diff --git a/x-pack/plugins/ingest_manager/common/services/is_agent_upgradeable.ts b/x-pack/plugins/ingest_manager/common/services/is_agent_upgradeable.ts
index 88121c71f1ae082..1511d436c9b8429 100644
--- a/x-pack/plugins/ingest_manager/common/services/is_agent_upgradeable.ts
+++ b/x-pack/plugins/ingest_manager/common/services/is_agent_upgradeable.ts
@@ -4,14 +4,20 @@
  * you may not use this file except in compliance with the Elastic License.
  */
 import semver from 'semver';
+import { Agent } from '../types';
 
-export function isAgentUpgradeable({
-  agentVersion,
-  kibanaVersion,
-}: {
-  agentVersion: string;
-  kibanaVersion: string;
-}) {
+export function isAgentUpgradeable(agent: Agent, kibanaVersion: string) {
+  let agentVersion: string;
+  if (
+    typeof agent.local_metadata === 'object' &&
+    typeof agent.local_metadata.elastic === 'object' &&
+    typeof agent.local_metadata.elastic.agent === 'object' &&
+    typeof agent.local_metadata.elastic.agent.version === 'string'
+  ) {
+    agentVersion = agent.local_metadata.elastic.agent.version;
+  } else {
+    return false;
+  }
   const kibanaVersionParsed = semver.parse(kibanaVersion);
   const agentVersionParsed = semver.parse(agentVersion);
   if (!agentVersionParsed || !kibanaVersionParsed) throw new Error('version cannot be parsed');
diff --git a/x-pack/plugins/ingest_manager/public/applications/ingest_manager/sections/fleet/agent_details_page/components/actions_menu.tsx b/x-pack/plugins/ingest_manager/public/applications/ingest_manager/sections/fleet/agent_details_page/components/actions_menu.tsx
index 043ea08aeddbdde..9ed464401fdc682 100644
--- a/x-pack/plugins/ingest_manager/public/applications/ingest_manager/sections/fleet/agent_details_page/components/actions_menu.tsx
+++ b/x-pack/plugins/ingest_manager/public/applications/ingest_manager/sections/fleet/agent_details_page/components/actions_menu.tsx
@@ -15,6 +15,7 @@ import {
   AgentUpgradeAgentModal,
 } from '../../components';
 import { useAgentRefresh } from '../hooks';
+import { isAgentUpgradeable } from '../../../../services';
 
 export const AgentDetailsActionMenu: React.FunctionComponent<{
   agent: Agent;
@@ -115,6 +116,7 @@ export const AgentDetailsActionMenu: React.FunctionComponent<{
           </EuiContextMenuItem>,
           <EuiContextMenuItem
             icon="refresh"
+            disabled={!isAgentUpgradeable(agent, kibanaVersion)}
             onClick={() => {
               setIsUpgradeModalOpen(true);
             }}
diff --git a/x-pack/plugins/ingest_manager/public/applications/ingest_manager/sections/fleet/agent_details_page/components/agent_details.tsx b/x-pack/plugins/ingest_manager/public/applications/ingest_manager/sections/fleet/agent_details_page/components/agent_details.tsx
index 2c51f63f493d963..2493fda3317d204 100644
--- a/x-pack/plugins/ingest_manager/public/applications/ingest_manager/sections/fleet/agent_details_page/components/agent_details.tsx
+++ b/x-pack/plugins/ingest_manager/public/applications/ingest_manager/sections/fleet/agent_details_page/components/agent_details.tsx
@@ -79,10 +79,7 @@ export const AgentDetailsContent: React.FunctionComponent<{
                 <EuiFlexItem grow={false} className="eui-textNoWrap">
                   {agent.local_metadata.elastic.agent.version}
                 </EuiFlexItem>
-                {isAgentUpgradeable({
-                  agentVersion: agent.local_metadata.elastic.agent.version,
-                  kibanaVersion,
-                }) ? (
+                {isAgentUpgradeable(agent, kibanaVersion) ? (
                   <EuiFlexItem grow={false}>
                     <EuiText color="subdued" size="s" className="eui-textNoWrap">
                       <EuiIcon size="m" type="alert" color="warning" />
diff --git a/x-pack/plugins/ingest_manager/public/applications/ingest_manager/sections/fleet/agent_details_page/index.tsx b/x-pack/plugins/ingest_manager/public/applications/ingest_manager/sections/fleet/agent_details_page/index.tsx
index 9e48f696263c8f4..88cf0e74a8fb868 100644
--- a/x-pack/plugins/ingest_manager/public/applications/ingest_manager/sections/fleet/agent_details_page/index.tsx
+++ b/x-pack/plugins/ingest_manager/public/applications/ingest_manager/sections/fleet/agent_details_page/index.tsx
@@ -160,10 +160,7 @@ export const AgentDetailsPage: React.FunctionComponent = () => {
                     <EuiFlexItem grow={false} className="eui-textNoWrap">
                       {agentData.item.local_metadata.elastic.agent.version}
                     </EuiFlexItem>
-                    {isAgentUpgradeable({
-                      agentVersion: agentData.item.local_metadata.elastic.agent.version,
-                      kibanaVersion,
-                    }) ? (
+                    {isAgentUpgradeable(agentData.item, kibanaVersion) ? (
                       <EuiFlexItem grow={false}>
                         <EuiIconTip
                           aria-label={i18n.translate(
diff --git a/x-pack/plugins/ingest_manager/public/applications/ingest_manager/sections/fleet/agent_list_page/index.tsx b/x-pack/plugins/ingest_manager/public/applications/ingest_manager/sections/fleet/agent_list_page/index.tsx
index b897b35c5918621..1a411f6ea4bc430 100644
--- a/x-pack/plugins/ingest_manager/public/applications/ingest_manager/sections/fleet/agent_list_page/index.tsx
+++ b/x-pack/plugins/ingest_manager/public/applications/ingest_manager/sections/fleet/agent_list_page/index.tsx
@@ -89,6 +89,7 @@ const RowActions = React.memo<{
   const hasWriteCapabilites = useCapabilities().write;
 
   const isUnenrolling = agent.status === 'unenrolling';
+  const kibanaVersion = useKibanaVersion();
   const [isMenuOpen, setIsMenuOpen] = useState(false);
   return (
     <ContextMenuActions
@@ -139,6 +140,7 @@ const RowActions = React.memo<{
         </EuiContextMenuItem>,
         <EuiContextMenuItem
           icon="refresh"
+          disabled={!isAgentUpgradeable(agent, kibanaVersion)}
           onClick={() => {
             onUpgradeClick();
           }}
@@ -363,7 +365,7 @@ export const AgentListPage: React.FunctionComponent<{}> = () => {
           <EuiFlexItem grow={false} className="eui-textNoWrap">
             {safeMetadata(version)}
           </EuiFlexItem>
-          {isAgentUpgradeable({ agentVersion: version, kibanaVersion }) ? (
+          {isAgentUpgradeable(agent, kibanaVersion) ? (
             <EuiFlexItem grow={false}>
               <EuiText color="subdued" size="xs" className="eui-textNoWrap">
                 <EuiIcon size="m" type="alert" color="warning" />