diff --git a/src/api/annotation/AnnotationAPI.js b/src/api/annotation/AnnotationAPI.js
index 3ca5889b1b..f6da19d2b9 100644
--- a/src/api/annotation/AnnotationAPI.js
+++ b/src/api/annotation/AnnotationAPI.js
@@ -95,6 +95,7 @@ export default class AnnotationAPI extends EventEmitter {
     this.availableTags = {};
     this.namespaceToSaveAnnotations = '';
     this.#targetComparatorMap = new Map();
+    this.annotatableTypes = [];
 
     this.ANNOTATION_TYPES = ANNOTATION_TYPES;
     this.ANNOTATION_TYPE = ANNOTATION_TYPE;
@@ -115,6 +116,17 @@ export default class AnnotationAPI extends EventEmitter {
         domainObject.annotationType = domainObject.annotationType || 'plotspatial';
       }
     });
+
+    this.openmct.on('start', () => {
+      const types = this.openmct.types.getTypes();
+      const typeKeys = Object.keys(types);
+
+      typeKeys.forEach((key) => {
+        if (types[key].definition.annotatable) {
+          this.annotatableTypes.push(key);
+        }
+      });
+    });
   }
   /**
    * Creates an annotation on a given domain object (e.g., a plot) and a set of targets (e.g., telemetry objects)
@@ -582,4 +594,14 @@ export default class AnnotationAPI extends EventEmitter {
       _.isEqual(targets, otherTargets)
     );
   }
+
+  /**
+   * Checks if the given type is annotatable
+   * @param {string} type The type to check
+   * @returns {boolean} Returns true if the type is annotatable
+   */
+  isAnnotatableType(type) {
+    console.log('type', type, this.annotatableTypes);
+    return this.annotatableTypes.some((annotatableType) => annotatableType === type);
+  }
 }
diff --git a/src/api/types/TypeRegistry.js b/src/api/types/TypeRegistry.js
index 1dac938fb4..4ed36a2f1a 100644
--- a/src/api/types/TypeRegistry.js
+++ b/src/api/types/TypeRegistry.js
@@ -94,7 +94,7 @@ export default class TypeRegistry {
    * @returns {Type[]} all registered types
    */
   getTypes() {
-    return Object.values(this.types);
+    return this.types;
   }
   /**
    * Import legacy types.
diff --git a/src/plugins/charts/scatter/plugin.js b/src/plugins/charts/scatter/plugin.js
index 16198a250f..b8a74f5c61 100644
--- a/src/plugins/charts/scatter/plugin.js
+++ b/src/plugins/charts/scatter/plugin.js
@@ -40,6 +40,7 @@ export default function () {
       cssClass: 'icon-plot-scatter',
       description: 'View data as a scatter plot.',
       creatable: true,
+      annotatable: true,
       initialize: function (domainObject) {
         domainObject.composition = [];
         domainObject.configuration = {
diff --git a/src/plugins/gauge/GaugeCompositionPolicy.js b/src/plugins/gauge/GaugeCompositionPolicy.js
index d334c4f62c..070cdc1dea 100644
--- a/src/plugins/gauge/GaugeCompositionPolicy.js
+++ b/src/plugins/gauge/GaugeCompositionPolicy.js
@@ -21,28 +21,10 @@
  *****************************************************************************/
 
 export default function GaugeCompositionPolicy(openmct) {
-  function hasNumericTelemetry(domainObject) {
-    const hasTelemetry = openmct.telemetry.isTelemetryObject(domainObject);
-    if (!hasTelemetry) {
-      return false;
-    }
-
-    const metadata = openmct.telemetry.getMetadata(domainObject);
-
-    return metadata.values().length > 0 && hasDomainAndRange(metadata);
-  }
-
-  function hasDomainAndRange(metadata) {
-    return (
-      metadata.valuesForHints(['range']).length > 0 &&
-      metadata.valuesForHints(['domain']).length > 0
-    );
-  }
-
   return {
     allow: function (parent, child) {
       if (parent.type === 'gauge') {
-        return hasNumericTelemetry(child);
+        return openmct.telemetry.hasNumericTelemetry(child);
       }
 
       return true;
diff --git a/src/plugins/inspectorViews/annotations/AnnotationsViewProvider.js b/src/plugins/inspectorViews/annotations/AnnotationsViewProvider.js
index bfc477d7c7..970f3ee79a 100644
--- a/src/plugins/inspectorViews/annotations/AnnotationsViewProvider.js
+++ b/src/plugins/inspectorViews/annotations/AnnotationsViewProvider.js
@@ -63,6 +63,14 @@ export default function AnnotationsViewProvider(openmct) {
           );
           _destroy = destroy;
         },
+        showTab: function () {
+          const isAnnotatableType = openmct.annotation.isAnnotatableType(domainObject.type);
+          const metadata = openmct.telemetry.getMetadata(domainObject);
+          const hasImagery = metadata?.valuesForHints(['image']).length > 0;
+          const hasNumericTelemetry = openmct.telemetry.hasNumericTelemetry(domainObject);
+
+          return isAnnotatableType || hasImagery || hasNumericTelemetry;
+        },
         priority: function () {
           return openmct.priority.DEFAULT;
         },
diff --git a/src/plugins/plot/PlotViewProvider.js b/src/plugins/plot/PlotViewProvider.js
index 7645a1881e..425e495aa9 100644
--- a/src/plugins/plot/PlotViewProvider.js
+++ b/src/plugins/plot/PlotViewProvider.js
@@ -25,27 +25,6 @@ import mount from 'utils/mount';
 import Plot from './PlotView.vue';
 
 export default function PlotViewProvider(openmct) {
-  function hasNumericTelemetry(domainObject) {
-    if (!Object.prototype.hasOwnProperty.call(domainObject, 'telemetry')) {
-      return false;
-    }
-
-    let metadata = openmct.telemetry.getMetadata(domainObject);
-
-    return metadata.values().length > 0 && hasDomainAndNumericRange(metadata);
-  }
-
-  function hasDomainAndNumericRange(metadata) {
-    const rangeValues = metadata.valuesForHints(['range']);
-    const domains = metadata.valuesForHints(['domain']);
-
-    return (
-      domains.length > 0 &&
-      rangeValues.length > 0 &&
-      !rangeValues.every((value) => value.format === 'string')
-    );
-  }
-
   function isCompactView(objectPath) {
     let isChildOfTimeStrip = objectPath.find((object) => object.type === 'time-strip');
 
@@ -57,7 +36,7 @@ export default function PlotViewProvider(openmct) {
     name: 'Plot',
     cssClass: 'icon-telemetry',
     canView(domainObject, objectPath) {
-      return hasNumericTelemetry(domainObject);
+      return openmct.telemetry.hasNumericTelemetry(domainObject);
     },
 
     view: function (domainObject, objectPath) {
diff --git a/src/plugins/plot/overlayPlot/OverlayPlotCompositionPolicy.js b/src/plugins/plot/overlayPlot/OverlayPlotCompositionPolicy.js
index ca5185e8b0..6178caebee 100644
--- a/src/plugins/plot/overlayPlot/OverlayPlotCompositionPolicy.js
+++ b/src/plugins/plot/overlayPlot/OverlayPlotCompositionPolicy.js
@@ -1,25 +1,10 @@
 export default function OverlayPlotCompositionPolicy(openmct) {
-  function hasNumericTelemetry(domainObject) {
-    const hasTelemetry = openmct.telemetry.isTelemetryObject(domainObject);
-    if (!hasTelemetry) {
-      return false;
-    }
-
-    let metadata = openmct.telemetry.getMetadata(domainObject);
-
-    return metadata.values().length > 0 && hasDomainAndRange(metadata);
-  }
-
-  function hasDomainAndRange(metadata) {
-    return (
-      metadata.valuesForHints(['range']).length > 0 &&
-      metadata.valuesForHints(['domain']).length > 0
-    );
-  }
-
   return {
     allow: function (parent, child) {
-      if (parent.type === 'telemetry.plot.overlay' && hasNumericTelemetry(child) === false) {
+      if (
+        parent.type === 'telemetry.plot.overlay' &&
+        !openmct.telemetry.hasNumericTelemetry(child)
+      ) {
         return false;
       }
 
diff --git a/src/plugins/timeline/TimelineCompositionPolicy.js b/src/plugins/timeline/TimelineCompositionPolicy.js
index 150f46217a..c03b21467c 100644
--- a/src/plugins/timeline/TimelineCompositionPolicy.js
+++ b/src/plugins/timeline/TimelineCompositionPolicy.js
@@ -23,22 +23,6 @@
 const ALLOWED_TYPES = ['telemetry.plot.overlay', 'telemetry.plot.stacked', 'plan', 'gantt-chart'];
 const DISALLOWED_TYPES = ['telemetry.plot.bar-graph', 'telemetry.plot.scatter-plot'];
 export default function TimelineCompositionPolicy(openmct) {
-  function hasNumericTelemetry(domainObject, metadata) {
-    const hasTelemetry = openmct.telemetry.isTelemetryObject(domainObject);
-    if (!hasTelemetry || !metadata) {
-      return false;
-    }
-
-    return metadata.values().length > 0 && hasDomainAndRange(metadata);
-  }
-
-  function hasDomainAndRange(metadata) {
-    return (
-      metadata.valuesForHints(['range']).length > 0 &&
-      metadata.valuesForHints(['domain']).length > 0
-    );
-  }
-
   function hasImageTelemetry(domainObject, metadata) {
     if (!metadata) {
       return false;
@@ -54,7 +38,7 @@ export default function TimelineCompositionPolicy(openmct) {
 
         if (
           !DISALLOWED_TYPES.includes(child.type) &&
-          (hasNumericTelemetry(child, metadata) ||
+          (openmct.telemetry.hasNumericTelemetry(child) ||
             hasImageTelemetry(child, metadata) ||
             ALLOWED_TYPES.includes(child.type))
         ) {