diff --git a/x-pack/common/constants/index.ts b/x-pack/common/constants/index.ts
index d08dc538c77c36..842b0aea91d304 100644
--- a/x-pack/common/constants/index.ts
+++ b/x-pack/common/constants/index.ts
@@ -10,3 +10,13 @@ export {
   LICENSE_STATUS_EXPIRED,
   LICENSE_STATUS_VALID,
 } from './license_status';
+
+export {
+  LICENSE_TYPE_BASIC,
+  LICENSE_TYPE_STANDARD,
+  LICENSE_TYPE_GOLD,
+  LICENSE_TYPE_PLATINUM,
+  LICENSE_TYPE_TRIAL,
+  RANKED_LICENSE_TYPES,
+  LicenseType,
+} from './license_types';
diff --git a/x-pack/server/lib/constants/license.ts b/x-pack/common/constants/license_types.ts
similarity index 81%
rename from x-pack/server/lib/constants/license.ts
rename to x-pack/common/constants/license_types.ts
index 193620acde9655..3971ed5e95174e 100644
--- a/x-pack/server/lib/constants/license.ts
+++ b/x-pack/common/constants/license_types.ts
@@ -10,6 +10,13 @@ export const LICENSE_TYPE_GOLD = 'gold';
 export const LICENSE_TYPE_PLATINUM = 'platinum';
 export const LICENSE_TYPE_TRIAL = 'trial';
 
+export type LicenseType =
+  | typeof LICENSE_TYPE_BASIC
+  | typeof LICENSE_TYPE_STANDARD
+  | typeof LICENSE_TYPE_GOLD
+  | typeof LICENSE_TYPE_PLATINUM
+  | typeof LICENSE_TYPE_TRIAL;
+
 // These are ordered from least featureful to most featureful, so we can assume that someone holding
 // a license at a particular index cannot access any features unlocked by the licenses that follow it.
 export const RANKED_LICENSE_TYPES = [
diff --git a/x-pack/plugins/index_management/common/constants/plugin.js b/x-pack/plugins/index_management/common/constants/plugin.js
index 3334751ecd058c..15031e7808d650 100644
--- a/x-pack/plugins/index_management/common/constants/plugin.js
+++ b/x-pack/plugins/index_management/common/constants/plugin.js
@@ -5,11 +5,12 @@
  */
 
 import { i18n }  from '@kbn/i18n';
+import { LICENSE_TYPE_BASIC } from '../../../../common/constants';
 
 export const PLUGIN = {
   ID: 'index_management',
   NAME: i18n.translate('xpack.idxMgmt.appTitle', {
     defaultMessage: 'Index Management'
   }),
-  MINIMUM_LICENSE_REQUIRED: 'basic',
+  MINIMUM_LICENSE_REQUIRED: LICENSE_TYPE_BASIC,
 };
diff --git a/x-pack/plugins/license_management/common/constants/plugin.js b/x-pack/plugins/license_management/common/constants/plugin.js
index 7da3dbdeba1c82..ee7977f759822d 100644
--- a/x-pack/plugins/license_management/common/constants/plugin.js
+++ b/x-pack/plugins/license_management/common/constants/plugin.js
@@ -5,11 +5,12 @@
  */
 
 import { i18n }  from '@kbn/i18n';
+import { LICENSE_TYPE_BASIC } from '../../../../common/constants';
 
 export const PLUGIN = {
   ID: 'license_management',
   NAME: i18n.translate('xpack.licenseMgmt.managementSectionDisplayName', {
     defaultMessage: 'License Management',
   }),
-  MINIMUM_LICENSE_REQUIRED: 'basic',
+  MINIMUM_LICENSE_REQUIRED: LICENSE_TYPE_BASIC,
 };
diff --git a/x-pack/server/lib/check_license/check_license.js b/x-pack/server/lib/check_license/check_license.js
index 9f25ff1314ca5a..5f5ecf816a4ab1 100644
--- a/x-pack/server/lib/check_license/check_license.js
+++ b/x-pack/server/lib/check_license/check_license.js
@@ -5,12 +5,12 @@
  */
 
 import { i18n } from '@kbn/i18n';
-import { RANKED_LICENSE_TYPES } from '../constants';
 import {
   LICENSE_STATUS_UNAVAILABLE,
   LICENSE_STATUS_INVALID,
   LICENSE_STATUS_EXPIRED,
   LICENSE_STATUS_VALID,
+  RANKED_LICENSE_TYPES,
 } from '../../../common/constants';
 
 export function checkLicense(pluginName, minimumLicenseRequired, xpackLicenseInfo) {
diff --git a/x-pack/server/lib/check_license/check_license.test.js b/x-pack/server/lib/check_license/check_license.test.js
index bb6005cc3198d8..ccf3cbff3d5a11 100644
--- a/x-pack/server/lib/check_license/check_license.test.js
+++ b/x-pack/server/lib/check_license/check_license.test.js
@@ -10,12 +10,13 @@ import {
   LICENSE_STATUS_UNAVAILABLE,
   LICENSE_STATUS_EXPIRED,
   LICENSE_STATUS_VALID,
+  LICENSE_TYPE_BASIC,
 } from '../../../common/constants';
 
 describe('check_license', function () {
 
   const pluginName = 'Foo';
-  const minimumLicenseRequired = 'basic';
+  const minimumLicenseRequired = LICENSE_TYPE_BASIC;
   let mockLicenseInfo;
   beforeEach(() => mockLicenseInfo = {});
 
@@ -46,7 +47,7 @@ describe('check_license', function () {
   describe('license information is available', () => {
     beforeEach(() => {
       mockLicenseInfo.isAvailable = () => true;
-      set(mockLicenseInfo, 'license.getType', () => 'basic');
+      set(mockLicenseInfo, 'license.getType', () => LICENSE_TYPE_BASIC);
     });
 
     describe('& license is trial, standard, gold, platinum', () => {
diff --git a/x-pack/server/lib/constants/index.ts b/x-pack/server/lib/constants/index.ts
index 222b5ec20e225a..c6cf975fe32f3f 100644
--- a/x-pack/server/lib/constants/index.ts
+++ b/x-pack/server/lib/constants/index.ts
@@ -6,11 +6,3 @@
 
 export { XPACK_DEFAULT_ADMIN_EMAIL_UI_SETTING } from './admin';
 export { XPACK_INFO_API_DEFAULT_POLL_FREQUENCY_IN_MILLIS } from './xpack_info';
-export {
-  LICENSE_TYPE_BASIC,
-  LICENSE_TYPE_STANDARD,
-  LICENSE_TYPE_GOLD,
-  LICENSE_TYPE_PLATINUM,
-  LICENSE_TYPE_TRIAL,
-  RANKED_LICENSE_TYPES,
-} from './license';