diff --git a/src/platform/packages/private/kbn-esql-editor/src/esql_editor.tsx b/src/platform/packages/private/kbn-esql-editor/src/esql_editor.tsx
index 619d355b803b8..eebe978cf7902 100644
--- a/src/platform/packages/private/kbn-esql-editor/src/esql_editor.tsx
+++ b/src/platform/packages/private/kbn-esql-editor/src/esql_editor.tsx
@@ -34,6 +34,7 @@ import {
   monaco,
   type ESQLCallbacks,
 } from '@kbn/monaco';
+import type { ILicense } from '@kbn/licensing-plugin/public';
 import memoize from 'lodash/memoize';
 import React, { memo, useCallback, useEffect, useMemo, useRef, useState } from 'react';
 import { fixESQLQueryWithVariables } from '@kbn/esql-utils';
@@ -161,6 +162,7 @@ export const ESQLEditor = memo(function ESQLEditor({
   const [isCodeEditorExpandedFocused, setIsCodeEditorExpandedFocused] = useState(false);
   const [isQueryLoading, setIsQueryLoading] = useState(true);
   const [abortController, setAbortController] = useState(new AbortController());
+  const [license, setLicense] = useState<ILicense | undefined>(undefined);
 
   // contains both client side validation and server messages
   const [editorMessages, setEditorMessages] = useState<{
@@ -443,7 +445,7 @@ export const ESQLEditor = memo(function ESQLEditor({
   }, []);
 
   const { cache: dataSourcesCache, memoizedSources } = useMemo(() => {
-    const fn = memoize((...args: [DataViewsPublicPluginStart, CoreStart]) => ({
+    const fn = memoize((...args: [DataViewsPublicPluginStart, CoreStart, boolean]) => ({
       timestamp: Date.now(),
       result: getESQLSources(...args),
     }));
@@ -455,7 +457,9 @@ export const ESQLEditor = memo(function ESQLEditor({
     const callbacks: ESQLCallbacks = {
       getSources: async () => {
         clearCacheWhenOld(dataSourcesCache, fixedQuery);
-        const sources = await memoizedSources(dataViews, core).result;
+        const ccrFeature = license?.getFeature('ccr');
+        const areRemoteIndicesAvailable = ccrFeature?.isAvailable ?? false;
+        const sources = await memoizedSources(dataViews, core, areRemoteIndicesAvailable).result;
         return sources;
       },
       getColumnsFor: async ({ query: queryToExecute }: { query?: string } | undefined = {}) => {
@@ -517,6 +521,7 @@ export const ESQLEditor = memo(function ESQLEditor({
     return callbacks;
   }, [
     fieldsMetadata,
+    license,
     kibana.services?.esql?.getJoinIndicesAutocomplete,
     dataSourcesCache,
     fixedQuery,
@@ -593,6 +598,20 @@ export const ESQLEditor = memo(function ESQLEditor({
     }
   }, [isLoading, isQueryLoading, parseMessages, code]);
 
+  useEffect(() => {
+    async function fetchLicense() {
+      try {
+        const ls = await kibana.services?.esql?.getLicense();
+        if (!isEqual(license, ls)) {
+          setLicense(ls);
+        }
+      } catch (error) {
+        // failed to fetch
+      }
+    }
+    fetchLicense();
+  }, [kibana.services?.esql, license]);
+
   const queryValidation = useCallback(
     async ({ active }: { active: boolean }) => {
       if (!editorModel.current || editorModel.current.isDisposed()) return;
diff --git a/src/platform/packages/private/kbn-esql-editor/src/helpers.test.ts b/src/platform/packages/private/kbn-esql-editor/src/helpers.test.ts
index 779ef4f8f306e..c58609636d5b2 100644
--- a/src/platform/packages/private/kbn-esql-editor/src/helpers.test.ts
+++ b/src/platform/packages/private/kbn-esql-editor/src/helpers.test.ts
@@ -313,8 +313,38 @@ describe('helpers', function () {
           },
         ]),
       };
-      const indices = await getRemoteIndicesList(updatedDataViewsMock);
+      const indices = await getRemoteIndicesList(updatedDataViewsMock, true);
       expect(indices).toStrictEqual([{ name: 'remote:logs', hidden: false, type: 'Index' }]);
     });
+
+    it('should not suggest ccs indices if not allowed', async function () {
+      const dataViewsMock = dataViewPluginMocks.createStartContract();
+      const updatedDataViewsMock = {
+        ...dataViewsMock,
+        getIndices: jest.fn().mockResolvedValue([
+          {
+            name: 'remote: alias1',
+            item: {
+              indices: ['index1'],
+            },
+          },
+          {
+            name: 'remote:.system1',
+            item: {
+              name: 'system',
+            },
+          },
+          {
+            name: 'remote:logs',
+            item: {
+              name: 'logs',
+              timestamp_field: '@timestamp',
+            },
+          },
+        ]),
+      };
+      const indices = await getRemoteIndicesList(updatedDataViewsMock, false);
+      expect(indices).toStrictEqual([]);
+    });
   });
 });
diff --git a/src/platform/packages/private/kbn-esql-editor/src/helpers.ts b/src/platform/packages/private/kbn-esql-editor/src/helpers.ts
index 7b332b7c6b3dd..0cdee35a16203 100644
--- a/src/platform/packages/private/kbn-esql-editor/src/helpers.ts
+++ b/src/platform/packages/private/kbn-esql-editor/src/helpers.ts
@@ -196,7 +196,13 @@ export const getIndicesList = async (dataViews: DataViewsPublicPluginStart) => {
   });
 };
 
-export const getRemoteIndicesList = async (dataViews: DataViewsPublicPluginStart) => {
+export const getRemoteIndicesList = async (
+  dataViews: DataViewsPublicPluginStart,
+  areRemoteIndicesAvailable: boolean
+) => {
+  if (!areRemoteIndicesAvailable) {
+    return [];
+  }
   const indices = await dataViews.getIndices({
     showAllIndices: false,
     pattern: '*:*',
@@ -255,9 +261,13 @@ const getIntegrations = async (core: CoreStart) => {
   );
 };
 
-export const getESQLSources = async (dataViews: DataViewsPublicPluginStart, core: CoreStart) => {
+export const getESQLSources = async (
+  dataViews: DataViewsPublicPluginStart,
+  core: CoreStart,
+  areRemoteIndicesAvailable: boolean
+) => {
   const [remoteIndices, localIndices, integrations] = await Promise.all([
-    getRemoteIndicesList(dataViews),
+    getRemoteIndicesList(dataViews, areRemoteIndicesAvailable),
     getIndicesList(dataViews),
     getIntegrations(core),
   ]);
diff --git a/src/platform/packages/private/kbn-esql-editor/src/types.ts b/src/platform/packages/private/kbn-esql-editor/src/types.ts
index 19754f2bbf2b3..d92f96499ee7d 100644
--- a/src/platform/packages/private/kbn-esql-editor/src/types.ts
+++ b/src/platform/packages/private/kbn-esql-editor/src/types.ts
@@ -13,6 +13,7 @@ import type { AggregateQuery } from '@kbn/es-query';
 import type { ExpressionsStart } from '@kbn/expressions-plugin/public';
 import type { IndexManagementPluginSetup } from '@kbn/index-management-shared-types';
 import type { FieldsMetadataPublicStart } from '@kbn/fields-metadata-plugin/public';
+import type { ILicense } from '@kbn/licensing-plugin/public';
 import type { UsageCollectionStart } from '@kbn/usage-collection-plugin/public';
 import type { Storage } from '@kbn/kibana-utils-plugin/public';
 import type { UiActionsStart } from '@kbn/ui-actions-plugin/public';
@@ -107,6 +108,7 @@ interface ESQLVariableService {
 export interface EsqlPluginStartBase {
   getJoinIndicesAutocomplete: () => Promise<JoinIndicesAutocompleteResult>;
   variablesService: ESQLVariableService;
+  getLicense: () => Promise<ILicense | undefined>;
 }
 
 export interface ESQLEditorDeps {
diff --git a/src/platform/packages/private/kbn-esql-editor/tsconfig.json b/src/platform/packages/private/kbn-esql-editor/tsconfig.json
index 56e1d3fbbcf7b..213b4fee7ab3d 100644
--- a/src/platform/packages/private/kbn-esql-editor/tsconfig.json
+++ b/src/platform/packages/private/kbn-esql-editor/tsconfig.json
@@ -34,7 +34,8 @@
     "@kbn/kibana-utils-plugin",
     "@kbn/ui-actions-plugin",
     "@kbn/shared-ux-table-persist",
-    "@kbn/esql-types"
+    "@kbn/esql-types",
+    "@kbn/licensing-plugin"
   ],
   "exclude": [
     "target/**/*",
diff --git a/src/platform/plugins/shared/esql/kibana.jsonc b/src/platform/plugins/shared/esql/kibana.jsonc
index 56fb397f09870..fdb27385a7219 100644
--- a/src/platform/plugins/shared/esql/kibana.jsonc
+++ b/src/platform/plugins/shared/esql/kibana.jsonc
@@ -11,7 +11,8 @@
     "optionalPlugins": [
       "indexManagement",
       "fieldsMetadata",
-      "usageCollection"
+      "usageCollection",
+      "licensing"
     ],
     "requiredPlugins": [
       "data",
diff --git a/src/platform/plugins/shared/esql/public/plugin.ts b/src/platform/plugins/shared/esql/public/plugin.ts
index b45f406b0a75e..8c70d88a9aca1 100755
--- a/src/platform/plugins/shared/esql/public/plugin.ts
+++ b/src/platform/plugins/shared/esql/public/plugin.ts
@@ -10,6 +10,7 @@
 import type { Plugin, CoreStart, CoreSetup } from '@kbn/core/public';
 import type { DataViewsPublicPluginStart } from '@kbn/data-views-plugin/public';
 import type { ExpressionsStart } from '@kbn/expressions-plugin/public';
+import { LicensingPluginStart } from '@kbn/licensing-plugin/public';
 import type { DataPublicPluginStart } from '@kbn/data-plugin/public';
 import type { IndexManagementPluginSetup } from '@kbn/index-management-shared-types';
 import type { UiActionsSetup, UiActionsStart } from '@kbn/ui-actions-plugin/public';
@@ -41,6 +42,7 @@ interface EsqlPluginStartDependencies {
   uiActions: UiActionsStart;
   data: DataPublicPluginStart;
   fieldsMetadata: FieldsMetadataPublicStart;
+  licensing?: LicensingPluginStart;
   usageCollection?: UsageCollectionStart;
 }
 
@@ -70,6 +72,7 @@ export class EsqlPlugin implements Plugin<{}, EsqlPluginStart> {
       uiActions,
       fieldsMetadata,
       usageCollection,
+      licensing,
     }: EsqlPluginStartDependencies
   ): EsqlPluginStart {
     const storage = new Storage(localStorage);
@@ -112,6 +115,7 @@ export class EsqlPlugin implements Plugin<{}, EsqlPluginStart> {
     const start = {
       getJoinIndicesAutocomplete,
       variablesService,
+      getLicense: async () => await licensing?.getLicense(),
     };
 
     setKibanaServices(
diff --git a/src/platform/plugins/shared/esql/tsconfig.json b/src/platform/plugins/shared/esql/tsconfig.json
index 1d32d6dcde8f5..4ef5fd0f84190 100644
--- a/src/platform/plugins/shared/esql/tsconfig.json
+++ b/src/platform/plugins/shared/esql/tsconfig.json
@@ -35,6 +35,7 @@
     "@kbn/i18n-react",
     "@kbn/visualization-utils",
     "@kbn/esql-types",
+    "@kbn/licensing-plugin"
   ],
   "exclude": [
     "target/**/*",