diff --git a/x-pack/plugins/ingest_manager/server/routes/agent_policy/handlers.ts b/x-pack/plugins/ingest_manager/server/routes/agent_policy/handlers.ts
index 311b3bbf7f13b..645ae8880fa61 100644
--- a/x-pack/plugins/ingest_manager/server/routes/agent_policy/handlers.ts
+++ b/x-pack/plugins/ingest_manager/server/routes/agent_policy/handlers.ts
@@ -132,6 +132,8 @@ export const createAgentPolicyHandler: RequestHandler<
       });
     }
 
+    await agentPolicyService.createFleetPolicyChangeAction(soClient, agentPolicy.id);
+
     const body: CreateAgentPolicyResponse = {
       item: agentPolicy,
     };
@@ -185,6 +187,7 @@ export const copyAgentPolicyHandler: RequestHandler<
         user: user || undefined,
       }
     );
+
     const body: CopyAgentPolicyResponse = { item: agentPolicy };
     return response.ok({
       body,
diff --git a/x-pack/plugins/ingest_manager/server/services/agent_policy.ts b/x-pack/plugins/ingest_manager/server/services/agent_policy.ts
index 75c16df483a76..31bf3e7207774 100644
--- a/x-pack/plugins/ingest_manager/server/services/agent_policy.ts
+++ b/x-pack/plugins/ingest_manager/server/services/agent_policy.ts
@@ -34,6 +34,7 @@ import { agentPolicyUpdateEventHandler } from './agent_policy_update';
 import { getSettings } from './settings';
 import { normalizeKuery, escapeSearchQueryPhrase } from './saved_object';
 import { getFullAgentPolicyKibanaConfig } from '../../common/services/full_agent_policy_kibana_config';
+import { isAgentsSetup } from './agents/setup';
 
 const SAVED_OBJECT_TYPE = AGENT_POLICY_SAVED_OBJECT_TYPE;
 
@@ -287,6 +288,8 @@ class AgentPolicyService {
       throw new Error('Copied agent policy not found');
     }
 
+    await this.createFleetPolicyChangeAction(soClient, newAgentPolicy.id);
+
     return updatedAgentPolicy;
   }
 
@@ -433,6 +436,11 @@ class AgentPolicyService {
     soClient: SavedObjectsClientContract,
     agentPolicyId: string
   ) {
+    // If Agents is not setup skip the creation of POLICY_CHANGE agent actions
+    // the action will be created during the fleet setup
+    if (!(await isAgentsSetup(soClient))) {
+      return;
+    }
     const policy = await agentPolicyService.getFullAgentPolicy(soClient, agentPolicyId);
     if (!policy || !policy.revision) {
       return;
diff --git a/x-pack/test/ingest_manager_api_integration/apis/settings/update.ts b/x-pack/test/ingest_manager_api_integration/apis/settings/update.ts
index 2c5d154ab0416..4bd7b81b02d57 100644
--- a/x-pack/test/ingest_manager_api_integration/apis/settings/update.ts
+++ b/x-pack/test/ingest_manager_api_integration/apis/settings/update.ts
@@ -81,6 +81,24 @@ export default function (providerContext: FtrProviderContext) {
         });
       createdAgentPolicyIds.push(testPolicyRes.item.id);
 
+      const beforeRes = await esClient.search({
+        index: '.kibana',
+        body: {
+          query: {
+            bool: {
+              must: [
+                {
+                  terms: {
+                    type: ['fleet-agent-actions'],
+                  },
+                },
+                { match: { 'fleet-agent-actions.policy_id': testPolicyRes.item.id } },
+              ],
+            },
+          },
+        },
+      });
+
       await supertest
         .put(`/api/fleet/settings`)
         .set('kbn-xsrf', 'xxxx')
@@ -105,7 +123,7 @@ export default function (providerContext: FtrProviderContext) {
         },
       });
 
-      expect(res.hits.hits.length).equal(2);
+      expect(res.hits.hits.length).equal(beforeRes.hits.hits.length + 1);
     });
   });
 }