diff --git a/.changelog/11149.txt b/.changelog/11149.txt
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..b028e0ac7
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.changelog/11149.txt
@@ -0,0 +1,3 @@
+```release-note:bug
+ui: Don't show a CRD warning for read-only intentions
+```
diff --git a/ui/packages/consul-ui/app/abilities/intention.js b/ui/packages/consul-ui/app/abilities/intention.js
index 35551e670..91f3a013b 100644
--- a/ui/packages/consul-ui/app/abilities/intention.js
+++ b/ui/packages/consul-ui/app/abilities/intention.js
@@ -4,6 +4,9 @@ export default class IntentionAbility extends BaseAbility {
   resource = 'intention';
 
   get canWrite() {
-    return super.canWrite && (typeof this.item === 'undefined' || this.item.IsEditable);
+    return super.canWrite && (typeof this.item === 'undefined' || !this.canViewCRD);
+  }
+  get canViewCRD() {
+    return (typeof this.item !== 'undefined' && this.item.IsManagedByCRD);
   }
 }
diff --git a/ui/packages/consul-ui/app/components/consul/intention/list/table/index.hbs b/ui/packages/consul-ui/app/components/consul/intention/list/table/index.hbs
index 35e2bd39a..25044226e 100644
--- a/ui/packages/consul-ui/app/components/consul/intention/list/table/index.hbs
+++ b/ui/packages/consul-ui/app/components/consul/intention/list/table/index.hbs
@@ -65,6 +65,7 @@ as |item index|>
         {{/if}}
         </td>
     </BlockSlot>
+{{#if (or (can "write intention" item=item) (can "view CRD intention" item=item))}}
     <BlockSlot @name="actions" as |index change checked|>
       <PopoverMenu
         @expanded={{if (eq checked index) true false}}
@@ -113,7 +114,7 @@ as |item index|>
                 </InformedAction>
               </div>
             </li>
-          {{else}}
+          {{else if (can "view CRD intention" item=item)}}
             <li role="none">
               <div role="menu">
                 <InformedAction
@@ -152,4 +153,5 @@ as |item index|>
         </BlockSlot>
       </PopoverMenu>
     </BlockSlot>
+{{/if}}
 </TabularCollection>
diff --git a/ui/packages/consul-ui/app/models/intention.js b/ui/packages/consul-ui/app/models/intention.js
index a0c8544f1..4f19696d2 100644
--- a/ui/packages/consul-ui/app/models/intention.js
+++ b/ui/packages/consul-ui/app/models/intention.js
@@ -41,9 +41,4 @@ export default class Intention extends Model {
     );
     return typeof meta !== 'undefined';
   }
-
-  @computed('IsManagedByCRD')
-  get IsEditable() {
-    return !this.IsManagedByCRD;
-  }
 }
diff --git a/ui/packages/consul-ui/app/templates/dc/intentions/edit.hbs b/ui/packages/consul-ui/app/templates/dc/intentions/edit.hbs
index f933c7c25..56d54c379 100644
--- a/ui/packages/consul-ui/app/templates/dc/intentions/edit.hbs
+++ b/ui/packages/consul-ui/app/templates/dc/intentions/edit.hbs
@@ -31,7 +31,7 @@ as |item|}}
       </BlockSlot>
       <BlockSlot @name="header">
           <h1>
-  {{#if item.IsEditable}}
+  {{#if (can "write intention" item=item)}}
     {{#if item.ID}}
             <route.Title @title="Edit Intention" />
     {{else}}