diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index f6d01e45fcb1a..fa4c53e1e0c3b 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -189,6 +189,9 @@
     "@kbn/core-node-server": "link:bazel-bin/packages/core/node/core-node-server",
     "@kbn/core-node-server-internal": "link:bazel-bin/packages/core/node/core-node-server-internal",
     "@kbn/core-node-server-mocks": "link:bazel-bin/packages/core/node/core-node-server-mocks",
+    "@kbn/core-preboot-server": "link:bazel-bin/packages/core/preboot/core-preboot-server",
+    "@kbn/core-preboot-server-internal": "link:bazel-bin/packages/core/preboot/core-preboot-server-internal",
+    "@kbn/core-preboot-server-mocks": "link:bazel-bin/packages/core/preboot/core-preboot-server-mocks",
     "@kbn/core-theme-browser": "link:bazel-bin/packages/core/theme/core-theme-browser",
     "@kbn/core-theme-browser-internal": "link:bazel-bin/packages/core/theme/core-theme-browser-internal",
     "@kbn/core-theme-browser-mocks": "link:bazel-bin/packages/core/theme/core-theme-browser-mocks",
@@ -744,6 +747,9 @@
     "@types/kbn__core-node-server": "link:bazel-bin/packages/core/node/core-node-server/npm_module_types",
     "@types/kbn__core-node-server-internal": "link:bazel-bin/packages/core/node/core-node-server-internal/npm_module_types",
     "@types/kbn__core-node-server-mocks": "link:bazel-bin/packages/core/node/core-node-server-mocks/npm_module_types",
+    "@types/kbn__core-preboot-server": "link:bazel-bin/packages/core/preboot/core-preboot-server/npm_module_types",
+    "@types/kbn__core-preboot-server-internal": "link:bazel-bin/packages/core/preboot/core-preboot-server-internal/npm_module_types",
+    "@types/kbn__core-preboot-server-mocks": "link:bazel-bin/packages/core/preboot/core-preboot-server-mocks/npm_module_types",
     "@types/kbn__core-public-internal-base": "link:bazel-bin/packages/core/public/internal-base/npm_module_types",
     "@types/kbn__core-server-internal-base": "link:bazel-bin/packages/core/server/internal-base/npm_module_types",
     "@types/kbn__core-theme-browser": "link:bazel-bin/packages/core/theme/core-theme-browser/npm_module_types",
diff --git a/packages/BUILD.bazel b/packages/BUILD.bazel
index 07d7212cf6a79..8c89ae7d0af1a 100644
--- a/packages/BUILD.bazel
+++ b/packages/BUILD.bazel
@@ -58,6 +58,9 @@ filegroup(
     "//packages/core/node/core-node-server-internal:build",
     "//packages/core/node/core-node-server-mocks:build",
     "//packages/core/node/core-node-server:build",
+    "//packages/core/preboot/core-preboot-server-internal:build",
+    "//packages/core/preboot/core-preboot-server-mocks:build",
+    "//packages/core/preboot/core-preboot-server:build",
     "//packages/core/theme/core-theme-browser-internal:build",
     "//packages/core/theme/core-theme-browser-mocks:build",
     "//packages/core/theme/core-theme-browser:build",
@@ -238,6 +241,9 @@ filegroup(
     "//packages/core/node/core-node-server-internal:build_types",
     "//packages/core/node/core-node-server-mocks:build_types",
     "//packages/core/node/core-node-server:build_types",
+    "//packages/core/preboot/core-preboot-server-internal:build_types",
+    "//packages/core/preboot/core-preboot-server-mocks:build_types",
+    "//packages/core/preboot/core-preboot-server:build_types",
     "//packages/core/theme/core-theme-browser-internal:build_types",
     "//packages/core/theme/core-theme-browser-mocks:build_types",
     "//packages/core/theme/core-theme-browser:build_types",
diff --git a/packages/core/preboot/core-preboot-server-internal/BUILD.bazel b/packages/core/preboot/core-preboot-server-internal/BUILD.bazel
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000000..4afb072e6387b
--- /dev/null
+++ b/packages/core/preboot/core-preboot-server-internal/BUILD.bazel
@@ -0,0 +1,111 @@
+load("@npm//@bazel/typescript:index.bzl", "ts_config")
+load("@build_bazel_rules_nodejs//:index.bzl", "js_library")
+load("//src/dev/bazel:index.bzl", "jsts_transpiler", "pkg_npm", "pkg_npm_types", "ts_project")
+
+PKG_DIRNAME = "core-preboot-server-internal"
+PKG_REQUIRE_NAME = "@kbn/core-preboot-server-internal"
+
+SOURCE_FILES = glob(
+  [
+    "src/**/*.ts",
+  ],
+  exclude = [
+    "**/*.test.*",
+    "**/*.stories.*",
+  ],
+)
+
+SRCS = SOURCE_FILES
+
+filegroup(
+  name = "srcs",
+  srcs = SRCS,
+)
+
+NPM_MODULE_EXTRA_FILES = [
+  "package.json",
+]
+
+RUNTIME_DEPS = [
+  "//packages/kbn-logging",
+  "//packages/core/base/core-base-server-internal",
+  "//packages/core/base/core-base-common",
+  "//packages/kbn-utils",
+  "//packages/kbn-config",
+  "//packages/kbn-config-mocks",
+  "//packages/core/logging/core-logging-server-mocks",
+]
+
+TYPES_DEPS = [
+  "@npm//@types/node",
+  "@npm//@types/jest",
+  "//packages/kbn-logging:npm_module_types",
+  "//packages/core/base/core-base-server-internal:npm_module_types",
+  "//packages/core/base/core-base-common:npm_module_types",
+  "//packages/kbn-utils:npm_module_types",
+  "//packages/kbn-config:npm_module_types",
+  "//packages/kbn-config-mocks:npm_module_types",
+  "//packages/core/logging/core-logging-server-mocks:npm_module_types",
+]
+
+jsts_transpiler(
+  name = "target_node",
+  srcs = SRCS,
+  build_pkg_name = package_name(),
+)
+
+ts_config(
+  name = "tsconfig",
+  src = "tsconfig.json",
+  deps = [
+    "//:tsconfig.base.json",
+    "//:tsconfig.bazel.json",
+  ],
+)
+
+ts_project(
+  name = "tsc_types",
+  args = ['--pretty'],
+  srcs = SRCS,
+  deps = TYPES_DEPS,
+  declaration = True,
+  declaration_map = True,
+  emit_declaration_only = True,
+  out_dir = "target_types",
+  root_dir = "src",
+  tsconfig = ":tsconfig",
+)
+
+js_library(
+  name = PKG_DIRNAME,
+  srcs = NPM_MODULE_EXTRA_FILES,
+  deps = RUNTIME_DEPS + [":target_node"],
+  package_name = PKG_REQUIRE_NAME,
+  visibility = ["//visibility:public"],
+)
+
+pkg_npm(
+  name = "npm_module",
+  deps = [":" + PKG_DIRNAME],
+)
+
+filegroup(
+  name = "build",
+  srcs = [":npm_module"],
+  visibility = ["//visibility:public"],
+)
+
+pkg_npm_types(
+  name = "npm_module_types",
+  srcs = SRCS,
+  deps = [":tsc_types"],
+  package_name = PKG_REQUIRE_NAME,
+  tsconfig = ":tsconfig",
+  visibility = ["//visibility:public"],
+)
+
+filegroup(
+  name = "build_types",
+  srcs = [":npm_module_types"],
+  visibility = ["//visibility:public"],
+)
diff --git a/packages/core/preboot/core-preboot-server-internal/README.md b/packages/core/preboot/core-preboot-server-internal/README.md
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000000..c26e2d00210c3
--- /dev/null
+++ b/packages/core/preboot/core-preboot-server-internal/README.md
@@ -0,0 +1,3 @@
+# @kbn/core-preboot-server-internal
+
+This package contains the internal types and implementation for Core's server-side preboot service.
diff --git a/packages/core/preboot/core-preboot-server-internal/jest.config.js b/packages/core/preboot/core-preboot-server-internal/jest.config.js
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000000..419bd4ebf014c
--- /dev/null
+++ b/packages/core/preboot/core-preboot-server-internal/jest.config.js
@@ -0,0 +1,13 @@
+/*
+ * Copyright Elasticsearch B.V. and/or licensed to Elasticsearch B.V. under one
+ * or more contributor license agreements. Licensed under the Elastic License
+ * 2.0 and the Server Side Public License, v 1; you may not use this file except
+ * in compliance with, at your election, the Elastic License 2.0 or the Server
+ * Side Public License, v 1.
+ */
+
+module.exports = {
+  preset: '@kbn/test/jest_node',
+  rootDir: '../../../..',
+  roots: ['<rootDir>/packages/core/preboot/core-preboot-server-internal'],
+};
diff --git a/packages/core/preboot/core-preboot-server-internal/package.json b/packages/core/preboot/core-preboot-server-internal/package.json
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000000..897d4506b3f7f
--- /dev/null
+++ b/packages/core/preboot/core-preboot-server-internal/package.json
@@ -0,0 +1,7 @@
+{
+  "name": "@kbn/core-preboot-server-internal",
+  "private": true,
+  "version": "1.0.0",
+  "main": "./target_node/index.js",
+  "license": "SSPL-1.0 OR Elastic License 2.0"
+}
diff --git a/src/core/server/preboot/index.ts b/packages/core/preboot/core-preboot-server-internal/src/index.ts
similarity index 82%
rename from src/core/server/preboot/index.ts
rename to packages/core/preboot/core-preboot-server-internal/src/index.ts
index 2b7f25538dcb1..e4e0571da72e4 100644
--- a/src/core/server/preboot/index.ts
+++ b/packages/core/preboot/core-preboot-server-internal/src/index.ts
@@ -6,5 +6,5 @@
  * Side Public License, v 1.
  */
 
+export type { InternalPrebootServicePreboot } from './types';
 export { PrebootService } from './preboot_service';
-export type { InternalPrebootServicePreboot, PrebootServicePreboot } from './types';
diff --git a/src/core/server/preboot/preboot_service.test.ts b/packages/core/preboot/core-preboot-server-internal/src/preboot_service.test.ts
similarity index 97%
rename from src/core/server/preboot/preboot_service.test.ts
rename to packages/core/preboot/core-preboot-server-internal/src/preboot_service.test.ts
index 7dc0eac5c4348..beb3e9d71b9c7 100644
--- a/src/core/server/preboot/preboot_service.test.ts
+++ b/packages/core/preboot/core-preboot-server-internal/src/preboot_service.test.ts
@@ -9,8 +9,8 @@
 import { REPO_ROOT } from '@kbn/utils';
 import { LoggerFactory } from '@kbn/logging';
 import { Env } from '@kbn/config';
-import { getEnvOptions } from '@kbn/config-mocks';
-import { configServiceMock, loggingSystemMock } from '../mocks';
+import { configServiceMock, getEnvOptions } from '@kbn/config-mocks';
+import { loggingSystemMock } from '@kbn/core-logging-server-mocks';
 
 import { PrebootService } from './preboot_service';
 
diff --git a/src/core/server/preboot/preboot_service.ts b/packages/core/preboot/core-preboot-server-internal/src/preboot_service.ts
similarity index 96%
rename from src/core/server/preboot/preboot_service.ts
rename to packages/core/preboot/core-preboot-server-internal/src/preboot_service.ts
index 328f4f2cdd360..d62996bb04b1a 100644
--- a/src/core/server/preboot/preboot_service.ts
+++ b/packages/core/preboot/core-preboot-server-internal/src/preboot_service.ts
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@
 
 import type { Logger } from '@kbn/logging';
 import type { CoreContext } from '@kbn/core-base-server-internal';
-import { InternalPrebootServicePreboot } from './types';
+import type { InternalPrebootServicePreboot } from './types';
 
 /** @internal */
 export class PrebootService {
diff --git a/packages/core/preboot/core-preboot-server-internal/src/types.ts b/packages/core/preboot/core-preboot-server-internal/src/types.ts
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000000..a8d5a60fd9e48
--- /dev/null
+++ b/packages/core/preboot/core-preboot-server-internal/src/types.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,40 @@
+/*
+ * Copyright Elasticsearch B.V. and/or licensed to Elasticsearch B.V. under one
+ * or more contributor license agreements. Licensed under the Elastic License
+ * 2.0 and the Server Side Public License, v 1; you may not use this file except
+ * in compliance with, at your election, the Elastic License 2.0 or the Server
+ * Side Public License, v 1.
+ */
+
+import type { PluginName } from '@kbn/core-base-common';
+
+/** @internal */
+export interface InternalPrebootServicePreboot {
+  /**
+   * Indicates whether Kibana is currently on hold and cannot proceed to `setup` yet.
+   */
+  readonly isSetupOnHold: () => boolean;
+
+  /**
+   * Registers a `Promise` as a precondition before Kibana can proceed to `setup`. This method can be invoked multiple
+   * times and from multiple `preboot` plugins. Kibana will proceed to `setup` only when all registered `Promise` are
+   * resolved, or it will shut down if any of them are rejected.
+   * @param pluginName Name of the plugin that needs to hold `setup`.
+   * @param reason A string that explains the reason why this promise should hold `setup`. It's supposed to be a human
+   * readable string that will be recorded in the logs or standard output.
+   * @param promise A `Promise` that should resolved before Kibana can proceed to `setup`.
+   */
+  readonly holdSetupUntilResolved: (
+    pluginName: PluginName,
+    reason: string,
+    promise: Promise<{ shouldReloadConfig: boolean } | undefined>
+  ) => void;
+
+  /**
+   * Returns a `Promise` that is resolved only when all `Promise` instances registered with {@link holdSetupUntilResolved}
+   * are resolved, or rejected if any of them are rejected. If the supplied `Promise` resolves to an object with the
+   * `shouldReloadConfig` property set to `true`, it indicates that Kibana configuration might have changed and Kibana
+   * needs to reload it from the disk.
+   */
+  readonly waitUntilCanSetup: () => Promise<{ shouldReloadConfig: boolean }>;
+}
diff --git a/packages/core/preboot/core-preboot-server-internal/tsconfig.json b/packages/core/preboot/core-preboot-server-internal/tsconfig.json
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000000..39d3c7097814a
--- /dev/null
+++ b/packages/core/preboot/core-preboot-server-internal/tsconfig.json
@@ -0,0 +1,18 @@
+{
+  "extends": "../../../../tsconfig.bazel.json",
+  "compilerOptions": {
+    "declaration": true,
+    "declarationMap": true,
+    "emitDeclarationOnly": true,
+    "outDir": "target_types",
+    "rootDir": "src",
+    "stripInternal": false,
+    "types": [
+      "jest",
+      "node"
+    ]
+  },
+  "include": [
+    "src/**/*"
+  ]
+}
diff --git a/packages/core/preboot/core-preboot-server-mocks/BUILD.bazel b/packages/core/preboot/core-preboot-server-mocks/BUILD.bazel
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000000..572a8f80d6012
--- /dev/null
+++ b/packages/core/preboot/core-preboot-server-mocks/BUILD.bazel
@@ -0,0 +1,102 @@
+load("@npm//@bazel/typescript:index.bzl", "ts_config")
+load("@build_bazel_rules_nodejs//:index.bzl", "js_library")
+load("//src/dev/bazel:index.bzl", "jsts_transpiler", "pkg_npm", "pkg_npm_types", "ts_project")
+
+PKG_DIRNAME = "core-preboot-server-mocks"
+PKG_REQUIRE_NAME = "@kbn/core-preboot-server-mocks"
+
+SOURCE_FILES = glob(
+  [
+    "src/**/*.ts",
+  ],
+  exclude = [
+    "**/*.test.*",
+    "**/*.stories.*",
+  ],
+)
+
+SRCS = SOURCE_FILES
+
+filegroup(
+  name = "srcs",
+  srcs = SRCS,
+)
+
+NPM_MODULE_EXTRA_FILES = [
+  "package.json",
+]
+
+RUNTIME_DEPS = [
+  "//packages/kbn-utility-types",
+  "//packages/core/preboot/core-preboot-server-internal",
+]
+
+TYPES_DEPS = [
+  "@npm//@types/node",
+  "@npm//@types/jest",
+  "//packages/kbn-utility-types:npm_module_types",
+  "//packages/core/preboot/core-preboot-server-internal:npm_module_types",
+  "//packages/core/preboot/core-preboot-server:npm_module_types"
+]
+
+jsts_transpiler(
+  name = "target_node",
+  srcs = SRCS,
+  build_pkg_name = package_name(),
+)
+
+ts_config(
+  name = "tsconfig",
+  src = "tsconfig.json",
+  deps = [
+    "//:tsconfig.base.json",
+    "//:tsconfig.bazel.json",
+  ],
+)
+
+ts_project(
+  name = "tsc_types",
+  args = ['--pretty'],
+  srcs = SRCS,
+  deps = TYPES_DEPS,
+  declaration = True,
+  declaration_map = True,
+  emit_declaration_only = True,
+  out_dir = "target_types",
+  root_dir = "src",
+  tsconfig = ":tsconfig",
+)
+
+js_library(
+  name = PKG_DIRNAME,
+  srcs = NPM_MODULE_EXTRA_FILES,
+  deps = RUNTIME_DEPS + [":target_node"],
+  package_name = PKG_REQUIRE_NAME,
+  visibility = ["//visibility:public"],
+)
+
+pkg_npm(
+  name = "npm_module",
+  deps = [":" + PKG_DIRNAME],
+)
+
+filegroup(
+  name = "build",
+  srcs = [":npm_module"],
+  visibility = ["//visibility:public"],
+)
+
+pkg_npm_types(
+  name = "npm_module_types",
+  srcs = SRCS,
+  deps = [":tsc_types"],
+  package_name = PKG_REQUIRE_NAME,
+  tsconfig = ":tsconfig",
+  visibility = ["//visibility:public"],
+)
+
+filegroup(
+  name = "build_types",
+  srcs = [":npm_module_types"],
+  visibility = ["//visibility:public"],
+)
diff --git a/packages/core/preboot/core-preboot-server-mocks/README.md b/packages/core/preboot/core-preboot-server-mocks/README.md
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000000..b52c6777c72be
--- /dev/null
+++ b/packages/core/preboot/core-preboot-server-mocks/README.md
@@ -0,0 +1,3 @@
+# @kbn/core-preboot-server-mocks
+
+This package contains the mocks for Core's server-side preboot service.
diff --git a/packages/core/preboot/core-preboot-server-mocks/jest.config.js b/packages/core/preboot/core-preboot-server-mocks/jest.config.js
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000000..00a08d96aeace
--- /dev/null
+++ b/packages/core/preboot/core-preboot-server-mocks/jest.config.js
@@ -0,0 +1,13 @@
+/*
+ * Copyright Elasticsearch B.V. and/or licensed to Elasticsearch B.V. under one
+ * or more contributor license agreements. Licensed under the Elastic License
+ * 2.0 and the Server Side Public License, v 1; you may not use this file except
+ * in compliance with, at your election, the Elastic License 2.0 or the Server
+ * Side Public License, v 1.
+ */
+
+module.exports = {
+  preset: '@kbn/test/jest_node',
+  rootDir: '../../../..',
+  roots: ['<rootDir>/packages/core/preboot/core-preboot-server-mocks'],
+};
diff --git a/packages/core/preboot/core-preboot-server-mocks/package.json b/packages/core/preboot/core-preboot-server-mocks/package.json
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000000..e88cee9cfd551
--- /dev/null
+++ b/packages/core/preboot/core-preboot-server-mocks/package.json
@@ -0,0 +1,7 @@
+{
+  "name": "@kbn/core-preboot-server-mocks",
+  "private": true,
+  "version": "1.0.0",
+  "main": "./target_node/index.js",
+  "license": "SSPL-1.0 OR Elastic License 2.0"
+}
diff --git a/packages/core/preboot/core-preboot-server-mocks/src/index.ts b/packages/core/preboot/core-preboot-server-mocks/src/index.ts
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000000..fc1c1edbf2c58
--- /dev/null
+++ b/packages/core/preboot/core-preboot-server-mocks/src/index.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,13 @@
+/*
+ * Copyright Elasticsearch B.V. and/or licensed to Elasticsearch B.V. under one
+ * or more contributor license agreements. Licensed under the Elastic License
+ * 2.0 and the Server Side Public License, v 1; you may not use this file except
+ * in compliance with, at your election, the Elastic License 2.0 or the Server
+ * Side Public License, v 1.
+ */
+
+export { prebootServiceMock } from './preboot_service.mock';
+export type {
+  InternalPrebootServicePrebootMock,
+  PrebootServicePrebootMock,
+} from './preboot_service.mock';
diff --git a/src/core/server/preboot/preboot_service.mock.ts b/packages/core/preboot/core-preboot-server-mocks/src/preboot_service.mock.ts
similarity index 85%
rename from src/core/server/preboot/preboot_service.mock.ts
rename to packages/core/preboot/core-preboot-server-mocks/src/preboot_service.mock.ts
index acdd9458a462d..f0077549f33a1 100644
--- a/src/core/server/preboot/preboot_service.mock.ts
+++ b/packages/core/preboot/core-preboot-server-mocks/src/preboot_service.mock.ts
@@ -5,10 +5,12 @@
  * in compliance with, at your election, the Elastic License 2.0 or the Server
  * Side Public License, v 1.
  */
-
-import type { PublicMethodsOf } from '@kbn/utility-types';
-import type { InternalPrebootServicePreboot, PrebootServicePreboot } from './types';
-import { PrebootService } from './preboot_service';
+import { PublicMethodsOf } from '@kbn/utility-types';
+import type {
+  InternalPrebootServicePreboot,
+  PrebootService,
+} from '@kbn/core-preboot-server-internal';
+import type { PrebootServicePreboot } from '@kbn/core-preboot-server';
 
 export type InternalPrebootServicePrebootMock = jest.Mocked<InternalPrebootServicePreboot>;
 export type PrebootServicePrebootMock = jest.Mocked<PrebootServicePreboot>;
diff --git a/packages/core/preboot/core-preboot-server-mocks/tsconfig.json b/packages/core/preboot/core-preboot-server-mocks/tsconfig.json
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000000..39d3c7097814a
--- /dev/null
+++ b/packages/core/preboot/core-preboot-server-mocks/tsconfig.json
@@ -0,0 +1,18 @@
+{
+  "extends": "../../../../tsconfig.bazel.json",
+  "compilerOptions": {
+    "declaration": true,
+    "declarationMap": true,
+    "emitDeclarationOnly": true,
+    "outDir": "target_types",
+    "rootDir": "src",
+    "stripInternal": false,
+    "types": [
+      "jest",
+      "node"
+    ]
+  },
+  "include": [
+    "src/**/*"
+  ]
+}
diff --git a/packages/core/preboot/core-preboot-server/BUILD.bazel b/packages/core/preboot/core-preboot-server/BUILD.bazel
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000000..e568ca5ab8a3b
--- /dev/null
+++ b/packages/core/preboot/core-preboot-server/BUILD.bazel
@@ -0,0 +1,97 @@
+load("@npm//@bazel/typescript:index.bzl", "ts_config")
+load("@build_bazel_rules_nodejs//:index.bzl", "js_library")
+load("//src/dev/bazel:index.bzl", "jsts_transpiler", "pkg_npm", "pkg_npm_types", "ts_project")
+
+PKG_DIRNAME = "core-preboot-server"
+PKG_REQUIRE_NAME = "@kbn/core-preboot-server"
+
+SOURCE_FILES = glob(
+  [
+    "src/**/*.ts",
+  ],
+  exclude = [
+    "**/*.test.*",
+    "**/*.stories.*",
+  ],
+)
+
+SRCS = SOURCE_FILES
+
+filegroup(
+  name = "srcs",
+  srcs = SRCS,
+)
+
+NPM_MODULE_EXTRA_FILES = [
+  "package.json",
+]
+
+RUNTIME_DEPS = [
+]
+
+TYPES_DEPS = [
+  "@npm//@types/node",
+  "@npm//@types/jest",
+]
+
+jsts_transpiler(
+  name = "target_node",
+  srcs = SRCS,
+  build_pkg_name = package_name(),
+)
+
+ts_config(
+  name = "tsconfig",
+  src = "tsconfig.json",
+  deps = [
+    "//:tsconfig.base.json",
+    "//:tsconfig.bazel.json",
+  ],
+)
+
+ts_project(
+  name = "tsc_types",
+  args = ['--pretty'],
+  srcs = SRCS,
+  deps = TYPES_DEPS,
+  declaration = True,
+  declaration_map = True,
+  emit_declaration_only = True,
+  out_dir = "target_types",
+  root_dir = "src",
+  tsconfig = ":tsconfig",
+)
+
+js_library(
+  name = PKG_DIRNAME,
+  srcs = NPM_MODULE_EXTRA_FILES,
+  deps = RUNTIME_DEPS + [":target_node"],
+  package_name = PKG_REQUIRE_NAME,
+  visibility = ["//visibility:public"],
+)
+
+pkg_npm(
+  name = "npm_module",
+  deps = [":" + PKG_DIRNAME],
+)
+
+filegroup(
+  name = "build",
+  srcs = [":npm_module"],
+  visibility = ["//visibility:public"],
+)
+
+pkg_npm_types(
+  name = "npm_module_types",
+  srcs = SRCS,
+  deps = [":tsc_types"],
+  package_name = PKG_REQUIRE_NAME,
+  tsconfig = ":tsconfig",
+  visibility = ["//visibility:public"],
+)
+
+filegroup(
+  name = "build_types",
+  srcs = [":npm_module_types"],
+  visibility = ["//visibility:public"],
+)
diff --git a/packages/core/preboot/core-preboot-server/README.md b/packages/core/preboot/core-preboot-server/README.md
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000000..8eaed8836415f
--- /dev/null
+++ b/packages/core/preboot/core-preboot-server/README.md
@@ -0,0 +1,3 @@
+# @kbn/core-preboot-server
+
+Contains public types for Core's server-side `preboot` service
diff --git a/packages/core/preboot/core-preboot-server/jest.config.js b/packages/core/preboot/core-preboot-server/jest.config.js
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000000..aae1c1ac8f821
--- /dev/null
+++ b/packages/core/preboot/core-preboot-server/jest.config.js
@@ -0,0 +1,13 @@
+/*
+ * Copyright Elasticsearch B.V. and/or licensed to Elasticsearch B.V. under one
+ * or more contributor license agreements. Licensed under the Elastic License
+ * 2.0 and the Server Side Public License, v 1; you may not use this file except
+ * in compliance with, at your election, the Elastic License 2.0 or the Server
+ * Side Public License, v 1.
+ */
+
+module.exports = {
+  preset: '@kbn/test/jest_node',
+  rootDir: '../../../..',
+  roots: ['<rootDir>/packages/core/preboot/core-preboot-server'],
+};
diff --git a/packages/core/preboot/core-preboot-server/package.json b/packages/core/preboot/core-preboot-server/package.json
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000000..ef598d368ace4
--- /dev/null
+++ b/packages/core/preboot/core-preboot-server/package.json
@@ -0,0 +1,7 @@
+{
+  "name": "@kbn/core-preboot-server",
+  "private": true,
+  "version": "1.0.0",
+  "main": "./target_node/index.js",
+  "license": "SSPL-1.0 OR Elastic License 2.0"
+}
diff --git a/src/core/server/preboot/types.ts b/packages/core/preboot/core-preboot-server/src/contracts.ts
similarity index 59%
rename from src/core/server/preboot/types.ts
rename to packages/core/preboot/core-preboot-server/src/contracts.ts
index 4d36eeb569429..b76298e4d3e98 100644
--- a/src/core/server/preboot/types.ts
+++ b/packages/core/preboot/core-preboot-server/src/contracts.ts
@@ -5,40 +5,6 @@
  * in compliance with, at your election, the Elastic License 2.0 or the Server
  * Side Public License, v 1.
  */
-
-import type { PluginName } from '@kbn/core-base-common';
-
-/** @internal */
-export interface InternalPrebootServicePreboot {
-  /**
-   * Indicates whether Kibana is currently on hold and cannot proceed to `setup` yet.
-   */
-  readonly isSetupOnHold: () => boolean;
-
-  /**
-   * Registers a `Promise` as a precondition before Kibana can proceed to `setup`. This method can be invoked multiple
-   * times and from multiple `preboot` plugins. Kibana will proceed to `setup` only when all registered `Promise` are
-   * resolved, or it will shut down if any of them are rejected.
-   * @param pluginName Name of the plugin that needs to hold `setup`.
-   * @param reason A string that explains the reason why this promise should hold `setup`. It's supposed to be a human
-   * readable string that will be recorded in the logs or standard output.
-   * @param promise A `Promise` that should resolved before Kibana can proceed to `setup`.
-   */
-  readonly holdSetupUntilResolved: (
-    pluginName: PluginName,
-    reason: string,
-    promise: Promise<{ shouldReloadConfig: boolean } | undefined>
-  ) => void;
-
-  /**
-   * Returns a `Promise` that is resolved only when all `Promise` instances registered with {@link holdSetupUntilResolved}
-   * are resolved, or rejected if any of them are rejected. If the supplied `Promise` resolves to an object with the
-   * `shouldReloadConfig` property set to `true`, it indicates that Kibana configuration might have changed and Kibana
-   * needs to reload it from the disk.
-   */
-  readonly waitUntilCanSetup: () => Promise<{ shouldReloadConfig: boolean }>;
-}
-
 /**
  * Kibana Preboot Service allows to control the boot flow of Kibana. Preboot plugins can use it to hold the boot until certain condition is met.
  *
diff --git a/packages/core/preboot/core-preboot-server/src/index.ts b/packages/core/preboot/core-preboot-server/src/index.ts
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000000..eb8e763e53b14
--- /dev/null
+++ b/packages/core/preboot/core-preboot-server/src/index.ts
@@ -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
+ * 2.0 and the Server Side Public License, v 1; you may not use this file except
+ * in compliance with, at your election, the Elastic License 2.0 or the Server
+ * Side Public License, v 1.
+ */
+
+export type { PrebootServicePreboot } from './contracts';
diff --git a/packages/core/preboot/core-preboot-server/tsconfig.json b/packages/core/preboot/core-preboot-server/tsconfig.json
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000000..39d3c7097814a
--- /dev/null
+++ b/packages/core/preboot/core-preboot-server/tsconfig.json
@@ -0,0 +1,18 @@
+{
+  "extends": "../../../../tsconfig.bazel.json",
+  "compilerOptions": {
+    "declaration": true,
+    "declarationMap": true,
+    "emitDeclarationOnly": true,
+    "outDir": "target_types",
+    "rootDir": "src",
+    "stripInternal": false,
+    "types": [
+      "jest",
+      "node"
+    ]
+  },
+  "include": [
+    "src/**/*"
+  ]
+}
diff --git a/src/core/server/index.ts b/src/core/server/index.ts
index 1f1bdaeab57f0..5a143bdf22a45 100644
--- a/src/core/server/index.ts
+++ b/src/core/server/index.ts
@@ -42,6 +42,7 @@ import type {
   ExecutionContextSetup,
   ExecutionContextStart,
 } from '@kbn/core-execution-context-server';
+import type { PrebootServicePreboot } from '@kbn/core-preboot-server';
 import {
   ElasticsearchServiceSetup,
   configSchema as elasticsearchConfigSchema,
@@ -76,13 +77,10 @@ import {
   CoreEnvironmentUsageData,
   CoreServicesUsageData,
 } from './core_usage_data';
-import { PrebootServicePreboot } from './preboot';
 import type { CoreRequestHandlerContext } from './core_route_handler_context';
 import type { PrebootCoreRequestHandlerContext } from './preboot_core_route_handler_context';
 import { KibanaResponseFactory, RouteMethod } from './http';
 
-export type { PrebootServicePreboot } from './preboot';
-
 export type {
   CoreUsageStats,
   CoreUsageData,
diff --git a/src/core/server/internal_types.ts b/src/core/server/internal_types.ts
index 98fb13be13d28..298fa83e0b2d7 100644
--- a/src/core/server/internal_types.ts
+++ b/src/core/server/internal_types.ts
@@ -21,6 +21,7 @@ import type {
   InternalExecutionContextSetup,
   InternalExecutionContextStart,
 } from '@kbn/core-execution-context-server-internal';
+import { InternalPrebootServicePreboot } from '@kbn/core-preboot-server-internal';
 import { CapabilitiesSetup, CapabilitiesStart } from './capabilities';
 import { InternalContextPreboot, InternalContextSetup } from './context';
 import {
@@ -49,7 +50,6 @@ import { InternalStatusServiceSetup } from './status';
 import { CoreUsageDataStart, InternalCoreUsageDataSetup } from './core_usage_data';
 import { I18nServiceSetup } from './i18n';
 import { InternalDeprecationsServiceSetup, InternalDeprecationsServiceStart } from './deprecations';
-import { InternalPrebootServicePreboot } from './preboot';
 
 /** @internal */
 export interface InternalCorePreboot {
diff --git a/src/core/server/mocks.ts b/src/core/server/mocks.ts
index f224ff76418ab..2d8d34be93e5c 100644
--- a/src/core/server/mocks.ts
+++ b/src/core/server/mocks.ts
@@ -17,6 +17,7 @@ import { analyticsServiceMock } from '@kbn/core-analytics-server-mocks';
 import { environmentServiceMock } from '@kbn/core-environment-server-mocks';
 import { nodeServiceMock } from '@kbn/core-node-server-mocks';
 import { executionContextServiceMock } from '@kbn/core-execution-context-server-mocks';
+import { prebootServiceMock } from '@kbn/core-preboot-server-mocks';
 import type {
   PluginInitializerContext,
   CoreSetup,
@@ -41,8 +42,6 @@ import { statusServiceMock } from './status/status_service.mock';
 import { coreUsageDataServiceMock } from './core_usage_data/core_usage_data_service.mock';
 import { i18nServiceMock } from './i18n/i18n_service.mock';
 import { deprecationsServiceMock } from './deprecations/deprecations_service.mock';
-import { prebootServiceMock } from './preboot/preboot_service.mock';
-
 export { configServiceMock, configDeprecationsMock } from '@kbn/config-mocks';
 export { loggingSystemMock } from '@kbn/core-logging-server-mocks';
 export { httpServerMock } from './http/http_server.mocks';
diff --git a/src/core/server/server.test.mocks.ts b/src/core/server/server.test.mocks.ts
index 8594d51dcd756..16f2fb3d2e1df 100644
--- a/src/core/server/server.test.mocks.ts
+++ b/src/core/server/server.test.mocks.ts
@@ -110,10 +110,10 @@ jest.doMock('./i18n/i18n_service', () => ({
   I18nService: jest.fn(() => mockI18nService),
 }));
 
-import { prebootServiceMock } from './preboot/preboot_service.mock';
+import { prebootServiceMock } from '@kbn/core-preboot-server-mocks';
 
 export const mockPrebootService = prebootServiceMock.create();
-jest.doMock('./preboot/preboot_service', () => ({
+jest.doMock('@kbn/core-preboot-server-internal', () => ({
   PrebootService: jest.fn(() => mockPrebootService),
 }));
 
diff --git a/src/core/server/server.ts b/src/core/server/server.ts
index 3f877d31eec3a..b8f47cdda45f7 100644
--- a/src/core/server/server.ts
+++ b/src/core/server/server.ts
@@ -29,6 +29,7 @@ import {
   ExecutionContextService,
   executionContextConfig,
 } from '@kbn/core-execution-context-server-internal';
+import { PrebootService } from '@kbn/core-preboot-server-internal';
 import { CoreApp } from './core_app';
 import { I18nService } from './i18n';
 import { ElasticsearchService } from './elasticsearch';
@@ -55,7 +56,6 @@ import { CoreUsageDataService } from './core_usage_data';
 import { DeprecationsService, config as deprecationConfig } from './deprecations';
 import { CoreRouteHandlerContext } from './core_route_handler_context';
 import { PrebootCoreRouteHandlerContext } from './preboot_core_route_handler_context';
-import { PrebootService } from './preboot';
 import { DiscoveredPlugins } from './plugins';
 import type { RequestHandlerContext, PrebootRequestHandlerContext } from '.';
 
diff --git a/src/plugins/interactive_setup/server/routes/index.ts b/src/plugins/interactive_setup/server/routes/index.ts
index 804bc9bddbc91..410fb5b42037c 100644
--- a/src/plugins/interactive_setup/server/routes/index.ts
+++ b/src/plugins/interactive_setup/server/routes/index.ts
@@ -6,7 +6,8 @@
  * Side Public License, v 1.
  */
 
-import type { IBasePath, IRouter, Logger, PrebootServicePreboot } from '@kbn/core/server';
+import type { PrebootServicePreboot } from '@kbn/core-preboot-server';
+import type { IBasePath, IRouter, Logger } from '@kbn/core/server';
 import type { PublicContract, PublicMethodsOf } from '@kbn/utility-types';
 
 import type { ConfigType } from '../config';
diff --git a/yarn.lock b/yarn.lock
index e388ecd6ec457..0cb10541f4b9f 100644
--- a/yarn.lock
+++ b/yarn.lock
@@ -3228,6 +3228,18 @@
   version "0.0.0"
   uid ""
 
+"@kbn/core-preboot-server-internal@link:bazel-bin/packages/core/preboot/core-preboot-server-internal":
+  version "0.0.0"
+  uid ""
+
+"@kbn/core-preboot-server-mocks@link:bazel-bin/packages/core/preboot/core-preboot-server-mocks":
+  version "0.0.0"
+  uid ""
+
+"@kbn/core-preboot-server@link:bazel-bin/packages/core/preboot/core-preboot-server":
+  version "0.0.0"
+  uid ""
+
 "@kbn/core-theme-browser-internal@link:bazel-bin/packages/core/theme/core-theme-browser-internal":
   version "0.0.0"
   uid ""
@@ -6779,6 +6791,18 @@
   version "0.0.0"
   uid ""
 
+"@types/kbn__core-preboot-server-internal@link:bazel-bin/packages/core/preboot/core-preboot-server-internal/npm_module_types":
+  version "0.0.0"
+  uid ""
+
+"@types/kbn__core-preboot-server-mocks@link:bazel-bin/packages/core/preboot/core-preboot-server-mocks/npm_module_types":
+  version "0.0.0"
+  uid ""
+
+"@types/kbn__core-preboot-server@link:bazel-bin/packages/core/preboot/core-preboot-server/npm_module_types":
+  version "0.0.0"
+  uid ""
+
 "@types/kbn__core-public-internal-base@link:bazel-bin/packages/core/public/internal-base/npm_module_types":
   version "0.0.0"
   uid ""