diff --git a/ee/spec/services/auto_merge/add_to_merge_train_when_checks_pass_service_spec.rb b/ee/spec/services/auto_merge/add_to_merge_train_when_checks_pass_service_spec.rb
index 657f916681093829c1d852dad1cf03fa0ddc8d19..9d6b1dab64236a05329aba6578f94b6376e7a1db 100644
--- a/ee/spec/services/auto_merge/add_to_merge_train_when_checks_pass_service_spec.rb
+++ b/ee/spec/services/auto_merge/add_to_merge_train_when_checks_pass_service_spec.rb
@@ -105,7 +105,7 @@
             end
           end
 
-          context 'when merge trains not enabled' do
+          context 'when merge trains are not enabled' do
             before do
               allow(merge_request.project).to receive(:merge_trains_enabled?).and_return(false)
             end
@@ -121,6 +121,22 @@
             end
           end
 
+          context 'when project is not licensed for merge trains' do
+            before do
+              stub_licensed_features(merge_trains: false)
+            end
+
+            it 'aborts auto merge' do
+              expect(service).to receive(:abort).once.and_call_original
+
+              expect(SystemNoteService)
+                .to receive(:abort_add_to_merge_train_when_checks_pass).once
+                .with(merge_request, project, user, 'merge trains are disabled for this project.')
+
+              process
+            end
+          end
+
           context 'when diff head pipeline considered in progress' do
             before do
               allow(merge_request).to receive(:only_allow_merge_if_pipeline_succeeds?).and_return(true)
@@ -313,6 +329,19 @@
       end
     end
 
+    context 'when project is not licensed for merge trains' do
+      before do
+        stub_licensed_features(merge_trains: false)
+      end
+
+      it 'is unavailable and returns the correct reason' do
+        aggregate_failures do
+          expect(availability_check.available?).to be false
+          expect(availability_check.unavailable_reason).to eq :merge_trains_disabled
+        end
+      end
+    end
+
     context 'when the MR does not have ci enabled' do
       before do
         allow(merge_request).to receive(:has_ci_enabled?).and_return(false)
diff --git a/ee/spec/services/auto_merge/merge_train_service_spec.rb b/ee/spec/services/auto_merge/merge_train_service_spec.rb
index c7c7ba772483921237dfb48cf8e1c2e99801f6a3..ff4f83f9300ae291ffd0993e6d14b15722073e25 100644
--- a/ee/spec/services/auto_merge/merge_train_service_spec.rb
+++ b/ee/spec/services/auto_merge/merge_train_service_spec.rb
@@ -414,6 +414,14 @@
       it { is_expected.to be false }
     end
 
+    context 'when project is not licensed for merge trains' do
+      before do
+        stub_licensed_features(merge_trains: false)
+      end
+
+      it { is_expected.to be false }
+    end
+
     context 'when there is an open MR dependency' do
       before do
         stub_licensed_features(blocking_merge_requests: true)
diff --git a/ee/spec/services/ee/auto_merge_service_spec.rb b/ee/spec/services/ee/auto_merge_service_spec.rb
index aac9ed810815539284616e8d8c7103161252b0af..f95cff447dc1a43ad6c2eadb2767083834a310f9 100644
--- a/ee/spec/services/ee/auto_merge_service_spec.rb
+++ b/ee/spec/services/ee/auto_merge_service_spec.rb
@@ -3,6 +3,11 @@
 require 'spec_helper'
 
 RSpec.describe AutoMergeService, feature_category: :code_review_workflow do
+  let_it_be(:project, reload: true) { create(:project, :repository) }
+  let_it_be(:user) { create(:user, maintainer_of: project) }
+
+  let(:service) { described_class.new(project, user) }
+
   describe '.all_strategies_ordered_by_preference' do
     subject { described_class.all_strategies_ordered_by_preference }
 
@@ -12,4 +17,42 @@
         AutoMergeService::STRATEGY_MERGE_WHEN_CHECKS_PASS)
     end
   end
+
+  describe '#available_strategies' do
+    subject { service.available_strategies(merge_request) }
+
+    let(:merge_request) do
+      create(:merge_request, source_project: project)
+    end
+
+    let(:pipeline_status) { :running }
+
+    before do
+      create(
+        :ci_pipeline,
+        pipeline_status,
+        ref: merge_request.source_branch,
+        sha: merge_request.diff_head_sha,
+        project: merge_request.source_project
+      )
+
+      merge_request.update_head_pipeline
+      project.update!(merge_pipelines_enabled: true, merge_trains_enabled: true)
+      stub_licensed_features(merge_trains: true, merge_pipelines: true)
+    end
+
+    it 'returns available strategies' do
+      is_expected.to include('add_to_merge_train_when_checks_pass')
+    end
+
+    context 'when merge train license is not available' do
+      before do
+        stub_licensed_features(merge_trains: false)
+      end
+
+      it 'returns available strategies' do
+        is_expected.to include('merge_when_checks_pass')
+      end
+    end
+  end
 end