diff --git a/packages/core/saved-objects/core-saved-objects-api-server-internal/src/lib/internal_utils.ts b/packages/core/saved-objects/core-saved-objects-api-server-internal/src/lib/internal_utils.ts
index afafd67fcab3a6..1ffc5fcde62d86 100644
--- a/packages/core/saved-objects/core-saved-objects-api-server-internal/src/lib/internal_utils.ts
+++ b/packages/core/saved-objects/core-saved-objects-api-server-internal/src/lib/internal_utils.ts
@@ -293,11 +293,5 @@ export function setManaged({
   optionsManaged?: boolean;
   objectManaged?: boolean;
 }): boolean {
-  if (optionsManaged !== undefined) {
-    return optionsManaged;
-  } else if (optionsManaged === undefined && objectManaged !== undefined) {
-    return objectManaged;
-  } else {
-    return false;
-  }
+  return optionsManaged ?? objectManaged ?? false;
 }
diff --git a/packages/core/saved-objects/core-saved-objects-base-server-internal/src/legacy_alias/types.ts b/packages/core/saved-objects/core-saved-objects-base-server-internal/src/legacy_alias/types.ts
index 9148b4e903c822..b0fc589e30c3dc 100644
--- a/packages/core/saved-objects/core-saved-objects-base-server-internal/src/legacy_alias/types.ts
+++ b/packages/core/saved-objects/core-saved-objects-base-server-internal/src/legacy_alias/types.ts
@@ -59,4 +59,10 @@ export interface LegacyUrlAlias {
    * created because of saved object conversion, then we will display a toast telling the user that the object has a new URL.
    */
   purpose?: 'savedObjectConversion' | 'savedObjectImport';
+  /**
+   * Flag indicating if a saved object is managed by Kibana (default=false).
+   * Only used when upserting a saved object. If the saved object already
+   * exist this option has no effect.
+   */
+  managed?: boolean;
 }
diff --git a/packages/core/saved-objects/core-saved-objects-common/src/saved_objects_imports.ts b/packages/core/saved-objects/core-saved-objects-common/src/saved_objects_imports.ts
index 7d6700ed3b47c6..85d221c0c58aff 100644
--- a/packages/core/saved-objects/core-saved-objects-common/src/saved_objects_imports.ts
+++ b/packages/core/saved-objects/core-saved-objects-common/src/saved_objects_imports.ts
@@ -91,6 +91,7 @@ export interface SavedObjectsImportFailure {
    * If `overwrite` is specified, an attempt was made to overwrite an existing object.
    */
   overwrite?: boolean;
+  managed?: boolean;
   error:
     | SavedObjectsImportConflictError
     | SavedObjectsImportAmbiguousConflictError
@@ -125,6 +126,14 @@ export interface SavedObjectsImportSuccess {
    * If `overwrite` is specified, this object overwrote an existing one (or will do so, in the case of a pending resolution).
    */
   overwrite?: boolean;
+  /**
+   * Flag indicating if a saved object is managed by Kibana (default=false)
+   *
+   * This can be leveraged by applications to e.g. prevent edits to a managed
+   * saved object. Instead, users can be guided to create a copy first and
+   * make their edits to the copy.
+   */
+  managed?: boolean;
 }
 
 /**
diff --git a/packages/core/saved-objects/core-saved-objects-import-export-server-internal/src/import/import_saved_objects.test.ts b/packages/core/saved-objects/core-saved-objects-import-export-server-internal/src/import/import_saved_objects.test.ts
index 66a010b548a4ae..8e6576de34e019 100644
--- a/packages/core/saved-objects/core-saved-objects-import-export-server-internal/src/import/import_saved_objects.test.ts
+++ b/packages/core/saved-objects/core-saved-objects-import-export-server-internal/src/import/import_saved_objects.test.ts
@@ -80,10 +80,12 @@ describe('#importSavedObjectsFromStream', () => {
         management: { icon: `${type}-icon` },
       } as any),
     importHooks = {},
+    managed,
   }: {
     createNewCopies?: boolean;
     getTypeImpl?: (name: string) => any;
     importHooks?: Record<string, SavedObjectsImportHook[]>;
+    managed?: boolean;
   } = {}): ImportSavedObjectsOptions => {
     readStream = new Readable();
     savedObjectsClient = savedObjectsClientMock.create();
@@ -98,19 +100,23 @@ describe('#importSavedObjectsFromStream', () => {
       namespace,
       createNewCopies,
       importHooks,
+      managed,
     };
   };
   const createObject = ({
     type = 'foo-type',
     title = 'some-title',
-  }: { type?: string; title?: string } = {}): SavedObject<{
+    managed = undefined, // explicitly declare undefined so as not set to test against existing objects
+  }: { type?: string; title?: string; managed?: boolean } = {}): SavedObject<{
     title: string;
+    managed?: boolean;
   }> => {
     return {
       type,
       id: uuidv4(),
       references: [],
       attributes: { title },
+      managed,
     };
   };
   const createError = (): SavedObjectsImportFailure => {
@@ -320,6 +326,55 @@ describe('#importSavedObjectsFromStream', () => {
           importStateMap,
           overwrite,
           namespace,
+          managed: options.managed,
+        };
+        expect(mockCreateSavedObjects).toHaveBeenCalledWith(createSavedObjectsParams);
+      });
+
+      test('creates managed saved objects', async () => {
+        const options = setupOptions({ managed: true });
+        const collectedObjects = [createObject({ managed: true })];
+        const filteredObjects = [createObject({ managed: false })];
+        const errors = [createError(), createError(), createError(), createError()];
+        mockCollectSavedObjects.mockResolvedValue({
+          errors: [errors[0]],
+          collectedObjects,
+          importStateMap: new Map([
+            ['foo', {}],
+            ['bar', {}],
+            ['baz', { isOnlyReference: true }],
+          ]),
+        });
+        mockCheckReferenceOrigins.mockResolvedValue({
+          importStateMap: new Map([['baz', { isOnlyReference: true, destinationId: 'newId1' }]]),
+        });
+        mockValidateReferences.mockResolvedValue([errors[1]]);
+        mockCheckConflicts.mockResolvedValue({
+          errors: [errors[2]],
+          filteredObjects,
+          importStateMap: new Map([['foo', { destinationId: 'newId2' }]]),
+          pendingOverwrites: new Set(),
+        });
+        mockCheckOriginConflicts.mockResolvedValue({
+          errors: [errors[3]],
+          importStateMap: new Map([['bar', { destinationId: 'newId3' }]]),
+          pendingOverwrites: new Set(),
+        });
+
+        await importSavedObjectsFromStream(options);
+        const importStateMap = new Map([
+          ['foo', { destinationId: 'newId2' }],
+          ['bar', { destinationId: 'newId3' }],
+          ['baz', { isOnlyReference: true, destinationId: 'newId1' }],
+        ]);
+        const createSavedObjectsParams = {
+          objects: collectedObjects,
+          accumulatedErrors: errors,
+          savedObjectsClient,
+          importStateMap,
+          overwrite,
+          namespace,
+          managed: options.managed,
         };
         expect(mockCreateSavedObjects).toHaveBeenCalledWith(createSavedObjectsParams);
       });
@@ -383,6 +438,118 @@ describe('#importSavedObjectsFromStream', () => {
         expect(mockCreateSavedObjects).toHaveBeenCalledWith(createSavedObjectsParams);
       });
     });
+
+    describe('managed option', () => {
+      test('if not provided, calls create without an override', async () => {
+        const options = setupOptions({ createNewCopies: true }); // weithout `managed` set
+        const collectedObjects = [
+          createObject({ type: 'foo', managed: true }),
+          createObject({ type: 'bar', title: 'bar-title', managed: false }),
+        ];
+        const errors = [createError(), createError()];
+        mockCollectSavedObjects.mockResolvedValue({
+          errors: [errors[0]],
+          collectedObjects,
+          importStateMap: new Map([
+            ['foo', {}],
+            ['bar', { isOnlyReference: true }],
+          ]),
+        });
+        mockCheckReferenceOrigins.mockResolvedValue({
+          importStateMap: new Map([['bar', { isOnlyReference: true, destinationId: 'newId' }]]),
+        });
+        mockValidateReferences.mockResolvedValue([errors[1]]);
+        mockRegenerateIds.mockReturnValue(new Map([['foo', { destinationId: `randomId1` }]]));
+
+        await importSavedObjectsFromStream(options);
+        const importStateMap: ImportStateMap = new Map([
+          ['foo', { destinationId: `randomId1` }],
+          ['bar', { isOnlyReference: true, destinationId: 'newId' }],
+        ]);
+        const createSavedObjectsParams = {
+          objects: collectedObjects,
+          accumulatedErrors: errors,
+          savedObjectsClient,
+          importStateMap,
+          overwrite,
+          namespace,
+          managed: undefined,
+        };
+        expect(mockCreateSavedObjects).toHaveBeenCalledWith(createSavedObjectsParams);
+      }); // assert that the call to create will not override the object props.
+
+      test('creates managed saved objects, overriding existing `managed` value', async () => {
+        const options = setupOptions({ createNewCopies: true, managed: true });
+        const collectedObjects = [createObject({ managed: false })];
+        const errors = [createError(), createError()];
+        mockCollectSavedObjects.mockResolvedValue({
+          errors: [errors[0]],
+          collectedObjects,
+          importStateMap: new Map([
+            ['foo', {}],
+            ['bar', { isOnlyReference: true }],
+          ]),
+        });
+        mockCheckReferenceOrigins.mockResolvedValue({
+          importStateMap: new Map([['bar', { isOnlyReference: true, destinationId: 'newId' }]]),
+        });
+        mockValidateReferences.mockResolvedValue([errors[1]]);
+        mockRegenerateIds.mockReturnValue(new Map([['foo', { destinationId: `randomId1` }]]));
+
+        await importSavedObjectsFromStream(options);
+        // assert that the importStateMap is correctly composed of the results from the three modules
+        const importStateMap: ImportStateMap = new Map([
+          ['foo', { destinationId: `randomId1` }],
+          ['bar', { isOnlyReference: true, destinationId: 'newId' }],
+        ]);
+        const createSavedObjectsParams = {
+          objects: collectedObjects,
+          accumulatedErrors: errors,
+          savedObjectsClient,
+          importStateMap,
+          overwrite,
+          namespace,
+          managed: true,
+        };
+        expect(mockCreateSavedObjects).toHaveBeenCalledWith(createSavedObjectsParams);
+      });
+
+      test('creates and converts objects from managed to unmanaged', async () => {
+        const options = setupOptions({ createNewCopies: true, managed: false });
+        const collectedObjects = [createObject({ managed: true })];
+        const errors = [createError(), createError()];
+        mockCollectSavedObjects.mockResolvedValue({
+          errors: [errors[0]],
+          collectedObjects,
+          importStateMap: new Map([
+            ['foo', {}],
+            ['bar', { isOnlyReference: true }],
+          ]),
+        });
+        mockCheckReferenceOrigins.mockResolvedValue({
+          importStateMap: new Map([['bar', { isOnlyReference: true, destinationId: 'newId' }]]),
+        });
+        mockValidateReferences.mockResolvedValue([errors[1]]);
+        mockRegenerateIds.mockReturnValue(new Map([['foo', { destinationId: `randomId1` }]]));
+
+        await importSavedObjectsFromStream(options);
+        // assert that the importStateMap is correctly composed of the results from the three modules
+        const importStateMap: ImportStateMap = new Map([
+          ['foo', { destinationId: `randomId1` }],
+          ['bar', { isOnlyReference: true, destinationId: 'newId' }],
+        ]);
+        const createSavedObjectsParams = {
+          objects: collectedObjects,
+          accumulatedErrors: errors,
+          savedObjectsClient,
+          importStateMap,
+          overwrite,
+          namespace,
+          managed: false,
+        };
+        expect(mockCreateSavedObjects).toHaveBeenCalledWith(createSavedObjectsParams);
+      });
+    });
   });
 
   describe('results', () => {
diff --git a/packages/core/saved-objects/core-saved-objects-import-export-server-internal/src/import/import_saved_objects.ts b/packages/core/saved-objects/core-saved-objects-import-export-server-internal/src/import/import_saved_objects.ts
index 8650e082c4163a..9d150386cee4dd 100644
--- a/packages/core/saved-objects/core-saved-objects-import-export-server-internal/src/import/import_saved_objects.ts
+++ b/packages/core/saved-objects/core-saved-objects-import-export-server-internal/src/import/import_saved_objects.ts
@@ -54,6 +54,10 @@ export interface ImportSavedObjectsOptions {
    * different Kibana versions (e.g. generate legacy URL aliases for all imported objects that have to change IDs).
    */
   compatibilityMode?: boolean;
+  /**
+   * If provided, Kibana will apply the given option to the `managed` property.
+   */
+  managed?: boolean;
 }
 
 /**
@@ -73,6 +77,7 @@ export async function importSavedObjectsFromStream({
   namespace,
   refresh,
   compatibilityMode,
+  managed,
 }: ImportSavedObjectsOptions): Promise<SavedObjectsImportResponse> {
   let errorAccumulator: SavedObjectsImportFailure[] = [];
   const supportedTypes = typeRegistry.getImportableAndExportableTypes().map((type) => type.name);
@@ -82,6 +87,7 @@ export async function importSavedObjectsFromStream({
     readStream,
     objectLimit,
     supportedTypes,
+    managed,
   });
   errorAccumulator = [...errorAccumulator, ...collectSavedObjectsResult.errors];
   // Map of all IDs for objects that we are attempting to import, and any references that are not included in the read stream;
@@ -154,12 +160,13 @@ export async function importSavedObjectsFromStream({
     namespace,
     refresh,
     compatibilityMode,
+    managed,
   };
   const createSavedObjectsResult = await createSavedObjects(createSavedObjectsParams);
   errorAccumulator = [...errorAccumulator, ...createSavedObjectsResult.errors];
 
   const successResults = createSavedObjectsResult.createdObjects.map((createdObject) => {
-    const { type, id, destinationId, originId } = createdObject;
+    const { type, id, destinationId, originId, managed: createdObjectManaged } = createdObject;
     const getTitle = typeRegistry.getType(type)?.management?.getTitle;
     const meta = {
       title: getTitle ? getTitle(createdObject) : createdObject.attributes.title,
@@ -170,6 +177,7 @@ export async function importSavedObjectsFromStream({
       type,
       id,
       meta,
+      managed: createdObjectManaged ?? managed,
       ...(attemptedOverwrite && { overwrite: true }),
       ...(destinationId && { destinationId }),
       ...(destinationId && !originId && !createNewCopies && { createNewCopy: true }),
diff --git a/packages/core/saved-objects/core-saved-objects-import-export-server-internal/src/import/lib/collect_saved_objects.test.ts b/packages/core/saved-objects/core-saved-objects-import-export-server-internal/src/import/lib/collect_saved_objects.test.ts
index 73a1f9913a4deb..b44ae1c48aa10f 100644
--- a/packages/core/saved-objects/core-saved-objects-import-export-server-internal/src/import/lib/collect_saved_objects.test.ts
+++ b/packages/core/saved-objects/core-saved-objects-import-export-server-internal/src/import/lib/collect_saved_objects.test.ts
@@ -51,6 +51,13 @@ describe('collectSavedObjects()', () => {
     attributes: { title: 'my title 2' },
     references: [{ type: 'c', id: '3', name: 'c3' }],
   };
+  const obj3 = {
+    type: 'bz',
+    id: '33',
+    attributes: { title: 'my title z' },
+    references: [{ type: 'b', id: '2', name: 'b2' }],
+    managed: true,
+  };
 
   describe('module calls', () => {
     test('limit stream with empty input stream is called with null', async () => {
@@ -63,14 +70,15 @@ describe('collectSavedObjects()', () => {
     });
 
     test('limit stream with non-empty input stream is called with all objects', async () => {
-      const readStream = createReadStream(obj1, obj2);
+      const readStream = createReadStream(obj1, obj2, obj3);
       const supportedTypes = [obj2.type];
       await collectSavedObjects({ readStream, supportedTypes, objectLimit });
 
       expect(createLimitStream).toHaveBeenCalledWith(objectLimit);
-      expect(limitStreamPush).toHaveBeenCalledTimes(3);
+      expect(limitStreamPush).toHaveBeenCalledTimes(4);
       expect(limitStreamPush).toHaveBeenNthCalledWith(1, obj1);
       expect(limitStreamPush).toHaveBeenNthCalledWith(2, obj2);
+      expect(limitStreamPush).toHaveBeenNthCalledWith(3, obj3);
       expect(limitStreamPush).toHaveBeenLastCalledWith(null);
     });
 
@@ -82,13 +90,14 @@ describe('collectSavedObjects()', () => {
     });
 
     test('get non-unique entries with non-empty input stream is called with all entries', async () => {
-      const readStream = createReadStream(obj1, obj2);
+      const readStream = createReadStream(obj1, obj2, obj3);
       const supportedTypes = [obj2.type];
       await collectSavedObjects({ readStream, supportedTypes, objectLimit });
 
       expect(getNonUniqueEntries).toHaveBeenCalledWith([
         { type: obj1.type, id: obj1.id },
         { type: obj2.type, id: obj2.id },
+        { type: obj3.type, id: obj3.id },
       ]);
     });
 
@@ -101,7 +110,7 @@ describe('collectSavedObjects()', () => {
     });
 
     test('filter with non-empty input stream is called with all objects of supported types', async () => {
-      const readStream = createReadStream(obj1, obj2);
+      const readStream = createReadStream(obj1, obj2, obj3);
       const filter = jest.fn();
       const supportedTypes = [obj2.type];
       await collectSavedObjects({ readStream, supportedTypes, objectLimit, filter });
@@ -139,8 +148,8 @@ describe('collectSavedObjects()', () => {
       const result = await collectSavedObjects({ readStream, supportedTypes, objectLimit });
 
       const collectedObjects = [
-        { ...obj1, typeMigrationVersion: '' },
-        { ...obj2, typeMigrationVersion: '' },
+        { ...obj1, typeMigrationVersion: '', managed: false },
+        { ...obj2, typeMigrationVersion: '', managed: false },
       ];
       const importStateMap = new Map([
         [`a:1`, {}], // a:1 is included because it is present in the collected objects
@@ -166,7 +175,7 @@ describe('collectSavedObjects()', () => {
       const supportedTypes = [obj1.type];
       const result = await collectSavedObjects({ readStream, supportedTypes, objectLimit });
 
-      const collectedObjects = [{ ...obj1, typeMigrationVersion: '' }];
+      const collectedObjects = [{ ...obj1, typeMigrationVersion: '', managed: false }];
       const importStateMap = new Map([
         [`a:1`, {}], // a:1 is included because it is present in the collected objects
         [`b:2`, { isOnlyReference: true }], // b:2 was filtered out due to an unsupported type; b:2 is included because a:1 has a reference to b:2, but this is marked as `isOnlyReference` because b:2 is not present in the collected objects
@@ -180,8 +189,8 @@ describe('collectSavedObjects()', () => {
 
     test('keeps the original migration versions', async () => {
       const collectedObjects = [
-        { ...obj1, migrationVersion: { a: '1.0.0' } },
-        { ...obj2, typeMigrationVersion: '2.0.0' },
+        { ...obj1, migrationVersion: { a: '1.0.0' }, managed: false },
+        { ...obj2, typeMigrationVersion: '2.0.0', managed: false },
       ];
 
       const readStream = createReadStream(...collectedObjects);
@@ -218,9 +227,10 @@ describe('collectSavedObjects()', () => {
           supportedTypes,
           objectLimit,
           filter,
+          managed: false,
         });
 
-        const collectedObjects = [{ ...obj2, typeMigrationVersion: '' }];
+        const collectedObjects = [{ ...obj2, typeMigrationVersion: '', managed: false }];
         const importStateMap = new Map([
           // a:1 was filtered out due to an unsupported type; a:1 is not included because there are no other references to a:1
           [`b:2`, {}], // b:2 is included because it is present in the collected objects
diff --git a/packages/core/saved-objects/core-saved-objects-import-export-server-internal/src/import/lib/collect_saved_objects.ts b/packages/core/saved-objects/core-saved-objects-import-export-server-internal/src/import/lib/collect_saved_objects.ts
index 92d8476759548c..d5362e8cdc5813 100644
--- a/packages/core/saved-objects/core-saved-objects-import-export-server-internal/src/import/lib/collect_saved_objects.ts
+++ b/packages/core/saved-objects/core-saved-objects-import-export-server-internal/src/import/lib/collect_saved_objects.ts
@@ -25,6 +25,7 @@ interface CollectSavedObjectsOptions {
   objectLimit: number;
   filter?: (obj: SavedObject) => boolean;
   supportedTypes: string[];
+  managed?: boolean;
 }
 
 export async function collectSavedObjects({
@@ -32,6 +33,7 @@ export async function collectSavedObjects({
   objectLimit,
   filter,
   supportedTypes,
+  managed,
 }: CollectSavedObjectsOptions) {
   const errors: SavedObjectsImportFailure[] = [];
   const entries: Array<{ type: string; id: string }> = [];
@@ -68,6 +70,9 @@ export async function collectSavedObjects({
       return {
         ...obj,
         ...(!obj.migrationVersion && !obj.typeMigrationVersion ? { typeMigrationVersion: '' } : {}),
+        // override any managed flag on an object with that given as an option otherwise set the default to avoid having to do that with a core migration transform
+        // this is a bulk operation, applied to all objects being imported
+        ...{ managed: managed ?? obj.managed ?? false },
       };
     }),
     createConcatStream([]),
diff --git a/packages/core/saved-objects/core-saved-objects-import-export-server-internal/src/import/lib/create_saved_objects.test.ts b/packages/core/saved-objects/core-saved-objects-import-export-server-internal/src/import/lib/create_saved_objects.test.ts
index 6938c251992f52..ac6831626f2f2e 100644
--- a/packages/core/saved-objects/core-saved-objects-import-export-server-internal/src/import/lib/create_saved_objects.test.ts
+++ b/packages/core/saved-objects/core-saved-objects-import-export-server-internal/src/import/lib/create_saved_objects.test.ts
@@ -19,31 +19,53 @@ import {
 
 type CreateSavedObjectsParams = Parameters<typeof createSavedObjects>[0];
 
+interface CreateOptions {
+  type: string;
+  id: string;
+  originId?: string;
+  managed?: boolean;
+}
+/** Utility function to add default `managed` flag to objects that don't have one declared. */
+const addManagedDefault = (objs: SavedObject[]) =>
+  objs.map((obj) => ({ ...obj, managed: obj.managed ?? false }));
 /**
  * Function to create a realistic-looking import object given a type, ID, and optional originId
  */
-const createObject = (type: string, id: string, originId?: string): SavedObject => ({
+const createObject = (createOptions: CreateOptions): SavedObject => {
+  const { type, id, originId, managed } = createOptions;
+  return {
+    type,
+    id,
+    attributes: {},
+    references: [
+      { name: 'name-1', type: 'other-type', id: 'other-id' }, // object that is not present
+      { name: 'name-2', type: MULTI_NS_TYPE, id: 'id-1' }, // object that is present, but does not have an importStateMap entry
+      { name: 'name-3', type: MULTI_NS_TYPE, id: 'id-3' }, // object that is present and has an importStateMap entry
+    ],
+    ...(originId && { originId }),
+    ...(managed && { managed }),
+  };
+};
+
+const createOptionsFrom = (type: string, id: string, originId?: string, managed?: boolean) => ({
   type,
   id,
-  attributes: {},
-  references: [
-    { name: 'name-1', type: 'other-type', id: 'other-id' }, // object that is not present
-    { name: 'name-2', type: MULTI_NS_TYPE, id: 'id-1' }, // object that is present, but does not have an importStateMap entry
-    { name: 'name-3', type: MULTI_NS_TYPE, id: 'id-3' }, // object that is present and has an importStateMap entry
-  ],
-  ...(originId && { originId }),
+  originId,
+  managed,
 });
 
 const createLegacyUrlAliasObject = (
   sourceId: string,
   targetId: string,
   targetType: string,
-  targetNamespace: string = 'default'
+  targetNamespace: string = 'default',
+  managed?: boolean
 ): SavedObject<LegacyUrlAlias> => ({
   type: LEGACY_URL_ALIAS_TYPE,
   id: `${targetNamespace}:${targetType}:${sourceId}`,
   attributes: { sourceId, targetNamespace, targetType, targetId, purpose: 'savedObjectImport' },
   references: [],
+  managed: managed ?? false,
 });
 
 const MULTI_NS_TYPE = 'multi';
@@ -51,19 +73,19 @@ const OTHER_TYPE = 'other';
 /**
  * Create a variety of different objects to exercise different import / result scenarios
  */
-const obj1 = createObject(MULTI_NS_TYPE, 'id-1', 'originId-a'); // -> success
-const obj2 = createObject(MULTI_NS_TYPE, 'id-2', 'originId-b'); // -> conflict
-const obj3 = createObject(MULTI_NS_TYPE, 'id-3', 'originId-c'); // -> conflict (with known importId and omitOriginId=true)
-const obj4 = createObject(MULTI_NS_TYPE, 'id-4', 'originId-d'); // -> conflict (with known importId)
-const obj5 = createObject(MULTI_NS_TYPE, 'id-5', 'originId-e'); // -> unresolvable conflict
-const obj6 = createObject(MULTI_NS_TYPE, 'id-6'); // -> success
-const obj7 = createObject(MULTI_NS_TYPE, 'id-7'); // -> conflict
-const obj8 = createObject(MULTI_NS_TYPE, 'id-8'); // -> conflict (with known importId)
-const obj9 = createObject(MULTI_NS_TYPE, 'id-9'); // -> unresolvable conflict
-const obj10 = createObject(OTHER_TYPE, 'id-10', 'originId-f'); // -> success
-const obj11 = createObject(OTHER_TYPE, 'id-11', 'originId-g'); // -> conflict
-const obj12 = createObject(OTHER_TYPE, 'id-12'); // -> success
-const obj13 = createObject(OTHER_TYPE, 'id-13'); // -> conflict
+const obj1 = createObject(createOptionsFrom(MULTI_NS_TYPE, 'id-1', 'originId-a', true)); // -> success
+const obj2 = createObject(createOptionsFrom(MULTI_NS_TYPE, 'id-2', 'originId-b')); // -> conflict
+const obj3 = createObject(createOptionsFrom(MULTI_NS_TYPE, 'id-3', 'originId-c')); // -> conflict (with known importId and omitOriginId=true)
+const obj4 = createObject(createOptionsFrom(MULTI_NS_TYPE, 'id-4', 'originId-d')); // -> conflict (with known importId)
+const obj5 = createObject(createOptionsFrom(MULTI_NS_TYPE, 'id-5', 'originId-e')); // -> unresolvable conflict
+const obj6 = createObject(createOptionsFrom(MULTI_NS_TYPE, 'id-6', undefined, true)); // -> success
+const obj7 = createObject(createOptionsFrom(MULTI_NS_TYPE, 'id-7')); // -> conflict
+const obj8 = createObject(createOptionsFrom(MULTI_NS_TYPE, 'id-8')); // -> conflict (with known importId)
+const obj9 = createObject(createOptionsFrom(MULTI_NS_TYPE, 'id-9')); // -> unresolvable conflict
+const obj10 = createObject(createOptionsFrom(OTHER_TYPE, 'id-10', 'originId-f')); // -> success
+const obj11 = createObject(createOptionsFrom(OTHER_TYPE, 'id-11', 'originId-g')); // -> conflict
+const obj12 = createObject(createOptionsFrom(OTHER_TYPE, 'id-12')); // -> success
+const obj13 = createObject(createOptionsFrom(OTHER_TYPE, 'id-13')); // -> conflict
 // non-multi-namespace types shouldn't have origin IDs, but we include test cases to ensure it's handled gracefully
 // non-multi-namespace types by definition cannot result in an unresolvable conflict, so we don't include test cases for those
 const importId3 = 'id-foo';
@@ -71,7 +93,7 @@ const importId4 = 'id-bar';
 const importId8 = 'id-baz';
 const importStateMap = new Map([
   [`${obj3.type}:${obj3.id}`, { destinationId: importId3, omitOriginId: true }],
-  [`${obj4.type}:${obj4.id}`, { destinationId: importId4 }],
+  [`${obj4.type}:${obj4.id}`, { destinationId: importId4, managed: true }],
   [`${obj8.type}:${obj8.id}`, { destinationId: importId8 }],
 ]);
 
@@ -92,6 +114,7 @@ describe('#createSavedObjects', () => {
     namespace?: string;
     overwrite?: boolean;
     compatibilityMode?: boolean;
+    managed?: boolean;
   }): CreateSavedObjectsParams => {
     savedObjectsClient = savedObjectsClientMock.create();
     bulkCreate = savedObjectsClient.bulkCreate;
@@ -99,7 +122,7 @@ describe('#createSavedObjects', () => {
   };
 
   const getExpectedBulkCreateArgsObjects = (objects: SavedObject[], retry?: boolean) =>
-    objects.map(({ type, id, attributes, originId }) => ({
+    objects.map(({ type, id, attributes, originId, managed }) => ({
       type,
       id: retry ? `new-id-for-${id}` : id, // if this was a retry, we regenerated the id -- this is mocked below
       attributes,
@@ -110,13 +133,19 @@ describe('#createSavedObjects', () => {
       ],
       // if the import object had an originId, and/or if we regenerated the id, expect an originId to be included in the create args
       ...((originId || retry) && { originId: originId || id }),
+      ...(managed && { managed }),
     }));
 
   const expectBulkCreateArgs = {
     objects: (n: number, objects: SavedObject[], retry?: boolean) => {
       const expectedObjects = getExpectedBulkCreateArgsObjects(objects, retry);
       const expectedOptions = expect.any(Object);
-      expect(bulkCreate).toHaveBeenNthCalledWith(n, expectedObjects, expectedOptions);
+      const expectedObjectsWithManagedDefault = addManagedDefault(expectedObjects);
+      expect(bulkCreate).toHaveBeenNthCalledWith(
+        n,
+        expectedObjectsWithManagedDefault,
+        expectedOptions
+      );
     },
     legacyUrlAliases: (n: number, expectedAliasObjects: SavedObject[]) => {
       const expectedOptions = expect.any(Object);
@@ -131,14 +160,16 @@ describe('#createSavedObjects', () => {
 
   const getResultMock = {
     success: (
-      { type, id, attributes, references, originId }: SavedObject,
-      { namespace }: CreateSavedObjectsParams
+      { type, id, attributes, references, originId, managed: objectManaged }: SavedObject,
+      { namespace, managed }: CreateSavedObjectsParams
     ): SavedObject => ({
       type,
       id,
       attributes,
       references,
       ...(originId && { originId }),
+      ...((managed && { managed }) ??
+        (objectManaged && { managed: objectManaged }) ?? { managed: false }),
       version: 'some-version',
       updated_at: 'some-date',
       namespaces: [namespace ?? 'default'],
@@ -253,7 +284,7 @@ describe('#createSavedObjects', () => {
       }
     });
 
-    test('calls bulkCreate when unresolvable errors or no errors are present', async () => {
+    test('calls bulkCreate when unresolvable errors or no errors are present with docs that have managed set', async () => {
       for (const error of unresolvableErrors) {
         const options = setupParams({ objects: objs, accumulatedErrors: [error] });
         setupMockResults(options);
@@ -269,6 +300,7 @@ describe('#createSavedObjects', () => {
 
     test('when in compatibility mode, calls bulkCreate for legacy URL aliases when unresolvable errors or no errors are present', async () => {
       for (const error of unresolvableErrors) {
+        // options are ok, they return objects as declared
         const options = setupParams({
           objects: objs,
           accumulatedErrors: [error],
@@ -288,8 +320,8 @@ describe('#createSavedObjects', () => {
     });
   });
 
-  it('filters out version from objects before create', async () => {
-    const options = setupParams({ objects: [{ ...obj1, version: 'foo' }] });
+  it('filters out version from objects before create and accepts managed', async () => {
+    const options = setupParams({ objects: [{ ...obj1, version: 'foo' }] }); // here optionsManaged is undefined
     bulkCreate.mockResolvedValue({ saved_objects: [getResultMock.success(obj1, options)] });
 
     await createSavedObjects(options);
@@ -299,8 +331,15 @@ describe('#createSavedObjects', () => {
   const testBulkCreateObjects = async ({
     namespace,
     compatibilityMode,
-  }: { namespace?: string; compatibilityMode?: boolean } = {}) => {
-    const options = setupParams({ objects: objs, namespace, compatibilityMode });
+    managed,
+  }: { namespace?: string; compatibilityMode?: boolean; managed?: boolean } = {}) => {
+    const objsWithMissingManaged = addManagedDefault(objs);
+    const options = setupParams({
+      objects: objsWithMissingManaged,
+      namespace,
+      compatibilityMode,
+      managed,
+    });
     setupMockResults(options);
 
     await createSavedObjects(options);
@@ -310,7 +349,8 @@ describe('#createSavedObjects', () => {
     const x4 = { ...obj4, id: importId4 }; // this import object already has an originId
     const x8 = { ...obj8, id: importId8, originId: obj8.id }; // this import object doesn't have an originId, so it is set before create
     const argObjs = [obj1, obj2, x3, x4, obj5, obj6, obj7, x8, obj9, obj10, obj11, obj12, obj13];
-    expectBulkCreateArgs.objects(1, argObjs);
+    const argObjsWithMissingManaged = addManagedDefault(argObjs);
+    expectBulkCreateArgs.objects(1, argObjsWithMissingManaged);
 
     if (compatibilityMode) {
       // Rewrite namespace in the legacy URL alias.
diff --git a/packages/core/saved-objects/core-saved-objects-import-export-server-internal/src/import/lib/create_saved_objects.ts b/packages/core/saved-objects/core-saved-objects-import-export-server-internal/src/import/lib/create_saved_objects.ts
index a8de0bfc927507..9f0f98484d594f 100644
--- a/packages/core/saved-objects/core-saved-objects-import-export-server-internal/src/import/lib/create_saved_objects.ts
+++ b/packages/core/saved-objects/core-saved-objects-import-export-server-internal/src/import/lib/create_saved_objects.ts
@@ -30,6 +30,14 @@ export interface CreateSavedObjectsParams<T> {
    * different Kibana versions (e.g. generate legacy URL aliases for all imported objects that have to change IDs).
    */
   compatibilityMode?: boolean;
+  /**
+   * If true, create the object as managed.
+   *
+   * This can be leveraged by applications to e.g. prevent edits to a managed
+   * saved object. Instead, users can be guided to create a copy first and
+   * make their edits to the copy.
+   */
+  managed?: boolean;
 }
 
 export interface CreateSavedObjectsResult<T> {
@@ -50,6 +58,7 @@ export const createSavedObjects = async <T>({
   overwrite,
   refresh,
   compatibilityMode,
+  managed,
 }: CreateSavedObjectsParams<T>): Promise<CreateSavedObjectsResult<T>> => {
   // filter out any objects that resulted in errors
   const errorSet = accumulatedErrors.reduce(
@@ -96,7 +105,12 @@ export const createSavedObjects = async <T>({
         ...(!importStateValue.omitOriginId && { originId: originId ?? object.id }),
       };
     }
-    return { ...object, ...(references && { references }), ...(originId && { originId }) };
+    return {
+      ...object,
+      ...(references && { references }),
+      ...(originId && { originId }),
+      ...{ managed: managed ?? object.managed ?? false },
+    };
   });
 
   const resolvableErrors = ['conflict', 'ambiguous_conflict', 'missing_references'];
@@ -150,6 +164,7 @@ export const createSavedObjects = async <T>({
           targetId: result.id,
           purpose: 'savedObjectImport',
         },
+        ...{ managed: managed ?? false }, // we can safey create each doc with the given managed flag, even if it's set as the default, bulkCreate would "override" this otherwise.
       });
     }
   }
@@ -165,7 +180,6 @@ export const createSavedObjects = async <T>({
           })
         ).saved_objects
       : [];
-
   return {
     createdObjects: remappedResults.filter((obj) => !obj.error),
     errors: extractErrors(remappedResults, objects, legacyUrlAliasResults, legacyUrlAliases),
diff --git a/packages/core/saved-objects/core-saved-objects-import-export-server-internal/src/import/lib/extract_errors.test.ts b/packages/core/saved-objects/core-saved-objects-import-export-server-internal/src/import/lib/extract_errors.test.ts
index 26499dcefaf88d..5340139fe1ca07 100644
--- a/packages/core/saved-objects/core-saved-objects-import-export-server-internal/src/import/lib/extract_errors.test.ts
+++ b/packages/core/saved-objects/core-saved-objects-import-export-server-internal/src/import/lib/extract_errors.test.ts
@@ -31,6 +31,7 @@ describe('extractErrors()', () => {
         type: 'dashboard',
         attributes: { title: 'My Dashboard 1' },
         references: [],
+        managed: false,
       },
       {
         id: '2',
@@ -38,6 +39,7 @@ describe('extractErrors()', () => {
         attributes: { title: 'My Dashboard 2' },
         references: [],
         error: SavedObjectsErrorHelpers.createConflictError('dashboard', '2').output.payload,
+        managed: false,
       },
       {
         id: '3',
@@ -45,6 +47,7 @@ describe('extractErrors()', () => {
         attributes: { title: 'My Dashboard 3' },
         references: [],
         error: SavedObjectsErrorHelpers.createBadRequestError().output.payload,
+        managed: false,
       },
       {
         id: '4',
@@ -53,6 +56,7 @@ describe('extractErrors()', () => {
         references: [],
         error: SavedObjectsErrorHelpers.createConflictError('dashboard', '4').output.payload,
         destinationId: 'foo',
+        managed: false,
       },
     ];
     const result = extractErrors(savedObjects, savedObjects, [], new Map());
@@ -63,6 +67,7 @@ describe('extractErrors()', () => {
             "type": "conflict",
           },
           "id": "2",
+          "managed": false,
           "meta": Object {
             "title": "My Dashboard 2",
           },
@@ -76,6 +81,7 @@ describe('extractErrors()', () => {
             "type": "unknown",
           },
           "id": "3",
+          "managed": false,
           "meta": Object {
             "title": "My Dashboard 3",
           },
@@ -87,6 +93,7 @@ describe('extractErrors()', () => {
             "type": "conflict",
           },
           "id": "4",
+          "managed": false,
           "meta": Object {
             "title": "My Dashboard 4",
           },
@@ -104,6 +111,7 @@ describe('extractErrors()', () => {
         attributes: { title: 'My Dashboard 1' },
         references: [],
         destinationId: 'one',
+        managed: false,
       },
       {
         id: '2',
@@ -111,6 +119,7 @@ describe('extractErrors()', () => {
         attributes: { title: 'My Dashboard 2' },
         references: [],
         error: SavedObjectsErrorHelpers.createConflictError('dashboard', '2').output.payload,
+        managed: false,
       },
       {
         id: '3',
@@ -118,6 +127,7 @@ describe('extractErrors()', () => {
         attributes: { title: 'My Dashboard 3' },
         references: [],
         destinationId: 'three',
+        managed: false,
       },
     ];
 
@@ -135,6 +145,7 @@ describe('extractErrors()', () => {
             purpose: 'savedObjectImport',
           },
           references: [],
+          managed: false,
         },
       ],
       [
@@ -150,6 +161,7 @@ describe('extractErrors()', () => {
             purpose: 'savedObjectImport',
           },
           references: [],
+          managed: false,
         },
       ],
     ]);
@@ -176,6 +188,7 @@ describe('extractErrors()', () => {
             "type": "conflict",
           },
           "id": "2",
+          "managed": false,
           "meta": Object {
             "title": "My Dashboard 2",
           },
@@ -189,6 +202,7 @@ describe('extractErrors()', () => {
             "type": "unknown",
           },
           "id": "default:dashboard:3",
+          "managed": false,
           "meta": Object {
             "title": "Legacy URL alias (3 -> three)",
           },
diff --git a/packages/core/saved-objects/core-saved-objects-import-export-server-internal/src/import/lib/extract_errors.ts b/packages/core/saved-objects/core-saved-objects-import-export-server-internal/src/import/lib/extract_errors.ts
index 1f9ee579f39d58..0dad94a37df930 100644
--- a/packages/core/saved-objects/core-saved-objects-import-export-server-internal/src/import/lib/extract_errors.ts
+++ b/packages/core/saved-objects/core-saved-objects-import-export-server-internal/src/import/lib/extract_errors.ts
@@ -38,6 +38,7 @@ export function extractErrors(
             type: 'conflict',
             ...(destinationId && { destinationId }),
           },
+          managed: savedObject.managed,
         });
         continue;
       }
@@ -49,6 +50,7 @@ export function extractErrors(
           ...savedObject.error,
           type: 'unknown',
         },
+        managed: savedObject.managed,
       });
     }
   }
@@ -70,6 +72,7 @@ export function extractErrors(
           ...legacyUrlAliasResult.error,
           type: 'unknown',
         },
+        managed: legacyUrlAlias.managed,
       });
     }
   }
diff --git a/packages/core/saved-objects/core-saved-objects-import-export-server-internal/src/import/resolve_import_errors.test.ts b/packages/core/saved-objects/core-saved-objects-import-export-server-internal/src/import/resolve_import_errors.test.ts
index ded3cb788eb9af..5b2a145b54dd6f 100644
--- a/packages/core/saved-objects/core-saved-objects-import-export-server-internal/src/import/resolve_import_errors.test.ts
+++ b/packages/core/saved-objects/core-saved-objects-import-export-server-internal/src/import/resolve_import_errors.test.ts
@@ -92,12 +92,14 @@ describe('#importSavedObjectsFromStream', () => {
         management: { icon: `${type}-icon` },
       } as any),
     importHooks = {},
+    managed,
   }: {
     retries?: SavedObjectsImportRetry[];
     createNewCopies?: boolean;
     compatibilityMode?: boolean;
     getTypeImpl?: (name: string) => any;
     importHooks?: Record<string, SavedObjectsImportHook[]>;
+    managed?: boolean;
   } = {}): ResolveSavedObjectsImportErrorsOptions => {
     readStream = new Readable();
     savedObjectsClient = savedObjectsClientMock.create();
@@ -115,6 +117,7 @@ describe('#importSavedObjectsFromStream', () => {
       namespace,
       createNewCopies,
       compatibilityMode,
+      managed,
     };
   };
 
@@ -128,7 +131,8 @@ describe('#importSavedObjectsFromStream', () => {
   };
   const createObject = (
     references?: SavedObjectReference[],
-    { type = 'foo-type', title = 'some-title' }: { type?: string; title?: string } = {}
+    { type = 'foo-type', title = 'some-title' }: { type?: string; title?: string } = {},
+    managed?: boolean
   ): SavedObject<{
     title: string;
   }> => {
@@ -137,6 +141,7 @@ describe('#importSavedObjectsFromStream', () => {
       id: uuidv4(),
       references: references || [],
       attributes: { title },
+      managed: managed ?? false, // apply the default that real createSavedObjects applies
     };
   };
   const createError = (): SavedObjectsImportFailure => {
@@ -590,6 +595,62 @@ describe('#importSavedObjectsFromStream', () => {
         });
       });
     });
+    describe('with managed option', () => {
+      test('applies managed option to overwritten objects if specified', async () => {
+        const objectCreated = createObject();
+        const objectsToOverwrite = [{ ...objectCreated, managed: true }];
+        const objectsToNotOverwrite = [createObject()];
+        mockSplitOverwrites.mockReturnValue({ objectsToOverwrite, objectsToNotOverwrite });
+        mockCreateSavedObjects.mockResolvedValueOnce({
+          errors: [createError()], // this error will NOT be passed to the second `mockCreateSavedObjects` call
+          createdObjects: [],
+        });
+
+        await resolveSavedObjectsImportErrors(setupOptions({ managed: true }));
+        const partialCreateSavedObjectsParams = {
+          accumulatedErrors: [],
+          savedObjectsClient,
+          importStateMap: new Map(),
+          namespace,
+          managed: true,
+        };
+        expect(mockCreateSavedObjects).toHaveBeenNthCalledWith(1, {
+          ...partialCreateSavedObjectsParams,
+          objects: objectsToOverwrite,
+          overwrite: true,
+        });
+        expect(mockCreateSavedObjects).toHaveBeenNthCalledWith(2, {
+          ...partialCreateSavedObjectsParams,
+          objects: objectsToNotOverwrite,
+        });
+      });
+      test('if not specified, sets a default for objects that do not have managed specified', async () => {
+        const objectsToNotOverwrite = [{ ...createObject(), managed: false }];
+        const objectsToOverwrite = [createObject()];
+        mockSplitOverwrites.mockReturnValue({ objectsToOverwrite, objectsToNotOverwrite });
+        mockCreateSavedObjects.mockResolvedValueOnce({
+          errors: [createError()], // this error will NOT be passed to the second `mockCreateSavedObjects` call
+          createdObjects: [],
+        });
+
+        await resolveSavedObjectsImportErrors(setupOptions());
+        const partialCreateSavedObjectsParams = {
+          accumulatedErrors: [],
+          savedObjectsClient,
+          importStateMap: new Map(),
+          namespace,
+        };
+        expect(mockCreateSavedObjects).toHaveBeenNthCalledWith(1, {
+          ...partialCreateSavedObjectsParams,
+          objects: objectsToOverwrite,
+          overwrite: true,
+        });
+        expect(mockCreateSavedObjects).toHaveBeenNthCalledWith(2, {
+          ...partialCreateSavedObjectsParams,
+          objects: objectsToNotOverwrite,
+        });
+      });
+    });
   });
 
   describe('results', () => {
@@ -664,12 +725,14 @@ describe('#importSavedObjectsFromStream', () => {
           id: obj1.id,
           meta: { title: obj1.attributes.title, icon: `${obj1.type}-icon` },
           overwrite: true,
+          managed: false,
         },
         {
           type: obj2.type,
           id: obj2.id,
           meta: { title: obj2.attributes.title, icon: `${obj2.type}-icon` },
           destinationId: obj2.destinationId,
+          managed: false,
         },
         {
           type: obj3.type,
@@ -677,6 +740,7 @@ describe('#importSavedObjectsFromStream', () => {
           meta: { title: obj3.attributes.title, icon: `${obj3.type}-icon` },
           destinationId: obj3.destinationId,
           createNewCopy: true,
+          managed: false,
         },
       ];
       const errors = [
@@ -727,12 +791,14 @@ describe('#importSavedObjectsFromStream', () => {
           id: obj1.id,
           overwrite: true,
           meta: { title: 'getTitle-foo', icon: `${obj1.type}-icon` },
+          managed: false,
         },
         {
           type: obj2.type,
           id: obj2.id,
           overwrite: true,
           meta: { title: 'bar-title', icon: `${obj2.type}-icon` },
+          managed: false,
         },
       ];
 
@@ -771,5 +837,120 @@ describe('#importSavedObjectsFromStream', () => {
         warnings: [],
       });
     });
+
+    test('does not apply a default for `managed` when not specified', async () => {
+      const obj1 = createObject([], { type: 'foo' }, true);
+      const obj2 = createObject([], { type: 'bar', title: 'bar-title' });
+
+      const options = setupOptions({
+        getTypeImpl: (type) => {
+          if (type === 'foo') {
+            return {
+              management: { getTitle: () => 'getTitle-foo', icon: `${type}-icon` },
+            };
+          }
+          return {
+            management: { icon: `${type}-icon` },
+          };
+        },
+      });
+      mockCheckConflicts.mockResolvedValue({
+        errors: [],
+        filteredObjects: [],
+        importStateMap: new Map(),
+        pendingOverwrites: new Set(),
+      });
+      mockCreateSavedObjects
+        .mockResolvedValueOnce({
+          errors: [],
+          createdObjects: [obj1, { ...obj2, managed: false }],
+        }) // default applied in createSavedObjects
+        .mockResolvedValueOnce({ errors: [], createdObjects: [] });
+
+      const result = await resolveSavedObjectsImportErrors(options);
+      // successResults only includes the imported object's type, id, and destinationId (if a new one was generated)
+      const successResults = [
+        {
+          type: obj1.type,
+          id: obj1.id,
+          overwrite: true,
+          meta: { title: 'getTitle-foo', icon: `${obj1.type}-icon` },
+          managed: true,
+        },
+        {
+          type: obj2.type,
+          id: obj2.id,
+          overwrite: true,
+          meta: { title: 'bar-title', icon: `${obj2.type}-icon` },
+          managed: false,
+        },
+      ];
+
+      expect(result).toEqual({
+        success: true,
+        successCount: 2,
+        successResults,
+        warnings: [],
+      });
+    }); // assert that the documents being imported retain their prop or have the default applied
+    test('applies `managed` to objects', async () => {
+      const obj1 = createObject([], { type: 'foo' }, true);
+      const obj2 = createObject([], { type: 'bar', title: 'bar-title' });
+
+      const options = setupOptions({
+        getTypeImpl: (type) => {
+          if (type === 'foo') {
+            return {
+              management: { getTitle: () => 'getTitle-foo', icon: `${type}-icon` },
+            };
+          }
+          return {
+            management: { icon: `${type}-icon` },
+          };
+        },
+        managed: true,
+      });
+      mockCheckConflicts.mockResolvedValue({
+        errors: [],
+        filteredObjects: [],
+        importStateMap: new Map(),
+        pendingOverwrites: new Set(),
+      });
+      mockCreateSavedObjects
+        .mockResolvedValueOnce({
+          errors: [],
+          createdObjects: [
+            { ...obj1, managed: true },
+            { ...obj2, managed: true },
+          ],
+        }) // default applied in createSavedObjects
+        .mockResolvedValueOnce({ errors: [], createdObjects: [] });
+
+      const result = await resolveSavedObjectsImportErrors(options);
+      // successResults only includes the imported object's type, id, and destinationId (if a new one was generated)
+      const successResults = [
+        {
+          type: obj1.type,
+          id: obj1.id,
+          overwrite: true,
+          meta: { title: 'getTitle-foo', icon: `${obj1.type}-icon` },
+          managed: true,
+        },
+        {
+          type: obj2.type,
+          id: obj2.id,
+          overwrite: true,
+          meta: { title: 'bar-title', icon: `${obj2.type}-icon` },
+          managed: true,
+        },
+      ];
+
+      expect(result).toEqual({
+        success: true,
+        successCount: 2,
+        successResults,
+        warnings: [],
+      });
+    }); // assert that the documents being imported retain their prop or have the default applied
   });
 });
diff --git a/packages/core/saved-objects/core-saved-objects-import-export-server-internal/src/import/resolve_import_errors.ts b/packages/core/saved-objects/core-saved-objects-import-export-server-internal/src/import/resolve_import_errors.ts
index 8abacbeb310a40..ade85f02988c58 100644
--- a/packages/core/saved-objects/core-saved-objects-import-export-server-internal/src/import/resolve_import_errors.ts
+++ b/packages/core/saved-objects/core-saved-objects-import-export-server-internal/src/import/resolve_import_errors.ts
@@ -60,6 +60,10 @@ export interface ResolveSavedObjectsImportErrorsOptions {
    * different Kibana versions (e.g. generate legacy URL aliases for all imported objects that have to change IDs).
    */
   compatibilityMode?: boolean;
+  /** If true, will create objects as managed.
+   * This property allows plugin authors to implement read-only UI's
+   */
+  managed?: boolean;
 }
 
 /**
@@ -78,6 +82,7 @@ export async function resolveSavedObjectsImportErrors({
   namespace,
   createNewCopies,
   compatibilityMode,
+  managed,
 }: ResolveSavedObjectsImportErrorsOptions): Promise<SavedObjectsImportResponse> {
   // throw a BadRequest error if we see invalid retries
   validateRetries(retries);
@@ -93,6 +98,7 @@ export async function resolveSavedObjectsImportErrors({
     objectLimit,
     filter,
     supportedTypes,
+    managed,
   });
   // Map of all IDs for objects that we are attempting to import, and any references that are not included in the read stream;
   // each value is empty by default
@@ -112,6 +118,7 @@ export async function resolveSavedObjectsImportErrors({
 
   // Replace references
   for (const savedObject of collectSavedObjectsResult.collectedObjects) {
+    // collectedObjects already have managed flag set
     const refMap = retriesReferencesMap.get(`${savedObject.type}:${savedObject.id}`);
     if (!refMap) {
       continue;
@@ -205,13 +212,14 @@ export async function resolveSavedObjectsImportErrors({
     overwrite?: boolean
   ) => {
     const createSavedObjectsParams = {
-      objects,
+      objects, // these objects only have a title, no other properties
       accumulatedErrors,
       savedObjectsClient,
       importStateMap,
       namespace,
       overwrite,
       compatibilityMode,
+      managed,
     };
     const { createdObjects, errors: bulkCreateErrors } = await createSavedObjects(
       createSavedObjectsParams
@@ -235,6 +243,7 @@ export async function resolveSavedObjectsImportErrors({
           ...(overwrite && { overwrite }),
           ...(destinationId && { destinationId }),
           ...(destinationId && !originId && !createNewCopies && { createNewCopy: true }),
+          ...{ managed: createdObject.managed ?? managed ?? false }, // double sure that this already exists but doing a check just in case
         };
       }),
     ];
diff --git a/packages/core/saved-objects/core-saved-objects-import-export-server-internal/src/import/saved_objects_importer.ts b/packages/core/saved-objects/core-saved-objects-import-export-server-internal/src/import/saved_objects_importer.ts
index 0a2b39993cd591..2c87395c255cdc 100644
--- a/packages/core/saved-objects/core-saved-objects-import-export-server-internal/src/import/saved_objects_importer.ts
+++ b/packages/core/saved-objects/core-saved-objects-import-export-server-internal/src/import/saved_objects_importer.ts
@@ -57,6 +57,7 @@ export class SavedObjectsImporter implements ISavedObjectsImporter {
     overwrite,
     refresh,
     compatibilityMode,
+    managed,
   }: SavedObjectsImportOptions): Promise<SavedObjectsImportResponse> {
     return importSavedObjectsFromStream({
       readStream,
@@ -69,6 +70,7 @@ export class SavedObjectsImporter implements ISavedObjectsImporter {
       savedObjectsClient: this.#savedObjectsClient,
       typeRegistry: this.#typeRegistry,
       importHooks: this.#importHooks,
+      managed,
     });
   }
 
@@ -78,6 +80,7 @@ export class SavedObjectsImporter implements ISavedObjectsImporter {
     compatibilityMode,
     namespace,
     retries,
+    managed,
   }: SavedObjectsResolveImportErrorsOptions): Promise<SavedObjectsImportResponse> {
     return resolveSavedObjectsImportErrors({
       readStream,
@@ -89,6 +92,7 @@ export class SavedObjectsImporter implements ISavedObjectsImporter {
       savedObjectsClient: this.#savedObjectsClient,
       typeRegistry: this.#typeRegistry,
       importHooks: this.#importHooks,
+      managed,
     });
   }
 }
diff --git a/packages/core/saved-objects/core-saved-objects-server-internal/src/routes/legacy_import_export/lib/import_dashboards.test.ts b/packages/core/saved-objects/core-saved-objects-server-internal/src/routes/legacy_import_export/lib/import_dashboards.test.ts
index d6382efd673fa7..156f9f42f792bd 100644
--- a/packages/core/saved-objects/core-saved-objects-server-internal/src/routes/legacy_import_export/lib/import_dashboards.test.ts
+++ b/packages/core/saved-objects/core-saved-objects-server-internal/src/routes/legacy_import_export/lib/import_dashboards.test.ts
@@ -31,11 +31,12 @@ describe('importDashboards(req)', () => {
         type: 'visualization',
         attributes: { visState: '{}' },
         references: [],
+        managed: true,
       },
     ];
   });
 
-  test('should call bulkCreate with each asset, filtering out any version if present', async () => {
+  test('should call bulkCreate with each asset, filtering out any version and managed if present', async () => {
     await importDashboards(savedObjectClient, importedObjects, { overwrite: false, exclude: [] });
 
     expect(savedObjectClient.bulkCreate).toHaveBeenCalledTimes(1);
diff --git a/packages/core/saved-objects/core-saved-objects-server/src/import.ts b/packages/core/saved-objects/core-saved-objects-server/src/import.ts
index a10fcd4a237a9f..90d33e9339c436 100644
--- a/packages/core/saved-objects/core-saved-objects-server/src/import.ts
+++ b/packages/core/saved-objects/core-saved-objects-server/src/import.ts
@@ -69,6 +69,14 @@ export interface SavedObjectsImportOptions {
    * different Kibana versions (e.g. generate legacy URL aliases for all imported objects that have to change IDs).
    */
   compatibilityMode?: boolean;
+  /**
+   * If true, will import as a managed object, else will import as not managed.
+   *
+   * This can be leveraged by applications to e.g. prevent edits to a managed
+   * saved object. Instead, users can be guided to create a copy first and
+   * make their edits to the copy.
+   */
+  managed?: boolean;
 }
 
 /**
@@ -89,6 +97,14 @@ export interface SavedObjectsResolveImportErrorsOptions {
    * different Kibana versions (e.g. generate legacy URL aliases for all imported objects that have to change IDs).
    */
   compatibilityMode?: boolean;
+  /**
+   * If true, will import as a managed object, else will import as not managed.
+   *
+   * This can be leveraged by applications to e.g. prevent edits to a managed
+   * saved object. Instead, users can be guided to create a copy first and
+   * make their edits to the copy.
+   */
+  managed?: boolean;
 }
 
 export type CreatedObject<T> = SavedObject<T> & { destinationId?: string };
diff --git a/src/core/server/integration_tests/saved_objects/routes/import.test.ts b/src/core/server/integration_tests/saved_objects/routes/import.test.ts
index 24116ff52267c0..0a9ae5f1646357 100644
--- a/src/core/server/integration_tests/saved_objects/routes/import.test.ts
+++ b/src/core/server/integration_tests/saved_objects/routes/import.test.ts
@@ -46,12 +46,14 @@ describe(`POST ${URL}`, () => {
     id: 'my-pattern',
     attributes: { title: 'my-pattern-*' },
     references: [],
+    managed: false,
   };
   const mockDashboard = {
     type: 'dashboard',
     id: 'my-dashboard',
     attributes: { title: 'Look at my dashboard' },
     references: [],
+    managed: false,
   };
 
   beforeEach(async () => {
@@ -145,6 +147,7 @@ describe(`POST ${URL}`, () => {
           type: 'index-pattern',
           id: 'my-pattern',
           meta: { title: 'my-pattern-*', icon: 'index-pattern-icon' },
+          managed: false,
         },
       ],
       warnings: [],
@@ -156,11 +159,49 @@ describe(`POST ${URL}`, () => {
     );
   });
 
-  it('imports an index pattern and dashboard, ignoring empty lines in the file', async () => {
+  it('returns the default for managed as part of the successResults', async () => {
+    savedObjectsClient.bulkCreate.mockResolvedValueOnce({ saved_objects: [mockIndexPattern] });
+
+    const result = await supertest(httpSetup.server.listener)
+      .post(URL)
+      .set('content-Type', 'multipart/form-data; boundary=EXAMPLE')
+      .send(
+        [
+          '--EXAMPLE',
+          'Content-Disposition: form-data; name="file"; filename="export.ndjson"',
+          'Content-Type: application/ndjson',
+          '',
+          '{"type":"index-pattern","id":"my-pattern","attributes":{"title":"my-pattern-*"}}',
+          '--EXAMPLE--',
+        ].join('\r\n')
+      )
+      .expect(200);
+
+    expect(result.body).toEqual({
+      success: true,
+      successCount: 1,
+      successResults: [
+        {
+          type: 'index-pattern',
+          id: 'my-pattern',
+          meta: { title: 'my-pattern-*', icon: 'index-pattern-icon' },
+          managed: false,
+        },
+      ],
+      warnings: [],
+    });
+    expect(savedObjectsClient.bulkCreate).toHaveBeenCalledTimes(1); // successResults objects were created because no resolvable errors are present
+    expect(savedObjectsClient.bulkCreate).toHaveBeenCalledWith(
+      [expect.objectContaining({ typeMigrationVersion: '', managed: false })],
+      expect.any(Object) // options
+    );
+  });
+
+  it('imports an index pattern, dashboard and visualization, ignoring empty lines in the file', async () => {
     // NOTE: changes to this scenario should be reflected in the docs
 
     savedObjectsClient.bulkCreate.mockResolvedValueOnce({
-      saved_objects: [mockIndexPattern, mockDashboard],
+      saved_objects: [mockIndexPattern, { ...mockDashboard, managed: false }],
     });
 
     const result = await supertest(httpSetup.server.listener)
@@ -190,11 +231,13 @@ describe(`POST ${URL}`, () => {
           type: mockIndexPattern.type,
           id: mockIndexPattern.id,
           meta: { title: mockIndexPattern.attributes.title, icon: 'index-pattern-icon' },
+          managed: false,
         },
         {
           type: mockDashboard.type,
           id: mockDashboard.id,
           meta: { title: mockDashboard.attributes.title, icon: 'dashboard-icon' },
+          managed: false,
         },
       ],
       warnings: [],
@@ -235,6 +278,7 @@ describe(`POST ${URL}`, () => {
           type: mockDashboard.type,
           id: mockDashboard.id,
           meta: { title: mockDashboard.attributes.title, icon: 'dashboard-icon' },
+          managed: false,
         },
       ],
       errors: [
@@ -287,11 +331,13 @@ describe(`POST ${URL}`, () => {
           id: mockIndexPattern.id,
           meta: { title: mockIndexPattern.attributes.title, icon: 'index-pattern-icon' },
           overwrite: true,
+          managed: false,
         },
         {
           type: mockDashboard.type,
           id: mockDashboard.id,
           meta: { title: mockDashboard.attributes.title, icon: 'dashboard-icon' },
+          managed: false,
         },
       ],
       warnings: [],
@@ -345,6 +391,7 @@ describe(`POST ${URL}`, () => {
           type: mockDashboard.type,
           id: mockDashboard.id,
           meta: { title: mockDashboard.attributes.title, icon: 'dashboard-icon' },
+          managed: false,
         },
       ],
       warnings: [],
@@ -414,6 +461,7 @@ describe(`POST ${URL}`, () => {
           type: mockDashboard.type,
           id: mockDashboard.id,
           meta: { title: mockDashboard.attributes.title, icon: 'dashboard-icon' },
+          managed: false,
         },
       ],
       warnings: [],
@@ -478,6 +526,7 @@ describe(`POST ${URL}`, () => {
           type: mockDashboard.type,
           id: mockDashboard.id,
           meta: { title: mockDashboard.attributes.title, icon: 'dashboard-icon' },
+          managed: false,
         },
       ],
       warnings: [],
@@ -505,12 +554,14 @@ describe(`POST ${URL}`, () => {
         id: 'new-id-1',
         attributes: { title: 'Look at my visualization' },
         references: [],
+        managed: false,
       };
       const obj2 = {
         type: 'dashboard',
         id: 'new-id-2',
         attributes: { title: 'Look at my dashboard' },
         references: [],
+        managed: false,
       };
       savedObjectsClient.bulkCreate.mockResolvedValueOnce({ saved_objects: [obj1, obj2] });
 
@@ -539,12 +590,14 @@ describe(`POST ${URL}`, () => {
             id: 'my-vis',
             meta: { title: obj1.attributes.title, icon: 'visualization-icon' },
             destinationId: obj1.id,
+            managed: false,
           },
           {
             type: obj2.type,
             id: 'my-dashboard',
             meta: { title: obj2.attributes.title, icon: 'dashboard-icon' },
             destinationId: obj2.id,
+            managed: false,
           },
         ],
         warnings: [],
@@ -556,11 +609,13 @@ describe(`POST ${URL}`, () => {
             type: 'visualization',
             id: 'new-id-1',
             references: [{ name: 'ref_0', type: 'index-pattern', id: 'my-pattern' }],
+            managed: false,
           }),
           expect.objectContaining({
             type: 'dashboard',
             id: 'new-id-2',
             references: [{ name: 'ref_0', type: 'visualization', id: 'new-id-1' }],
+            managed: false,
           }),
         ],
         expect.any(Object) // options
@@ -769,6 +824,7 @@ describe(`POST ${URL}`, () => {
         originId: 'my-vis',
         attributes: { title: 'Look at my visualization' },
         references: [],
+        managed: false,
       };
       const obj2 = {
         type: 'dashboard',
@@ -776,6 +832,7 @@ describe(`POST ${URL}`, () => {
         originId: 'my-dashboard',
         attributes: { title: 'Look at my dashboard' },
         references: [],
+        managed: false,
       };
       savedObjectsClient.bulkCreate.mockResolvedValueOnce({
         saved_objects: [
@@ -785,6 +842,7 @@ describe(`POST ${URL}`, () => {
             id: obj2.id,
             attributes: {},
             references: [],
+            managed: false,
             error: { error: 'some-error', message: 'Why not?', statusCode: 503 },
           },
         ],
@@ -830,6 +888,7 @@ describe(`POST ${URL}`, () => {
             id: obj1.originId,
             meta: { title: obj1.attributes.title, icon: 'visualization-icon' },
             destinationId: obj1.id,
+            managed: false,
           },
         ],
         errors: [
@@ -843,6 +902,7 @@ describe(`POST ${URL}`, () => {
               statusCode: 503,
               type: 'unknown',
             },
+            managed: false,
           },
         ],
         warnings: [],
@@ -855,12 +915,14 @@ describe(`POST ${URL}`, () => {
             id: 'new-id-1',
             originId: 'my-vis',
             references: [{ name: 'ref_0', type: 'index-pattern', id: 'my-pattern' }],
+            managed: false,
           }),
           expect.objectContaining({
             type: 'dashboard',
             id: 'new-id-2',
             originId: 'my-dashboard',
             references: [{ name: 'ref_0', type: 'visualization', id: 'new-id-1' }],
+            managed: false,
           }),
         ],
         expect.any(Object) // options
@@ -905,7 +967,9 @@ describe(`POST ${URL}`, () => {
         attributes: { title: 'Look at my visualization' },
         references: [],
       };
-      savedObjectsClient.bulkCreate.mockResolvedValueOnce({ saved_objects: [obj1] });
+      savedObjectsClient.bulkCreate.mockResolvedValueOnce({
+        saved_objects: [{ ...obj1, managed: false }],
+      });
 
       // Prepare mock results for the created legacy URL alias (for obj1 only).
       const legacyUrlAliasObj1 = {
@@ -956,6 +1020,7 @@ describe(`POST ${URL}`, () => {
             id: obj1.originId,
             meta: { title: obj1.attributes.title, icon: 'visualization-icon' },
             destinationId: obj1.id,
+            managed: false,
           },
         ],
         errors: [
@@ -969,6 +1034,7 @@ describe(`POST ${URL}`, () => {
               type: 'unknown',
             },
             meta: { title: 'Legacy URL alias (my-vis -> new-id-1)', icon: 'legacy-url-alias-icon' },
+            managed: false,
           },
         ],
         warnings: [],
@@ -981,6 +1047,7 @@ describe(`POST ${URL}`, () => {
             id: 'new-id-1',
             originId: 'my-vis',
             references: [{ name: 'ref_0', type: 'index-pattern', id: 'my-pattern' }],
+            managed: false,
           }),
         ],
         expect.any(Object) // options
diff --git a/src/core/server/integration_tests/saved_objects/routes/resolve_import_errors.test.ts b/src/core/server/integration_tests/saved_objects/routes/resolve_import_errors.test.ts
index 2202735df957f5..0e5af8e86be085 100644
--- a/src/core/server/integration_tests/saved_objects/routes/resolve_import_errors.test.ts
+++ b/src/core/server/integration_tests/saved_objects/routes/resolve_import_errors.test.ts
@@ -44,18 +44,21 @@ describe(`POST ${URL}`, () => {
     id: 'my-dashboard',
     attributes: { title: 'Look at my dashboard' },
     references: [],
+    managed: false,
   };
   const mockVisualization = {
     type: 'visualization',
     id: 'my-vis',
     attributes: { title: 'Look at my visualization' },
     references: [{ name: 'ref_0', type: 'index-pattern', id: 'existing' }],
+    managed: false,
   };
   const mockIndexPattern = {
     type: 'index-pattern',
     id: 'existing',
     attributes: {},
     references: [],
+    managed: false,
   };
 
   beforeEach(async () => {
@@ -155,12 +158,13 @@ describe(`POST ${URL}`, () => {
       type,
       id,
       attributes: { title },
+      managed,
     } = mockDashboard;
     const meta = { title, icon: 'dashboard-icon' };
     expect(result.body).toEqual({
       success: true,
       successCount: 1,
-      successResults: [{ type, id, meta }],
+      successResults: [{ type, id, meta, managed }],
       warnings: [],
     });
     expect(savedObjectsClient.bulkCreate).toHaveBeenCalledTimes(1); // successResults objects were created because no resolvable errors are present
@@ -193,17 +197,17 @@ describe(`POST ${URL}`, () => {
       )
       .expect(200);
 
-    const { type, id, attributes } = mockDashboard;
+    const { type, id, attributes, managed } = mockDashboard;
     const meta = { title: attributes.title, icon: 'dashboard-icon' };
     expect(result.body).toEqual({
       success: true,
       successCount: 1,
-      successResults: [{ type, id, meta }],
+      successResults: [{ type, id, meta, managed }],
       warnings: [],
     });
     expect(savedObjectsClient.bulkCreate).toHaveBeenCalledTimes(1); // successResults objects were created because no resolvable errors are present
     expect(savedObjectsClient.bulkCreate).toHaveBeenCalledWith(
-      [{ type, id, attributes, typeMigrationVersion: '' }],
+      [{ type, id, attributes, typeMigrationVersion: '', managed }],
       expect.objectContaining({ overwrite: undefined })
     );
   });
@@ -232,17 +236,17 @@ describe(`POST ${URL}`, () => {
       )
       .expect(200);
 
-    const { type, id, attributes } = mockDashboard;
+    const { type, id, attributes, managed } = mockDashboard;
     const meta = { title: attributes.title, icon: 'dashboard-icon' };
     expect(result.body).toEqual({
       success: true,
       successCount: 1,
-      successResults: [{ type, id, meta, overwrite: true }],
+      successResults: [{ type, id, meta, overwrite: true, managed }],
       warnings: [],
     });
     expect(savedObjectsClient.bulkCreate).toHaveBeenCalledTimes(1); // successResults objects were created because no resolvable errors are present
     expect(savedObjectsClient.bulkCreate).toHaveBeenCalledWith(
-      [{ type, id, attributes, typeMigrationVersion: '' }],
+      [{ type, id, attributes, typeMigrationVersion: '', managed }],
       expect.objectContaining({ overwrite: true })
     );
   });
@@ -271,7 +275,7 @@ describe(`POST ${URL}`, () => {
       )
       .expect(200);
 
-    const { type, id, attributes, references } = mockVisualization;
+    const { type, id, attributes, references, managed } = mockVisualization;
     expect(result.body).toEqual({
       success: true,
       successCount: 1,
@@ -280,13 +284,14 @@ describe(`POST ${URL}`, () => {
           type: 'visualization',
           id: 'my-vis',
           meta: { title: 'Look at my visualization', icon: 'visualization-icon' },
+          managed,
         },
       ],
       warnings: [],
     });
     expect(savedObjectsClient.bulkCreate).toHaveBeenCalledTimes(1); // successResults objects were created because no resolvable errors are present
     expect(savedObjectsClient.bulkCreate).toHaveBeenCalledWith(
-      [{ type, id, attributes, references, typeMigrationVersion: '' }],
+      [{ type, id, attributes, references, typeMigrationVersion: '', managed }],
       expect.objectContaining({ overwrite: undefined })
     );
     expect(savedObjectsClient.bulkGet).toHaveBeenCalledTimes(1);
@@ -319,7 +324,7 @@ describe(`POST ${URL}`, () => {
       )
       .expect(200);
 
-    const { type, id, attributes } = mockVisualization;
+    const { type, id, attributes, managed } = mockVisualization;
     const references = [{ name: 'ref_0', type: 'index-pattern', id: 'missing' }];
     expect(result.body).toEqual({
       success: true,
@@ -329,13 +334,14 @@ describe(`POST ${URL}`, () => {
           type: 'visualization',
           id: 'my-vis',
           meta: { title: 'Look at my visualization', icon: 'visualization-icon' },
+          managed,
         },
       ],
       warnings: [],
     });
     expect(savedObjectsClient.bulkCreate).toHaveBeenCalledTimes(1); // successResults objects were created because no resolvable errors are present
     expect(savedObjectsClient.bulkCreate).toHaveBeenCalledWith(
-      [{ type, id, attributes, references, typeMigrationVersion: '' }],
+      [{ type, id, attributes, references, typeMigrationVersion: '', managed }],
       expect.objectContaining({ overwrite: undefined })
     );
     expect(savedObjectsClient.bulkGet).not.toHaveBeenCalled();
@@ -351,12 +357,14 @@ describe(`POST ${URL}`, () => {
         id: 'new-id-1',
         attributes: { title: 'Look at my visualization' },
         references: [],
+        managed: false,
       };
       const obj2 = {
         type: 'dashboard',
         id: 'new-id-2',
         attributes: { title: 'Look at my dashboard' },
         references: [],
+        managed: false,
       };
       savedObjectsClient.bulkCreate.mockResolvedValueOnce({ saved_objects: [obj1, obj2] });
 
@@ -389,12 +397,14 @@ describe(`POST ${URL}`, () => {
             id: 'my-vis',
             meta: { title: obj1.attributes.title, icon: 'visualization-icon' },
             destinationId: obj1.id,
+            managed: obj1.managed,
           },
           {
             type: obj2.type,
             id: 'my-dashboard',
             meta: { title: obj2.attributes.title, icon: 'dashboard-icon' },
             destinationId: obj2.id,
+            managed: obj2.managed,
           },
         ],
         warnings: [],
@@ -406,11 +416,13 @@ describe(`POST ${URL}`, () => {
             type: 'visualization',
             id: 'new-id-1',
             references: [{ name: 'ref_0', type: 'index-pattern', id: 'existing' }],
+            managed: false,
           }),
           expect.objectContaining({
             type: 'dashboard',
             id: 'new-id-2',
             references: [{ name: 'ref_0', type: 'visualization', id: 'new-id-1' }],
+            managed: false,
           }),
         ],
         expect.any(Object) // options
@@ -429,6 +441,7 @@ describe(`POST ${URL}`, () => {
         id: 'my-vis',
         attributes: { title: 'Look at my visualization' },
         references: [],
+        managed: false,
       };
       const obj2 = {
         type: 'dashboard',
@@ -436,6 +449,7 @@ describe(`POST ${URL}`, () => {
         originId: 'my-dashboard',
         attributes: { title: 'Look at my dashboard' },
         references: [],
+        managed: false,
       };
       savedObjectsClient.bulkCreate.mockResolvedValueOnce({ saved_objects: [obj1, obj2] });
 
@@ -451,6 +465,7 @@ describe(`POST ${URL}`, () => {
           targetId: obj2.id,
           purpose: 'savedObjectImport',
         },
+        managed: false,
       };
       savedObjectsClient.bulkCreate.mockResolvedValueOnce({
         saved_objects: [legacyUrlAliasObj2],
@@ -484,12 +499,14 @@ describe(`POST ${URL}`, () => {
             type: obj1.type,
             id: 'my-vis',
             meta: { title: obj1.attributes.title, icon: 'visualization-icon' },
+            managed: obj1.managed,
           },
           {
             type: obj2.type,
             id: 'my-dashboard',
             meta: { title: obj2.attributes.title, icon: 'dashboard-icon' },
             destinationId: obj2.id,
+            managed: obj2.managed,
           },
         ],
         warnings: [],
@@ -502,12 +519,14 @@ describe(`POST ${URL}`, () => {
             type: 'visualization',
             id: 'my-vis',
             references: [{ name: 'ref_0', type: 'index-pattern', id: 'existing' }],
+            managed: false,
           }),
           expect.objectContaining({
             type: 'dashboard',
             id: 'new-id-2',
             originId: 'my-dashboard',
             references: [{ name: 'ref_0', type: 'visualization', id: 'my-vis' }],
+            managed: false,
           }),
         ],
         expect.any(Object) // options
diff --git a/test/api_integration/apis/saved_objects/bulk_create.ts b/test/api_integration/apis/saved_objects/bulk_create.ts
index b365df10f7d741..5119e43368cc57 100644
--- a/test/api_integration/apis/saved_objects/bulk_create.ts
+++ b/test/api_integration/apis/saved_objects/bulk_create.ts
@@ -75,7 +75,7 @@ export default function ({ getService }: FtrProviderContext) {
                 },
                 coreMigrationVersion: '8.8.0',
                 typeMigrationVersion: resp.body.saved_objects[1].typeMigrationVersion,
-                managed: resp.body.saved_objects[1].managed,
+                managed: false,
                 references: [],
                 namespaces: [SPACE_ID],
               },
diff --git a/test/api_integration/apis/saved_objects/bulk_get.ts b/test/api_integration/apis/saved_objects/bulk_get.ts
index 6c97efd94d70a0..c3adf21b6c55ea 100644
--- a/test/api_integration/apis/saved_objects/bulk_get.ts
+++ b/test/api_integration/apis/saved_objects/bulk_get.ts
@@ -28,17 +28,42 @@ export default function ({ getService }: FtrProviderContext) {
     },
   ];
 
+  const BULK_REQUESTS_MANAGED = [
+    {
+      type: 'visualization',
+      id: '3fdaa535-5baf-46bc-8265-705eda43b181',
+    },
+    {
+      type: 'tag',
+      id: '0ed60f29-2021-4fd2-ba4e-943c61e2738c',
+    },
+    {
+      type: 'tag',
+      id: '00ad6a46-6ac3-4f6c-892c-2f72c54a5e7d',
+    },
+    {
+      type: 'dashboard',
+      id: '11fb046d-0e50-48a0-a410-a744b82cbffd',
+    },
+  ];
+
   describe('_bulk_get', () => {
     before(async () => {
       await kibanaServer.importExport.load(
         'test/api_integration/fixtures/kbn_archiver/saved_objects/basic.json'
       );
+      await kibanaServer.importExport.load(
+        'test/api_integration/fixtures/kbn_archiver/saved_objects/managed_basic.json'
+      );
     });
 
     after(async () => {
       await kibanaServer.importExport.unload(
         'test/api_integration/fixtures/kbn_archiver/saved_objects/basic.json'
       );
+      await kibanaServer.importExport.unload(
+        'test/api_integration/fixtures/kbn_archiver/saved_objects/managed_basic.json'
+      );
     });
 
     it('should return 200 with individual responses', async () =>
@@ -115,5 +140,130 @@ export default function ({ getService }: FtrProviderContext) {
           expect(resp.body.saved_objects[0].migrationVersion).to.be.ok();
           expect(resp.body.saved_objects[0].typeMigrationVersion).to.be.ok();
         }));
+
+    it('should return 200 with individual responses that include the managed property of each object', async () =>
+      await supertest
+        .post(`/api/saved_objects/_bulk_get`)
+        .send(BULK_REQUESTS_MANAGED)
+        .expect(200)
+        .then((resp) => {
+          const mockDate = '2015-01-01T00:00:00.000Z';
+          resp.body.saved_objects[0].updated_at = mockDate;
+          resp.body.saved_objects[1].updated_at = mockDate;
+          resp.body.saved_objects[2].updated_at = mockDate;
+          resp.body.saved_objects[3].updated_at = mockDate;
+          resp.body.saved_objects[0].created_at = mockDate;
+          resp.body.saved_objects[1].created_at = mockDate;
+          resp.body.saved_objects[2].created_at = mockDate;
+          resp.body.saved_objects[3].created_at = mockDate;
+          expect(resp.body.saved_objects.length).to.eql(4);
+          expect(resp.body).to.eql({
+            saved_objects: [
+              {
+                id: '3fdaa535-5baf-46bc-8265-705eda43b181',
+                type: 'visualization',
+                namespaces: ['default'],
+                migrationVersion: {
+                  visualization: '8.5.0',
+                },
+                coreMigrationVersion: '8.8.0',
+                typeMigrationVersion: '8.5.0',
+                updated_at: '2015-01-01T00:00:00.000Z',
+                created_at: '2015-01-01T00:00:00.000Z',
+                version: resp.body.saved_objects[0].version,
+                attributes: {
+                  description: '',
+                  kibanaSavedObjectMeta: {
+                    searchSourceJSON:
+                      resp.body.saved_objects[0].attributes.kibanaSavedObjectMeta.searchSourceJSON,
+                  },
+                  title: 'Managed Count of requests',
+                  uiStateJSON: '{"spy":{"mode":{"name":null,"fill":false}}}',
+                  version: resp.body.saved_objects[0].attributes.version,
+                  visState: resp.body.saved_objects[0].attributes.visState,
+                },
+                references: [
+                  {
+                    id: '91200a00-9efd-11e7-acb3-3dab96693fab',
+                    name: 'kibanaSavedObjectMeta.searchSourceJSON.index',
+                    type: 'index-pattern',
+                  },
+                ],
+                managed: true,
+              },
+              {
+                id: '0ed60f29-2021-4fd2-ba4e-943c61e2738c',
+                type: 'tag',
+                updated_at: '2015-01-01T00:00:00.000Z',
+                created_at: '2015-01-01T00:00:00.000Z',
+                namespaces: ['default'],
+                migrationVersion: {
+                  tag: '8.0.0',
+                },
+                coreMigrationVersion: '8.8.0',
+                typeMigrationVersion: '8.0.0',
+                version: resp.body.saved_objects[1].version,
+                attributes: { color: '#E7664C', description: 'read-only', name: 'managed' },
+                references: [],
+                managed: true,
+              },
+              {
+                id: '00ad6a46-6ac3-4f6c-892c-2f72c54a5e7d',
+                type: 'tag',
+                namespaces: ['default'],
+                migrationVersion: {
+                  tag: '8.0.0',
+                },
+                coreMigrationVersion: '8.8.0',
+                typeMigrationVersion: '8.0.0',
+                updated_at: '2015-01-01T00:00:00.000Z',
+                created_at: '2015-01-01T00:00:00.000Z',
+                version: resp.body.saved_objects[2].version,
+                attributes: { color: '#173a58', description: 'Editable', name: 'unmanaged' },
+                references: [],
+                managed: false,
+              },
+              {
+                id: '11fb046d-0e50-48a0-a410-a744b82cbffd',
+                type: 'dashboard',
+                namespaces: ['default'],
+                migrationVersion: {
+                  dashboard: '8.7.0',
+                },
+                coreMigrationVersion: '8.8.0',
+                typeMigrationVersion: '8.7.0',
+                updated_at: '2015-01-01T00:00:00.000Z',
+                created_at: '2015-01-01T00:00:00.000Z',
+                version: resp.body.saved_objects[3].version,
+                attributes: {
+                  description: '',
+                  hits: 0,
+                  kibanaSavedObjectMeta:
+                    resp.body.saved_objects[3].attributes.kibanaSavedObjectMeta,
+                  optionsJSON: '{"darkTheme":false}',
+                  panelsJSON: resp.body.saved_objects[3].attributes.panelsJSON,
+                  refreshInterval: resp.body.saved_objects[3].attributes.refreshInterval,
+                  timeFrom: 'Wed Sep 16 2015 22:52:17 GMT-0700',
+                  timeRestore: true,
+                  timeTo: 'Fri Sep 18 2015 12:24:38 GMT-0700',
+                  title: 'Managed Requests',
+                  version: resp.body.saved_objects[3].attributes.version,
+                },
+                references: [
+                  {
+                    id: 'dd7caf20-9efd-11e7-acb3-3dab96693fab',
+                    name: '1:panel_1',
+                    type: 'visualization',
+                  },
+                ],
+                managed: true,
+              },
+            ],
+          });
+          expect(resp.body.saved_objects[0].managed).to.be.ok();
+          expect(resp.body.saved_objects[1].managed).to.be.ok();
+          expect(resp.body.saved_objects[2].managed).not.to.be.ok();
+          expect(resp.body.saved_objects[3].managed).to.be.ok();
+        }));
   });
 }
diff --git a/test/api_integration/apis/saved_objects/export.ts b/test/api_integration/apis/saved_objects/export.ts
index ec7b82453ffcec..0b22ec93c2b2c6 100644
--- a/test/api_integration/apis/saved_objects/export.ts
+++ b/test/api_integration/apis/saved_objects/export.ts
@@ -26,7 +26,9 @@ export default function ({ getService }: FtrProviderContext) {
       );
     });
 
-    after(() => kibanaServer.spaces.delete(SPACE_ID));
+    after(async () => {
+      await kibanaServer.spaces.delete(SPACE_ID);
+    });
 
     describe('basic amount of saved objects', () => {
       it('should return objects in dependency order', async () => {
@@ -578,5 +580,46 @@ export default function ({ getService }: FtrProviderContext) {
           .expect(200);
       });
     });
+
+    describe('should retain the managed property value of exported saved objects', () => {
+      before(async () => {
+        await kibanaServer.importExport.unload(
+          'test/api_integration/fixtures/kbn_archiver/saved_objects/basic.json',
+          { space: SPACE_ID }
+        );
+        await kibanaServer.importExport.load(
+          'test/api_integration/fixtures/kbn_archiver/saved_objects/managed_objects.json',
+          { space: SPACE_ID }
+        );
+      });
+      after(async () => {
+        await kibanaServer.importExport.unload(
+          'test/api_integration/fixtures/kbn_archiver/saved_objects/managed_objects.json',
+          { space: SPACE_ID }
+        );
+      });
+      it('should retain all existing saved object properties', async () => {
+        // we're specifically asserting that the `managed` property isn't overwritten during export.
+        await supertest
+          .post(`/s/${SPACE_ID}/api/saved_objects/_export`)
+          .send({
+            type: ['config', 'index-pattern'],
+          })
+          .expect(200)
+          .then((resp) => {
+            const objects = ndjsonToObject(resp.text);
+            expect(objects).to.have.length(3);
+            expect(objects[0]).to.have.property('id', '6cda943f-a70e-43d4-b0cb-feb1b624cb62');
+            expect(objects[0]).to.have.property('type', 'index-pattern');
+            expect(objects[0]).to.have.property('managed', true);
+            expect(objects[1]).to.have.property('id', 'c1818992-bb2c-4a9a-b276-83ada7cce03e');
+            expect(objects[1]).to.have.property('type', 'config');
+            expect(objects[1]).to.have.property('managed', false);
+            expect(objects[2]).to.have.property('exportedCount', 2);
+            expect(objects[2]).to.have.property('missingRefCount', 0);
+            expect(objects[2].missingReferences).to.have.length(0);
+          });
+      });
+    });
   });
 }
diff --git a/test/api_integration/apis/saved_objects/get.ts b/test/api_integration/apis/saved_objects/get.ts
index a7b1f58c531f4f..bf4ca7d240a89d 100644
--- a/test/api_integration/apis/saved_objects/get.ts
+++ b/test/api_integration/apis/saved_objects/get.ts
@@ -18,11 +18,17 @@ export default function ({ getService }: FtrProviderContext) {
       await kibanaServer.importExport.load(
         'test/api_integration/fixtures/kbn_archiver/saved_objects/basic.json'
       );
+      await kibanaServer.importExport.load(
+        'test/api_integration/fixtures/kbn_archiver/saved_objects/managed_basic.json'
+      );
     });
     after(async () => {
       await kibanaServer.importExport.unload(
         'test/api_integration/fixtures/kbn_archiver/saved_objects/basic.json'
       );
+      await kibanaServer.importExport.unload(
+        'test/api_integration/fixtures/kbn_archiver/saved_objects/managed_basic.json'
+      );
     });
 
     it('should return 200', async () =>
@@ -60,8 +66,52 @@ export default function ({ getService }: FtrProviderContext) {
           });
           expect(resp.body.migrationVersion).to.be.ok();
           expect(resp.body.typeMigrationVersion).to.be.ok();
-          expect(resp.body.managed).to.not.be.ok();
+          expect(resp.body.managed).not.to.be.ok();
         }));
+    it("should return an object's managed property", async () => {
+      await supertest
+        .get(`/api/saved_objects/dashboard/11fb046d-0e50-48a0-a410-a744b82cbffd`)
+        .expect(200)
+        .then((resp) => {
+          expect(resp.body).to.eql({
+            id: '11fb046d-0e50-48a0-a410-a744b82cbffd',
+            type: 'dashboard',
+            namespaces: ['default'],
+            migrationVersion: {
+              dashboard: '8.7.0',
+            },
+            coreMigrationVersion: '8.8.0',
+            typeMigrationVersion: '8.7.0',
+            updated_at: resp.body.updated_at,
+            created_at: resp.body.created_at,
+            version: resp.body.version,
+            attributes: {
+              description: '',
+              hits: 0,
+              kibanaSavedObjectMeta: resp.body.attributes.kibanaSavedObjectMeta,
+              optionsJSON: '{"darkTheme":false}',
+              panelsJSON: resp.body.attributes.panelsJSON,
+              refreshInterval: resp.body.attributes.refreshInterval,
+              timeFrom: resp.body.attributes.timeFrom,
+              timeRestore: true,
+              timeTo: resp.body.attributes.timeTo,
+              title: 'Managed Requests',
+              version: resp.body.attributes.version,
+            },
+            references: [
+              {
+                id: 'dd7caf20-9efd-11e7-acb3-3dab96693fab',
+                name: '1:panel_1',
+                type: 'visualization',
+              },
+            ],
+            managed: true,
+          });
+          expect(resp.body.migrationVersion).to.be.ok();
+          expect(resp.body.typeMigrationVersion).to.be.ok();
+          expect(resp.body.managed).to.be.ok();
+        });
+    });
 
     describe('doc does not exist', () => {
       it('should return same generic error as when index does not exist', async () =>
diff --git a/test/api_integration/apis/saved_objects/import.ts b/test/api_integration/apis/saved_objects/import.ts
index 0d9cfed365a002..507c692194f927 100644
--- a/test/api_integration/apis/saved_objects/import.ts
+++ b/test/api_integration/apis/saved_objects/import.ts
@@ -40,6 +40,42 @@ export default function ({ getService }: FtrProviderContext) {
       id: 'be3733a0-9efe-11e7-acb3-3dab96693fab',
       meta: { title: 'Requests', icon: 'dashboardApp' },
     };
+    const managedVis = {
+      id: '3fdaa535-5baf-46bc-8265-705eda43b181',
+      type: 'visualization',
+      meta: {
+        icon: 'visualizeApp',
+        title: 'Managed Count of requests',
+      },
+      managed: true,
+    };
+    const managedTag = {
+      id: '0ed60f29-2021-4fd2-ba4e-943c61e2738c',
+      type: 'tag',
+      meta: {
+        icon: 'tag',
+        title: 'managed',
+      },
+      managed: true,
+    };
+    const unmanagedTag = {
+      id: '00ad6a46-6ac3-4f6c-892c-2f72c54a5e7d',
+      type: 'tag',
+      meta: {
+        icon: 'tag',
+        title: 'unmanaged',
+      },
+      managed: false,
+    };
+    const managedDB = {
+      id: '11fb046d-0e50-48a0-a410-a744b82cbffd',
+      type: 'dashboard',
+      meta: {
+        icon: 'dashboardApp',
+        title: 'Managed Requests',
+      },
+      managed: true,
+    };
 
     describe('with basic data existing', () => {
       before(async () => {
@@ -96,9 +132,9 @@ export default function ({ getService }: FtrProviderContext) {
               success: true,
               successCount: 3,
               successResults: [
-                { ...indexPattern, overwrite: true },
-                { ...visualization, overwrite: true },
-                { ...dashboard, overwrite: true },
+                { ...indexPattern, overwrite: true, managed: false },
+                { ...visualization, overwrite: true, managed: false },
+                { ...dashboard, overwrite: true, managed: false },
               ],
               warnings: [],
             });
@@ -155,6 +191,7 @@ export default function ({ getService }: FtrProviderContext) {
                 title: 'dashboard-b',
               },
               type: 'dashboard',
+              managed: false,
             },
             {
               id: 'dashboard-a',
@@ -163,6 +200,7 @@ export default function ({ getService }: FtrProviderContext) {
                 title: 'dashboard-a',
               },
               type: 'dashboard',
+              managed: false,
             },
           ],
           warnings: [],
@@ -239,6 +277,74 @@ export default function ({ getService }: FtrProviderContext) {
             });
           });
       });
+
+      it('should retain existing saved object managed property', async () => {
+        const objectsToImport = [
+          JSON.stringify({
+            type: 'config',
+            id: '1234',
+            attributes: {},
+            references: [],
+            managed: true,
+          }),
+        ];
+        await supertest
+          .post('/api/saved_objects/_import')
+          .attach('file', Buffer.from(objectsToImport.join('\n'), 'utf8'), 'export.ndjson')
+          .expect(200)
+          .then((resp) => {
+            expect(resp.body).to.eql({
+              success: true,
+              successCount: 1,
+              successResults: [
+                {
+                  id: '1234',
+                  meta: {
+                    title: 'Advanced Settings [1234]',
+                  },
+                  type: 'config',
+                  managed: true,
+                },
+              ],
+              warnings: [],
+            });
+          });
+      });
+
+      it('should not overwrite managed if set on objects beging imported', async () => {
+        await supertest
+          .post('/api/saved_objects/_import')
+          .attach('file', join(__dirname, '../../fixtures/import_managed.ndjson'))
+          .expect(200)
+          .then((resp) => {
+            expect(resp.body).to.eql({
+              success: true,
+              successCount: 4,
+              successResults: [managedVis, unmanagedTag, managedTag, managedDB],
+              warnings: [],
+            });
+          });
+      });
+      it('should return 200 when conflicts exist but overwrite is passed in, without changing managed property on the object', async () => {
+        await supertest
+          .post('/api/saved_objects/_import')
+          .query({ overwrite: true })
+          .attach('file', join(__dirname, '../../fixtures/import_managed.ndjson'))
+          .expect(200)
+          .then((resp) => {
+            expect(resp.body).to.eql({
+              success: true,
+              successCount: 4,
+              successResults: [
+                { ...managedVis, overwrite: true },
+                { ...unmanagedTag, overwrite: true },
+                { ...managedTag, overwrite: true },
+                { ...managedDB, overwrite: true },
+              ],
+              warnings: [],
+            });
+          });
+      });
     });
   });
 }
diff --git a/test/api_integration/apis/saved_objects/resolve_import_errors.ts b/test/api_integration/apis/saved_objects/resolve_import_errors.ts
index 7ca61a26a11c1e..ce9ca42a1dedca 100644
--- a/test/api_integration/apis/saved_objects/resolve_import_errors.ts
+++ b/test/api_integration/apis/saved_objects/resolve_import_errors.ts
@@ -84,9 +84,9 @@ export default function ({ getService }: FtrProviderContext) {
               success: true,
               successCount: 3,
               successResults: [
-                { ...indexPattern, overwrite: true },
-                { ...visualization, overwrite: true },
-                { ...dashboard, overwrite: true },
+                { ...indexPattern, overwrite: true, managed: false },
+                { ...visualization, overwrite: true, managed: false },
+                { ...dashboard, overwrite: true, managed: false },
               ],
               warnings: [],
             });
@@ -112,7 +112,7 @@ export default function ({ getService }: FtrProviderContext) {
             expect(resp.body).to.eql({
               success: true,
               successCount: 1,
-              successResults: [{ ...visualization, overwrite: true }],
+              successResults: [{ ...visualization, overwrite: true, managed: false }],
               warnings: [],
             });
           });
@@ -163,6 +163,7 @@ export default function ({ getService }: FtrProviderContext) {
                   type: 'visualization',
                   id: '1',
                   meta: { title: 'My favorite vis', icon: 'visualizeApp' },
+                  managed: false,
                 },
               ],
               warnings: [],
diff --git a/test/api_integration/fixtures/import_managed.ndjson b/test/api_integration/fixtures/import_managed.ndjson
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000000..82ebc57a8b688b
--- /dev/null
+++ b/test/api_integration/fixtures/import_managed.ndjson
@@ -0,0 +1,4 @@
+{"id":"3fdaa535-5baf-46bc-8265-705eda43b181","type":"visualization","namespaces":["default"],"coreMigrationVersion":"8.8.0","typeMigrationVersion":"8.5.0","updated_at":"2023-04-24T19:57:13.859Z","created_at":"2023-04-24T19:57:13.859Z","version":"WzExNCwxXQ==","attributes":{"description":"","kibanaSavedObjectMeta":{"searchSourceJSON":"{\"filter\":[],\"query\":{\"query\":\"\",\"language\":\"lucene\"},\"indexRefName\":\"kibanaSavedObjectMeta.searchSourceJSON.index\"}"},"title":"Managed Count of requests","uiStateJSON":"{\"spy\":{\"mode\":{\"name\":null,\"fill\":false}}}","version":1,"visState":"{\"title\":\"Count of requests\",\"type\":\"area\",\"params\":{\"type\":\"area\",\"grid\":{\"categoryLines\":false,\"style\":{\"color\":\"#eee\"}},\"categoryAxes\":[{\"id\":\"CategoryAxis-1\",\"type\":\"category\",\"position\":\"bottom\",\"show\":true,\"style\":{},\"scale\":{\"type\":\"linear\"},\"labels\":{\"show\":true,\"truncate\":100,\"filter\":true},\"title\":{}}],\"valueAxes\":[{\"id\":\"ValueAxis-1\",\"name\":\"LeftAxis-1\",\"type\":\"value\",\"position\":\"left\",\"show\":true,\"style\":{},\"scale\":{\"type\":\"linear\",\"mode\":\"normal\"},\"labels\":{\"show\":true,\"rotate\":0,\"filter\":false,\"truncate\":100},\"title\":{\"text\":\"Count\"}}],\"seriesParams\":[{\"show\":\"true\",\"type\":\"area\",\"mode\":\"stacked\",\"data\":{\"label\":\"Count\",\"id\":\"1\"},\"drawLinesBetweenPoints\":true,\"showCircles\":true,\"interpolate\":\"linear\",\"valueAxis\":\"ValueAxis-1\"}],\"addTooltip\":true,\"addLegend\":true,\"legendPosition\":\"right\",\"times\":[],\"addTimeMarker\":false,\"palette\":{\"type\":\"palette\",\"name\":\"kibana_palette\"},\"isVislibVis\":true,\"detailedTooltip\":true,\"fittingFunction\":\"zero\",\"legendSize\":\"auto\"},\"aggs\":[{\"id\":\"1\",\"enabled\":true,\"type\":\"count\",\"schema\":\"metric\",\"params\":{}},{\"id\":\"2\",\"enabled\":true,\"type\":\"date_histogram\",\"schema\":\"segment\",\"params\":{\"field\":\"@timestamp\",\"interval\":\"auto\",\"min_doc_count\":1,\"extended_bounds\":{}}}]}"},"references":[{"id":"91200a00-9efd-11e7-acb3-3dab96693fab","name":"kibanaSavedObjectMeta.searchSourceJSON.index","type":"index-pattern"}],"managed":true}
+{"id":"00ad6a46-6ac3-4f6c-892c-2f72c54a5e7d","type":"tag","namespaces":["default"],"coreMigrationVersion":"8.8.0","typeMigrationVersion":"8.0.0","updated_at":"2023-04-24T19:58:24.550Z","created_at":"2023-04-24T19:58:24.550Z","version":"WzEyMSwxXQ==","attributes":{"color":"#173a58","description":"Editable","name":"unmanaged"},"references":[],"managed":false}
+{"id":"0ed60f29-2021-4fd2-ba4e-943c61e2738c","type":"tag","namespaces":["default"],"coreMigrationVersion":"8.8.0","typeMigrationVersion":"8.0.0","updated_at":"2023-04-24T19:58:24.550Z","created_at":"2023-04-24T19:58:24.550Z","version":"WzEyMiwxXQ==","attributes":{"color":"#E7664C","description":"read-only","name":"managed"},"references":[],"managed":true}
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+      "name": "kibanaSavedObjectMeta.searchSourceJSON.index",
+      "type": "index-pattern"
+    }
+  ],
+  "type": "visualization",
+  "typeMigrationVersion": "8.5.0",
+  "updated_at": "2023-04-21T23:19:26.101Z",
+  "version": "Wzk1LDFd"
+}
+
+{
+  "attributes": {
+    "description": "",
+    "hits": 0,
+    "kibanaSavedObjectMeta": {
+      "searchSourceJSON": "{\"query\":{\"query\":\"\",\"language\":\"lucene\"},\"filter\":[],\"highlightAll\":true,\"version\":true}"
+    },
+    "optionsJSON": "{\"darkTheme\":false}",
+    "panelsJSON": "[{\"version\":\"7.3.0\",\"type\":\"visualization\",\"gridData\":{\"x\":0,\"y\":0,\"w\":24,\"h\":12,\"i\":\"1\"},\"panelIndex\":\"1\",\"embeddableConfig\":{\"enhancements\":{}},\"panelRefName\":\"panel_1\"}]",
+    "refreshInterval": {
+      "display": "Off",
+      "pause": false,
+      "value": 0
+    },
+    "timeFrom": "Wed Sep 16 2015 22:52:17 GMT-0700",
+    "timeRestore": true,
+    "timeTo": "Fri Sep 18 2015 12:24:38 GMT-0700",
+    "title": "Requests",
+    "version": 1
+  },
+  "coreMigrationVersion": "8.8.0",
+  "created_at": "2023-04-21T23:19:26.101Z",
+  "id": "def09d77-089a-4e4f-b30b-eb9848d59648",
+  "managed": true,
+  "references": [
+    {
+      "id": "37fb7899-4b68-4a5b-9b4c-f9587ab7f0bc",
+      "name": "1:panel_1",
+      "type": "visualization"
+    }
+  ],
+  "type": "dashboard",
+  "typeMigrationVersion": "8.7.0",
+  "updated_at": "2023-04-21T23:19:26.101Z",
+  "version": "Wzk2LDFd"
+}
+
diff --git a/test/plugin_functional/test_suites/saved_objects_hidden_type/import.ts b/test/plugin_functional/test_suites/saved_objects_hidden_type/import.ts
index f8fa3c11a1b8ce..897170a5f6a303 100644
--- a/test/plugin_functional/test_suites/saved_objects_hidden_type/import.ts
+++ b/test/plugin_functional/test_suites/saved_objects_hidden_type/import.ts
@@ -47,6 +47,7 @@ export default function ({ getService }: PluginFunctionalProviderContext) {
                 meta: {
                   title: 'my title',
                 },
+                managed: false,
               },
             ],
           });
diff --git a/test/plugin_functional/test_suites/saved_objects_hidden_type/resolve_import_errors.ts b/test/plugin_functional/test_suites/saved_objects_hidden_type/resolve_import_errors.ts
index be2af8cd5d115f..26688ddd200464 100644
--- a/test/plugin_functional/test_suites/saved_objects_hidden_type/resolve_import_errors.ts
+++ b/test/plugin_functional/test_suites/saved_objects_hidden_type/resolve_import_errors.ts
@@ -59,6 +59,7 @@ export default function ({ getService }: PluginFunctionalProviderContext) {
                   title: 'new title!',
                 },
                 overwrite: true,
+                managed: false,
               },
             ],
           });
diff --git a/test/plugin_functional/test_suites/saved_objects_management/hidden_from_http_apis.ts b/test/plugin_functional/test_suites/saved_objects_management/hidden_from_http_apis.ts
index d9516ee0331c45..c37bd671a764ff 100644
--- a/test/plugin_functional/test_suites/saved_objects_management/hidden_from_http_apis.ts
+++ b/test/plugin_functional/test_suites/saved_objects_management/hidden_from_http_apis.ts
@@ -188,6 +188,7 @@ export default function ({ getService }: PluginFunctionalProviderContext) {
                       title: 'I am hidden from http apis but the client can still see me',
                     },
                     type: 'test-hidden-from-http-apis-importable-exportable',
+                    managed: false,
                   },
                   {
                     id: 'not-hidden-from-http-apis-import1',
@@ -195,6 +196,7 @@ export default function ({ getService }: PluginFunctionalProviderContext) {
                       title: 'I am not hidden from http apis',
                     },
                     type: 'test-not-hidden-from-http-apis-importable-exportable',
+                    managed: false,
                   },
                 ],
                 warnings: [],
diff --git a/test/plugin_functional/test_suites/saved_objects_management/visible_in_management.ts b/test/plugin_functional/test_suites/saved_objects_management/visible_in_management.ts
index c4cbd575dc0646..3567db0172ac81 100644
--- a/test/plugin_functional/test_suites/saved_objects_management/visible_in_management.ts
+++ b/test/plugin_functional/test_suites/saved_objects_management/visible_in_management.ts
@@ -89,6 +89,7 @@ export default function ({ getService }: PluginFunctionalProviderContext) {
                     title: 'Saved object type that is not visible in management',
                   },
                   type: 'test-not-visible-in-management',
+                  managed: false,
                 },
               ],
               warnings: [],
diff --git a/x-pack/test/spaces_api_integration/common/suites/copy_to_space.ts b/x-pack/test/spaces_api_integration/common/suites/copy_to_space.ts
index 4c5ae878bbf6e0..2325e0259c8dd1 100644
--- a/x-pack/test/spaces_api_integration/common/suites/copy_to_space.ts
+++ b/x-pack/test/spaces_api_integration/common/suites/copy_to_space.ts
@@ -182,6 +182,7 @@ export function copyToSpaceTestSuiteFactory(context: FtrProviderContext) {
                 icon: 'dashboardApp',
               },
               destinationId: dashboardDestinationId,
+              managed: false,
             },
           ],
         },
@@ -229,24 +230,28 @@ export function copyToSpaceTestSuiteFactory(context: FtrProviderContext) {
                 title: `Copy to Space index pattern 1 from ${spaceId} space`,
               },
               destinationId: indexPatternDestinationId,
+              managed: false,
             },
             {
               id: `cts_vis_1_${spaceId}`,
               type: 'visualization',
               meta: { icon: 'visualizeApp', title: `CTS vis 1 from ${spaceId} space` },
               destinationId: vis1DestinationId,
+              managed: false,
             },
             {
               id: `cts_vis_2_${spaceId}`,
               type: 'visualization',
               meta: { icon: 'visualizeApp', title: `CTS vis 2 from ${spaceId} space` },
               destinationId: vis2DestinationId,
+              managed: false,
             },
             {
               id: `cts_vis_3_${spaceId}`,
               type: 'visualization',
               meta: { icon: 'visualizeApp', title: `CTS vis 3 from ${spaceId} space` },
               destinationId: vis3DestinationId,
+              managed: false,
             },
             {
               id: `cts_dashboard_${spaceId}`,
@@ -256,6 +261,7 @@ export function copyToSpaceTestSuiteFactory(context: FtrProviderContext) {
                 title: `This is the ${spaceId} test space CTS dashboard`,
               },
               destinationId: dashboardDestinationId,
+              managed: false,
             },
           ],
         },
@@ -357,18 +363,21 @@ export function copyToSpaceTestSuiteFactory(context: FtrProviderContext) {
               },
               overwrite: true,
               destinationId: `cts_ip_1_${destination}`, // this conflicted with another index pattern in the destination space because of a shared originId
+              managed: false,
             },
             {
               id: `cts_vis_1_${spaceId}`,
               type: 'visualization',
               meta: { icon: 'visualizeApp', title: `CTS vis 1 from ${spaceId} space` },
               destinationId: vis1DestinationId,
+              managed: false,
             },
             {
               id: `cts_vis_2_${spaceId}`,
               type: 'visualization',
               meta: { icon: 'visualizeApp', title: `CTS vis 2 from ${spaceId} space` },
               destinationId: vis2DestinationId,
+              managed: false,
             },
             {
               id: `cts_vis_3_${spaceId}`,
@@ -376,6 +385,7 @@ export function copyToSpaceTestSuiteFactory(context: FtrProviderContext) {
               meta: { icon: 'visualizeApp', title: `CTS vis 3 from ${spaceId} space` },
               overwrite: true,
               destinationId: `cts_vis_3_${destination}`, // this conflicted with another visualization in the destination space because of a shared originId
+              managed: false,
             },
             {
               id: `cts_dashboard_${spaceId}`,
@@ -386,6 +396,7 @@ export function copyToSpaceTestSuiteFactory(context: FtrProviderContext) {
               },
               overwrite: true,
               destinationId: `cts_dashboard_${destination}`, // this conflicted with another dashboard in the destination space because of a shared originId
+              managed: false,
             },
           ],
         },
@@ -419,12 +430,14 @@ export function copyToSpaceTestSuiteFactory(context: FtrProviderContext) {
           type: 'visualization',
           meta: { icon: 'visualizeApp', title: `CTS vis 1 from ${spaceId} space` },
           destinationId: vis1DestinationId,
+          managed: false,
         },
         {
           id: `cts_vis_2_${spaceId}`,
           type: 'visualization',
           meta: { icon: 'visualizeApp', title: `CTS vis 2 from ${spaceId} space` },
           destinationId: vis2DestinationId,
+          managed: false,
         },
       ];
       const expectedErrors = [
@@ -522,7 +535,8 @@ export function copyToSpaceTestSuiteFactory(context: FtrProviderContext) {
         const destinationId = successResults![0].destinationId;
         expect(destinationId).to.match(UUID_PATTERN);
         const meta = { title, icon: 'beaker' };
-        expect(successResults).to.eql([{ type, id: sourceId, meta, destinationId }]);
+        const managed = false; // default added By `create`
+        expect(successResults).to.eql([{ type, id: sourceId, meta, destinationId, managed }]);
         expect(errors).to.be(undefined);
       };
 
@@ -594,7 +608,14 @@ export function copyToSpaceTestSuiteFactory(context: FtrProviderContext) {
                 expect(success).to.eql(true);
                 expect(successCount).to.eql(1);
                 expect(successResults).to.eql([
-                  { type, id: inexactMatchIdA, meta, overwrite: true, destinationId },
+                  {
+                    type,
+                    id: inexactMatchIdA,
+                    meta,
+                    overwrite: true,
+                    destinationId,
+                    managed: false,
+                  },
                 ]);
                 expect(errors).to.be(undefined);
               } else {
@@ -635,7 +656,14 @@ export function copyToSpaceTestSuiteFactory(context: FtrProviderContext) {
                 expect(success).to.eql(true);
                 expect(successCount).to.eql(1);
                 expect(successResults).to.eql([
-                  { type, id: inexactMatchIdB, meta, overwrite: true, destinationId },
+                  {
+                    type,
+                    id: inexactMatchIdB,
+                    meta,
+                    overwrite: true,
+                    destinationId,
+                    managed: false,
+                  },
                 ]);
                 expect(errors).to.be(undefined);
               } else {
@@ -676,7 +704,14 @@ export function copyToSpaceTestSuiteFactory(context: FtrProviderContext) {
                 expect(success).to.eql(true);
                 expect(successCount).to.eql(1);
                 expect(successResults).to.eql([
-                  { type, id: inexactMatchIdC, meta, overwrite: true, destinationId },
+                  {
+                    type,
+                    id: inexactMatchIdC,
+                    meta,
+                    overwrite: true,
+                    destinationId,
+                    managed: false,
+                  },
                 ]);
                 expect(errors).to.be(undefined);
               } else {
diff --git a/x-pack/test/spaces_api_integration/common/suites/resolve_copy_to_space_conflicts.ts b/x-pack/test/spaces_api_integration/common/suites/resolve_copy_to_space_conflicts.ts
index 5f2c361714c49e..0a71beb9bffa0a 100644
--- a/x-pack/test/spaces_api_integration/common/suites/resolve_copy_to_space_conflicts.ts
+++ b/x-pack/test/spaces_api_integration/common/suites/resolve_copy_to_space_conflicts.ts
@@ -108,6 +108,7 @@ export function resolveCopyToSpaceConflictsSuite(context: FtrProviderContext) {
               },
               destinationId: `cts_ip_1_${destination}`, // this conflicted with another index pattern in the destination space because of a shared originId
               overwrite: true,
+              managed: false,
             },
             {
               id: `cts_vis_3_${sourceSpaceId}`,
@@ -118,6 +119,7 @@ export function resolveCopyToSpaceConflictsSuite(context: FtrProviderContext) {
               },
               destinationId: `cts_vis_3_${destination}`, // this conflicted with another visualization in the destination space because of a shared originId
               overwrite: true,
+              managed: false,
             },
           ],
         },
@@ -147,6 +149,7 @@ export function resolveCopyToSpaceConflictsSuite(context: FtrProviderContext) {
               },
               destinationId: `cts_dashboard_${destinationSpaceId}`, // this conflicted with another dashboard in the destination space because of a shared originId
               overwrite: true,
+              managed: false,
             },
           ],
         },
@@ -380,7 +383,14 @@ export function resolveCopyToSpaceConflictsSuite(context: FtrProviderContext) {
         })();
         const meta = { title, icon: 'beaker' };
         expect(successResults).to.eql([
-          { type, id, meta, overwrite: true, ...(destinationId && { destinationId }) },
+          {
+            type,
+            id,
+            meta,
+            overwrite: true,
+            ...(destinationId && { destinationId }),
+            managed: false,
+          },
         ]);
       };