diff --git a/packages/core/application/core-application-browser-internal/src/application_service.test.ts b/packages/core/application/core-application-browser-internal/src/application_service.test.ts
index 8cd9a61923240..13b2317605ad0 100644
--- a/packages/core/application/core-application-browser-internal/src/application_service.test.ts
+++ b/packages/core/application/core-application-browser-internal/src/application_service.test.ts
@@ -26,14 +26,14 @@ import { themeServiceMock } from '@kbn/core-theme-browser-mocks';
 import { overlayServiceMock } from '@kbn/core-overlays-browser-mocks';
 import { customBrandingServiceMock } from '@kbn/core-custom-branding-browser-mocks';
 import { analyticsServiceMock } from '@kbn/core-analytics-browser-mocks';
-import { MockLifecycle } from './test_helpers/test_types';
+import type { MockLifecycle } from './test_helpers/test_types';
 import { ApplicationService } from './application_service';
 import {
-  App,
-  AppDeepLink,
+  type App,
+  type AppDeepLink,
   AppStatus,
-  AppUpdater,
-  PublicAppInfo,
+  type AppUpdater,
+  type PublicAppInfo,
 } from '@kbn/core-application-browser';
 import { act } from 'react-dom/test-utils';
 import { DEFAULT_APP_VISIBILITY } from './utils';
@@ -618,6 +618,26 @@ describe('#start()', () => {
     });
   });
 
+  describe('isAppRegistered', () => {
+    let isAppRegistered: any;
+    beforeEach(async () => {
+      const { register } = service.setup(setupDeps);
+      register(Symbol(), createApp({ id: 'one_app' }));
+      register(Symbol(), createApp({ id: 'another_app', appRoute: '/custom/path' }));
+
+      const start = await service.start(startDeps);
+      isAppRegistered = start.isAppRegistered;
+    });
+
+    it('returns false for unregistered apps', () => {
+      expect(isAppRegistered('oneApp')).toEqual(false);
+    });
+
+    it('returns true for registered apps', () => {
+      expect(isAppRegistered('another_app')).toEqual(true);
+    });
+  });
+
   describe('getUrlForApp', () => {
     it('creates URL for unregistered appId', async () => {
       service.setup(setupDeps);
diff --git a/packages/core/application/core-application-browser-internal/src/application_service.tsx b/packages/core/application/core-application-browser-internal/src/application_service.tsx
index 8c4bf16f6dff6..678b74f95265e 100644
--- a/packages/core/application/core-application-browser-internal/src/application_service.tsx
+++ b/packages/core/application/core-application-browser-internal/src/application_service.tsx
@@ -327,6 +327,9 @@ export class ApplicationService {
         takeUntil(this.stop$)
       ),
       history: this.history!,
+      isAppRegistered: (appId: string): boolean => {
+        return applications$.value.get(appId) !== undefined;
+      },
       getUrlForApp: (
         appId,
         {
diff --git a/packages/core/application/core-application-browser-mocks/src/application_service.mock.ts b/packages/core/application/core-application-browser-mocks/src/application_service.mock.ts
index fe50fe3733496..a0bc498de94c4 100644
--- a/packages/core/application/core-application-browser-mocks/src/application_service.mock.ts
+++ b/packages/core/application/core-application-browser-mocks/src/application_service.mock.ts
@@ -51,6 +51,7 @@ const createStartContractMock = (): jest.Mocked<ApplicationStart> => {
     navigateToApp: jest.fn(),
     navigateToUrl: jest.fn(),
     getUrlForApp: jest.fn(),
+    isAppRegistered: jest.fn(),
   };
 };
 
@@ -92,6 +93,7 @@ const createInternalStartContractMock = (
     currentActionMenu$: new BehaviorSubject<MountPoint | undefined>(undefined),
     getComponent: jest.fn(),
     getUrlForApp: jest.fn(),
+    isAppRegistered: jest.fn(),
     navigateToApp: jest.fn().mockImplementation((appId) => currentAppId$.next(appId)),
     navigateToUrl: jest.fn(),
     history: createHistoryMock(),
diff --git a/packages/core/application/core-application-browser/src/contracts.ts b/packages/core/application/core-application-browser/src/contracts.ts
index 9f10bb1206c97..e8b2cd77028f6 100644
--- a/packages/core/application/core-application-browser/src/contracts.ts
+++ b/packages/core/application/core-application-browser/src/contracts.ts
@@ -68,9 +68,12 @@ export interface ApplicationStart {
   applications$: Observable<ReadonlyMap<string, PublicAppInfo>>;
 
   /**
-   * Navigate to a given app
+   * Navigate to a given app.
+   * If a plugin is disabled any applications it registers won't be available either.
+   * Before rendering a UI element that a user could use to navigate to another application,
+   * first check if the destination application is actually available using the isAppRegistered API.
    *
-   * @param appId
+   * @param appId - The identifier of the app to navigate to
    * @param options - navigation options
    */
   navigateToApp(appId: string, options?: NavigateToAppOptions): Promise<void>;
@@ -114,6 +117,14 @@ export interface ApplicationStart {
    */
   navigateToUrl(url: string, options?: NavigateToUrlOptions): Promise<void>;
 
+  /**
+   * Checks whether a given application is registered.
+   *
+   * @param appId - The identifier of the app to check
+   * @returns true if the given appId is registered in the system, false otherwise.
+   */
+  isAppRegistered(appId: string): boolean;
+
   /**
    * Returns the absolute path (or URL) to a given app, including the global base path.
    *
diff --git a/packages/core/plugins/core-plugins-browser-internal/src/plugin_context.ts b/packages/core/plugins/core-plugins-browser-internal/src/plugin_context.ts
index b78e5cec0b276..cdd00d9996a40 100644
--- a/packages/core/plugins/core-plugins-browser-internal/src/plugin_context.ts
+++ b/packages/core/plugins/core-plugins-browser-internal/src/plugin_context.ts
@@ -143,6 +143,7 @@ export function createPluginStartContext<
       navigateToApp: deps.application.navigateToApp,
       navigateToUrl: deps.application.navigateToUrl,
       getUrlForApp: deps.application.getUrlForApp,
+      isAppRegistered: deps.application.isAppRegistered,
       currentLocation$: deps.application.currentLocation$,
     },
     customBranding: deps.customBranding,
diff --git a/src/plugins/discover/public/__mocks__/start_contract.ts b/src/plugins/discover/public/__mocks__/start_contract.ts
index a9436797d616d..b7af207b2d20c 100644
--- a/src/plugins/discover/public/__mocks__/start_contract.ts
+++ b/src/plugins/discover/public/__mocks__/start_contract.ts
@@ -32,6 +32,7 @@ export const createStartContractMock = (): jest.Mocked<ApplicationStart> => {
     capabilities,
     navigateToApp: jest.fn(),
     navigateToUrl: jest.fn(),
+    isAppRegistered: jest.fn(),
     getUrlForApp: jest.fn(),
   };
 };
diff --git a/src/plugins/saved_objects_management/public/management_section/objects_table/__snapshots__/saved_objects_table.test.tsx.snap b/src/plugins/saved_objects_management/public/management_section/objects_table/__snapshots__/saved_objects_table.test.tsx.snap
index c0035886e6b99..8b0a6f76f4624 100644
--- a/src/plugins/saved_objects_management/public/management_section/objects_table/__snapshots__/saved_objects_table.test.tsx.snap
+++ b/src/plugins/saved_objects_management/public/management_section/objects_table/__snapshots__/saved_objects_table.test.tsx.snap
@@ -156,6 +156,7 @@ exports[`SavedObjectsTable should render normally 1`] = `
             },
           },
           "getUrlForApp": [MockFunction],
+          "isAppRegistered": [MockFunction],
           "navigateToApp": [MockFunction],
           "navigateToUrl": [MockFunction],
         },
diff --git a/x-pack/plugins/enterprise_search/kibana.jsonc b/x-pack/plugins/enterprise_search/kibana.jsonc
index 14a36c85c6c87..e284ae1862144 100644
--- a/x-pack/plugins/enterprise_search/kibana.jsonc
+++ b/x-pack/plugins/enterprise_search/kibana.jsonc
@@ -2,9 +2,11 @@
   "type": "plugin",
   "id": "@kbn/enterprise-search-plugin",
   "owner": "@elastic/search-kibana",
-  // Could be categorised as Search in the future, but it currently needs to run in Observability too
-  "group": "platform",
-  "visibility": "shared",
+  // TODO this is currently used from Observability too, must be refactored before solution-specific builds
+  // see x-pack/plugins/observability_solution/observability_ai_assistant_management/public/routes/components/search_connector_tab.tsx
+  // cc sphilipse
+  "group": "search",
+  "visibility": "private",
   "description": "Adds dashboards for discovering and managing Enterprise Search products.",
   "plugin": {
     "id": "enterpriseSearch",
diff --git a/x-pack/plugins/enterprise_search/public/plugin.ts b/x-pack/plugins/enterprise_search/public/plugin.ts
index 06f14ba3d7037..1eb3384d4f9e3 100644
--- a/x-pack/plugins/enterprise_search/public/plugin.ts
+++ b/x-pack/plugins/enterprise_search/public/plugin.ts
@@ -80,8 +80,8 @@ export type EnterpriseSearchPublicStart = ReturnType<EnterpriseSearchPlugin['sta
 
 interface PluginsSetup {
   cloud?: CloudSetup;
-  licensing: LicensingPluginStart;
   home?: HomePublicPluginSetup;
+  licensing: LicensingPluginStart;
   security?: SecurityPluginSetup;
   share?: SharePluginSetup;
 }
@@ -98,8 +98,8 @@ export interface PluginsStart {
   ml?: MlPluginStart;
   navigation: NavigationPublicPluginStart;
   searchConnectors?: SearchConnectorsPluginStart;
-  searchPlayground?: SearchPlaygroundPluginStart;
   searchInferenceEndpoints?: SearchInferenceEndpointsPluginStart;
+  searchPlayground?: SearchPlaygroundPluginStart;
   security?: SecurityPluginStart;
   share?: SharePluginStart;
 }
diff --git a/x-pack/plugins/fleet/.storybook/context/application.ts b/x-pack/plugins/fleet/.storybook/context/application.ts
index 3cc8d789d499c..1e1d1c6177c0c 100644
--- a/x-pack/plugins/fleet/.storybook/context/application.ts
+++ b/x-pack/plugins/fleet/.storybook/context/application.ts
@@ -22,6 +22,7 @@ export const getApplication = () => {
     navigateToApp: async (app: string) => {
       action(`Navigate to: ${app}`);
     },
+    isAppRegistered: (appId: string) => true,
     getUrlForApp: (url: string) => url,
     capabilities: {
       catalogue: {},
diff --git a/x-pack/plugins/observability_solution/observability_ai_assistant_management/kibana.jsonc b/x-pack/plugins/observability_solution/observability_ai_assistant_management/kibana.jsonc
index 6699252ed69ed..cda6fdf0192fa 100644
--- a/x-pack/plugins/observability_solution/observability_ai_assistant_management/kibana.jsonc
+++ b/x-pack/plugins/observability_solution/observability_ai_assistant_management/kibana.jsonc
@@ -21,7 +21,6 @@
     "optionalPlugins": [
       "home",
       "serverless",
-      "enterpriseSearch"
     ],
     "requiredBundles": [
       "kibanaReact",
diff --git a/x-pack/plugins/observability_solution/observability_ai_assistant_management/public/plugin.ts b/x-pack/plugins/observability_solution/observability_ai_assistant_management/public/plugin.ts
index 88d007045052e..b7c6bb089663a 100644
--- a/x-pack/plugins/observability_solution/observability_ai_assistant_management/public/plugin.ts
+++ b/x-pack/plugins/observability_solution/observability_ai_assistant_management/public/plugin.ts
@@ -6,11 +6,10 @@
  */
 
 import { i18n } from '@kbn/i18n';
-import { CoreSetup, Plugin, PluginInitializerContext } from '@kbn/core/public';
-import { ManagementSetup } from '@kbn/management-plugin/public';
-import { HomePublicPluginSetup } from '@kbn/home-plugin/public';
-import { ServerlessPluginStart } from '@kbn/serverless/public';
-import { EnterpriseSearchPublicStart } from '@kbn/enterprise-search-plugin/public';
+import type { CoreSetup, Plugin, PluginInitializerContext } from '@kbn/core/public';
+import type { ManagementSetup } from '@kbn/management-plugin/public';
+import type { HomePublicPluginSetup } from '@kbn/home-plugin/public';
+import type { ServerlessPluginStart } from '@kbn/serverless/public';
 
 import type {
   ObservabilityAIAssistantPublicSetup,
@@ -32,7 +31,6 @@ export interface SetupDependencies {
 export interface StartDependencies {
   observabilityAIAssistant: ObservabilityAIAssistantPublicStart;
   serverless?: ServerlessPluginStart;
-  enterpriseSearch?: EnterpriseSearchPublicStart;
 }
 
 export interface ConfigSchema {
diff --git a/x-pack/plugins/observability_solution/observability_ai_assistant_management/public/routes/components/search_connector_tab.tsx b/x-pack/plugins/observability_solution/observability_ai_assistant_management/public/routes/components/search_connector_tab.tsx
index d8f6032985f4b..336176d40ab33 100644
--- a/x-pack/plugins/observability_solution/observability_ai_assistant_management/public/routes/components/search_connector_tab.tsx
+++ b/x-pack/plugins/observability_solution/observability_ai_assistant_management/public/routes/components/search_connector_tab.tsx
@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@ export const SELECTED_CONNECTOR_LOCAL_STORAGE_KEY =
 
 export function SearchConnectorTab() {
   const { application } = useKibana().services;
-  const url = application.getUrlForApp('enterprise_search', { path: '/content/connectors' });
+  const url = application.getUrlForApp('enterpriseSearch', { path: '/content/connectors' });
 
   return (
     <>
diff --git a/x-pack/plugins/observability_solution/observability_ai_assistant_management/public/routes/components/settings_page.tsx b/x-pack/plugins/observability_solution/observability_ai_assistant_management/public/routes/components/settings_page.tsx
index 57a167b1080fa..f9b750fcdc294 100644
--- a/x-pack/plugins/observability_solution/observability_ai_assistant_management/public/routes/components/settings_page.tsx
+++ b/x-pack/plugins/observability_solution/observability_ai_assistant_management/public/routes/components/settings_page.tsx
@@ -22,9 +22,8 @@ export function SettingsPage() {
   const { setBreadcrumbs } = useAppContext();
   const {
     services: {
-      application: { navigateToApp },
+      application: { navigateToApp, isAppRegistered },
       serverless,
-      enterpriseSearch,
     },
   } = useKibana();
 
@@ -98,7 +97,7 @@ export function SettingsPage() {
         }
       ),
       content: <SearchConnectorTab />,
-      disabled: enterpriseSearch == null,
+      disabled: !isAppRegistered('enterpriseSearch'),
     },
   ];
 
diff --git a/x-pack/plugins/observability_solution/observability_ai_assistant_management/tsconfig.json b/x-pack/plugins/observability_solution/observability_ai_assistant_management/tsconfig.json
index f0ad230f6f1b3..bc5cf69357dce 100644
--- a/x-pack/plugins/observability_solution/observability_ai_assistant_management/tsconfig.json
+++ b/x-pack/plugins/observability_solution/observability_ai_assistant_management/tsconfig.json
@@ -19,7 +19,6 @@
     "@kbn/core-chrome-browser",
     "@kbn/observability-ai-assistant-plugin",
     "@kbn/serverless",
-    "@kbn/enterprise-search-plugin",
     "@kbn/management-settings-components-field-row",
     "@kbn/observability-shared-plugin",
     "@kbn/config-schema",
diff --git a/x-pack/plugins/search_inference_endpoints/kibana.jsonc b/x-pack/plugins/search_inference_endpoints/kibana.jsonc
index 7531316cd12e6..f535a9df27e99 100644
--- a/x-pack/plugins/search_inference_endpoints/kibana.jsonc
+++ b/x-pack/plugins/search_inference_endpoints/kibana.jsonc
@@ -2,8 +2,11 @@
   "type": "plugin",
   "id": "@kbn/search-inference-endpoints",
   "owner": "@elastic/search-kibana",
-  "group": "platform",
-  "visibility": "shared",
+  // TODO enterpriseSearch depends on it, and Observability has a menu entry for enterpriseSearch
+  // must be refactored / fixed before solution-specific builds
+  // cc sphilipse
+  "group": "search",
+  "visibility": "private",
   "plugin": {
     "id": "searchInferenceEndpoints",
     "server": true,
diff --git a/x-pack/plugins/search_playground/kibana.jsonc b/x-pack/plugins/search_playground/kibana.jsonc
index 8b99add8587fa..37562347e9f37 100644
--- a/x-pack/plugins/search_playground/kibana.jsonc
+++ b/x-pack/plugins/search_playground/kibana.jsonc
@@ -2,9 +2,10 @@
   "type": "plugin",
   "id": "@kbn/search-playground",
   "owner": "@elastic/search-kibana",
-  // @kbn/enterprise-search-plugin (platform) and @kbn/serverless-search (search) depend on it
-  "group": "platform",
-  "visibility": "shared",
+  // TODO @kbn/enterprise-search-plugin (platform) and @kbn/serverless-search (search) depend on it
+  // cc sphilipse
+  "group": "search",
+  "visibility": "private",
   "plugin": {
     "id": "searchPlayground",
     "server": true,
diff --git a/x-pack/plugins/serverless_search/kibana.jsonc b/x-pack/plugins/serverless_search/kibana.jsonc
index cae0a693846f1..f7b404edb37b1 100644
--- a/x-pack/plugins/serverless_search/kibana.jsonc
+++ b/x-pack/plugins/serverless_search/kibana.jsonc
@@ -35,7 +35,6 @@
       "indexManagement",
       "searchConnectors",
       "searchInferenceEndpoints",
-      "searchPlayground",
       "usageCollection"
     ],
     "requiredBundles": ["kibanaReact"]
diff --git a/x-pack/plugins/serverless_search/public/navigation_tree.ts b/x-pack/plugins/serverless_search/public/navigation_tree.ts
index 066ab8e8c093e..ae8f41b8b17f8 100644
--- a/x-pack/plugins/serverless_search/public/navigation_tree.ts
+++ b/x-pack/plugins/serverless_search/public/navigation_tree.ts
@@ -5,172 +5,179 @@
  * 2.0.
  */
 
-import type { NavigationTreeDefinition } from '@kbn/core-chrome-browser';
+import type { AppDeepLinkId, NavigationTreeDefinition } from '@kbn/core-chrome-browser';
+import type { ApplicationStart } from '@kbn/core-application-browser';
 import { i18n } from '@kbn/i18n';
 import { CONNECTORS_LABEL } from '../common/i18n_string';
 
-export const navigationTree = (): NavigationTreeDefinition => ({
-  body: [
-    {
-      type: 'navGroup',
-      id: 'search_project_nav',
-      title: 'Elasticsearch',
-      icon: 'logoElasticsearch',
-      defaultIsCollapsed: false,
-      isCollapsible: false,
-      breadcrumbStatus: 'hidden',
-      children: [
-        {
-          id: 'data',
-          title: i18n.translate('xpack.serverlessSearch.nav.data', {
-            defaultMessage: 'Data',
-          }),
-          spaceBefore: 'm',
-          children: [
-            {
-              title: i18n.translate('xpack.serverlessSearch.nav.content.indices', {
-                defaultMessage: 'Index Management',
-              }),
-              link: 'management:index_management',
-              breadcrumbStatus:
-                'hidden' /* management sub-pages set their breadcrumbs themselves */,
-              getIsActive: ({ pathNameSerialized, prepend }) => {
-                return (
-                  pathNameSerialized.startsWith(
-                    prepend('/app/management/data/index_management/')
-                  ) ||
-                  pathNameSerialized.startsWith(prepend('/app/elasticsearch/indices')) ||
-                  pathNameSerialized.startsWith(prepend('/app/elasticsearch/start'))
-                );
+export const navigationTree = ({ isAppRegistered }: ApplicationStart): NavigationTreeDefinition => {
+  function isAvailable<T>(appId: string, content: T): T[] {
+    return isAppRegistered(appId) ? [content] : [];
+  }
+
+  return {
+    body: [
+      {
+        type: 'navGroup',
+        id: 'search_project_nav',
+        title: 'Elasticsearch',
+        icon: 'logoElasticsearch',
+        defaultIsCollapsed: false,
+        isCollapsible: false,
+        breadcrumbStatus: 'hidden',
+        children: [
+          {
+            id: 'data',
+            title: i18n.translate('xpack.serverlessSearch.nav.data', {
+              defaultMessage: 'Data',
+            }),
+            spaceBefore: 'm',
+            children: [
+              {
+                title: i18n.translate('xpack.serverlessSearch.nav.content.indices', {
+                  defaultMessage: 'Index Management',
+                }),
+                link: 'management:index_management',
+                breadcrumbStatus:
+                  'hidden' /* management sub-pages set their breadcrumbs themselves */,
+                getIsActive: ({ pathNameSerialized, prepend }) => {
+                  return (
+                    pathNameSerialized.startsWith(
+                      prepend('/app/management/data/index_management/')
+                    ) ||
+                    pathNameSerialized.startsWith(prepend('/app/elasticsearch/indices')) ||
+                    pathNameSerialized.startsWith(prepend('/app/elasticsearch/start'))
+                  );
+                },
               },
-            },
-            {
-              title: CONNECTORS_LABEL,
-              link: 'serverlessConnectors',
-            },
-          ],
-        },
-        {
-          id: 'build',
-          title: i18n.translate('xpack.serverlessSearch.nav.build', {
-            defaultMessage: 'Build',
-          }),
-          spaceBefore: 'm',
-          children: [
-            {
-              id: 'dev_tools',
-              title: i18n.translate('xpack.serverlessSearch.nav.devTools', {
-                defaultMessage: 'Dev Tools',
-              }),
-              link: 'dev_tools',
-              getIsActive: ({ pathNameSerialized, prepend }) => {
-                return pathNameSerialized.startsWith(prepend('/app/dev_tools'));
+              {
+                title: CONNECTORS_LABEL,
+                link: 'serverlessConnectors',
               },
-            },
-            {
-              id: 'searchPlayground',
-              title: i18n.translate('xpack.serverlessSearch.nav.build.searchPlayground', {
-                defaultMessage: 'Playground',
+            ],
+          },
+          {
+            id: 'build',
+            title: i18n.translate('xpack.serverlessSearch.nav.build', {
+              defaultMessage: 'Build',
+            }),
+            spaceBefore: 'm',
+            children: [
+              {
+                id: 'dev_tools',
+                title: i18n.translate('xpack.serverlessSearch.nav.devTools', {
+                  defaultMessage: 'Dev Tools',
+                }),
+                link: 'dev_tools',
+                getIsActive: ({ pathNameSerialized, prepend }) => {
+                  return pathNameSerialized.startsWith(prepend('/app/dev_tools'));
+                },
+              },
+              ...isAvailable('searchPlayground', {
+                id: 'searchPlayground',
+                title: i18n.translate('xpack.serverlessSearch.nav.build.searchPlayground', {
+                  defaultMessage: 'Playground',
+                }),
+                link: 'searchPlayground' as AppDeepLinkId,
               }),
-              link: 'searchPlayground',
-            },
-          ],
-        },
-        {
-          id: 'relevance',
-          title: i18n.translate('xpack.serverlessSearch.nav.relevance', {
-            defaultMessage: 'Relevance',
-          }),
-          spaceBefore: 'm',
-          children: [
-            {
-              id: 'searchInferenceEndpoints',
-              title: i18n.translate(
-                'xpack.serverlessSearch.nav.relevance.searchInferenceEndpoints',
-                {
-                  defaultMessage: 'Inference Endpoints',
-                }
-              ),
-              link: 'searchInferenceEndpoints',
-            },
-          ],
-        },
-        {
-          id: 'analyze',
-          title: i18n.translate('xpack.serverlessSearch.nav.analyze', {
-            defaultMessage: 'Analyze',
-          }),
-          spaceBefore: 'm',
-          children: [
-            {
-              link: 'discover',
-            },
-            {
-              link: 'dashboards',
-              getIsActive: ({ pathNameSerialized, prepend }) => {
-                return pathNameSerialized.startsWith(prepend('/app/dashboards'));
+            ],
+          },
+          {
+            id: 'relevance',
+            title: i18n.translate('xpack.serverlessSearch.nav.relevance', {
+              defaultMessage: 'Relevance',
+            }),
+            spaceBefore: 'm',
+            children: [
+              {
+                id: 'searchInferenceEndpoints',
+                title: i18n.translate(
+                  'xpack.serverlessSearch.nav.relevance.searchInferenceEndpoints',
+                  {
+                    defaultMessage: 'Inference Endpoints',
+                  }
+                ),
+                link: 'searchInferenceEndpoints',
+              },
+            ],
+          },
+          {
+            id: 'analyze',
+            title: i18n.translate('xpack.serverlessSearch.nav.analyze', {
+              defaultMessage: 'Analyze',
+            }),
+            spaceBefore: 'm',
+            children: [
+              {
+                link: 'discover',
+              },
+              {
+                link: 'dashboards',
+                getIsActive: ({ pathNameSerialized, prepend }) => {
+                  return pathNameSerialized.startsWith(prepend('/app/dashboards'));
+                },
               },
-            },
-          ],
-        },
-        {
-          id: 'otherTools',
-          title: i18n.translate('xpack.serverlessSearch.nav.otherTools', {
-            defaultMessage: 'Other tools',
-          }),
-          spaceBefore: 'm',
-          children: [{ link: 'maps' }],
-        },
-      ],
-    },
-  ],
-  footer: [
-    {
-      id: 'gettingStarted',
-      type: 'navItem',
-      title: i18n.translate('xpack.serverlessSearch.nav.gettingStarted', {
-        defaultMessage: 'Getting Started',
-      }),
-      link: 'serverlessElasticsearch',
-      icon: 'launch',
-    },
-    {
-      type: 'navGroup',
-      id: 'project_settings_project_nav',
-      title: i18n.translate('xpack.serverlessSearch.nav.projectSettings', {
-        defaultMessage: 'Project settings',
-      }),
-      icon: 'gear',
-      breadcrumbStatus: 'hidden',
-      children: [
-        {
-          link: 'ml:modelManagement',
-          title: i18n.translate('xpack.serverlessSearch.nav.trainedModels', {
-            defaultMessage: 'Trained models',
-          }),
-        },
-        {
-          link: 'management',
-          title: i18n.translate('xpack.serverlessSearch.nav.mngt', {
-            defaultMessage: 'Management',
-          }),
-        },
-        {
-          id: 'cloudLinkUserAndRoles',
-          cloudLink: 'userAndRoles',
-        },
-        {
-          id: 'cloudLinkDeployment',
-          cloudLink: 'deployment',
-          title: i18n.translate('xpack.serverlessSearch.nav.performance', {
-            defaultMessage: 'Performance',
-          }),
-        },
-        {
-          id: 'cloudLinkBilling',
-          cloudLink: 'billingAndSub',
-        },
-      ],
-    },
-  ],
-});
+            ],
+          },
+          {
+            id: 'otherTools',
+            title: i18n.translate('xpack.serverlessSearch.nav.otherTools', {
+              defaultMessage: 'Other tools',
+            }),
+            spaceBefore: 'm',
+            children: [{ link: 'maps' }],
+          },
+        ],
+      },
+    ],
+    footer: [
+      {
+        id: 'gettingStarted',
+        type: 'navItem',
+        title: i18n.translate('xpack.serverlessSearch.nav.gettingStarted', {
+          defaultMessage: 'Getting Started',
+        }),
+        link: 'serverlessElasticsearch',
+        icon: 'launch',
+      },
+      {
+        type: 'navGroup',
+        id: 'project_settings_project_nav',
+        title: i18n.translate('xpack.serverlessSearch.nav.projectSettings', {
+          defaultMessage: 'Project settings',
+        }),
+        icon: 'gear',
+        breadcrumbStatus: 'hidden',
+        children: [
+          {
+            link: 'ml:modelManagement',
+            title: i18n.translate('xpack.serverlessSearch.nav.trainedModels', {
+              defaultMessage: 'Trained models',
+            }),
+          },
+          {
+            link: 'management',
+            title: i18n.translate('xpack.serverlessSearch.nav.mngt', {
+              defaultMessage: 'Management',
+            }),
+          },
+          {
+            id: 'cloudLinkUserAndRoles',
+            cloudLink: 'userAndRoles',
+          },
+          {
+            id: 'cloudLinkDeployment',
+            cloudLink: 'deployment',
+            title: i18n.translate('xpack.serverlessSearch.nav.performance', {
+              defaultMessage: 'Performance',
+            }),
+          },
+          {
+            id: 'cloudLinkBilling',
+            cloudLink: 'billingAndSub',
+          },
+        ],
+      },
+    ],
+  };
+};
diff --git a/x-pack/plugins/serverless_search/public/plugin.ts b/x-pack/plugins/serverless_search/public/plugin.ts
index 3d246e4be2929..d097cd1eb3ad4 100644
--- a/x-pack/plugins/serverless_search/public/plugin.ts
+++ b/x-pack/plugins/serverless_search/public/plugin.ts
@@ -148,7 +148,7 @@ export class ServerlessSearchPlugin
     const { serverless, management, indexManagement, security } = services;
     serverless.setProjectHome(services.searchIndices.startRoute);
 
-    const navigationTree$ = of(navigationTree());
+    const navigationTree$ = of(navigationTree(core.application));
     serverless.initNavigation('es', navigationTree$, { dataTestSubj: 'svlSearchSideNav' });
 
     const extendCardNavDefinitions = serverless.getNavigationCards(
diff --git a/x-pack/plugins/serverless_search/public/types.ts b/x-pack/plugins/serverless_search/public/types.ts
index 19b3f0fa6baa5..b9c267874b3d9 100644
--- a/x-pack/plugins/serverless_search/public/types.ts
+++ b/x-pack/plugins/serverless_search/public/types.ts
@@ -8,7 +8,6 @@
 import type { CloudSetup, CloudStart } from '@kbn/cloud-plugin/public';
 import type { ConsolePluginStart } from '@kbn/console-plugin/public';
 import type { SearchInferenceEndpointsPluginStart } from '@kbn/search-inference-endpoints/public';
-import type { SearchPlaygroundPluginStart } from '@kbn/search-playground/public';
 import type { ManagementSetup, ManagementStart } from '@kbn/management-plugin/public';
 import type { SecurityPluginStart } from '@kbn/security-plugin/public';
 import type { ServerlessPluginSetup, ServerlessPluginStart } from '@kbn/serverless/public';
@@ -37,7 +36,6 @@ export interface ServerlessSearchPluginSetupDependencies {
 export interface ServerlessSearchPluginStartDependencies {
   cloud: CloudStart;
   console: ConsolePluginStart;
-  searchPlayground: SearchPlaygroundPluginStart;
   searchInferenceEndpoints?: SearchInferenceEndpointsPluginStart;
   management: ManagementStart;
   security: SecurityPluginStart;
diff --git a/x-pack/plugins/serverless_search/tsconfig.json b/x-pack/plugins/serverless_search/tsconfig.json
index 0f7a803a68f7d..794f146299a0f 100644
--- a/x-pack/plugins/serverless_search/tsconfig.json
+++ b/x-pack/plugins/serverless_search/tsconfig.json
@@ -47,7 +47,6 @@
     "@kbn/search-connectors-plugin",
     "@kbn/index-management-shared-types",
     "@kbn/react-kibana-context-render",
-    "@kbn/search-playground",
     "@kbn/security-api-key-management",
     "@kbn/search-inference-endpoints",
     "@kbn/security-plugin-types-common",
@@ -55,5 +54,6 @@
     "@kbn/core-http-server",
     "@kbn/logging",
     "@kbn/security-plugin-types-public",
+    "@kbn/core-application-browser",
   ]
 }
diff --git a/x-pack/plugins/triggers_actions_ui/.storybook/context/application.tsx b/x-pack/plugins/triggers_actions_ui/.storybook/context/application.tsx
index c05ca6a920cb8..313c7c8e3b1c6 100644
--- a/x-pack/plugins/triggers_actions_ui/.storybook/context/application.tsx
+++ b/x-pack/plugins/triggers_actions_ui/.storybook/context/application.tsx
@@ -24,6 +24,7 @@ export const getDefaultServicesApplication = (
     navigateToApp: async (app: string) => {
       action(`Navigate to: ${app}`);
     },
+    isAppRegistered: (appId: string) => true,
     getUrlForApp: (url: string) => url,
     capabilities: getDefaultCapabilities(),
     applications$: of(applications),