diff --git a/Dalamud/Interface/Internal/PluginCategoryManager.cs b/Dalamud/Interface/Internal/PluginCategoryManager.cs
index 71c869ede..d3aea7f57 100644
--- a/Dalamud/Interface/Internal/PluginCategoryManager.cs
+++ b/Dalamud/Interface/Internal/PluginCategoryManager.cs
@@ -294,7 +294,7 @@ internal class PluginCategoryManager
                 }
             }
 
-            if (PluginManager.HasTestingVersion(manifest) || manifest.IsTestingExclusive)
+            if (manifest.IsTestingExclusive || manifest.IsAvailableForTesting)
                 categoryList.Add(CategoryKind.AvailableForTesting);
 
             // always add, even if empty
diff --git a/Dalamud/Interface/Internal/Windows/PluginInstaller/PluginInstallerWindow.cs b/Dalamud/Interface/Internal/Windows/PluginInstaller/PluginInstallerWindow.cs
index 946a5f19a..dc41e9588 100644
--- a/Dalamud/Interface/Internal/Windows/PluginInstaller/PluginInstallerWindow.cs
+++ b/Dalamud/Interface/Internal/Windows/PluginInstaller/PluginInstallerWindow.cs
@@ -2593,8 +2593,7 @@ internal class PluginInstallerWindow : Window, IDisposable
         var configuration = Service<DalamudConfiguration>.Get();
         var pluginManager = Service<PluginManager>.Get();
 
-        var hasTestingVersionAvailable = configuration.DoPluginTest &&
-                                         PluginManager.HasTestingVersion(manifest);
+        var hasTestingVersionAvailable = configuration.DoPluginTest && manifest.IsAvailableForTesting;
 
         if (ImGui.BeginPopupContextItem("ItemContextMenu"u8))
         {
@@ -2689,8 +2688,7 @@ internal class PluginInstallerWindow : Window, IDisposable
             label += Locs.PluginTitleMod_TestingVersion;
         }
 
-        var hasTestingAvailable = this.pluginListAvailable.Any(x => x.InternalName == plugin.InternalName &&
-                                                                               x.IsAvailableForTesting);
+        var hasTestingAvailable = this.pluginListAvailable.Any(x => x.InternalName == plugin.InternalName && x.IsAvailableForTesting);
         if (hasTestingAvailable && configuration.DoPluginTest && testingOptIn == null)
         {
             label += Locs.PluginTitleMod_TestingAvailable;
diff --git a/Dalamud/Plugin/Internal/PluginManager.cs b/Dalamud/Plugin/Internal/PluginManager.cs
index db803caa8..52c7689a8 100644
--- a/Dalamud/Plugin/Internal/PluginManager.cs
+++ b/Dalamud/Plugin/Internal/PluginManager.cs
@@ -278,26 +278,6 @@ internal class PluginManager : IInternalDisposableService
         return !manifest.IsHide;
     }
 
-    /// <summary>
-    /// Check if a manifest even has an available testing version.
-    /// </summary>
-    /// <param name="manifest">The manifest to test.</param>
-    /// <returns>Whether a testing version is available.</returns>
-    public static bool HasTestingVersion(IPluginManifest manifest)
-    {
-        var av = manifest.AssemblyVersion;
-        var tv = manifest.TestingAssemblyVersion;
-        var hasTv = tv != null;
-
-        if (hasTv)
-        {
-            return tv > av &&
-                   manifest.TestingDalamudApiLevel == DalamudApiLevel;
-        }
-
-        return false;
-    }
-
     /// <summary>
     /// Get a disposable that will lock plugin lists while it is not disposed.
     /// You must NEVER use this in async code.
@@ -371,6 +351,20 @@ internal class PluginManager : IInternalDisposableService
         return this.configuration.PluginTestingOptIns!.Any(x => x.InternalName == manifest.InternalName);
     }
 
+    /// <summary>
+    /// For a given manifest, determine if the testing version can be used over the normal version.
+    /// The higher of the two versions is calculated after checking other settings.
+    /// </summary>
+    /// <param name="manifest">Manifest to check.</param>
+    /// <returns>A value indicating whether testing can be used.</returns>
+    public bool CanUseTesting(IPluginManifest manifest)
+    {
+        if (!this.configuration.DoPluginTest)
+            return false;
+
+        return manifest.IsTestingExclusive || manifest.IsAvailableForTesting;
+    }
+
     /// <summary>
     /// For a given manifest, determine if the testing version should be used over the normal version.
     /// The higher of the two versions is calculated after checking other settings.
@@ -379,16 +373,7 @@ internal class PluginManager : IInternalDisposableService
     /// <returns>A value indicating whether testing should be used.</returns>
     public bool UseTesting(IPluginManifest manifest)
     {
-        if (!this.configuration.DoPluginTest)
-            return false;
-
-        if (!this.HasTestingOptIn(manifest))
-            return false;
-
-        if (manifest.IsTestingExclusive)
-            return true;
-
-        return HasTestingVersion(manifest);
+        return this.CanUseTesting(manifest) && this.HasTestingOptIn(manifest);
     }
 
     /// <inheritdoc/>
diff --git a/Dalamud/Plugin/Internal/Types/Manifest/IPluginManifest.cs b/Dalamud/Plugin/Internal/Types/Manifest/IPluginManifest.cs
index 5ab5abbc1..c770c80be 100644
--- a/Dalamud/Plugin/Internal/Types/Manifest/IPluginManifest.cs
+++ b/Dalamud/Plugin/Internal/Types/Manifest/IPluginManifest.cs
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-using System.Collections.Generic;
+using System.Collections.Generic;
 
 namespace Dalamud.Plugin.Internal.Types.Manifest;
 
@@ -118,4 +118,9 @@ public interface IPluginManifest
     /// Gets an URL for the plugin's icon.
     /// </summary>
     public string? IconUrl { get; }
+
+    /// <summary>
+    /// Gets a value indicating whether this plugin is eligible for testing.
+    /// </summary>
+    public bool IsAvailableForTesting { get; }
 }
diff --git a/Dalamud/Plugin/Internal/Types/Manifest/RemotePluginManifest.cs b/Dalamud/Plugin/Internal/Types/Manifest/RemotePluginManifest.cs
index e3d99a85a..47e92cd84 100644
--- a/Dalamud/Plugin/Internal/Types/Manifest/RemotePluginManifest.cs
+++ b/Dalamud/Plugin/Internal/Types/Manifest/RemotePluginManifest.cs
@@ -21,9 +21,4 @@ internal record RemotePluginManifest : PluginManifest
     /// Gets or sets the changelog to be shown when obtaining the testing version of the plugin.
     /// </summary>
     public string? TestingChangelog { get; set; }
-
-    /// <summary>
-    /// Gets a value indicating whether this plugin is eligible for testing.
-    /// </summary>
-    public bool IsAvailableForTesting => this.TestingAssemblyVersion != null && this.TestingAssemblyVersion > this.AssemblyVersion;
 }
diff --git a/Dalamud/Plugin/Internal/Types/PluginManifest.cs b/Dalamud/Plugin/Internal/Types/PluginManifest.cs
index 57001d63b..f4545d455 100644
--- a/Dalamud/Plugin/Internal/Types/PluginManifest.cs
+++ b/Dalamud/Plugin/Internal/Types/PluginManifest.cs
@@ -160,4 +160,10 @@ internal record PluginManifest : IPluginManifest
     /// <inheritdoc/>
     [JsonProperty("_Dip17Channel")]
     public string? Dip17Channel { get; init; }
+
+    /// <inheritdoc/>
+    public bool IsAvailableForTesting
+        => this.TestingAssemblyVersion != null &&
+           this.TestingAssemblyVersion > this.AssemblyVersion &&
+           this.TestingDalamudApiLevel == PluginManager.DalamudApiLevel;
 }