diff --git a/homeassistant/components/kostal_plenticore/switch.py b/homeassistant/components/kostal_plenticore/switch.py
index 44eced7ca4a..feeb4bc5bb5 100644
--- a/homeassistant/components/kostal_plenticore/switch.py
+++ b/homeassistant/components/kostal_plenticore/switch.py
@@ -14,6 +14,7 @@ from homeassistant.helpers.device_registry import DeviceInfo
 from homeassistant.helpers.entity_platform import AddConfigEntryEntitiesCallback
 from homeassistant.helpers.update_coordinator import CoordinatorEntity
 
+from .const import CONF_SERVICE_CODE
 from .coordinator import PlenticoreConfigEntry, SettingDataUpdateCoordinator
 
 _LOGGER = logging.getLogger(__name__)
@@ -29,6 +30,7 @@ class PlenticoreSwitchEntityDescription(SwitchEntityDescription):
     on_label: str
     off_value: str
     off_label: str
+    installer_required: bool = False
 
 
 SWITCH_SETTINGS_DATA = [
@@ -42,6 +44,17 @@ SWITCH_SETTINGS_DATA = [
         off_value="2",
         off_label="Automatic economical",
     ),
+    PlenticoreSwitchEntityDescription(
+        module_id="devices:local",
+        key="Battery:ManualCharge",
+        name="Battery Manual Charge",
+        is_on="1",
+        on_value="1",
+        on_label="On",
+        off_value="0",
+        off_label="Off",
+        installer_required=True,
+    ),
 ]
 
 
@@ -73,7 +86,13 @@ async def async_setup_entry(
                 description.key,
             )
             continue
-
+        if entry.data.get(CONF_SERVICE_CODE) is None and description.installer_required:
+            _LOGGER.debug(
+                "Skipping installer required setting data %s/%s",
+                description.module_id,
+                description.key,
+            )
+            continue
         entities.append(
             PlenticoreDataSwitch(
                 settings_data_update_coordinator,
diff --git a/tests/components/kostal_plenticore/conftest.py b/tests/components/kostal_plenticore/conftest.py
index acce8ebed7a..bedcea4ddc2 100644
--- a/tests/components/kostal_plenticore/conftest.py
+++ b/tests/components/kostal_plenticore/conftest.py
@@ -26,6 +26,21 @@ def mock_config_entry() -> MockConfigEntry:
     )
 
 
+@pytest.fixture
+def mock_installer_config_entry() -> MockConfigEntry:
+    """Return a mocked ConfigEntry for testing with installer login."""
+    return MockConfigEntry(
+        entry_id="2ab8dd92a62787ddfe213a67e09406bd",
+        title="scb",
+        domain="kostal_plenticore",
+        data={
+            "host": "192.168.1.2",
+            "password": "secret_password",
+            "service_code": "12345",
+        },
+    )
+
+
 @pytest.fixture
 def mock_plenticore() -> Generator[Plenticore]:
     """Set up a Plenticore mock with some default values."""
diff --git a/tests/components/kostal_plenticore/test_switch.py b/tests/components/kostal_plenticore/test_switch.py
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..0dd4c958fd5
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/components/kostal_plenticore/test_switch.py
@@ -0,0 +1,69 @@
+"""Test the Kostal Plenticore Solar Inverter switch platform."""
+
+from pykoplenti import SettingsData
+
+from homeassistant.components.kostal_plenticore.coordinator import Plenticore
+from homeassistant.core import HomeAssistant
+from homeassistant.helpers import entity_registry as er
+
+from tests.common import MockConfigEntry
+
+
+async def test_installer_setting_not_available(
+    hass: HomeAssistant,
+    mock_plenticore: Plenticore,
+    mock_config_entry: MockConfigEntry,
+    entity_registry: er.EntityRegistry,
+) -> None:
+    """Test that the manual charge setting is not available when not using the installer login."""
+
+    mock_plenticore.client.get_settings.return_value = {
+        "devices:local": [
+            SettingsData(
+                min=None,
+                max=None,
+                default=None,
+                access="readwrite",
+                unit=None,
+                id="Battery:ManualCharge",
+                type="bool",
+            )
+        ]
+    }
+
+    mock_config_entry.add_to_hass(hass)
+
+    await hass.config_entries.async_setup(mock_config_entry.entry_id)
+    await hass.async_block_till_done()
+
+    assert not entity_registry.async_is_registered("switch.scb_battery_manual_charge")
+
+
+async def test_installer_setting_available(
+    hass: HomeAssistant,
+    mock_plenticore: Plenticore,
+    mock_installer_config_entry: MockConfigEntry,
+    entity_registry: er.EntityRegistry,
+) -> None:
+    """Test that the manual charge setting is available when using the installer login."""
+
+    mock_plenticore.client.get_settings.return_value = {
+        "devices:local": [
+            SettingsData(
+                min=None,
+                max=None,
+                default=None,
+                access="readwrite",
+                unit=None,
+                id="Battery:ManualCharge",
+                type="bool",
+            )
+        ]
+    }
+
+    mock_installer_config_entry.add_to_hass(hass)
+
+    await hass.config_entries.async_setup(mock_installer_config_entry.entry_id)
+    await hass.async_block_till_done()
+
+    assert entity_registry.async_is_registered("switch.scb_battery_manual_charge")