diff --git a/src/plugins/maps_ems/public/kibana_services.ts b/src/plugins/maps_ems/public/kibana_services.ts
index 67534b6ae6fe5..45ae382cfa7bf 100644
--- a/src/plugins/maps_ems/public/kibana_services.ts
+++ b/src/plugins/maps_ems/public/kibana_services.ts
@@ -32,7 +32,7 @@ export function getIsEnterprisePlus() {
 }
 
 export async function setLicensingPluginStart(licensingPlugin: LicensingPluginStart) {
-  const license = await licensingPlugin.refresh();
+  const license = await licensingPlugin.getLicense();
   updateLicenseState(license);
   licensingPlugin.license$.subscribe(updateLicenseState);
 }
diff --git a/src/plugins/maps_ems/server/plugin.ts b/src/plugins/maps_ems/server/plugin.ts
index d70b639f3d70b..b30ee5fa9ec72 100644
--- a/src/plugins/maps_ems/server/plugin.ts
+++ b/src/plugins/maps_ems/server/plugin.ts
@@ -7,10 +7,10 @@
  * License v3.0 only", or the "Server Side Public License, v 1".
  */
 
-import { ILicense, LicensingPluginSetup } from '@kbn/licensing-plugin/server';
-import { Plugin, PluginInitializerContext } from '@kbn/core-plugins-server';
-import { CoreSetup } from '@kbn/core-lifecycle-server';
-import { MapConfig } from './config';
+import type { ILicense, LicensingPluginStart } from '@kbn/licensing-plugin/server';
+import type { Plugin, PluginInitializerContext } from '@kbn/core-plugins-server';
+import type { CoreSetup } from '@kbn/core-lifecycle-server';
+import type { MapConfig } from './config';
 import { LICENSE_CHECK_ID, EMSSettings } from '../common';
 
 export interface MapsEmsPluginServerSetup {
@@ -18,8 +18,8 @@ export interface MapsEmsPluginServerSetup {
   createEMSSettings: () => EMSSettings;
 }
 
-interface MapsEmsSetupServerDependencies {
-  licensing?: LicensingPluginSetup;
+interface MapsEmsStartServerDependencies {
+  licensing?: LicensingPluginStart;
 }
 
 export class MapsEmsPlugin implements Plugin<MapsEmsPluginServerSetup> {
@@ -29,22 +29,20 @@ export class MapsEmsPlugin implements Plugin<MapsEmsPluginServerSetup> {
     this._initializerContext = initializerContext;
   }
 
-  public setup(core: CoreSetup, plugins: MapsEmsSetupServerDependencies) {
+  public setup(core: CoreSetup<MapsEmsStartServerDependencies>) {
     const mapConfig = this._initializerContext.config.get();
 
     let isEnterprisePlus = false;
-    if (plugins.licensing) {
-      function updateLicenseState(license: ILicense) {
-        const enterprise = license.check(LICENSE_CHECK_ID, 'enterprise');
-        isEnterprisePlus = enterprise.state === 'valid';
-      }
-
-      plugins.licensing
-        .refresh()
-        .then(updateLicenseState)
-        .catch(() => {});
-      plugins.licensing.license$.subscribe(updateLicenseState);
+    function updateLicenseState(license: ILicense) {
+      const enterprise = license.check(LICENSE_CHECK_ID, 'enterprise');
+      isEnterprisePlus = enterprise.state === 'valid';
     }
+    core
+      .getStartServices()
+      .then(([_, { licensing }]) => {
+        licensing?.license$.subscribe(updateLicenseState);
+      })
+      .catch(() => {});
 
     return {
       config: mapConfig,
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 26dd4caa33c4d..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
@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@ export const useSubscriptionStatus = () => {
   const { licensing } = useKibana().services;
   const { isCloudEnabled } = useContext(SetupContext);
   return useQuery([SUBSCRIPTION_QUERY_KEY], async () => {
-    const license = await licensing.refresh();
+    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 b7c5016776816..5e889bc12e69b 100644
--- a/x-pack/plugins/cloud_defend/server/plugin.ts
+++ b/x-pack/plugins/cloud_defend/server/plugin.ts
@@ -61,7 +61,7 @@ export class CloudDefendPlugin implements Plugin<CloudDefendPluginSetup, CloudDe
         plugins.fleet.registerExternalCallback(
           'packagePolicyCreate',
           async (packagePolicy: NewPackagePolicy): Promise<NewPackagePolicy> => {
-            const license = await plugins.licensing.refresh();
+            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 99ded40b04f63..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
@@ -17,7 +17,7 @@ export const useIsSubscriptionStatusValid = () => {
   const { isCloudEnabled } = useContext(SetupContext);
 
   return useQuery([SUBSCRIPTION_QUERY_KEY], async () => {
-    const license = await licensing.refresh();
+    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 b373b6d80c5ee..0b6a58efdc67e 100755
--- a/x-pack/plugins/cloud_security_posture/server/plugin.ts
+++ b/x-pack/plugins/cloud_security_posture/server/plugin.ts
@@ -115,7 +115,7 @@ export class CspPlugin
         plugins.fleet.registerExternalCallback(
           'packagePolicyCreate',
           async (packagePolicy: NewPackagePolicy): Promise<NewPackagePolicy> => {
-            const license = await plugins.licensing.refresh();
+            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/README.md b/x-pack/plugins/licensing/README.md
index f368b894caaf0..a629124ccf627 100644
--- a/x-pack/plugins/licensing/README.md
+++ b/x-pack/plugins/licensing/README.md
@@ -8,13 +8,15 @@ Retrieves license data from Elasticsearch and becomes a source of license data f
 ## API: 
 ### Server-side
  The licensing plugin retrieves license data from **Elasticsearch** at regular configurable intervals.
-- `license$: Observable<ILicense>` Provides a steam of license data [ILicense](./common/types.ts). Plugin emits new value whenever it detects changes in license info. If the plugin cannot retrieve a license from **Elasticsearch**, it will emit `an empty license` object. 
-- `refresh: () => Promise<ILicense>` allows a plugin to enforce license retrieval.
+- `license$: Observable<ILicense>` Provides a steam of license data [ILicense](./common/types.ts). Plugin emits new value whenever it detects changes in license info. If the plugin cannot retrieve a license from **Elasticsearch**, it will emit `an empty license` object.
+- `getLicense(): Promise<ILicense>` returns the latest license data retrieved or waits for it to be resolved.
+- `refresh: () => Promise<ILicense>` triggers the licensing information re-fetch.
 
 ### Client-side
  The licensing plugin retrieves license data from **licensing Kibana plugin** and does not communicate with Elasticsearch directly.
 - `license$: Observable<ILicense>` Provides a steam of license data [ILicense](./common/types.ts). Plugin emits new value whenever it detects changes in license info. If the plugin cannot retrieve a license from **Kibana**, it will emit `an empty license` object. 
-- `refresh: () => Promise<ILicense>` allows a plugin to enforce license retrieval.
+- `getLicense(): Promise<ILicense>` returns the latest license data retrieved or waits for it to be resolved.  
+- `refresh: () => Promise<ILicense>` triggers the licensing information re-fetch.
 
 ## Migration example
 The new platform licensing plugin became stateless now. It means that instead of storing all your data from `checkLicense` within the plugin, you should react on license data change on both the client and server sides.
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..3a6c5c2d94841 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 } 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$!),
       license$: 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..1f9cfaf20af77 100644
--- a/x-pack/plugins/licensing/server/plugin.ts
+++ b/x-pack/plugins/licensing/server/plugin.ts
@@ -17,6 +17,7 @@ import {
   distinctUntilChanged,
   ReplaySubject,
   timer,
+  firstValueFrom,
 } from 'rxjs';
 import moment from 'moment';
 import type { MaybePromise } from '@kbn/utility-types';
@@ -159,6 +160,7 @@ export class LicensingPlugin implements Plugin<LicensingPluginSetup, LicensingPl
     }
     return {
       refresh: this.refresh,
+      getLicense: async () => await firstValueFrom(this.license$!),
       license$: 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 9c95a389684b9..41e194dc7d0b7 100644
--- a/x-pack/plugins/maps/public/licensed_features.ts
+++ b/x-pack/plugins/maps/public/licensed_features.ts
@@ -50,7 +50,7 @@ export const whenLicenseInitialized = async (): Promise<void> => {
 };
 
 export async function setLicensingPluginStart(licensingPlugin: LicensingPluginStart) {
-  const license = await licensingPlugin.refresh();
+  const license = await licensingPlugin.getLicense();
   updateLicenseState(license);
 
   licensingPluginStart = licensingPlugin;