diff --git a/x-pack/plugins/security_solution/public/common/components/navigation/use_security_solution_navigation/use_navigation_items.tsx b/x-pack/plugins/security_solution/public/common/components/navigation/use_security_solution_navigation/use_navigation_items.tsx
index 9b76b7f6bc194..ea1448e57398b 100644
--- a/x-pack/plugins/security_solution/public/common/components/navigation/use_security_solution_navigation/use_navigation_items.tsx
+++ b/x-pack/plugins/security_solution/public/common/components/navigation/use_security_solution_navigation/use_navigation_items.tsx
@@ -21,6 +21,9 @@ import { SecurityPageName } from '../../../../../common/constants';
 import { useCanSeeHostIsolationExceptionsMenu } from '../../../../management/pages/host_isolation_exceptions/view/hooks';
 import { useIsExperimentalFeatureEnabled } from '../../../hooks/use_experimental_features';
 import { useGlobalQueryString } from '../../../utils/global_query_string';
+import { useMlCapabilities } from '../../ml/hooks/use_ml_capabilities';
+import { hasMlUserPermissions } from '../../../../../common/machine_learning/has_ml_user_permissions';
+import { hasMlLicense } from '../../../../../common/machine_learning/has_ml_license';
 
 export const usePrimaryNavigationItems = ({
   navTabs,
@@ -72,8 +75,10 @@ function usePrimaryNavigationItemsToDisplay(navTabs: Record<string, NavTab>) {
   const hasCasesReadPermissions = useGetUserCasesPermissions().read;
   const canSeeHostIsolationExceptions = useCanSeeHostIsolationExceptionsMenu();
   const isPolicyListEnabled = useIsExperimentalFeatureEnabled('policyListEnabled');
-  const isEntityAnalyticsDashoardEnabled = useIsExperimentalFeatureEnabled(
-    'entityAnalyticsDashoardEnabled'
+  const mlCapabilities = useMlCapabilities();
+  const hasMlPermissions = hasMlLicense(mlCapabilities) && hasMlUserPermissions(mlCapabilities);
+  const isEntityAnalyticsDashboardEnabled = useIsExperimentalFeatureEnabled(
+    'entityAnalyticsDashboardEnabled'
   );
   const uiCapabilities = useKibana().services.application.capabilities;
   return useMemo(
@@ -94,7 +99,7 @@ function usePrimaryNavigationItemsToDisplay(navTabs: Record<string, NavTab>) {
                 ...(navTabs[SecurityPageName.kubernetes] != null
                   ? [navTabs[SecurityPageName.kubernetes]]
                   : []),
-                ...(isEntityAnalyticsDashoardEnabled
+                ...(isEntityAnalyticsDashboardEnabled && hasMlPermissions
                   ? [navTabs[SecurityPageName.entityAnalytics]]
                   : []),
               ],
@@ -157,10 +162,11 @@ function usePrimaryNavigationItemsToDisplay(navTabs: Record<string, NavTab>) {
     [
       uiCapabilities.siem.show,
       navTabs,
-      isEntityAnalyticsDashoardEnabled,
+      isEntityAnalyticsDashboardEnabled,
       hasCasesReadPermissions,
       canSeeHostIsolationExceptions,
       isPolicyListEnabled,
+      hasMlPermissions,
     ]
   );
 }