diff --git a/.github/CODEOWNERS b/.github/CODEOWNERS
index 11035e0eb7dbd..4e1cb694a66cf 100644
--- a/.github/CODEOWNERS
+++ b/.github/CODEOWNERS
@@ -869,6 +869,7 @@ x-pack/platform/packages/shared/ml/runtime_field_utils @elastic/ml-ui
 x-pack/platform/packages/shared/ml/trained_models_utils @elastic/ml-ui
 x-pack/platform/plugins/private/data_visualizer @elastic/ml-ui
 x-pack/platform/plugins/private/transform @elastic/ml-ui
+x-pack/platform/plugins/private/translations @elastic/kibana-localization
 x-pack/platform/plugins/shared/ai_infra/llm_tasks @elastic/appex-ai-infra
 x-pack/platform/plugins/shared/ai_infra/product_doc_base @elastic/appex-ai-infra
 x-pack/platform/plugins/shared/aiops @elastic/ml-ui
@@ -991,7 +992,6 @@ x-pack/plugins/task_manager @elastic/response-ops
 x-pack/plugins/telemetry_collection_xpack @elastic/kibana-core
 x-pack/plugins/threat_intelligence @elastic/security-threat-hunting-investigations
 x-pack/plugins/timelines @elastic/security-threat-hunting-investigations
-x-pack/plugins/translations @elastic/kibana-localization
 x-pack/plugins/triggers_actions_ui @elastic/response-ops
 x-pack/plugins/upgrade_assistant @elastic/kibana-management
 x-pack/plugins/watcher @elastic/kibana-management
diff --git a/docs/developer/plugin-list.asciidoc b/docs/developer/plugin-list.asciidoc
index 982c9c969122c..7de266985c6d6 100644
--- a/docs/developer/plugin-list.asciidoc
+++ b/docs/developer/plugin-list.asciidoc
@@ -988,4 +988,4 @@ include::{kibana-root}/src/plugins/expressions/README.asciidoc[leveloffset=+1]
 include::{kibana-root}/src/plugins/ui_actions/README.asciidoc[leveloffset=+1]
 include::{kibana-root}/x-pack/plugins/dashboard_enhanced/README.asciidoc[leveloffset=+1]
 include::{kibana-root}/x-pack/plugins/embeddable_enhanced/README.asciidoc[leveloffset=+1]
-include::{kibana-root}/x-pack/plugins/translations/README.asciidoc[leveloffset=+1]
+include::{kibana-root}/x-pack/platform/plugins/private/translations/README.asciidoc[leveloffset=+1]
diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index 9e2bd09e7a0d1..47f098d33f40d 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -963,7 +963,7 @@
     "@kbn/timerange": "link:packages/kbn-timerange",
     "@kbn/tinymath": "link:packages/kbn-tinymath",
     "@kbn/transform-plugin": "link:x-pack/platform/plugins/private/transform",
-    "@kbn/translations-plugin": "link:x-pack/plugins/translations",
+    "@kbn/translations-plugin": "link:x-pack/platform/plugins/private/translations",
     "@kbn/transpose-utils": "link:packages/kbn-transpose-utils",
     "@kbn/triggers-actions-ui-example-plugin": "link:x-pack/examples/triggers_actions_ui_example",
     "@kbn/triggers-actions-ui-plugin": "link:x-pack/plugins/triggers_actions_ui",
diff --git a/src/dev/i18n_tools/README.md b/src/dev/i18n_tools/README.md
index 6fc50a3a59b47..041d7215f00ef 100644
--- a/src/dev/i18n_tools/README.md
+++ b/src/dev/i18n_tools/README.md
@@ -134,7 +134,7 @@ The tool throws an exception if `formats` object is missing in locale file.
 ### Usage
 
 ```bash
-node scripts/i18n_integrate --source path/to/locale.json --target x-pack/plugins/translations/translations/locale.json
+node scripts/i18n_integrate --source path/to/locale.json --target x-pack/platform/plugins/private/translations/translations/locale.json
 ```
 
 * `--source` path to the JSON file with translations that should be integrated.
diff --git a/tsconfig.base.json b/tsconfig.base.json
index 9fd96ede22e5c..bc77936f8d3b9 100644
--- a/tsconfig.base.json
+++ b/tsconfig.base.json
@@ -1932,8 +1932,8 @@
       "@kbn/tooling-log/*": ["packages/kbn-tooling-log/*"],
       "@kbn/transform-plugin": ["x-pack/platform/plugins/private/transform"],
       "@kbn/transform-plugin/*": ["x-pack/platform/plugins/private/transform/*"],
-      "@kbn/translations-plugin": ["x-pack/plugins/translations"],
-      "@kbn/translations-plugin/*": ["x-pack/plugins/translations/*"],
+      "@kbn/translations-plugin": ["x-pack/platform/plugins/private/translations"],
+      "@kbn/translations-plugin/*": ["x-pack/platform/plugins/private/translations/*"],
       "@kbn/transpose-utils": ["packages/kbn-transpose-utils"],
       "@kbn/transpose-utils/*": ["packages/kbn-transpose-utils/*"],
       "@kbn/triggers-actions-ui-example-plugin": ["x-pack/examples/triggers_actions_ui_example"],
diff --git a/x-pack/plugins/translations/README.asciidoc b/x-pack/platform/plugins/private/translations/README.asciidoc
similarity index 100%
rename from x-pack/plugins/translations/README.asciidoc
rename to x-pack/platform/plugins/private/translations/README.asciidoc
diff --git a/x-pack/plugins/translations/kibana.jsonc b/x-pack/platform/plugins/private/translations/kibana.jsonc
similarity index 100%
rename from x-pack/plugins/translations/kibana.jsonc
rename to x-pack/platform/plugins/private/translations/kibana.jsonc
diff --git a/x-pack/plugins/translations/server/index.ts b/x-pack/platform/plugins/private/translations/server/index.ts
similarity index 100%
rename from x-pack/plugins/translations/server/index.ts
rename to x-pack/platform/plugins/private/translations/server/index.ts
diff --git a/x-pack/plugins/translations/translations/en.json b/x-pack/platform/plugins/private/translations/translations/en.json
similarity index 100%
rename from x-pack/plugins/translations/translations/en.json
rename to x-pack/platform/plugins/private/translations/translations/en.json
diff --git a/x-pack/plugins/translations/translations/fr-FR.json b/x-pack/platform/plugins/private/translations/translations/fr-FR.json
similarity index 100%
rename from x-pack/plugins/translations/translations/fr-FR.json
rename to x-pack/platform/plugins/private/translations/translations/fr-FR.json
diff --git a/x-pack/plugins/translations/translations/ja-JP.json b/x-pack/platform/plugins/private/translations/translations/ja-JP.json
similarity index 100%
rename from x-pack/plugins/translations/translations/ja-JP.json
rename to x-pack/platform/plugins/private/translations/translations/ja-JP.json
diff --git a/x-pack/plugins/translations/translations/zh-CN.json b/x-pack/platform/plugins/private/translations/translations/zh-CN.json
similarity index 100%
rename from x-pack/plugins/translations/translations/zh-CN.json
rename to x-pack/platform/plugins/private/translations/translations/zh-CN.json
diff --git a/x-pack/plugins/translations/tsconfig.json b/x-pack/platform/plugins/private/translations/tsconfig.json
similarity index 80%
rename from x-pack/plugins/translations/tsconfig.json
rename to x-pack/platform/plugins/private/translations/tsconfig.json
index e48f8b0627a1b..a9784e9415491 100644
--- a/x-pack/plugins/translations/tsconfig.json
+++ b/x-pack/platform/plugins/private/translations/tsconfig.json
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 {
-  "extends": "../../../tsconfig.base.json",
+  "extends": "../../../../../tsconfig.base.json",
   "compilerOptions": {
     "outDir": "target/types",
   },
diff --git a/yarn.lock b/yarn.lock
index 67571d31600ab..860efbbc2c5c2 100644
--- a/yarn.lock
+++ b/yarn.lock
@@ -7680,7 +7680,7 @@
   version "0.0.0"
   uid ""
 
-"@kbn/translations-plugin@link:x-pack/plugins/translations":
+"@kbn/translations-plugin@link:x-pack/platform/plugins/private/translations":
   version "0.0.0"
   uid ""