diff --git a/public/app/features/plugins/admin/components/InstallControls/InstallControlsButton.test.tsx b/public/app/features/plugins/admin/components/InstallControls/InstallControlsButton.test.tsx
index 74ee6e929e5..be65618a497 100644
--- a/public/app/features/plugins/admin/components/InstallControls/InstallControlsButton.test.tsx
+++ b/public/app/features/plugins/admin/components/InstallControls/InstallControlsButton.test.tsx
@@ -69,4 +69,24 @@ describe('InstallControlsButton', () => {
       });
     }
   );
+
+  it("should allow to uninstall a plugin even if it's unpublished", () => {
+    render(
+      <TestProvider>
+        <InstallControlsButton plugin={{ ...plugin, isPublished: false }} pluginStatus={PluginStatus.UNINSTALL} />
+      </TestProvider>
+    );
+    const el = screen.getByRole('button');
+    expect(el).toHaveTextContent(/uninstall/i);
+    expect(el).toBeVisible();
+  });
+
+  it('should not render install or upgrade buttons if the plugin is unpublished', () => {
+    render(
+      <TestProvider>
+        <InstallControlsButton plugin={{ ...plugin, isPublished: false }} pluginStatus={PluginStatus.INSTALL} />
+      </TestProvider>
+    );
+    expect(screen.queryByRole('button')).not.toBeInTheDocument();
+  });
 });
diff --git a/public/app/features/plugins/admin/components/InstallControls/InstallControlsButton.tsx b/public/app/features/plugins/admin/components/InstallControls/InstallControlsButton.tsx
index 86778817a8d..f7ef5e6ede7 100644
--- a/public/app/features/plugins/admin/components/InstallControls/InstallControlsButton.tsx
+++ b/public/app/features/plugins/admin/components/InstallControls/InstallControlsButton.tsx
@@ -17,6 +17,7 @@ type InstallControlsButtonProps = {
   plugin: CatalogPlugin;
   pluginStatus: PluginStatus;
   latestCompatibleVersion?: Version;
+  hasInstallWarning?: boolean;
   setNeedReload?: (needReload: boolean) => void;
 };
 
@@ -24,6 +25,7 @@ export function InstallControlsButton({
   plugin,
   pluginStatus,
   latestCompatibleVersion,
+  hasInstallWarning,
   setNeedReload,
 }: InstallControlsButtonProps) {
   const dispatch = useDispatch();
@@ -110,6 +112,11 @@ export function InstallControlsButton({
     );
   }
 
+  if (!plugin.isPublished || hasInstallWarning) {
+    // Cannot be updated or installed
+    return null;
+  }
+
   if (pluginStatus === PluginStatus.UPDATE) {
     return (
       <HorizontalGroup align="flex-start" width="auto" height="auto">
diff --git a/public/app/features/plugins/admin/components/PluginActions.tsx b/public/app/features/plugins/admin/components/PluginActions.tsx
index ae46d10a774..4ee30e3f0b6 100644
--- a/public/app/features/plugins/admin/components/PluginActions.tsx
+++ b/public/app/features/plugins/admin/components/PluginActions.tsx
@@ -33,15 +33,14 @@ export const PluginActions = ({ plugin }: Props) => {
       ? PluginStatus.UPDATE
       : PluginStatus.UNINSTALL
     : PluginStatus.INSTALL;
-  const isInstallControlsDisabled =
-    plugin.isCore || plugin.isDisabled || !isInstallControlsEnabled() || hasInstallWarning;
+  const isInstallControlsDisabled = plugin.isCore || plugin.isDisabled || !isInstallControlsEnabled();
 
   return (
     <VerticalGroup>
       <HorizontalGroup>
         {!isInstallControlsDisabled && (
           <>
-            {isExternallyManaged ? (
+            {isExternallyManaged && !hasInstallWarning ? (
               <ExternallyManagedButton
                 pluginId={plugin.id}
                 pluginStatus={pluginStatus}
@@ -53,6 +52,7 @@ export const PluginActions = ({ plugin }: Props) => {
                 latestCompatibleVersion={latestCompatibleVersion}
                 pluginStatus={pluginStatus}
                 setNeedReload={setNeedReload}
+                hasInstallWarning={hasInstallWarning}
               />
             )}
           </>
diff --git a/public/app/features/plugins/admin/pages/PluginDetails.test.tsx b/public/app/features/plugins/admin/pages/PluginDetails.test.tsx
index ca67562c169..4f7f12e0236 100644
--- a/public/app/features/plugins/admin/pages/PluginDetails.test.tsx
+++ b/public/app/features/plugins/admin/pages/PluginDetails.test.tsx
@@ -325,12 +325,13 @@ describe('Plugin details page', () => {
       expect(await queryByRole('button', { name: /install/i })).toBeInTheDocument();
     });
 
-    it('should not display install button for enterprise plugins if license is invalid', async () => {
+    it('should not display install button for enterprise plugins if license is invalid (but allow uninstall)', async () => {
       config.licenseInfo.enabledFeatures = {};
 
       const { queryByRole, queryByText } = renderPluginDetails({ id, isInstalled: true, isEnterprise: true });
 
-      expect(await queryByRole('button', { name: /install/i })).not.toBeInTheDocument();
+      expect(await queryByRole('button', { name: /Install/ })).not.toBeInTheDocument();
+      expect(await queryByRole('button', { name: /Uninstall/ })).toBeInTheDocument();
       expect(queryByText(/no valid Grafana Enterprise license detected/i)).toBeInTheDocument();
       expect(queryByRole('link', { name: /learn more/i })).toBeInTheDocument();
     });