diff --git a/x-pack/plugins/fleet/common/authz.ts b/x-pack/plugins/fleet/common/authz.ts
index 463ab7dc90c971..7399eb98a583ba 100644
--- a/x-pack/plugins/fleet/common/authz.ts
+++ b/x-pack/plugins/fleet/common/authz.ts
@@ -144,8 +144,7 @@ export const calculateAuthz = ({
         // These are currently used by Fleet Server setup
         setup: fleet.all || fleet.setup,
         readEnrollmentTokens: (fleet.all || fleet.setup || fleet.agents?.all) ?? false,
-        readAgentPolicies:
-          (fleet.all || fleet.read || fleet.setup || fleet.agentPolicies?.read) ?? false,
+        readAgentPolicies: (fleet.all || fleet.setup) ?? false,
       };
 
   return {
diff --git a/x-pack/plugins/fleet/public/components/agent_enrollment_flyout/agent_enrollment_flyout.test.tsx b/x-pack/plugins/fleet/public/components/agent_enrollment_flyout/agent_enrollment_flyout.test.tsx
index d6ac7fdac8def4..f8f18549115055 100644
--- a/x-pack/plugins/fleet/public/components/agent_enrollment_flyout/agent_enrollment_flyout.test.tsx
+++ b/x-pack/plugins/fleet/public/components/agent_enrollment_flyout/agent_enrollment_flyout.test.tsx
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@ import type { RenderResult } from '@testing-library/react';
 import { createFleetTestRendererMock } from '../../mock';
 import type { AgentPolicy } from '../../../common';
 import { sendGetOneAgentPolicy } from '../../hooks/use_request';
-import { useAgentEnrollmentFlyoutData, useFleetServerStandalone } from '../../hooks';
+import { useAgentEnrollmentFlyoutData, useAuthz, useFleetServerStandalone } from '../../hooks';
 
 import { useAdvancedForm } from '../../applications/fleet/components/fleet_server_instructions/hooks';
 import { useFleetServerUnhealthy } from '../../applications/fleet/sections/agents/hooks/use_fleet_server_unhealthy';
@@ -22,6 +22,8 @@ import { useFleetServerUnhealthy } from '../../applications/fleet/sections/agent
 import type { FlyOutProps } from './types';
 import { AgentEnrollmentFlyout } from '.';
 
+jest.mock('../../hooks/use_authz');
+
 const render = (props?: Partial<FlyOutProps>) => {
   cleanup();
   const renderer = createFleetTestRendererMock();
@@ -47,6 +49,11 @@ describe('<AgentEnrollmentFlyout />', () => {
   let results: RenderResult;
 
   beforeEach(async () => {
+    jest.mocked(useAuthz).mockReturnValue({
+      fleet: {
+        readAgentPolicies: true,
+      },
+    } as any);
     jest.mocked(useFleetServerStandalone).mockReturnValue({ isFleetServerStandalone: false });
 
     (useFleetServerUnhealthy as jest.Mock).mockReturnValue({
diff --git a/x-pack/plugins/fleet/public/components/agent_enrollment_flyout/index.tsx b/x-pack/plugins/fleet/public/components/agent_enrollment_flyout/index.tsx
index 57b3a8e0e0ff56..ef9f9f34a7eda2 100644
--- a/x-pack/plugins/fleet/public/components/agent_enrollment_flyout/index.tsx
+++ b/x-pack/plugins/fleet/public/components/agent_enrollment_flyout/index.tsx
@@ -28,6 +28,7 @@ import {
   useFleetStatus,
   useAgentEnrollmentFlyoutData,
   useFleetServerHostsForPolicy,
+  useAuthz,
 } from '../../hooks';
 import { FLEET_SERVER_PACKAGE, MAX_FLYOUT_WIDTH } from '../../constants';
 import type { PackagePolicy, AgentPolicy } from '../../types';
@@ -61,6 +62,8 @@ export const AgentEnrollmentFlyout: React.FunctionComponent<FlyOutProps> = ({
     return policies.find((p) => p.id === id);
   };
 
+  const authz = useAuthz();
+
   const fleetStatus = useFleetStatus();
   const { docLinks } = useStartServices();
 
@@ -172,6 +175,8 @@ export const AgentEnrollmentFlyout: React.FunctionComponent<FlyOutProps> = ({
                 data-test-subj="standaloneTab"
                 isSelected={mode === 'standalone'}
                 onClick={() => setMode('standalone')}
+                // Standalone need read access to agent policies
+                disabled={!authz.fleet.readAgentPolicies}
               >
                 <FormattedMessage
                   id="xpack.fleet.agentEnrollment.enrollStandaloneTabLabel"
diff --git a/x-pack/plugins/fleet/public/components/agent_enrollment_flyout/steps/installation_mode_selection_step.tsx b/x-pack/plugins/fleet/public/components/agent_enrollment_flyout/steps/installation_mode_selection_step.tsx
index 17dc6df6926ba5..a0093b92470527 100644
--- a/x-pack/plugins/fleet/public/components/agent_enrollment_flyout/steps/installation_mode_selection_step.tsx
+++ b/x-pack/plugins/fleet/public/components/agent_enrollment_flyout/steps/installation_mode_selection_step.tsx
@@ -6,14 +6,34 @@
  */
 
 import React from 'react';
-import { EuiRadioGroup } from '@elastic/eui';
+import { EuiRadioGroup, EuiToolTip } from '@elastic/eui';
 import { FormattedMessage } from '@kbn/i18n-react';
 import { i18n } from '@kbn/i18n';
 
 import type { EuiContainedStepProps } from '@elastic/eui/src/components/steps/steps';
 
+import { useAuthz } from '../../../hooks';
 import type { FlyoutMode } from '../types';
 
+const PermissionWrapper: React.FunctionComponent<{
+  showTooltip: boolean;
+}> = ({ children, showTooltip }) => {
+  return showTooltip && children ? (
+    <EuiToolTip
+      content={
+        <FormattedMessage
+          id="xpack.fleet.agentFlyout.standaloneMissingPermissions"
+          defaultMessage="Read access to Agent Policies is required to see the standalone instructions."
+        />
+      }
+    >
+      {children as React.ReactElement}
+    </EuiToolTip>
+  ) : (
+    <>{children}</>
+  );
+};
+
 export const InstallationModeSelectionStep = ({
   selectedPolicyId,
   mode,
@@ -23,6 +43,7 @@ export const InstallationModeSelectionStep = ({
   mode: FlyoutMode;
   setMode: (v: FlyoutMode) => void;
 }): EuiContainedStepProps => {
+  const authz = useAuthz();
   // radio id has to be unique so that the component works even if appears twice in DOM
   const radioSuffix = 'installation_mode_agent_selection';
 
@@ -63,22 +84,26 @@ export const InstallationModeSelectionStep = ({
           },
           {
             id: `standalone_${radioSuffix}`,
+            // Disabled if no agentPolicies read permission
+            disabled: !authz.fleet.readAgentPolicies,
             label: (
-              <FormattedMessage
-                data-test-subj="agentFlyoutStandaloneRadioButtons"
-                id="xpack.fleet.agentFlyout.standaloneRadioOption"
-                defaultMessage="{standaloneMessage} – Run an Elastic Agent standalone to configure and update the agent manually on the host where the agent is installed."
-                values={{
-                  standaloneMessage: (
-                    <strong>
-                      <FormattedMessage
-                        id="xpack.fleet.agentFlyout.standaloneMessage"
-                        defaultMessage="Run standalone"
-                      />
-                    </strong>
-                  ),
-                }}
-              />
+              <PermissionWrapper showTooltip={!authz.fleet.readAgentPolicies}>
+                <FormattedMessage
+                  data-test-subj="agentFlyoutStandaloneRadioButtons"
+                  id="xpack.fleet.agentFlyout.standaloneRadioOption"
+                  defaultMessage="{standaloneMessage} – Run an Elastic Agent standalone to configure and update the agent manually on the host where the agent is installed."
+                  values={{
+                    standaloneMessage: (
+                      <strong>
+                        <FormattedMessage
+                          id="xpack.fleet.agentFlyout.standaloneMessage"
+                          defaultMessage="Run standalone"
+                        />
+                      </strong>
+                    ),
+                  }}
+                />
+              </PermissionWrapper>
             ),
           },
         ]}