diff --git a/app/models/manageiq/providers/vmware/cloud_manager/vm/operations.rb b/app/models/manageiq/providers/vmware/cloud_manager/vm/operations.rb
index b49a95db2..5531424a1 100644
--- a/app/models/manageiq/providers/vmware/cloud_manager/vm/operations.rb
+++ b/app/models/manageiq/providers/vmware/cloud_manager/vm/operations.rb
@@ -6,6 +6,7 @@ module ManageIQ::Providers::Vmware::CloudManager::Vm::Operations
 
   included do
     supports :terminate do
+      unsupported_reason_add(:terminate, unsupported_reason(:control)) unless supports_control?
       unsupported_reason_add(:terminate, "The VM is powered on") if vm_powered_on?
     end
   end
diff --git a/app/models/manageiq/providers/vmware/infra_manager/vm_or_template_shared/operations.rb b/app/models/manageiq/providers/vmware/infra_manager/vm_or_template_shared/operations.rb
index 86e84cc35..bd5d5728d 100644
--- a/app/models/manageiq/providers/vmware/infra_manager/vm_or_template_shared/operations.rb
+++ b/app/models/manageiq/providers/vmware/infra_manager/vm_or_template_shared/operations.rb
@@ -9,6 +9,12 @@ def raw_set_custom_field(attribute, value)
     run_command_via_parent(:vm_set_custom_field, :attribute => attribute, :value => value)
   end
 
+  included do
+    supports :terminate do
+      unsupported_reason_add(:terminate, unsupported_reason(:control)) unless supports_control?
+    end
+  end
+
   def raw_clone(name, folder, pool = nil, host = nil, datastore = nil, powerOn = false, template_flag = false, transform = nil, config = nil, customization = nil, disk = nil)
     folder_mor    = folder.ems_ref_obj    if folder.respond_to?(:ems_ref_obj)
     pool_mor      = pool.ems_ref_obj      if pool.respond_to?(:ems_ref_obj)
diff --git a/spec/models/manageiq/providers/vmware/infra_manager/vm_spec.rb b/spec/models/manageiq/providers/vmware/infra_manager/vm_spec.rb
index fc40eb33e..0c031b825 100644
--- a/spec/models/manageiq/providers/vmware/infra_manager/vm_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/models/manageiq/providers/vmware/infra_manager/vm_spec.rb
@@ -151,6 +151,23 @@
     end
   end
 
+  describe "#supports_terminate?" do
+    context "when connected to a provider" do
+      it "returns true" do
+        expect(vm.supports_terminate?).to be_truthy
+      end
+    end
+
+    context "when not connected to a provider" do
+      let(:archived_vm) { FactoryBot.create(:vm_vmware, :host => host) }
+
+      it "returns false" do
+        expect(archived_vm.supports_terminate?).to be_falsey
+        expect(archived_vm.unsupported_reason(:terminate)).to eq("The VM is not connected to an active Provider")
+      end
+    end
+  end
+
   context "vim" do
     let(:ems) { FactoryBot.create(:ems_vmware) }
     let(:provider_object) do