diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index 9ddb37b60021d6..f9fc37a2b2d749 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -57,7 +57,6 @@
     "kbn:watch": "node scripts/kibana --dev --logging.json=false",
     "build:types": "rm -rf ./target/types && tsc --p tsconfig.types.json",
     "docs:acceptApiChanges": "node --max-old-space-size=6144 scripts/check_published_api_changes.js --accept",
-    "kbn:bootstrap": "node scripts/build_ts_refs",
     "spec_to_console": "node scripts/spec_to_console",
     "backport-skip-ci": "backport --prDescription \"[skip-ci]\"",
     "storybook": "node scripts/storybook",
diff --git a/packages/kbn-pm/dist/index.js b/packages/kbn-pm/dist/index.js
index 375ad634cbc15d..5a33a917f8bc31 100644
--- a/packages/kbn-pm/dist/index.js
+++ b/packages/kbn-pm/dist/index.js
@@ -8984,6 +8984,7 @@ const BootstrapCommand = {
         _utils_log__WEBPACK_IMPORTED_MODULE_2__["log"].success(`[${project.name}] bootstrap complete`);
       }
     });
+    _utils_log__WEBPACK_IMPORTED_MODULE_2__["log"].info('For IDE TypeScript support run `node scripts/build_ts_refs`');
   }
 
 };
diff --git a/packages/kbn-pm/src/commands/bootstrap.ts b/packages/kbn-pm/src/commands/bootstrap.ts
index 98fcd71c3ac388..92bac00a805fa8 100644
--- a/packages/kbn-pm/src/commands/bootstrap.ts
+++ b/packages/kbn-pm/src/commands/bootstrap.ts
@@ -111,5 +111,7 @@ export const BootstrapCommand: ICommand = {
         log.success(`[${project.name}] bootstrap complete`);
       }
     });
+
+    log.info('For IDE TypeScript support run `node scripts/build_ts_refs`');
   },
 };
diff --git a/test/scripts/checks/build_ts_refs.sh b/test/scripts/checks/build_ts_refs.sh
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000000..bdf69bf84680a5
--- /dev/null
+++ b/test/scripts/checks/build_ts_refs.sh
@@ -0,0 +1,6 @@
+#!/usr/bin/env bash
+
+source src/dev/ci_setup/setup_env.sh
+
+checks-reporter-with-killswitch "Build Typescript Refs" \
+  node scripts/build_ts_refs
diff --git a/test/scripts/jenkins_unit.sh b/test/scripts/jenkins_unit.sh
index 9e387f97a016e8..996dfdc4149173 100755
--- a/test/scripts/jenkins_unit.sh
+++ b/test/scripts/jenkins_unit.sh
@@ -17,6 +17,7 @@ if [[ -z "$CODE_COVERAGE" ]] ; then
   ./test/scripts/checks/ts_projects.sh
   ./test/scripts/checks/jest_configs.sh
   ./test/scripts/checks/doc_api_changes.sh
+  ./test/scripts/checks/build_ts_refs.sh
   ./test/scripts/checks/type_check.sh
   ./test/scripts/checks/bundle_limits.sh
   ./test/scripts/checks/i18n.sh
diff --git a/vars/tasks.groovy b/vars/tasks.groovy
index 7c40966ff5e04c..f00d3d19f55c58 100644
--- a/vars/tasks.groovy
+++ b/vars/tasks.groovy
@@ -9,6 +9,7 @@ def check() {
     kibanaPipeline.scriptTask('Check TypeScript Projects', 'test/scripts/checks/ts_projects.sh'),
     kibanaPipeline.scriptTask('Check Jest Configs', 'test/scripts/checks/jest_configs.sh'),
     kibanaPipeline.scriptTask('Check Doc API Changes', 'test/scripts/checks/doc_api_changes.sh'),
+    kibanaPipeline.scriptTask('Build Typescript Refs', 'test/scripts/checks/build_ts_refs.sh'),
     kibanaPipeline.scriptTask('Check Types', 'test/scripts/checks/type_check.sh'),
     kibanaPipeline.scriptTask('Check Bundle Limits', 'test/scripts/checks/bundle_limits.sh'),
     kibanaPipeline.scriptTask('Check i18n', 'test/scripts/checks/i18n.sh'),