diff --git a/x-pack/plugins/enterprise_search/kibana.json b/x-pack/plugins/enterprise_search/kibana.json
index daae8cf57f63da4..d49401758b2c283 100644
--- a/x-pack/plugins/enterprise_search/kibana.json
+++ b/x-pack/plugins/enterprise_search/kibana.json
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
   "id": "enterpriseSearch",
   "version": "kibana",
   "kibanaVersion": "kibana",
-  "requiredPlugins": ["features", "licensing", "charts"],
+  "requiredPlugins": ["features", "licensing", "charts", "security"],
   "configPath": ["enterpriseSearch"],
   "optionalPlugins": ["usageCollection", "security", "home", "spaces", "cloud"],
   "server": true,
diff --git a/x-pack/plugins/enterprise_search/public/plugin.ts b/x-pack/plugins/enterprise_search/public/plugin.ts
index e402d233da58dba..2c7c0fe0feb7aa3 100644
--- a/x-pack/plugins/enterprise_search/public/plugin.ts
+++ b/x-pack/plugins/enterprise_search/public/plugin.ts
@@ -21,6 +21,7 @@ import {
 } from '../../../../src/plugins/home/public';
 import { CloudSetup } from '../../cloud/public';
 import { LicensingPluginStart } from '../../licensing/public';
+import { SecurityPluginSetup, SecurityPluginStart } from '../../security/public';
 
 import {
   APP_SEARCH_PLUGIN,
@@ -42,11 +43,13 @@ export interface ClientData extends InitialAppData {
 interface PluginsSetup {
   cloud?: CloudSetup;
   home?: HomePublicPluginSetup;
+  security: SecurityPluginSetup;
 }
 export interface PluginsStart {
   cloud?: CloudSetup;
   licensing: LicensingPluginStart;
   charts: ChartsPluginStart;
+  security: SecurityPluginStart;
 }
 
 export class EnterpriseSearchPlugin implements Plugin {