diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index c15bb092f17d8..53d9e1ac15dba 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -511,6 +511,7 @@
     "@types/deep-freeze-strict": "^1.1.0",
     "@types/delete-empty": "^2.0.0",
     "@types/ejs": "^3.0.6",
+    "@types/elastic__apm-synthtrace": "link:bazel-bin/packages/elastic-apm-synthtrace/npm_module_types",
     "@types/elastic__datemath": "link:bazel-bin/packages/elastic-datemath/npm_module_types",
     "@types/elasticsearch": "^5.0.33",
     "@types/enzyme": "^3.10.8",
diff --git a/packages/BUILD.bazel b/packages/BUILD.bazel
index b96fea80f027b..74c28790ae06e 100644
--- a/packages/BUILD.bazel
+++ b/packages/BUILD.bazel
@@ -74,6 +74,7 @@ filegroup(
 filegroup(
   name = "build_pkg_types",
   srcs = [
+      "//packages/elastic-apm-synthtrace:build_types",
       "//packages/elastic-datemath:build_types",
   ],
 )
diff --git a/packages/elastic-apm-synthtrace/BUILD.bazel b/packages/elastic-apm-synthtrace/BUILD.bazel
index 8ae1632ffee4c..7fb188de435b6 100644
--- a/packages/elastic-apm-synthtrace/BUILD.bazel
+++ b/packages/elastic-apm-synthtrace/BUILD.bazel
@@ -1,9 +1,10 @@
-load("@npm//@bazel/typescript:index.bzl", "ts_config", "ts_project")
-load("@build_bazel_rules_nodejs//:index.bzl", "js_library", "pkg_npm")
-load("//src/dev/bazel:index.bzl", "jsts_transpiler")
+load("@npm//@bazel/typescript:index.bzl", "ts_config")
+load("@build_bazel_rules_nodejs//:index.bzl", "js_library")
+load("//src/dev/bazel:index.bzl", "jsts_transpiler", "pkg_npm", "pkg_npm_types", "ts_project")
 
 PKG_BASE_NAME = "elastic-apm-synthtrace"
 PKG_REQUIRE_NAME = "@elastic/apm-synthtrace"
+TYPES_PKG_REQUIRE_NAME = "@types/elastic__apm-synthtrace"
 
 SOURCE_FILES = glob(
   [
@@ -31,21 +32,18 @@ RUNTIME_DEPS = [
   "@npm//moment",
   "@npm//object-hash",
   "@npm//p-limit",
-  "@npm//utility-types",
-  "@npm//uuid",
   "@npm//yargs",
 ]
 
 TYPES_DEPS = [
   "//packages/elastic-datemath:npm_module_types",
   "@npm//@elastic/elasticsearch",
-  "@npm//moment",
-  "@npm//p-limit",
   "@npm//@types/jest",
   "@npm//@types/lodash",
   "@npm//@types/node",
-  "@npm//@types/uuid",
   "@npm//@types/object-hash",
+  "@npm//moment",
+  "@npm//p-limit",
 ]
 
 jsts_transpiler(
@@ -75,12 +73,13 @@ ts_project(
   root_dir = "src",
   source_map = True,
   tsconfig = ":tsconfig",
+  validate = False,
 )
 
 js_library(
   name = PKG_BASE_NAME,
   srcs = NPM_MODULE_EXTRA_FILES,
-  deps = RUNTIME_DEPS + [":target_node", ":tsc_types"],
+  deps = RUNTIME_DEPS + [":target_node"],
   package_name = PKG_REQUIRE_NAME,
   visibility = ["//visibility:public"],
 )
@@ -99,3 +98,20 @@ filegroup(
   ],
   visibility = ["//visibility:public"],
 )
+
+pkg_npm_types(
+  name = "npm_module_types",
+  srcs = SRCS,
+  deps = [":tsc_types"],
+  package_name = TYPES_PKG_REQUIRE_NAME,
+  tsconfig = ":tsconfig",
+  visibility = ["//visibility:public"],
+)
+
+filegroup(
+  name = "build_types",
+  srcs = [
+    ":npm_module_types",
+  ],
+  visibility = ["//visibility:public"],
+)
diff --git a/packages/elastic-apm-synthtrace/package.json b/packages/elastic-apm-synthtrace/package.json
index 43699e4795586..d2f2016a891b3 100644
--- a/packages/elastic-apm-synthtrace/package.json
+++ b/packages/elastic-apm-synthtrace/package.json
@@ -4,6 +4,5 @@
   "description": "Elastic APM trace data generator",
   "license": "SSPL-1.0 OR Elastic License 2.0",
   "main": "./target_node/index.js",
-  "types": "./target_types/index.d.ts",
   "private": true
 }
diff --git a/packages/elastic-apm-synthtrace/src/index.ts b/packages/elastic-apm-synthtrace/src/index.ts
index 70105438ff5ae..931215c75fde4 100644
--- a/packages/elastic-apm-synthtrace/src/index.ts
+++ b/packages/elastic-apm-synthtrace/src/index.ts
@@ -6,6 +6,7 @@
  * Side Public License, v 1.
  */
 
+export type { Exception } from './lib/entity';
 export { service } from './lib/service';
 export { browser } from './lib/browser';
 export { timerange } from './lib/timerange';
diff --git a/yarn.lock b/yarn.lock
index c6279d6577e14..2f3d3865b54ee 100644
--- a/yarn.lock
+++ b/yarn.lock
@@ -5386,6 +5386,10 @@
   resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/@types/ejs/-/ejs-3.0.6.tgz#aca442289df623bfa8e47c23961f0357847b83fe"
   integrity sha512-fj1hi+ZSW0xPLrJJD+YNwIh9GZbyaIepG26E/gXvp8nCa2pYokxUYO1sK9qjGxp2g8ryZYuon7wmjpwE2cyASQ==
 
+"@types/elastic__apm-synthtrace@link:bazel-bin/packages/elastic-apm-synthtrace/npm_module_types":
+  version "0.0.0"
+  uid ""
+
 "@types/elastic__datemath@link:bazel-bin/packages/elastic-datemath/npm_module_types":
   version "0.0.0"
   uid ""