diff --git a/plugins/search-backend/package.json b/plugins/search-backend/package.json
index a4e2b566b8..7717b4c7ee 100644
--- a/plugins/search-backend/package.json
+++ b/plugins/search-backend/package.json
@@ -22,6 +22,7 @@
     "@backstage/backend-common": "^0.5.3",
     "@backstage/config": "^0.1.2",
     "@backstage/plugin-search-indexer-backend": "^0.1.1",
+    "@backstage/search-common": "^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/index.ts b/plugins/search-backend/src/index.ts
index 8d30303db2..38e2cdf4cb 100644
--- a/plugins/search-backend/src/index.ts
+++ b/plugins/search-backend/src/index.ts
@@ -15,4 +15,3 @@
  */
 
 export * from './service/router';
-export * from './types';
diff --git a/plugins/search-backend/src/types.ts b/plugins/search-backend/src/types.ts
deleted file mode 100644
index 119ecf35f3..0000000000
--- a/plugins/search-backend/src/types.ts
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,32 +0,0 @@
-/*
- * Copyright 2021 Spotify AB
- *
- * Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
- * you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
- * You may obtain a copy of the License at
- *
- *     http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
- *
- * Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
- * distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
- * WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
- * See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
- * limitations under the License.
- */
-
-import { JsonObject } from '@backstage/config';
-import { IndexableDocument } from '@backstage/plugin-search-indexer-backend';
-
-export interface SearchQuery {
-  term: string;
-  filters?: JsonObject;
-  pageCursor: string;
-}
-
-export interface SearchResult {
-  document: IndexableDocument;
-}
-
-export interface SearchResultSet {
-  results: SearchResult[];
-}
diff --git a/plugins/search/package.json b/plugins/search/package.json
index 6fa80cda54..d88ed9b241 100644
--- a/plugins/search/package.json
+++ b/plugins/search/package.json
@@ -33,6 +33,7 @@
     "@backstage/catalog-model": "^0.7.3",
     "@backstage/plugin-catalog-react": "^0.1.2",
     "@backstage/plugin-search-backend": "^0.1.1",
+    "@backstage/search-common": "^0.1.1",
     "@backstage/theme": "^0.2.4",
     "@material-ui/core": "^4.11.0",
     "@material-ui/icons": "^4.9.1",
diff --git a/plugins/search/src/apis.ts b/plugins/search/src/apis.ts
index a222cde5a9..dc6c12e249 100644
--- a/plugins/search/src/apis.ts
+++ b/plugins/search/src/apis.ts
@@ -18,7 +18,7 @@ import { createApiRef, DiscoveryApi } from '@backstage/core';
 import { Entity, ENTITY_DEFAULT_NAMESPACE } from '@backstage/catalog-model';
 
 import { CatalogApi } from '@backstage/plugin-catalog-react';
-import { SearchQuery, SearchResultSet } from '@backstage/plugin-search-backend';
+import { SearchQuery, SearchResultSet } from '@backstage/search-common';
 import qs from 'qs';
 
 export const searchApiRef = createApiRef<SearchApi>({