diff --git a/common/common.go b/common/common.go
index 0ea13a79c59..459ca8fcb44 100644
--- a/common/common.go
+++ b/common/common.go
@@ -29,6 +29,8 @@ const (
 	DefaultConsoleImage = "quay.io/redhat-developer/gitops-console-plugin"
 	// Default console plugin version
 	DefaultConsoleVersion = "v0.1.0"
+	// Default console plugin installation OCP version
+	DefaultDynamicPluginStartOCPVersion = "4.15.0"
 )
 
 // InfraNodeSelector returns openshift label for infrastructure nodes
diff --git a/controllers/gitopsservice_controller.go b/controllers/gitopsservice_controller.go
index afefb995bfb..7a475bf01fb 100644
--- a/controllers/gitopsservice_controller.go
+++ b/controllers/gitopsservice_controller.go
@@ -19,6 +19,7 @@ package controllers
 import (
 	"context"
 	"fmt"
+	"log"
 	"os"
 	"reflect"
 	"strings"
@@ -28,6 +29,7 @@ import (
 	argocdcontroller "github.com/argoproj-labs/argocd-operator/controllers/argocd"
 	argocdutil "github.com/argoproj-labs/argocd-operator/controllers/argoutil"
 	"github.com/go-logr/logr"
+	version "github.com/hashicorp/go-version"
 	routev1 "github.com/openshift/api/route/v1"
 	pipelinesv1alpha1 "github.com/redhat-developer/gitops-operator/api/v1alpha1"
 	"github.com/redhat-developer/gitops-operator/common"
@@ -57,15 +59,16 @@ var logs = logf.Log.WithName("controller_gitopsservice")
 
 // defaults must some somewhere else..
 var (
-	port                       int32  = 8080
-	portTLS                    int32  = 8443
-	backendImage               string = "quay.io/redhat-developer/gitops-backend:v0.0.1"
-	backendImageEnvName               = "BACKEND_IMAGE"
-	serviceName                       = "cluster"
-	insecureEnvVar                    = "INSECURE"
-	insecureEnvVarValue               = "true"
-	serviceNamespace                  = "openshift-gitops"
-	deprecatedServiceNamespace        = "openshift-pipelines-app-delivery"
+	port                            int32  = 8080
+	portTLS                         int32  = 8443
+	backendImage                    string = "quay.io/redhat-developer/gitops-backend:v0.0.1"
+	backendImageEnvName                    = "BACKEND_IMAGE"
+	serviceName                            = "cluster"
+	insecureEnvVar                         = "INSECURE"
+	insecureEnvVarValue                    = "true"
+	serviceNamespace                       = "openshift-gitops"
+	deprecatedServiceNamespace             = "openshift-pipelines-app-delivery"
+	dynamicPluginStartOCPVersionEnv        = "DYNAMIC_PLUGIN_START_OCP_VERSION"
 )
 
 const (
@@ -224,7 +227,40 @@ func (r *ReconcileGitopsService) Reconcile(ctx context.Context, request reconcil
 		return result, err
 	}
 
-	return r.reconcilePlugin(instance, request)
+	dynamicPluginStartOCPVersion := os.Getenv(dynamicPluginStartOCPVersionEnv)
+	if dynamicPluginStartOCPVersion == "" {
+		dynamicPluginStartOCPVersion = common.DefaultDynamicPluginStartOCPVersion
+	}
+
+	OCPVersion, err := util.GetClusterVersion(r.Client)
+	if err != nil {
+		log.Printf("Unable to get cluster version: %v", err)
+		return reconcile.Result{}, nil
+	}
+
+	v1, err := version.NewVersion(OCPVersion)
+	if err != nil {
+		log.Printf("Unable to retrieve current OCP version: %v", err)
+		return reconcile.Result{}, nil
+	}
+	realVersion := v1.Segments()
+	realMajorVersion := realVersion[0]
+	realMinorVersion := realVersion[1]
+
+	v2, err := version.NewVersion(dynamicPluginStartOCPVersion)
+	if err != nil {
+		return reconcile.Result{}, nil
+	}
+	startVersion := v2.Segments()
+	startMajorVersion := startVersion[0]
+	startMinorVersion := startVersion[1]
+
+	if realMajorVersion < startMajorVersion || (realMajorVersion == startMajorVersion && realMinorVersion < startMinorVersion) {
+		// Skip plugin reconciliation if real OCP version is less than dynamic plugin start OCP version
+		return reconcile.Result{}, nil
+	} else {
+		return r.reconcilePlugin(instance, request)
+	}
 }
 
 func (r *ReconcileGitopsService) ensureDefaultArgoCDInstanceDoesntExist(instance *pipelinesv1alpha1.GitopsService, reqLogger logr.Logger) error {
diff --git a/controllers/gitopsservice_controller_test.go b/controllers/gitopsservice_controller_test.go
index 35ec5d48972..e6d3e3994a4 100644
--- a/controllers/gitopsservice_controller_test.go
+++ b/controllers/gitopsservice_controller_test.go
@@ -188,7 +188,7 @@ func TestReconcile(t *testing.T) {
 	s := scheme.Scheme
 	addKnownTypesToScheme(s)
 
-	fakeClient := fake.NewFakeClient(newGitopsService())
+	fakeClient := fake.NewFakeClient(util.NewClusterVersion("4.15.1"), newGitopsService())
 	reconciler := newReconcileGitOpsService(fakeClient, s)
 
 	_, err := reconciler.Reconcile(context.TODO(), newRequest("test", "test"))
@@ -327,6 +327,38 @@ func TestReconcile_consoleAPINotFound(t *testing.T) {
 	assert.Error(t, err, "configmaps \"httpd-cfg\" not found")
 }
 
+func TestReconcile_ocpVersionLowerThan4_15(t *testing.T) {
+	defer util.SetConsoleAPIFound(util.IsConsoleAPIFound())
+	util.SetConsoleAPIFound(false)
+
+	logf.SetLogger(argocd.ZapLogger(true))
+	s := scheme.Scheme
+	addKnownTypesToScheme(s)
+
+	fakeClient := fake.NewFakeClient(util.NewClusterVersion("4.11.1"), newGitopsService())
+	reconciler := newReconcileGitOpsService(fakeClient, s)
+
+	_, err := reconciler.Reconcile(context.TODO(), newRequest("test", "test"))
+	assertNoError(t, err)
+
+	// Check consolePlugin and other resources are not created
+	consolePlugin := &consolepluginv1.ConsolePlugin{}
+	err = fakeClient.Get(context.TODO(), types.NamespacedName{Name: gitopsPluginName}, consolePlugin)
+	assert.Error(t, err, "consoleplugins.console.openshift.io \"gitops-plugin\" not found")
+
+	pluginDeploy := &appsv1.Deployment{}
+	err = fakeClient.Get(context.TODO(), types.NamespacedName{Name: gitopsPluginName, Namespace: serviceNamespace}, pluginDeploy)
+	assert.Error(t, err, "deployments.apps \"gitops-plugin\" not found")
+
+	pluginService := &corev1.Service{}
+	err = fakeClient.Get(context.TODO(), types.NamespacedName{Name: gitopsPluginName, Namespace: serviceNamespace}, pluginService)
+	assert.Error(t, err, "services \"gitops-plugin\" not found")
+
+	pluginConfigMap := &corev1.ConfigMap{}
+	err = fakeClient.Get(context.TODO(), types.NamespacedName{Name: httpdConfigMapName, Namespace: serviceNamespace}, pluginConfigMap)
+	assert.Error(t, err, "configmaps \"httpd-cfg\" not found")
+}
+
 func TestReconcile_GitOpsNamespace(t *testing.T) {
 	logf.SetLogger(argocd.ZapLogger(true))
 	s := scheme.Scheme
diff --git a/go.mod b/go.mod
index 195c261aed3..8f861db2a50 100644
--- a/go.mod
+++ b/go.mod
@@ -7,6 +7,7 @@ require (
 	github.com/coreos/prometheus-operator v0.40.0
 	github.com/go-logr/logr v1.2.3
 	github.com/google/go-cmp v0.5.8
+	github.com/hashicorp/go-version v1.2.1
 	github.com/onsi/ginkgo v1.16.5
 	github.com/onsi/gomega v1.17.0
 	github.com/openshift/api v3.9.1-0.20190916204813-cdbe64fb0c91+incompatible
diff --git a/go.sum b/go.sum
index bf78679dcef..1f9805054b5 100644
--- a/go.sum
+++ b/go.sum
@@ -687,6 +687,8 @@ github.com/hashicorp/go-uuid v1.0.0/go.mod h1:6SBZvOh/SIDV7/2o3Jml5SYk/TvGqwFJ/b
 github.com/hashicorp/go-uuid v1.0.1/go.mod h1:6SBZvOh/SIDV7/2o3Jml5SYk/TvGqwFJ/bN7x4byOro=
 github.com/hashicorp/go-version v1.1.0/go.mod h1:fltr4n8CU8Ke44wwGCBoEymUuxUHl09ZGVZPK5anwXA=
 github.com/hashicorp/go-version v1.2.0/go.mod h1:fltr4n8CU8Ke44wwGCBoEymUuxUHl09ZGVZPK5anwXA=
+github.com/hashicorp/go-version v1.2.1 h1:zEfKbn2+PDgroKdiOzqiE8rsmLqU2uwi5PB5pBJ3TkI=
+github.com/hashicorp/go-version v1.2.1/go.mod h1:fltr4n8CU8Ke44wwGCBoEymUuxUHl09ZGVZPK5anwXA=
 github.com/hashicorp/go.net v0.0.1/go.mod h1:hjKkEWcCURg++eb33jQU7oqQcI9XDCnUzHA0oac0k90=
 github.com/hashicorp/golang-lru v0.5.0/go.mod h1:/m3WP610KZHVQ1SGc6re/UDhFvYD7pJ4Ao+sR/qLZy8=
 github.com/hashicorp/golang-lru v0.5.1/go.mod h1:/m3WP610KZHVQ1SGc6re/UDhFvYD7pJ4Ao+sR/qLZy8=