diff --git a/server/src/internalClusterTest/java/org/opensearch/accesscontrol/resources/NonDefaultResourceAccessControlPluginIT.java b/server/src/internalClusterTest/java/org/opensearch/accesscontrol/resources/NonDefaultResourceAccessControlPluginIT.java
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000000..a69935e753d4f
--- /dev/null
+++ b/server/src/internalClusterTest/java/org/opensearch/accesscontrol/resources/NonDefaultResourceAccessControlPluginIT.java
@@ -0,0 +1,32 @@
+/*
+ * SPDX-License-Identifier: Apache-2.0
+ *
+ * The OpenSearch Contributors require contributions made to
+ * this file be licensed under the Apache-2.0 license or a
+ * compatible open source license.
+ */
+
+package org.opensearch.accesscontrol.resources;
+
+import org.opensearch.accesscontrol.resources.testplugins.TestRACPlugin;
+import org.opensearch.accesscontrol.resources.testplugins.TestResourcePlugin;
+import org.opensearch.plugins.Plugin;
+import org.opensearch.plugins.ResourceAccessControlPlugin;
+import org.opensearch.test.OpenSearchIntegTestCase;
+import org.hamcrest.MatcherAssert;
+import org.hamcrest.Matchers;
+
+import java.util.Collection;
+import java.util.List;
+
+public class NonDefaultResourceAccessControlPluginIT extends OpenSearchIntegTestCase {
+    @Override
+    protected Collection<Class<? extends Plugin>> nodePlugins() {
+        return List.of(TestResourcePlugin.class, TestRACPlugin.class);
+    }
+
+    public void testSampleResourcePluginCallsTestRACPluginToManageResourceAccess() {
+        ResourceAccessControlPlugin racPlugin = TestResourcePlugin.GuiceHolder.getResourceService().getResourceAccessControlPlugin();
+        MatcherAssert.assertThat(racPlugin.getClass(), Matchers.is(TestRACPlugin.class));
+    }
+}
diff --git a/server/src/internalClusterTest/java/org/opensearch/accesscontrol/resources/fallback/DefaultResourceAccessControlPluginIT.java b/server/src/internalClusterTest/java/org/opensearch/accesscontrol/resources/fallback/DefaultResourceAccessControlPluginIT.java
index 25957a4c1add7..9f2b4a5589323 100644
--- a/server/src/internalClusterTest/java/org/opensearch/accesscontrol/resources/fallback/DefaultResourceAccessControlPluginIT.java
+++ b/server/src/internalClusterTest/java/org/opensearch/accesscontrol/resources/fallback/DefaultResourceAccessControlPluginIT.java
@@ -12,6 +12,7 @@
 import org.opensearch.accesscontrol.resources.ResourceSharing;
 import org.opensearch.accesscontrol.resources.ShareWith;
 import org.opensearch.accesscontrol.resources.SharedWithScope;
+import org.opensearch.accesscontrol.resources.testplugins.TestResourcePlugin;
 import org.opensearch.client.Client;
 import org.opensearch.core.xcontent.XContentBuilder;
 import org.opensearch.plugins.Plugin;
@@ -26,7 +27,7 @@
 import java.util.Map;
 import java.util.Set;
 
-import static org.opensearch.accesscontrol.resources.fallback.TestResourcePlugin.SAMPLE_TEST_INDEX;
+import static org.opensearch.accesscontrol.resources.testplugins.TestResourcePlugin.SAMPLE_TEST_INDEX;
 import static org.opensearch.common.xcontent.XContentFactory.jsonBuilder;
 import static org.hamcrest.Matchers.hasItem;
 import static org.hamcrest.Matchers.hasProperty;
diff --git a/server/src/internalClusterTest/java/org/opensearch/accesscontrol/resources/testplugins/TestRACPlugin.java b/server/src/internalClusterTest/java/org/opensearch/accesscontrol/resources/testplugins/TestRACPlugin.java
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000000..e9cde63cc6aa5
--- /dev/null
+++ b/server/src/internalClusterTest/java/org/opensearch/accesscontrol/resources/testplugins/TestRACPlugin.java
@@ -0,0 +1,14 @@
+/*
+ * SPDX-License-Identifier: Apache-2.0
+ *
+ * The OpenSearch Contributors require contributions made to
+ * this file be licensed under the Apache-2.0 license or a
+ * compatible open source license.
+ */
+
+package org.opensearch.accesscontrol.resources.testplugins;
+
+import org.opensearch.plugins.Plugin;
+import org.opensearch.plugins.ResourceAccessControlPlugin;
+
+public class TestRACPlugin extends Plugin implements ResourceAccessControlPlugin {}
diff --git a/server/src/internalClusterTest/java/org/opensearch/accesscontrol/resources/fallback/TestResourcePlugin.java b/server/src/internalClusterTest/java/org/opensearch/accesscontrol/resources/testplugins/TestResourcePlugin.java
similarity index 97%
rename from server/src/internalClusterTest/java/org/opensearch/accesscontrol/resources/fallback/TestResourcePlugin.java
rename to server/src/internalClusterTest/java/org/opensearch/accesscontrol/resources/testplugins/TestResourcePlugin.java
index bf2e0859f8f8b..f340f6d56e221 100644
--- a/server/src/internalClusterTest/java/org/opensearch/accesscontrol/resources/fallback/TestResourcePlugin.java
+++ b/server/src/internalClusterTest/java/org/opensearch/accesscontrol/resources/testplugins/TestResourcePlugin.java
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@
  * compatible open source license.
  */
 
-package org.opensearch.accesscontrol.resources.fallback;
+package org.opensearch.accesscontrol.resources.testplugins;
 
 import org.opensearch.accesscontrol.resources.ResourceService;
 import org.opensearch.common.inject.Inject;