diff --git a/plugins/search-backend/package.json b/plugins/search-backend/package.json
index fec85fb8aa..a4e2b566b8 100644
--- a/plugins/search-backend/package.json
+++ b/plugins/search-backend/package.json
@@ -21,6 +21,7 @@
   "dependencies": {
     "@backstage/backend-common": "^0.5.3",
     "@backstage/config": "^0.1.2",
+    "@backstage/plugin-search-indexer-backend": "^0.1.1",
     "@types/express": "^4.17.6",
     "express": "^4.17.1",
     "express-promise-router": "^3.0.3",
diff --git a/plugins/search-backend/src/types.ts b/plugins/search-backend/src/types.ts
index 79b72ad80a..f7e6acf5ee 100644
--- a/plugins/search-backend/src/types.ts
+++ b/plugins/search-backend/src/types.ts
@@ -14,6 +14,8 @@
  * limitations under the License.
  */
 
+import { IndexableDocument } from '@backstage/plugin-search-indexer-backend';
+
 export interface SearchQuery {
   term: string;
   filters?: Record<string, any>;
@@ -22,5 +24,5 @@ export interface SearchQuery {
 }
 
 export interface SearchResultSet {
-  results: any[]; // @todo Use IndexableDocument from search-indexer-backend?
+  results: IndexableDocument[];
 }