diff --git a/.github/CODEOWNERS b/.github/CODEOWNERS
index a9c304ab9f5c5..a7a808f3d1d23 100644
--- a/.github/CODEOWNERS
+++ b/.github/CODEOWNERS
@@ -541,6 +541,7 @@ x-pack/plugins/observability_solution/investigate @elastic/obs-ux-management-tea
 packages/kbn-investigation-shared @elastic/obs-ux-management-team
 packages/kbn-io-ts-utils @elastic/obs-knowledge-team
 packages/kbn-ipynb @elastic/search-kibana
+packages/kbn-item-buffer @elastic/appex-sharedux
 packages/kbn-jest-serializers @elastic/kibana-operations
 packages/kbn-journeys @elastic/kibana-operations @elastic/appex-qa
 packages/kbn-json-ast @elastic/kibana-operations
diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index 3aea2cec6f298..1c4a15589954f 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -588,6 +588,7 @@
     "@kbn/investigation-shared": "link:packages/kbn-investigation-shared",
     "@kbn/io-ts-utils": "link:packages/kbn-io-ts-utils",
     "@kbn/ipynb": "link:packages/kbn-ipynb",
+    "@kbn/item-buffer": "link:packages/kbn-item-buffer",
     "@kbn/json-schemas": "link:x-pack/packages/ml/json_schemas",
     "@kbn/kbn-health-gateway-status-plugin": "link:test/health_gateway/plugins/status",
     "@kbn/kbn-sample-panel-action-plugin": "link:test/plugin_functional/plugins/kbn_sample_panel_action",
diff --git a/packages/kbn-item-buffer/README.md b/packages/kbn-item-buffer/README.md
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000000..7ded185dc89df
--- /dev/null
+++ b/packages/kbn-item-buffer/README.md
@@ -0,0 +1,4 @@
+# @kbn/item-buffer
+
+`ItemBuffer`: A simple buffer that collects items. Can be cleared or flushed; and can automatically flush when specified number of items is reached.
+`TimedItemBuffer`: An `ItemBuffer` that flushes buffer when oldest item reaches age specified by this parameter, in milliseconds.
diff --git a/packages/kbn-item-buffer/index.ts b/packages/kbn-item-buffer/index.ts
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000000..92b8be8e72fe6
--- /dev/null
+++ b/packages/kbn-item-buffer/index.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,11 @@
+/*
+ * Copyright Elasticsearch B.V. and/or licensed to Elasticsearch B.V. under one
+ * or more contributor license agreements. Licensed under the "Elastic License
+ * 2.0", the "GNU Affero General Public License v3.0 only", and the "Server Side
+ * Public License v 1"; you may not use this file except in compliance with, at
+ * your election, the "Elastic License 2.0", the "GNU Affero General Public
+ * License v3.0 only", or the "Server Side Public License, v 1".
+ */
+
+export { ItemBuffer, TimedItemBuffer } from './src';
+export type { ItemBufferParams, TimedItemBufferParams } from './src';
diff --git a/packages/kbn-item-buffer/jest.config.js b/packages/kbn-item-buffer/jest.config.js
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000000..f553426f800bb
--- /dev/null
+++ b/packages/kbn-item-buffer/jest.config.js
@@ -0,0 +1,14 @@
+/*
+ * Copyright Elasticsearch B.V. and/or licensed to Elasticsearch B.V. under one
+ * or more contributor license agreements. Licensed under the "Elastic License
+ * 2.0", the "GNU Affero General Public License v3.0 only", and the "Server Side
+ * Public License v 1"; you may not use this file except in compliance with, at
+ * your election, the "Elastic License 2.0", the "GNU Affero General Public
+ * License v3.0 only", or the "Server Side Public License, v 1".
+ */
+
+module.exports = {
+  preset: '@kbn/test/jest_node',
+  rootDir: '../..',
+  roots: ['<rootDir>/packages/kbn-item-buffer'],
+};
diff --git a/packages/kbn-item-buffer/kibana.jsonc b/packages/kbn-item-buffer/kibana.jsonc
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000000..624939e78dbf9
--- /dev/null
+++ b/packages/kbn-item-buffer/kibana.jsonc
@@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
+{
+  "type": "shared-common",
+  "id": "@kbn/item-buffer",
+  "owner": "@elastic/appex-sharedux"
+}
diff --git a/packages/kbn-item-buffer/package.json b/packages/kbn-item-buffer/package.json
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000000..3fb408662c5c8
--- /dev/null
+++ b/packages/kbn-item-buffer/package.json
@@ -0,0 +1,6 @@
+{
+  "name": "@kbn/item-buffer",
+  "private": true,
+  "version": "1.0.0",
+  "license": "Elastic License 2.0 OR AGPL-3.0-only OR SSPL-1.0"
+}
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/src/plugins/bfetch/common/buffer/tests/run_item_buffer_tests.ts b/packages/kbn-item-buffer/src/__test__/run_item_buffer_tests.ts
similarity index 100%
rename from src/plugins/bfetch/common/buffer/tests/run_item_buffer_tests.ts
rename to packages/kbn-item-buffer/src/__test__/run_item_buffer_tests.ts
diff --git a/packages/kbn-item-buffer/src/index.ts b/packages/kbn-item-buffer/src/index.ts
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000000..6ac856a0eab78
--- /dev/null
+++ b/packages/kbn-item-buffer/src/index.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,11 @@
+/*
+ * Copyright Elasticsearch B.V. and/or licensed to Elasticsearch B.V. under one
+ * or more contributor license agreements. Licensed under the "Elastic License
+ * 2.0", the "GNU Affero General Public License v3.0 only", and the "Server Side
+ * Public License v 1"; you may not use this file except in compliance with, at
+ * your election, the "Elastic License 2.0", the "GNU Affero General Public
+ * License v3.0 only", or the "Server Side Public License, v 1".
+ */
+
+export * from './item_buffer';
+export * from './timed_item_buffer';
diff --git a/src/plugins/bfetch/common/buffer/tests/item_buffer.test.ts b/packages/kbn-item-buffer/src/item_buffer.test.ts
similarity index 81%
rename from src/plugins/bfetch/common/buffer/tests/item_buffer.test.ts
rename to packages/kbn-item-buffer/src/item_buffer.test.ts
index d1272f353ee05..0be567e356441 100644
--- a/src/plugins/bfetch/common/buffer/tests/item_buffer.test.ts
+++ b/packages/kbn-item-buffer/src/item_buffer.test.ts
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@
  * License v3.0 only", or the "Server Side Public License, v 1".
  */
 
-import { ItemBuffer } from '../item_buffer';
-import { runItemBufferTests } from './run_item_buffer_tests';
+import { ItemBuffer } from './item_buffer';
+import { runItemBufferTests } from './__test__/run_item_buffer_tests';
 
 runItemBufferTests(ItemBuffer);
diff --git a/src/plugins/bfetch/common/buffer/item_buffer.ts b/packages/kbn-item-buffer/src/item_buffer.ts
similarity index 100%
rename from src/plugins/bfetch/common/buffer/item_buffer.ts
rename to packages/kbn-item-buffer/src/item_buffer.ts
diff --git a/src/plugins/bfetch/common/buffer/tests/timed_item_buffer.test.ts b/packages/kbn-item-buffer/src/timed_item_buffer.test.ts
similarity index 95%
rename from src/plugins/bfetch/common/buffer/tests/timed_item_buffer.test.ts
rename to packages/kbn-item-buffer/src/timed_item_buffer.test.ts
index 34224c58eb68d..d86d775e939e6 100644
--- a/src/plugins/bfetch/common/buffer/tests/timed_item_buffer.test.ts
+++ b/packages/kbn-item-buffer/src/timed_item_buffer.test.ts
@@ -7,8 +7,8 @@
  * License v3.0 only", or the "Server Side Public License, v 1".
  */
 
-import { TimedItemBuffer } from '../timed_item_buffer';
-import { runItemBufferTests } from './run_item_buffer_tests';
+import { TimedItemBuffer } from './timed_item_buffer';
+import { runItemBufferTests } from './__test__/run_item_buffer_tests';
 
 jest.useFakeTimers({ legacyFakeTimers: true });
 
diff --git a/src/plugins/bfetch/common/buffer/timed_item_buffer.ts b/packages/kbn-item-buffer/src/timed_item_buffer.ts
similarity index 100%
rename from src/plugins/bfetch/common/buffer/timed_item_buffer.ts
rename to packages/kbn-item-buffer/src/timed_item_buffer.ts
diff --git a/packages/kbn-item-buffer/tsconfig.json b/packages/kbn-item-buffer/tsconfig.json
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000000..2f9ddddbeea23
--- /dev/null
+++ b/packages/kbn-item-buffer/tsconfig.json
@@ -0,0 +1,17 @@
+{
+  "extends": "../../tsconfig.base.json",
+  "compilerOptions": {
+    "outDir": "target/types",
+    "types": [
+      "jest",
+      "node"
+    ]
+  },
+  "include": [
+    "**/*.ts",
+  ],
+  "exclude": [
+    "target/**/*"
+  ],
+  "kbn_references": []
+}
diff --git a/src/plugins/bfetch/common/buffer/tests/create_batched_function.test.ts b/src/plugins/bfetch/common/buffer/create_batched_function.test.ts
similarity index 96%
rename from src/plugins/bfetch/common/buffer/tests/create_batched_function.test.ts
rename to src/plugins/bfetch/common/buffer/create_batched_function.test.ts
index c0826375f4c49..2953eaf967c94 100644
--- a/src/plugins/bfetch/common/buffer/tests/create_batched_function.test.ts
+++ b/src/plugins/bfetch/common/buffer/create_batched_function.test.ts
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@
  * License v3.0 only", or the "Server Side Public License, v 1".
  */
 
-import { createBatchedFunction } from '../create_batched_function';
+import { createBatchedFunction } from './create_batched_function';
 
 describe('createBatchedFunction', () => {
   test('calls onCall every time fn is called, calls onBatch once flushOnMaxItems reached', async () => {
diff --git a/src/plugins/bfetch/common/buffer/create_batched_function.ts b/src/plugins/bfetch/common/buffer/create_batched_function.ts
index 19d194d8f899e..b87d45050b3c9 100644
--- a/src/plugins/bfetch/common/buffer/create_batched_function.ts
+++ b/src/plugins/bfetch/common/buffer/create_batched_function.ts
@@ -7,8 +7,8 @@
  * License v3.0 only", or the "Server Side Public License, v 1".
  */
 
-import { ItemBufferParams } from './item_buffer';
-import { TimedItemBufferParams, TimedItemBuffer } from './timed_item_buffer';
+import type { ItemBufferParams, TimedItemBufferParams } from '@kbn/item-buffer';
+import { TimedItemBuffer } from '@kbn/item-buffer';
 
 type Fn = (...args: any) => any;
 
diff --git a/src/plugins/bfetch/common/buffer/index.ts b/src/plugins/bfetch/common/buffer/index.ts
index 4b265677e3fa7..5ec864329f456 100644
--- a/src/plugins/bfetch/common/buffer/index.ts
+++ b/src/plugins/bfetch/common/buffer/index.ts
@@ -7,6 +7,4 @@
  * License v3.0 only", or the "Server Side Public License, v 1".
  */
 
-export * from './item_buffer';
-export * from './timed_item_buffer';
 export * from './create_batched_function';
diff --git a/src/plugins/bfetch/common/index.ts b/src/plugins/bfetch/common/index.ts
index c5ab7b330553e..40983f7c81374 100644
--- a/src/plugins/bfetch/common/index.ts
+++ b/src/plugins/bfetch/common/index.ts
@@ -9,8 +9,7 @@
 
 export { normalizeError, removeLeadingSlash, appendQueryParam } from './util';
 export type { StreamingResponseHandler } from './streaming';
-export type { ItemBufferParams, TimedItemBufferParams, BatchedFunctionParams } from './buffer';
-export { ItemBuffer, TimedItemBuffer, createBatchedFunction } from './buffer';
+export { type BatchedFunctionParams, createBatchedFunction } from './buffer';
 export type { ErrorLike, BatchRequestData, BatchResponseItem, BatchItemWrapper } from './batch';
 export {
   DISABLE_BFETCH_COMPRESSION,
diff --git a/src/plugins/bfetch/public/batching/create_streaming_batched_function.ts b/src/plugins/bfetch/public/batching/create_streaming_batched_function.ts
index b0a0e0eb1e0c9..799aef494a19e 100644
--- a/src/plugins/bfetch/public/batching/create_streaming_batched_function.ts
+++ b/src/plugins/bfetch/public/batching/create_streaming_batched_function.ts
@@ -8,13 +8,8 @@
  */
 
 import { AbortError, abortSignalToPromise, defer } from '@kbn/kibana-utils-plugin/public';
-import {
-  ItemBufferParams,
-  TimedItemBufferParams,
-  createBatchedFunction,
-  ErrorLike,
-  normalizeError,
-} from '../../common';
+import type { ItemBufferParams, TimedItemBufferParams } from '@kbn/item-buffer';
+import { createBatchedFunction, ErrorLike, normalizeError } from '../../common';
 import { fetchStreaming } from '../streaming';
 import { BatchedFunc, BatchItem } from './types';
 
diff --git a/src/plugins/bfetch/tsconfig.json b/src/plugins/bfetch/tsconfig.json
index 22c616b1bc4c9..d75e6085d4537 100644
--- a/src/plugins/bfetch/tsconfig.json
+++ b/src/plugins/bfetch/tsconfig.json
@@ -13,6 +13,7 @@
     "@kbn/core-http-common",
     "@kbn/bfetch-error",
     "@kbn/ebt-tools",
+    "@kbn/item-buffer",
   ],
   "exclude": [
     "target/**/*",
diff --git a/src/plugins/content_management/server/event_stream/event_stream_service.ts b/src/plugins/content_management/server/event_stream/event_stream_service.ts
index 74f0fde017157..ff25e9d158bb9 100644
--- a/src/plugins/content_management/server/event_stream/event_stream_service.ts
+++ b/src/plugins/content_management/server/event_stream/event_stream_service.ts
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@
  */
 
 import type { CoreSetup } from '@kbn/core/server';
-import { TimedItemBuffer } from '@kbn/bfetch-plugin/common';
+import { TimedItemBuffer } from '@kbn/item-buffer';
 import type {
   EventStreamClient,
   EventStreamClientFactory,
diff --git a/src/plugins/content_management/tsconfig.json b/src/plugins/content_management/tsconfig.json
index bba887cd887b1..bde3ff1334cbb 100644
--- a/src/plugins/content_management/tsconfig.json
+++ b/src/plugins/content_management/tsconfig.json
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@
     "@kbn/core-http-request-handler-context-server",
     "@kbn/es-query",
     "@kbn/core-test-helpers-kbn-server",
-    "@kbn/bfetch-plugin",
+    "@kbn/item-buffer",
     "@kbn/object-versioning",
     "@kbn/core-saved-objects-api-server-mocks",
     "@kbn/core-saved-objects-api-server",
diff --git a/tsconfig.base.json b/tsconfig.base.json
index 4464ff5f4a78c..09d1f31eceb23 100644
--- a/tsconfig.base.json
+++ b/tsconfig.base.json
@@ -1076,6 +1076,8 @@
       "@kbn/io-ts-utils/*": ["packages/kbn-io-ts-utils/*"],
       "@kbn/ipynb": ["packages/kbn-ipynb"],
       "@kbn/ipynb/*": ["packages/kbn-ipynb/*"],
+      "@kbn/item-buffer": ["packages/kbn-item-buffer"],
+      "@kbn/item-buffer/*": ["packages/kbn-item-buffer/*"],
       "@kbn/jest-serializers": ["packages/kbn-jest-serializers"],
       "@kbn/jest-serializers/*": ["packages/kbn-jest-serializers/*"],
       "@kbn/journeys": ["packages/kbn-journeys"],
diff --git a/yarn.lock b/yarn.lock
index 40d3d20830ff0..71cdfca1203b5 100644
--- a/yarn.lock
+++ b/yarn.lock
@@ -5447,6 +5447,10 @@
   version "0.0.0"
   uid ""
 
+"@kbn/item-buffer@link:packages/kbn-item-buffer":
+  version "0.0.0"
+  uid ""
+
 "@kbn/jest-serializers@link:packages/kbn-jest-serializers":
   version "0.0.0"
   uid ""