diff --git a/src/legacy/core_plugins/kibana/public/management/landing.html b/src/legacy/core_plugins/kibana/public/management/landing.html
index a69033e4131c9..39459b26f7415 100644
--- a/src/legacy/core_plugins/kibana/public/management/landing.html
+++ b/src/legacy/core_plugins/kibana/public/management/landing.html
@@ -1,3 +1,3 @@
 <kbn-management-app>
-  <div id="management-landing"></div>
+  <div id="management-landing" data-test-subj="management-landing"></div>
 </kbn-management-app>
diff --git a/src/plugins/management/public/management_app.tsx b/src/plugins/management/public/management_app.tsx
index f7e8dba4f8210..705d98eaaf2ff 100644
--- a/src/plugins/management/public/management_app.tsx
+++ b/src/plugins/management/public/management_app.tsx
@@ -34,7 +34,7 @@ export class ManagementApp {
   readonly basePath: string;
   readonly order: number;
   readonly mount: ManagementSectionMount;
-  protected enabledStatus: boolean = true;
+  private enabledStatus = true;
 
   constructor(
     { id, title, basePath, order = 100, mount }: CreateManagementApp,
@@ -54,6 +54,11 @@ export class ManagementApp {
       title,
       mount: async ({}, params) => {
         let appUnmount: Unmount;
+        if (!this.enabledStatus) {
+          const [coreStart] = await getStartServices();
+          coreStart.application.navigateToApp('kibana#/management');
+          return () => {};
+        }
         async function setBreadcrumbs(crumbs: ChromeBreadcrumb[]) {
           const [coreStart] = await getStartServices();
           coreStart.chrome.setBreadcrumbs([
diff --git a/test/plugin_functional/plugins/management_test_plugin/public/plugin.tsx b/test/plugin_functional/plugins/management_test_plugin/public/plugin.tsx
index 8b7cdd653ed8c..f3b7a19f70ae3 100644
--- a/test/plugin_functional/plugins/management_test_plugin/public/plugin.tsx
+++ b/test/plugin_functional/plugins/management_test_plugin/public/plugin.tsx
@@ -62,6 +62,22 @@ export class ManagementTestPlugin
         };
       },
     });
+
+    testSection!
+      .registerApp({
+        id: 'test-management-disabled',
+        title: 'Management Test Disabled',
+        mount(params) {
+          params.setBreadcrumbs([{ text: 'Management Test Disabled' }]);
+          ReactDOM.render(<div>This is a secret that should never be seen!</div>, params.element);
+
+          return () => {
+            ReactDOM.unmountComponentAtNode(params.element);
+          };
+        },
+      })
+      .disable();
+
     return {};
   }
 
diff --git a/test/plugin_functional/test_suites/management/management_plugin.js b/test/plugin_functional/test_suites/management/management_plugin.js
index d65fb1dcd3a7e..0c185f4b385b5 100644
--- a/test/plugin_functional/test_suites/management/management_plugin.js
+++ b/test/plugin_functional/test_suites/management/management_plugin.js
@@ -36,5 +36,13 @@ export default function({ getService, getPageObjects }) {
       await testSubjects.click('test-management-link-basepath');
       await testSubjects.existOrFail('test-management-link-one');
     });
+
+    it('should redirect when app is disabled', async () => {
+      await PageObjects.common.navigateToActualUrl(
+        'kibana',
+        'management/test-section/test-management-disabled'
+      );
+      await testSubjects.existOrFail('management-landing');
+    });
   });
 }