diff --git a/.changeset/tall-years-relate.md b/.changeset/tall-years-relate.md
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..10198992ea
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.changeset/tall-years-relate.md
@@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
+---
+'@backstage/plugin-airbrake': patch
+---
+
+Adds a boolean helper function to airbrake plugin for use on the EntityPage to show/hide airbrake tab depending on whether the entity's catalog-info.yml has an airbrake id set in the metadata
diff --git a/plugins/airbrake/README.md b/plugins/airbrake/README.md
index bc30ca7896..f37ab08b75 100644
--- a/plugins/airbrake/README.md
+++ b/plugins/airbrake/README.md
@@ -18,14 +18,21 @@ The Airbrake plugin provides connectivity between Backstage and Airbrake (https:
    yarn add --cwd packages/backend @backstage/plugin-airbrake-backend
    ```
 
-3. Add the `EntityAirbrakeContent` to `packages/app/src/components/catalog/EntityPage.tsx` for all the entity pages you want Airbrake to be in:
+3. Add the `EntityAirbrakeContent` and `isAirbrakeAvailable` to `packages/app/src/components/catalog/EntityPage.tsx` for all the entity pages you want Airbrake to be in:
 
    ```typescript jsx
-   import { EntityAirbrakeContent } from '@backstage/plugin-airbrake';
+   import {
+     EntityAirbrakeContent,
+     isAirbrakeAvailable,
+   } from '@backstage/plugin-airbrake';
 
    const serviceEntityPage = (
      <EntityLayoutWrapper>
-       <EntityLayout.Route path="/airbrake" title="Airbrake">
+       <EntityLayout.Route
+         if={isAirbrakeAvailable}
+         path="/airbrake"
+         title="Airbrake"
+       >
          <EntityAirbrakeContent />
        </EntityLayout.Route>
      </EntityLayoutWrapper>
@@ -33,7 +40,11 @@ The Airbrake plugin provides connectivity between Backstage and Airbrake (https:
 
    const websiteEntityPage = (
      <EntityLayoutWrapper>
-       <EntityLayout.Route path="/airbrake" title="Airbrake">
+       <EntityLayout.Route
+         if={isAirbrakeAvailable}
+         path="/airbrake"
+         title="Airbrake"
+       >
          <EntityAirbrakeContent />
        </EntityLayout.Route>
      </EntityLayoutWrapper>
@@ -41,7 +52,11 @@ The Airbrake plugin provides connectivity between Backstage and Airbrake (https:
 
    const defaultEntityPage = (
      <EntityLayoutWrapper>
-       <EntityLayout.Route path="/airbrake" title="Airbrake">
+       <EntityLayout.Route
+         if={isAirbrakeAvailable}
+         path="/airbrake"
+         title="Airbrake"
+       >
          <EntityAirbrakeContent />
        </EntityLayout.Route>
      </EntityLayoutWrapper>
diff --git a/plugins/airbrake/api-report.md b/plugins/airbrake/api-report.md
index e48fbf9cde..773e2a029a 100644
--- a/plugins/airbrake/api-report.md
+++ b/plugins/airbrake/api-report.md
@@ -6,6 +6,7 @@
 /// <reference types="react" />
 
 import { BackstagePlugin } from '@backstage/core-plugin-api';
+import { Entity } from '@backstage/catalog-model';
 import { RouteRef } from '@backstage/core-plugin-api';
 
 // @public
@@ -19,4 +20,7 @@ export const airbrakePlugin: BackstagePlugin<
 
 // @public
 export const EntityAirbrakeContent: () => JSX.Element;
+
+// @public
+export const isAirbrakeAvailable: (entity: Entity) => boolean;
 ```
diff --git a/plugins/airbrake/src/components/isAirbrakeAvailable.ts b/plugins/airbrake/src/components/isAirbrakeAvailable.ts
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..01d59668ce
--- /dev/null
+++ b/plugins/airbrake/src/components/isAirbrakeAvailable.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,25 @@
+/*
+ * Copyright 2020 The Backstage Authors
+ *
+ * Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
+ * you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
+ * You may obtain a copy of the License at
+ *
+ *     http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+ *
+ * Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
+ * distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
+ * WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
+ * See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
+ * limitations under the License.
+ */
+
+import { Entity } from '@backstage/catalog-model';
+import { AIRBRAKE_PROJECT_ID_ANNOTATION } from './useProjectId';
+
+/**
+ * Utility function to determine if the given entity has an Airbrake ID set in the repos catalog-info.yml .
+ * @public
+ */
+export const isAirbrakeAvailable = (entity: Entity) =>
+  Boolean(entity.metadata.annotations?.[AIRBRAKE_PROJECT_ID_ANNOTATION]);
diff --git a/plugins/airbrake/src/index.ts b/plugins/airbrake/src/index.ts
index 2b2406776b..717d544dc9 100644
--- a/plugins/airbrake/src/index.ts
+++ b/plugins/airbrake/src/index.ts
@@ -22,3 +22,4 @@
 
 export { airbrakePlugin } from './plugin';
 export { EntityAirbrakeContent } from './extensions';
+export { isAirbrakeAvailable } from './components/isAirbrakeAvailable';