diff --git a/src/plugins/share/public/plugin.test.ts b/src/plugins/share/public/plugin.test.ts
index ece207a67aa40..878c285b3a1a1 100644
--- a/src/plugins/share/public/plugin.test.ts
+++ b/src/plugins/share/public/plugin.test.ts
@@ -54,6 +54,7 @@ describe('SharePlugin', () => {
           expect.objectContaining({
             getShareMenuItems: expect.any(Function),
           }),
+          true, // disableEmbed - true because buildFlavor === 'serverless'
           undefined
         );
         expect(start.toggleShareContextMenu).toBeDefined();
@@ -73,6 +74,7 @@ describe('SharePlugin', () => {
           expect.objectContaining({
             getShareMenuItems: expect.any(Function),
           }),
+          true, // disableEmbed - true because buildFlavor === 'serverless'
           anonymousAccessServiceProvider
         );
         expect(start.toggleShareContextMenu).toBeDefined();
diff --git a/src/plugins/share/public/plugin.ts b/src/plugins/share/public/plugin.ts
index 792e0dae0b986..11aa38600d98b 100644
--- a/src/plugins/share/public/plugin.ts
+++ b/src/plugins/share/public/plugin.ts
@@ -120,10 +120,12 @@ export class SharePlugin implements Plugin<SharePluginSetup, SharePluginStart> {
   }
 
   public start(core: CoreStart): SharePluginStart {
+    const disableEmbed = this.initializerContext.env.packageInfo.buildFlavor === 'serverless';
     const sharingContextMenuStart = this.shareContextMenu.start(
       core,
       this.url!,
       this.shareMenuRegistry.start(),
+      disableEmbed,
       this.anonymousAccessServiceProvider
     );
 
diff --git a/src/plugins/share/public/services/share_menu_manager.tsx b/src/plugins/share/public/services/share_menu_manager.tsx
index 45720157d93df..658d01063b1ea 100644
--- a/src/plugins/share/public/services/share_menu_manager.tsx
+++ b/src/plugins/share/public/services/share_menu_manager.tsx
@@ -28,6 +28,7 @@ export class ShareMenuManager {
     core: CoreStart,
     urlService: BrowserUrlService,
     shareRegistry: ShareMenuRegistryStart,
+    disableEmbed: boolean,
     anonymousAccessServiceProvider?: () => AnonymousAccessServiceContract
   ) {
     return {
@@ -45,6 +46,7 @@ export class ShareMenuManager {
         const anonymousAccess = anonymousAccessServiceProvider?.();
         this.toggleShareContextMenu({
           ...options,
+          allowEmbed: disableEmbed ? false : options.allowEmbed,
           onClose,
           menuItems,
           urlService,