diff --git a/src/plugins/maps_ems/public/kibana_services.ts b/src/plugins/maps_ems/public/kibana_services.ts
index 4027501ae2c56..45ae382cfa7bf 100644
--- a/src/plugins/maps_ems/public/kibana_services.ts
+++ b/src/plugins/maps_ems/public/kibana_services.ts
@@ -9,7 +9,6 @@
 
 import { LicensingPluginStart } from '@kbn/licensing-plugin/public';
 import { ILicense } from '@kbn/licensing-plugin/common/types';
-import { firstValueFrom, take } from 'rxjs';
 import type { MapConfig } from '../server/config';
 import { LICENSE_CHECK_ID } from '../common';
 
@@ -33,7 +32,7 @@ export function getIsEnterprisePlus() {
 }
 
 export async function setLicensingPluginStart(licensingPlugin: LicensingPluginStart) {
-  const license = await firstValueFrom(licensingPlugin.license$.pipe(take(1)));
+  const license = await licensingPlugin.getLicense();
   updateLicenseState(license);
   licensingPlugin.license$.subscribe(updateLicenseState);
 }
diff --git a/x-pack/plugins/cloud_defend/public/common/hooks/use_subscription_status.ts b/x-pack/plugins/cloud_defend/public/common/hooks/use_subscription_status.ts
index 239432279cc94..771da23d5ac05 100644
--- a/x-pack/plugins/cloud_defend/public/common/hooks/use_subscription_status.ts
+++ b/x-pack/plugins/cloud_defend/public/common/hooks/use_subscription_status.ts
@@ -6,7 +6,6 @@
  */
 import { useContext } from 'react';
 import { useQuery } from '@tanstack/react-query';
-import { firstValueFrom, take } from 'rxjs';
 import { SetupContext } from '../../application/setup_context';
 import { isSubscriptionAllowed } from '../../../common/utils/subscription';
 import { useKibana } from './use_kibana';
@@ -17,7 +16,7 @@ export const useSubscriptionStatus = () => {
   const { licensing } = useKibana().services;
   const { isCloudEnabled } = useContext(SetupContext);
   return useQuery([SUBSCRIPTION_QUERY_KEY], async () => {
-    const license = await firstValueFrom(licensing.license$.pipe(take(1)));
+    const license = await licensing.getLicense();
     return isSubscriptionAllowed(isCloudEnabled, license);
   });
 };
diff --git a/x-pack/plugins/cloud_defend/server/plugin.ts b/x-pack/plugins/cloud_defend/server/plugin.ts
index 824e46df2dca5..5e889bc12e69b 100644
--- a/x-pack/plugins/cloud_defend/server/plugin.ts
+++ b/x-pack/plugins/cloud_defend/server/plugin.ts
@@ -13,7 +13,6 @@ import {
   SavedObjectsClientContract,
 } from '@kbn/core/server';
 import type { PackagePolicy, NewPackagePolicy } from '@kbn/fleet-plugin/common';
-import { firstValueFrom, take } from 'rxjs';
 import {
   CloudDefendPluginSetup,
   CloudDefendPluginStart,
@@ -62,7 +61,7 @@ export class CloudDefendPlugin implements Plugin<CloudDefendPluginSetup, CloudDe
         plugins.fleet.registerExternalCallback(
           'packagePolicyCreate',
           async (packagePolicy: NewPackagePolicy): Promise<NewPackagePolicy> => {
-            const license = await firstValueFrom(plugins.licensing.license$.pipe(take(1)));
+            const license = await plugins.licensing.getLicense();
             if (isCloudDefendPackage(packagePolicy.package?.name)) {
               if (!isSubscriptionAllowed(this.isCloudEnabled, license)) {
                 throw new Error(
diff --git a/x-pack/plugins/cloud_security_posture/public/common/hooks/use_is_subscription_status_valid.ts b/x-pack/plugins/cloud_security_posture/public/common/hooks/use_is_subscription_status_valid.ts
index c7bd2a1a644a8..e89495a1b4300 100644
--- a/x-pack/plugins/cloud_security_posture/public/common/hooks/use_is_subscription_status_valid.ts
+++ b/x-pack/plugins/cloud_security_posture/public/common/hooks/use_is_subscription_status_valid.ts
@@ -6,7 +6,6 @@
  */
 import { useContext } from 'react';
 import { useQuery } from '@tanstack/react-query';
-import { firstValueFrom, take } from 'rxjs';
 import { SetupContext } from '../../application/setup_context';
 import { isSubscriptionAllowed } from '../../../common/utils/subscription';
 import { useKibana } from './use_kibana';
@@ -18,7 +17,7 @@ export const useIsSubscriptionStatusValid = () => {
   const { isCloudEnabled } = useContext(SetupContext);
 
   return useQuery([SUBSCRIPTION_QUERY_KEY], async () => {
-    const license = await firstValueFrom(licensing.license$.pipe(take(1)));
+    const license = await licensing.getLicense();
     return isSubscriptionAllowed(isCloudEnabled, license);
   });
 };
diff --git a/x-pack/plugins/cloud_security_posture/server/plugin.ts b/x-pack/plugins/cloud_security_posture/server/plugin.ts
index cce907a7d70c2..0b6a58efdc67e 100755
--- a/x-pack/plugins/cloud_security_posture/server/plugin.ts
+++ b/x-pack/plugins/cloud_security_posture/server/plugin.ts
@@ -28,7 +28,6 @@ import type {
   CspBenchmarkRule,
   CspSettings,
 } from '@kbn/cloud-security-posture-common/schema/rules/latest';
-import { firstValueFrom, take } from 'rxjs';
 import { isCspPackage } from '../common/utils/helpers';
 import { isSubscriptionAllowed } from '../common/utils/subscription';
 import { cleanupCredentials } from '../common/utils/helpers';
@@ -116,7 +115,7 @@ export class CspPlugin
         plugins.fleet.registerExternalCallback(
           'packagePolicyCreate',
           async (packagePolicy: NewPackagePolicy): Promise<NewPackagePolicy> => {
-            const license = await firstValueFrom(plugins.licensing.license$.pipe(take(1)));
+            const license = await plugins.licensing.getLicense();
             if (isCspPackage(packagePolicy.package?.name)) {
               if (!isSubscriptionAllowed(this.isCloudEnabled, license)) {
                 throw new Error(
diff --git a/x-pack/plugins/licensing/public/mocks.ts b/x-pack/plugins/licensing/public/mocks.ts
index c95d0d7283bf2..9c258cee71c44 100644
--- a/x-pack/plugins/licensing/public/mocks.ts
+++ b/x-pack/plugins/licensing/public/mocks.ts
@@ -26,6 +26,7 @@ const createStartMock = () => {
   const license = licenseMock.createLicense();
   const mock: jest.Mocked<LicensingPluginStart> = {
     license$: new BehaviorSubject(license),
+    getLicense: jest.fn(),
     refresh: jest.fn(),
     featureUsage: featureUsageMock.createStart(),
   };
diff --git a/x-pack/plugins/licensing/public/plugin.test.ts b/x-pack/plugins/licensing/public/plugin.test.ts
index 439be2410e9dd..f2468dacb0318 100644
--- a/x-pack/plugins/licensing/public/plugin.test.ts
+++ b/x-pack/plugins/licensing/public/plugin.test.ts
@@ -75,6 +75,36 @@ describe('licensing plugin', () => {
       });
     });
 
+    describe('#getLicense', () => {
+      it('awaits for the license and returns it', async () => {
+        const sessionStorage = coreMock.createStorage();
+        plugin = new LicensingPlugin(coreMock.createPluginInitializerContext(), sessionStorage);
+
+        const coreSetup = coreMock.createSetup();
+        const firstLicense = licenseMock.createLicense({
+          license: { uid: 'first', type: 'basic' },
+        });
+        coreSetup.http.get.mockResolvedValueOnce(firstLicense);
+
+        await plugin.setup(coreSetup);
+        const { license$, getLicense, refresh } = await plugin.start(coreStart);
+        const getLicensePromise = getLicense();
+
+        let fromObservable;
+        license$.subscribe((license) => (fromObservable = license));
+        await refresh(); // force the license fetch
+
+        const licenseResult = await getLicensePromise;
+        expect(licenseResult.uid).toBe('first');
+        expect(licenseResult).toBe(fromObservable);
+
+        const secondResult = await getLicense(); // retrieves the same license without refreshing
+        expect(secondResult.uid).toBe('first');
+        expect(secondResult).toBe(fromObservable);
+        expect(coreSetup.http.get).toHaveBeenCalledTimes(1);
+      });
+    });
+
     describe('#license$', () => {
       it('starts with license saved in sessionStorage if available', async () => {
         const sessionStorage = coreMock.createStorage();
diff --git a/x-pack/plugins/licensing/public/plugin.ts b/x-pack/plugins/licensing/public/plugin.ts
index 2a56bedf67b09..5c7701a2ce7bc 100644
--- a/x-pack/plugins/licensing/public/plugin.ts
+++ b/x-pack/plugins/licensing/public/plugin.ts
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@
  * 2.0.
  */
 
-import { Observable, Subject, Subscription } from 'rxjs';
+import { firstValueFrom, Observable, Subject, Subscription, take } from 'rxjs';
 
 import { CoreSetup, CoreStart, Plugin, PluginInitializerContext } from '@kbn/core/public';
 import { ILicense } from '../common/types';
@@ -134,6 +134,7 @@ export class LicensingPlugin implements Plugin<LicensingPluginSetup, LicensingPl
     }
     return {
       refresh: this.refresh,
+      getLicense: async () => await firstValueFrom(this.license$!.pipe(take(1))),
       license$: this.license$,
       featureUsage: this.featureUsage.start({ http: core.http }),
     };
diff --git a/x-pack/plugins/licensing/public/types.ts b/x-pack/plugins/licensing/public/types.ts
index 9cbd3a6731ec6..ca09f3f3e17e7 100644
--- a/x-pack/plugins/licensing/public/types.ts
+++ b/x-pack/plugins/licensing/public/types.ts
@@ -36,6 +36,10 @@ export interface LicensingPluginStart {
    * Steam of licensing information {@link ILicense}.
    */
   license$: Observable<ILicense>;
+  /**
+   * Retrieves the {@link ILicense | licensing information}
+   */
+  getLicense(): Promise<ILicense>;
   /**
    * Triggers licensing information re-fetch.
    */
diff --git a/x-pack/plugins/licensing/server/mocks.ts b/x-pack/plugins/licensing/server/mocks.ts
index 724a5aa2d057e..cdca1f95a0849 100644
--- a/x-pack/plugins/licensing/server/mocks.ts
+++ b/x-pack/plugins/licensing/server/mocks.ts
@@ -30,6 +30,7 @@ const createStartMock = (): jest.Mocked<LicensingPluginStart> => {
   const license = licenseMock.createLicense();
   const mock = {
     license$: new BehaviorSubject(license),
+    getLicense: jest.fn(),
     refresh: jest.fn(),
     createLicensePoller: jest.fn(),
     featureUsage: featureUsageMock.createStart(),
diff --git a/x-pack/plugins/licensing/server/plugin.test.ts b/x-pack/plugins/licensing/server/plugin.test.ts
index cc67afcc37574..d46d9e675f6d3 100644
--- a/x-pack/plugins/licensing/server/plugin.test.ts
+++ b/x-pack/plugins/licensing/server/plugin.test.ts
@@ -249,6 +249,38 @@ describe('licensing plugin', () => {
       });
     });
 
+    describe('#getLicense', () => {
+      it('awaits for the license and returns it', async () => {
+        plugin = new LicensingPlugin(
+          coreMock.createPluginInitializerContext({
+            // disable polling mechanism
+            api_polling_frequency: moment.duration(50000),
+            license_cache_duration: moment.duration(1000),
+          })
+        );
+        const esClient = createEsClient({
+          license: buildRawLicense(),
+          features: {},
+        });
+
+        const coreSetup = createCoreSetupWith(esClient);
+        plugin.setup(coreSetup);
+        const { license$, getLicense } = plugin.start();
+
+        expect(esClient.asInternalUser.xpack.info).toHaveBeenCalledTimes(0);
+
+        const firstLicense = await getLicense();
+        let fromObservable;
+        license$.subscribe((license) => (fromObservable = license));
+        expect(firstLicense).toStrictEqual(fromObservable);
+        expect(esClient.asInternalUser.xpack.info).toHaveBeenCalledTimes(1); // the initial resolution
+
+        const secondLicense = await getLicense();
+        expect(secondLicense).toStrictEqual(fromObservable);
+        expect(esClient.asInternalUser.xpack.info).toHaveBeenCalledTimes(1); // still only one call
+      });
+    });
+
     describe('#refresh', () => {
       it('forces refresh immediately', async () => {
         plugin = new LicensingPlugin(
diff --git a/x-pack/plugins/licensing/server/plugin.ts b/x-pack/plugins/licensing/server/plugin.ts
index 60bf0d7d1d210..c1b16b08c3435 100644
--- a/x-pack/plugins/licensing/server/plugin.ts
+++ b/x-pack/plugins/licensing/server/plugin.ts
@@ -17,6 +17,8 @@ import {
   distinctUntilChanged,
   ReplaySubject,
   timer,
+  firstValueFrom,
+  take,
 } from 'rxjs';
 import moment from 'moment';
 import type { MaybePromise } from '@kbn/utility-types';
@@ -159,6 +161,7 @@ export class LicensingPlugin implements Plugin<LicensingPluginSetup, LicensingPl
     }
     return {
       refresh: this.refresh,
+      getLicense: async () => await firstValueFrom(this.license$!.pipe(take(1))),
       license$: this.license$,
       featureUsage: this.featureUsage.start(),
       createLicensePoller: this.createLicensePoller.bind(this),
diff --git a/x-pack/plugins/licensing/server/types.ts b/x-pack/plugins/licensing/server/types.ts
index fcccdecb66c00..63a33d5103732 100644
--- a/x-pack/plugins/licensing/server/types.ts
+++ b/x-pack/plugins/licensing/server/types.ts
@@ -75,6 +75,11 @@ export interface LicensingPluginStart {
    */
   license$: Observable<ILicense>;
 
+  /**
+   * Retrieves the {@link ILicense | licensing information}
+   */
+  getLicense(): Promise<ILicense>;
+
   /**
    * Triggers licensing information re-fetch.
    */
diff --git a/x-pack/plugins/maps/public/licensed_features.ts b/x-pack/plugins/maps/public/licensed_features.ts
index 11b46c7f58395..41e194dc7d0b7 100644
--- a/x-pack/plugins/maps/public/licensed_features.ts
+++ b/x-pack/plugins/maps/public/licensed_features.ts
@@ -7,7 +7,6 @@
 
 import { ILicense, LicenseType } from '@kbn/licensing-plugin/common/types';
 import { LicensingPluginSetup, LicensingPluginStart } from '@kbn/licensing-plugin/public';
-import { firstValueFrom, take } from 'rxjs';
 import { APP_ID } from '../common/constants';
 
 export enum LICENSED_FEATURES {
@@ -51,7 +50,7 @@ export const whenLicenseInitialized = async (): Promise<void> => {
 };
 
 export async function setLicensingPluginStart(licensingPlugin: LicensingPluginStart) {
-  const license = await firstValueFrom(licensingPlugin.license$.pipe(take(1)));
+  const license = await licensingPlugin.getLicense();
   updateLicenseState(license);
 
   licensingPluginStart = licensingPlugin;