diff --git a/pkg/apiserver/auditing/noop.go b/pkg/apiserver/auditing/noop.go
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..5ab8f902c19
--- /dev/null
+++ b/pkg/apiserver/auditing/noop.go
@@ -0,0 +1,29 @@
+package auditing
+
+import (
+	auditinternal "k8s.io/apiserver/pkg/apis/audit"
+	"k8s.io/apiserver/pkg/audit"
+	"k8s.io/apiserver/pkg/authorization/authorizer"
+)
+
+// NoopBackend is a no-op implementation of audit.Backend
+type NoopBackend struct{}
+
+func ProvideNoopBackend() audit.Backend { return &NoopBackend{} }
+
+func (b *NoopBackend) ProcessEvents(k8sEvents ...*auditinternal.Event) bool { return false }
+
+func (NoopBackend) Run(stopCh <-chan struct{}) error { return nil }
+
+func (NoopBackend) Shutdown() {}
+
+func (NoopBackend) String() string { return "" }
+
+// NoopPolicyRuleEvaluator is a no-op implementation of audit.PolicyRuleEvaluator
+type NoopPolicyRuleEvaluator struct{}
+
+func ProvideNoopPolicyRuleEvaluator() audit.PolicyRuleEvaluator { return &NoopPolicyRuleEvaluator{} }
+
+func (NoopPolicyRuleEvaluator) EvaluatePolicyRule(authorizer.Attributes) audit.RequestAuditConfig {
+	return audit.RequestAuditConfig{Level: auditinternal.LevelNone}
+}
diff --git a/pkg/registry/apis/wireset.go b/pkg/registry/apis/wireset.go
index 12153f812a1..740f2a46cef 100644
--- a/pkg/registry/apis/wireset.go
+++ b/pkg/registry/apis/wireset.go
@@ -3,6 +3,7 @@ package apiregistry
 import (
 	"github.com/google/wire"
 
+	"github.com/grafana/grafana/pkg/apiserver/auditing"
 	"github.com/grafana/grafana/pkg/registry/apis/collections"
 	dashboardinternal "github.com/grafana/grafana/pkg/registry/apis/dashboard"
 	"github.com/grafana/grafana/pkg/registry/apis/datasource"
@@ -33,6 +34,10 @@ var WireSetExts = wire.NewSet(
 
 	externalgroupmapping.ProvideNoopTeamGroupsREST,
 	wire.Bind(new(externalgroupmapping.TeamGroupsHandler), new(*externalgroupmapping.NoopTeamGroupsREST)),
+
+	// Auditing Options
+	auditing.ProvideNoopBackend,
+	auditing.ProvideNoopPolicyRuleEvaluator,
 )
 
 var provisioningExtras = wire.NewSet(
diff --git a/pkg/server/wire_gen.go b/pkg/server/wire_gen.go
index 5782e7d7018..5abda77524a 100644
--- a/pkg/server/wire_gen.go
+++ b/pkg/server/wire_gen.go
@@ -14,6 +14,7 @@ import (
 	"github.com/grafana/grafana/pkg/api"
 	"github.com/grafana/grafana/pkg/api/avatar"
 	"github.com/grafana/grafana/pkg/api/routing"
+	"github.com/grafana/grafana/pkg/apiserver/auditing"
 	"github.com/grafana/grafana/pkg/bus"
 	"github.com/grafana/grafana/pkg/configprovider"
 	"github.com/grafana/grafana/pkg/expr"
@@ -831,7 +832,9 @@ func Initialize(ctx context.Context, cfg *setting.Cfg, opts Options, apiOpts api
 	}
 	v2 := appregistry.ProvideAppInstallers(featureToggles, playlistAppInstaller, appInstaller, shortURLAppInstaller, alertingRulesAppInstaller, correlationsAppInstaller, alertingNotificationsAppInstaller, logsDrilldownAppInstaller, annotationAppInstaller, exampleAppInstaller, advisorAppInstaller, alertingHistorianAppInstaller, quotasAppInstaller)
 	builderMetrics := builder.ProvideBuilderMetrics(registerer)
-	apiserverService, err := apiserver.ProvideService(cfg, featureToggles, routeRegisterImpl, tracingService, serverLockService, sqlStore, kvStore, middlewareHandler, scopedPluginDatasourceProvider, plugincontextProvider, pluginstoreService, dualwriteService, resourceClient, inlineSecureValueSupport, eventualRestConfigProvider, v, eventualRestConfigProvider, registerer, aggregatorRunner, v2, builderMetrics)
+	backend := auditing.ProvideNoopBackend()
+	policyRuleEvaluator := auditing.ProvideNoopPolicyRuleEvaluator()
+	apiserverService, err := apiserver.ProvideService(cfg, featureToggles, routeRegisterImpl, tracingService, serverLockService, sqlStore, kvStore, middlewareHandler, scopedPluginDatasourceProvider, plugincontextProvider, pluginstoreService, dualwriteService, resourceClient, inlineSecureValueSupport, eventualRestConfigProvider, v, eventualRestConfigProvider, registerer, aggregatorRunner, v2, builderMetrics, backend, policyRuleEvaluator)
 	if err != nil {
 		return nil, err
 	}
@@ -1489,7 +1492,9 @@ func InitializeForTest(ctx context.Context, t sqlutil.ITestDB, testingT interfac
 	}
 	v2 := appregistry.ProvideAppInstallers(featureToggles, playlistAppInstaller, appInstaller, shortURLAppInstaller, alertingRulesAppInstaller, correlationsAppInstaller, alertingNotificationsAppInstaller, logsDrilldownAppInstaller, annotationAppInstaller, exampleAppInstaller, advisorAppInstaller, alertingHistorianAppInstaller, quotasAppInstaller)
 	builderMetrics := builder.ProvideBuilderMetrics(registerer)
-	apiserverService, err := apiserver.ProvideService(cfg, featureToggles, routeRegisterImpl, tracingService, serverLockService, sqlStore, kvStore, middlewareHandler, scopedPluginDatasourceProvider, plugincontextProvider, pluginstoreService, dualwriteService, resourceClient, inlineSecureValueSupport, eventualRestConfigProvider, v, eventualRestConfigProvider, registerer, aggregatorRunner, v2, builderMetrics)
+	backend := auditing.ProvideNoopBackend()
+	policyRuleEvaluator := auditing.ProvideNoopPolicyRuleEvaluator()
+	apiserverService, err := apiserver.ProvideService(cfg, featureToggles, routeRegisterImpl, tracingService, serverLockService, sqlStore, kvStore, middlewareHandler, scopedPluginDatasourceProvider, plugincontextProvider, pluginstoreService, dualwriteService, resourceClient, inlineSecureValueSupport, eventualRestConfigProvider, v, eventualRestConfigProvider, registerer, aggregatorRunner, v2, builderMetrics, backend, policyRuleEvaluator)
 	if err != nil {
 		return nil, err
 	}
diff --git a/pkg/services/apiserver/service.go b/pkg/services/apiserver/service.go
index ac38dee7e3f..5d9e37e649e 100644
--- a/pkg/services/apiserver/service.go
+++ b/pkg/services/apiserver/service.go
@@ -12,6 +12,7 @@ import (
 	"k8s.io/apimachinery/pkg/runtime"
 	"k8s.io/apimachinery/pkg/runtime/schema"
 	"k8s.io/apimachinery/pkg/runtime/serializer"
+	"k8s.io/apiserver/pkg/audit"
 	genericapifilters "k8s.io/apiserver/pkg/endpoints/filters"
 	"k8s.io/apiserver/pkg/endpoints/responsewriter"
 	genericapiserver "k8s.io/apiserver/pkg/server"
@@ -113,6 +114,9 @@ type service struct {
 	appInstallers                     []appsdkapiserver.AppInstaller
 	builderMetrics                    *builder.BuilderMetrics
 	dualWriterMetrics                 *grafanarest.DualWriterMetrics
+
+	auditBackend             audit.Backend
+	auditPolicyRuleEvaluator audit.PolicyRuleEvaluator
 }
 
 func ProvideService(
@@ -137,6 +141,8 @@ func ProvideService(
 	aggregatorRunner aggregatorrunner.AggregatorRunner,
 	appInstallers []appsdkapiserver.AppInstaller,
 	builderMetrics *builder.BuilderMetrics,
+	auditBackend audit.Backend,
+	auditPolicyRuleEvaluator audit.PolicyRuleEvaluator,
 ) (*service, error) {
 	scheme := builder.ProvideScheme()
 	codecs := builder.ProvideCodecFactory(scheme)
@@ -167,6 +173,8 @@ func ProvideService(
 		appInstallers:                     appInstallers,
 		builderMetrics:                    builderMetrics,
 		dualWriterMetrics:                 grafanarest.NewDualWriterMetrics(reg),
+		auditBackend:                      auditBackend,
+		auditPolicyRuleEvaluator:          auditPolicyRuleEvaluator,
 	}
 	// This will be used when running as a dskit service
 	s.NamedService = services.NewBasicService(s.start, s.running, nil).WithName(modules.GrafanaAPIServer)
@@ -355,6 +363,10 @@ func (s *service) start(ctx context.Context) error {
 		appinstaller.BuildOpenAPIDefGetter(s.appInstallers),
 	}
 
+	// Auditing Options
+	serverConfig.AuditBackend = s.auditBackend
+	serverConfig.AuditPolicyRuleEvaluator = s.auditPolicyRuleEvaluator
+
 	// Add OpenAPI specs for each group+version (existing builders)
 	err = builder.SetupConfig(
 		s.scheme,