diff --git a/pkg/services/authz/zanzana.go b/pkg/services/authz/zanzana.go
index a1a48090c69..5533aa4a0d5 100644
--- a/pkg/services/authz/zanzana.go
+++ b/pkg/services/authz/zanzana.go
@@ -21,25 +21,23 @@ import (
 	"github.com/grafana/grafana/pkg/setting"
 )
 
-type ZanzanaClient interface{}
-
 // ProvideZanzana used to register ZanzanaClient.
 // It will also start an embedded ZanzanaSever if mode is set to "embedded".
-func ProvideZanzana(cfg *setting.Cfg, db db.DB, features featuremgmt.FeatureToggles) (ZanzanaClient, error) {
+func ProvideZanzana(cfg *setting.Cfg, db db.DB, features featuremgmt.FeatureToggles) (zanzana.Client, error) {
 	if !features.IsEnabledGlobally(featuremgmt.FlagZanzana) {
 		return zanzana.NoopClient{}, nil
 	}
 
 	logger := log.New("zanzana")
 
-	var client *zanzana.Client
+	var client zanzana.Client
 	switch cfg.Zanzana.Mode {
 	case setting.ZanzanaModeClient:
 		conn, err := grpc.NewClient(cfg.Zanzana.Addr, grpc.WithTransportCredentials(insecure.NewCredentials()))
 		if err != nil {
 			return nil, fmt.Errorf("failed to create zanzana client to remote server: %w", err)
 		}
-		client = zanzana.NewClient(openfgav1.NewOpenFGAServiceClient(conn))
+		client = zanzana.NewClient(conn)
 	case setting.ZanzanaModeEmbedded:
 		store, err := zanzana.NewEmbeddedStore(cfg, db, logger)
 		if err != nil {
@@ -53,7 +51,7 @@ func ProvideZanzana(cfg *setting.Cfg, db db.DB, features featuremgmt.FeatureTogg
 
 		channel := &inprocgrpc.Channel{}
 		openfgav1.RegisterOpenFGAServiceServer(channel, srv)
-		client = zanzana.NewClient(openfgav1.NewOpenFGAServiceClient(channel))
+		client = zanzana.NewClient(channel)
 	default:
 		return nil, fmt.Errorf("unsupported zanzana mode: %s", cfg.Zanzana.Mode)
 	}
diff --git a/pkg/services/authz/zanzana/client.go b/pkg/services/authz/zanzana/client.go
index e52a39a8be6..e7a093fd426 100644
--- a/pkg/services/authz/zanzana/client.go
+++ b/pkg/services/authz/zanzana/client.go
@@ -1,16 +1,46 @@
 package zanzana
 
 import (
+	"context"
+
 	openfgav1 "github.com/openfga/api/proto/openfga/v1"
+	"google.golang.org/grpc"
+
+	"github.com/grafana/grafana/pkg/infra/log"
 )
 
-// FIXME(kalleep): Build out our wrapper client for openFGA
-type Client struct {
-	c openfgav1.OpenFGAServiceClient
+// Client is a wrapper around OpenFGAServiceClient with only methods using in Grafana included.
+type Client interface {
+	Check(ctx context.Context, in *openfgav1.CheckRequest, opts ...grpc.CallOption) (*openfgav1.CheckResponse, error)
+	ListObjects(ctx context.Context, in *openfgav1.ListObjectsRequest, opts ...grpc.CallOption) (*openfgav1.ListObjectsResponse, error)
 }
 
-func NewClient(c openfgav1.OpenFGAServiceClient) *Client {
-	return &Client{c}
+type zanzanaClient struct {
+	client openfgav1.OpenFGAServiceClient
+	logger log.Logger
+}
+
+func NewClient(cc grpc.ClientConnInterface) Client {
+	return &zanzanaClient{
+		client: openfgav1.NewOpenFGAServiceClient(cc),
+		logger: log.New("zanzana-client"),
+	}
+}
+
+func (c *zanzanaClient) Check(ctx context.Context, in *openfgav1.CheckRequest, opts ...grpc.CallOption) (*openfgav1.CheckResponse, error) {
+	return c.client.Check(ctx, in, opts...)
+}
+
+func (c *zanzanaClient) ListObjects(ctx context.Context, in *openfgav1.ListObjectsRequest, opts ...grpc.CallOption) (*openfgav1.ListObjectsResponse, error) {
+	return c.client.ListObjects(ctx, in, opts...)
 }
 
 type NoopClient struct{}
+
+func (nc NoopClient) Check(ctx context.Context, in *openfgav1.CheckRequest, opts ...grpc.CallOption) (*openfgav1.CheckResponse, error) {
+	return nil, nil
+}
+
+func (nc NoopClient) ListObjects(ctx context.Context, in *openfgav1.ListObjectsRequest, opts ...grpc.CallOption) (*openfgav1.ListObjectsResponse, error) {
+	return nil, nil
+}