diff --git a/src/plugins/workspace/public/plugin.test.ts b/src/plugins/workspace/public/plugin.test.ts
index ab1daf0a0235..d56ebe6a1db7 100644
--- a/src/plugins/workspace/public/plugin.test.ts
+++ b/src/plugins/workspace/public/plugin.test.ts
@@ -189,4 +189,38 @@ describe('Workspace plugin', () => {
     workspacePlugin.start(startMock);
     expect(startMock.chrome.setBreadcrumbs).not.toHaveBeenCalled();
   });
+
+  it('#start should call navGroupUpdater$.next after currentWorkspace set', async () => {
+    const workspacePlugin = new WorkspacePlugin();
+    const setupMock = getSetupMock();
+    const coreStart = coreMock.createStart();
+    await workspacePlugin.setup(setupMock, {});
+
+    expect(setupMock.chrome.navGroup.registerNavGroupUpdater).toHaveBeenCalled();
+    const navGroupUpdater$ = setupMock.chrome.navGroup.registerNavGroupUpdater.mock.calls[0][0];
+
+    expect(navGroupUpdater$).toBeTruthy();
+    jest.spyOn(navGroupUpdater$, 'next');
+
+    expect(navGroupUpdater$.next).not.toHaveBeenCalled();
+    workspacePlugin.start(coreStart);
+
+    waitFor(() => {
+      expect(navGroupUpdater$.next).toHaveBeenCalled();
+    });
+  });
+
+  it('#stop should call unregisterNavGroupUpdater', async () => {
+    const workspacePlugin = new WorkspacePlugin();
+    const setupMock = getSetupMock();
+    const unregisterNavGroupUpdater = jest.fn();
+    setupMock.chrome.navGroup.registerNavGroupUpdater.mockReturnValueOnce(
+      unregisterNavGroupUpdater
+    );
+    await workspacePlugin.setup(setupMock, {});
+
+    workspacePlugin.stop();
+
+    expect(unregisterNavGroupUpdater).toHaveBeenCalled();
+  });
 });
diff --git a/src/plugins/workspace/public/plugin.ts b/src/plugins/workspace/public/plugin.ts
index 969459e188ee..146b95582482 100644
--- a/src/plugins/workspace/public/plugin.ts
+++ b/src/plugins/workspace/public/plugin.ts
@@ -18,6 +18,8 @@ import {
   PublicAppInfo,
   ChromeBreadcrumb,
   WorkspaceAvailability,
+  ChromeNavGroupUpdater,
+  NavGroupStatus,
 } from '../../../core/public';
 import {
   WORKSPACE_FATAL_ERROR_APP_ID,
@@ -33,7 +35,11 @@ import { SavedObjectsManagementPluginSetup } from '../../../plugins/saved_object
 import { ManagementSetup } from '../../../plugins/management/public';
 import { WorkspaceMenu } from './components/workspace_menu/workspace_menu';
 import { getWorkspaceColumn } from './components/workspace_column';
-import { filterWorkspaceConfigurableApps, isAppAccessibleInWorkspace } from './utils';
+import {
+  filterWorkspaceConfigurableApps,
+  isAppAccessibleInWorkspace,
+  isNavGroupInFeatureConfigs,
+} from './utils';
 
 type WorkspaceAppType = (
   params: AppMountParameters,
@@ -53,7 +59,10 @@ export class WorkspacePlugin implements Plugin<{}, {}, WorkspacePluginSetupDeps>
   private currentWorkspaceIdSubscription?: Subscription;
   private managementCurrentWorkspaceIdSubscription?: Subscription;
   private appUpdater$ = new BehaviorSubject<AppUpdater>(() => undefined);
+  private navGroupUpdater$ = new BehaviorSubject<ChromeNavGroupUpdater>(() => undefined);
   private workspaceConfigurableApps$ = new BehaviorSubject<PublicAppInfo[]>([]);
+  private unregisterNavGroupUpdater?: () => void;
+
   private _changeSavedObjectCurrentWorkspace() {
     if (this.coreStart) {
       return this.coreStart.workspaces.currentWorkspaceId$.subscribe((currentWorkspaceId) => {
@@ -89,6 +98,17 @@ export class WorkspacePlugin implements Plugin<{}, {}, WorkspacePluginSetupDeps>
            */
           return { status: AppStatus.inaccessible };
         });
+
+        this.navGroupUpdater$.next((navGroup) => {
+          if (
+            currentWorkspace.features &&
+            !isNavGroupInFeatureConfigs(navGroup.id, currentWorkspace.features)
+          ) {
+            return {
+              status: NavGroupStatus.Hidden,
+            };
+          }
+        });
       }
     });
   };
@@ -166,6 +186,9 @@ export class WorkspacePlugin implements Plugin<{}, {}, WorkspacePluginSetupDeps>
     const workspaceClient = new WorkspaceClient(core.http, core.workspaces);
     await workspaceClient.init();
     core.application.registerAppUpdater(this.appUpdater$);
+    this.unregisterNavGroupUpdater = core.chrome.navGroup.registerNavGroupUpdater(
+      this.navGroupUpdater$
+    );
 
     //  Hide advance settings and dataSource menus and disable in setup
     if (management) {
@@ -331,5 +354,6 @@ export class WorkspacePlugin implements Plugin<{}, {}, WorkspacePluginSetupDeps>
     this.currentWorkspaceIdSubscription?.unsubscribe();
     this.managementCurrentWorkspaceIdSubscription?.unsubscribe();
     this.breadcrumbsSubscription?.unsubscribe();
+    this.unregisterNavGroupUpdater?.();
   }
 }
diff --git a/src/plugins/workspace/public/utils.test.ts b/src/plugins/workspace/public/utils.test.ts
index 70eb91cfbdda..6ca878ec51dd 100644
--- a/src/plugins/workspace/public/utils.test.ts
+++ b/src/plugins/workspace/public/utils.test.ts
@@ -9,6 +9,7 @@ import {
   filterWorkspaceConfigurableApps,
   isAppAccessibleInWorkspace,
   isFeatureIdInsideUseCase,
+  isNavGroupInFeatureConfigs,
 } from './utils';
 import { WorkspaceAvailability } from '../../../core/public';
 
@@ -276,3 +277,19 @@ describe('workspace utils: isFeatureIdInsideUseCase', () => {
     expect(isFeatureIdInsideUseCase('discover', 'use-case-invalid')).toBe(false);
   });
 });
+
+describe('workspace utils: isNavGroupInFeatureConfigs', () => {
+  it('should return false if nav group not in feature configs', () => {
+    expect(
+      isNavGroupInFeatureConfigs('dataAdministration', [
+        'use-case-observability',
+        'use-case-search',
+      ])
+    ).toBe(false);
+  });
+  it('should return true if nav group in feature configs', () => {
+    expect(
+      isNavGroupInFeatureConfigs('observability', ['use-case-observability', 'use-case-search'])
+    ).toBe(true);
+  });
+});
diff --git a/src/plugins/workspace/public/utils.ts b/src/plugins/workspace/public/utils.ts
index eaf96c80a4df..ce77d8370d5f 100644
--- a/src/plugins/workspace/public/utils.ts
+++ b/src/plugins/workspace/public/utils.ts
@@ -41,6 +41,9 @@ export const isFeatureIdInsideUseCase = (featureId: string, featureConfig: strin
   return false;
 };
 
+export const isNavGroupInFeatureConfigs = (navGroupId: string, featureConfigs: string[]) =>
+  featureConfigs.includes(getUseCaseFeatureConfig(navGroupId));
+
 /**
  * Checks if a given feature matches the provided feature configuration.
  *