diff --git a/.changelog/11656.txt b/.changelog/11656.txt
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..10dc472850
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.changelog/11656.txt
@@ -0,0 +1,3 @@
+```release-note:feature
+ui: Don't offer a 'Valid Datacenters' option when editing policies for non-default partitions
+```
diff --git a/ui/packages/consul-ui/app/components/policy-form/index.hbs b/ui/packages/consul-ui/app/components/policy-form/index.hbs
index 3fe65ac9bd..61e2fa9081 100644
--- a/ui/packages/consul-ui/app/components/policy-form/index.hbs
+++ b/ui/packages/consul-ui/app/components/policy-form/index.hbs
@@ -105,6 +105,8 @@
       </PowerSelect>
     </label>
 {{else}}
+{{! only show Valid Datacenters for the default partition }}
+{{#if (eq (or partition 'default') 'default')}}
     <div class="type-toggle">
       <span>Valid datacenters</span>
       <label>
@@ -112,6 +114,7 @@
         <span>All</span>
       </label>
     </div>
+{{/if}}
   {{#if isScoped }}
     <DataSource
       @src={{uri '/*/*/*/datacenters'}}