diff --git a/internal/exec/atmos.go b/internal/exec/atmos.go
index 446c42ca1..a7f5f6f7d 100644
--- a/internal/exec/atmos.go
+++ b/internal/exec/atmos.go
@@ -51,7 +51,7 @@ func ExecuteAtmosCmd() error {
 		if v2, ok := v.(map[string]any); ok {
 			if v3, ok := v2["components"].(map[string]any); ok {
 				if v4, ok := v3["terraform"].(map[string]any); ok {
-					return k, lo.Keys(v4)
+					return k, FilterAbstractComponents(v4)
 				}
 				// TODO: process 'helmfile' components and stacks.
 				// This will require checking the list of commands and filtering the stacks and components depending on the selected command.
diff --git a/internal/exec/describe_component.go b/internal/exec/describe_component.go
index 2fabc2611..5afea0dd7 100644
--- a/internal/exec/describe_component.go
+++ b/internal/exec/describe_component.go
@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@ package exec
 
 import (
 	"github.com/pkg/errors"
+	"github.com/samber/lo"
 	"github.com/spf13/cobra"
 
 	cfg "github.com/cloudposse/atmos/pkg/config"
@@ -83,3 +84,32 @@ func ExecuteDescribeComponent(
 
 	return configAndStacksInfo.ComponentSection, nil
 }
+
+// FilterAbstractComponents This function removes abstract components and returns the list of components
+func FilterAbstractComponents(componentsMap map[string]any) []string {
+	if componentsMap == nil {
+		return []string{}
+	}
+	components := make([]string, 0)
+	for _, k := range lo.Keys(componentsMap) {
+		componentMap, ok := componentsMap[k].(map[string]any)
+		if !ok {
+			components = append(components, k)
+			continue
+		}
+
+		metadata, ok := componentMap["metadata"].(map[string]any)
+		if !ok {
+			components = append(components, k)
+			continue
+		}
+		if componentType, ok := metadata["type"].(string); ok && componentType == "abstract" {
+			continue
+		}
+		if componentEnabled, ok := metadata["enabled"].(bool); ok && !componentEnabled {
+			continue
+		}
+		components = append(components, k)
+	}
+	return components
+}