diff --git a/.changeset/tricky-pens-camp.md b/.changeset/tricky-pens-camp.md
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..dc47274351
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.changeset/tricky-pens-camp.md
@@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
+---
+'@backstage/plugin-catalog': patch
+---
+
+Update AboutCard to only render refresh button if the entity is managed by an url location.
diff --git a/plugins/catalog/src/components/AboutCard/AboutCard.test.tsx b/plugins/catalog/src/components/AboutCard/AboutCard.test.tsx
index 1dbf849a2d..3b64ee6b73 100644
--- a/plugins/catalog/src/components/AboutCard/AboutCard.test.tsx
+++ b/plugins/catalog/src/components/AboutCard/AboutCard.test.tsx
@@ -220,6 +220,10 @@ describe('<AboutCard />', () => {
       apiVersion: 'v1',
       kind: 'Component',
       metadata: {
+        annotations: {
+          'backstage.io/managed-by-location':
+            'url:https://backstage.io/catalog-info.yaml',
+        },
         name: 'software',
       },
       spec: {
@@ -252,6 +256,35 @@ describe('<AboutCard />', () => {
     );
   });
 
+  it('should not render refresh button if the location is not an url', async () => {
+    const entity = {
+      apiVersion: 'v1',
+      kind: 'Component',
+      metadata: {
+        name: 'software',
+      },
+      spec: {
+        owner: 'guest',
+        type: 'service',
+        lifecycle: 'production',
+      },
+    };
+    const apis = ApiRegistry.with(
+      scmIntegrationsApiRef,
+      ScmIntegrationsApi.fromConfig(new ConfigReader({})),
+    ).with(catalogApiRef, catalogApi);
+
+    const { queryByTitle } = await renderInTestApp(
+      <ApiProvider apis={apis}>
+        <EntityProvider entity={entity}>
+          <AboutCard />
+        </EntityProvider>
+      </ApiProvider>,
+    );
+
+    expect(queryByTitle('Schedule entity refresh')).not.toBeInTheDocument();
+  });
+
   it('renders techdocs link', async () => {
     const entity = {
       apiVersion: 'v1',
diff --git a/plugins/catalog/src/components/AboutCard/AboutCard.tsx b/plugins/catalog/src/components/AboutCard/AboutCard.tsx
index ec3d47a204..68777d4109 100644
--- a/plugins/catalog/src/components/AboutCard/AboutCard.tsx
+++ b/plugins/catalog/src/components/AboutCard/AboutCard.tsx
@@ -17,6 +17,7 @@
 import {
   Entity,
   ENTITY_DEFAULT_NAMESPACE,
+  LOCATION_ANNOTATION,
   RELATION_CONSUMES_API,
   RELATION_PROVIDES_API,
   stringifyEntityRef,
@@ -147,6 +148,8 @@ export function AboutCard({ variant }: AboutCardProps) {
     cardContentClass = classes.fullHeightCardContent;
   }
 
+  const isUrl =
+    entity.metadata.annotations?.[LOCATION_ANNOTATION]?.startsWith('url:');
   const refreshEntity = useCallback(async () => {
     await catalogApi.refreshEntity(stringifyEntityRef(entity));
     alertApi.post({ message: 'Refresh scheduled', severity: 'info' });
@@ -158,13 +161,15 @@ export function AboutCard({ variant }: AboutCardProps) {
         title="About"
         action={
           <>
-            <IconButton
-              aria-label="Refresh"
-              title="Schedule entity refresh"
-              onClick={refreshEntity}
-            >
-              <CachedIcon />
-            </IconButton>
+            {isUrl && (
+              <IconButton
+                aria-label="Refresh"
+                title="Schedule entity refresh"
+                onClick={refreshEntity}
+              >
+                <CachedIcon />
+              </IconButton>
+            )}
             <IconButton
               component={Link}
               aria-label="Edit"