diff --git a/x-pack/plugins/beats_management/public/lib/adapters/framework/kibana_framework_adapter.ts b/x-pack/plugins/beats_management/public/lib/adapters/framework/kibana_framework_adapter.ts
index 497f47a48d57d..d17c3b1577d7f 100644
--- a/x-pack/plugins/beats_management/public/lib/adapters/framework/kibana_framework_adapter.ts
+++ b/x-pack/plugins/beats_management/public/lib/adapters/framework/kibana_framework_adapter.ts
@@ -23,13 +23,28 @@ export class KibanaFrameworkAdapter implements FrameworkAdapter {
   private rootComponent: React.ReactElement<any> | null = null;
   private uiModule: IModule;
   private routes: any;
-
-  constructor(uiModule: IModule, management: any, routes: any) {
+  private XPackInfoProvider: any;
+  private xpackInfo: null | any;
+  private notifier: any;
+  private kbnUrlService: any;
+  private chrome: any;
+
+  constructor(
+    uiModule: IModule,
+    management: any,
+    routes: any,
+    chrome: any,
+    XPackInfoProvider: any,
+    Notifier: any
+  ) {
     this.adapterService = new KibanaAdapterServiceProvider();
     this.management = management;
     this.uiModule = uiModule;
     this.routes = routes;
+    this.chrome = chrome;
+    this.XPackInfoProvider = XPackInfoProvider;
     this.appState = {};
+    this.notifier = new Notifier({ location: 'Beats' });
   }
 
   public setUISettings = (key: string, value: any) => {
@@ -42,24 +57,48 @@ export class KibanaFrameworkAdapter implements FrameworkAdapter {
     this.rootComponent = component;
   };
 
-  public registerManagementSection(pluginId: string, displayName: string, basePath: string) {
-    const registerSection = () =>
-      this.management.register(pluginId, {
-        display: displayName,
-        order: 30,
-      });
-    const getSection = () => this.management.getSection(pluginId);
+  public hadValidLicense() {
+    if (!this.xpackInfo) {
+      return false;
+    }
+    return this.xpackInfo.get('features.beats_management.licenseValid', false);
+  }
 
-    const section = this.management.hasItem(pluginId) ? getSection() : registerSection();
+  public securityEnabled() {
+    if (!this.xpackInfo) {
+      return false;
+    }
 
-    section.register(pluginId, {
-      visible: true,
-      display: displayName,
-      order: 30,
-      url: `#${basePath}`,
-    });
+    return this.xpackInfo.get('features.beats_management.securityEnabled', false);
+  }
 
+  public registerManagementSection(pluginId: string, displayName: string, basePath: string) {
     this.register(this.uiModule);
+
+    this.hookAngular(() => {
+      if (this.hadValidLicense() && this.securityEnabled()) {
+        const registerSection = () =>
+          this.management.register(pluginId, {
+            display: displayName,
+            order: 30,
+          });
+        const getSection = () => this.management.getSection(pluginId);
+
+        const section = this.management.hasItem(pluginId) ? getSection() : registerSection();
+
+        section.register(pluginId, {
+          visible: true,
+          display: displayName,
+          order: 30,
+          url: `#${basePath}`,
+        });
+      }
+
+      if (!this.securityEnabled()) {
+        this.notifier.error(this.xpackInfo.get(`features.beats_management.message`));
+        this.kbnUrlService.redirect('/management');
+      }
+    });
   }
 
   private manageAngularLifecycle($scope: any, $route: any, elem: any) {
@@ -83,6 +122,18 @@ export class KibanaFrameworkAdapter implements FrameworkAdapter {
     });
   }
 
+  private hookAngular(done: () => any) {
+    this.chrome.dangerouslyGetActiveInjector().then(($injector: any) => {
+      const Private = $injector.get('Private');
+      const xpackInfo = Private(this.XPackInfoProvider);
+      const kbnUrlService = $injector.get('kbnUrl');
+
+      this.xpackInfo = xpackInfo;
+      this.kbnUrlService = kbnUrlService;
+      done();
+    });
+  }
+
   private register = (adapterModule: IModule) => {
     const adapter = this;
     this.routes.when(`/management/beats_management/:view?/:id?/:other?/:other2?`, {
diff --git a/x-pack/plugins/beats_management/public/lib/compose/kibana.ts b/x-pack/plugins/beats_management/public/lib/compose/kibana.ts
index 0d313c3184356..3488a5d23a1ef 100644
--- a/x-pack/plugins/beats_management/public/lib/compose/kibana.ts
+++ b/x-pack/plugins/beats_management/public/lib/compose/kibana.ts
@@ -4,6 +4,9 @@
  * you may not use this file except in compliance with the Elastic License.
  */
 
+// @ts-ignore
+import { XPackInfoProvider } from 'plugins/xpack_main/services/xpack_info';
+// @ts-ignore
 import 'ui/autoload/all';
 // @ts-ignore: path dynamic for kibana
 import chrome from 'ui/chrome';
@@ -11,8 +14,11 @@ import chrome from 'ui/chrome';
 import { management } from 'ui/management';
 // @ts-ignore: path dynamic for kibana
 import { uiModules } from 'ui/modules';
+// @ts-ignore
+import { Notifier } from 'ui/notify';
 // @ts-ignore: path dynamic for kibana
 import routes from 'ui/routes';
+
 import { supportedConfigs } from '../../config_schemas';
 import { RestBeatsAdapter } from '../adapters/beats/rest_beats_adapter';
 import { KibanaFrameworkAdapter } from '../adapters/framework/kibana_framework_adapter';
@@ -39,7 +45,14 @@ export function compose(): FrontendLibs {
   };
   const pluginUIModule = uiModules.get('app/beats_management');
 
-  const framework = new KibanaFrameworkAdapter(pluginUIModule, management, routes);
+  const framework = new KibanaFrameworkAdapter(
+    pluginUIModule,
+    management,
+    routes,
+    chrome,
+    XPackInfoProvider,
+    Notifier
+  );
 
   const libs: FrontendLibs = {
     framework,
diff --git a/x-pack/plugins/beats_management/public/lib/compose/memory.ts b/x-pack/plugins/beats_management/public/lib/compose/memory.ts
index e5f515014652c..ab56f6708123d 100644
--- a/x-pack/plugins/beats_management/public/lib/compose/memory.ts
+++ b/x-pack/plugins/beats_management/public/lib/compose/memory.ts
@@ -35,7 +35,14 @@ export function compose(): FrontendLibs {
   };
   const pluginUIModule = uiModules.get('app/beats_management');
 
-  const framework = new KibanaFrameworkAdapter(pluginUIModule, management, routes);
+  const framework = new KibanaFrameworkAdapter(
+    pluginUIModule,
+    management,
+    routes,
+    null,
+    null,
+    null
+  );
   const libs: FrontendLibs = {
     ...domainLibs,
     framework,
diff --git a/x-pack/plugins/beats_management/server/lib/adapters/framework/adapter_types.ts b/x-pack/plugins/beats_management/server/lib/adapters/framework/adapter_types.ts
index 014c041b11f0a..0e690b53fe8c2 100644
--- a/x-pack/plugins/beats_management/server/lib/adapters/framework/adapter_types.ts
+++ b/x-pack/plugins/beats_management/server/lib/adapters/framework/adapter_types.ts
@@ -50,6 +50,7 @@ export interface FrameworkRouteOptions<
   path: string;
   method: string | string[];
   vhost?: string;
+  licenseRequired?: boolean;
   handler: FrameworkRouteHandler<RouteRequest, RouteResponse>;
   config?: {};
 }
diff --git a/x-pack/plugins/beats_management/server/lib/adapters/framework/kibana_framework_adapter.ts b/x-pack/plugins/beats_management/server/lib/adapters/framework/kibana_framework_adapter.ts
index d07170acb7050..d2efd7e49bb39 100644
--- a/x-pack/plugins/beats_management/server/lib/adapters/framework/kibana_framework_adapter.ts
+++ b/x-pack/plugins/beats_management/server/lib/adapters/framework/kibana_framework_adapter.ts
@@ -4,6 +4,10 @@
  * you may not use this file except in compliance with the Elastic License.
  */
 
+import Boom from 'boom';
+// @ts-ignore
+import { mirrorPluginStatus } from '../../../../../../server/lib/mirror_plugin_status';
+import { PLUGIN } from '../../../../common/constants/plugin';
 import { wrapRequest } from '../../../utils/wrap_request';
 import {
   BackendFrameworkAdapter,
@@ -29,6 +33,18 @@ export class KibanaBackendFrameworkAdapter implements BackendFrameworkAdapter {
     }
     this.cryptoHash = null;
     this.validateConfig();
+
+    const xpackMainPlugin = hapiServer.plugins.xpack_main;
+    const thisPlugin = hapiServer.plugins.beats_management;
+
+    mirrorPluginStatus(xpackMainPlugin, thisPlugin);
+    xpackMainPlugin.status.once('green', () => {
+      // Register a function that is called whenever the xpack info changes,
+      // to re-compute the license check results for this plugin
+      xpackMainPlugin.info
+        .feature(PLUGIN.ID)
+        .registerLicenseCheckResultsGenerator(this.checkLicense);
+    });
   }
 
   public getSetting(settingPath: string) {
@@ -56,10 +72,17 @@ export class KibanaBackendFrameworkAdapter implements BackendFrameworkAdapter {
   public registerRoute<RouteRequest extends FrameworkWrappableRequest, RouteResponse>(
     route: FrameworkRouteOptions<RouteRequest, RouteResponse>
   ) {
-    const wrappedHandler = (request: any, reply: any) => route.handler(wrapRequest(request), reply);
+    const wrappedHandler = (licenseRequired: boolean) => (request: any, reply: any) => {
+      const xpackMainPlugin = this.server.plugins.xpack_main;
+      const licenseCheckResults = xpackMainPlugin.info.feature(PLUGIN.ID).getLicenseCheckResults();
+      if (licenseRequired && !licenseCheckResults.licenseValid) {
+        reply(Boom.forbidden(licenseCheckResults.message));
+      }
+      return route.handler(wrapRequest(request), reply);
+    };
 
     this.server.route({
-      handler: wrappedHandler,
+      handler: wrappedHandler(route.licenseRequired),
       method: route.method,
       path: route.path,
       config: route.config,
@@ -78,4 +101,60 @@ export class KibanaBackendFrameworkAdapter implements BackendFrameworkAdapter {
       this.cryptoHash = 'xpack_beats_default_encryptionKey';
     }
   }
+
+  private checkLicense(xPackInfo: any) {
+    // If, for some reason, we cannot get the license information
+    // from Elasticsearch, assume worst case and disable the Logstash pipeline UI
+    if (!xPackInfo || !xPackInfo.isAvailable()) {
+      return {
+        securityEnabled: false,
+        licenseValid: false,
+        message:
+          'You cannot manage Beats centeral management because license information is not available at this time.',
+      };
+    }
+
+    const VALID_LICENSE_MODES = ['trial', 'gold', 'platinum'];
+
+    const isLicenseValid = xPackInfo.license.isOneOf(VALID_LICENSE_MODES);
+    const isLicenseActive = xPackInfo.license.isActive();
+    const licenseType = xPackInfo.license.getType();
+    const isSecurityEnabled = xPackInfo.feature('security').isEnabled();
+
+    // Security is not enabled in ES
+    if (!isSecurityEnabled) {
+      const message =
+        'Security must be enabled in order to use Beats centeral management features.' +
+        ' Please set xpack.security.enabled: true in your elasticsearch.yml.';
+      return {
+        securityEnabled: false,
+        licenseValid: true,
+        message,
+      };
+    }
+
+    // License is not valid
+    if (!isLicenseValid) {
+      return {
+        securityEnabled: true,
+        licenseValid: false,
+        message: `Your ${licenseType} license does not support Beats centeral management features. Please upgrade your license.`,
+      };
+    }
+
+    // License is valid but not active, we go into a read-only mode.
+    if (!isLicenseActive) {
+      return {
+        securityEnabled: true,
+        licenseValid: false,
+        message: `You cannot edit, create, or delete your Beats centeral management configurations because your ${licenseType} license has expired.`,
+      };
+    }
+
+    // License is valid and active
+    return {
+      securityEnabled: true,
+      licenseValid: true,
+    };
+  }
 }
diff --git a/x-pack/plugins/beats_management/server/rest_api/beats/enroll.ts b/x-pack/plugins/beats_management/server/rest_api/beats/enroll.ts
index c1c23537218bd..8e7d2aee956ee 100644
--- a/x-pack/plugins/beats_management/server/rest_api/beats/enroll.ts
+++ b/x-pack/plugins/beats_management/server/rest_api/beats/enroll.ts
@@ -10,11 +10,11 @@ import { CMServerLibs } from '../../lib/lib';
 import { BeatEnrollmentStatus } from '../../lib/lib';
 import { wrapEsError } from '../../utils/error_wrappers';
 
-// TODO: add license check pre-hook
 // TODO: write to Kibana audit log file
 export const createBeatEnrollmentRoute = (libs: CMServerLibs) => ({
   method: 'POST',
   path: '/api/beats/agent/{beatId}',
+  licenseRequired: true,
   config: {
     auth: false,
     validate: {
diff --git a/x-pack/plugins/beats_management/server/rest_api/beats/list.ts b/x-pack/plugins/beats_management/server/rest_api/beats/list.ts
index 3bfb249b39b6f..21f5a9d799b2d 100644
--- a/x-pack/plugins/beats_management/server/rest_api/beats/list.ts
+++ b/x-pack/plugins/beats_management/server/rest_api/beats/list.ts
@@ -9,10 +9,10 @@ import { FrameworkRequest } from '../../lib/adapters/framework/adapter_types';
 import { CMServerLibs } from '../../lib/lib';
 import { wrapEsError } from '../../utils/error_wrappers';
 
-// TODO: add license check pre-hook
 export const createListAgentsRoute = (libs: CMServerLibs) => ({
   method: 'GET',
   path: '/api/beats/agents/{listByAndValue*}',
+  licenseRequired: true,
   handler: async (request: FrameworkRequest, reply: any) => {
     const listByAndValueParts = request.params.listByAndValue.split('/');
     let listBy: 'tag' | null = null;
diff --git a/x-pack/plugins/beats_management/server/rest_api/beats/tag_assignment.ts b/x-pack/plugins/beats_management/server/rest_api/beats/tag_assignment.ts
index 857b68a921597..b0a73f1706571 100644
--- a/x-pack/plugins/beats_management/server/rest_api/beats/tag_assignment.ts
+++ b/x-pack/plugins/beats_management/server/rest_api/beats/tag_assignment.ts
@@ -11,11 +11,11 @@ import { FrameworkRequest } from '../../lib/adapters/framework/adapter_types';
 import { CMServerLibs } from '../../lib/lib';
 import { wrapEsError } from '../../utils/error_wrappers';
 
-// TODO: add license check pre-hook
 // TODO: write to Kibana audit log file
 export const createTagAssignmentsRoute = (libs: CMServerLibs) => ({
   method: 'POST',
   path: '/api/beats/agents_tags/assignments',
+  licenseRequired: true,
   config: {
     validate: {
       payload: Joi.object({
diff --git a/x-pack/plugins/beats_management/server/rest_api/beats/tag_removal.ts b/x-pack/plugins/beats_management/server/rest_api/beats/tag_removal.ts
index 0cdd9f2f28c2b..e8d395b27eaa6 100644
--- a/x-pack/plugins/beats_management/server/rest_api/beats/tag_removal.ts
+++ b/x-pack/plugins/beats_management/server/rest_api/beats/tag_removal.ts
@@ -9,11 +9,11 @@ import { FrameworkRequest } from '../../lib/adapters/framework/adapter_types';
 import { CMServerLibs } from '../../lib/lib';
 import { wrapEsError } from '../../utils/error_wrappers';
 
-// TODO: add license check pre-hook
 // TODO: write to Kibana audit log file
 export const createTagRemovalsRoute = (libs: CMServerLibs) => ({
   method: 'POST',
   path: '/api/beats/agents_tags/removals',
+  licenseRequired: true,
   config: {
     validate: {
       payload: Joi.object({
diff --git a/x-pack/plugins/beats_management/server/rest_api/beats/update.ts b/x-pack/plugins/beats_management/server/rest_api/beats/update.ts
index bf94f83ec22d7..e33c5b5d11e53 100644
--- a/x-pack/plugins/beats_management/server/rest_api/beats/update.ts
+++ b/x-pack/plugins/beats_management/server/rest_api/beats/update.ts
@@ -9,11 +9,11 @@ import { FrameworkRequest } from '../../lib/adapters/framework/adapter_types';
 import { CMServerLibs } from '../../lib/lib';
 import { wrapEsError } from '../../utils/error_wrappers';
 
-// TODO: add license check pre-hook
 // TODO: write to Kibana audit log file (include who did the verification as well)
 export const createBeatUpdateRoute = (libs: CMServerLibs) => ({
   method: 'PUT',
   path: '/api/beats/agent/{beatId}',
+  licenseRequired: true,
   config: {
     auth: {
       mode: 'optional',
diff --git a/x-pack/plugins/beats_management/server/rest_api/tags/delete.ts b/x-pack/plugins/beats_management/server/rest_api/tags/delete.ts
index 451d800122a04..34dde929b4586 100644
--- a/x-pack/plugins/beats_management/server/rest_api/tags/delete.ts
+++ b/x-pack/plugins/beats_management/server/rest_api/tags/delete.ts
@@ -10,6 +10,7 @@ import { wrapEsError } from '../../utils/error_wrappers';
 export const createDeleteTagsWithIdsRoute = (libs: CMServerLibs) => ({
   method: 'DELETE',
   path: '/api/beats/tags/{tagIds}',
+  licenseRequired: true,
   handler: async (request: any, reply: any) => {
     const tagIdString: string = request.params.tagIds;
     const tagIds = tagIdString.split(',').filter((id: string) => id.length > 0);
diff --git a/x-pack/plugins/beats_management/server/rest_api/tags/get.ts b/x-pack/plugins/beats_management/server/rest_api/tags/get.ts
index 97aa6b413aeb3..c65640ee3eb2f 100644
--- a/x-pack/plugins/beats_management/server/rest_api/tags/get.ts
+++ b/x-pack/plugins/beats_management/server/rest_api/tags/get.ts
@@ -11,6 +11,7 @@ import { wrapEsError } from '../../utils/error_wrappers';
 export const createGetTagsWithIdsRoute = (libs: CMServerLibs) => ({
   method: 'GET',
   path: '/api/beats/tags/{tagIds}',
+  licenseRequired: true,
   handler: async (request: any, reply: any) => {
     const tagIdString: string = request.params.tagIds;
     const tagIds = tagIdString.split(',').filter((id: string) => id.length > 0);
diff --git a/x-pack/plugins/beats_management/server/rest_api/tags/list.ts b/x-pack/plugins/beats_management/server/rest_api/tags/list.ts
index 0569e29bb60db..63ab0d5b52e7e 100644
--- a/x-pack/plugins/beats_management/server/rest_api/tags/list.ts
+++ b/x-pack/plugins/beats_management/server/rest_api/tags/list.ts
@@ -11,6 +11,7 @@ import { wrapEsError } from '../../utils/error_wrappers';
 export const createListTagsRoute = (libs: CMServerLibs) => ({
   method: 'GET',
   path: '/api/beats/tags',
+  licenseRequired: true,
   handler: async (request: any, reply: any) => {
     let tags: BeatTag[];
     try {
diff --git a/x-pack/plugins/beats_management/server/rest_api/tags/set.ts b/x-pack/plugins/beats_management/server/rest_api/tags/set.ts
index 4ec082ba99de6..a69f102b127c8 100644
--- a/x-pack/plugins/beats_management/server/rest_api/tags/set.ts
+++ b/x-pack/plugins/beats_management/server/rest_api/tags/set.ts
@@ -11,11 +11,11 @@ import { FrameworkRequest } from '../../lib/adapters/framework/adapter_types';
 import { CMServerLibs } from '../../lib/lib';
 import { wrapEsError } from '../../utils/error_wrappers';
 
-// TODO: add license check pre-hook
 // TODO: write to Kibana audit log file
 export const createSetTagRoute = (libs: CMServerLibs) => ({
   method: 'PUT',
   path: '/api/beats/tag/{tag}',
+  licenseRequired: true,
   config: {
     validate: {
       params: Joi.object({
diff --git a/x-pack/plugins/beats_management/server/rest_api/tokens/create.ts b/x-pack/plugins/beats_management/server/rest_api/tokens/create.ts
index 15ab7b872df8a..08205bcba43dd 100644
--- a/x-pack/plugins/beats_management/server/rest_api/tokens/create.ts
+++ b/x-pack/plugins/beats_management/server/rest_api/tokens/create.ts
@@ -9,12 +9,13 @@ import { get } from 'lodash';
 import { FrameworkRequest } from '../../lib/adapters/framework/adapter_types';
 import { CMServerLibs } from '../../lib/lib';
 import { wrapEsError } from '../../utils/error_wrappers';
-// TODO: add license check pre-hook
+
 // TODO: write to Kibana audit log file
 const DEFAULT_NUM_TOKENS = 1;
 export const createTokensRoute = (libs: CMServerLibs) => ({
   method: 'POST',
   path: '/api/beats/enrollment_tokens',
+  licenseRequired: true,
   config: {
     validate: {
       payload: Joi.object({