diff --git a/x-pack/index.js b/x-pack/index.js
index a98af06dde131..6f5c12814997a 100644
--- a/x-pack/index.js
+++ b/x-pack/index.js
@@ -16,6 +16,7 @@ import { watcher } from './plugins/watcher';
 import { grokdebugger } from './plugins/grokdebugger';
 import { dashboardMode } from './plugins/dashboard_mode';
 import { logstash } from './plugins/logstash';
+import { beats } from './plugins/beats';
 import { apm } from './plugins/apm';
 import { licenseManagement } from './plugins/license_management';
 import { cloud } from './plugins/cloud';
@@ -38,6 +39,7 @@ module.exports = function (kibana) {
     grokdebugger(kibana),
     dashboardMode(kibana),
     logstash(kibana),
+    beats(kibana),
     apm(kibana),
     licenseManagement(kibana),
     cloud(kibana),
diff --git a/x-pack/plugins/beats/common/constants/index.js b/x-pack/plugins/beats/common/constants/index.js
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000000..035454fd7b435
--- /dev/null
+++ b/x-pack/plugins/beats/common/constants/index.js
@@ -0,0 +1,7 @@
+/*
+ * Copyright Elasticsearch B.V. and/or licensed to Elasticsearch B.V. under one
+ * or more contributor license agreements. Licensed under the Elastic License;
+ * you may not use this file except in compliance with the Elastic License.
+ */
+
+export { PLUGIN } from './plugin';
diff --git a/x-pack/plugins/beats/common/constants/plugin.js b/x-pack/plugins/beats/common/constants/plugin.js
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000000..289bc488c58a6
--- /dev/null
+++ b/x-pack/plugins/beats/common/constants/plugin.js
@@ -0,0 +1,9 @@
+/*
+ * Copyright Elasticsearch B.V. and/or licensed to Elasticsearch B.V. under one
+ * or more contributor license agreements. Licensed under the Elastic License;
+ * you may not use this file except in compliance with the Elastic License.
+ */
+
+export const PLUGIN = {
+  ID: 'beats'
+};
diff --git a/x-pack/plugins/beats/index.js b/x-pack/plugins/beats/index.js
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000000..8319485db1749
--- /dev/null
+++ b/x-pack/plugins/beats/index.js
@@ -0,0 +1,16 @@
+/*
+ * Copyright Elasticsearch B.V. and/or licensed to Elasticsearch B.V. under one
+ * or more contributor license agreements. Licensed under the Elastic License;
+ * you may not use this file except in compliance with the Elastic License.
+ */
+
+import { PLUGIN } from './common/constants';
+
+export function beats(kibana)  {
+  return new kibana.Plugin({
+    id: PLUGIN.ID,
+    require: ['kibana', 'elasticsearch', 'xpack_main'],
+    init: function () {
+    }
+  });
+}