diff --git a/packages/backend-plugin-api/src/services/system/types.test.ts b/packages/backend-plugin-api/src/services/system/types.test.ts
index 0e02f38d3f..4d39ba0f62 100644
--- a/packages/backend-plugin-api/src/services/system/types.test.ts
+++ b/packages/backend-plugin-api/src/services/system/types.test.ts
@@ -43,13 +43,13 @@ describe('createServiceFactory', () => {
 
   it('should create a meta factory with optional options', () => {
     const ref = createServiceRef<string>({ id: 'x' });
-    const metaFactory = createServiceFactory({
+    const metaFactory = createServiceFactory((_opts?: { x: number }) => ({
       service: ref,
       deps: {},
-      async factory(_deps, _opts?: { x: number }) {
+      async factory() {
         return async () => 'x';
       },
-    });
+    }));
     expect(metaFactory).toEqual(expect.any(Function));
 
     // @ts-expect-error
@@ -67,13 +67,13 @@ describe('createServiceFactory', () => {
 
   it('should create a meta factory with required options', () => {
     const ref = createServiceRef<string>({ id: 'x' });
-    const metaFactory = createServiceFactory({
+    const metaFactory = createServiceFactory((_opts: { x: number }) => ({
       service: ref,
       deps: {},
-      async factory(_deps, _opts: { x: number }) {
+      async factory() {
         return async () => 'x';
       },
-    });
+    }));
     expect(metaFactory).toEqual(expect.any(Function));
 
     // @ts-expect-error
@@ -96,13 +96,13 @@ describe('createServiceFactory', () => {
       x: number;
     }
     const ref = createServiceRef<string>({ id: 'x' });
-    const metaFactory = createServiceFactory({
+    const metaFactory = createServiceFactory((_opts?: TestOptions) => ({
       service: ref,
       deps: {},
-      async factory(_deps, _opts?: TestOptions) {
+      async factory() {
         return async () => 'x';
       },
-    });
+    }));
     expect(metaFactory).toEqual(expect.any(Function));
 
     // @ts-expect-error
@@ -123,13 +123,13 @@ describe('createServiceFactory', () => {
       x: number;
     }
     const ref = createServiceRef<string>({ id: 'x' });
-    const metaFactory = createServiceFactory({
+    const metaFactory = createServiceFactory((_opts: TestOptions) => ({
       service: ref,
       deps: {},
-      async factory(_deps, _opts: TestOptions) {
+      async factory() {
         return async () => 'x';
       },
-    });
+    }));
     expect(metaFactory).toEqual(expect.any(Function));
 
     // @ts-expect-error
@@ -149,78 +149,78 @@ describe('createServiceFactory', () => {
 
   it('should only allow objects as options', () => {
     const ref = createServiceRef<string>({ id: 'x' });
-    const metaFactory = createServiceFactory({
+    // @ts-expect-error
+    const metaFactory = createServiceFactory((_opts: string) => ({
       service: ref,
       deps: {},
-      // @ts-expect-error
-      async factory(_deps, _opts: string) {
+      async factory() {
         return async () => 'x';
       },
-    });
+    }));
     expect(metaFactory).toEqual(expect.any(Function));
-    createServiceFactory({
+    // @ts-expect-error
+    createServiceFactory((_opts: number) => ({
       service: ref,
       deps: {},
-      // @ts-expect-error
-      async factory(_deps, _opts: number) {
+      async factory() {
         return async () => 'x';
       },
-    });
-    createServiceFactory({
+    }));
+    // @ts-expect-error
+    createServiceFactory((_opts: symbol) => ({
       service: ref,
       deps: {},
-      // @ts-expect-error
-      async factory(_deps, _opts: symbol) {
+      async factory() {
         return async () => 'x';
       },
-    });
-    createServiceFactory({
+    }));
+    // @ts-expect-error
+    createServiceFactory((_opts: bigint) => ({
       service: ref,
       deps: {},
-      // @ts-expect-error
-      async factory(_deps, _opts: bigint) {
+      async factory() {
         return async () => 'x';
       },
-    });
-    createServiceFactory({
+    }));
+    // @ts-expect-error
+    createServiceFactory((_opts: 'string') => ({
       service: ref,
       deps: {},
-      // @ts-expect-error
-      async factory(_deps, _opts: 'string') {
+      async factory() {
         return async () => 'x';
       },
-    });
-    createServiceFactory({
+    }));
+    // @ts-expect-error
+    createServiceFactory((_opts: Array) => ({
       service: ref,
       deps: {},
-      // @ts-expect-error
-      async factory(_deps, _opts: Array) {
+      async factory() {
         return async () => 'x';
       },
-    });
-    createServiceFactory({
+    }));
+    // @ts-expect-error
+    createServiceFactory((_opts: Map) => ({
       service: ref,
       deps: {},
-      // @ts-expect-error
-      async factory(_deps, _opts: Map) {
+      async factory() {
         return async () => 'x';
       },
-    });
-    createServiceFactory({
+    }));
+    // @ts-expect-error
+    createServiceFactory((_opts: Set) => ({
       service: ref,
       deps: {},
-      // @ts-expect-error
-      async factory(_deps, _opts: Set) {
+      async factory() {
         return async () => 'x';
       },
-    });
-    createServiceFactory({
+    }));
+    // @ts-expect-error
+    createServiceFactory((_opts: null) => ({
       service: ref,
       deps: {},
-      // @ts-expect-error
-      async factory(_deps, _opts: null) {
+      async factory() {
         return async () => 'x';
       },
-    });
+    }));
   });
 });
diff --git a/packages/backend-plugin-api/src/services/system/types.ts b/packages/backend-plugin-api/src/services/system/types.ts
index ffbbdb5f0c..89528f9fc4 100644
--- a/packages/backend-plugin-api/src/services/system/types.ts
+++ b/packages/backend-plugin-api/src/services/system/types.ts
@@ -14,7 +14,11 @@
  * limitations under the License.
  */
 
-import { FactoryFunctionWithOptions, MaybeOptions } from '../../types';
+import {
+  FactoryFunctionConfig,
+  FactoryFunctionWithOptions,
+  MaybeOptions,
+} from '../../types';
 
 /**
  * TODO
@@ -144,13 +148,11 @@ export interface ServiceFactoryConfig<
   TScope extends 'root' | 'plugin',
   TImpl extends TService,
   TDeps extends { [name in string]: ServiceRef<unknown> },
-  TOpts extends MaybeOptions = undefined,
 > {
   service: ServiceRef<TService, TScope>;
   deps: TDeps;
   factory(
     deps: ServiceRefsToInstances<TDeps, 'root'>,
-    options: TOpts,
   ): TScope extends 'root'
     ? Promise<TImpl>
     : Promise<(deps: ServiceRefsToInstances<TDeps>) => Promise<TImpl>>;
@@ -166,15 +168,20 @@ export function createServiceFactory<
   TDeps extends { [name in string]: ServiceRef<unknown> },
   TOpts extends MaybeOptions = undefined,
 >(
-  config: ServiceFactoryConfig<TService, TScope, TImpl, TDeps, TOpts>,
+  config: FactoryFunctionConfig<
+    ServiceFactoryConfig<TService, TScope, TImpl, TDeps>,
+    TOpts
+  >,
 ): FactoryFunctionWithOptions<ServiceFactory<TService>, TOpts> {
-  return (options?: TOpts) =>
+  if (typeof config === 'function') {
+    return (opts?: TOpts) => {
+      const c = config(opts!);
+      return { ...c, scope: c.service.scope } as ServiceFactory<TService>;
+    };
+  }
+  return () =>
     ({
+      ...config,
       scope: config.service.scope,
-      service: config.service,
-      deps: config.deps,
-      factory(deps: ServiceRefsToInstances<TDeps, 'root'>) {
-        return config.factory(deps, options!);
-      },
     } as ServiceFactory<TService>);
 }