diff --git a/src/Umbraco.Core/Services/IMemberService.cs b/src/Umbraco.Core/Services/IMemberService.cs
index 44fce3eba2..e394c3bffd 100644
--- a/src/Umbraco.Core/Services/IMemberService.cs
+++ b/src/Umbraco.Core/Services/IMemberService.cs
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@ namespace Umbraco.Core.Services
     /// <summary>
     /// Defines the MemberService, which is an easy access to operations involving (umbraco) members.
     /// </summary>
-    internal interface IMemberService : IMembershipMemberService
+    public interface IMemberService : IMembershipMemberService
     {
         /// <summary>
         /// Checks if a member with the id exists
diff --git a/src/Umbraco.Core/Services/IMembershipMemberService.cs b/src/Umbraco.Core/Services/IMembershipMemberService.cs
index 18edae2bea..f309eea445 100644
--- a/src/Umbraco.Core/Services/IMembershipMemberService.cs
+++ b/src/Umbraco.Core/Services/IMembershipMemberService.cs
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@ namespace Umbraco.Core.Services
     /// <remarks>
     /// Idea is to have this is an isolated interface so that it can be easily 'replaced' in the membership provider impl.
     /// </remarks>
-    internal interface IMembershipMemberService : IService
+    public interface IMembershipMemberService : IService
     {
         /// <summary>
         /// Checks if a member with the username exists
diff --git a/src/Umbraco.Core/Services/MemberService.cs b/src/Umbraco.Core/Services/MemberService.cs
index 7dcbbe2ff6..c9734d09bd 100644
--- a/src/Umbraco.Core/Services/MemberService.cs
+++ b/src/Umbraco.Core/Services/MemberService.cs
@@ -18,24 +18,24 @@ namespace Umbraco.Core.Services
     /// <summary>
     /// Represents the MemberService.
     /// </summary>
-    internal class MemberService : IMemberService
+    public class MemberService : IMemberService
     {
         private readonly RepositoryFactory _repositoryFactory;
         private readonly IDatabaseUnitOfWorkProvider _uowProvider;
 
         private static readonly ReaderWriterLockSlim Locker = new ReaderWriterLockSlim();
 
-        public MemberService(RepositoryFactory repositoryFactory)
+        internal MemberService(RepositoryFactory repositoryFactory)
             : this(new PetaPocoUnitOfWorkProvider(), repositoryFactory)
         {
         }
 
-        public MemberService(IDatabaseUnitOfWorkProvider provider)
+        internal MemberService(IDatabaseUnitOfWorkProvider provider)
             : this(provider, new RepositoryFactory())
         {
         }
 
-        public MemberService(IDatabaseUnitOfWorkProvider provider, RepositoryFactory repositoryFactory)
+        internal MemberService(IDatabaseUnitOfWorkProvider provider, RepositoryFactory repositoryFactory)
         {
             _repositoryFactory = repositoryFactory;
             _uowProvider = provider;