diff --git a/pkg/services/dashboards/models.go b/pkg/services/dashboards/models.go
index c68263db693..c1a5ecec1c4 100644
--- a/pkg/services/dashboards/models.go
+++ b/pkg/services/dashboards/models.go
@@ -294,6 +294,9 @@ type DashboardProvisioning struct {
 	ExternalID  string `xorm:"external_id"`
 	CheckSum    string
 	Updated     int64
+
+	// note: only used when writing metadata to unified storage resources - not saved in legacy table.
+	AllowUIUpdates bool `xorm:"-"`
 }
 
 type DeleteDashboardCommand struct {
diff --git a/pkg/services/dashboards/service/dashboard_service.go b/pkg/services/dashboards/service/dashboard_service.go
index e105aaa3325..44698054157 100644
--- a/pkg/services/dashboards/service/dashboard_service.go
+++ b/pkg/services/dashboards/service/dashboard_service.go
@@ -1942,6 +1942,7 @@ func (dr *DashboardServiceImpl) saveProvisionedDashboardThroughK8s(ctx context.C
 		// HOWEVER, maybe OK to leave this for now and "fix" it by using file provisioning for mode 4
 		m.Kind = utils.ManagerKindClassicFP // nolint:staticcheck
 		m.Identity = provisioning.Name
+		m.AllowsEdits = provisioning.AllowUIUpdates
 		s.Path = provisioning.ExternalID
 		s.Checksum = provisioning.CheckSum
 		s.TimestampMillis = time.Unix(provisioning.Updated, 0).UnixMilli()
diff --git a/pkg/services/provisioning/dashboards/file_reader.go b/pkg/services/provisioning/dashboards/file_reader.go
index 9a11eae0a9b..8f5f7741d8c 100644
--- a/pkg/services/provisioning/dashboards/file_reader.go
+++ b/pkg/services/provisioning/dashboards/file_reader.go
@@ -358,6 +358,8 @@ func (fr *FileReader) saveDashboard(ctx context.Context, path string, folderID i
 			Name:       fr.Cfg.Name,
 			Updated:    resolvedFileInfo.ModTime().Unix(),
 			CheckSum:   jsonFile.checkSum,
+			// adds `grafana.app/managerAllowsEdits` to the provisioned dashboards in unified storage. not used if in legacy.
+			AllowUIUpdates: fr.Cfg.AllowUIUpdates,
 		}
 		_, err := fr.dashboardProvisioningService.SaveProvisionedDashboard(ctx, dash, dp)
 		if err != nil {
diff --git a/public/app/features/dashboard/api/v1.test.ts b/public/app/features/dashboard/api/v1.test.ts
index 433c74b99c0..7be87e3f4fd 100644
--- a/public/app/features/dashboard/api/v1.test.ts
+++ b/public/app/features/dashboard/api/v1.test.ts
@@ -1,7 +1,15 @@
 import { GrafanaConfig, locationUtil } from '@grafana/data';
 import * as folderHooks from 'app/api/clients/folder/v1beta1/hooks';
 import { backendSrv } from 'app/core/services/backend_srv';
-import { AnnoKeyFolder, AnnoKeyMessage, AnnoReloadOnParamsChange } from 'app/features/apiserver/types';
+import {
+  AnnoKeyFolder,
+  AnnoKeyManagerAllowsEdits,
+  AnnoKeyManagerKind,
+  AnnoKeyMessage,
+  AnnoKeySourcePath,
+  AnnoReloadOnParamsChange,
+  ManagerKind,
+} from 'app/features/apiserver/types';
 import { DashboardDataDTO } from 'app/types/dashboard';
 
 import { DashboardWithAccessInfo } from './types';
@@ -215,6 +223,63 @@ describe('v1 dashboard API', () => {
     expect(result.meta.reloadOnParamsChange).toBe(true);
   });
 
+  describe('managed/provisioned dashboards', () => {
+    it('should not mark dashboard as provisioned when manager allows UI edits', async () => {
+      mockGet.mockResolvedValueOnce({
+        ...mockDashboardDto,
+        metadata: {
+          ...mockDashboardDto.metadata,
+          annotations: {
+            [AnnoKeyManagerKind]: ManagerKind.Terraform,
+            [AnnoKeyManagerAllowsEdits]: 'true',
+            [AnnoKeySourcePath]: 'dashboards/test.json',
+          },
+        },
+      });
+
+      const api = new K8sDashboardAPI();
+      const result = await api.getDashboardDTO('test');
+      expect(result.meta.provisioned).toBe(false);
+      expect(result.meta.provisionedExternalId).toBe('dashboards/test.json');
+    });
+
+    it('should mark dashboard as provisioned when manager does not allow UI edits', async () => {
+      mockGet.mockResolvedValueOnce({
+        ...mockDashboardDto,
+        metadata: {
+          ...mockDashboardDto.metadata,
+          annotations: {
+            [AnnoKeyManagerKind]: ManagerKind.Terraform,
+            [AnnoKeySourcePath]: 'dashboards/test.json',
+          },
+        },
+      });
+
+      const api = new K8sDashboardAPI();
+      const result = await api.getDashboardDTO('test');
+      expect(result.meta.provisioned).toBe(true);
+      expect(result.meta.provisionedExternalId).toBe('dashboards/test.json');
+    });
+
+    it('should not mark repository-managed dashboard as provisioned (locked)', async () => {
+      mockGet.mockResolvedValueOnce({
+        ...mockDashboardDto,
+        metadata: {
+          ...mockDashboardDto.metadata,
+          annotations: {
+            [AnnoKeyManagerKind]: ManagerKind.Repo,
+            [AnnoKeySourcePath]: 'dashboards/test.json',
+          },
+        },
+      });
+
+      const api = new K8sDashboardAPI();
+      const result = await api.getDashboardDTO('test');
+      expect(result.meta.provisioned).toBe(false);
+      expect(result.meta.provisionedExternalId).toBe('dashboards/test.json');
+    });
+  });
+
   describe('saveDashboard', () => {
     beforeEach(() => {
       locationUtil.initialize({
diff --git a/public/app/features/dashboard/api/v1.ts b/public/app/features/dashboard/api/v1.ts
index e43b8944079..d906ceaf317 100644
--- a/public/app/features/dashboard/api/v1.ts
+++ b/public/app/features/dashboard/api/v1.ts
@@ -164,7 +164,11 @@ export class K8sDashboardAPI implements DashboardAPI<DashboardDTO, Dashboard> {
       const managerKind = annotations[AnnoKeyManagerKind];
 
       if (managerKind) {
-        result.meta.provisioned = annotations[AnnoKeyManagerAllowsEdits] === 'true' || managerKind === ManagerKind.Repo;
+        // `meta.provisioned` is used by the save/delete UI to decide if a dashboard is locked
+        // (i.e. it can't be saved from the UI). This should match the legacy behavior where
+        // `allowUiUpdates: true` keeps the dashboard editable/savable.
+        const allowsEdits = annotations[AnnoKeyManagerAllowsEdits] === 'true';
+        result.meta.provisioned = !allowsEdits && managerKind !== ManagerKind.Repo;
         result.meta.provisionedExternalId = annotations[AnnoKeySourcePath];
       }