diff --git a/client/rest-high-level/src/main/java/org/elasticsearch/client/IndexLifecycleRequestConverters.java b/client/rest-high-level/src/main/java/org/elasticsearch/client/IndexLifecycleRequestConverters.java
index f61fac3323a..5e185866f8a 100644
--- a/client/rest-high-level/src/main/java/org/elasticsearch/client/IndexLifecycleRequestConverters.java
+++ b/client/rest-high-level/src/main/java/org/elasticsearch/client/IndexLifecycleRequestConverters.java
@@ -41,7 +41,7 @@ final class IndexLifecycleRequestConverters {
     private IndexLifecycleRequestConverters() {}
 
     static Request getLifecyclePolicy(GetLifecyclePolicyRequest getLifecyclePolicyRequest) {
-        String endpoint = new RequestConverters.EndpointBuilder().addPathPartAsIs("_ilm")
+        String endpoint = new RequestConverters.EndpointBuilder().addPathPartAsIs("_ilm/policy")
                 .addCommaSeparatedPathParts(getLifecyclePolicyRequest.getPolicyNames()).build();
         Request request = new Request(HttpGet.METHOD_NAME, endpoint);
         RequestConverters.Params params = new RequestConverters.Params(request);
@@ -52,7 +52,7 @@ final class IndexLifecycleRequestConverters {
 
     static Request putLifecyclePolicy(PutLifecyclePolicyRequest putLifecycleRequest) throws IOException {
         String endpoint = new RequestConverters.EndpointBuilder()
-            .addPathPartAsIs("_ilm")
+            .addPathPartAsIs("_ilm/policy")
             .addPathPartAsIs(putLifecycleRequest.getName())
             .build();
         Request request = new Request(HttpPut.METHOD_NAME, endpoint);
@@ -66,7 +66,7 @@ final class IndexLifecycleRequestConverters {
     static Request deleteLifecyclePolicy(DeleteLifecyclePolicyRequest deleteLifecyclePolicyRequest) {
         Request request = new Request(HttpDelete.METHOD_NAME,
             new RequestConverters.EndpointBuilder()
-                .addPathPartAsIs("_ilm")
+                .addPathPartAsIs("_ilm/policy")
                 .addPathPartAsIs(deleteLifecyclePolicyRequest.getLifecyclePolicy())
                 .build());
         RequestConverters.Params params = new RequestConverters.Params(request);
diff --git a/client/rest-high-level/src/test/java/org/elasticsearch/client/IndexLifecycleRequestConvertersTests.java b/client/rest-high-level/src/test/java/org/elasticsearch/client/IndexLifecycleRequestConvertersTests.java
index bc878f328ef..0030fd0773a 100644
--- a/client/rest-high-level/src/test/java/org/elasticsearch/client/IndexLifecycleRequestConvertersTests.java
+++ b/client/rest-high-level/src/test/java/org/elasticsearch/client/IndexLifecycleRequestConvertersTests.java
@@ -60,7 +60,7 @@ public class IndexLifecycleRequestConvertersTests extends ESTestCase {
         Request request = IndexLifecycleRequestConverters.getLifecyclePolicy(req);
         assertEquals(request.getMethod(), HttpGet.METHOD_NAME);
         String policiesStr = Strings.arrayToCommaDelimitedString(policies);
-        assertEquals(request.getEndpoint(), "/_ilm" + (policiesStr.isEmpty() ? "" : ("/" + policiesStr)));
+        assertEquals(request.getEndpoint(), "/_ilm/policy" + (policiesStr.isEmpty() ? "" : ("/" + policiesStr)));
         assertEquals(request.getParameters(), expectedParams);
     }
 
@@ -74,7 +74,7 @@ public class IndexLifecycleRequestConvertersTests extends ESTestCase {
 
         Request request = IndexLifecycleRequestConverters.putLifecyclePolicy(req);
         assertEquals(HttpPut.METHOD_NAME, request.getMethod());
-        assertEquals("/_ilm/" + name, request.getEndpoint());
+        assertEquals("/_ilm/policy/" + name, request.getEndpoint());
         assertEquals(expectedParams, request.getParameters());
     }
 
@@ -87,7 +87,7 @@ public class IndexLifecycleRequestConvertersTests extends ESTestCase {
 
         Request request = IndexLifecycleRequestConverters.deleteLifecyclePolicy(req);
         assertEquals(request.getMethod(), HttpDelete.METHOD_NAME);
-        assertEquals(request.getEndpoint(), "/_ilm/" + lifecycleName);
+        assertEquals(request.getEndpoint(), "/_ilm/policy/" + lifecycleName);
         assertEquals(request.getParameters(), expectedParams);
     }
 
diff --git a/docs/reference/ilm/apis/delete-lifecycle.asciidoc b/docs/reference/ilm/apis/delete-lifecycle.asciidoc
index 9adf2c0c3dc..3c8b6c397c0 100644
--- a/docs/reference/ilm/apis/delete-lifecycle.asciidoc
+++ b/docs/reference/ilm/apis/delete-lifecycle.asciidoc
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@ Deletes an existing lifecycle policy
 
 ==== Request
 
-`DELETE _ilm/<policy>`
+`DELETE _ilm/policy/<policy>`
 
 ==== Description
 
@@ -43,7 +43,7 @@ The following example deletes an existing policy named `my_policy`:
 
 [source,js]
 --------------------------------------------------
-PUT _ilm/my_policy
+PUT _ilm/policy/my_policy
 {
   "policy": {
     "phases": {
@@ -72,7 +72,7 @@ PUT _ilm/my_policy
 
 [source,js]
 --------------------------------------------------
-DELETE _ilm/my_policy
+DELETE _ilm/policy/my_policy
 --------------------------------------------------
 // CONSOLE
 // TEST[continued]
diff --git a/docs/reference/ilm/apis/explain.asciidoc b/docs/reference/ilm/apis/explain.asciidoc
index c15803b1dda..899f30d9c6c 100644
--- a/docs/reference/ilm/apis/explain.asciidoc
+++ b/docs/reference/ilm/apis/explain.asciidoc
@@ -47,7 +47,7 @@ The following example retrieves the lifecycle state for the index `my_index`:
 
 [source,js]
 --------------------------------------------------
-PUT _ilm/my_policy
+PUT _ilm/policy/my_policy
 {
   "policy": {
     "phases": {
diff --git a/docs/reference/ilm/apis/get-lifecycle.asciidoc b/docs/reference/ilm/apis/get-lifecycle.asciidoc
index 5d20af24ab9..dbc8a572903 100644
--- a/docs/reference/ilm/apis/get-lifecycle.asciidoc
+++ b/docs/reference/ilm/apis/get-lifecycle.asciidoc
@@ -10,8 +10,8 @@ Retrieves an existing policy
 
 ==== Request
 
-`GET _ilm`
-`GET _ilm/<policy>`
+`GET _ilm/policy`
+`GET _ilm/policy/<policy>`
 
 ==== Description
 
@@ -46,7 +46,7 @@ The following example retrieves the policy named `my_policy`:
 
 [source,js]
 --------------------------------------------------
-PUT _ilm/my_policy
+PUT _ilm/policy/my_policy
 {
   "policy": {
     "phases": {
@@ -75,7 +75,7 @@ PUT _ilm/my_policy
 
 [source,js]
 --------------------------------------------------
-GET _ilm
+GET _ilm/policy
 --------------------------------------------------
 // CONSOLE
 // TEST[continued]
diff --git a/docs/reference/ilm/apis/move-to-step.asciidoc b/docs/reference/ilm/apis/move-to-step.asciidoc
index f927c3ac4c8..c34b800856c 100644
--- a/docs/reference/ilm/apis/move-to-step.asciidoc
+++ b/docs/reference/ilm/apis/move-to-step.asciidoc
@@ -50,7 +50,7 @@ forcemerge step:
 
 [source,js]
 --------------------------------------------------
-PUT _ilm/my_policy
+PUT _ilm/policy/my_policy
 {
   "policy": {
     "phases": {
diff --git a/docs/reference/ilm/apis/put-lifecycle.asciidoc b/docs/reference/ilm/apis/put-lifecycle.asciidoc
index 9ac7d956c34..36650078db6 100644
--- a/docs/reference/ilm/apis/put-lifecycle.asciidoc
+++ b/docs/reference/ilm/apis/put-lifecycle.asciidoc
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@ Creates or updates an ILM Policy
 
 ==== Request
 
-`PUT _ilm/<policy>`
+`PUT _ilm/policy/<policy>`
 
 ==== Description
 
@@ -46,7 +46,7 @@ The following example creates a new policy named `my_policy`:
 
 [source,js]
 --------------------------------------------------
-PUT _ilm/my_policy
+PUT _ilm/policy/my_policy
 {
   "policy": {
     "phases": {
diff --git a/docs/reference/ilm/apis/remove-policy.asciidoc b/docs/reference/ilm/apis/remove-policy.asciidoc
index 1fab265ede9..8ee313f4e30 100644
--- a/docs/reference/ilm/apis/remove-policy.asciidoc
+++ b/docs/reference/ilm/apis/remove-policy.asciidoc
@@ -44,7 +44,7 @@ The following example removes a policy `my_policy` from an index `my_index`.
 
 [source,js]
 --------------------------------------------------
-PUT _ilm/my_policy
+PUT _ilm/policy/my_policy
 {
   "policy": {
     "phases": {
diff --git a/docs/reference/ilm/apis/start.asciidoc b/docs/reference/ilm/apis/start.asciidoc
index a1c112da77c..073a584e4d8 100644
--- a/docs/reference/ilm/apis/start.asciidoc
+++ b/docs/reference/ilm/apis/start.asciidoc
@@ -40,7 +40,7 @@ The following example starts the ILM plugin.
 
 [source,js]
 --------------------------------------------------
-PUT _ilm/my_policy
+PUT _ilm/policy/my_policy
 {
   "policy": {
     "phases": {
diff --git a/docs/reference/ilm/apis/stop.asciidoc b/docs/reference/ilm/apis/stop.asciidoc
index ced79bcd434..cdc038adabc 100644
--- a/docs/reference/ilm/apis/stop.asciidoc
+++ b/docs/reference/ilm/apis/stop.asciidoc
@@ -42,7 +42,7 @@ The following example stops the ILM plugin.
 
 [source,js]
 --------------------------------------------------
-PUT _ilm/my_policy
+PUT _ilm/policy/my_policy
 {
   "policy": {
     "phases": {
diff --git a/docs/reference/ilm/set-up-lifecycle-policy.asciidoc b/docs/reference/ilm/set-up-lifecycle-policy.asciidoc
index cdc24ae8d56..7f5bb84c598 100644
--- a/docs/reference/ilm/set-up-lifecycle-policy.asciidoc
+++ b/docs/reference/ilm/set-up-lifecycle-policy.asciidoc
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@ our indexes.
 
 [source,js]
 ------------------------
-PUT _ilm/my_policy
+PUT _ilm/policy/my_policy
 {
   "policy": {
     "phases": {
diff --git a/docs/reference/ilm/start-stop-ilm.asciidoc b/docs/reference/ilm/start-stop-ilm.asciidoc
index 816c5581956..938b97d4472 100644
--- a/docs/reference/ilm/start-stop-ilm.asciidoc
+++ b/docs/reference/ilm/start-stop-ilm.asciidoc
@@ -17,7 +17,7 @@ to see the current state of ILM.
 ////
 [source,js]
 --------------------------------------------------
-PUT _ilm/my_policy
+PUT _ilm/policy/my_policy
 {
   "policy": {
     "phases": {
diff --git a/docs/reference/ilm/update-lifecycle-policy.asciidoc b/docs/reference/ilm/update-lifecycle-policy.asciidoc
index 1fc02cac1f5..1711b097964 100644
--- a/docs/reference/ilm/update-lifecycle-policy.asciidoc
+++ b/docs/reference/ilm/update-lifecycle-policy.asciidoc
@@ -21,7 +21,7 @@ To show this, let's create a policy `my_policy`.
 
 [source,js]
 ------------------------
-PUT _ilm/my_policy
+PUT _ilm/policy/my_policy
 {
   "policy": {
     "phases": {
@@ -53,7 +53,7 @@ Updating the Delete phase's minimum age can be done in an update request.
 
 [source,js]
 ------------------------
-PUT _ilm/my_policy
+PUT _ilm/policy/my_policy
 {
   "policy": {
     "phases": {
@@ -81,7 +81,7 @@ PUT _ilm/my_policy
 //////////
 [source,js]
 --------------------------------------------------
-GET _ilm
+GET _ilm/policy
 --------------------------------------------------
 // CONSOLE
 // TEST[continued]
@@ -136,7 +136,7 @@ Let's say we have an index `my_index` managed by the below `my_executing_policy`
 
 [source,js]
 ------------------------
-PUT _ilm/my_executing_policy
+PUT _ilm/policy/my_executing_policy
 {
   "policy": {
     "phases": {
@@ -226,7 +226,7 @@ Updating `my_executing_policy` to have no rollover action and, instead, go direc
 
 [source,js]
 ------------------------
-PUT _ilm/my_executing_policy
+PUT _ilm/policy/my_executing_policy
 {
   "policy": {
     "phases": {
@@ -371,7 +371,7 @@ it will move on to the next phase in `my_other_policy`. So if it was on the
 ////
 [source,js]
 ------------------------
-PUT _ilm/my_policy
+PUT _ilm/policy/my_policy
 {
   "policy": {
     "phases": {
@@ -392,7 +392,7 @@ PUT _ilm/my_policy
   }
 }
 
-PUT _ilm/my_other_policy
+PUT _ilm/policy/my_other_policy
 {
   "policy": {
     "phases": {
diff --git a/docs/reference/ilm/using-policies-rollover.asciidoc b/docs/reference/ilm/using-policies-rollover.asciidoc
index 327dbe07f94..f7982af4fec 100644
--- a/docs/reference/ilm/using-policies-rollover.asciidoc
+++ b/docs/reference/ilm/using-policies-rollover.asciidoc
@@ -48,7 +48,7 @@ this example, that means the index will be deleted 30 days after rollover, not
 
 [source,js]
 --------------------------------------------------
-PUT /_ilm/my_policy
+PUT /_ilm/policy/my_policy
 {
   "policy": {
     "phases": {
diff --git a/test/framework/src/main/java/org/elasticsearch/test/rest/ESRestTestCase.java b/test/framework/src/main/java/org/elasticsearch/test/rest/ESRestTestCase.java
index 8de3ef01713..7f2caa06c8e 100644
--- a/test/framework/src/main/java/org/elasticsearch/test/rest/ESRestTestCase.java
+++ b/test/framework/src/main/java/org/elasticsearch/test/rest/ESRestTestCase.java
@@ -526,10 +526,10 @@ public abstract class ESRestTestCase extends ESTestCase {
         Map<String, Object> policies;
 
         try {
-            Response response = adminClient().performRequest(new Request("GET", "/_ilm"));
+            Response response = adminClient().performRequest(new Request("GET", "/_ilm/policy"));
             policies = entityAsMap(response);
         } catch (ResponseException e) {
-            if (RestStatus.BAD_REQUEST.getStatus() == e.getResponse().getStatusLine().getStatusCode()) {
+            if (RestStatus.METHOD_NOT_ALLOWED.getStatus() == e.getResponse().getStatusLine().getStatusCode()) {
                 // If bad request returned, ILM is not enabled.
                 return;
             }
@@ -541,7 +541,7 @@ public abstract class ESRestTestCase extends ESTestCase {
         }
 
         for (String policyName : policies.keySet()) {
-            adminClient().performRequest(new Request("DELETE", "/_ilm/" + policyName));
+            adminClient().performRequest(new Request("DELETE", "/_ilm/policy/" + policyName));
         }
     }
 
diff --git a/x-pack/plugin/ilm/qa/multi-node/src/test/java/org/elasticsearch/xpack/indexlifecycle/TimeSeriesLifecycleActionsIT.java b/x-pack/plugin/ilm/qa/multi-node/src/test/java/org/elasticsearch/xpack/indexlifecycle/TimeSeriesLifecycleActionsIT.java
index 3b455a2287d..c06b30cf575 100644
--- a/x-pack/plugin/ilm/qa/multi-node/src/test/java/org/elasticsearch/xpack/indexlifecycle/TimeSeriesLifecycleActionsIT.java
+++ b/x-pack/plugin/ilm/qa/multi-node/src/test/java/org/elasticsearch/xpack/indexlifecycle/TimeSeriesLifecycleActionsIT.java
@@ -363,7 +363,7 @@ public class TimeSeriesLifecycleActionsIT extends ESRestTestCase {
         lifecyclePolicy.toXContent(builder, null);
         final StringEntity entity = new StringEntity(
             "{ \"policy\":" + Strings.toString(builder) + "}", ContentType.APPLICATION_JSON);
-        Request request = new Request("PUT", "_ilm/" + policy);
+        Request request = new Request("PUT", "_ilm/policy/" + policy);
         request.setEntity(entity);
         assertOK(client().performRequest(request));
     }
@@ -379,7 +379,7 @@ public class TimeSeriesLifecycleActionsIT extends ESRestTestCase {
         lifecyclePolicy.toXContent(builder, null);
         final StringEntity entity = new StringEntity(
             "{ \"policy\":" + Strings.toString(builder) + "}", ContentType.APPLICATION_JSON);
-        Request request = new Request("PUT", "_ilm/" + policy);
+        Request request = new Request("PUT", "_ilm/policy/" + policy);
         request.setEntity(entity);
         client().performRequest(request);
     }
diff --git a/x-pack/plugin/ilm/qa/with-security/src/test/java/org/elasticsearch/xpack/security/PermissionsIT.java b/x-pack/plugin/ilm/qa/with-security/src/test/java/org/elasticsearch/xpack/security/PermissionsIT.java
index 1aa8f0db950..01eb07bb35b 100644
--- a/x-pack/plugin/ilm/qa/with-security/src/test/java/org/elasticsearch/xpack/security/PermissionsIT.java
+++ b/x-pack/plugin/ilm/qa/with-security/src/test/java/org/elasticsearch/xpack/security/PermissionsIT.java
@@ -126,7 +126,7 @@ public class PermissionsIT extends ESRestTestCase {
         lifecyclePolicy.toXContent(builder, null);
         final StringEntity entity = new StringEntity(
             "{ \"policy\":" + Strings.toString(builder) + "}", ContentType.APPLICATION_JSON);
-        Request request = new Request("PUT", "_ilm/" + policy);
+        Request request = new Request("PUT", "_ilm/policy/" + policy);
         request.setEntity(entity);
         client().performRequest(request);
     }
diff --git a/x-pack/plugin/ilm/src/main/java/org/elasticsearch/xpack/indexlifecycle/action/RestDeleteLifecycleAction.java b/x-pack/plugin/ilm/src/main/java/org/elasticsearch/xpack/indexlifecycle/action/RestDeleteLifecycleAction.java
index 3c001e6951e..081e7d1565f 100644
--- a/x-pack/plugin/ilm/src/main/java/org/elasticsearch/xpack/indexlifecycle/action/RestDeleteLifecycleAction.java
+++ b/x-pack/plugin/ilm/src/main/java/org/elasticsearch/xpack/indexlifecycle/action/RestDeleteLifecycleAction.java
@@ -20,7 +20,7 @@ public class RestDeleteLifecycleAction extends BaseRestHandler {
 
     public RestDeleteLifecycleAction(Settings settings, RestController controller) {
         super(settings);
-        controller.registerHandler(RestRequest.Method.DELETE, "/_ilm/{name}", this);
+        controller.registerHandler(RestRequest.Method.DELETE, "/_ilm/policy/{name}", this);
     }
 
     @Override
@@ -37,4 +37,4 @@ public class RestDeleteLifecycleAction extends BaseRestHandler {
 
         return channel -> client.execute(DeleteLifecycleAction.INSTANCE, deleteLifecycleRequest, new RestToXContentListener<>(channel));
     }
-}
\ No newline at end of file
+}
diff --git a/x-pack/plugin/ilm/src/main/java/org/elasticsearch/xpack/indexlifecycle/action/RestGetLifecycleAction.java b/x-pack/plugin/ilm/src/main/java/org/elasticsearch/xpack/indexlifecycle/action/RestGetLifecycleAction.java
index 9d0ae98b47e..b518fe2f086 100644
--- a/x-pack/plugin/ilm/src/main/java/org/elasticsearch/xpack/indexlifecycle/action/RestGetLifecycleAction.java
+++ b/x-pack/plugin/ilm/src/main/java/org/elasticsearch/xpack/indexlifecycle/action/RestGetLifecycleAction.java
@@ -21,8 +21,8 @@ public class RestGetLifecycleAction extends BaseRestHandler {
 
     public RestGetLifecycleAction(Settings settings, RestController controller) {
         super(settings);
-        controller.registerHandler(RestRequest.Method.GET, "/_ilm", this);
-        controller.registerHandler(RestRequest.Method.GET, "/_ilm/{name}", this);
+        controller.registerHandler(RestRequest.Method.GET, "/_ilm/policy", this);
+        controller.registerHandler(RestRequest.Method.GET, "/_ilm/policy/{name}", this);
     }
 
     @Override
@@ -39,4 +39,4 @@ public class RestGetLifecycleAction extends BaseRestHandler {
 
         return channel -> client.execute(GetLifecycleAction.INSTANCE, getLifecycleRequest, new RestToXContentListener<>(channel));
     }
-}
\ No newline at end of file
+}
diff --git a/x-pack/plugin/ilm/src/main/java/org/elasticsearch/xpack/indexlifecycle/action/RestPutLifecycleAction.java b/x-pack/plugin/ilm/src/main/java/org/elasticsearch/xpack/indexlifecycle/action/RestPutLifecycleAction.java
index 6766ce65cad..586c3c68326 100644
--- a/x-pack/plugin/ilm/src/main/java/org/elasticsearch/xpack/indexlifecycle/action/RestPutLifecycleAction.java
+++ b/x-pack/plugin/ilm/src/main/java/org/elasticsearch/xpack/indexlifecycle/action/RestPutLifecycleAction.java
@@ -21,7 +21,7 @@ public class RestPutLifecycleAction extends BaseRestHandler {
 
     public RestPutLifecycleAction(Settings settings, RestController controller) {
         super(settings);
-        controller.registerHandler(RestRequest.Method.PUT, "/_ilm/{name}", this);
+        controller.registerHandler(RestRequest.Method.PUT, "/_ilm/policy/{name}", this);
     }
 
     @Override
@@ -39,4 +39,4 @@ public class RestPutLifecycleAction extends BaseRestHandler {
 
         return channel -> client.execute(PutLifecycleAction.INSTANCE, putLifecycleRequest, new RestToXContentListener<>(channel));
     }
-}
\ No newline at end of file
+}
diff --git a/x-pack/plugin/ilm/src/test/java/org/elasticsearch/xpack/indexlifecycle/ChangePolicyforIndexIT.java b/x-pack/plugin/ilm/src/test/java/org/elasticsearch/xpack/indexlifecycle/ChangePolicyforIndexIT.java
index 83622b51170..c0775c9e518 100644
--- a/x-pack/plugin/ilm/src/test/java/org/elasticsearch/xpack/indexlifecycle/ChangePolicyforIndexIT.java
+++ b/x-pack/plugin/ilm/src/test/java/org/elasticsearch/xpack/indexlifecycle/ChangePolicyforIndexIT.java
@@ -39,7 +39,7 @@ public class ChangePolicyforIndexIT extends ESRestTestCase {
      * existing definition when the policy is changed for that index, and that
      * after completing the current phase the new policy will be used for
      * subsequent phases.
-     * 
+     *
      * The test creates two policies, one with a hot phase requiring 1 document
      * to rollover and a warm phase with an impossible allocation action. The
      * second policy has a rollover action requiring 1000 document and a warm
@@ -69,13 +69,13 @@ public class ChangePolicyforIndexIT extends ESRestTestCase {
         XContentBuilder builder1 = jsonBuilder();
         lifecyclePolicy1.toXContent(builder1, null);
         final StringEntity entity1 = new StringEntity("{ \"policy\":" + Strings.toString(builder1) + "}", ContentType.APPLICATION_JSON);
-        Request request1 = new Request("PUT", "_ilm/" + "policy_1");
+        Request request1 = new Request("PUT", "_ilm/policy/" + "policy_1");
         request1.setEntity(entity1);
         assertOK(client().performRequest(request1));
         XContentBuilder builder2 = jsonBuilder();
         lifecyclePolicy2.toXContent(builder2, null);
         final StringEntity entity2 = new StringEntity("{ \"policy\":" + Strings.toString(builder2) + "}", ContentType.APPLICATION_JSON);
-        Request request2 = new Request("PUT", "_ilm/" + "policy_2");
+        Request request2 = new Request("PUT", "_ilm/policy/" + "policy_2");
         request2.setEntity(entity2);
         assertOK(client().performRequest(request2));
 
diff --git a/x-pack/plugin/src/test/resources/rest-api-spec/api/ilm.delete_lifecycle.json b/x-pack/plugin/src/test/resources/rest-api-spec/api/ilm.delete_lifecycle.json
index 6469cd4a977..4deaaaffc15 100644
--- a/x-pack/plugin/src/test/resources/rest-api-spec/api/ilm.delete_lifecycle.json
+++ b/x-pack/plugin/src/test/resources/rest-api-spec/api/ilm.delete_lifecycle.json
@@ -3,8 +3,8 @@
     "documentation": "http://www.elastic.co/guide/en/index_lifecycle/current/index_lifecycle.html",
     "methods": [ "DELETE" ],
     "url": {
-      "path": "/_ilm/{policy}",
-      "paths": ["/_ilm/{policy}"],
+      "path": "/_ilm/policy/{policy}",
+      "paths": ["/_ilm/policy/{policy}"],
       "parts": {
         "policy": {
           "type" : "string",
diff --git a/x-pack/plugin/src/test/resources/rest-api-spec/api/ilm.get_lifecycle.json b/x-pack/plugin/src/test/resources/rest-api-spec/api/ilm.get_lifecycle.json
index c79c1a89c6a..9fbabb96479 100644
--- a/x-pack/plugin/src/test/resources/rest-api-spec/api/ilm.get_lifecycle.json
+++ b/x-pack/plugin/src/test/resources/rest-api-spec/api/ilm.get_lifecycle.json
@@ -3,8 +3,8 @@
     "documentation": "http://www.elastic.co/guide/en/index_lifecycle/current/index_lifecycle.html",
     "methods": [ "GET" ],
     "url": {
-      "path": "/_ilm/{policy}",
-      "paths": ["/_ilm/{policy}", "/_ilm"],
+      "path": "/_ilm/policy/{policy}",
+      "paths": ["/_ilm/policy/{policy}", "/_ilm/policy"],
       "parts": {
         "policy": {
           "type" : "string",
diff --git a/x-pack/plugin/src/test/resources/rest-api-spec/api/ilm.put_lifecycle.json b/x-pack/plugin/src/test/resources/rest-api-spec/api/ilm.put_lifecycle.json
index 1c1187475ef..f23b3b3eb15 100644
--- a/x-pack/plugin/src/test/resources/rest-api-spec/api/ilm.put_lifecycle.json
+++ b/x-pack/plugin/src/test/resources/rest-api-spec/api/ilm.put_lifecycle.json
@@ -3,8 +3,8 @@
     "documentation": "http://www.elastic.co/guide/en/index_lifecycle/current/index_lifecycle.html",
     "methods": [ "PUT" ],
     "url": {
-      "path": "/_ilm/{policy}",
-      "paths": ["/_ilm/{policy}"],
+      "path": "/_ilm/policy/{policy}",
+      "paths": ["/_ilm/policy/{policy}"],
       "parts": {
         "policy": {
           "type" : "string",