diff --git a/x-pack/plugins/apm/server/index.ts b/x-pack/plugins/apm/server/index.ts
index f0524e67d324c..da3afd03513f0 100644
--- a/x-pack/plugins/apm/server/index.ts
+++ b/x-pack/plugins/apm/server/index.ts
@@ -97,3 +97,4 @@ export const plugin = (initContext: PluginInitializerContext) =>
   new APMPlugin(initContext);
 
 export { APMPlugin, APMPluginSetup } from './plugin';
+export type { ProcessorEvent } from '../common/processor_event';