diff --git a/public/app/features/plugins/admin/components/PluginDetailsDisabledError.tsx b/public/app/features/plugins/admin/components/PluginDetailsDisabledError.tsx
index 88eadc6a23d..12b6b6cf043 100644
--- a/public/app/features/plugins/admin/components/PluginDetailsDisabledError.tsx
+++ b/public/app/features/plugins/admin/components/PluginDetailsDisabledError.tsx
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-import React from 'react';
+import React, { ReactElement } from 'react';
 import { PluginErrorCode } from '@grafana/data';
 import { Alert } from '@grafana/ui';
 import { CatalogPlugin } from '../types';
@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@ type Props = {
   plugin: CatalogPlugin;
 };
 
-export function PluginDetailsDisabledError({ className, plugin }: Props): React.ReactElement | null {
+export function PluginDetailsDisabledError({ className, plugin }: Props): ReactElement | null {
   if (!plugin.isDisabled) {
     return null;
   }
@@ -35,7 +35,7 @@ export function PluginDetailsDisabledError({ className, plugin }: Props): React.
   );
 }
 
-function renderDescriptionFromError(error?: PluginErrorCode): React.ReactElement {
+function renderDescriptionFromError(error?: PluginErrorCode): ReactElement {
   switch (error) {
     case PluginErrorCode.modifiedSignature:
       return (
diff --git a/public/app/features/plugins/admin/components/PluginDetailsHeaderSignature.tsx b/public/app/features/plugins/admin/components/PluginDetailsHeaderSignature.tsx
index 93fe8d5d114..5c73d09d048 100644
--- a/public/app/features/plugins/admin/components/PluginDetailsHeaderSignature.tsx
+++ b/public/app/features/plugins/admin/components/PluginDetailsHeaderSignature.tsx
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 import React from 'react';
-import { PluginSignatureStatus } from '@grafana/data';
-import { PluginSignatureBadge } from '@grafana/ui';
+import { css } from '@emotion/css';
+import { GrafanaTheme2, PluginSignatureStatus } from '@grafana/data';
+import { PluginSignatureBadge, useStyles2 } from '@grafana/ui';
 import { PluginSignatureDetailsBadge } from './PluginSignatureDetailsBadge';
 import { CatalogPlugin } from '../types';
 
@@ -10,11 +11,17 @@ type Props = {
 
 // Designed to show plugin signature information in the header on the plugin's details page
 export function PluginDetailsHeaderSignature({ plugin }: Props): React.ReactElement {
+  const styles = useStyles2(getStyles);
   const isSignatureValid = plugin.signature === PluginSignatureStatus.valid;
 
   return (
-    <div>
-      <a href="https://grafana.com/docs/grafana/latest/plugins/plugin-signatures/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer">
+    <div className={styles.container}>
+      <a
+        href="https://grafana.com/docs/grafana/latest/plugins/plugin-signatures/"
+        target="_blank"
+        rel="noreferrer"
+        className={styles.link}
+      >
         <PluginSignatureBadge status={plugin.signature} />
       </a>
 
@@ -24,3 +31,15 @@ export function PluginDetailsHeaderSignature({ plugin }: Props): React.ReactElem
     </div>
   );
 }
+
+export const getStyles = (theme: GrafanaTheme2) => {
+  return {
+    container: css`
+      display: flex;
+    `,
+    link: css`
+      display: inline-flex;
+      align-items: center;
+    `,
+  };
+};
diff --git a/public/app/features/plugins/admin/components/PluginDetailsSignature.tsx b/public/app/features/plugins/admin/components/PluginDetailsSignature.tsx
index 99ce7f2c420..210d71b73b3 100644
--- a/public/app/features/plugins/admin/components/PluginDetailsSignature.tsx
+++ b/public/app/features/plugins/admin/components/PluginDetailsSignature.tsx
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 import React from 'react';
 import { selectors } from '@grafana/e2e-selectors';
-import { PluginSignatureStatus } from '@grafana/data';
+import { PluginErrorCode, PluginSignatureStatus } from '@grafana/data';
 import { Alert } from '@grafana/ui';
 import { CatalogPlugin } from '../types';
 
@@ -13,9 +13,10 @@ type Props = {
 export function PluginDetailsSignature({ className, plugin }: Props): React.ReactElement | null {
   const isSignatureValid = plugin.signature === PluginSignatureStatus.valid;
   const isCore = plugin.signature === PluginSignatureStatus.internal;
+  const isDisabled = plugin.isDisabled && isDisabledDueTooSignatureError(plugin.error);
 
   // The basic information is already available in the header
-  if (isSignatureValid || isCore) {
+  if (isSignatureValid || isCore || isDisabled) {
     return null;
   }
 
@@ -43,3 +44,18 @@ export function PluginDetailsSignature({ className, plugin }: Props): React.Reac
     </Alert>
   );
 }
+
+function isDisabledDueTooSignatureError(error: PluginErrorCode | undefined) {
+  // If the plugin is disabled due to signature error we rely on the disabled
+  // error message instad of the warning about the signature.
+
+  switch (error) {
+    case PluginErrorCode.invalidSignature:
+    case PluginErrorCode.missingSignature:
+    case PluginErrorCode.modifiedSignature:
+      return true;
+
+    default:
+      return false;
+  }
+}
diff --git a/public/app/features/plugins/admin/helpers.ts b/public/app/features/plugins/admin/helpers.ts
index 34f08f93146..e0fca9656d7 100644
--- a/public/app/features/plugins/admin/helpers.ts
+++ b/public/app/features/plugins/admin/helpers.ts
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 import { config } from '@grafana/runtime';
 import { gt } from 'semver';
-import { PluginSignatureStatus, dateTimeParse, PluginError } from '@grafana/data';
+import { PluginSignatureStatus, dateTimeParse, PluginError, PluginErrorCode } from '@grafana/data';
 import { getBackendSrv } from 'app/core/services/backend_srv';
 import { Settings } from 'app/core/config';
 import { CatalogPlugin, LocalPlugin, RemotePlugin } from './types';
@@ -59,11 +59,8 @@ export function mapRemoteToCatalog(plugin: RemotePlugin, error?: PluginError): C
     updatedAt,
     createdAt: publishedAt,
     status,
-    versionSignatureType,
-    signatureType,
   } = plugin;
 
-  const hasSignature = signatureType !== '' || versionSignatureType !== '';
   const isDisabled = !!error;
   const catalogPlugin = {
     description,
@@ -79,7 +76,7 @@ export function mapRemoteToCatalog(plugin: RemotePlugin, error?: PluginError): C
     orgName,
     popularity,
     publishedAt,
-    signature: hasSignature ? PluginSignatureStatus.valid : PluginSignatureStatus.missing,
+    signature: getPluginSignature({ remote: plugin, error }),
     updatedAt,
     version,
     hasUpdate: false,
@@ -115,7 +112,7 @@ export function mapLocalToCatalog(plugin: LocalPlugin, error?: PluginError): Cat
     orgName: author.name,
     popularity: 0,
     publishedAt: '',
-    signature,
+    signature: getPluginSignature({ local: plugin, error }),
     signatureOrg,
     signatureType,
     updatedAt: updated,
@@ -136,7 +133,6 @@ export function mapToCatalogPlugin(local?: LocalPlugin, remote?: RemotePlugin, e
   const hasUpdate =
     local?.hasUpdate || Boolean(remote?.version && local?.info.version && gt(remote?.version, local?.info.version));
   const id = remote?.slug || local?.id || '';
-  const hasRemoteSignature = remote?.signatureType || remote?.versionSignatureType;
   const isDisabled = !!error;
 
   let logos = {
@@ -171,7 +167,7 @@ export function mapToCatalogPlugin(local?: LocalPlugin, remote?: RemotePlugin, e
     popularity: remote?.popularity || 0,
     publishedAt: remote?.createdAt || '',
     type: remote?.typeCode || local?.type,
-    signature: local?.signature || (hasRemoteSignature ? PluginSignatureStatus.valid : PluginSignatureStatus.missing),
+    signature: getPluginSignature({ local, remote, error }),
     signatureOrg: local?.signatureOrg || remote?.versionSignedByOrgName,
     signatureType: local?.signatureType || remote?.versionSignatureType || remote?.signatureType || undefined,
     updatedAt: remote?.updatedAt || local?.info.updated || '',
@@ -215,6 +211,35 @@ function groupErrorsByPluginId(errors: PluginError[] = []): Record<string, Plugi
   }, {} as Record<string, PluginError | undefined>);
 }
 
+function getPluginSignature(options: {
+  local?: LocalPlugin;
+  remote?: RemotePlugin;
+  error?: PluginError;
+}): PluginSignatureStatus {
+  const { error, local, remote } = options;
+
+  if (error) {
+    switch (error.errorCode) {
+      case PluginErrorCode.invalidSignature:
+        return PluginSignatureStatus.invalid;
+      case PluginErrorCode.missingSignature:
+        return PluginSignatureStatus.missing;
+      case PluginErrorCode.modifiedSignature:
+        return PluginSignatureStatus.modified;
+    }
+  }
+
+  if (local?.signature) {
+    return local.signature;
+  }
+
+  if (remote?.signatureType || remote?.versionSignatureType) {
+    return PluginSignatureStatus.valid;
+  }
+
+  return PluginSignatureStatus.missing;
+}
+
 // Updates the core Grafana config to have the correct list available panels
 export const updatePanels = () =>
   getBackendSrv()
diff --git a/public/app/features/plugins/admin/pages/PluginDetails.tsx b/public/app/features/plugins/admin/pages/PluginDetails.tsx
index 81758126f8b..ae4979570ed 100644
--- a/public/app/features/plugins/admin/pages/PluginDetails.tsx
+++ b/public/app/features/plugins/admin/pages/PluginDetails.tsx
@@ -99,8 +99,8 @@ export default function PluginDetails({ match, queryParams }: Props): JSX.Elemen
 
         {/* Active tab */}
         <TabContent className={styles.tabContent}>
-          <PluginDetailsDisabledError plugin={plugin} className={styles.alert} />
           <PluginDetailsSignature plugin={plugin} className={styles.alert} />
+          <PluginDetailsDisabledError plugin={plugin} className={styles.alert} />
           <PluginDetailsBody queryParams={queryParams} plugin={plugin} />
         </TabContent>
       </PluginPage>