diff --git a/src/Umbraco.Web.UI.Client/src/apps/app/auth/index.ts b/src/Umbraco.Web.UI.Client/src/apps/app/auth/index.ts
deleted file mode 100644
index 16f8c38e67..0000000000
--- a/src/Umbraco.Web.UI.Client/src/apps/app/auth/index.ts
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1 +0,0 @@
-export * from './auth-flow.js';
diff --git a/src/Umbraco.Web.UI.Client/src/apps/app/auth/auth-flow.ts b/src/Umbraco.Web.UI.Client/src/shared/auth/auth-flow.ts
similarity index 96%
rename from src/Umbraco.Web.UI.Client/src/apps/app/auth/auth-flow.ts
rename to src/Umbraco.Web.UI.Client/src/shared/auth/auth-flow.ts
index 191a61aafa..5d25ec40bf 100644
--- a/src/Umbraco.Web.UI.Client/src/apps/app/auth/auth-flow.ts
+++ b/src/Umbraco.Web.UI.Client/src/shared/auth/auth-flow.ts
@@ -13,6 +13,7 @@
  * License for the specific language governing permissions and limitations under
  * the License.
  */
+import type { IUmbAuth } from './auth.interface.js';
 import {
 	BaseTokenRequestHandler,
 	BasicQueryStringUtils,
@@ -32,6 +33,8 @@ import {
 
 const requestor = new FetchRequestor();
 
+const TOKEN_RESPONSE_NAME = 'umb:tokenResponse';
+
 /**
  * This class is needed to prevent the hash from being parsed as part of the query string.
  */
@@ -78,7 +81,7 @@ class UmbNoHashQueryStringUtils extends BasicQueryStringUtils {
  *   a. This will redirect the user to the authorization endpoint of the server
  * 4. After login, get the latest token before each request to the server by calling the `performWithFreshTokens` method
  */
-export class UmbAuthFlow {
+export class UmbAuthFlow implements IUmbAuth {
 	// handlers
 	readonly #notifier: AuthorizationNotifier;
 	readonly #authorizationHandler: RedirectRequestHandler;
@@ -155,7 +158,7 @@ export class UmbAuthFlow {
 	async setInitialState() {
 		// Ensure there is a connection to the server
 		await this.fetchServiceConfiguration();
-		const tokenResponseJson = await this.#storageBackend.getItem('tokenResponse');
+		const tokenResponseJson = await this.#storageBackend.getItem(TOKEN_RESPONSE_NAME);
 		if (tokenResponseJson) {
 			const response = new TokenResponse(JSON.parse(tokenResponseJson));
 			if (response.isValid()) {
@@ -238,7 +241,7 @@ export class UmbAuthFlow {
 		// forget all cached token state
 		this.#accessTokenResponse = undefined;
 		this.#refreshToken = undefined;
-		await this.#storageBackend.removeItem('tokenResponse');
+		await this.#storageBackend.removeItem(TOKEN_RESPONSE_NAME);
 	}
 
 	/**
@@ -282,7 +285,7 @@ export class UmbAuthFlow {
 	 */
 	async #saveTokenState() {
 		if (this.#accessTokenResponse) {
-			await this.#storageBackend.setItem('tokenResponse', JSON.stringify(this.#accessTokenResponse.toJson()));
+			await this.#storageBackend.setItem(TOKEN_RESPONSE_NAME, JSON.stringify(this.#accessTokenResponse.toJson()));
 		}
 	}
 
diff --git a/src/Umbraco.Web.UI.Client/src/shared/auth/auth.interface.ts b/src/Umbraco.Web.UI.Client/src/shared/auth/auth.interface.ts
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..a71be30e2f
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/Umbraco.Web.UI.Client/src/shared/auth/auth.interface.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,17 @@
+export interface IUmbAuth {
+	/**
+	 * Get the current user's access token.
+	 *
+	 * @example
+	 * ```js
+	 *   const token = await auth.getAccessToken();
+	 *   const result = await fetch('https://my-api.com', { headers: { Authorization: `Bearer ${token}` } });
+	 * ```
+	 */
+	performWithFreshTokens(): Promise<string>;
+
+	/**
+	 * Sign out the current user.
+	 */
+	signOut(): Promise<void>;
+}
diff --git a/src/Umbraco.Web.UI.Client/src/shared/auth/index.ts b/src/Umbraco.Web.UI.Client/src/shared/auth/index.ts
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..391382b79c
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/Umbraco.Web.UI.Client/src/shared/auth/index.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,10 @@
+import { IUmbAuth } from './auth.interface.js';
+import { UmbContextToken } from '@umbraco-cms/backoffice/context-api';
+
+export type { IUmbAuth } from './auth.interface.js';
+export { UmbAuthFlow } from './auth-flow.js';
+
+export const UMB_AUTH = new UmbContextToken<IUmbAuth>(
+	'UmbAuth',
+	'An instance of UmbAuthFlow that should be shared across the app.'
+);