diff --git a/web/packages/teleport/src/config.ts b/web/packages/teleport/src/config.ts
index e8de4ef2ccb70..b3fcb9242997e 100644
--- a/web/packages/teleport/src/config.ts
+++ b/web/packages/teleport/src/config.ts
@@ -44,6 +44,7 @@ import type { YamlSupportedResourceKind } from 'teleport/services/yaml/types';
 import { defaultEntitlements } from './entitlement';
 import generateResourcePath from './generateResourcePath';
 
+export type Cfg = typeof cfg;
 const cfg = {
   /** @deprecated Use cfg.edition instead. */
   isEnterprise: false,
diff --git a/web/packages/teleport/src/features.tsx b/web/packages/teleport/src/features.tsx
index 38157579634a9..8fc4dde759296 100644
--- a/web/packages/teleport/src/features.tsx
+++ b/web/packages/teleport/src/features.tsx
@@ -37,7 +37,7 @@ import {
 } from 'design/Icon';
 
 import { IntegrationEnroll } from '@gravitational/teleport/src/Integrations/Enroll';
-import cfg from 'teleport/config';
+import cfg, { Cfg } from 'teleport/config';
 import { IntegrationStatus } from 'teleport/Integrations/IntegrationStatus';
 import {
   ManagementSection,
@@ -67,6 +67,13 @@ import { NavTitle, type FeatureFlags, type TeleportFeature } from './types';
 import { UnifiedResources } from './UnifiedResources';
 import { Users } from './Users';
 
+// to promote feature discoverability, most features should be visible in the navigation even if a user doesnt have access.
+// However, there are some cases where hiding the feature is explicitly requested. Use this as a backdoor to hide the features that
+// are usually "always visible"
+export function shouldHideFromNavigation(cfg: Cfg) {
+  return cfg.isDashboard || cfg.hideInaccessibleFeatures;
+}
+
 class AccessRequests implements TeleportFeature {
   category = NavigationCategory.Resources;
   sideNavCategory = SideNavigationCategory.Resources;
@@ -243,7 +250,7 @@ export class FeatureBots implements TeleportFeature {
   hasAccess(flags: FeatureFlags) {
     // if feature hiding is enabled, only show
     // if the user has access
-    if (cfg.hideInaccessibleFeatures) {
+    if (shouldHideFromNavigation(cfg)) {
       return flags.listBots;
     }
     return true;
@@ -435,7 +442,7 @@ export class FeatureIntegrations implements TeleportFeature {
   hasAccess(flags: FeatureFlags) {
     // if feature hiding is enabled, only show
     // if the user has access
-    if (cfg.hideInaccessibleFeatures) {
+    if (shouldHideFromNavigation(cfg)) {
       return flags.integrations;
     }
     return true;
@@ -476,7 +483,7 @@ export class FeatureIntegrationEnroll implements TeleportFeature {
   };
 
   hasAccess(flags: FeatureFlags) {
-    if (cfg.hideInaccessibleFeatures) {
+    if (shouldHideFromNavigation(cfg)) {
       return flags.enrollIntegrations;
     }
     return true;
@@ -622,7 +629,7 @@ class FeatureDeviceTrust implements TeleportFeature {
   };
 
   hasAccess(flags: FeatureFlags) {
-    if (cfg.hideInaccessibleFeatures) {
+    if (shouldHideFromNavigation(cfg)) {
       return flags.deviceTrust;
     }
     return true;