diff --git a/plugins/course-apps/teams/GroupEditor.jsx b/plugins/course-apps/teams/GroupEditor.jsx
index 78e01b7c3..0e96d6ad6 100644
--- a/plugins/course-apps/teams/GroupEditor.jsx
+++ b/plugins/course-apps/teams/GroupEditor.jsx
@@ -7,6 +7,7 @@ import { GroupTypes, TeamSizes } from 'CourseAuthoring/data/constants';
 import CollapsableEditor from 'CourseAuthoring/generic/CollapsableEditor';
 import FormikControl from 'CourseAuthoring/generic/FormikControl';
 import messages from './messages';
+import { isGroupTypeEnabled } from './utils';
 
 // Maps a team type to its corresponding intl message
 const TeamTypeNameMessage = {
@@ -109,7 +110,7 @@ const GroupEditor = ({
                 onChange={onChange}
                 onBlur={onBlur}
               >
-                {Object.values(GroupTypes).map(groupType => (
+                {Object.values(GroupTypes).map(groupType => isGroupTypeEnabled(groupType) && (
                   <Form.Radio
                     key={groupType}
                     value={groupType}
diff --git a/plugins/course-apps/teams/GroupEditor.test.jsx b/plugins/course-apps/teams/GroupEditor.test.jsx
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..e64258139
--- /dev/null
+++ b/plugins/course-apps/teams/GroupEditor.test.jsx
@@ -0,0 +1,102 @@
+import React from 'react';
+import { render, fireEvent } from '@testing-library/react';
+import { useFormikContext } from 'formik';
+import { IntlProvider } from '@edx/frontend-platform/i18n';
+import GroupEditor from './GroupEditor';
+
+import messages from './messages';
+
+jest.mock('formik', () => ({
+  ...jest.requireActual('formik'),
+  useFormikContext: jest.fn(),
+}));
+
+describe('GroupEditor', () => {
+  const mockIntl = { formatMessage: jest.fn() };
+
+  const mockGroup = {
+    id: '1',
+    name: 'Test Group',
+    description: 'Test Group Description',
+    type: 'open',
+    maxTeamSize: 5,
+  };
+
+  const mockProps = {
+    intl: mockIntl,
+    fieldNameCommonBase: 'test',
+    group: mockGroup,
+    onDelete: jest.fn(),
+    onChange: jest.fn(),
+    onBlur: jest.fn(),
+    errors: {},
+  };
+
+  const renderComponent = (overrideProps = {}) => render(
+    <IntlProvider locale="en" messages={{}}>
+      <GroupEditor {...mockProps} {...overrideProps} />
+    </IntlProvider>,
+  );
+
+  beforeEach(() => {
+    useFormikContext.mockReturnValue({
+      touched: {},
+      errors: {},
+      handleChange: jest.fn(),
+      handleBlur: jest.fn(),
+      setFieldError: jest.fn(),
+    });
+
+    jest.clearAllMocks();
+  });
+
+  test('renders without errors', () => {
+    renderComponent();
+  });
+
+  test('renders the group name and description', () => {
+    const { getByText } = renderComponent();
+    expect(getByText('Test Group')).toBeInTheDocument();
+    expect(getByText('Test Group Description')).toBeInTheDocument();
+  });
+
+  describe('group types messages', () => {
+    test('group type open message', () => {
+      const { getByLabelText, getByText } = renderComponent();
+      const expandButton = getByLabelText('Expand group editor');
+      expect(expandButton).toBeInTheDocument();
+      fireEvent.click(expandButton);
+      expect(getByText(messages.groupTypeOpenDescription.defaultMessage)).toBeInTheDocument();
+    });
+
+    test('group type public_managed message', () => {
+      const publicManagedGroupMock = {
+        id: '2',
+        name: 'Test Group',
+        description: 'Test Group Description',
+        type: 'public_managed',
+        maxTeamSize: 5,
+      };
+      const { getByLabelText, getByText } = renderComponent({ group: publicManagedGroupMock });
+      const expandButton = getByLabelText('Expand group editor');
+      expect(expandButton).toBeInTheDocument();
+      fireEvent.click(expandButton);
+      expect(getByText(messages.groupTypePublicManagedDescription.defaultMessage)).toBeInTheDocument();
+    });
+
+    test('group type private_managed message', () => {
+      const privateManagedGroupMock = {
+        id: '3',
+        name: 'Test Group',
+        description: 'Test Group Description',
+        type: 'private_managed',
+        maxTeamSize: 5,
+      };
+      const { getByLabelText, getByText } = renderComponent({ group: privateManagedGroupMock });
+      const expandButton = getByLabelText('Expand group editor');
+      expect(expandButton).toBeInTheDocument();
+      fireEvent.click(expandButton);
+      expect(getByText(messages.groupTypePrivateManagedDescription.defaultMessage)).toBeInTheDocument();
+    });
+  });
+});
diff --git a/plugins/course-apps/teams/utils.js b/plugins/course-apps/teams/utils.js
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..32e9ce3da
--- /dev/null
+++ b/plugins/course-apps/teams/utils.js
@@ -0,0 +1,23 @@
+/* eslint-disable import/prefer-default-export */
+import { getConfig } from '@edx/frontend-platform';
+
+import { GroupTypes } from '../../data/constants';
+
+/**
+ * Check if a group type is enabled by the current configuration.
+ * This is a temporary workaround to disable the OPEN MANAGED team type until it is fully adopted.
+ * For more information, see: https://openedx.atlassian.net/wiki/spaces/COMM/pages/3885760525/Open+Managed+Group+Type
+ * @param {string} groupType - the group type to check
+ * @returns {boolean} - true if the group type is enabled
+ */
+export const isGroupTypeEnabled = (groupType) => {
+  const enabledTypesByDefault = [
+    GroupTypes.OPEN,
+    GroupTypes.PUBLIC_MANAGED,
+    GroupTypes.PRIVATE_MANAGED,
+  ];
+  const enabledTypesByConfig = {
+    [GroupTypes.OPEN_MANAGED]: getConfig().ENABLE_OPEN_MANAGED_TEAM_TYPE,
+  };
+  return enabledTypesByDefault.includes(groupType) || enabledTypesByConfig[groupType] || false;
+};
diff --git a/plugins/course-apps/teams/utils.test.js b/plugins/course-apps/teams/utils.test.js
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..20f29a53e
--- /dev/null
+++ b/plugins/course-apps/teams/utils.test.js
@@ -0,0 +1,39 @@
+import { getConfig } from '@edx/frontend-platform';
+import { GroupTypes } from '../../data/constants';
+import { isGroupTypeEnabled } from './utils';
+
+jest.mock('@edx/frontend-platform', () => ({ getConfig: jest.fn() }));
+
+describe('teams utils', () => {
+  describe('isGroupTypeEnabled', () => {
+    beforeEach(() => {
+      jest.clearAllMocks();
+    });
+
+    test('returns true if the group type is enabled', () => {
+      getConfig.mockReturnValue({ ENABLE_OPEN_MANAGED_TEAM_TYPE: false });
+      expect(isGroupTypeEnabled(GroupTypes.OPEN)).toBe(true);
+      expect(isGroupTypeEnabled(GroupTypes.PUBLIC_MANAGED)).toBe(true);
+      expect(isGroupTypeEnabled(GroupTypes.PRIVATE_MANAGED)).toBe(true);
+    });
+    test('returns false if the OPEN_MANAGED group is not enabled', () => {
+      getConfig.mockReturnValue({ ENABLE_OPEN_MANAGED_TEAM_TYPE: false });
+      expect(isGroupTypeEnabled(GroupTypes.OPEN_MANAGED)).toBe(false);
+    });
+
+    test('returns true if the OPEN_MANAGED group is enabled', () => {
+      getConfig.mockReturnValue({ ENABLE_OPEN_MANAGED_TEAM_TYPE: true });
+      expect(isGroupTypeEnabled(GroupTypes.OPEN_MANAGED)).toBe(true);
+    });
+
+    test('returns false if the group is invalid', () => {
+      getConfig.mockReturnValue({ ENABLE_OPEN_MANAGED_TEAM_TYPE: true });
+      expect(isGroupTypeEnabled('')).toBe(false);
+    });
+
+    test('returns false if the group is null', () => {
+      getConfig.mockReturnValue({ ENABLE_OPEN_MANAGED_TEAM_TYPE: true });
+      expect(isGroupTypeEnabled(null)).toBe(false);
+    });
+  });
+});
diff --git a/src/index.jsx b/src/index.jsx
index 57db4eb38..725cdea0b 100755
--- a/src/index.jsx
+++ b/src/index.jsx
@@ -112,6 +112,7 @@ initialize({
         CALCULATOR_HELP_URL: process.env.CALCULATOR_HELP_URL || null,
         ENABLE_PROGRESS_GRAPH_SETTINGS: process.env.ENABLE_PROGRESS_GRAPH_SETTINGS || 'false',
         ENABLE_TEAM_TYPE_SETTING: process.env.ENABLE_TEAM_TYPE_SETTING === 'true',
+        ENABLE_OPEN_MANAGED_TEAM_TYPE: process.env.ENABLE_OPEN_MANAGED_TEAM_TYPE === 'true',
         BBB_LEARN_MORE_URL: process.env.BBB_LEARN_MORE_URL || '',
         STUDIO_BASE_URL: process.env.STUDIO_BASE_URL || null,
         STUDIO_SHORT_NAME: process.env.STUDIO_SHORT_NAME || null,