diff --git a/internal/controller/consoleplugin/consoleplugin_static_reconciler.go b/internal/controller/consoleplugin/consoleplugin_static_reconciler.go
index 4b786c1b1..7d072c04c 100644
--- a/internal/controller/consoleplugin/consoleplugin_static_reconciler.go
+++ b/internal/controller/consoleplugin/consoleplugin_static_reconciler.go
@@ -41,6 +41,18 @@ func (r *CPReconciler) reconcileStatic(ctx context.Context, desired *flowslatest
 	l := log.FromContext(ctx).WithName("console-plugin")
 	ctx = log.IntoContext(ctx, l)
 
+	// Skip static reconciler on older OpenShift (feature not implemented)
+	if err := r.ClusterInfo.CheckClusterInfo(ctx, r.Client); err != nil {
+		l.Error(err, "unable to check cluster info")
+	}
+	if less415, err := r.ClusterInfo.IsOpenShiftVersionLessThan("4.15.0"); less415 {
+		l.Info("Static plugin not supported for this version of OpenShift; skipping")
+		r.Managed.TryDeleteAll(ctx)
+		return nil
+	} else if err != nil {
+		l.Error(err, "Could not determine if static plugin is supported; proceed with deploying")
+	}
+
 	// Retrieve current owned objects
 	err := r.Managed.FetchAll(ctx)
 	if err != nil {