diff --git a/packages/kbn-pm/dist/index.js b/packages/kbn-pm/dist/index.js
index 1b8bd4784e5833..7f98f26be94fff 100644
--- a/packages/kbn-pm/dist/index.js
+++ b/packages/kbn-pm/dist/index.js
@@ -8984,6 +8984,10 @@ const BootstrapCommand = {
         _utils_log__WEBPACK_IMPORTED_MODULE_2__["log"].success(`[${project.name}] bootstrap complete`);
       }
     });
+
+    if (!process.env.BUILD_TS_REFS_ON_BOOTSTRAP) {
+      _utils_log__WEBPACK_IMPORTED_MODULE_2__["log"].info('For IDE TypeScript support run `node scripts/build_ts_refs` or set BUILD_TS_REFS_ON_BOOTSTRAP=true');
+    }
   }
 
 };
diff --git a/packages/kbn-pm/src/commands/bootstrap.ts b/packages/kbn-pm/src/commands/bootstrap.ts
index 98fcd71c3ac388..10dbe37b1cff3a 100644
--- a/packages/kbn-pm/src/commands/bootstrap.ts
+++ b/packages/kbn-pm/src/commands/bootstrap.ts
@@ -111,5 +111,11 @@ export const BootstrapCommand: ICommand = {
         log.success(`[${project.name}] bootstrap complete`);
       }
     });
+
+    if (!process.env.BUILD_TS_REFS_ON_BOOTSTRAP) {
+      log.info(
+        'For IDE TypeScript support run `node scripts/build_ts_refs` or set BUILD_TS_REFS_ON_BOOTSTRAP=true'
+      );
+    }
   },
 };
diff --git a/scripts/build_ts_refs.js b/scripts/build_ts_refs.js
index a4ee6ec491ef15..b3d05bfa819bee 100644
--- a/scripts/build_ts_refs.js
+++ b/scripts/build_ts_refs.js
@@ -7,4 +7,9 @@
  */
 
 require('../src/setup_node_env');
-require('../src/dev/typescript').runBuildRefsCli();
+
+if (!process.env.npm_lifecycle_event || process.env.BUILD_TS_REFS_ON_BOOTSTRAP) {
+  require('../src/dev/typescript').runBuildRefsCli();
+} else {
+  console.warn('ran from yarn script without env BUILD_TS_REFS_ON_BOOTSTRAP=true');
+}
diff --git a/test/scripts/jenkins_build_ts_refs.sh b/test/scripts/jenkins_build_ts_refs.sh
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000000..b44ced61e3854e
--- /dev/null
+++ b/test/scripts/jenkins_build_ts_refs.sh
@@ -0,0 +1,6 @@
+#!/usr/bin/env bash
+
+source src/dev/ci_setup/setup_env.sh
+
+checks-reporter-with-killswitch "Build Typescript References" \
+  node scripts/build_ts_refs.js
diff --git a/vars/tasks.groovy b/vars/tasks.groovy
index f782ffdd8c5e69..a45bd7dcc41a68 100644
--- a/vars/tasks.groovy
+++ b/vars/tasks.groovy
@@ -18,6 +18,7 @@ def check() {
     kibanaPipeline.scriptTask('Verify NOTICE', 'test/scripts/checks/verify_notice.sh'),
     kibanaPipeline.scriptTask('Test Projects', 'test/scripts/checks/test_projects.sh'),
     kibanaPipeline.scriptTask('Test Hardening', 'test/scripts/checks/test_hardening.sh'),
+    kibanaPipeline.scriptTaskDocker('Build Typescript References', 'test/scripts/jenkins_build_ts_refs.sh'),
   ])
 }