diff --git a/opensearch_dashboards.json b/opensearch_dashboards.json
index e23d1ded..1c6286f2 100644
--- a/opensearch_dashboards.json
+++ b/opensearch_dashboards.json
@@ -8,7 +8,9 @@
     "opensearchDashboardsUtils"
   ],
   "optionalPlugins": [
-    "share"
+    "share",
+    "dataSource",
+    "dataSourceManagement"
   ],
   "server": true,
   "ui": true,
diff --git a/public/plugin.ts b/public/plugin.ts
index 553bc082..0839135f 100644
--- a/public/plugin.ts
+++ b/public/plugin.ts
@@ -10,48 +10,59 @@ import {
   CoreStart,
   Plugin,
 } from '../../../src/core/public';
+import { DataSourcePluginSetup } from '../../../src/plugins/data_source/public';
+import { PLUGIN_ID, PLUGIN_NAME } from '../common';
+import './components/context_menu/context_menu';
+import { applicationService } from './components/utils/application_service';
+import { uiSettingsService } from './components/utils/settings_service';
+import { registerAllPluginNavGroups } from './plugin_nav';
 import {
+  AppPluginStartDependencies,
   ReportsDashboardsPluginSetup,
   ReportsDashboardsPluginStart,
-  AppPluginStartDependencies,
 } from './types';
-import './components/context_menu/context_menu';
-import { PLUGIN_ID, PLUGIN_NAME } from '../common';
-import { uiSettingsService } from './components/utils/settings_service';
-import { applicationService } from './components/utils/application_service';
-import { registerAllPluginNavGroups } from './plugin_nav';
+
+export interface ReportingPluginSetupDependencies {
+  dataSource: DataSourcePluginSetup;
+}
 
 export class ReportsDashboardsPlugin
-  implements Plugin<ReportsDashboardsPluginSetup, ReportsDashboardsPluginStart> {
-  public setup(core: CoreSetup): ReportsDashboardsPluginSetup {
+  implements
+    Plugin<ReportsDashboardsPluginSetup, ReportsDashboardsPluginStart> {
+  public setup(
+    core: CoreSetup,
+    { dataSource }: ReportingPluginSetupDependencies
+  ): ReportsDashboardsPluginSetup {
     uiSettingsService.init(core.uiSettings, core.http);
     // Register an application into the side navigation menu
-    core.application.register({
-      id: PLUGIN_ID,
-      title: i18n.translate('opensearch.reports.pluginName', {
-        defaultMessage: PLUGIN_NAME,
-      }),
-      category: {
-        id: 'opensearch',
-        label: i18n.translate('opensearch.reports.categoryName', {
-          defaultMessage: 'OpenSearch Plugins',
+    if (!dataSource) {
+      core.application.register({
+        id: PLUGIN_ID,
+        title: i18n.translate('opensearch.reports.pluginName', {
+          defaultMessage: PLUGIN_NAME,
         }),
+        category: {
+          id: 'opensearch',
+          label: i18n.translate('opensearch.reports.categoryName', {
+            defaultMessage: 'OpenSearch Plugins',
+          }),
+          order: 2000,
+        },
         order: 2000,
-      },
-      order: 2000,
-      async mount(params: AppMountParameters) {
-        // Load application bundle
-        const { renderApp } = await import('./application');
-        // Get start services as specified in opensearch_dashboards.json
-        const [coreStart, depsStart] = await core.getStartServices();
-        // Render the application
-        return renderApp(
-          coreStart,
-          depsStart as AppPluginStartDependencies,
-          params
-        );
-      },
-    });
+        async mount(params: AppMountParameters) {
+          // Load application bundle
+          const { renderApp } = await import('./application');
+          // Get start services as specified in opensearch_dashboards.json
+          const [coreStart, depsStart] = await core.getStartServices();
+          // Render the application
+          return renderApp(
+            coreStart,
+            depsStart as AppPluginStartDependencies,
+            params
+          );
+        },
+      });
+    }
     registerAllPluginNavGroups(core);
     // Return methods that should be available to other plugins
     return {};
@@ -62,5 +73,5 @@ export class ReportsDashboardsPlugin
     return {};
   }
 
-  public stop() { }
+  public stop() {}
 }