diff --git a/src/behaviours/cluster/kube-object-menu/extension-api/disable-kube-object-menu-items-when-cluster-is-not-relevant.test.tsx b/src/behaviours/cluster/kube-object-menu/extension-api/disable-kube-object-menu-items-when-cluster-is-not-relevant.test.tsx
index 98ec08aa8d..8b48d76160 100644
--- a/src/behaviours/cluster/kube-object-menu/extension-api/disable-kube-object-menu-items-when-cluster-is-not-relevant.test.tsx
+++ b/src/behaviours/cluster/kube-object-menu/extension-api/disable-kube-object-menu-items-when-cluster-is-not-relevant.test.tsx
@@ -18,7 +18,6 @@ import { routeSpecificComponentInjectionToken } from "../../../../renderer/route
 import { KubeObject } from "../../../../common/k8s-api/kube-object";
 import extensionShouldBeEnabledForClusterFrameInjectable from "../../../../renderer/extension-loader/extension-should-be-enabled-for-cluster-frame.injectable";
 import { KubeObjectMenu } from "../../../../renderer/components/kube-object-menu";
-import apiManagerInjectable from "../../../../common/k8s-api/api-manager/manager.injectable";
 
 describe("disable kube object menu items when cluster is not relevant", () => {
   let builder: ApplicationBuilder;
@@ -30,10 +29,6 @@ describe("disable kube object menu items when cluster is not relevant", () => {
   beforeEach(async () => {
     builder = getApplicationBuilder();
 
-    builder.beforeApplicationStart(({ mainDi }) => {
-      mainDi.override(apiManagerInjectable, () => ({}));
-    });
-
     const rendererDi = builder.dis.rendererDi;
 
     rendererDi.unoverride(extensionShouldBeEnabledForClusterFrameInjectable);
diff --git a/src/behaviours/cluster/kube-object-menu/extension-api/reactively-hide-kube-object-menu-item.test.tsx b/src/behaviours/cluster/kube-object-menu/extension-api/reactively-hide-kube-object-menu-item.test.tsx
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..5fc637f845
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/behaviours/cluster/kube-object-menu/extension-api/reactively-hide-kube-object-menu-item.test.tsx
@@ -0,0 +1,129 @@
+/**
+ * Copyright (c) OpenLens Authors. All rights reserved.
+ * Licensed under MIT License. See LICENSE in root directory for more information.
+ */
+import type { RenderResult } from "@testing-library/react";
+import type { ApplicationBuilder } from "../../../../renderer/components/test-utils/get-application-builder";
+import { getApplicationBuilder } from "../../../../renderer/components/test-utils/get-application-builder";
+import { getExtensionFakeFor } from "../../../../renderer/components/test-utils/get-extension-fake";
+import { getInjectable } from "@ogre-tools/injectable";
+import { frontEndRouteInjectionToken } from "../../../../common/front-end-routing/front-end-route-injection-token";
+import type { IObservableValue } from "mobx";
+import { observable, runInAction, computed } from "mobx";
+import React from "react";
+import { navigateToRouteInjectionToken } from "../../../../common/front-end-routing/navigate-to-route-injection-token";
+import { routeSpecificComponentInjectionToken } from "../../../../renderer/routes/route-specific-component-injection-token";
+import extensionShouldBeEnabledForClusterFrameInjectable from "../../../../renderer/extension-loader/extension-should-be-enabled-for-cluster-frame.injectable";
+import { KubeObject } from "../../../../common/k8s-api/kube-object";
+import { KubeObjectMenu } from "../../../../renderer/components/kube-object-menu";
+
+describe("reactively hide kube object menu item", () => {
+  let builder: ApplicationBuilder;
+  let rendered: RenderResult;
+  let someObservable: IObservableValue<boolean>;
+
+  beforeEach(async () => {
+    builder = getApplicationBuilder();
+
+    const rendererDi = builder.dis.rendererDi;
+
+    rendererDi.unoverride(extensionShouldBeEnabledForClusterFrameInjectable);
+
+    rendererDi.register(testRouteInjectable, testRouteComponentInjectable);
+
+    builder.setEnvironmentToClusterFrame();
+
+    const getExtensionFake = getExtensionFakeFor(builder);
+
+    someObservable = observable.box(false);
+
+    const testExtension = getExtensionFake({
+      id: "test-extension-id",
+      name: "test-extension",
+
+      rendererOptions: {
+        kubeObjectMenuItems: [
+          {
+            kind: "some-kind",
+            apiVersions: ["some-api-version"],
+            components: {
+              MenuItem: () => (
+                <div data-testid="some-kube-object-menu-item">Some menu item</div>
+              ),
+            },
+
+            visible: computed(() => someObservable.get()),
+          },
+        ],
+      },
+    });
+
+    rendered = await builder.render();
+
+    const navigateToRoute = rendererDi.inject(navigateToRouteInjectionToken);
+    const testRoute = rendererDi.inject(testRouteInjectable);
+
+    navigateToRoute(testRoute);
+
+    builder.extensions.enable(testExtension);
+  });
+
+  it("does not show the kube object menu item", () => {
+    const actual = rendered.queryByTestId("some-kube-object-menu-item");
+
+    expect(actual).not.toBeInTheDocument();
+  });
+
+  it("given item should be shown, shows the kube object menu item", () => {
+    runInAction(() => {
+      someObservable.set(true);
+    });
+
+    const actual = rendered.queryByTestId("some-kube-object-menu-item");
+
+    expect(actual).toBeInTheDocument();
+  });
+});
+
+const testRouteInjectable = getInjectable({
+  id: "test-route",
+
+  instantiate: () => ({
+    path: "/test-route",
+    clusterFrame: true,
+    isEnabled: computed(() => true),
+  }),
+
+  injectionToken: frontEndRouteInjectionToken,
+});
+
+const testRouteComponentInjectable = getInjectable({
+  id: "test-route-component",
+
+  instantiate: (di) => ({
+    route: di.inject(testRouteInjectable),
+
+    Component: () => (
+      <KubeObjectMenu
+        toolbar={true}
+        object={getKubeObjectStub("some-kind", "some-api-version")}
+      />
+    ),
+  }),
+
+  injectionToken: routeSpecificComponentInjectionToken,
+});
+
+const getKubeObjectStub = (kind: string, apiVersion: string) =>
+  KubeObject.create({
+    apiVersion,
+    kind,
+    metadata: {
+      uid: "some-uid",
+      name: "some-name",
+      resourceVersion: "some-resource-version",
+      namespace: "some-namespace",
+      selfLink: "",
+    },
+  });
+
diff --git a/src/renderer/components/kube-object-menu/kube-object-menu-item-registrator.injectable.ts b/src/renderer/components/kube-object-menu/kube-object-menu-item-registrator.injectable.ts
index 4ee77ff4d0..e5df278afc 100644
--- a/src/renderer/components/kube-object-menu/kube-object-menu-item-registrator.injectable.ts
+++ b/src/renderer/components/kube-object-menu/kube-object-menu-item-registrator.injectable.ts
@@ -40,9 +40,13 @@ const kubeObjectMenuItemRegistratorInjectable = getInjectable({
             apiVersions: registration.apiVersions,
             Component: registration.components.MenuItem,
 
-            enabled: computed(() =>
-              extensionShouldBeEnabledForClusterFrame.value.get(),
-            ),
+            enabled: computed(() => {
+              if (!extensionShouldBeEnabledForClusterFrame.value.get()) {
+                return false;
+              }
+
+              return registration.visible ? registration.visible.get() : true;
+            }),
 
             orderNumber: 100,
           }),
diff --git a/src/renderer/components/kube-object-menu/kube-object-menu-registration.ts b/src/renderer/components/kube-object-menu/kube-object-menu-registration.ts
index a506846fc5..939fea89f0 100644
--- a/src/renderer/components/kube-object-menu/kube-object-menu-registration.ts
+++ b/src/renderer/components/kube-object-menu/kube-object-menu-registration.ts
@@ -3,6 +3,7 @@
  * Licensed under MIT License. See LICENSE in root directory for more information.
  */
 
+import type { IComputedValue } from "mobx";
 import type React from "react";
 import type { KubeObject } from "../../../common/k8s-api/kube-object";
 
@@ -19,4 +20,5 @@ export interface KubeObjectMenuRegistration {
   kind: string;
   apiVersions: string[];
   components: KubeObjectMenuComponents;
+  visible?: IComputedValue<boolean>;
 }