diff --git a/awx/ui_next/src/screens/Inventory/InventoryList/InventoryListItem.jsx b/awx/ui_next/src/screens/Inventory/InventoryList/InventoryListItem.jsx
index 7e3feaec33..45408f88a2 100644
--- a/awx/ui_next/src/screens/Inventory/InventoryList/InventoryListItem.jsx
+++ b/awx/ui_next/src/screens/Inventory/InventoryList/InventoryListItem.jsx
@@ -101,7 +101,9 @@ function InventoryListItem({
         <DataListItemCells
           dataListCells={[
             <DataListCell key="sync-status" isIcon>
-              <SyncStatusIndicator status={syncStatus} />
+              {inventory.kind !== 'smart' && (
+                <SyncStatusIndicator status={syncStatus} />
+              )}
             </DataListCell>,
             <DataListCell key="name">
               {inventory.pending_deletion ? (
diff --git a/awx/ui_next/src/screens/Inventory/InventoryList/InventoryListItem.test.jsx b/awx/ui_next/src/screens/Inventory/InventoryList/InventoryListItem.test.jsx
index b23878a651..61c3fe572d 100644
--- a/awx/ui_next/src/screens/Inventory/InventoryList/InventoryListItem.test.jsx
+++ b/awx/ui_next/src/screens/Inventory/InventoryList/InventoryListItem.test.jsx
@@ -36,6 +36,7 @@ describe('<InventoryListItem />', () => {
         inventory={{
           id: 1,
           name: 'Inventory',
+          kind: '',
           summary_fields: {
             organization: {
               id: 1,
@@ -51,6 +52,7 @@ describe('<InventoryListItem />', () => {
         onSelect={() => {}}
       />
     );
+    expect(wrapper.find('SyncStatusIndicator').length).toBe(1);
     expect(
       wrapper
         .find('DataListCell')