diff --git a/src/extensions/extension-loader.ts b/src/extensions/extension-loader.ts
index e51caa298b..18840da5fc 100644
--- a/src/extensions/extension-loader.ts
+++ b/src/extensions/extension-loader.ts
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 import { app, ipcRenderer, remote } from "electron";
 import { action, computed, observable, reaction, toJS, when } from "mobx";
 import path from "path";
+import { getHostedCluster } from "../common/cluster-store";
 import { broadcastMessage, handleRequest, requestMain, subscribeToBroadcast } from "../common/ipc";
 import logger from "../main/logger";
 import type { InstalledExtension } from "./extension-discovery";
@@ -94,14 +95,14 @@ export class ExtensionLoader {
 
   loadOnMain() {
     logger.info(`${logModule}: load on main`);
-    this.autoInitExtensions((ext: LensMainExtension) => [
+    this.autoInitExtensions(async (ext: LensMainExtension) => [
       registries.menuRegistry.add(ext.appMenus)
     ]);
   }
 
   loadOnClusterManagerRenderer() {
     logger.info(`${logModule}: load on main renderer (cluster manager)`);
-    this.autoInitExtensions((ext: LensRendererExtension) => [
+    this.autoInitExtensions(async (ext: LensRendererExtension) => [
       registries.globalPageRegistry.add(ext.globalPages, ext),
       registries.globalPageMenuRegistry.add(ext.globalPageMenus, ext),
       registries.appPreferenceRegistry.add(ext.appPreferences),
@@ -112,16 +113,22 @@ export class ExtensionLoader {
 
   loadOnClusterRenderer() {
     logger.info(`${logModule}: load on cluster renderer (dashboard)`);
-    this.autoInitExtensions((ext: LensRendererExtension) => [
-      registries.clusterPageRegistry.add(ext.clusterPages, ext),
-      registries.clusterPageMenuRegistry.add(ext.clusterPageMenus, ext),
-      registries.kubeObjectMenuRegistry.add(ext.kubeObjectMenuItems),
-      registries.kubeObjectDetailRegistry.add(ext.kubeObjectDetailItems),
-      registries.kubeObjectStatusRegistry.add(ext.kubeObjectStatusTexts)
-    ]);
+    const cluster = getHostedCluster();
+    this.autoInitExtensions(async (ext: LensRendererExtension) => {
+      if (await ext.isEnabledForCluster(cluster) === false) {
+        return [];
+      }
+      return [
+        registries.clusterPageRegistry.add(ext.clusterPages, ext),
+        registries.clusterPageMenuRegistry.add(ext.clusterPageMenus, ext),
+        registries.kubeObjectMenuRegistry.add(ext.kubeObjectMenuItems),
+        registries.kubeObjectDetailRegistry.add(ext.kubeObjectDetailItems),
+        registries.kubeObjectStatusRegistry.add(ext.kubeObjectStatusTexts)
+      ];
+    });
   }
 
-  protected autoInitExtensions(register: (ext: LensExtension) => Function[]) {
+  protected autoInitExtensions(register: (ext: LensExtension) => Promise<Function[]>) {
     return reaction(() => this.toJSON(), installedExtensions => {
       for (const [extId, ext] of installedExtensions) {
         let instance = this.instances.get(extId);
diff --git a/src/extensions/lens-extension.ts b/src/extensions/lens-extension.ts
index fc7f3ff0df..0dd6980102 100644
--- a/src/extensions/lens-extension.ts
+++ b/src/extensions/lens-extension.ts
@@ -67,15 +67,16 @@ export class LensExtension {
     }
   }
 
-  async whenEnabled(handlers: () => Function[]) {
+  async whenEnabled(handlers: () => Promise<Function[]>) {
     const disposers: Function[] = [];
     const unregisterHandlers = () => {
       disposers.forEach(unregister => unregister());
       disposers.length = 0;
     };
-    const cancelReaction = reaction(() => this.isEnabled, isEnabled => {
+    const cancelReaction = reaction(() => this.isEnabled, async (isEnabled) => {
       if (isEnabled) {
-        disposers.push(...handlers());
+        const handlerDisposers = await handlers();
+        disposers.push(...handlerDisposers);
       } else {
         unregisterHandlers();
       }
diff --git a/src/extensions/lens-renderer-extension.ts b/src/extensions/lens-renderer-extension.ts
index c1769f0953..0043f2673f 100644
--- a/src/extensions/lens-renderer-extension.ts
+++ b/src/extensions/lens-renderer-extension.ts
@@ -1,8 +1,10 @@
 import type { AppPreferenceRegistration, ClusterFeatureRegistration, KubeObjectDetailRegistration, KubeObjectMenuRegistration, KubeObjectStatusRegistration, PageMenuRegistration, PageRegistration, StatusBarRegistration, } from "./registries";
+import type { Cluster } from "../main/cluster";
 import { observable } from "mobx";
 import { LensExtension } from "./lens-extension";
 import { getExtensionPageUrl } from "./registries/page-registry";
 
+
 export class LensRendererExtension extends LensExtension {
   @observable.shallow globalPages: PageRegistration[] = [];
   @observable.shallow clusterPages: PageRegistration[] = [];
@@ -24,4 +26,11 @@ export class LensRendererExtension extends LensExtension {
     });
     navigate(pageUrl);
   }
+
+  /**
+   * Defines if extension is enabled for a given cluster. Defaults to `true`.
+   */
+  async isEnabledForCluster(cluster: Cluster): Promise<Boolean> {
+    return true;
+  }
 }