diff --git a/app/models/endpoint.rb b/app/models/endpoint.rb
index a1c76bd8ada..890cff3ab70 100644
--- a/app/models/endpoint.rb
+++ b/app/models/endpoint.rb
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@ class Endpoint < ApplicationRecord
   default_value_for :verify_ssl, OpenSSL::SSL::VERIFY_PEER
   validates :verify_ssl, :inclusion => {:in => [OpenSSL::SSL::VERIFY_NONE, OpenSSL::SSL::VERIFY_PEER]}
   validates :port, :numericality => {:only_integer => true, :allow_nil => true, :greater_than => 0}
-  validates :url, :uniqueness => true, :if => :url
+  validates :url, :uniqueness => true, :allow_blank => true, :unless => :allow_duplicate_url?
   validate :validate_certificate_authority
 
   after_create  :endpoint_created
@@ -77,4 +77,8 @@ def validate_certificate_authority
   rescue OpenSSL::OpenSSLError => err
     errors.add(:certificate_authority, err.to_s)
   end
+
+  def allow_duplicate_url?
+    resource.try(:allow_duplicate_endpoint_url?)
+  end
 end
diff --git a/app/models/ext_management_system.rb b/app/models/ext_management_system.rb
index cee710e547e..7f5ebab2e52 100644
--- a/app/models/ext_management_system.rb
+++ b/app/models/ext_management_system.rb
@@ -844,4 +844,6 @@ def clear_association_cache
     @storages = nil
     super
   end
+
+  define_method(:allow_duplicate_endpoint_url?) { false }
 end
diff --git a/app/models/manageiq/providers/cloud_manager.rb b/app/models/manageiq/providers/cloud_manager.rb
index 354e9c841fc..58263197728 100644
--- a/app/models/manageiq/providers/cloud_manager.rb
+++ b/app/models/manageiq/providers/cloud_manager.rb
@@ -150,5 +150,7 @@ def destroy_mapped_tenants
         source_tenant.destroy
       end
     end
+
+    define_method(:allow_duplicate_endpoint_url?) { true }
   end
 end
diff --git a/spec/models/endpoint_spec.rb b/spec/models/endpoint_spec.rb
index a30c07ce70a..d147fff2aa5 100644
--- a/spec/models/endpoint_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/models/endpoint_spec.rb
@@ -48,14 +48,27 @@
 
   context "Uniqueness validation on :url" do
     it "is not required" do
-      expect(Endpoint.create!).to be_truthy
-      expect(Endpoint.create!).to be_truthy
+      expect(Endpoint.create!(:url => nil)).to be_truthy
+      expect(Endpoint.create!(:url => nil)).to be_truthy
+      expect(Endpoint.create!(:url => '')).to be_truthy
+      expect(Endpoint.create!(:url => '')).to be_truthy
     end
 
     it "raises when provided and already exists" do
       Endpoint.create!(:url => "abc")
       expect { Endpoint.create!(:url => "abc") }.to raise_error("Validation failed: Endpoint: Url has already been taken")
     end
+
+    it 'disabled for cloud providers' do
+      expect(Endpoint.create!(:url => 'defined', :resource => FactoryBot.create(:ems_cloud))).to be_truthy
+      expect(Endpoint.create!(:url => 'defined', :resource => FactoryBot.create(:ems_cloud))).to be_truthy
+    end
+
+    it 'enabled for other emses' do
+      expect(Endpoint.create!(:url => 'defined', :resource => FactoryBot.create(:ext_management_system))).to be_truthy
+      expect { Endpoint.create!(:url => 'defined', :resource => FactoryBot.create(:ext_management_system)) }
+        .to raise_error("Validation failed: Endpoint: Url has already been taken")
+    end
   end
 
   context "certificate_authority" do