diff --git a/src/core/server/saved_objects/service/lib/repository.ts b/src/core/server/saved_objects/service/lib/repository.ts
index c7373b6aa824a13..371cdbeee1dcb79 100644
--- a/src/core/server/saved_objects/service/lib/repository.ts
+++ b/src/core/server/saved_objects/service/lib/repository.ts
@@ -1809,7 +1809,7 @@ export class SavedObjectsRepository {
    * ```
    *
    * @param {string|Array<string>} type
-   * @param {object} [options] - {@link SavedObjectsPointInTimeOptions}
+   * @param {object} [options] - {@link SavedObjectsOpenPointInTimeOptions}
    * @property {string} [options.keepAlive]
    * @property {string} [options.preference]
    * @returns {promise} - { id: string }
diff --git a/x-pack/plugins/security/server/saved_objects/secure_saved_objects_client_wrapper.test.ts b/x-pack/plugins/security/server/saved_objects/secure_saved_objects_client_wrapper.test.ts
index f3012cba0c236f4..6f699a7dd822265 100644
--- a/x-pack/plugins/security/server/saved_objects/secure_saved_objects_client_wrapper.test.ts
+++ b/x-pack/plugins/security/server/saved_objects/secure_saved_objects_client_wrapper.test.ts
@@ -1015,7 +1015,7 @@ describe('#openPointInTimeForType', () => {
     const options = { namespace };
     await expectSuccess(client.openPointInTimeForType, { type, options });
     expect(clientOpts.auditLogger.log).toHaveBeenCalledTimes(1);
-    expectAuditEvent('saved_object_open_point_in_time', EventOutcome.SUCCESS);
+    expectAuditEvent('saved_object_open_point_in_time', EventOutcome.UNKNOWN);
   });
 
   test(`adds audit event when not successful`, async () => {
@@ -1026,6 +1026,30 @@ describe('#openPointInTimeForType', () => {
   });
 });
 
+describe('#closePointInTime', () => {
+  const id = 'abc123';
+  const namespace = 'some-ns';
+
+  test(`returns result of baseClient.closePointInTime`, async () => {
+    const apiCallReturnValue = Symbol();
+    clientOpts.baseClient.closePointInTime.mockReturnValue(apiCallReturnValue as any);
+
+    const options = { namespace };
+    const result = await client.closePointInTime(id, options);
+    expect(result).toBe(apiCallReturnValue);
+  });
+
+  test(`adds audit event`, async () => {
+    const apiCallReturnValue = Symbol();
+    clientOpts.baseClient.closePointInTime.mockReturnValue(apiCallReturnValue as any);
+
+    const options = { namespace };
+    await client.closePointInTime(id, options);
+    expect(clientOpts.auditLogger.log).toHaveBeenCalledTimes(1);
+    expectAuditEvent('saved_object_close_point_in_time', EventOutcome.UNKNOWN);
+  });
+});
+
 describe('#resolve', () => {
   const type = 'foo';
   const id = `${type}-id`;
diff --git a/x-pack/plugins/security/server/saved_objects/secure_saved_objects_client_wrapper.ts b/x-pack/plugins/security/server/saved_objects/secure_saved_objects_client_wrapper.ts
index c1fbf2ff60519ae..95041d41b2aea9b 100644
--- a/x-pack/plugins/security/server/saved_objects/secure_saved_objects_client_wrapper.ts
+++ b/x-pack/plugins/security/server/saved_objects/secure_saved_objects_client_wrapper.ts
@@ -581,27 +581,38 @@ export class SecureSavedObjectsClientWrapper implements SavedObjectsClientContra
       throw error;
     }
 
-    const pit = await this.baseClient.openPointInTimeForType(type, options);
-
     this.auditLogger.log(
       savedObjectEvent({
         action: SavedObjectAction.OPEN_POINT_IN_TIME,
+        outcome: EventOutcome.UNKNOWN,
       })
     );
 
-    return pit;
+    return await this.baseClient.openPointInTimeForType(type, options);
   }
 
   public async closePointInTime(id: string, options?: SavedObjectsClosePointInTimeOptions) {
-    const response = await this.baseClient.closePointInTime(id, options);
+    // try {
+    //   const args = { id, options };
+    //   await this.ensureAuthorized(undefined, 'close_point_in_time', options?.namespace, { args });
+    // } catch (error) {
+    //   this.auditLogger.log(
+    //     savedObjectEvent({
+    //       action: SavedObjectAction.CLOSE_POINT_IN_TIME,
+    //       error,
+    //     })
+    //   );
+    //   throw error;
+    // }
 
     this.auditLogger.log(
       savedObjectEvent({
         action: SavedObjectAction.CLOSE_POINT_IN_TIME,
+        outcome: EventOutcome.UNKNOWN,
       })
     );
 
-    return response;
+    return await this.baseClient.closePointInTime(id, options);
   }
 
   private async checkPrivileges(
diff --git a/x-pack/plugins/spaces/server/saved_objects/spaces_saved_objects_client.test.ts b/x-pack/plugins/spaces/server/saved_objects/spaces_saved_objects_client.test.ts
index 632100de691d8c7..f5917e78135eccf 100644
--- a/x-pack/plugins/spaces/server/saved_objects/spaces_saved_objects_client.test.ts
+++ b/x-pack/plugins/spaces/server/saved_objects/spaces_saved_objects_client.test.ts
@@ -615,5 +615,31 @@ const ERROR_NAMESPACE_SPECIFIED = 'Spaces currently determines the namespaces';
         });
       });
     });
+
+    describe('#closePointInTime', () => {
+      test(`throws error if options.namespace is specified`, async () => {
+        const { client } = createSpacesSavedObjectsClient();
+
+        await expect(client.closePointInTime('foo', { namespace: 'bar' })).rejects.toThrow(
+          ERROR_NAMESPACE_SPECIFIED
+        );
+      });
+
+      test(`supplements options with the current namespace`, async () => {
+        const { client, baseClient } = createSpacesSavedObjectsClient();
+        const expectedReturnValue = { succeeded: true, num_freed: 1 };
+        baseClient.closePointInTime.mockReturnValue(Promise.resolve(expectedReturnValue));
+
+        const options = Object.freeze({ foo: 'bar' });
+        // @ts-expect-error
+        const actualReturnValue = await client.closePointInTime('foo', options);
+
+        expect(actualReturnValue).toBe(expectedReturnValue);
+        expect(baseClient.closePointInTime).toHaveBeenCalledWith('foo', {
+          foo: 'bar',
+          namespace: currentSpace.expectedNamespace,
+        });
+      });
+    });
   });
 });
diff --git a/x-pack/plugins/spaces/server/saved_objects/spaces_saved_objects_client.ts b/x-pack/plugins/spaces/server/saved_objects/spaces_saved_objects_client.ts
index 95e67bcd1b51b56..af795a44ddf7971 100644
--- a/x-pack/plugins/spaces/server/saved_objects/spaces_saved_objects_client.ts
+++ b/x-pack/plugins/spaces/server/saved_objects/spaces_saved_objects_client.ts
@@ -386,7 +386,7 @@ export class SpacesSavedObjectsClient implements SavedObjectsClientContract {
    * The returned `id` can then be passed to `SavedObjects.find` to search against that PIT.
    *
    * @param {string|Array<string>} type
-   * @param {object} [options] - {@link SavedObjectsPointInTimeOptions}
+   * @param {object} [options] - {@link SavedObjectsOpenPointInTimeOptions}
    * @property {string} [options.keepAlive]
    * @property {string} [options.preference]
    * @returns {promise} - { id: string }
@@ -406,8 +406,16 @@ export class SpacesSavedObjectsClient implements SavedObjectsClientContract {
    * Closes a Point In Time (PIT) by ID. This simply proxies the request to ES
    * via the Elasticsearch client, and is included in the Saved Objects Client
    * as a convenience for consumers who are using `openPointInTimeForType`.
+   *
+   * @param {string} id - ID returned from `openPointInTimeForType`
+   * @param {object} [options] - {@link SavedObjectsClosePointInTimeOptions}
+   * @returns {promise} - { succeeded: boolean; num_freed: number }
    */
   async closePointInTime(id: string, options?: SavedObjectsClosePointInTimeOptions) {
-    return await this.client.closePointInTime(id, options);
+    throwErrorIfNamespaceSpecified(options);
+    return await this.client.closePointInTime(id, {
+      ...options,
+      namespace: spaceIdToNamespace(this.spaceId),
+    });
   }
 }