diff --git a/src/core/common/index.ts b/src/core/common/index.ts
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000000..51230cbbb6f78
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/core/common/index.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,13 @@
+/*
+ * 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 and the Server Side Public License, v 1; you may not use this file except
+ * in compliance with, at your election, the Elastic License 2.0 or the Server
+ * Side Public License, v 1.
+ */
+
+/**
+ * The class name for top level *and* nested application wrappers to ensure proper layout
+ * @public
+ */
+export const APP_WRAPPER_CLASS = 'kbnAppWrapper';
diff --git a/src/core/public/index.ts b/src/core/public/index.ts
index 9feb518bd8844..ca432d6b8269f 100644
--- a/src/core/public/index.ts
+++ b/src/core/public/index.ts
@@ -195,7 +195,6 @@ export type { DeprecationsServiceStart, ResolveDeprecationResponse } from './dep
 export type { MountPoint, UnmountCallback, PublicUiSettingsParams } from './types';
 
 export { URL_MAX_LENGTH } from './core_app';
-export { APP_WRAPPER_CLASS } from './rendering';
 
 /**
  * Core services exposed to the `Plugin` setup lifecycle
diff --git a/src/core/public/rendering/app_containers.tsx b/src/core/public/rendering/app_containers.tsx
index db97c69f1b02f..dfd5180d370ad 100644
--- a/src/core/public/rendering/app_containers.tsx
+++ b/src/core/public/rendering/app_containers.tsx
@@ -10,12 +10,7 @@ import React from 'react';
 import { Observable } from 'rxjs';
 import useObservable from 'react-use/lib/useObservable';
 import classNames from 'classnames';
-
-/**
- * The class name for top level *and* nested application wrappers to ensure proper layout
- * @public
- */
-export const APP_WRAPPER_CLASS = 'kbnAppWrapper';
+import { APP_WRAPPER_CLASS } from '../../common';
 
 export const AppWrapper: React.FunctionComponent<{
   chromeVisible$: Observable<boolean>;
diff --git a/src/core/public/rendering/index.ts b/src/core/public/rendering/index.ts
index 0944de5f6022c..37315635220ee 100644
--- a/src/core/public/rendering/index.ts
+++ b/src/core/public/rendering/index.ts
@@ -7,4 +7,3 @@
  */
 
 export { RenderingService } from './rendering_service';
-export { APP_WRAPPER_CLASS } from './app_containers';
diff --git a/src/core/server/index.ts b/src/core/server/index.ts
index 87d02e1e49669..2c6fa74cb54a0 100644
--- a/src/core/server/index.ts
+++ b/src/core/server/index.ts
@@ -536,8 +536,6 @@ export type {
   PluginOpaqueId,
 };
 
-export { APP_WRAPPER_CLASS } from '../public/rendering';
-
 /**
  * Config schemas for the platform services.
  *
diff --git a/src/core/tsconfig.json b/src/core/tsconfig.json
index 855962070457e..1b9d786beaf55 100644
--- a/src/core/tsconfig.json
+++ b/src/core/tsconfig.json
@@ -9,6 +9,7 @@
     "isolatedModules": true,
   },
   "include": [
+    "common/**/*",
     "public/**/*",
     "server/**/*",
     "types/**/*",
diff --git a/src/plugins/dashboard/public/plugin.tsx b/src/plugins/dashboard/public/plugin.tsx
index d97d873fdadd3..9be6f7668240a 100644
--- a/src/plugins/dashboard/public/plugin.tsx
+++ b/src/plugins/dashboard/public/plugin.tsx
@@ -12,6 +12,7 @@ import { filter, map } from 'rxjs/operators';
 
 import { Start as InspectorStartContract } from 'src/plugins/inspector/public';
 import { UrlForwardingSetup, UrlForwardingStart } from 'src/plugins/url_forwarding/public';
+import { APP_WRAPPER_CLASS } from '../../../core/common';
 import {
   App,
   Plugin,
@@ -23,7 +24,6 @@ import {
   DEFAULT_APP_CATEGORIES,
   PluginInitializerContext,
   SavedObjectsClientContract,
-  APP_WRAPPER_CLASS,
 } from '../../../core/public';
 
 import { createKbnUrlTracker } from './services/kibana_utils';
diff --git a/x-pack/plugins/reporting/server/lib/screenshots/constants.ts b/x-pack/plugins/reporting/server/lib/screenshots/constants.ts
index 8d3a415e517e0..06f2cc5dffdfa 100644
--- a/x-pack/plugins/reporting/server/lib/screenshots/constants.ts
+++ b/x-pack/plugins/reporting/server/lib/screenshots/constants.ts
@@ -4,8 +4,8 @@
  * 2.0; you may not use this file except in compliance with the Elastic License
  * 2.0.
  */
-import { APP_WRAPPER_CLASS } from '../../../../../../src/core/server';
 
+import { APP_WRAPPER_CLASS } from '../../../../../../src/core/common';
 export const DEFAULT_PAGELOAD_SELECTOR = `.${APP_WRAPPER_CLASS}`;
 
 export const CONTEXT_GETNUMBEROFITEMS = 'GetNumberOfItems';
diff --git a/x-pack/plugins/reporting/server/routes/diagnostic/screenshot.ts b/x-pack/plugins/reporting/server/routes/diagnostic/screenshot.ts
index 86f79823dba21..3365510d87891 100644
--- a/x-pack/plugins/reporting/server/routes/diagnostic/screenshot.ts
+++ b/x-pack/plugins/reporting/server/routes/diagnostic/screenshot.ts
@@ -7,6 +7,7 @@
 
 import { i18n } from '@kbn/i18n';
 import { ReportingCore } from '../..';
+import { APP_WRAPPER_CLASS } from '../../../../../../src/core/common';
 import { API_DIAGNOSE_URL } from '../../../common/constants';
 import { omitBlockedHeaders } from '../../export_types/common';
 import { getAbsoluteUrlFactory } from '../../export_types/common/get_absolute_url';
@@ -14,7 +15,6 @@ import { generatePngObservableFactory } from '../../export_types/png/lib/generat
 import { LevelLogger as Logger } from '../../lib';
 import { authorizedUserPreRoutingFactory } from '../lib/authorized_user_pre_routing';
 import { DiagnosticResponse } from './';
-import { APP_WRAPPER_CLASS } from '../../../../../../src/core/server';
 
 export const registerDiagnoseScreenshot = (reporting: ReportingCore, logger: Logger) => {
   const setupDeps = reporting.getPluginSetupDeps();