diff --git a/packages/core/saved-objects/core-saved-objects-migration-server-internal/src/kibana_migrator.test.ts b/packages/core/saved-objects/core-saved-objects-migration-server-internal/src/kibana_migrator.test.ts
index f726141c7294d..9c2fe9747d7b5 100644
--- a/packages/core/saved-objects/core-saved-objects-migration-server-internal/src/kibana_migrator.test.ts
+++ b/packages/core/saved-objects/core-saved-objects-migration-server-internal/src/kibana_migrator.test.ts
@@ -562,6 +562,7 @@ const mockOptions = () => {
     },
     client: mockedClient,
     docLinks: docLinksServiceMock.createSetupContract(),
+    nodeRoles: { backgroundTasks: true, ui: true, migrator: true },
   };
   return options;
 };
diff --git a/packages/core/saved-objects/core-saved-objects-migration-server-internal/src/kibana_migrator.ts b/packages/core/saved-objects/core-saved-objects-migration-server-internal/src/kibana_migrator.ts
index d9b9f19b785e4..13805c800a63d 100644
--- a/packages/core/saved-objects/core-saved-objects-migration-server-internal/src/kibana_migrator.ts
+++ b/packages/core/saved-objects/core-saved-objects-migration-server-internal/src/kibana_migrator.ts
@@ -13,6 +13,7 @@
 
 import { BehaviorSubject } from 'rxjs';
 import Semver from 'semver';
+import type { NodeRoles } from '@kbn/core-node-server';
 import type { Logger } from '@kbn/logging';
 import type { DocLinksServiceStart } from '@kbn/core-doc-links-server';
 import type { ElasticsearchClient } from '@kbn/core-elasticsearch-server';
@@ -52,6 +53,7 @@ export interface KibanaMigratorOptions {
   docLinks: DocLinksServiceStart;
   waitForMigrationCompletion: boolean;
   defaultIndexTypesMap?: IndexTypesMap;
+  nodeRoles: NodeRoles;
 }
 
 /**
@@ -74,6 +76,7 @@ export class KibanaMigrator implements IKibanaMigrator {
   private readonly docLinks: DocLinksServiceStart;
   private readonly waitForMigrationCompletion: boolean;
   private readonly defaultIndexTypesMap: IndexTypesMap;
+  private readonly nodeRoles: NodeRoles;
   public readonly kibanaVersion: string;
 
   /**
@@ -89,6 +92,7 @@ export class KibanaMigrator implements IKibanaMigrator {
     docLinks,
     defaultIndexTypesMap = DEFAULT_INDEX_TYPES_MAP,
     waitForMigrationCompletion,
+    nodeRoles,
   }: KibanaMigratorOptions) {
     this.client = client;
     this.kibanaIndex = kibanaIndex;
@@ -105,6 +109,7 @@ export class KibanaMigrator implements IKibanaMigrator {
       log: this.log,
     });
     this.waitForMigrationCompletion = waitForMigrationCompletion;
+    this.nodeRoles = nodeRoles;
     // Building the active mappings (and associated md5sums) is an expensive
     // operation so we cache the result
     this.activeMappings = buildActiveMappings(this.mappingProperties);
@@ -159,6 +164,7 @@ export class KibanaMigrator implements IKibanaMigrator {
       docLinks: this.docLinks,
       serializer: this.serializer,
       elasticsearchClient: this.client,
+      nodeRoles: this.nodeRoles,
     });
   }
 
diff --git a/packages/core/saved-objects/core-saved-objects-migration-server-internal/src/zdt/context/create_context.ts b/packages/core/saved-objects/core-saved-objects-migration-server-internal/src/zdt/context/create_context.ts
index 82234823d973a..39cc32bfc7599 100644
--- a/packages/core/saved-objects/core-saved-objects-migration-server-internal/src/zdt/context/create_context.ts
+++ b/packages/core/saved-objects/core-saved-objects-migration-server-internal/src/zdt/context/create_context.ts
@@ -26,6 +26,7 @@ export const createContext = ({
   indexPrefix,
   typeRegistry,
   serializer,
+  nodeRoles,
 }: CreateContextOps): MigratorContext => {
   return {
     migrationConfig,
@@ -41,5 +42,6 @@ export const createContext = ({
     migrationDocLinks: docLinks.links.kibanaUpgradeSavedObjects,
     deletedTypes: REMOVED_TYPES,
     discardCorruptObjects: Boolean(migrationConfig.discardCorruptObjects),
+    nodeRoles,
   };
 };
diff --git a/packages/core/saved-objects/core-saved-objects-migration-server-internal/src/zdt/migrate_index.ts b/packages/core/saved-objects/core-saved-objects-migration-server-internal/src/zdt/migrate_index.ts
index 6c3850d5dc8e9..7105a83730b24 100644
--- a/packages/core/saved-objects/core-saved-objects-migration-server-internal/src/zdt/migrate_index.ts
+++ b/packages/core/saved-objects/core-saved-objects-migration-server-internal/src/zdt/migrate_index.ts
@@ -23,6 +23,7 @@ import { createContext } from './context';
 import { next } from './next';
 import { model } from './model';
 import { createInitialState } from './state';
+import { NodeRoles } from "@kbn/core-node-server";
 
 export interface MigrateIndexOptions {
   kibanaVersion: string;
@@ -42,6 +43,8 @@ export interface MigrateIndexOptions {
   serializer: ISavedObjectsSerializer;
   /** The client to use for communications with ES */
   elasticsearchClient: ElasticsearchClient;
+  /** The node roles of the Kibana instance*/
+  readonly nodeRoles: NodeRoles;
 }
 
 export const migrateIndex = async ({
diff --git a/packages/core/saved-objects/core-saved-objects-migration-server-internal/src/zdt/model/model.test.ts b/packages/core/saved-objects/core-saved-objects-migration-server-internal/src/zdt/model/model.test.ts
index bef92e1986748..0ba01a714b99d 100644
--- a/packages/core/saved-objects/core-saved-objects-migration-server-internal/src/zdt/model/model.test.ts
+++ b/packages/core/saved-objects/core-saved-objects-migration-server-internal/src/zdt/model/model.test.ts
@@ -30,6 +30,7 @@ describe('model', () => {
     retryCount: 0,
     retryDelay: 0,
     logs: [],
+    skipDocumentMigration: false,
   };
 
   const retryableError: RetryableEsClientError = {
diff --git a/packages/core/saved-objects/core-saved-objects-migration-server-internal/src/zdt/run_zdt_migration.ts b/packages/core/saved-objects/core-saved-objects-migration-server-internal/src/zdt/run_zdt_migration.ts
index 44a067944bd05..a6fff5ac62c5f 100644
--- a/packages/core/saved-objects/core-saved-objects-migration-server-internal/src/zdt/run_zdt_migration.ts
+++ b/packages/core/saved-objects/core-saved-objects-migration-server-internal/src/zdt/run_zdt_migration.ts
@@ -8,6 +8,7 @@
 
 import type { Logger } from '@kbn/logging';
 import type { DocLinksServiceStart } from '@kbn/core-doc-links-server';
+import type { NodeRoles } from '@kbn/core-node-server';
 import type { ElasticsearchClient } from '@kbn/core-elasticsearch-server';
 import type {
   ISavedObjectTypeRegistry,
@@ -40,6 +41,8 @@ export interface RunZeroDowntimeMigrationOpts {
   serializer: ISavedObjectsSerializer;
   /** The client to use for communications with ES */
   elasticsearchClient: ElasticsearchClient;
+  /** The node roles of the Kibana instance*/
+  nodeRoles: NodeRoles;
 }
 
 export const runZeroDowntimeMigration = async (
diff --git a/packages/core/saved-objects/core-saved-objects-server-internal/src/saved_objects_service.ts b/packages/core/saved-objects/core-saved-objects-server-internal/src/saved_objects_service.ts
index 36b515f5b0cb1..1ea6f6b038463 100644
--- a/packages/core/saved-objects/core-saved-objects-server-internal/src/saved_objects_service.ts
+++ b/packages/core/saved-objects/core-saved-objects-server-internal/src/saved_objects_service.ts
@@ -221,7 +221,8 @@ export class SavedObjectsService
       this.config.migration,
       elasticsearch.client.asInternalUser,
       docLinks,
-      waitForMigrationCompletion
+      waitForMigrationCompletion,
+      node
     );
 
     this.migrator$.next(migrator);
@@ -365,7 +366,8 @@ export class SavedObjectsService
     soMigrationsConfig: SavedObjectsMigrationConfigType,
     client: ElasticsearchClient,
     docLinks: DocLinksServiceStart,
-    waitForMigrationCompletion: boolean
+    waitForMigrationCompletion: boolean,
+    nodeInfo: NodeInfo
   ): IKibanaMigrator {
     return new KibanaMigrator({
       typeRegistry: this.typeRegistry,
@@ -376,6 +378,7 @@ export class SavedObjectsService
       client,
       docLinks,
       waitForMigrationCompletion,
+      nodeRoles: nodeInfo.roles,
     });
   }
 
diff --git a/src/core/server/integration_tests/saved_objects/migrations/kibana_migrator_test_kit.ts b/src/core/server/integration_tests/saved_objects/migrations/kibana_migrator_test_kit.ts
index 22e3fe218a495..de2b4a4c4155e 100644
--- a/src/core/server/integration_tests/saved_objects/migrations/kibana_migrator_test_kit.ts
+++ b/src/core/server/integration_tests/saved_objects/migrations/kibana_migrator_test_kit.ts
@@ -42,6 +42,7 @@ import { registerServiceConfig } from '@kbn/core-root-server-internal';
 import type { ISavedObjectsRepository } from '@kbn/core-saved-objects-api-server';
 import { getDocLinks, getDocLinksMeta } from '@kbn/doc-links';
 import type { DocLinksServiceStart } from '@kbn/core-doc-links-server';
+import type { NodeRoles } from '@kbn/core-node-server';
 import { baselineDocuments, baselineTypes } from './kibana_migrator_test_kit.fixtures';
 import { delay } from './test_utils';
 
@@ -53,6 +54,7 @@ export const currentVersion = env.packageInfo.version;
 export const nextMinor = new SemVer(currentVersion).inc('minor').format();
 export const currentBranch = env.packageInfo.branch;
 export const defaultKibanaIndex = '.kibana_migrator_tests';
+export const defaultNodeRoles: NodeRoles = { migrator: true, ui: true, backgroundTasks: true };
 
 export interface GetEsClientParams {
   settings?: Record<string, any>;
@@ -64,6 +66,7 @@ export interface KibanaMigratorTestKitParams {
   kibanaIndex?: string;
   kibanaVersion?: string;
   kibanaBranch?: string;
+  nodeRoles?: NodeRoles;
   settings?: Record<string, any>;
   types?: Array<SavedObjectsType<any>>;
   logFilePath?: string;
@@ -121,6 +124,7 @@ export const getKibanaMigratorTestKit = async ({
   kibanaBranch = currentBranch,
   types = [],
   logFilePath = defaultLogFilePath,
+  nodeRoles = defaultNodeRoles,
 }: KibanaMigratorTestKitParams = {}): Promise<KibanaMigratorTestKit> => {
   let hasRun = false;
   const loggingSystem = new LoggingSystem();
@@ -146,7 +150,8 @@ export const getKibanaMigratorTestKit = async ({
     loggerFactory,
     kibanaIndex,
     kibanaVersion,
-    kibanaBranch
+    kibanaBranch,
+    nodeRoles
   );
 
   const runMigrations = async () => {
@@ -255,7 +260,8 @@ const getMigrator = async (
   loggerFactory: LoggerFactory,
   kibanaIndex: string,
   kibanaVersion: string,
-  kibanaBranch: string
+  kibanaBranch: string,
+  nodeRoles: NodeRoles
 ) => {
   const savedObjectsConf = await firstValueFrom(
     configService.atPath<SavedObjectsConfigType>('savedObjects')
@@ -279,6 +285,7 @@ const getMigrator = async (
     logger: loggerFactory.get('savedobjects-service'),
     docLinks,
     waitForMigrationCompletion: false, // ensure we have an active role in the migration
+    nodeRoles,
   });
 };
 
@@ -371,7 +378,9 @@ export const getCompatibleMappingsMigrator = async ({
   filterDeprecated = false,
   kibanaVersion = nextMinor,
   settings = {},
-}: GetMutatedMigratorParams & { filterDeprecated?: boolean } = {}) => {
+}: GetMutatedMigratorParams & {
+  filterDeprecated?: boolean;
+} = {}) => {
   const types = baselineTypes
     .filter((type) => !filterDeprecated || type.name !== 'deprecated')
     .map<SavedObjectsType>((type) => {