diff --git a/src/plugins/dashboard/public/plugin.tsx b/src/plugins/dashboard/public/plugin.tsx
index c7951a955fde..55ed9a02d24d 100644
--- a/src/plugins/dashboard/public/plugin.tsx
+++ b/src/plugins/dashboard/public/plugin.tsx
@@ -34,6 +34,9 @@ import { filter, map } from 'rxjs/operators';
 import { i18n } from '@osd/i18n';
 import { FormattedMessage } from '@osd/i18n/react';
 
+import { UrlForwardingSetup, UrlForwardingStart } from 'src/plugins/url_forwarding/public';
+import { isEmpty } from 'lodash';
+import { createHashHistory } from 'history';
 import {
   App,
   AppMountParameters,
@@ -43,11 +46,9 @@ import {
   Plugin,
   PluginInitializerContext,
   SavedObjectsClientContract,
+  WorkspaceAvailability,
   ScopedHistory,
-} from 'src/core/public';
-import { UrlForwardingSetup, UrlForwardingStart } from 'src/plugins/url_forwarding/public';
-import { isEmpty } from 'lodash';
-import { createHashHistory } from 'history';
+} from '../../../../src/core/public';
 import { UsageCollectionSetup } from '../../usage_collection/public';
 import {
   CONTEXT_MENU_TRIGGER,
@@ -367,6 +368,7 @@ export class DashboardPlugin
       id: DashboardConstants.DASHBOARDS_ID,
       title: 'Dashboards',
       order: 2500,
+      workspaceAvailability: WorkspaceAvailability.insideWorkspace,
       euiIconType: 'inputOutput',
       defaultPath: `#${DashboardConstants.LANDING_PAGE_PATH}`,
       updater$: this.appStateUpdater,
diff --git a/src/plugins/visualize/public/plugin.ts b/src/plugins/visualize/public/plugin.ts
index 6df26eb08d42..1b1d20803aef 100644
--- a/src/plugins/visualize/public/plugin.ts
+++ b/src/plugins/visualize/public/plugin.ts
@@ -42,6 +42,7 @@ import {
   ScopedHistory,
 } from 'opensearch-dashboards/public';
 
+import { WorkspaceAvailability } from '../../../../src/core/public';
 import {
   Storage,
   createOsdUrlTracker,
@@ -158,6 +159,7 @@ export class VisualizePlugin
       title: 'Visualize',
       order: 8000,
       euiIconType: 'inputOutput',
+      workspaceAvailability: WorkspaceAvailability.insideWorkspace,
       defaultPath: '#/',
       category: DEFAULT_APP_CATEGORIES.opensearchDashboards,
       updater$: this.appStateUpdater.asObservable(),
diff --git a/src/plugins/workspace/public/plugin.ts b/src/plugins/workspace/public/plugin.ts
index 0dbf5fe0bb02..35c1e730c287 100644
--- a/src/plugins/workspace/public/plugin.ts
+++ b/src/plugins/workspace/public/plugin.ts
@@ -162,6 +162,12 @@ export class WorkspacePlugin
            */
           return { status: AppStatus.inaccessible };
         });
+      } else {
+        this.appUpdater$.next((app) => {
+          if (app.workspaceAvailability === WorkspaceAvailability.insideWorkspace) {
+            return { status: AppStatus.inaccessible };
+          }
+        });
       }
     });