diff --git a/packages/kbn-esql-editor/src/esql_editor.tsx b/packages/kbn-esql-editor/src/esql_editor.tsx
index 767bc9026348c..13aa821eb5c8b 100644
--- a/packages/kbn-esql-editor/src/esql_editor.tsx
+++ b/packages/kbn-esql-editor/src/esql_editor.tsx
@@ -84,6 +84,7 @@ export const ESQLEditor = memo(function ESQLEditor({
   hideQueryHistory,
   hasOutline,
   displayDocumentationAsFlyout,
+  canCreateEnrichPolicy = false,
 }: ESQLEditorProps) {
   const popoverRef = useRef<HTMLDivElement>(null);
   const datePickerOpenStatusRef = useRef<boolean>(false);
@@ -389,6 +390,7 @@ export const ESQLEditor = memo(function ESQLEditor({
       },
       // @ts-expect-error To prevent circular type import, type defined here is partial of full client
       getFieldsMetadata: fieldsMetadata?.getClient(),
+      canCreateEnrichPolicy: () => canCreateEnrichPolicy,
     };
     return callbacks;
   }, [
@@ -404,6 +406,7 @@ export const ESQLEditor = memo(function ESQLEditor({
     indexManagementApiService,
     histogramBarTarget,
     fieldsMetadata,
+    canCreateEnrichPolicy,
   ]);
 
   const queryRunButtonProperties = useMemo(() => {
diff --git a/packages/kbn-esql-editor/src/types.ts b/packages/kbn-esql-editor/src/types.ts
index a5fcaba885b0a..5197cc8649dad 100644
--- a/packages/kbn-esql-editor/src/types.ts
+++ b/packages/kbn-esql-editor/src/types.ts
@@ -66,6 +66,8 @@ export interface ESQLEditorProps {
 
   /** adds a documentation icon in the footer which opens the inline docs as a flyout **/
   displayDocumentationAsFlyout?: boolean;
+
+  canCreateEnrichPolicy?: boolean;
 }
 
 export interface ESQLEditorDeps {
diff --git a/packages/kbn-esql-validation-autocomplete/src/autocomplete/__tests__/helpers.ts b/packages/kbn-esql-validation-autocomplete/src/autocomplete/__tests__/helpers.ts
index c49b05985c86a..102eca3758d52 100644
--- a/packages/kbn-esql-validation-autocomplete/src/autocomplete/__tests__/helpers.ts
+++ b/packages/kbn-esql-validation-autocomplete/src/autocomplete/__tests__/helpers.ts
@@ -271,7 +271,7 @@ export function createCustomCallbackMocks(
     matchField: string;
     enrichFields: string[];
   }>
-) {
+): ESQLCallbacks {
   const finalColumnsSinceLastCommand =
     customColumnsSinceLastCommand ||
     fields.filter(({ type }) => !NOT_SUGGESTED_TYPES.includes(type));
@@ -281,6 +281,7 @@ export function createCustomCallbackMocks(
     getColumnsFor: jest.fn(async () => finalColumnsSinceLastCommand),
     getSources: jest.fn(async () => finalSources),
     getPolicies: jest.fn(async () => finalPolicies),
+    canCreateEnrichPolicy: jest.fn(() => true),
   };
 }
 
diff --git a/packages/kbn-esql-validation-autocomplete/src/autocomplete/autocomplete.ts b/packages/kbn-esql-validation-autocomplete/src/autocomplete/autocomplete.ts
index 2a37155358e85..9cdb15a5b22a0 100644
--- a/packages/kbn-esql-validation-autocomplete/src/autocomplete/autocomplete.ts
+++ b/packages/kbn-esql-validation-autocomplete/src/autocomplete/autocomplete.ts
@@ -219,6 +219,9 @@ export async function suggest(
       getFieldsMap,
       getPolicies,
       getPolicyMetadata,
+      resourceRetriever?.canCreateEnrichPolicy
+        ? resourceRetriever?.canCreateEnrichPolicy
+        : () => false,
       resourceRetriever?.getPreferences,
       fullAst
     );
@@ -398,6 +401,7 @@ async function getSuggestionsWithinCommandExpression(
   getFieldsMap: GetFieldsMapFn,
   getPolicies: GetPoliciesFn,
   getPolicyMetadata: GetPolicyMetadataFn,
+  canCreateEnrichPolicy: () => boolean,
   getPreferences?: () => Promise<{ histogramBarTarget: number } | undefined>,
   fullAst?: ESQLAst
 ) {
@@ -431,7 +435,8 @@ async function getSuggestionsWithinCommandExpression(
       getColumnsByType,
       getFieldsMap,
       getPolicies,
-      getPolicyMetadata
+      getPolicyMetadata,
+      canCreateEnrichPolicy
     );
   }
 }
@@ -456,7 +461,8 @@ async function getExpressionSuggestionsByType(
   getFieldsByType: GetColumnsByTypeFn,
   getFieldsMap: GetFieldsMapFn,
   getPolicies: GetPoliciesFn,
-  getPolicyMetadata: GetPolicyMetadataFn
+  getPolicyMetadata: GetPolicyMetadataFn,
+  canCreateEnrichPolicy: () => boolean
 ) {
   const commandDef = getCommandDefinition(command.name);
   const { argIndex, prevIndex, lastArg, nodeArg } = extractArgMeta(command, node);
@@ -880,7 +886,12 @@ async function getExpressionSuggestionsByType(
             });
           });
         }
-        suggestions.push(...(policies.length ? policies : [buildNoPoliciesAvailableDefinition()]));
+
+        suggestions.push(
+          ...(policies.length
+            ? policies
+            : [buildNoPoliciesAvailableDefinition(canCreateEnrichPolicy())])
+        );
       } else {
         const indexes = getSourcesFromCommands(commands, 'index');
         const lastIndex = indexes[indexes.length - 1];
diff --git a/packages/kbn-esql-validation-autocomplete/src/autocomplete/factories.ts b/packages/kbn-esql-validation-autocomplete/src/autocomplete/factories.ts
index d9813bb0e91a1..0e75d1a563f9e 100644
--- a/packages/kbn-esql-validation-autocomplete/src/autocomplete/factories.ts
+++ b/packages/kbn-esql-validation-autocomplete/src/autocomplete/factories.ts
@@ -412,26 +412,36 @@ export const buildSettingDefinitions = (
   }));
 };
 
-export const buildNoPoliciesAvailableDefinition = (): SuggestionRawDefinition => ({
-  label: i18n.translate('kbn-esql-validation-autocomplete.esql.autocomplete.noPoliciesLabel', {
-    defaultMessage: 'No available policy',
-  }),
-  text: '',
-  kind: 'Issue',
-  detail: i18n.translate(
-    'kbn-esql-validation-autocomplete.esql.autocomplete.noPoliciesLabelsFound',
-    {
-      defaultMessage: 'Click to create',
-    }
-  ),
-  sortText: 'D',
-  command: {
-    id: 'esql.policies.create',
-    title: i18n.translate('kbn-esql-validation-autocomplete.esql.autocomplete.createNewPolicy', {
-      defaultMessage: 'Click to create',
+export const buildNoPoliciesAvailableDefinition = (
+  canCreateEnrichPolicy: boolean
+): SuggestionRawDefinition => {
+  const noPoliciesDef: SuggestionRawDefinition = {
+    label: i18n.translate('kbn-esql-validation-autocomplete.esql.autocomplete.noPoliciesLabel', {
+      defaultMessage: 'No available policy',
     }),
-  },
-});
+    text: '',
+    kind: 'Issue',
+    detail: '',
+  };
+
+  if (canCreateEnrichPolicy) {
+    noPoliciesDef.detail = i18n.translate(
+      'kbn-esql-validation-autocomplete.esql.autocomplete.noPoliciesLabelsFound',
+      {
+        defaultMessage: 'Click to create',
+      }
+    );
+    noPoliciesDef.sortText = 'D';
+    noPoliciesDef.command = {
+      id: 'esql.policies.create',
+      title: i18n.translate('kbn-esql-validation-autocomplete.esql.autocomplete.createNewPolicy', {
+        defaultMessage: 'Click to create',
+      }),
+    };
+  }
+
+  return noPoliciesDef;
+};
 
 export function getUnitDuration(unit: number = 1) {
   const filteredTimeLiteral = timeUnitsToSuggest.filter(({ name }) => {
diff --git a/packages/kbn-esql-validation-autocomplete/src/shared/types.ts b/packages/kbn-esql-validation-autocomplete/src/shared/types.ts
index 1caa2c480864e..d29eb32d35bb0 100644
--- a/packages/kbn-esql-validation-autocomplete/src/shared/types.ts
+++ b/packages/kbn-esql-validation-autocomplete/src/shared/types.ts
@@ -46,6 +46,7 @@ export interface ESQLCallbacks {
   >;
   getPreferences?: () => Promise<{ histogramBarTarget: number }>;
   getFieldsMetadata?: Promise<PartialFieldsMetadataClient>;
+  canCreateEnrichPolicy?: () => boolean;
 }
 
 export type ReasonTypes = 'missingCommand' | 'unsupportedFunction' | 'unknownFunction';
diff --git a/packages/kbn-esql-validation-autocomplete/src/validation/validation.test.ts b/packages/kbn-esql-validation-autocomplete/src/validation/validation.test.ts
index 03102474f6314..1a1d8d415032e 100644
--- a/packages/kbn-esql-validation-autocomplete/src/validation/validation.test.ts
+++ b/packages/kbn-esql-validation-autocomplete/src/validation/validation.test.ts
@@ -1728,6 +1728,7 @@ describe('validation logic', () => {
         getColumnsFor: /Unknown column|Argument of|it is unsupported or not indexed/,
         getPreferences: /Unknown/,
         getFieldsMetadata: /Unknown/,
+        canCreateEnrichPolicy: /Unknown/,
       };
       return excludedCallback.map((callback) => contentByCallback[callback]) || [];
     }
diff --git a/packages/kbn-esql-validation-autocomplete/src/validation/validation.ts b/packages/kbn-esql-validation-autocomplete/src/validation/validation.ts
index b3076d107f850..87b1767cc6f62 100644
--- a/packages/kbn-esql-validation-autocomplete/src/validation/validation.ts
+++ b/packages/kbn-esql-validation-autocomplete/src/validation/validation.ts
@@ -1252,6 +1252,7 @@ export const ignoreErrorsMap: Record<keyof ESQLCallbacks, ErrorTypes[]> = {
   getPolicies: ['unknownPolicy'],
   getPreferences: [],
   getFieldsMetadata: [],
+  canCreateEnrichPolicy: [],
 };
 
 /**
diff --git a/src/plugins/unified_search/public/query_string_input/query_bar_top_row.tsx b/src/plugins/unified_search/public/query_string_input/query_bar_top_row.tsx
index 4d4db4438d74d..77b9d23bd91b5 100644
--- a/src/plugins/unified_search/public/query_string_input/query_bar_top_row.tsx
+++ b/src/plugins/unified_search/public/query_string_input/query_bar_top_row.tsx
@@ -275,6 +275,7 @@ export const QueryBarTopRow = React.memo(
       docLinks,
       http,
       dataViews,
+      application,
     } = kibana.services;
 
     const isQueryLangSelected = props.query && !isOfQueryType(props.query);
@@ -745,6 +746,7 @@ export const QueryBarTopRow = React.memo(
             hideRunQueryText={true}
             data-test-subj="unifiedTextLangEditor"
             isLoading={props.isLoading}
+            canCreateEnrichPolicy={!!application.capabilities.index_management?.manageEnrich}
           />
         )
       );
diff --git a/src/plugins/unified_search/public/search_bar/search_bar.test.tsx b/src/plugins/unified_search/public/search_bar/search_bar.test.tsx
index 89c8dead51eac..61bff19c57c6e 100644
--- a/src/plugins/unified_search/public/search_bar/search_bar.test.tsx
+++ b/src/plugins/unified_search/public/search_bar/search_bar.test.tsx
@@ -82,6 +82,9 @@ function wrapSearchBarInContext(testProps: any) {
     theme: startMock.theme,
     docLinks: startMock.docLinks,
     storage: createMockStorage(),
+    application: {
+      capabilities: { index_management: { manageEnrich: true } },
+    },
     data: {
       query: {
         savedQueries: {
diff --git a/x-pack/plugins/index_management/server/plugin.ts b/x-pack/plugins/index_management/server/plugin.ts
index 0ba15c463d4ec..79f5c6f7a42a9 100644
--- a/x-pack/plugins/index_management/server/plugin.ts
+++ b/x-pack/plugins/index_management/server/plugin.ts
@@ -41,6 +41,10 @@ export class IndexMgmtServerPlugin implements Plugin<IndexManagementPluginSetup,
         data: ['index_management'],
       },
       privileges: [
+        {
+          requiredClusterPrivileges: ['manage_enrich'],
+          ui: ['manageEnrich'],
+        },
         {
           // manage_index_templates is also required, but we will disable specific parts of the
           // UI if this privilege is missing.