diff --git a/src/extensions/extension-loader.ts b/src/extensions/extension-loader.ts
index 6f1454df15..f5b4806de1 100644
--- a/src/extensions/extension-loader.ts
+++ b/src/extensions/extension-loader.ts
@@ -46,7 +46,7 @@ const logModule = "[EXTENSIONS-LOADER]";
  */
 export class ExtensionLoader extends Singleton {
   protected extensions = observable.map<LensExtensionId, InstalledExtension>();
-  instances = observable.map<LensExtensionId, LensExtension>();
+  protected instances = observable.map<LensExtensionId, LensExtension>();
 
   /**
    * This is the set of extensions that don't come with either
@@ -96,6 +96,10 @@ export class ExtensionLoader extends Singleton {
     });
   }
 
+  @computed get enabledExtensionInstances() : LensExtension[] {
+    return [...this.instances.values()].filter(extension => extension.isEnabled);
+  }
+
   @computed get userExtensions(): Map<LensExtensionId, InstalledExtension> {
     const extensions = this.toJSON();
 
diff --git a/src/extensions/extensions.injectable.ts b/src/extensions/extensions.injectable.ts
index 9cc14bc86a..08a2a253d4 100644
--- a/src/extensions/extensions.injectable.ts
+++ b/src/extensions/extensions.injectable.ts
@@ -28,15 +28,13 @@ const extensionsInjectable: Injectable<
   { extensionLoader: ExtensionLoader }
 > = {
   getDependencies: () => ({
-    extensionLoader: ExtensionLoader.createInstance(),
+    extensionLoader: ExtensionLoader.getInstance(),
   }),
 
   lifecycle: lifecycleEnum.singleton,
 
   instantiate: ({ extensionLoader }) =>
-    computed(() =>
-      [...extensionLoader.instances.values()],
-    ),
+    computed(() => extensionLoader.enabledExtensionInstances),
 };
 
 export default extensionsInjectable;
diff --git a/src/extensions/lens-extension.ts b/src/extensions/lens-extension.ts
index 5d562953ca..7b6ca8c94f 100644
--- a/src/extensions/lens-extension.ts
+++ b/src/extensions/lens-extension.ts
@@ -20,7 +20,7 @@
  */
 
 import type { InstalledExtension } from "./extension-discovery";
-import { action, observable, makeObservable } from "mobx";
+import { action, observable, makeObservable, computed } from "mobx";
 import { FilesystemProvisionerStore } from "../main/extension-filesystem";
 import logger from "../main/logger";
 import type { ProtocolHandlerRegistration } from "./registries";
@@ -47,7 +47,12 @@ export class LensExtension {
 
   protocolHandlers: ProtocolHandlerRegistration[] = [];
 
-  @observable private isEnabled = false;
+  @observable private _isEnabled = false;
+
+  @computed get isEnabled() {
+    return this._isEnabled;
+  }
+
   [Disposers] = disposer();
 
   constructor({ id, manifest, manifestPath, isBundled }: InstalledExtension) {
@@ -83,13 +88,13 @@ export class LensExtension {
 
   @action
   async enable(register: (ext: LensExtension) => Promise<Disposer[]>) {
-    if (this.isEnabled) {
+    if (this._isEnabled) {
       return;
     }
 
     try {
       await this.onActivate();
-      this.isEnabled = true;
+      this._isEnabled = true;
 
       this[Disposers].push(...await register(this));
       logger.info(`[EXTENSION]: enabled ${this.name}@${this.version}`);
@@ -100,11 +105,11 @@ export class LensExtension {
 
   @action
   async disable() {
-    if (!this.isEnabled) {
+    if (!this._isEnabled) {
       return;
     }
 
-    this.isEnabled = false;
+    this._isEnabled = false;
 
     try {
       await this.onDeactivate();