diff --git a/src/plugins/workspace/server/index.ts b/src/plugins/workspace/server/index.ts
index fe44b4d71757..3a8e9ca50fcc 100644
--- a/src/plugins/workspace/server/index.ts
+++ b/src/plugins/workspace/server/index.ts
@@ -18,4 +18,4 @@ export const config: PluginConfigDescriptor = {
   schema: configSchema,
 };
 
-export { WorkspaceFindOptions } from './types';
+export { WorkspaceFindOptions, WorkspacePluginSetup } from './types';
diff --git a/src/plugins/workspace/server/plugin.ts b/src/plugins/workspace/server/plugin.ts
index e4ed75bad615..bea139facb12 100644
--- a/src/plugins/workspace/server/plugin.ts
+++ b/src/plugins/workspace/server/plugin.ts
@@ -10,13 +10,13 @@ import {
   Logger,
   CoreStart,
 } from '../../../core/server';
-import { IWorkspaceClientImpl } from './types';
+import { IWorkspaceClientImpl, WorkspacePluginSetup } from './types';
 import { WorkspaceClient } from './workspace_client';
 import { registerRoutes } from './routes';
 import { WORKSPACE_CONFLICT_CONTROL_SAVED_OBJECTS_CLIENT_WRAPPER_ID } from '../common/constants';
 import { WorkspaceConflictSavedObjectsClientWrapper } from './saved_objects/saved_objects_wrapper_for_check_workspace_conflict';
 
-export class WorkspacePlugin implements Plugin<{}, {}> {
+export class WorkspacePlugin implements Plugin<WorkspacePluginSetup, {}> {
   private readonly logger: Logger;
   private client?: IWorkspaceClientImpl;
   private workspaceConflictControl?: WorkspaceConflictSavedObjectsClientWrapper;
diff --git a/src/plugins/workspace/server/types.ts b/src/plugins/workspace/server/types.ts
index 0f60597a7a8a..92848279f360 100644
--- a/src/plugins/workspace/server/types.ts
+++ b/src/plugins/workspace/server/types.ts
@@ -117,3 +117,7 @@ export type IResponse<T> =
       success: false;
       error?: string;
     };
+
+export interface WorkspacePluginSetup {
+  client: IWorkspaceClientImpl;
+}