diff --git a/docs/backend-system/architecture/02-backends.md b/docs/backend-system/architecture/02-backends.md
index c1cb210f1a..4c9857df86 100644
--- a/docs/backend-system/architecture/02-backends.md
+++ b/docs/backend-system/architecture/02-backends.md
@@ -45,7 +45,7 @@ The `Backend.start()` method returns a `BackendStartupResult` with detailed succ
 
 ```ts
 backend.start(
-  result => {
+  ({ result }) => {
     console.log(`Backend startup result: ${JSON.stringify(result, null, 2)}`);
   },
   error => {
diff --git a/packages/backend-app-api/report.api.md b/packages/backend-app-api/report.api.md
index 78f4e1abde..62b46b93e6 100644
--- a/packages/backend-app-api/report.api.md
+++ b/packages/backend-app-api/report.api.md
@@ -18,7 +18,9 @@ export interface Backend {
         }>,
   ): void;
   // (undocumented)
-  start(): Promise<BackendStartupResult>;
+  start(): Promise<{
+    result: BackendStartupResult;
+  }>;
   // (undocumented)
   stop(): Promise<void>;
 }
@@ -35,8 +37,8 @@ export class BackendStartupError extends CustomErrorBase {
 // @public
 export interface BackendStartupResult {
   beginAt: Date;
+  outcome: 'success' | 'failure';
   plugins: PluginStartupResult[];
-  result: 'success' | 'failure';
   resultAt: Date;
 }
 
diff --git a/packages/backend-app-api/src/wiring/BackendInitializer.test.ts b/packages/backend-app-api/src/wiring/BackendInitializer.test.ts
index f5e4b80417..1c0bf5a0ef 100644
--- a/packages/backend-app-api/src/wiring/BackendInitializer.test.ts
+++ b/packages/backend-app-api/src/wiring/BackendInitializer.test.ts
@@ -1298,7 +1298,7 @@ describe('BackendInitializer', () => {
         }),
       );
 
-      const result = await init.start();
+      const { result } = await init.start();
 
       expect(result.plugins).toHaveLength(2);
       expect(result.plugins[0]).toMatchObject({
@@ -1503,7 +1503,7 @@ describe('BackendInitializer', () => {
         }),
       );
 
-      const result = await init.start();
+      const { result } = await init.start();
 
       expect(result.plugins).toHaveLength(2);
       expect(result.plugins[0]).toMatchObject({
@@ -1574,7 +1574,7 @@ describe('BackendInitializer', () => {
         }),
       );
 
-      const result = await init.start();
+      const { result } = await init.start();
 
       expect(result.plugins).toHaveLength(1);
       expect(result.plugins[0]).toMatchObject({
@@ -1667,7 +1667,7 @@ describe('BackendInitializer', () => {
         }),
       );
 
-      const result = await init.start();
+      const { result } = await init.start();
 
       expect(result.plugins[0].modules).toHaveLength(3);
       expect(result.plugins[0].modules[0]).toMatchObject({
@@ -1698,7 +1698,7 @@ describe('BackendInitializer', () => {
         }),
       );
 
-      const result = await init.start();
+      const { result } = await init.start();
 
       expect(result.plugins).toHaveLength(1);
       expect(result.plugins[0]).toMatchObject({
@@ -1823,7 +1823,7 @@ describe('BackendInitializer', () => {
         }),
       );
 
-      const result = await init.start();
+      const { result } = await init.start();
 
       expect(result.plugins).toHaveLength(1);
       expect(result.plugins[0].pluginId).toBe('plugin1');
diff --git a/packages/backend-app-api/src/wiring/BackendInitializer.ts b/packages/backend-app-api/src/wiring/BackendInitializer.ts
index 83d5da72cd..c86fb0b29c 100644
--- a/packages/backend-app-api/src/wiring/BackendInitializer.ts
+++ b/packages/backend-app-api/src/wiring/BackendInitializer.ts
@@ -150,7 +150,7 @@ function createRootInstanceMetadataServiceFactory(
 }
 
 export class BackendInitializer {
-  #startPromise?: Promise<BackendStartupResult>;
+  #startPromise?: Promise<{ result: BackendStartupResult }>;
   #stopPromise?: Promise<void>;
   #registrations = new Array<InternalBackendRegistrations>();
   #extensionPoints = new Map<string, { impl: unknown; pluginId: string }>();
@@ -226,7 +226,7 @@ export class BackendInitializer {
     }
   }
 
-  async start(): Promise<BackendStartupResult> {
+  async start(): Promise<{ result: BackendStartupResult }> {
     if (this.#startPromise) {
       throw new Error('Backend has already started');
     }
@@ -240,7 +240,7 @@ export class BackendInitializer {
     return await this.#startPromise;
   }
 
-  async #doStart(): Promise<BackendStartupResult> {
+  async #doStart(): Promise<{ result: BackendStartupResult }> {
     this.#serviceRegistry.checkForCircularDeps();
 
     for (const feature of this.#registeredFeatures) {
@@ -432,16 +432,16 @@ export class BackendInitializer {
       );
     });
 
-    const startupResult = resultCollector.finalize();
-    if (startupResult.result === 'failure') {
-      throw new BackendStartupError(startupResult);
+    const result = resultCollector.finalize();
+    if (result.outcome === 'failure') {
+      throw new BackendStartupError(result);
     }
 
     // Once all plugins and modules have been initialized, we can signal that the backend has started up successfully
     const lifecycleService = await this.#getRootLifecycleImpl();
     await lifecycleService.startup();
 
-    return startupResult;
+    return { result };
   }
 
   // It's fine to call .stop() multiple times, which for example can happen with manual stop + process exit
diff --git a/packages/backend-app-api/src/wiring/BackstageBackend.ts b/packages/backend-app-api/src/wiring/BackstageBackend.ts
index a101a03375..79ee55780f 100644
--- a/packages/backend-app-api/src/wiring/BackstageBackend.ts
+++ b/packages/backend-app-api/src/wiring/BackstageBackend.ts
@@ -34,7 +34,7 @@ export class BackstageBackend implements Backend {
     }
   }
 
-  async start(): Promise<BackendStartupResult> {
+  async start(): Promise<{ result: BackendStartupResult }> {
     return await this.#initializer.start();
   }
 
diff --git a/packages/backend-app-api/src/wiring/createInitializationResultCollector.ts b/packages/backend-app-api/src/wiring/createInitializationResultCollector.ts
index 4dca92ef58..a3faa455ff 100644
--- a/packages/backend-app-api/src/wiring/createInitializationResultCollector.ts
+++ b/packages/backend-app-api/src/wiring/createInitializationResultCollector.ts
@@ -170,7 +170,7 @@ export function createInitializationResultCollector(options: {
       return {
         beginAt,
         resultAt: new Date(),
-        result: hasDisallowedFailures ? 'failure' : 'success',
+        outcome: hasDisallowedFailures ? 'failure' : 'success',
         plugins: pluginResults,
       };
     },
diff --git a/packages/backend-app-api/src/wiring/types.ts b/packages/backend-app-api/src/wiring/types.ts
index fcb092a8c9..5782021656 100644
--- a/packages/backend-app-api/src/wiring/types.ts
+++ b/packages/backend-app-api/src/wiring/types.ts
@@ -26,7 +26,7 @@ import {
  */
 export interface Backend {
   add(feature: BackendFeature | Promise<{ default: BackendFeature }>): void;
-  start(): Promise<BackendStartupResult>;
+  start(): Promise<{ result: BackendStartupResult }>;
   stop(): Promise<void>;
 }
 
@@ -124,7 +124,7 @@ export interface BackendStartupResult {
    */
   plugins: PluginStartupResult[];
   /**
-   * The result of the backend startup.
+   * The outcome of the backend startup.
    */
-  result: 'success' | 'failure';
+  outcome: 'success' | 'failure';
 }