diff --git a/libs/locales/lib/en/translation.json b/libs/locales/lib/en/translation.json
index 40a58af70a..e919ff71c7 100644
--- a/libs/locales/lib/en/translation.json
+++ b/libs/locales/lib/en/translation.json
@@ -720,6 +720,7 @@
   "ai:Service networks": "Service networks",
   "ai:Set <bold>{{agent_location_label_key}}</bold> label in Agent resource to specify its location.": "Set <bold>{{agent_location_label_key}}</bold> label in Agent resource to specify its location.",
   "ai:Set all the hosts to boot using iPXE script file": "Set all the hosts to boot using iPXE script file",
+  "ai:Show all available versions": "Show all available versions",
   "ai:Show proxy settings": "Show proxy settings",
   "ai:Single node cluster cannot contain more than 1 host.": "Single node cluster cannot contain more than 1 host.",
   "ai:Single Node OpenShift disclaimer": "Single Node OpenShift disclaimer",
diff --git a/libs/ui-lib/lib/cim/components/ClusterDeployment/ClusterDetailsFormFields.tsx b/libs/ui-lib/lib/cim/components/ClusterDeployment/ClusterDetailsFormFields.tsx
index dc231fde5f..51516893c5 100644
--- a/libs/ui-lib/lib/cim/components/ClusterDeployment/ClusterDetailsFormFields.tsx
+++ b/libs/ui-lib/lib/cim/components/ClusterDeployment/ClusterDetailsFormFields.tsx
@@ -55,7 +55,7 @@ export const ClusterDetailsFormFields: React.FC<ClusterDetailsFormFieldsProps> =
   cpuArchitectures,
   allowHighlyAvailable,
 }) => {
-  const { values } = useFormikContext<ClusterDetailsValues>();
+  const { values, setFieldValue } = useFormikContext<ClusterDetailsValues>();
   const { name, baseDnsDomain } = values;
   const [openshiftVersionModalOpen, setOpenshiftVersionModalOpen] = React.useState(false);
 
@@ -68,6 +68,15 @@ export const ClusterDetailsFormFields: React.FC<ClusterDetailsFormFieldsProps> =
     [versions],
   );
 
+  React.useEffect(() => {
+    if (!versions.length && !values.openshiftVersion) {
+      const fallbackOpenShiftVersion = allVersions.find((version) => version.default);
+      setFieldValue('customOpenshiftSelect', fallbackOpenShiftVersion);
+      setFieldValue('openshiftVersion', fallbackOpenShiftVersion?.value);
+    }
+    // eslint-disable-next-line react-hooks/exhaustive-deps
+  }, []);
+
   const additionalSelectOptions = React.useMemo(() => {
     if (
       values.customOpenshiftSelect &&
diff --git a/libs/ui-lib/lib/common/components/ui/OpenShiftVersionDropdown.tsx b/libs/ui-lib/lib/common/components/ui/OpenShiftVersionDropdown.tsx
index 948463f1d3..8c9bcdbfbf 100644
--- a/libs/ui-lib/lib/common/components/ui/OpenShiftVersionDropdown.tsx
+++ b/libs/ui-lib/lib/common/components/ui/OpenShiftVersionDropdown.tsx
@@ -58,7 +58,6 @@ export const OpenShiftVersionDropdown = ({
   const [isOpen, setOpen] = React.useState(false);
   const { t } = useTranslation();
   const fieldId = getFieldId(name, 'input');
-  const isDisabled = versions.length === 0;
   const {
     values: { customOpenshiftSelect },
   } = useFormikContext<ClusterDetailsValues>();
@@ -107,29 +106,29 @@ export const OpenShiftVersionDropdown = ({
   });
 
   const dropdownGroup = [
-    <DropdownGroup label="Latest releases" key="latest-releases">
-      {dropdownItems}
-    </DropdownGroup>,
-    <DropdownGroup
-      label="Custom releases"
-      key="custom-releases"
-      hidden={customDropdownItems.length === 0}
-    >
-      {customDropdownItems}
-    </DropdownGroup>,
+    dropdownItems.length && (
+      <DropdownGroup label="Latest releases" key="latest-releases">
+        {dropdownItems}
+      </DropdownGroup>
+    ),
+    customDropdownItems.length && (
+      <DropdownGroup label="Custom releases" key="custom-releases">
+        {customDropdownItems}
+      </DropdownGroup>
+    ),
     <DropdownGroup key="all-available-versions">
-      <DropdownItem key="all-versions" id="all-versions">
+      <DropdownItem key="all-versions" id="all-versions" onSelect={(e) => e.preventDefault()}>
         <Button
           variant="link"
           isInline
           onClick={() => showOpenshiftVersionModal()}
           id="show-all-versions"
         >
-          Show all available versions
+          {t('ai:Show all available versions')}
         </Button>
       </DropdownItem>
     </DropdownGroup>,
-  ];
+  ].filter(Boolean);
 
   const onSelect = React.useCallback(
     (event?: React.SyntheticEvent<HTMLDivElement>) => {
@@ -147,16 +146,15 @@ export const OpenShiftVersionDropdown = ({
   const toggle = React.useMemo(
     () => (
       <DropdownToggle
-        onToggle={(_event, val) => setOpen(!isDisabled && val)}
+        onToggle={(_event, val) => setOpen(val)}
         toggleIndicator={CaretDownIcon}
-        isDisabled={isDisabled}
         isText
         className="pf-v5-u-w-100"
       >
         {current}
       </DropdownToggle>
     ),
-    [setOpen, current, isDisabled],
+    [setOpen, current],
   );
 
   const helperText = getHelperText && getHelperText(field.value);