diff --git a/public/components/datasources/components/manage/accelerations/create_accelerations_flyout/create/create_acceleration.tsx b/public/components/datasources/components/manage/accelerations/create_accelerations_flyout/create/create_acceleration.tsx
index 507c6fe952..4822300105 100644
--- a/public/components/datasources/components/manage/accelerations/create_accelerations_flyout/create/create_acceleration.tsx
+++ b/public/components/datasources/components/manage/accelerations/create_accelerations_flyout/create/create_acceleration.tsx
@@ -24,6 +24,7 @@ import {
 import {
   CachedTable,
   CreateAccelerationForm,
+  S3GlueProperties,
 } from '../../../../../../../../common/types/data_connections';
 import { DirectQueryLoadingStatus } from '../../../../../../../../common/types/explorer';
 import { useLoadTableColumnsToCache } from '../../../../../../../framework/catalog_cache/cache_loader';
@@ -39,6 +40,7 @@ import { QueryVisualEditor } from '../visual_editors/query_visual_editor';
 import { CreateAccelerationButton } from './create_acceleration_button';
 import { CreateAccelerationHeader } from './create_acceleration_header';
 import { hasError } from './utils';
+import { DATACONNECTIONS_BASE } from '../../../../../../../../common/constants/shared';
 
 export interface CreateAccelerationProps {
   selectedDatasource: string;
@@ -59,6 +61,7 @@ export const CreateAcceleration = ({
 }: CreateAccelerationProps) => {
   const { setToast } = useToast();
   const http = coreRefs!.http;
+  const [isS3ConnectionWithLakeFormation, setIsS3ConnectionWithLakeFormation] = useState(false);
   const [accelerationFormData, setAccelerationFormData] = useState<CreateAccelerationForm>({
     dataSource: selectedDatasource,
     database: databaseName ?? '',
@@ -167,6 +170,18 @@ export const CreateAcceleration = ({
     }
   };
 
+  const updateDataSourceConnectionInfo = () => {
+    coreRefs.http!.get(`${DATACONNECTIONS_BASE}/${selectedDatasource}`).then((data: any) => {
+      setIsS3ConnectionWithLakeFormation(
+        !!(data.properties as S3GlueProperties)['glue.lakeformation.enabled']
+      );
+    });
+  };
+
+  useEffect(() => {
+    updateDataSourceConnectionInfo();
+  }, [selectedDatasource]);
+
   useEffect(() => {
     if (databaseName !== undefined && tableName !== undefined) {
       initiateColumnLoad(
@@ -236,6 +251,7 @@ export const CreateAcceleration = ({
             <EuiSpacer size="xxl" />
             <IndexTypeSelector
               accelerationFormData={accelerationFormData}
+              isS3ConnectionWithLakeFormation={isS3ConnectionWithLakeFormation}
               setAccelerationFormData={setAccelerationFormData}
               initiateColumnLoad={initiateColumnLoad}
             />
diff --git a/public/components/datasources/components/manage/accelerations/create_accelerations_flyout/selectors/index_type_selector.tsx b/public/components/datasources/components/manage/accelerations/create_accelerations_flyout/selectors/index_type_selector.tsx
index c169620588..59e5d4cb66 100644
--- a/public/components/datasources/components/manage/accelerations/create_accelerations_flyout/selectors/index_type_selector.tsx
+++ b/public/components/datasources/components/manage/accelerations/create_accelerations_flyout/selectors/index_type_selector.tsx
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@
  */
 
 import { EuiFormRow, EuiLink, EuiSpacer, EuiSuperSelect, EuiText } from '@elastic/eui';
-import React, { Fragment, useEffect, useState } from 'react';
+import React, { Fragment, useEffect, useState, useRef } from 'react';
 import {
   ACCELERATION_DEFUALT_SKIPPING_INDEX_NAME,
   ACC_INDEX_TYPE_DOCUMENTATION_URL,
@@ -16,16 +16,27 @@ import {
 
 interface IndexTypeSelectorProps {
   accelerationFormData: CreateAccelerationForm;
+  isS3ConnectionWithLakeFormation: boolean;
   setAccelerationFormData: React.Dispatch<React.SetStateAction<CreateAccelerationForm>>;
   initiateColumnLoad: (dataSource: string, database: string, dataTable: string) => void;
 }
 
 export const IndexTypeSelector = ({
   accelerationFormData,
+  isS3ConnectionWithLakeFormation,
   setAccelerationFormData,
   initiateColumnLoad,
 }: IndexTypeSelectorProps) => {
   const [value, setValue] = useState('skipping');
+  // This is used to track if user changed the value
+  // If so, we skip changing it based on 'isS3ConnectionWithLakeFormation' in the effect below
+  const valueSetAlready = useRef(false);
+
+  useEffect(() => {
+    if (!valueSetAlready.current) {
+      setValue(isS3ConnectionWithLakeFormation ? 'materialized' : 'skipping');
+    }
+  }, [isS3ConnectionWithLakeFormation]);
 
   useEffect(() => {
     initiateColumnLoad(
@@ -43,23 +54,30 @@ export const IndexTypeSelector = ({
         indexType === 'skipping' ? ACCELERATION_DEFUALT_SKIPPING_INDEX_NAME : '',
     });
     setValue(indexType);
+    valueSetAlready.current = true;
   };
 
+  const baseOptions = !isS3ConnectionWithLakeFormation
+    ? [
+        {
+          value: 'skipping',
+          inputDisplay: 'Skipping index',
+          dropdownDisplay: (
+            <Fragment>
+              <strong>Skipping index</strong>
+              <EuiText size="s" color="subdued">
+                <p className="EuiTextColor--subdued">
+                  Accelerate direct queries by storing table meta-data in OpenSearch.
+                </p>
+              </EuiText>
+            </Fragment>
+          ),
+        },
+      ]
+    : [];
+
   const superSelectOptions = [
-    {
-      value: 'skipping',
-      inputDisplay: 'Skipping index',
-      dropdownDisplay: (
-        <Fragment>
-          <strong>Skipping index</strong>
-          <EuiText size="s" color="subdued">
-            <p className="EuiTextColor--subdued">
-              Accelerate direct queries by storing table meta-data in OpenSearch.
-            </p>
-          </EuiText>
-        </Fragment>
-      ),
-    },
+    ...baseOptions,
     {
       value: 'covering',
       inputDisplay: 'Covering index',