSIONS}`,
-    },
   ];
   const plugin = useGetSingle(pluginId); // fetches the localplugin settings
   const { tabs } = usePluginDetailsTabs(plugin, defaultTabs);
diff --git a/public/app/features/plugins/admin/types.ts b/public/app/features/plugins/admin/types.ts
index 9a2cace5735..a20e212b427 100644
--- a/public/app/features/plugins/admin/types.ts
+++ b/public/app/features/plugins/admin/types.ts
@@ -43,6 +43,8 @@ export interface CatalogPlugin {
   isEnterprise: boolean;
   isInstalled: boolean;
   isDisabled: boolean;
+  // `isPublished` is TRUE if the plugin is published to grafana.com
+  isPublished: boolean;
   name: string;
   orgName: string;
   signature: PluginSignatureStatus;