diff --git a/public/app/features/dashboard-scene/saving/SaveDashboardDrawer.test.tsx b/public/app/features/dashboard-scene/saving/SaveDashboardDrawer.test.tsx
index 7d99dea4247..d78b4971bfe 100644
--- a/public/app/features/dashboard-scene/saving/SaveDashboardDrawer.test.tsx
+++ b/public/app/features/dashboard-scene/saving/SaveDashboardDrawer.test.tsx
@@ -3,9 +3,12 @@ import userEvent from '@testing-library/user-event';
 import { TestProvider } from 'test/helpers/TestProvider';
 
 import { selectors } from '@grafana/e2e-selectors';
+import { config } from '@grafana/runtime';
 import { sceneGraph, SceneRefreshPicker } from '@grafana/scenes';
+import { AnnoKeyManagerKind, ManagerKind } from 'app/features/apiserver/types';
 import { SaveDashboardResponseDTO } from 'app/types';
 
+import { DashboardSceneState } from '../scene/DashboardScene';
 import { transformSaveModelToScene } from '../serialization/transformSaveModelToScene';
 import { transformSceneToSaveModel } from '../serialization/transformSceneToSaveModel';
 
@@ -152,6 +155,70 @@ describe('SaveDashboardDrawer', () => {
     });
   });
 
+  describe('When a dashboard is managed by an external system', () => {
+    beforeEach(() => {
+      config.featureToggles.provisioning = true;
+    });
+
+    afterEach(() => {
+      config.featureToggles.provisioning = false;
+    });
+
+    it('It should show the changes tab if the resource can be edited', async () => {
+      const { dashboard, openAndRender } = setup({
+        meta: {
+          k8s: {
+            annotations: {
+              [AnnoKeyManagerKind]: ManagerKind.Repo,
+            },
+          },
+        },
+      });
+
+      // just changing the title here, in real case scenario changes are reflected through migrations
+      // eg. panel version - same for other manager tests below
+      dashboard.setState({ title: 'updated title' });
+      openAndRender();
+
+      expect(screen.queryByRole('tab', { name: /Changes/ })).toBeInTheDocument();
+    });
+
+    it('It should not show the changes tab if the resource cannot be edited; kubectl', async () => {
+      const { dashboard, openAndRender } = setup({
+        meta: { k8s: { annotations: { [AnnoKeyManagerKind]: ManagerKind.Kubectl } } },
+      });
+
+      dashboard.setState({ title: 'updated title' });
+      openAndRender();
+
+      expect(screen.queryByRole('tab', { name: /Changes/ })).not.toBeInTheDocument();
+    });
+
+    it('It should not show the changes tab if the resource cannot be edited; terraform', async () => {
+      const { dashboard, openAndRender } = setup({
+        meta: { k8s: { annotations: { [AnnoKeyManagerKind]: ManagerKind.Terraform } } },
+      });
+
+      dashboard.setState({ title: 'updated title' });
+      openAndRender();
+
+      expect(screen.queryByRole('tab', { name: /Changes/ })).not.toBeInTheDocument();
+    });
+
+    it('It should not show the changes tab if the resource cannot be edited; plugin', async () => {
+      const { dashboard, openAndRender } = setup({
+        meta: {
+          k8s: { annotations: { [AnnoKeyManagerKind]: ManagerKind.Plugin } },
+        },
+      });
+
+      dashboard.setState({ title: 'updated title' });
+      openAndRender();
+
+      expect(screen.queryByRole('tab', { name: /Changes/ })).not.toBeInTheDocument();
+    });
+  });
+
   describe('Save as copy', () => {
     it('Should show save as form', async () => {
       const { openAndRender } = setup();
@@ -199,7 +266,7 @@ function mockSaveDashboard(options: Partial<MockBackendApiOptions> = {}) {
 
 let cleanUp = () => {};
 
-function setup() {
+function setup(overrides?: Partial<DashboardSceneState>) {
   const dashboard = transformSaveModelToScene({
     dashboard: {
       title: 'hello',
@@ -209,6 +276,7 @@ function setup() {
       version: 10,
     },
     meta: {},
+    ...overrides,
   });
 
   // Clear any data layers
diff --git a/public/app/features/dashboard-scene/saving/SaveDashboardDrawer.tsx b/public/app/features/dashboard-scene/saving/SaveDashboardDrawer.tsx
index 9bb2f70c3e7..dbc01acf19c 100644
--- a/public/app/features/dashboard-scene/saving/SaveDashboardDrawer.tsx
+++ b/public/app/features/dashboard-scene/saving/SaveDashboardDrawer.tsx
@@ -56,6 +56,7 @@ export class SaveDashboardDrawer extends SceneObjectBase<SaveDashboardDrawerStat
     const dashboard = model.state.dashboardRef.resolve();
     const { meta } = dashboard.useState();
     const { provisioned: isProvisioned, folderTitle } = meta;
+    const managedResourceCannotBeEdited = dashboard.managedResourceCannotBeEdited();
     const isProvisionedNG = useIsProvisionedNG(dashboard);
 
     const tabs = (
@@ -65,7 +66,7 @@ export class SaveDashboardDrawer extends SceneObjectBase<SaveDashboardDrawerStat
           active={!showDiff}
           onChangeTab={() => model.setState({ showDiff: false })}
         />
-        {changesCount > 0 && (
+        {changesCount > 0 && !managedResourceCannotBeEdited && (
           <Tab
             label={t('dashboard-scene.save-dashboard-drawer.tabs.label-changes', 'Changes')}
             active={showDiff}
@@ -106,7 +107,7 @@ export class SaveDashboardDrawer extends SceneObjectBase<SaveDashboardDrawerStat
         return <SaveDashboardAsForm dashboard={dashboard} changeInfo={changeInfo} />;
       }
 
-      if (isProvisioned) {
+      if (isProvisioned || managedResourceCannotBeEdited) {
         return <SaveProvisionedDashboardForm dashboard={dashboard} changeInfo={changeInfo} drawer={model} />;
       }
 
diff --git a/public/app/features/dashboard-scene/scene/DashboardScene.test.tsx b/public/app/features/dashboard-scene/scene/DashboardScene.test.tsx
index 217816dd01d..ec90b73ab67 100644
--- a/public/app/features/dashboard-scene/scene/DashboardScene.test.tsx
+++ b/public/app/features/dashboard-scene/scene/DashboardScene.test.tsx
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 import { CoreApp, GrafanaConfig, LoadingState, getDefaultTimeRange, locationUtil, store } from '@grafana/data';
-import { locationService, RefreshEvent } from '@grafana/runtime';
+import { config, locationService, RefreshEvent } from '@grafana/runtime';
 import {
   sceneGraph,
   SceneGridLayout,
@@ -15,6 +15,7 @@ import {
 import { Dashboard, DashboardCursorSync, LibraryPanel } from '@grafana/schema';
 import appEvents from 'app/core/app_events';
 import { LS_PANEL_COPY_KEY } from 'app/core/constants';
+import { AnnoKeyManagerKind, ManagerKind } from 'app/features/apiserver/types';
 import { getDashboardSrv } from 'app/features/dashboard/services/DashboardSrv';
 import { VariablesChanged } from 'app/features/variables/types';
 
@@ -797,6 +798,82 @@ describe('DashboardScene', () => {
       }
     });
   });
+
+  describe('When checking dashboard managed by an external system', () => {
+    beforeEach(() => {
+      config.featureToggles.provisioning = true;
+    });
+
+    afterEach(() => {
+      config.featureToggles.provisioning = false;
+    });
+
+    it('should return true if the dashboard is managed', () => {
+      const scene = buildTestScene({
+        meta: {
+          k8s: {
+            annotations: {
+              [AnnoKeyManagerKind]: ManagerKind.Repo,
+            },
+          },
+        },
+      });
+      expect(scene.isManaged()).toBe(true);
+    });
+
+    it('dashboard should be editable if managed by repo', () => {
+      const scene = buildTestScene({
+        meta: {
+          k8s: {
+            annotations: {
+              [AnnoKeyManagerKind]: ManagerKind.Repo,
+            },
+          },
+        },
+      });
+      expect(scene.managedResourceCannotBeEdited()).toBe(false);
+    });
+
+    it('dashboard should not be editable if managed by systems that do not allow edits: kubectl', () => {
+      const scene = buildTestScene({
+        meta: {
+          k8s: {
+            annotations: {
+              [AnnoKeyManagerKind]: ManagerKind.Kubectl,
+            },
+          },
+        },
+      });
+      expect(scene.managedResourceCannotBeEdited()).toBe(true);
+    });
+
+    it('dashboard should not be editable if managed by systems that do not allow edits: terraform', () => {
+      const scene = buildTestScene({
+        meta: {
+          k8s: {
+            annotations: {
+              [AnnoKeyManagerKind]: ManagerKind.Terraform,
+            },
+          },
+        },
+      });
+      expect(scene.managedResourceCannotBeEdited()).toBe(true);
+    });
+
+    it('dashboard should not be editable if managed by systems that do not allow edits: plugin', () => {
+      const scene = buildTestScene({
+        meta: {
+          k8s: { annotations: { [AnnoKeyManagerKind]: ManagerKind.Plugin } },
+        },
+      });
+      expect(scene.managedResourceCannotBeEdited()).toBe(true);
+    });
+
+    it('dashboard should be editable if not managed', () => {
+      const scene = buildTestScene();
+      expect(scene.managedResourceCannotBeEdited()).toBe(false);
+    });
+  });
 });
 
 function buildTestScene(overrides?: Partial<DashboardSceneState>) {
diff --git a/public/app/features/dashboard-scene/scene/DashboardScene.tsx b/public/app/features/dashboard-scene/scene/DashboardScene.tsx
index 1206b787fdd..718e9b87b3e 100644
--- a/public/app/features/dashboard-scene/scene/DashboardScene.tsx
+++ b/public/app/features/dashboard-scene/scene/DashboardScene.tsx
@@ -33,7 +33,13 @@ import { VariablesChanged } from 'app/features/variables/types';
 import { DashboardDTO, DashboardMeta, KioskMode, SaveDashboardResponseDTO } from 'app/types';
 import { ShowConfirmModalEvent } from 'app/types/events';
 
-import { AnnoKeyManagerKind, AnnoKeySourcePath, ManagerKind, ResourceForCreate } from '../../apiserver/types';
+import {
+  AnnoKeyManagerAllowsEdits,
+  AnnoKeyManagerKind,
+  AnnoKeySourcePath,
+  ManagerKind,
+  ResourceForCreate,
+} from '../../apiserver/types';
 import { DashboardEditPane } from '../edit-pane/DashboardEditPane';
 import { PanelEditor } from '../panel-edit/PanelEditor';
 import { DashboardSceneChangeTracker } from '../saving/DashboardSceneChangeTracker';
@@ -311,7 +317,7 @@ export class DashboardScene extends SceneObjectBase<DashboardSceneState> impleme
       return;
     }
 
-    if (!this.state.isDirty || skipConfirm) {
+    if (!this.state.isDirty || skipConfirm || this.managedResourceCannotBeEdited()) {
       this.exitEditModeConfirmed(restoreInitialState || this.state.isDirty);
       return;
     }
@@ -804,6 +810,12 @@ export class DashboardScene extends SceneObjectBase<DashboardSceneState> impleme
     return Boolean(this.getManagerKind() === ManagerKind.Repo);
   }
 
+  managedResourceCannotBeEdited() {
+    return (
+      this.isManaged() && !this.isManagedRepository() && !this.state.meta.k8s?.annotations?.[AnnoKeyManagerAllowsEdits]
+    );
+  }
+
   getPath() {
     return this.state.meta.k8s?.annotations?.[AnnoKeySourcePath];
   }