diff --git a/x-pack/plugins/spaces/server/capabilities/capabilities_switcher.test.ts b/x-pack/plugins/spaces/server/capabilities/capabilities_switcher.test.ts
index babd25dd3ec4b2..797d7fd1bdcc4e 100644
--- a/x-pack/plugins/spaces/server/capabilities/capabilities_switcher.test.ts
+++ b/x-pack/plugins/spaces/server/capabilities/capabilities_switcher.test.ts
@@ -59,6 +59,27 @@ const features = ([
       },
     },
   },
+  {
+    // feature 4 intentionally delcares the same items as feature 3
+    id: 'feature_4',
+    name: 'Feature 4',
+    navLinkId: 'feature3',
+    app: ['feature3', 'feature3_app'],
+    catalogue: ['feature3Entry'],
+    management: {
+      kibana: ['indices'],
+    },
+    privileges: {
+      all: {
+        app: [],
+        ui: [],
+        savedObject: {
+          all: [],
+          read: [],
+        },
+      },
+    },
+  },
 ] as unknown) as Feature[];
 
 const buildCapabilities = () =>
@@ -73,6 +94,7 @@ const buildCapabilities = () =>
     catalogue: {
       discover: true,
       visualize: false,
+      feature3Entry: true,
     },
     management: {
       kibana: {
@@ -217,11 +239,38 @@ describe('capabilitiesSwitcher', () => {
     expect(result).toEqual(expectedCapabilities);
   });
 
+  it('does not disable catalogue, management, or app entries when they are shared with an enabled feature', async () => {
+    const space: Space = {
+      id: 'space',
+      name: '',
+      disabledFeatures: ['feature_3'],
+    };
+
+    const capabilities = buildCapabilities();
+
+    const { switcher } = setup(space);
+    const request = httpServerMock.createKibanaRequest();
+    const result = await switcher(request, capabilities);
+
+    const expectedCapabilities = buildCapabilities();
+
+    // These capabilities are shared by feature_4, which is enabled
+    expectedCapabilities.navLinks.feature3 = true;
+    expectedCapabilities.navLinks.feature3_app = true;
+    expectedCapabilities.catalogue.feature3Entry = true;
+    expectedCapabilities.management.kibana.indices = true;
+    // These capabilities are only exposed by feature_3, which is disabled
+    expectedCapabilities.feature_3.bar = false;
+    expectedCapabilities.feature_3.foo = false;
+
+    expect(result).toEqual(expectedCapabilities);
+  });
+
   it('can disable everything', async () => {
     const space: Space = {
       id: 'space',
       name: '',
-      disabledFeatures: ['feature_1', 'feature_2', 'feature_3'],
+      disabledFeatures: ['feature_1', 'feature_2', 'feature_3', 'feature_4'],
     };
 
     const capabilities = buildCapabilities();
diff --git a/x-pack/plugins/spaces/server/capabilities/capabilities_switcher.ts b/x-pack/plugins/spaces/server/capabilities/capabilities_switcher.ts
index 05d04295964892..00e2419136f488 100644
--- a/x-pack/plugins/spaces/server/capabilities/capabilities_switcher.ts
+++ b/x-pack/plugins/spaces/server/capabilities/capabilities_switcher.ts
@@ -54,22 +54,38 @@ function toggleDisabledFeatures(
 ) {
   const disabledFeatureKeys = activeSpace.disabledFeatures;
 
-  const disabledFeatures = disabledFeatureKeys
-    .map((key) => features.find((feature) => feature.id === key))
-    .filter((feature) => typeof feature !== 'undefined') as Feature[];
+  const [enabledFeatures, disabledFeatures] = features.reduce(
+    (acc, feature) => {
+      if (disabledFeatureKeys.includes(feature.id)) {
+        return [acc[0], [...acc[1], feature]];
+      }
+      return [[...acc[0], feature], acc[1]];
+    },
+    [[], []] as [Feature[], Feature[]]
+  );
 
   const navLinks = capabilities.navLinks;
   const catalogueEntries = capabilities.catalogue;
   const managementItems = capabilities.management;
 
+  const enabledAppEntries = new Set(enabledFeatures.flatMap((ef) => ef.app ?? []));
+  const enabledCatalogueEntries = new Set(enabledFeatures.flatMap((ef) => ef.catalogue ?? []));
+  const enabledManagementEntries = enabledFeatures.reduce((acc, feature) => {
+    const sections = Object.entries(feature.management ?? {});
+    sections.forEach((section) => {
+      if (!acc.has(section[0])) {
+        acc.set(section[0], []);
+      }
+      acc.get(section[0])!.push(...section[1]);
+    });
+    return acc;
+  }, new Map<string, string[]>());
+
   for (const feature of disabledFeatures) {
     // Disable associated navLink, if one exists
-    if (feature.navLinkId && navLinks.hasOwnProperty(feature.navLinkId)) {
-      navLinks[feature.navLinkId] = false;
-    }
-
-    feature.app.forEach((app) => {
-      if (navLinks.hasOwnProperty(app)) {
+    const featureNavLinks = feature.navLinkId ? [feature.navLinkId, ...feature.app] : feature.app;
+    featureNavLinks.forEach((app) => {
+      if (navLinks.hasOwnProperty(app) && !enabledAppEntries.has(app)) {
         navLinks[app] = false;
       }
     });
@@ -77,18 +93,24 @@ function toggleDisabledFeatures(
     // Disable associated catalogue entries
     const privilegeCatalogueEntries = feature.catalogue || [];
     privilegeCatalogueEntries.forEach((catalogueEntryId) => {
-      catalogueEntries[catalogueEntryId] = false;
+      if (!enabledCatalogueEntries.has(catalogueEntryId)) {
+        catalogueEntries[catalogueEntryId] = false;
+      }
     });
 
     // Disable associated management items
     const privilegeManagementSections = feature.management || {};
     Object.entries(privilegeManagementSections).forEach(([sectionId, sectionItems]) => {
       sectionItems.forEach((item) => {
+        const enabledManagementEntriesSection = enabledManagementEntries.get(sectionId);
         if (
           managementItems.hasOwnProperty(sectionId) &&
           managementItems[sectionId].hasOwnProperty(item)
         ) {
-          managementItems[sectionId][item] = false;
+          const isEnabledElsewhere = (enabledManagementEntriesSection ?? []).includes(item);
+          if (!isEnabledElsewhere) {
+            managementItems[sectionId][item] = false;
+          }
         }
       });
     });