diff --git a/x-pack/test/api_integration/apis/management/index_management/cluster_nodes.helpers.ts b/x-pack/test/api_integration/apis/management/index_management/cluster_nodes.helpers.ts
deleted file mode 100644
index 8dabd89bf7c2..000000000000
--- a/x-pack/test/api_integration/apis/management/index_management/cluster_nodes.helpers.ts
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,16 +0,0 @@
-/*
- * Copyright Elasticsearch B.V. and/or licensed to Elasticsearch B.V. under one
- * or more contributor license agreements. Licensed under the Elastic License
- * 2.0; you may not use this file except in compliance with the Elastic License
- * 2.0.
- */
-
-import { API_BASE_PATH } from './constants';
-
-export const registerHelpers = ({ supertest }: { supertest: any }) => {
-  const getNodesPlugins = () => supertest.get(`${API_BASE_PATH}/nodes/plugins`);
-
-  return {
-    getNodesPlugins,
-  };
-};
diff --git a/x-pack/test/api_integration/apis/management/index_management/cluster_nodes.ts b/x-pack/test/api_integration/apis/management/index_management/cluster_nodes.ts
index e885b677aaff..72ca2d8fee5b 100644
--- a/x-pack/test/api_integration/apis/management/index_management/cluster_nodes.ts
+++ b/x-pack/test/api_integration/apis/management/index_management/cluster_nodes.ts
@@ -8,12 +8,10 @@
 import expect from '@kbn/expect';
 
 import { FtrProviderContext } from '../../../ftr_provider_context';
-import { registerHelpers } from './cluster_nodes.helpers';
+import { clusterNodesApi } from './lib/cluster_nodes.api';
 
 export default function ({ getService }: FtrProviderContext) {
-  const supertest = getService('supertest');
-
-  const { getNodesPlugins } = registerHelpers({ supertest });
+  const { getNodesPlugins } = clusterNodesApi(getService);
 
   describe('nodes', () => {
     it('should fetch the nodes plugins', async () => {
diff --git a/x-pack/test/api_integration/apis/management/index_management/lib/cluster_nodes.api.ts b/x-pack/test/api_integration/apis/management/index_management/lib/cluster_nodes.api.ts
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..c0bca06cd0e9
--- /dev/null
+++ b/x-pack/test/api_integration/apis/management/index_management/lib/cluster_nodes.api.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,23 @@
+/*
+ * Copyright Elasticsearch B.V. and/or licensed to Elasticsearch B.V. under one
+ * or more contributor license agreements. Licensed under the Elastic License
+ * 2.0; you may not use this file except in compliance with the Elastic License
+ * 2.0.
+ */
+
+import { API_BASE_PATH } from '../constants';
+import { FtrProviderContext } from '../../../../ftr_provider_context';
+
+export function clusterNodesApi(getService: FtrProviderContext['getService']) {
+  const supertest = getService('supertest');
+
+  const getNodesPlugins = () =>
+    supertest
+      .get(`${API_BASE_PATH}/nodes/plugins`)
+      .set('kbn-xsrf', 'xxx')
+      .set('x-elastic-internal-origin', 'xxx');
+
+  return {
+    getNodesPlugins,
+  };
+}
diff --git a/x-pack/test/api_integration/services/index_management.ts b/x-pack/test/api_integration/services/index_management.ts
index f5a57a9b7425..910a22a78047 100644
--- a/x-pack/test/api_integration/services/index_management.ts
+++ b/x-pack/test/api_integration/services/index_management.ts
@@ -9,6 +9,7 @@ import { FtrProviderContext } from '../ftr_provider_context';
 import { indicesApi } from '../apis/management/index_management/lib/indices.api';
 import { mappingsApi } from '../apis/management/index_management/lib/mappings.api';
 import { indicesHelpers } from '../apis/management/index_management/lib/indices.helpers';
+import { clusterNodesApi } from '../apis/management/index_management/lib/cluster_nodes.api';
 import { datastreamsHelpers } from '../apis/management/index_management/lib/datastreams.helpers';
 
 export function IndexManagementProvider({ getService }: FtrProviderContext) {
@@ -17,6 +18,9 @@ export function IndexManagementProvider({ getService }: FtrProviderContext) {
       api: indicesApi(getService),
       helpers: indicesHelpers(getService),
     },
+    clusterNodes: {
+      api: clusterNodesApi(getService),
+    },
     datastreams: {
       helpers: datastreamsHelpers(getService),
     },
diff --git a/x-pack/test_serverless/api_integration/test_suites/common/index_management/cluster_nodes.ts b/x-pack/test_serverless/api_integration/test_suites/common/index_management/cluster_nodes.ts
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..60110dd5af3f
--- /dev/null
+++ b/x-pack/test_serverless/api_integration/test_suites/common/index_management/cluster_nodes.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,32 @@
+/*
+ * Copyright Elasticsearch B.V. and/or licensed to Elasticsearch B.V. under one
+ * or more contributor license agreements. Licensed under the Elastic License
+ * 2.0; you may not use this file except in compliance with the Elastic License
+ * 2.0.
+ */
+
+import expect from '@kbn/expect';
+
+import { FtrProviderContext } from '../../../ftr_provider_context';
+
+export default function ({ getService }: FtrProviderContext) {
+  const indexManagementService = getService('indexManagement');
+
+  describe('nodes', () => {
+    let getNodesPlugins: typeof indexManagementService['clusterNodes']['api']['getNodesPlugins'];
+
+    before(async () => {
+      ({
+        clusterNodes: {
+          api: { getNodesPlugins },
+        },
+      } = indexManagementService);
+    });
+
+    it('should fetch the nodes plugins', async () => {
+      const { body } = await getNodesPlugins().expect(200);
+
+      expect(Array.isArray(body)).to.be(true);
+    });
+  });
+}
diff --git a/x-pack/test_serverless/api_integration/test_suites/common/index_management/index.ts b/x-pack/test_serverless/api_integration/test_suites/common/index_management/index.ts
index 07f5da6aba98..a61822393aee 100644
--- a/x-pack/test_serverless/api_integration/test_suites/common/index_management/index.ts
+++ b/x-pack/test_serverless/api_integration/test_suites/common/index_management/index.ts
@@ -14,6 +14,7 @@ export default function ({ loadTestFile }: FtrProviderContext) {
     loadTestFile(require.resolve('./index_templates'));
     loadTestFile(require.resolve('./indices'));
     loadTestFile(require.resolve('./create_enrich_policies'));
+    loadTestFile(require.resolve('./cluster_nodes'));
     loadTestFile(require.resolve('./datastreams'));
     loadTestFile(require.resolve('./mappings'));
   });