diff --git a/src/plugins/LADTable/LADTableConfiguration.js b/src/plugins/LADTable/LADTableConfiguration.js
index fac6ba63d9..d5c69671f6 100644
--- a/src/plugins/LADTable/LADTableConfiguration.js
+++ b/src/plugins/LADTable/LADTableConfiguration.js
@@ -41,9 +41,10 @@ export default class LADTableConfiguration extends EventEmitter {
   }
 
   getConfiguration() {
-    const configuration = this.domainObject.configuration || {};
-    configuration.hiddenColumns = configuration.hiddenColumns || {};
+    const configuration = this.domainObject.configuration ?? {};
+    configuration.hiddenColumns = configuration.hiddenColumns ?? {};
     configuration.isFixedLayout = configuration.isFixedLayout ?? true;
+    configuration.objectStyles = configuration.objectStyles ?? {};
 
     return configuration;
   }
diff --git a/src/plugins/conditionWidget/components/ConditionWidget.vue b/src/plugins/conditionWidget/components/ConditionWidget.vue
index 1d07e629b8..ce985d7cab 100644
--- a/src/plugins/conditionWidget/components/ConditionWidget.vue
+++ b/src/plugins/conditionWidget/components/ConditionWidget.vue
@@ -79,6 +79,13 @@ export default {
   },
   mounted() {
     if (this.domainObject) {
+      if (!this.domainObject.configuration) {
+        // older versions didn't initialize configuration
+        this.domainObject.configuration = {
+          objectStyles: {}
+        };
+      }
+
       this.listenToConditionSetChanges();
     }
   },
diff --git a/src/plugins/gauge/components/GaugeComponent.vue b/src/plugins/gauge/components/GaugeComponent.vue
index 080d6593c1..f075e6ef8c 100644
--- a/src/plugins/gauge/components/GaugeComponent.vue
+++ b/src/plugins/gauge/components/GaugeComponent.vue
@@ -553,6 +553,11 @@ export default {
     this.openmct.time.on('boundsChanged', this.refreshData);
     this.openmct.time.on('timeSystem', this.setTimeSystem);
 
+    // Initialize objectStyles if it doesn't exist
+    if (!this.domainObject.configuration.objectStyles) {
+      this.domainObject.configuration.objectStyles = {};
+    }
+
     this.setupClockChangedEvent((domainObject) => {
       this.triggerUnsubscribeFromStaleness(domainObject);
       this.subscribeToStaleness(domainObject);
diff --git a/src/plugins/inspectorViews/styles/StylesInspectorViewProvider.js b/src/plugins/inspectorViews/styles/StylesInspectorViewProvider.js
index 4f7a6315f9..1c7a57a51f 100644
--- a/src/plugins/inspectorViews/styles/StylesInspectorViewProvider.js
+++ b/src/plugins/inspectorViews/styles/StylesInspectorViewProvider.js
@@ -54,19 +54,17 @@ export default function StylesInspectorViewProvider(openmct) {
       );
       const isLayoutItem = objectContext?.layoutItem;
 
-      if (isLayoutItem) {
+      if (isLayoutItem || hasStyles) {
         return true;
       }
 
-      if (!domainObject || isFlexibleLayoutContainer || !hasStyles) {
+      if (!domainObject || isFlexibleLayoutContainer) {
         return false;
       }
 
       const typeObject = openmct.types.get(domainObject.type);
 
       return (
-        hasStyles ||
-        isLayoutItem ||
         isLayoutObject(objectSelection, domainObject.type) ||
         isCreatableObject(domainObject, typeObject)
       );
diff --git a/src/plugins/plot/PlotView.vue b/src/plugins/plot/PlotView.vue
index 34eac98331..901c3b34e5 100644
--- a/src/plugins/plot/PlotView.vue
+++ b/src/plugins/plot/PlotView.vue
@@ -173,6 +173,15 @@ export default {
   created() {
     eventHelpers.extend(this);
     this.imageExporter = new ImageExporter(this.openmct);
+
+    // Initialize objectStyles for overlay plot if it doesn't exist
+    if (
+      this.domainObject.type === 'telemetry.plot.overlay' &&
+      !this.domainObject.configuration.objectStyles
+    ) {
+      this.domainObject.configuration.objectStyles = {};
+    }
+
     this.loadComposition();
     this.setupClockChangedEvent((domainObject) => {
       this.triggerUnsubscribeFromStaleness(domainObject);
diff --git a/src/plugins/plot/stackedPlot/StackedPlot.vue b/src/plugins/plot/stackedPlot/StackedPlot.vue
index b87fb0d8b9..d3fe03d332 100644
--- a/src/plugins/plot/stackedPlot/StackedPlot.vue
+++ b/src/plugins/plot/stackedPlot/StackedPlot.vue
@@ -147,6 +147,11 @@ export default {
     this.config = this.getConfig(configId);
     this.showLegendsForChildren = this.config.legend.get('showLegendsForChildren');
 
+    // Initialize objectStyles if it doesn't exist
+    if (!this.domainObject.configuration.objectStyles) {
+      this.domainObject.configuration.objectStyles = {};
+    }
+
     this.loaded = true;
     this.imageExporter = new ImageExporter(this.openmct);
 
diff --git a/src/plugins/telemetryTable/TelemetryTableConfiguration.js b/src/plugins/telemetryTable/TelemetryTableConfiguration.js
index 1a94c96d23..15a84863e9 100644
--- a/src/plugins/telemetryTable/TelemetryTableConfiguration.js
+++ b/src/plugins/telemetryTable/TelemetryTableConfiguration.js
@@ -36,6 +36,11 @@ export default class TelemetryTableConfiguration extends EventEmitter {
     this.defaultOptions = options;
     this.columns = {};
 
+    // Initialize objectStyles if it doesn't exist
+    if (!this.domainObject.configuration.objectStyles) {
+      this.domainObject.configuration.objectStyles = {};
+    }
+
     this.removeColumnsForObject = this.removeColumnsForObject.bind(this);
     this.objectMutated = this.objectMutated.bind(this);