diff --git a/x-pack/plugins/fleet/server/services/package_policy.ts b/x-pack/plugins/fleet/server/services/package_policy.ts
index c457da64ead07..f1cf8bdd3b9a2 100644
--- a/x-pack/plugins/fleet/server/services/package_policy.ts
+++ b/x-pack/plugins/fleet/server/services/package_policy.ts
@@ -105,7 +105,12 @@ import { getAuthzFromRequest, doesNotHaveRequiredFleetAuthz } from './security';
 
 import { storedPackagePolicyToAgentInputs } from './agent_policies';
 import { agentPolicyService } from './agent_policy';
-import { getPackageInfo, getInstallation, ensureInstalledPackage } from './epm/packages';
+import {
+  getPackageInfo,
+  getInstallation,
+  ensureInstalledPackage,
+  getInstallationObject,
+} from './epm/packages';
 import { getAssetsDataFromAssetsMap } from './epm/packages/assets';
 import { compileTemplate } from './epm/agent/agent';
 import { escapeSearchQueryPhrase, normalizeKuery as _normalizeKuery } from './saved_object';
@@ -1874,9 +1879,25 @@ class PackagePolicyClientImpl implements PackagePolicyClient {
   public async buildPackagePolicyFromPackage(
     soClient: SavedObjectsClientContract,
     pkgName: string,
-    logger?: Logger
+    options?: { logger?: Logger; installMissingPackage?: boolean }
   ): Promise<NewPackagePolicy | undefined> {
-    const pkgInstall = await getInstallation({ savedObjectsClient: soClient, pkgName, logger });
+    const pkgInstallObj = await getInstallationObject({
+      savedObjectsClient: soClient,
+      pkgName,
+      logger: options?.logger,
+    });
+    let pkgInstall = pkgInstallObj?.attributes;
+    if (!pkgInstall && options?.installMissingPackage) {
+      const esClient = await appContextService.getInternalUserESClient();
+      const result = await ensureInstalledPackage({
+        esClient,
+        pkgName,
+        savedObjectsClient: soClient,
+      });
+      if (result.package) {
+        pkgInstall = result.package;
+      }
+    }
     if (pkgInstall) {
       const packageInfo = await getPackageInfo({
         savedObjectsClient: soClient,
diff --git a/x-pack/plugins/fleet/server/services/package_policy_service.ts b/x-pack/plugins/fleet/server/services/package_policy_service.ts
index 46913642843cf..8bd96fd855312 100644
--- a/x-pack/plugins/fleet/server/services/package_policy_service.ts
+++ b/x-pack/plugins/fleet/server/services/package_policy_service.ts
@@ -164,7 +164,7 @@ export interface PackagePolicyClient {
   buildPackagePolicyFromPackage(
     soClient: SavedObjectsClientContract,
     pkgName: string,
-    logger?: Logger
+    options?: { logger?: Logger; installMissingPackage?: boolean }
   ): Promise<NewPackagePolicy | undefined>;
 
   runExternalCallbacks<A extends ExternalCallback[0]>(
diff --git a/x-pack/plugins/observability_solution/synthetics/server/synthetics_service/private_location/synthetics_private_location.ts b/x-pack/plugins/observability_solution/synthetics/server/synthetics_service/private_location/synthetics_private_location.ts
index 52bb0eefcb84e..fe5f74529121e 100644
--- a/x-pack/plugins/observability_solution/synthetics/server/synthetics_service/private_location/synthetics_private_location.ts
+++ b/x-pack/plugins/observability_solution/synthetics/server/synthetics_service/private_location/synthetics_private_location.ts
@@ -52,7 +52,7 @@ export class SyntheticsPrivateLocation {
     const newPolicy = await this.server.fleet.packagePolicyService.buildPackagePolicyFromPackage(
       soClient,
       'synthetics',
-      this.server.logger
+      { logger: this.server.logger, installMissingPackage: true }
     );
 
     if (!newPolicy) {