diff --git a/src/main/kotlin/org/opensearch/observability/ObservabilityPlugin.kt b/src/main/kotlin/org/opensearch/observability/ObservabilityPlugin.kt
index 1c27612f1..0dfcabdfe 100644
--- a/src/main/kotlin/org/opensearch/observability/ObservabilityPlugin.kt
+++ b/src/main/kotlin/org/opensearch/observability/ObservabilityPlugin.kt
@@ -19,6 +19,7 @@ import org.opensearch.core.common.io.stream.NamedWriteableRegistry
 import org.opensearch.core.xcontent.NamedXContentRegistry
 import org.opensearch.env.Environment
 import org.opensearch.env.NodeEnvironment
+import org.opensearch.indices.SystemIndexDescriptor
 import org.opensearch.observability.action.CreateObservabilityObjectAction
 import org.opensearch.observability.action.DeleteObservabilityObjectAction
 import org.opensearch.observability.action.GetObservabilityObjectAction
@@ -29,6 +30,7 @@ import org.opensearch.observability.resthandler.ObservabilityStatsRestHandler
 import org.opensearch.observability.settings.PluginSettings
 import org.opensearch.plugins.ActionPlugin
 import org.opensearch.plugins.Plugin
+import org.opensearch.plugins.SystemIndexPlugin
 import org.opensearch.repositories.RepositoriesService
 import org.opensearch.rest.RestController
 import org.opensearch.rest.RestHandler
@@ -41,7 +43,7 @@ import java.util.function.Supplier
  * Entry point of the OpenSearch Observability plugin.
  * This class initializes the rest handlers.
  */
-class ObservabilityPlugin : Plugin(), ActionPlugin {
+class ObservabilityPlugin : Plugin(), ActionPlugin, SystemIndexPlugin {
 
     companion object {
         const val PLUGIN_NAME = "opensearch-observability"
@@ -57,6 +59,16 @@ class ObservabilityPlugin : Plugin(), ActionPlugin {
         return PluginSettings.getAllSettings()
     }
 
+    /**
+     * {@inheritDoc}
+     */
+    override fun getSystemIndexDescriptors(settings: Settings): Collection<SystemIndexDescriptor> {
+        return listOf(
+            SystemIndexDescriptor(ObservabilityIndex.INDEX_NAME, "Observability Plugin Configuration index"),
+            SystemIndexDescriptor(ObservabilityIndex.NOTEBOOKS_INDEX_NAME, "Observability Plugin Notebooks index")
+        )
+    }
+
     /**
      * {@inheritDoc}
      */
diff --git a/src/main/kotlin/org/opensearch/observability/index/ObservabilityIndex.kt b/src/main/kotlin/org/opensearch/observability/index/ObservabilityIndex.kt
index b0c45997c..7a8f0dfea 100644
--- a/src/main/kotlin/org/opensearch/observability/index/ObservabilityIndex.kt
+++ b/src/main/kotlin/org/opensearch/observability/index/ObservabilityIndex.kt
@@ -50,8 +50,8 @@ import java.util.concurrent.TimeUnit
 @Suppress("TooManyFunctions")
 internal object ObservabilityIndex {
     private val log by logger(ObservabilityIndex::class.java)
-    private const val INDEX_NAME = ".opensearch-observability"
-    private const val NOTEBOOKS_INDEX_NAME = ".opensearch-notebooks"
+    const val INDEX_NAME = ".opensearch-observability"
+    const val NOTEBOOKS_INDEX_NAME = ".opensearch-notebooks"
     private const val OBSERVABILITY_MAPPING_FILE_NAME = "observability-mapping.yml"
     private const val OBSERVABILITY_SETTINGS_FILE_NAME = "observability-settings.yml"