diff --git a/.changeset/selfish-frogs-punch.md b/.changeset/selfish-frogs-punch.md
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..9dedd3544d
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.changeset/selfish-frogs-punch.md
@@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
+---
+'@backstage/backend-plugin-api': minor
+---
+
+**BREAKING**: Inlined `LogMeta` type.
diff --git a/.changeset/wild-donkeys-rescue.md b/.changeset/wild-donkeys-rescue.md
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..43dc3743bb
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.changeset/wild-donkeys-rescue.md
@@ -0,0 +1,6 @@
+---
+'@backstage/backend-test-utils': patch
+'@backstage/backend-app-api': patch
+---
+
+Updated usages of `LogMeta`.
diff --git a/packages/backend-app-api/api-report.md b/packages/backend-app-api/api-report.md
index 7ad4b590ab..67da4cb018 100644
--- a/packages/backend-app-api/api-report.md
+++ b/packages/backend-app-api/api-report.md
@@ -21,7 +21,6 @@ import { IdentityService } from '@backstage/backend-plugin-api';
 import { LifecycleService } from '@backstage/backend-plugin-api';
 import { LoadConfigOptionsRemote } from '@backstage/config-loader';
 import { LoggerService } from '@backstage/backend-plugin-api';
-import { LogMeta } from '@backstage/backend-plugin-api';
 import { PermissionsService } from '@backstage/backend-plugin-api';
 import { PluginCacheManager } from '@backstage/backend-common';
 import { PluginDatabaseManager } from '@backstage/backend-common';
@@ -263,21 +262,21 @@ export class WinstonLogger implements RootLoggerService {
   // (undocumented)
   addRedactions(redactions: Iterable<string>): void;
   // (undocumented)
-  child(meta: LogMeta): LoggerService;
+  child(meta: Record<string, unknown>): LoggerService;
   static colorFormat(): Format;
   static create(options: WinstonLoggerOptions): WinstonLogger;
   // (undocumented)
-  debug(message: string, meta?: LogMeta): void;
+  debug(message: string, meta?: Record<string, unknown>): void;
   // (undocumented)
-  error(message: string, meta?: LogMeta): void;
+  error(message: string, meta?: Record<string, unknown>): void;
   // (undocumented)
-  info(message: string, meta?: LogMeta): void;
+  info(message: string, meta?: Record<string, unknown>): void;
   static redacter(): {
     format: Format;
     add: (redactions: Iterable<string>) => void;
   };
   // (undocumented)
-  warn(message: string, meta?: LogMeta): void;
+  warn(message: string, meta?: Record<string, unknown>): void;
 }
 
 // @public (undocumented)
@@ -287,7 +286,7 @@ export interface WinstonLoggerOptions {
   // (undocumented)
   level: string;
   // (undocumented)
-  meta?: LogMeta;
+  meta?: Record<string, unknown>;
   // (undocumented)
   transports: transport[];
 }
diff --git a/packages/backend-app-api/src/logging/WinstonLogger.ts b/packages/backend-app-api/src/logging/WinstonLogger.ts
index d32b816523..8d48015580 100644
--- a/packages/backend-app-api/src/logging/WinstonLogger.ts
+++ b/packages/backend-app-api/src/logging/WinstonLogger.ts
@@ -16,7 +16,6 @@
 
 import {
   LoggerService,
-  LogMeta,
   RootLoggerService,
 } from '@backstage/backend-plugin-api';
 import { Format, TransformableInfo } from 'logform';
@@ -33,7 +32,7 @@ import { escapeRegExp } from '../lib/escapeRegExp';
  * @public
  */
 export interface WinstonLoggerOptions {
-  meta?: LogMeta;
+  meta?: Record<string, unknown>;
   level: string;
   format: Format;
   transports: Transport[];
@@ -150,23 +149,23 @@ export class WinstonLogger implements RootLoggerService {
     this.#addRedactions = addRedactions;
   }
 
-  error(message: string, meta?: LogMeta): void {
+  error(message: string, meta?: Record<string, unknown>): void {
     this.#winston.error(message, meta);
   }
 
-  warn(message: string, meta?: LogMeta): void {
+  warn(message: string, meta?: Record<string, unknown>): void {
     this.#winston.warn(message, meta);
   }
 
-  info(message: string, meta?: LogMeta): void {
+  info(message: string, meta?: Record<string, unknown>): void {
     this.#winston.info(message, meta);
   }
 
-  debug(message: string, meta?: LogMeta): void {
+  debug(message: string, meta?: Record<string, unknown>): void {
     this.#winston.debug(message, meta);
   }
 
-  child(meta: LogMeta): LoggerService {
+  child(meta: Record<string, unknown>): LoggerService {
     return new WinstonLogger(this.#winston.child(meta));
   }
 
diff --git a/packages/backend-plugin-api/api-report.md b/packages/backend-plugin-api/api-report.md
index 8293ac193f..e0b8fdfa04 100644
--- a/packages/backend-plugin-api/api-report.md
+++ b/packages/backend-plugin-api/api-report.md
@@ -311,22 +311,17 @@ export interface LifecycleServiceShutdownOptions {
 // @public
 export interface LoggerService {
   // (undocumented)
-  child(meta: LogMeta): LoggerService;
+  child(meta: Record<string, unknown>): LoggerService;
   // (undocumented)
-  debug(message: string, meta?: Error | LogMeta): void;
+  debug(message: string, meta?: Error | Record<string, unknown>): void;
   // (undocumented)
-  error(message: string, meta?: Error | LogMeta): void;
+  error(message: string, meta?: Error | Record<string, unknown>): void;
   // (undocumented)
-  info(message: string, meta?: Error | LogMeta): void;
+  info(message: string, meta?: Error | Record<string, unknown>): void;
   // (undocumented)
-  warn(message: string, meta?: Error | LogMeta): void;
+  warn(message: string, meta?: Error | Record<string, unknown>): void;
 }
 
-// @public (undocumented)
-export type LogMeta = {
-  [name: string]: unknown;
-};
-
 // @public (undocumented)
 export interface PermissionsService extends PermissionEvaluator {}
 
diff --git a/packages/backend-plugin-api/src/services/definitions/LoggerService.ts b/packages/backend-plugin-api/src/services/definitions/LoggerService.ts
index 269dfa0166..ce59b47007 100644
--- a/packages/backend-plugin-api/src/services/definitions/LoggerService.ts
+++ b/packages/backend-plugin-api/src/services/definitions/LoggerService.ts
@@ -14,21 +14,16 @@
  * limitations under the License.
  */
 
-/**
- * @public
- */
-export type LogMeta = { [name: string]: unknown };
-
 /**
  * A service that provides a logging facility.
  *
  * @public
  */
 export interface LoggerService {
-  error(message: string, meta?: Error | LogMeta): void;
-  warn(message: string, meta?: Error | LogMeta): void;
-  info(message: string, meta?: Error | LogMeta): void;
-  debug(message: string, meta?: Error | LogMeta): void;
+  error(message: string, meta?: Error | Record<string, unknown>): void;
+  warn(message: string, meta?: Error | Record<string, unknown>): void;
+  info(message: string, meta?: Error | Record<string, unknown>): void;
+  debug(message: string, meta?: Error | Record<string, unknown>): void;
 
-  child(meta: LogMeta): LoggerService;
+  child(meta: Record<string, unknown>): LoggerService;
 }
diff --git a/packages/backend-plugin-api/src/services/definitions/index.ts b/packages/backend-plugin-api/src/services/definitions/index.ts
index 720b4d634d..35c2f0251c 100644
--- a/packages/backend-plugin-api/src/services/definitions/index.ts
+++ b/packages/backend-plugin-api/src/services/definitions/index.ts
@@ -30,7 +30,7 @@ export type {
   LifecycleServiceShutdownHook,
   LifecycleServiceShutdownOptions,
 } from './LifecycleService';
-export type { LoggerService, LogMeta } from './LoggerService';
+export type { LoggerService } from './LoggerService';
 export type { PermissionsService } from './PermissionsService';
 export type { PluginMetadataService } from './PluginMetadataService';
 export type { RootHttpRouterService } from './RootHttpRouterService';
diff --git a/packages/backend-test-utils/src/next/services/MockRootLoggerService.ts b/packages/backend-test-utils/src/next/services/MockRootLoggerService.ts
index 780d330bfb..5965792932 100644
--- a/packages/backend-test-utils/src/next/services/MockRootLoggerService.ts
+++ b/packages/backend-test-utils/src/next/services/MockRootLoggerService.ts
@@ -16,38 +16,49 @@
 
 import {
   LoggerService,
-  LogMeta,
   RootLoggerService,
 } from '@backstage/backend-plugin-api';
 import type { mockServices } from './mockServices';
 
 export class MockRootLoggerService implements RootLoggerService {
   #levels: Exclude<mockServices.rootLogger.Options['levels'], boolean>;
-  #meta: LogMeta;
+  #meta: Record<string, unknown>;
 
-  error(message: string, meta?: LogMeta | Error | undefined): void {
+  error(
+    message: string,
+    meta?: Record<string, unknown> | Error | undefined,
+  ): void {
     this.#log('error', message, meta);
   }
 
-  warn(message: string, meta?: LogMeta | Error | undefined): void {
+  warn(
+    message: string,
+    meta?: Record<string, unknown> | Error | undefined,
+  ): void {
     this.#log('warn', message, meta);
   }
 
-  info(message: string, meta?: LogMeta | Error | undefined): void {
+  info(
+    message: string,
+    meta?: Record<string, unknown> | Error | undefined,
+  ): void {
     this.#log('info', message, meta);
   }
 
-  debug(message: string, meta?: LogMeta | Error | undefined): void {
+  debug(
+    message: string,
+    meta?: Record<string, unknown> | Error | undefined,
+  ): void {
     this.#log('debug', message, meta);
   }
 
-  child(meta: LogMeta): LoggerService {
+  child(meta: Record<string, unknown>): LoggerService {
     return new MockRootLoggerService(this.#levels, { ...this.#meta, ...meta });
   }
 
   constructor(
     levels: mockServices.rootLogger.Options['levels'],
-    meta: LogMeta,
+    meta: Record<string, unknown>,
   ) {
     if (typeof levels === 'boolean') {
       this.#levels = {
@@ -65,7 +76,7 @@ export class MockRootLoggerService implements RootLoggerService {
   #log(
     level: 'error' | 'warn' | 'info' | 'debug',
     message: string,
-    meta?: LogMeta | Error | undefined,
+    meta?: Record<string, unknown> | Error | undefined,
   ) {
     if (this.#levels[level]) {
       const labels = Object.entries(this.#meta)