diff --git a/packages/backend-plugin-api/src/services/system/index.ts b/packages/backend-plugin-api/src/services/system/index.ts
index 2b91758cbc..7ffa5859c8 100644
--- a/packages/backend-plugin-api/src/services/system/index.ts
+++ b/packages/backend-plugin-api/src/services/system/index.ts
@@ -15,6 +15,7 @@
  */
 
 export type {
+  BackendFeature,
   ServiceRef,
   ServiceRefConfig,
   ServiceFactory,
diff --git a/packages/backend-plugin-api/src/services/system/types.ts b/packages/backend-plugin-api/src/services/system/types.ts
index 9465d4a9cb..ad8f28b565 100644
--- a/packages/backend-plugin-api/src/services/system/types.ts
+++ b/packages/backend-plugin-api/src/services/system/types.ts
@@ -51,9 +51,7 @@ export type ServiceRef<
 export interface ServiceFactory<
   TService = unknown,
   TScope extends 'plugin' | 'root' = 'plugin' | 'root',
-> {
-  $$type: '@backstage/ServiceFactory';
-
+> extends BackendFeature {
   service: ServiceRef<TService, TScope>;
 }
 
@@ -87,6 +85,20 @@ export interface ServiceRefConfig<TService, TScope extends 'root' | 'plugin'> {
   ) => Promise<ServiceFactoryOrFunction>;
 }
 
+/** @internal */
+export interface BackendFeatureFactory<
+  TOptions extends [options?: object] = [],
+> {
+  (...options: TOptions): BackendFeature;
+  $$type: '@backstage/BackendFeatureFactory';
+}
+
+/** @public */
+export interface BackendFeature {
+  // NOTE: This type is opaque in order to simplify future API evolution.
+  $$type: '@backstage/BackendFeature';
+}
+
 /**
  * Creates a new service definition. This overload is used to create plugin scoped services.
  *
@@ -248,7 +260,7 @@ export function createServiceFactory<
     if (anyConf.service.scope === 'root') {
       const c = anyConf as RootServiceFactoryConfig<TService, TImpl, TDeps>;
       return {
-        $$type: '@backstage/ServiceFactory',
+        $$type: '@backstage/BackendFeature',
         version: 'v1',
         service: c.service,
         deps: c.deps,
@@ -262,7 +274,7 @@ export function createServiceFactory<
       TDeps
     >;
     return {
-      $$type: '@backstage/ServiceFactory',
+      $$type: '@backstage/BackendFeature',
       version: 'v1',
       service: c.service,
       ...('createRootContext' in c
diff --git a/packages/backend-plugin-api/src/wiring/factories.ts b/packages/backend-plugin-api/src/wiring/factories.ts
index af40256411..646398e56c 100644
--- a/packages/backend-plugin-api/src/wiring/factories.ts
+++ b/packages/backend-plugin-api/src/wiring/factories.ts
@@ -14,14 +14,16 @@
  * limitations under the License.
  */
 
+import {
+  BackendFeature,
+  BackendFeatureFactory,
+} from '../services/system/types';
 import {
   BackendModuleRegistrationPoints,
   BackendPluginRegistrationPoints,
   ExtensionPoint,
   InternalBackendModuleRegistration,
   InternalBackendPluginRegistration,
-  BackendFeatureFactory,
-  BackendFeature,
 } from './types';
 
 /**
diff --git a/packages/backend-plugin-api/src/wiring/index.ts b/packages/backend-plugin-api/src/wiring/index.ts
index 9cb767b8ac..49f15c0b55 100644
--- a/packages/backend-plugin-api/src/wiring/index.ts
+++ b/packages/backend-plugin-api/src/wiring/index.ts
@@ -27,6 +27,5 @@ export {
 export type {
   BackendModuleRegistrationPoints,
   BackendPluginRegistrationPoints,
-  BackendFeature,
   ExtensionPoint,
 } from './types';
diff --git a/packages/backend-plugin-api/src/wiring/types.ts b/packages/backend-plugin-api/src/wiring/types.ts
index d416ce7f9a..8b831b3a37 100644
--- a/packages/backend-plugin-api/src/wiring/types.ts
+++ b/packages/backend-plugin-api/src/wiring/types.ts
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@
  * limitations under the License.
  */
 
-import { ServiceRef } from '../services/system/types';
+import { BackendFeature, ServiceRef } from '../services/system/types';
 
 /**
  * TODO
@@ -71,18 +71,6 @@ export interface BackendModuleRegistrationPoints {
   }): void;
 }
 
-/** @internal */
-export interface BackendFeatureFactory {
-  (): BackendFeature;
-  $$type: '@backstage/BackendFeatureFactory';
-}
-
-/** @public */
-export interface BackendFeature {
-  // NOTE: This type is opaque in order to simplify future API evolution.
-  $$type: '@backstage/BackendFeature';
-}
-
 /** @internal */
 export interface InternalBackendFeature extends BackendFeature {
   version: 'v1';