diff --git a/awx/ui_next/src/api/models/Settings.js b/awx/ui_next/src/api/models/Settings.js
index b5d0679e9c..440013037a 100644
--- a/awx/ui_next/src/api/models/Settings.js
+++ b/awx/ui_next/src/api/models/Settings.js
@@ -14,6 +14,10 @@ class Settings extends Base {
     return this.http.patch(`${this.baseUrl}all/`, data);
   }
 
+  readAll() {
+    return this.http.get(`${this.baseUrl}all/`);
+  }
+
   updateCategory(category, data) {
     return this.http.patch(`${this.baseUrl}${category}/`, data);
   }
diff --git a/awx/ui_next/src/screens/InstanceGroup/InstanceGroup.jsx b/awx/ui_next/src/screens/InstanceGroup/InstanceGroup.jsx
index 5d13650c3f..187109d8c6 100644
--- a/awx/ui_next/src/screens/InstanceGroup/InstanceGroup.jsx
+++ b/awx/ui_next/src/screens/InstanceGroup/InstanceGroup.jsx
@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@ import { CaretLeftIcon } from '@patternfly/react-icons';
 import { Card, PageSection } from '@patternfly/react-core';
 
 import useRequest from '../../util/useRequest';
-import { InstanceGroupsAPI } from '../../api';
+import { InstanceGroupsAPI, SettingsAPI } from '../../api';
 import RoutedTabs from '../../components/RoutedTabs';
 import ContentError from '../../components/ContentError';
 import ContentLoading from '../../components/ContentLoading';
@@ -31,12 +31,28 @@ function InstanceGroup({ setBreadcrumb }) {
     isLoading,
     error: contentError,
     request: fetchInstanceGroups,
-    result: instanceGroup,
+    result: { instanceGroup, defaultControlPlane, defaultExecution },
   } = useRequest(
     useCallback(async () => {
-      const { data } = await InstanceGroupsAPI.readDetail(id);
-      return data;
-    }, [id])
+      const [
+        { data },
+        {
+          data: {
+            DEFAULT_CONTROL_PLANE_QUEUE_NAME,
+            DEFAULT_EXECUTION_QUEUE_NAME,
+          },
+        },
+      ] = await Promise.all([
+        InstanceGroupsAPI.readDetail(id),
+        SettingsAPI.readAll(),
+      ]);
+      return {
+        instanceGroup: data,
+        defaultControlPlane: DEFAULT_CONTROL_PLANE_QUEUE_NAME,
+        defaultExecution: DEFAULT_EXECUTION_QUEUE_NAME,
+      };
+    }, [id]),
+    { instanceGroup: {}, defaultControlPlane: '', defaultExecution: '' }
   );
 
   useEffect(() => {
@@ -115,7 +131,11 @@ function InstanceGroup({ setBreadcrumb }) {
             {instanceGroup && (
               <>
                 <Route path="/instance_groups/:id/edit">
-                  <InstanceGroupEdit instanceGroup={instanceGroup} />
+                  <InstanceGroupEdit
+                    instanceGroup={instanceGroup}
+                    defaultExecution={defaultExecution}
+                    defaultControlPlane={defaultControlPlane}
+                  />
                 </Route>
                 <Route path="/instance_groups/:id/details">
                   <InstanceGroupDetails instanceGroup={instanceGroup} />
diff --git a/awx/ui_next/src/screens/InstanceGroup/InstanceGroupEdit/InstanceGroupEdit.jsx b/awx/ui_next/src/screens/InstanceGroup/InstanceGroupEdit/InstanceGroupEdit.jsx
index b2f9bbaa9a..166d8753f1 100644
--- a/awx/ui_next/src/screens/InstanceGroup/InstanceGroupEdit/InstanceGroupEdit.jsx
+++ b/awx/ui_next/src/screens/InstanceGroup/InstanceGroupEdit/InstanceGroupEdit.jsx
@@ -5,7 +5,11 @@ import { CardBody } from '../../../components/Card';
 import { InstanceGroupsAPI } from '../../../api';
 import InstanceGroupForm from '../shared/InstanceGroupForm';
 
-function InstanceGroupEdit({ instanceGroup }) {
+function InstanceGroupEdit({
+  instanceGroup,
+  defaultExecution,
+  defaultControlPlane,
+}) {
   const history = useHistory();
   const [submitError, setSubmitError] = useState(null);
   const detailsUrl = `/instance_groups/${instanceGroup.id}/details`;
@@ -27,6 +31,8 @@ function InstanceGroupEdit({ instanceGroup }) {
     <CardBody>
       <InstanceGroupForm
         instanceGroup={instanceGroup}
+        defaultExecution={defaultExecution}
+        defaultControlPlane={defaultControlPlane}
         onSubmit={handleSubmit}
         submitError={submitError}
         onCancel={handleCancel}
diff --git a/awx/ui_next/src/screens/InstanceGroup/InstanceGroupEdit/InstanceGroupEdit.test.jsx b/awx/ui_next/src/screens/InstanceGroup/InstanceGroupEdit/InstanceGroupEdit.test.jsx
index 876149003e..117bb8eec8 100644
--- a/awx/ui_next/src/screens/InstanceGroup/InstanceGroupEdit/InstanceGroupEdit.test.jsx
+++ b/awx/ui_next/src/screens/InstanceGroup/InstanceGroupEdit/InstanceGroupEdit.test.jsx
@@ -55,7 +55,11 @@ describe('<InstanceGroupEdit>', () => {
     history = createMemoryHistory();
     await act(async () => {
       wrapper = mountWithContexts(
-        <InstanceGroupEdit instanceGroup={instanceGroupData} />,
+        <InstanceGroupEdit
+          defaultExecution="default"
+          defaultControlPlane="controlplane"
+          instanceGroup={instanceGroupData}
+        />,
         {
           context: { router: { history } },
         }
@@ -68,12 +72,14 @@ describe('<InstanceGroupEdit>', () => {
     wrapper.unmount();
   });
 
-  test('tower instance group name can not be updated', async () => {
+  test('controlplane instance group name can not be updated', async () => {
     let towerWrapper;
     await act(async () => {
       towerWrapper = mountWithContexts(
         <InstanceGroupEdit
-          instanceGroup={{ ...instanceGroupData, name: 'tower' }}
+          defaultExecution="default"
+          defaultControlPlane="controlplane"
+          instanceGroup={{ ...instanceGroupData, name: 'controlplane' }}
         />,
         {
           context: { router: { history } },
@@ -85,7 +91,29 @@ describe('<InstanceGroupEdit>', () => {
     ).toBeTruthy();
     expect(
       towerWrapper.find('input#instance-group-name').prop('value')
-    ).toEqual('tower');
+    ).toEqual('controlplane');
+  });
+
+  test('default instance group name can not be updated', async () => {
+    let towerWrapper;
+    await act(async () => {
+      towerWrapper = mountWithContexts(
+        <InstanceGroupEdit
+          defaultExecution="default"
+          defaultControlPlane="controlplane"
+          instanceGroup={{ ...instanceGroupData, name: 'default' }}
+        />,
+        {
+          context: { router: { history } },
+        }
+      );
+    });
+    expect(
+      towerWrapper.find('input#instance-group-name').prop('disabled')
+    ).toBeTruthy();
+    expect(
+      towerWrapper.find('input#instance-group-name').prop('value')
+    ).toEqual('default');
   });
 
   test('handleSubmit should call the api and redirect to details page', async () => {
diff --git a/awx/ui_next/src/screens/InstanceGroup/InstanceGroupList/InstanceGroupList.jsx b/awx/ui_next/src/screens/InstanceGroup/InstanceGroupList/InstanceGroupList.jsx
index 2106ca9999..c6de8a9f3e 100644
--- a/awx/ui_next/src/screens/InstanceGroup/InstanceGroupList/InstanceGroupList.jsx
+++ b/awx/ui_next/src/screens/InstanceGroup/InstanceGroupList/InstanceGroupList.jsx
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@ import { useLocation, useRouteMatch, Link } from 'react-router-dom';
 import { t, Plural } from '@lingui/macro';
 import { Card, PageSection, DropdownItem } from '@patternfly/react-core';
 
-import { InstanceGroupsAPI } from '../../../api';
+import { InstanceGroupsAPI, SettingsAPI } from '../../../api';
 import { getQSConfig, parseQueryString } from '../../../util/qs';
 import useRequest, { useDeleteItems } from '../../../util/useRequest';
 import useSelected from '../../../util/useSelected';
@@ -26,7 +26,11 @@ const QS_CONFIG = getQSConfig('instance-group', {
   page_size: 20,
 });
 
-function modifyInstanceGroups(items = []) {
+function modifyInstanceGroups(
+  items = [],
+  defaultControlPlane,
+  defaultExecution
+) {
   return items.map(item => {
     const clonedItem = {
       ...item,
@@ -37,7 +41,7 @@ function modifyInstanceGroups(items = []) {
         },
       },
     };
-    if (clonedItem.name === 'tower') {
+    if (clonedItem.name === (defaultControlPlane || defaultExecution)) {
       clonedItem.summary_fields.user_capabilities.delete = false;
     }
     return clonedItem;
@@ -62,18 +66,32 @@ function InstanceGroupList({
       actions,
       relatedSearchableKeys,
       searchableKeys,
+      defaultControlPlane,
+      defaultExecution,
     },
   } = useRequest(
     useCallback(async () => {
       const params = parseQueryString(QS_CONFIG, location.search);
 
-      const [response, responseActions] = await Promise.all([
+      const [
+        response,
+        responseActions,
+        {
+          data: {
+            DEFAULT_CONTROL_PLANE_QUEUE_NAME,
+            DEFAULT_EXECUTION_QUEUE_NAME,
+          },
+        },
+      ] = await Promise.all([
         InstanceGroupsAPI.read(params),
         InstanceGroupsAPI.readOptions(),
+        SettingsAPI.readAll(),
       ]);
 
       return {
         instanceGroups: response.data.results,
+        defaultControlPlane: DEFAULT_CONTROL_PLANE_QUEUE_NAME,
+        defaultExecution: DEFAULT_EXECUTION_QUEUE_NAME,
         instanceGroupsCount: response.data.count,
         actions: responseActions.data.actions,
         relatedSearchableKeys: (
@@ -105,7 +123,11 @@ function InstanceGroupList({
     selectAll,
   } = useSelected(instanceGroups);
 
-  const modifiedSelected = modifyInstanceGroups(selected);
+  const modifiedSelected = modifyInstanceGroups(
+    selected,
+    defaultControlPlane,
+    defaultExecution
+  );
 
   const {
     isLoading: deleteLoading,
@@ -133,31 +155,25 @@ function InstanceGroupList({
   const canAdd = actions && actions.POST;
 
   function cannotDelete(item) {
-    return !item.summary_fields.user_capabilities.delete;
+    return (
+      !item.summary_fields.user_capabilities.delete ||
+      item.name === defaultExecution ||
+      item.name === defaultControlPlane
+    );
   }
 
   const pluralizedItemName = t`Instance Groups`;
 
   let errorMessageDelete = '';
 
-  if (modifiedSelected.some(item => item.name === 'tower')) {
-    const itemsUnableToDelete = modifiedSelected
-      .filter(cannotDelete)
-      .filter(item => item.name !== 'tower')
-      .map(item => item.name)
-      .join(', ');
-
-    if (itemsUnableToDelete) {
-      if (modifiedSelected.some(cannotDelete)) {
-        errorMessageDelete = t`You do not have permission to delete ${pluralizedItemName}: ${itemsUnableToDelete}. `;
-      }
-    }
-
-    if (errorMessageDelete.length > 0) {
-      errorMessageDelete = errorMessageDelete.concat('\n');
-    }
+  if (
+    modifiedSelected.some(
+      item =>
+        item.name === defaultControlPlane || item.name === defaultExecution
+    )
+  ) {
     errorMessageDelete = errorMessageDelete.concat(
-      t`The tower instance group cannot be deleted.`
+      t`The following Instance Group cannot be deleted`
     );
   }
 
@@ -234,6 +250,7 @@ function InstanceGroupList({
                   <ToolbarDeleteButton
                     key="delete"
                     onDelete={handleDelete}
+                    cannotDelete={cannotDelete}
                     itemsToDelete={modifiedSelected}
                     pluralizedItemName={t`Instance Groups`}
                     errorMessage={errorMessageDelete}
diff --git a/awx/ui_next/src/screens/InstanceGroup/InstanceGroupList/InstanceGroupList.test.jsx b/awx/ui_next/src/screens/InstanceGroup/InstanceGroupList/InstanceGroupList.test.jsx
index 9ba2d1bcde..429e2dabaa 100644
--- a/awx/ui_next/src/screens/InstanceGroup/InstanceGroupList/InstanceGroupList.test.jsx
+++ b/awx/ui_next/src/screens/InstanceGroup/InstanceGroupList/InstanceGroupList.test.jsx
@@ -11,6 +11,7 @@ import {
   OrganizationsAPI,
   InventoriesAPI,
   UnifiedJobTemplatesAPI,
+  SettingsAPI,
 } from '../../../api';
 import InstanceGroupList from './InstanceGroupList';
 
@@ -18,6 +19,7 @@ jest.mock('../../../api/models/InstanceGroups');
 jest.mock('../../../api/models/Organizations');
 jest.mock('../../../api/models/Inventories');
 jest.mock('../../../api/models/UnifiedJobTemplates');
+jest.mock('../../../api/models/Settings');
 
 const instanceGroups = {
   data: {
@@ -32,7 +34,7 @@ const instanceGroups = {
       },
       {
         id: 2,
-        name: 'tower',
+        name: 'controlplan',
         type: 'instance_group',
         url: '/api/v2/instance_groups/2',
         consumed_capacity: 42,
@@ -40,6 +42,14 @@ const instanceGroups = {
       },
       {
         id: 3,
+        name: 'default',
+        type: 'instance_group',
+        url: '/api/v2/instance_groups/2',
+        consumed_capacity: 42,
+        summary_fields: { user_capabilities: { edit: true, delete: true } },
+      },
+      {
+        id: 4,
         name: 'Bar',
         type: 'instance_group',
         url: '/api/v2/instance_groups/3',
@@ -47,11 +57,17 @@ const instanceGroups = {
         summary_fields: { user_capabilities: { edit: true, delete: false } },
       },
     ],
-    count: 3,
+    count: 4,
   },
 };
 
 const options = { data: { actions: { POST: true } } };
+const settings = {
+  data: {
+    DEFAULT_CONTROL_PLANE_QUEUE_NAME: 'controlplan',
+    DEFAULT_EXECUTION_QUEUE_NAME: 'default',
+  },
+};
 
 describe('<InstanceGroupList />', () => {
   let wrapper;
@@ -62,6 +78,7 @@ describe('<InstanceGroupList />', () => {
     UnifiedJobTemplatesAPI.read.mockResolvedValue({ data: { count: 0 } });
     InstanceGroupsAPI.read.mockResolvedValue(instanceGroups);
     InstanceGroupsAPI.readOptions.mockResolvedValue(options);
+    SettingsAPI.readAll.mockResolvedValue(settings);
   });
 
   test('should have data fetched and render 3 rows', async () => {
@@ -69,7 +86,7 @@ describe('<InstanceGroupList />', () => {
       wrapper = mountWithContexts(<InstanceGroupList />);
     });
     await waitForElement(wrapper, 'InstanceGroupList', el => el.length > 0);
-    expect(wrapper.find('InstanceGroupListItem').length).toBe(3);
+    expect(wrapper.find('InstanceGroupListItem').length).toBe(4);
     expect(InstanceGroupsAPI.read).toBeCalled();
     expect(InstanceGroupsAPI.readOptions).toBeCalled();
   });
@@ -109,13 +126,13 @@ describe('<InstanceGroupList />', () => {
     );
   });
 
-  test('should not be able to delete tower instance group', async () => {
+  test('should not be able to delete controlplan or default instance group', async () => {
     await act(async () => {
       wrapper = mountWithContexts(<InstanceGroupList />);
     });
     await waitForElement(wrapper, 'InstanceGroupList', el => el.length > 0);
 
-    const instanceGroupIndex = [0, 1, 2];
+    const instanceGroupIndex = [0, 1, 2, 3];
 
     instanceGroupIndex.forEach(element => {
       wrapper
diff --git a/awx/ui_next/src/screens/InstanceGroup/shared/InstanceGroupForm.jsx b/awx/ui_next/src/screens/InstanceGroup/shared/InstanceGroupForm.jsx
index 50f75e1831..a9a268af20 100644
--- a/awx/ui_next/src/screens/InstanceGroup/shared/InstanceGroupForm.jsx
+++ b/awx/ui_next/src/screens/InstanceGroup/shared/InstanceGroupForm.jsx
@@ -10,8 +10,9 @@ import FormActionGroup from '../../../components/FormActionGroup';
 import { required, minMaxValue } from '../../../util/validators';
 import { FormColumnLayout } from '../../../components/FormLayout';
 
-function InstanceGroupFormFields() {
+function InstanceGroupFormFields({ defaultExecution, defaultControlPlane }) {
   const [instanceGroupNameField, ,] = useField('name');
+
   return (
     <>
       <FormField
@@ -21,7 +22,10 @@ function InstanceGroupFormFields() {
         type="text"
         validate={required(null)}
         isRequired
-        isDisabled={instanceGroupNameField.value === 'tower'}
+        isDisabled={
+          instanceGroupNameField.value === defaultExecution ||
+          instanceGroupNameField.value === defaultControlPlane
+        }
       />
       <FormField
         id="instance-group-policy-instance-minimum"
@@ -50,6 +54,7 @@ function InstanceGroupFormFields() {
 
 function InstanceGroupForm({
   instanceGroup = {},
+
   onSubmit,
   onCancel,
   submitError,