diff --git a/source/java/org/alfresco/repo/module/AbstractModuleComponent.java b/source/java/org/alfresco/repo/module/AbstractModuleComponent.java
index 0bd0c887d3..4246a0ecac 100644
--- a/source/java/org/alfresco/repo/module/AbstractModuleComponent.java
+++ b/source/java/org/alfresco/repo/module/AbstractModuleComponent.java
@@ -23,6 +23,7 @@ import java.util.HashMap;
 import java.util.List;
 import java.util.Map;
 
+import org.alfresco.api.AlfrescoPublicApi;
 import org.alfresco.error.AlfrescoRuntimeException;
 import org.alfresco.repo.security.authentication.AuthenticationComponent;
 import org.alfresco.repo.tenant.TenantAdminService;
@@ -43,6 +44,7 @@ import org.springframework.extensions.surf.util.I18NUtil;
  * @author Derek Hulley
  * @since 2.0
  */
+@AlfrescoPublicApi
 public abstract class AbstractModuleComponent implements ModuleComponent, BeanNameAware
 {
     private static final String ERR_ALREADY_EXECUTED = "module.err.already_executed";
diff --git a/source/java/org/alfresco/repo/module/ImporterModuleComponent.java b/source/java/org/alfresco/repo/module/ImporterModuleComponent.java
index 375b86ebe7..3dd298276e 100644
--- a/source/java/org/alfresco/repo/module/ImporterModuleComponent.java
+++ b/source/java/org/alfresco/repo/module/ImporterModuleComponent.java
@@ -22,6 +22,7 @@ import java.util.ArrayList;
 import java.util.List;
 import java.util.Properties;
 
+import org.alfresco.api.AlfrescoPublicApi;
 import org.alfresco.repo.importer.ImporterBootstrap;
 import org.alfresco.util.PropertyCheck;
 
@@ -32,6 +33,7 @@ import org.alfresco.util.PropertyCheck;
  * @author Derek Hulley
  * @since 2.0
  */
+@AlfrescoPublicApi
 public class ImporterModuleComponent extends AbstractModuleComponent
 {
     private ImporterBootstrap importer;