diff --git a/awx/ui/src/screens/Instances/InstanceDetail/InstanceDetail.js b/awx/ui/src/screens/Instances/InstanceDetail/InstanceDetail.js
index 8e60ff5d6828..6c508d87f5ac 100644
--- a/awx/ui/src/screens/Instances/InstanceDetail/InstanceDetail.js
+++ b/awx/ui/src/screens/Instances/InstanceDetail/InstanceDetail.js
@@ -183,6 +183,7 @@ function InstanceDetail({ setBreadcrumb, isK8s }) {
   }
   const isHopNode = instance.node_type === 'hop';
   const isExecutionNode = instance.node_type === 'execution';
+  const isManaged = instance.managed;
 
   return (
     <>
@@ -208,7 +209,7 @@ function InstanceDetail({ setBreadcrumb, isK8s }) {
           <Detail label={t`Node Type`} value={instance.node_type} />
           <Detail label={t`Host`} value={instance.ip_address} />
           <Detail label={t`Listener Port`} value={instance.listener_port} />
-          {(isExecutionNode || isHopNode) && (
+          {(isExecutionNode || isHopNode || !isManaged) && (
             <>
               {instance.related?.install_bundle && (
                 <Detail
@@ -294,7 +295,7 @@ function InstanceDetail({ setBreadcrumb, isK8s }) {
                         value={instance.capacity_adjustment}
                         onChange={handleChangeValue}
                         isDisabled={
-                          !config?.me?.is_superuser || !instance.enabled
+                          !config?.me?.is_superuser || !instance.enabled || !isManaged
                         }
                         data-cy="slider"
                       />
@@ -338,7 +339,7 @@ function InstanceDetail({ setBreadcrumb, isK8s }) {
           )}
         </DetailList>
         <CardActionsRow>
-          {config?.me?.is_superuser && isK8s && (isExecutionNode || isHopNode) && (
+          {config?.me?.is_superuser && isK8s && (isExecutionNode || isHopNode || !isManaged) && (
             <Button
               ouiaId="instance-detail-edit-button"
               aria-label={t`edit`}
@@ -350,7 +351,7 @@ function InstanceDetail({ setBreadcrumb, isK8s }) {
           )}
           {config?.me?.is_superuser &&
             isK8s &&
-            (isExecutionNode || isHopNode) && (
+            (isExecutionNode || isHopNode || !isManaged) && (
               <RemoveInstanceButton
                 dataCy="remove-instance-button"
                 itemsToRemove={[instance]}
@@ -362,7 +363,7 @@ function InstanceDetail({ setBreadcrumb, isK8s }) {
             <Tooltip content={t`Run a health check on the instance`}>
               <Button
                 isDisabled={
-                  !config?.me?.is_superuser || instance.health_check_pending
+                  !config?.me?.is_superuser || instance.health_check_pending || !instance.managed
                 }
                 variant="primary"
                 ouiaId="health-check-button"
diff --git a/awx/ui/src/screens/Instances/InstanceList/InstanceListItem.js b/awx/ui/src/screens/Instances/InstanceList/InstanceListItem.js
index ca0f0ed4a5e2..5cc89858efbe 100644
--- a/awx/ui/src/screens/Instances/InstanceList/InstanceListItem.js
+++ b/awx/ui/src/screens/Instances/InstanceList/InstanceListItem.js
@@ -115,6 +115,8 @@ function InstanceListItem({
 
   const isHopNode = instance.node_type === 'hop';
   const isExecutionNode = instance.node_type === 'execution';
+  const isManaged = instance.managed;
+
   return (
     <>
       <Tr
@@ -138,7 +140,7 @@ function InstanceListItem({
             rowIndex,
             isSelected,
             onSelect,
-            disable: !(isExecutionNode || isHopNode),
+            disable: !(isExecutionNode || isHopNode || isManaged),
           }}
           dataLabel={t`Selected`}
         />
diff --git a/awx/ui/src/screens/Instances/InstancePeers/InstancePeerList.js b/awx/ui/src/screens/Instances/InstancePeers/InstancePeerList.js
index 60486d2d0c85..04b26656ec5e 100644
--- a/awx/ui/src/screens/Instances/InstancePeers/InstancePeerList.js
+++ b/awx/ui/src/screens/Instances/InstancePeers/InstancePeerList.js
@@ -144,6 +144,11 @@ function InstancePeerList({ setBreadcrumb }) {
           continue;
         }
 
+        if (instance.managed) {
+          // no managed nodes
+          continue;
+        }
+
         const host = instances.data.results.filter(
           (obj) => obj.id === receptor.instance
         )[0];
diff --git a/awx/ui/src/screens/Instances/Shared/InstanceForm.js b/awx/ui/src/screens/Instances/Shared/InstanceForm.js
index 6634295302ef..dadf83651298 100644
--- a/awx/ui/src/screens/Instances/Shared/InstanceForm.js
+++ b/awx/ui/src/screens/Instances/Shared/InstanceForm.js
@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@ const INSTANCE_TYPES = [
   { id: 'hop', name: t`Hop` },
 ];
 
-function InstanceFormFields({ isEdit }) {
+function InstanceFormFields({ isEdit, instance }) {
   const [instanceTypeField, instanceTypeMeta, instanceTypeHelpers] = useField({
     name: 'node_type',
     validate: required(t`Set a value for this field`),
@@ -98,6 +98,7 @@ function InstanceFormFields({ isEdit }) {
           name="peers_from_control_nodes"
           label={t`Peers from control nodes`}
           tooltip={t`If enabled, control nodes will peer to this instance automatically. If disabled, instance will be connected only to associated peers.`}
+          isDisabled={parseInt(instance.listener_port, 10) < 1024 || true}
         />
       </FormGroup>
     </>
@@ -138,7 +139,7 @@ function InstanceForm({
         {(formik) => (
           <Form autoComplete="off" onSubmit={formik.handleSubmit}>
             <FormColumnLayout>
-              <InstanceFormFields isEdit={isEdit} />
+              <InstanceFormFields isEdit={isEdit} instance={instance}/>
               <FormSubmitError error={submitError} />
               <FormActionGroup
                 onCancel={handleCancel}