diff --git a/x-pack/plugins/ingest_manager/common/types/index.ts b/x-pack/plugins/ingest_manager/common/types/index.ts
index 748bb14d2d35d..b357d0c2d75f4 100644
--- a/x-pack/plugins/ingest_manager/common/types/index.ts
+++ b/x-pack/plugins/ingest_manager/common/types/index.ts
@@ -14,6 +14,7 @@ export interface IngestManagerConfigType {
   };
   fleet: {
     enabled: boolean;
+    tlsCheckDisabled: boolean;
     defaultOutputHost: string;
     kibana: {
       host?: string;
diff --git a/x-pack/plugins/ingest_manager/common/types/rest_spec/fleet_setup.ts b/x-pack/plugins/ingest_manager/common/types/rest_spec/fleet_setup.ts
index c4ba8ee595acf..ae4cb4e3fce49 100644
--- a/x-pack/plugins/ingest_manager/common/types/rest_spec/fleet_setup.ts
+++ b/x-pack/plugins/ingest_manager/common/types/rest_spec/fleet_setup.ts
@@ -7,3 +7,8 @@
 export interface CreateFleetSetupResponse {
   isInitialized: boolean;
 }
+
+export interface GetFleetStatusResponse {
+  isReady: boolean;
+  missing_requirements: Array<'tls_required' | 'api_keys' | 'fleet_admin_user'>;
+}
diff --git a/x-pack/plugins/ingest_manager/kibana.json b/x-pack/plugins/ingest_manager/kibana.json
index cef1a293c104b..382ea0444093d 100644
--- a/x-pack/plugins/ingest_manager/kibana.json
+++ b/x-pack/plugins/ingest_manager/kibana.json
@@ -5,5 +5,5 @@
   "ui": true,
   "configPath": ["xpack", "ingestManager"],
   "requiredPlugins": ["licensing", "data", "encryptedSavedObjects"],
-  "optionalPlugins": ["security", "features"]
+  "optionalPlugins": ["security", "features", "cloud"]
 }
diff --git a/x-pack/plugins/ingest_manager/public/applications/ingest_manager/hooks/use_fleet_status.tsx b/x-pack/plugins/ingest_manager/public/applications/ingest_manager/hooks/use_fleet_status.tsx
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000000..ef40c171b9ca3
--- /dev/null
+++ b/x-pack/plugins/ingest_manager/public/applications/ingest_manager/hooks/use_fleet_status.tsx
@@ -0,0 +1,69 @@
+/*
+ * Copyright Elasticsearch B.V. and/or licensed to Elasticsearch B.V. under one
+ * or more contributor license agreements. Licensed under the Elastic License;
+ * you may not use this file except in compliance with the Elastic License.
+ */
+
+import React, { useState, useContext, useEffect } from 'react';
+import { useConfig } from './use_config';
+import { sendGetFleetStatus } from './use_request';
+import { GetFleetStatusResponse } from '../types';
+
+interface FleetStatusState {
+  enabled: boolean;
+  isLoading: boolean;
+  isReady: boolean;
+  missingRequirements?: GetFleetStatusResponse['missing_requirements'];
+}
+
+interface FleetStatus extends FleetStatusState {
+  refresh: () => Promise<void>;
+}
+
+const FleetStatusContext = React.createContext<FleetStatus | undefined>(undefined);
+
+export const FleetStatusProvider: React.FC = ({ children }) => {
+  const config = useConfig();
+  const [state, setState] = useState<FleetStatusState>({
+    enabled: config.fleet.enabled,
+    isLoading: false,
+    isReady: false,
+  });
+  async function sendGetStatus() {
+    try {
+      setState(s => ({ ...s, isLoading: true }));
+      const res = await sendGetFleetStatus();
+      if (res.error) {
+        throw res.error;
+      }
+
+      setState(s => ({
+        ...s,
+        isLoading: false,
+        isReady: res.data?.isReady ?? false,
+        missingRequirements: res.data?.missing_requirements,
+      }));
+    } catch (error) {
+      setState(s => ({ ...s, isLoading: true }));
+    }
+  }
+  useEffect(() => {
+    sendGetStatus();
+  }, []);
+
+  return (
+    <FleetStatusContext.Provider value={{ ...state, refresh: () => sendGetStatus() }}>
+      {children}
+    </FleetStatusContext.Provider>
+  );
+};
+
+export function useFleetStatus(): FleetStatus {
+  const context = useContext(FleetStatusContext);
+
+  if (!context) {
+    throw new Error('FleetStatusContext not set');
+  }
+
+  return context;
+}
diff --git a/x-pack/plugins/ingest_manager/public/applications/ingest_manager/hooks/use_request/index.ts b/x-pack/plugins/ingest_manager/public/applications/ingest_manager/hooks/use_request/index.ts
index c39d2a5860bf0..25cdffc5c6651 100644
--- a/x-pack/plugins/ingest_manager/public/applications/ingest_manager/hooks/use_request/index.ts
+++ b/x-pack/plugins/ingest_manager/public/applications/ingest_manager/hooks/use_request/index.ts
@@ -12,3 +12,4 @@ export * from './enrollment_api_keys';
 export * from './epm';
 export * from './outputs';
 export * from './settings';
+export * from './setup';
diff --git a/x-pack/plugins/ingest_manager/public/applications/ingest_manager/hooks/use_request/setup.ts b/x-pack/plugins/ingest_manager/public/applications/ingest_manager/hooks/use_request/setup.ts
index 04fdf9f66948f..e4e84e4701f13 100644
--- a/x-pack/plugins/ingest_manager/public/applications/ingest_manager/hooks/use_request/setup.ts
+++ b/x-pack/plugins/ingest_manager/public/applications/ingest_manager/hooks/use_request/setup.ts
@@ -5,7 +5,8 @@
  */
 
 import { sendRequest } from './use_request';
-import { setupRouteService } from '../../services';
+import { setupRouteService, fleetSetupRouteService } from '../../services';
+import { GetFleetStatusResponse } from '../../types';
 
 export const sendSetup = () => {
   return sendRequest({
@@ -13,3 +14,10 @@ export const sendSetup = () => {
     method: 'post',
   });
 };
+
+export const sendGetFleetStatus = () => {
+  return sendRequest<GetFleetStatusResponse>({
+    path: fleetSetupRouteService.getFleetSetupPath(),
+    method: 'get',
+  });
+};
diff --git a/x-pack/plugins/ingest_manager/public/applications/ingest_manager/index.tsx b/x-pack/plugins/ingest_manager/public/applications/ingest_manager/index.tsx
index 295a35693726f..f0a0c90a18c24 100644
--- a/x-pack/plugins/ingest_manager/public/applications/ingest_manager/index.tsx
+++ b/x-pack/plugins/ingest_manager/public/applications/ingest_manager/index.tsx
@@ -23,6 +23,7 @@ import { IngestManagerOverview, EPMApp, AgentConfigApp, FleetApp, DataStreamApp
 import { CoreContext, DepsContext, ConfigContext, setHttpClient, useConfig } from './hooks';
 import { PackageInstallProvider } from './sections/epm/hooks';
 import { sendSetup } from './hooks/use_request/setup';
+import { FleetStatusProvider } from './hooks/use_fleet_status';
 import './index.scss';
 
 export interface ProtectedRouteProps extends RouteProps {
@@ -142,7 +143,9 @@ const IngestManagerApp = ({
           <ConfigContext.Provider value={config}>
             <EuiThemeProvider darkMode={isDarkMode}>
               <PackageInstallProvider notifications={coreStart.notifications}>
-                <IngestManagerRoutes basepath={basepath} />
+                <FleetStatusProvider>
+                  <IngestManagerRoutes basepath={basepath} />
+                </FleetStatusProvider>
               </PackageInstallProvider>
             </EuiThemeProvider>
           </ConfigContext.Provider>
diff --git a/x-pack/plugins/ingest_manager/public/applications/ingest_manager/sections/fleet/agent_list_page/components/agent_enrollment_flyout/index.tsx b/x-pack/plugins/ingest_manager/public/applications/ingest_manager/sections/fleet/agent_list_page/components/agent_enrollment_flyout/index.tsx
index dd34e7260b27b..e9347ccd2d6c9 100644
--- a/x-pack/plugins/ingest_manager/public/applications/ingest_manager/sections/fleet/agent_list_page/components/agent_enrollment_flyout/index.tsx
+++ b/x-pack/plugins/ingest_manager/public/applications/ingest_manager/sections/fleet/agent_list_page/components/agent_enrollment_flyout/index.tsx
@@ -15,11 +15,15 @@ import {
   EuiButtonEmpty,
   EuiButton,
   EuiFlyoutFooter,
+  EuiLink,
 } from '@elastic/eui';
 import { FormattedMessage } from '@kbn/i18n/react';
 import { AgentConfig } from '../../../../../types';
 import { APIKeySelection } from './key_selection';
 import { EnrollmentInstructions } from './instructions';
+import { useFleetStatus } from '../../../../../hooks/use_fleet_status';
+import { useLink } from '../../../../../hooks';
+import { FLEET_PATH } from '../../../../../constants';
 
 interface Props {
   onClose: () => void;
@@ -30,8 +34,11 @@ export const AgentEnrollmentFlyout: React.FunctionComponent<Props> = ({
   onClose,
   agentConfigs = [],
 }) => {
+  const fleetStatus = useFleetStatus();
   const [selectedAPIKeyId, setSelectedAPIKeyId] = useState<string | undefined>();
 
+  const fleetLink = useLink(FLEET_PATH);
+
   return (
     <EuiFlyout onClose={onClose} size="l" maxWidth={640}>
       <EuiFlyoutHeader hasBorder aria-labelledby="FleetAgentEnrollmentFlyoutTitle">
@@ -45,12 +52,33 @@ export const AgentEnrollmentFlyout: React.FunctionComponent<Props> = ({
         </EuiTitle>
       </EuiFlyoutHeader>
       <EuiFlyoutBody>
-        <APIKeySelection
-          agentConfigs={agentConfigs}
-          onKeyChange={keyId => setSelectedAPIKeyId(keyId)}
-        />
-        <EuiSpacer size="l" />
-        <EnrollmentInstructions selectedAPIKeyId={selectedAPIKeyId} />
+        {fleetStatus.isReady ? (
+          <>
+            <APIKeySelection
+              agentConfigs={agentConfigs}
+              onKeyChange={keyId => setSelectedAPIKeyId(keyId)}
+            />
+            <EuiSpacer size="l" />
+            <EnrollmentInstructions selectedAPIKeyId={selectedAPIKeyId} />
+          </>
+        ) : (
+          <>
+            <FormattedMessage
+              id="xpack.ingestManager.agentEnrollment.fleetNotInitializedText"
+              defaultMessage="Fleet needs to be set up before agents can be enrolled. {link}"
+              values={{
+                link: (
+                  <EuiLink href={fleetLink}>
+                    <FormattedMessage
+                      id="xpack.ingestManager.agentEnrollment.goToFleetButton"
+                      defaultMessage="Go to Fleet."
+                    />
+                  </EuiLink>
+                ),
+              }}
+            />
+          </>
+        )}
       </EuiFlyoutBody>
       <EuiFlyoutFooter>
         <EuiFlexGroup justifyContent="spaceBetween">
@@ -62,14 +90,16 @@ export const AgentEnrollmentFlyout: React.FunctionComponent<Props> = ({
               />
             </EuiButtonEmpty>
           </EuiFlexItem>
-          <EuiFlexItem grow={false}>
-            <EuiButton fill onClick={onClose}>
-              <FormattedMessage
-                id="xpack.ingestManager.agentEnrollment.continueButtonLabel"
-                defaultMessage="Continue"
-              />
-            </EuiButton>
-          </EuiFlexItem>
+          {fleetStatus.isReady && (
+            <EuiFlexItem grow={false}>
+              <EuiButton fill onClick={onClose}>
+                <FormattedMessage
+                  id="xpack.ingestManager.agentEnrollment.continueButtonLabel"
+                  defaultMessage="Continue"
+                />
+              </EuiButton>
+            </EuiFlexItem>
+          )}
         </EuiFlexGroup>
       </EuiFlyoutFooter>
     </EuiFlyout>
diff --git a/x-pack/plugins/ingest_manager/public/applications/ingest_manager/sections/fleet/index.tsx b/x-pack/plugins/ingest_manager/public/applications/ingest_manager/sections/fleet/index.tsx
index fac81ecc19cd1..b9c5418dbf6f3 100644
--- a/x-pack/plugins/ingest_manager/public/applications/ingest_manager/sections/fleet/index.tsx
+++ b/x-pack/plugins/ingest_manager/public/applications/ingest_manager/sections/fleet/index.tsx
@@ -6,35 +6,31 @@
 import React from 'react';
 import { HashRouter as Router, Route, Switch, Redirect } from 'react-router-dom';
 import { Loading } from '../../components';
-import { useConfig, useCore, useRequest } from '../../hooks';
+import { useConfig, useCore } from '../../hooks';
 import { AgentListPage } from './agent_list_page';
 import { SetupPage } from './setup_page';
 import { AgentDetailsPage } from './agent_details_page';
 import { NoAccessPage } from './error_pages/no_access';
-import { fleetSetupRouteService } from '../../services';
 import { EnrollmentTokenListPage } from './enrollment_token_list_page';
 import { ListLayout } from './components/list_layout';
+import { useFleetStatus } from '../../hooks/use_fleet_status';
 
 export const FleetApp: React.FunctionComponent = () => {
   const core = useCore();
   const { fleet } = useConfig();
 
-  const setupRequest = useRequest({
-    method: 'get',
-    path: fleetSetupRouteService.getFleetSetupPath(),
-  });
+  const fleetStatus = useFleetStatus();
 
   if (!fleet.enabled) return null;
-  if (setupRequest.isLoading) {
+  if (fleetStatus.isLoading) {
     return <Loading />;
   }
 
-  if (setupRequest.data.isInitialized === false) {
+  if (fleetStatus.isReady === false) {
     return (
       <SetupPage
-        refresh={async () => {
-          await setupRequest.sendRequest();
-        }}
+        missingRequirements={fleetStatus.missingRequirements || []}
+        refresh={fleetStatus.refresh}
       />
     );
   }
diff --git a/x-pack/plugins/ingest_manager/public/applications/ingest_manager/sections/fleet/setup_page/index.tsx b/x-pack/plugins/ingest_manager/public/applications/ingest_manager/sections/fleet/setup_page/index.tsx
index 96d4d01d67a49..4d89268c14b28 100644
--- a/x-pack/plugins/ingest_manager/public/applications/ingest_manager/sections/fleet/setup_page/index.tsx
+++ b/x-pack/plugins/ingest_manager/public/applications/ingest_manager/sections/fleet/setup_page/index.tsx
@@ -18,10 +18,12 @@ import {
 import { sendRequest, useCore } from '../../../hooks';
 import { fleetSetupRouteService } from '../../../services';
 import { WithoutHeaderLayout } from '../../../layouts';
+import { GetFleetStatusResponse } from '../../../types';
 
 export const SetupPage: React.FunctionComponent<{
   refresh: () => Promise<void>;
-}> = ({ refresh }) => {
+  missingRequirements: GetFleetStatusResponse['missing_requirements'];
+}> = ({ refresh, missingRequirements }) => {
   const [isFormLoading, setIsFormLoading] = useState<boolean>(false);
   const core = useCore();
 
@@ -40,46 +42,81 @@ export const SetupPage: React.FunctionComponent<{
     }
   };
 
+  const content =
+    missingRequirements.includes('tls_required') || missingRequirements.includes('api_keys') ? (
+      <>
+        <EuiSpacer size="m" />
+        <EuiIcon type="lock" color="subdued" size="xl" />
+        <EuiSpacer size="m" />
+        <EuiTitle size="l">
+          <h2>
+            <FormattedMessage
+              id="xpack.ingestManager.setupPage.missingRequirementsTitle"
+              defaultMessage="Missing requirements"
+            />
+          </h2>
+        </EuiTitle>
+        <EuiSpacer size="xl" />
+        <EuiText color="subdued">
+          <FormattedMessage
+            id="xpack.ingestManager.setupPage.missingRequirementsDescription"
+            defaultMessage="To use Fleet, you must enable the following features:
+          {space}- Enable Elasticsearch API keys.
+          {space}- Enable TLS to secure the communication between Agents and Kibana.
+          "
+            values={{
+              space: <EuiSpacer size="m" />,
+            }}
+          />
+        </EuiText>
+        <EuiSpacer size="l" />
+      </>
+    ) : (
+      <>
+        <EuiSpacer size="m" />
+        <EuiIcon type="lock" color="subdued" size="xl" />
+        <EuiSpacer size="m" />
+        <EuiTitle size="l">
+          <h2>
+            <FormattedMessage
+              id="xpack.ingestManager.setupPage.enableTitle"
+              defaultMessage="Enable Fleet"
+            />
+          </h2>
+        </EuiTitle>
+        <EuiSpacer size="xl" />
+        <EuiText color="subdued">
+          <FormattedMessage
+            id="xpack.ingestManager.setupPage.enableText"
+            defaultMessage="In order to use Fleet, you must create an Elastic user. This user can create API keys
+        and write to logs-* and metrics-*."
+          />
+        </EuiText>
+        <EuiSpacer size="l" />
+        <EuiForm>
+          <form onSubmit={onSubmit}>
+            <EuiButton fill isLoading={isFormLoading} type="submit">
+              <FormattedMessage
+                id="xpack.ingestManager.setupPage.enableFleet"
+                defaultMessage="Create user and enable Fleet"
+              />
+            </EuiButton>
+          </form>
+        </EuiForm>
+        <EuiSpacer size="m" />
+      </>
+    );
+
   return (
     <WithoutHeaderLayout>
-      <EuiPageBody restrictWidth={528}>
+      <EuiPageBody restrictWidth={548}>
         <EuiPageContent
           verticalPosition="center"
           horizontalPosition="center"
           className="eui-textCenter"
           paddingSize="l"
         >
-          <EuiSpacer size="m" />
-          <EuiIcon type="lock" color="subdued" size="xl" />
-          <EuiSpacer size="m" />
-          <EuiTitle size="l">
-            <h2>
-              <FormattedMessage
-                id="xpack.ingestManager.setupPage.title"
-                defaultMessage="Enable Fleet"
-              />
-            </h2>
-          </EuiTitle>
-          <EuiSpacer size="xl" />
-          <EuiText color="subdued">
-            <FormattedMessage
-              id="xpack.ingestManager.setupPage.description"
-              defaultMessage="In order to use Fleet, you must create an Elastic user. This user can create API keys
-                and write to logs-* and metrics-*."
-            />
-          </EuiText>
-          <EuiSpacer size="l" />
-          <EuiForm>
-            <form onSubmit={onSubmit}>
-              <EuiButton fill isLoading={isFormLoading} type="submit">
-                <FormattedMessage
-                  id="xpack.ingestManager.setupPage.enableFleet"
-                  defaultMessage="Create user and enable Fleet"
-                />
-              </EuiButton>
-            </form>
-          </EuiForm>
-          <EuiSpacer size="m" />
+          {content}
         </EuiPageContent>
       </EuiPageBody>
     </WithoutHeaderLayout>
diff --git a/x-pack/plugins/ingest_manager/public/applications/ingest_manager/types/index.ts b/x-pack/plugins/ingest_manager/public/applications/ingest_manager/types/index.ts
index 602015d23cefb..ca5bf999aa81a 100644
--- a/x-pack/plugins/ingest_manager/public/applications/ingest_manager/types/index.ts
+++ b/x-pack/plugins/ingest_manager/public/applications/ingest_manager/types/index.ts
@@ -20,6 +20,8 @@ export {
   DatasourceConfigRecordEntry,
   Output,
   DataStream,
+  // API schema - misc setup, status
+  GetFleetStatusResponse,
   // API schemas - Agent Config
   GetAgentConfigsResponse,
   GetAgentConfigsResponseItem,
diff --git a/x-pack/plugins/ingest_manager/server/index.ts b/x-pack/plugins/ingest_manager/server/index.ts
index 951ff2337d8c7..6096af8d80801 100644
--- a/x-pack/plugins/ingest_manager/server/index.ts
+++ b/x-pack/plugins/ingest_manager/server/index.ts
@@ -26,6 +26,7 @@ export const config = {
     }),
     fleet: schema.object({
       enabled: schema.boolean({ defaultValue: true }),
+      tlsCheckDisabled: schema.boolean({ defaultValue: false }),
       kibana: schema.object({
         host: schema.maybe(schema.string()),
         ca_sha256: schema.maybe(schema.string()),
diff --git a/x-pack/plugins/ingest_manager/server/plugin.ts b/x-pack/plugins/ingest_manager/server/plugin.ts
index 3448685d1f279..3b0837565c36c 100644
--- a/x-pack/plugins/ingest_manager/server/plugin.ts
+++ b/x-pack/plugins/ingest_manager/server/plugin.ts
@@ -11,6 +11,7 @@ import {
   Plugin,
   PluginInitializerContext,
   SavedObjectsServiceStart,
+  HttpServerInfo,
 } from 'kibana/server';
 import { LicensingPluginSetup, ILicense } from '../../licensing/server';
 import {
@@ -42,7 +43,6 @@ import {
   registerOutputRoutes,
   registerSettingsRoutes,
 } from './routes';
-
 import { IngestManagerConfigType } from '../common';
 import {
   appContextService,
@@ -52,12 +52,14 @@ import {
   AgentService,
 } from './services';
 import { getAgentStatusById } from './services/agents';
+import { CloudSetup } from '../../cloud/server';
 
 export interface IngestManagerSetupDeps {
   licensing: LicensingPluginSetup;
   security?: SecurityPluginSetup;
   features?: FeaturesPluginSetup;
   encryptedSavedObjects: EncryptedSavedObjectsPluginSetup;
+  cloud?: CloudSetup;
 }
 
 export type IngestManagerStartDeps = object;
@@ -67,6 +69,9 @@ export interface IngestManagerAppContext {
   security?: SecurityPluginSetup;
   config$?: Observable<IngestManagerConfigType>;
   savedObjects: SavedObjectsServiceStart;
+  isProductionMode: boolean;
+  serverInfo?: HttpServerInfo;
+  cloud?: CloudSetup;
 }
 
 export type IngestManagerSetupContract = void;
@@ -100,16 +105,23 @@ export class IngestManagerPlugin
   private licensing$!: Observable<ILicense>;
   private config$: Observable<IngestManagerConfigType>;
   private security: SecurityPluginSetup | undefined;
+  private cloud: CloudSetup | undefined;
+
+  private isProductionMode: boolean;
+  private serverInfo: HttpServerInfo | undefined;
 
   constructor(private readonly initializerContext: PluginInitializerContext) {
     this.config$ = this.initializerContext.config.create<IngestManagerConfigType>();
+    this.isProductionMode = this.initializerContext.env.mode.prod;
   }
 
   public async setup(core: CoreSetup, deps: IngestManagerSetupDeps) {
+    this.serverInfo = core.http.getServerInfo();
     this.licensing$ = deps.licensing.license$;
     if (deps.security) {
       this.security = deps.security;
     }
+    this.cloud = deps.cloud;
 
     registerSavedObjects(core.savedObjects);
     registerEncryptedSavedObjects(deps.encryptedSavedObjects);
@@ -184,6 +196,9 @@ export class IngestManagerPlugin
       security: this.security,
       config$: this.config$,
       savedObjects: core.savedObjects,
+      isProductionMode: this.isProductionMode,
+      serverInfo: this.serverInfo,
+      cloud: this.cloud,
     });
     licenseService.start(this.licensing$);
     return {
diff --git a/x-pack/plugins/ingest_manager/server/routes/setup/handlers.ts b/x-pack/plugins/ingest_manager/server/routes/setup/handlers.ts
index 837e73b966feb..542dfa9cefe8f 100644
--- a/x-pack/plugins/ingest_manager/server/routes/setup/handlers.ts
+++ b/x-pack/plugins/ingest_manager/server/routes/setup/handlers.ts
@@ -4,28 +4,43 @@
  * you may not use this file except in compliance with the Elastic License.
  */
 import { RequestHandler } from 'src/core/server';
-import { outputService } from '../../services';
-import { CreateFleetSetupResponse } from '../../../common';
+import { outputService, appContextService } from '../../services';
+import { GetFleetStatusResponse } from '../../../common';
 import { setupIngestManager, setupFleet } from '../../services/setup';
 
-export const getFleetSetupHandler: RequestHandler = async (context, request, response) => {
+export const getFleetStatusHandler: RequestHandler = async (context, request, response) => {
   const soClient = context.core.savedObjects.client;
-  const successBody: CreateFleetSetupResponse = { isInitialized: true };
-  const failureBody: CreateFleetSetupResponse = { isInitialized: false };
   try {
-    const adminUser = await outputService.getAdminUser(soClient);
-    if (adminUser) {
-      return response.ok({
-        body: successBody,
-      });
-    } else {
-      return response.ok({
-        body: failureBody,
-      });
+    const isAdminUserSetup = (await outputService.getAdminUser(soClient)) !== null;
+    const isApiKeysEnabled = await appContextService.getSecurity().authc.areAPIKeysEnabled();
+    const isTLSEnabled = appContextService.getServerInfo().protocol === 'https';
+    const isProductionMode = appContextService.getIsProductionMode();
+    const isCloud = appContextService.getCloud()?.isCloudEnabled ?? false;
+    const isTLSCheckDisabled = appContextService.getConfig()?.fleet?.tlsCheckDisabled ?? false;
+
+    const missingRequirements: GetFleetStatusResponse['missing_requirements'] = [];
+    if (!isAdminUserSetup) {
+      missingRequirements.push('fleet_admin_user');
     }
-  } catch (e) {
+    if (!isApiKeysEnabled) {
+      missingRequirements.push('api_keys');
+    }
+    if (!isTLSCheckDisabled && !isCloud && isProductionMode && !isTLSEnabled) {
+      missingRequirements.push('tls_required');
+    }
+
+    const body: GetFleetStatusResponse = {
+      isReady: missingRequirements.length === 0,
+      missing_requirements: missingRequirements,
+    };
+
     return response.ok({
-      body: failureBody,
+      body,
+    });
+  } catch (e) {
+    return response.customError({
+      statusCode: 500,
+      body: { message: e.message },
     });
   }
 };
diff --git a/x-pack/plugins/ingest_manager/server/routes/setup/index.ts b/x-pack/plugins/ingest_manager/server/routes/setup/index.ts
index 5ee7ee7733220..43dcf47d26c18 100644
--- a/x-pack/plugins/ingest_manager/server/routes/setup/index.ts
+++ b/x-pack/plugins/ingest_manager/server/routes/setup/index.ts
@@ -4,10 +4,11 @@
  * you may not use this file except in compliance with the Elastic License.
  */
 import { IRouter } from 'src/core/server';
+
 import { PLUGIN_ID, FLEET_SETUP_API_ROUTES, SETUP_API_ROUTE } from '../../constants';
 import { IngestManagerConfigType } from '../../../common';
 import {
-  getFleetSetupHandler,
+  getFleetStatusHandler,
   createFleetSetupHandler,
   ingestManagerSetupHandler,
 } from './handlers';
@@ -36,7 +37,7 @@ export const registerRoutes = (router: IRouter, config: IngestManagerConfigType)
       validate: false,
       options: { tags: [`access:${PLUGIN_ID}-read`] },
     },
-    getFleetSetupHandler
+    getFleetStatusHandler
   );
 
   // Create Fleet setup
diff --git a/x-pack/plugins/ingest_manager/server/services/agent_config.ts b/x-pack/plugins/ingest_manager/server/services/agent_config.ts
index 5ecbaff8ad71e..84bcd7db3f7b1 100644
--- a/x-pack/plugins/ingest_manager/server/services/agent_config.ts
+++ b/x-pack/plugins/ingest_manager/server/services/agent_config.ts
@@ -314,10 +314,12 @@ class AgentConfigService {
     if (!config) {
       return null;
     }
-    const defaultOutput = await outputService.get(
-      soClient,
-      await outputService.getDefaultOutputId(soClient)
-    );
+
+    const defaultOutputId = await outputService.getDefaultOutputId(soClient);
+    if (!defaultOutputId) {
+      throw new Error('Default output is not setup');
+    }
+    const defaultOutput = await outputService.get(soClient, defaultOutputId);
 
     const agentConfig: FullAgentConfig = {
       id: config.id,
diff --git a/x-pack/plugins/ingest_manager/server/services/app_context.ts b/x-pack/plugins/ingest_manager/server/services/app_context.ts
index e917d2edd1309..5e538ad84b4c2 100644
--- a/x-pack/plugins/ingest_manager/server/services/app_context.ts
+++ b/x-pack/plugins/ingest_manager/server/services/app_context.ts
@@ -5,11 +5,12 @@
  */
 import { BehaviorSubject, Observable } from 'rxjs';
 import { first } from 'rxjs/operators';
-import { SavedObjectsServiceStart } from 'src/core/server';
+import { SavedObjectsServiceStart, HttpServerInfo } from 'src/core/server';
 import { EncryptedSavedObjectsPluginStart } from '../../../encrypted_saved_objects/server';
 import { SecurityPluginSetup } from '../../../security/server';
 import { IngestManagerConfigType } from '../../common';
 import { IngestManagerAppContext } from '../plugin';
+import { CloudSetup } from '../../../cloud/server';
 
 class AppContextService {
   private encryptedSavedObjects: EncryptedSavedObjectsPluginStart | undefined;
@@ -17,11 +18,17 @@ class AppContextService {
   private config$?: Observable<IngestManagerConfigType>;
   private configSubject$?: BehaviorSubject<IngestManagerConfigType>;
   private savedObjects: SavedObjectsServiceStart | undefined;
+  private serverInfo: HttpServerInfo | undefined;
+  private isProductionMode: boolean = false;
+  private cloud?: CloudSetup;
 
   public async start(appContext: IngestManagerAppContext) {
     this.encryptedSavedObjects = appContext.encryptedSavedObjects;
     this.security = appContext.security;
     this.savedObjects = appContext.savedObjects;
+    this.serverInfo = appContext.serverInfo;
+    this.isProductionMode = appContext.isProductionMode;
+    this.cloud = appContext.cloud;
 
     if (appContext.config$) {
       this.config$ = appContext.config$;
@@ -41,9 +48,16 @@ class AppContextService {
   }
 
   public getSecurity() {
+    if (!this.security) {
+      throw new Error('Secury service not set.');
+    }
     return this.security;
   }
 
+  public getCloud() {
+    return this.cloud;
+  }
+
   public getConfig() {
     return this.configSubject$?.value;
   }
@@ -58,6 +72,17 @@ class AppContextService {
     }
     return this.savedObjects;
   }
+
+  public getIsProductionMode() {
+    return this.isProductionMode;
+  }
+
+  public getServerInfo() {
+    if (!this.serverInfo) {
+      throw new Error('Server info not set.');
+    }
+    return this.serverInfo;
+  }
 }
 
 export const appContextService = new AppContextService();
diff --git a/x-pack/plugins/ingest_manager/server/services/datasource.ts b/x-pack/plugins/ingest_manager/server/services/datasource.ts
index affd9b2755881..0497bc5a2b541 100644
--- a/x-pack/plugins/ingest_manager/server/services/datasource.ts
+++ b/x-pack/plugins/ingest_manager/server/services/datasource.ts
@@ -196,6 +196,9 @@ class DatasourceService {
         outputService.getDefaultOutputId(soClient),
       ]);
       if (pkgInfo) {
+        if (!defaultOutputId) {
+          throw new Error('Default output is not set');
+        }
         return packageToConfigDatasource(pkgInfo, '', defaultOutputId);
       }
     }
diff --git a/x-pack/plugins/ingest_manager/server/services/output.ts b/x-pack/plugins/ingest_manager/server/services/output.ts
index 395c9af4a4ca2..3628c5bd9e183 100644
--- a/x-pack/plugins/ingest_manager/server/services/output.ts
+++ b/x-pack/plugins/ingest_manager/server/services/output.ts
@@ -48,7 +48,7 @@ class OutputService {
     });
 
     if (!outputs.saved_objects.length) {
-      throw new Error('No default output');
+      return null;
     }
 
     return outputs.saved_objects[0].id;
@@ -56,6 +56,9 @@ class OutputService {
 
   public async getAdminUser(soClient: SavedObjectsClientContract) {
     const defaultOutputId = await this.getDefaultOutputId(soClient);
+    if (!defaultOutputId) {
+      return null;
+    }
     const so = await appContextService
       .getEncryptedSavedObjects()
       ?.getDecryptedAsInternalUser<Output>(OUTPUT_SAVED_OBJECT_TYPE, defaultOutputId);
diff --git a/x-pack/plugins/ingest_manager/server/services/setup.ts b/x-pack/plugins/ingest_manager/server/services/setup.ts
index 390e240841611..3619628bd4f8b 100644
--- a/x-pack/plugins/ingest_manager/server/services/setup.ts
+++ b/x-pack/plugins/ingest_manager/server/services/setup.ts
@@ -109,7 +109,12 @@ export async function setupFleet(
   });
 
   // save fleet admin user
-  await outputService.updateOutput(soClient, await outputService.getDefaultOutputId(soClient), {
+  const defaultOutputId = await outputService.getDefaultOutputId(soClient);
+  if (!defaultOutputId) {
+    throw new Error('Default output does not exist');
+  }
+
+  await outputService.updateOutput(soClient, defaultOutputId, {
     fleet_enroll_username: FLEET_ENROLL_USERNAME,
     fleet_enroll_password: password,
   });
diff --git a/x-pack/plugins/translations/translations/ja-JP.json b/x-pack/plugins/translations/translations/ja-JP.json
index da8673da67f42..11d1f864a3619 100644
--- a/x-pack/plugins/translations/translations/ja-JP.json
+++ b/x-pack/plugins/translations/translations/ja-JP.json
@@ -8370,9 +8370,7 @@
     "xpack.ingestManager.noAccess.accessDeniedTitle": "アクセスが拒否されました",
     "xpack.ingestManager.overviewPageSubtitle": "Ingest Manager についてのロレムイプサム説明文。",
     "xpack.ingestManager.overviewPageTitle": "Ingest Manager",
-    "xpack.ingestManager.setupPage.description": "フリートを使用するには、Elastic ユーザーを作成する必要があります。このユーザーは、API キーを作成して、logs-* および metrics-* に書き込むことができます。",
     "xpack.ingestManager.setupPage.enableFleet": "ユーザーを作成してフリートを有効にます",
-    "xpack.ingestManager.setupPage.title": "フリートを有効にする",
     "xpack.ingestManager.unenrollAgents.confirmModal.cancelButtonLabel": "キャンセル",
     "xpack.ingestManager.unenrollAgents.confirmModal.confirmButtonLabel": "登録解除",
     "xpack.ingestManager.unenrollAgents.confirmModal.deleteMultipleTitle": "{count, plural, one {# エージェント} other {# エージェント}}の登録を解除しますか？",
diff --git a/x-pack/plugins/translations/translations/zh-CN.json b/x-pack/plugins/translations/translations/zh-CN.json
index f66e9631b0168..9ee3b3d8f5931 100644
--- a/x-pack/plugins/translations/translations/zh-CN.json
+++ b/x-pack/plugins/translations/translations/zh-CN.json
@@ -8376,9 +8376,7 @@
     "xpack.ingestManager.noAccess.accessDeniedTitle": "访问被拒绝",
     "xpack.ingestManager.overviewPageSubtitle": "Lorem ipsum some description about ingest manager.",
     "xpack.ingestManager.overviewPageTitle": "Ingest Manager",
-    "xpack.ingestManager.setupPage.description": "要使用 Fleet，必须创建 Elastic 用户。此用户可以创建 API 密钥并写入到 logs-* and metrics-*。",
     "xpack.ingestManager.setupPage.enableFleet": "创建用户并启用 Fleet",
-    "xpack.ingestManager.setupPage.title": "启用 Fleet",
     "xpack.ingestManager.unenrollAgents.confirmModal.cancelButtonLabel": "取消",
     "xpack.ingestManager.unenrollAgents.confirmModal.confirmButtonLabel": "取消注册",
     "xpack.ingestManager.unenrollAgents.confirmModal.deleteMultipleTitle": "取消注册 {count, plural, one {# 个代理} other {# 个代理}}？",