diff --git a/awx/main/models/inventory.py b/awx/main/models/inventory.py
index a592757295..b958010f4c 100644
--- a/awx/main/models/inventory.py
+++ b/awx/main/models/inventory.py
@@ -49,7 +49,7 @@ from awx.main.models.notifications import (
 from awx.main.models.credential.injectors import _openstack_data
 from awx.main.utils import _inventory_updates
 from awx.main.utils.safe_yaml import sanitize_jinja
-from awx.main.utils.execution_environments import to_container_path
+from awx.main.utils.execution_environments import to_container_path, get_control_plane_execution_environment
 from awx.main.utils.licensing import server_product_name
 
 
@@ -951,6 +951,16 @@ class InventorySourceOptions(BaseModel):
         help_text=_("Enter host, group or pattern match"),
     )
 
+    def resolve_execution_environment(self):
+        """
+        Project updates, themselves, will use the control plane execution environment.
+        Jobs using the project can use the default_environment, but the project updates
+        are not flexible enough to allow customizing the image they use.
+        """
+        if self.inventory.kind == 'constructed':
+            return get_control_plane_execution_environment()
+        return super().resolve_execution_environment()
+
     @staticmethod
     def cloud_credential_validation(source, cred):
         if not source:
diff --git a/awx/settings/defaults.py b/awx/settings/defaults.py
index 393247cf1b..06c12cc26c 100644
--- a/awx/settings/defaults.py
+++ b/awx/settings/defaults.py
@@ -172,7 +172,9 @@ GLOBAL_JOB_EXECUTION_ENVIRONMENTS = [{'name': 'AWX EE (latest)', 'image': 'quay.
 # This image is distinguished from others by having "managed" set to True and users have limited
 # ability to modify it through the API.
 # If a registry credential is needed to pull the image, that can be provided to the awx-manage command
-CONTROL_PLANE_EXECUTION_ENVIRONMENT = 'quay.io/ansible/awx-ee:latest'
+
+# HACK: this is done temporarily for feature development, remove before merge
+CONTROL_PLANE_EXECUTION_ENVIRONMENT = 'quay.io/relrod/awx-ee-invlimit:latest'
 
 # Note: This setting may be overridden by database settings.
 STDOUT_MAX_BYTES_DISPLAY = 1048576
diff --git a/awxkit/awxkit/api/pages/inventory.py b/awxkit/awxkit/api/pages/inventory.py
index 354fa2abbb..1eee3b6571 100644
--- a/awxkit/awxkit/api/pages/inventory.py
+++ b/awxkit/awxkit/api/pages/inventory.py
@@ -126,7 +126,16 @@ class Inventory(HasCopy, HasCreate, HasInstanceGroups, HasVariables, base.Base):
         return inv_updates
 
 
-page.register_page([resources.inventory, (resources.inventories, 'post'), (resources.inventory_copy, 'post')], Inventory)
+page.register_page(
+    [
+        resources.inventory,
+        resources.constructed_inventory,
+        (resources.inventories, 'post'),
+        (resources.inventory_copy, 'post'),
+        (resources.constructed_inventories, 'post'),
+    ],
+    Inventory,
+)
 
 
 class Inventories(page.PageList, Inventory):
@@ -134,7 +143,7 @@ class Inventories(page.PageList, Inventory):
     pass
 
 
-page.register_page([resources.inventories, resources.related_inventories], Inventories)
+page.register_page([resources.inventories, resources.related_inventories, resources.constructed_inventories], Inventories)
 
 
 class Group(HasCreate, HasVariables, base.Base):
diff --git a/awxkit/awxkit/api/resources.py b/awxkit/awxkit/api/resources.py
index 982e7c2573..b0789e3cf4 100644
--- a/awxkit/awxkit/api/resources.py
+++ b/awxkit/awxkit/api/resources.py
@@ -58,7 +58,9 @@ class Resources(object):
     _instance_related_jobs = r'instances/\d+/jobs/'
     _instances = 'instances/'
     _inventories = 'inventories/'
+    _constructed_inventories = 'constructed_inventories/'
     _inventory = r'inventories/\d+/'
+    _constructed_inventory = r'constructed_inventories/\d+/'
     _inventory_access_list = r'inventories/\d+/access_list/'
     _inventory_copy = r'inventories/\d+/copy/'
     _inventory_labels = r'inventories/\d+/labels/'