diff --git a/plugins/ingest/src/main/java/org/elasticsearch/plugin/ingest/IngestPlugin.java b/plugins/ingest/src/main/java/org/elasticsearch/plugin/ingest/IngestPlugin.java
index 77bac7df2bb..5405459b28a 100644
--- a/plugins/ingest/src/main/java/org/elasticsearch/plugin/ingest/IngestPlugin.java
+++ b/plugins/ingest/src/main/java/org/elasticsearch/plugin/ingest/IngestPlugin.java
@@ -82,6 +82,15 @@ public class IngestPlugin extends Plugin {
         }
     }
 
+    @Override
+    public Collection<Class<? extends LifecycleComponent>> nodeServices() {
+        if (transportClient) {
+            return Collections.emptyList();
+        } else {
+            return Collections.singletonList(PipelineStore.class);
+        }
+    }
+
     @Override
     public Settings additionalSettings() {
         return settingsBuilder()