diff --git a/pkg/harvester/config/labels-annotations.js b/pkg/harvester/config/labels-annotations.js
index 296023f1..83383396 100644
--- a/pkg/harvester/config/labels-annotations.js
+++ b/pkg/harvester/config/labels-annotations.js
@@ -69,5 +69,6 @@ export const HCI = {
   DISABLE_LONGHORN_V2_ENGINE:       'node.longhorn.io/disable-v2-data-engine',
   K8S_ARCH:                         'kubernetes.io/arch',
   IMAGE_DISPLAY_NAME:               'harvesterhci.io/imageDisplayName',
-  CUSTOM_IP:                        'harvesterhci.io/custom-ip'
+  CUSTOM_IP:                        'harvesterhci.io/custom-ip',
+  IMPORTED_IMAGE:                   'migration.harvesterhci.io/imported'
 };
diff --git a/pkg/harvester/edit/kubevirt.io.virtualmachine/VirtualMachineVolume/type/vmImage.vue b/pkg/harvester/edit/kubevirt.io.virtualmachine/VirtualMachineVolume/type/vmImage.vue
index 219cb605..16d7da43 100644
--- a/pkg/harvester/edit/kubevirt.io.virtualmachine/VirtualMachineVolume/type/vmImage.vue
+++ b/pkg/harvester/edit/kubevirt.io.virtualmachine/VirtualMachineVolume/type/vmImage.vue
@@ -105,8 +105,9 @@ export default {
         })
         .sort((a, b) => (a.creationTimestamp > b.creationTimestamp ? -1 : 1))
         .map((image) => ({
-          label: this.imageOptionLabel(image),
-          value: image.id,
+          label:    this.imageOptionLabel(image),
+          value:    image.id,
+          disabled: image.isImportedImage
         }));
     },
 
diff --git a/pkg/harvester/l10n/en-us.yaml b/pkg/harvester/l10n/en-us.yaml
index ba56a61b..5834b711 100644
--- a/pkg/harvester/l10n/en-us.yaml
+++ b/pkg/harvester/l10n/en-us.yaml
@@ -878,6 +878,8 @@ harvester:
         uploading: "{name} is uploading, please do not refresh or close the page."
     checksum: Checksum
     checksumTip: Validate the image using the SHA512 checksum, if specified.
+    tooltip:
+      imported: Created automatically by the vm-import-controller
 
   vmTemplate:
     label: Templates
diff --git a/pkg/harvester/list/harvesterhci.io.virtualmachineimage.vue b/pkg/harvester/list/harvesterhci.io.virtualmachineimage.vue
index 7f973e61..0654b89d 100644
--- a/pkg/harvester/list/harvesterhci.io.virtualmachineimage.vue
+++ b/pkg/harvester/list/harvesterhci.io.virtualmachineimage.vue
@@ -90,6 +90,11 @@ export default {
                 v-if="row.isEncrypted"
                 class="icon icon-lock"
               />
+              <i
+                v-if="row.isImportedImage"
+                v-clean-tooltip="t('harvester.image.tooltip.imported')"
+                class="icon icon-info"
+              />
             </router-link>
             <span v-else>
               {{ row.nameDisplay }}
diff --git a/pkg/harvester/models/harvesterhci.io.virtualmachineimage.js b/pkg/harvester/models/harvesterhci.io.virtualmachineimage.js
index 62679146..27f9b291 100644
--- a/pkg/harvester/models/harvesterhci.io.virtualmachineimage.js
+++ b/pkg/harvester/models/harvesterhci.io.virtualmachineimage.js
@@ -57,40 +57,42 @@ export default class HciVmImage extends HarvesterResource {
 
     const customActions = this.isReady ? [
       {
-        action:   'createFromImage',
-        enabled:  canCreateVM,
-        icon:     'icon icon-circle-plus',
-        label:    this.t('harvester.action.createVM'),
+        action:  'createFromImage',
+        enabled: canCreateVM,
+        icon:    'icon icon-circle-plus',
+        label:   this.t('harvester.action.createVM'),
       },
       {
-        action:   'encryptImage',
-        enabled:  this.volumeEncryptionFeatureEnabled && !this.isEncrypted,
-        icon:     'icon icon-lock',
-        label:    this.t('harvester.action.encryptImage'),
+        action:  'encryptImage',
+        enabled: this.volumeEncryptionFeatureEnabled && !this.isEncrypted,
+        icon:    'icon icon-lock',
+        label:   this.t('harvester.action.encryptImage'),
       },
       {
-        action:   'decryptImage',
-        enabled:  this.volumeEncryptionFeatureEnabled && this.isEncrypted,
-        icon:     'icon icon-unlock',
-        label:    this.t('harvester.action.decryptImage'),
+        action:  'decryptImage',
+        enabled: this.volumeEncryptionFeatureEnabled && this.isEncrypted,
+        icon:    'icon icon-unlock',
+        label:   this.t('harvester.action.decryptImage'),
       },
       {
-        action:   'imageDownload',
-        enabled:  this.links?.download,
-        icon:     'icon icon-download',
-        label:    this.t('asyncButton.download.action'),
+        action:  'imageDownload',
+        enabled: this.links?.download,
+        icon:    'icon icon-download',
+        label:   this.t('asyncButton.download.action'),
       }
     ] : [];
 
-    let filteredOut;
+    // imported image only allow download, download yaml and delete actions
+    if (this.isImportedImage) {
+      const custom = customActions.find((a) => a.action === 'imageDownload');
+      const filtered = out.filter(({ action }) => ['download', 'promptRemove'].includes(action));
 
-    if (customActions.length > 0) {
-      filteredOut = out;
-    } else {
-      // if the first item is a divider, remove it from the array
-      filteredOut = out[0]?.divider ? out.slice(1) : out;
+      return custom ? [custom, { divider: true }, ...filtered] : filtered;
     }
 
+    // if the first item is a divider, remove it from the array
+    const filteredOut = customActions.length > 0 ? out : (out[0]?.divider ? out.slice(1) : out);
+
     return [
       ...customActions,
       ...filteredOut
@@ -211,6 +213,10 @@ export default class HciVmImage extends HarvesterResource {
     !!this.spec.securityParameters?.sourceImageNamespace;
   }
 
+  get isImportedImage() {
+    return (this.metadata?.labels?.[HCI_ANNOTATIONS.IMPORTED_IMAGE]) === 'true';
+  }
+
   get displayNameWithNamespace() {
     return `${ this.metadata.namespace }/${ this.spec.displayName }`;
   }