diff --git a/.github/CODEOWNERS b/.github/CODEOWNERS
index 632f28efdc37e..56fb49b11a0a0 100644
--- a/.github/CODEOWNERS
+++ b/.github/CODEOWNERS
@@ -20,6 +20,7 @@
 /src/plugins/discover/ @elastic/kibana-app
 /src/plugins/vis_type_timeseries/ @elastic/kibana-app
 /src/plugins/vis_type_metric/ @elastic/kibana-app
+/src/plugins/vis_type_markdown/ @elastic/kibana-app
 
 # Core UI
 # Exclude tutorials folder for now because they are not owned by Kibana app and most will move out soon
diff --git a/.i18nrc.json b/.i18nrc.json
index 2edf178e37bd5..ad701dbbd53be 100644
--- a/.i18nrc.json
+++ b/.i18nrc.json
@@ -46,7 +46,7 @@
     "timelion": ["src/legacy/core_plugins/timelion", "src/legacy/core_plugins/vis_type_timelion", "src/plugins/timelion"],
     "uiActions": "src/plugins/ui_actions",
     "visDefaultEditor": "src/plugins/vis_default_editor",
-    "visTypeMarkdown": "src/legacy/core_plugins/vis_type_markdown",
+    "visTypeMarkdown": "src/plugins/vis_type_markdown",
     "visTypeMetric": "src/plugins/vis_type_metric",
     "visTypeTable": "src/legacy/core_plugins/vis_type_table",
     "visTypeTagCloud": "src/legacy/core_plugins/vis_type_tagcloud",
diff --git a/src/legacy/core_plugins/vis_type_markdown/index.ts b/src/legacy/core_plugins/vis_type_markdown/index.ts
deleted file mode 100644
index 3c00420e57d55..0000000000000
--- a/src/legacy/core_plugins/vis_type_markdown/index.ts
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,44 +0,0 @@
-/*
- * Licensed to Elasticsearch B.V. under one or more contributor
- * license agreements. See the NOTICE file distributed with
- * this work for additional information regarding copyright
- * ownership. Elasticsearch B.V. licenses this file to you under
- * the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License"); you may
- * not use this file except in compliance with the License.
- * You may obtain a copy of the License at
- *
- *    http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
- *
- * Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing,
- * software distributed under the License is distributed on an
- * "AS IS" BASIS, WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY
- * KIND, either express or implied.  See the License for the
- * specific language governing permissions and limitations
- * under the License.
- */
-
-import { resolve } from 'path';
-import { Legacy } from 'kibana';
-
-import { LegacyPluginApi, LegacyPluginInitializer } from '../../../../src/legacy/types';
-
-const markdownPluginInitializer: LegacyPluginInitializer = ({ Plugin }: LegacyPluginApi) =>
-  new Plugin({
-    id: 'markdown_vis',
-    require: ['kibana', 'elasticsearch'],
-    publicDir: resolve(__dirname, 'public'),
-    uiExports: {
-      styleSheetPaths: resolve(__dirname, 'public/index.scss'),
-      hacks: [resolve(__dirname, 'public/legacy')],
-      injectDefaultVars: server => ({}),
-    },
-    init: (server: Legacy.Server) => ({}),
-    config(Joi: any) {
-      return Joi.object({
-        enabled: Joi.boolean().default(true),
-      }).default();
-    },
-  } as Legacy.PluginSpecOptions);
-
-// eslint-disable-next-line import/no-default-export
-export default markdownPluginInitializer;
diff --git a/src/legacy/core_plugins/vis_type_markdown/package.json b/src/legacy/core_plugins/vis_type_markdown/package.json
deleted file mode 100644
index 5c233d82fe506..0000000000000
--- a/src/legacy/core_plugins/vis_type_markdown/package.json
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,4 +0,0 @@
-{
-  "name": "markdown_vis",
-  "version": "kibana"
-}
diff --git a/src/plugins/vis_type_markdown/config.ts b/src/plugins/vis_type_markdown/config.ts
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000000..6749bd83de39f
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/plugins/vis_type_markdown/config.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,26 @@
+/*
+ * Licensed to Elasticsearch B.V. under one or more contributor
+ * license agreements. See the NOTICE file distributed with
+ * this work for additional information regarding copyright
+ * ownership. Elasticsearch B.V. licenses this file to you under
+ * the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License"); you may
+ * not use this file except in compliance with the License.
+ * You may obtain a copy of the License at
+ *
+ *    http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+ *
+ * Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing,
+ * software distributed under the License is distributed on an
+ * "AS IS" BASIS, WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY
+ * KIND, either express or implied.  See the License for the
+ * specific language governing permissions and limitations
+ * under the License.
+ */
+
+import { schema, TypeOf } from '@kbn/config-schema';
+
+export const configSchema = schema.object({
+  enabled: schema.boolean({ defaultValue: true }),
+});
+
+export type ConfigSchema = TypeOf<typeof configSchema>;
diff --git a/src/plugins/vis_type_markdown/kibana.json b/src/plugins/vis_type_markdown/kibana.json
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000000..d52e22118ccf0
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/plugins/vis_type_markdown/kibana.json
@@ -0,0 +1,7 @@
+{
+    "id": "visTypeMarkdown",
+    "version": "kibana",
+    "ui": true,
+    "server": true,
+    "requiredPlugins": ["expressions", "visualizations"]
+}
diff --git a/src/legacy/core_plugins/vis_type_markdown/public/__snapshots__/markdown_fn.test.ts.snap b/src/plugins/vis_type_markdown/public/__snapshots__/markdown_fn.test.ts.snap
similarity index 100%
rename from src/legacy/core_plugins/vis_type_markdown/public/__snapshots__/markdown_fn.test.ts.snap
rename to src/plugins/vis_type_markdown/public/__snapshots__/markdown_fn.test.ts.snap
diff --git a/src/legacy/core_plugins/vis_type_markdown/public/_markdown_vis.scss b/src/plugins/vis_type_markdown/public/_markdown_vis.scss
similarity index 100%
rename from src/legacy/core_plugins/vis_type_markdown/public/_markdown_vis.scss
rename to src/plugins/vis_type_markdown/public/_markdown_vis.scss
diff --git a/src/legacy/core_plugins/vis_type_markdown/public/index.scss b/src/plugins/vis_type_markdown/public/index.scss
similarity index 76%
rename from src/legacy/core_plugins/vis_type_markdown/public/index.scss
rename to src/plugins/vis_type_markdown/public/index.scss
index ebae2d1936a9e..ddb7fe3a6b0d9 100644
--- a/src/legacy/core_plugins/vis_type_markdown/public/index.scss
+++ b/src/plugins/vis_type_markdown/public/index.scss
@@ -1,5 +1,3 @@
-@import 'src/legacy/ui/public/styles/styling_constants';
-
 // Prefix all styles with "mkd" to avoid conflicts.
 // Examples
 //   mkdChart
diff --git a/src/legacy/core_plugins/vis_type_markdown/public/index.ts b/src/plugins/vis_type_markdown/public/index.ts
similarity index 93%
rename from src/legacy/core_plugins/vis_type_markdown/public/index.ts
rename to src/plugins/vis_type_markdown/public/index.ts
index 22dd61b6bda9c..bc3b6ff7bf105 100644
--- a/src/legacy/core_plugins/vis_type_markdown/public/index.ts
+++ b/src/plugins/vis_type_markdown/public/index.ts
@@ -17,7 +17,7 @@
  * under the License.
  */
 
-import { PluginInitializerContext } from '../../../../core/public';
+import { PluginInitializerContext } from '../../../core/public';
 import { MarkdownPlugin as Plugin } from './plugin';
 
 export function plugin(initializerContext: PluginInitializerContext) {
diff --git a/src/legacy/core_plugins/vis_type_markdown/public/markdown_fn.test.ts b/src/plugins/vis_type_markdown/public/markdown_fn.test.ts
similarity index 89%
rename from src/legacy/core_plugins/vis_type_markdown/public/markdown_fn.test.ts
rename to src/plugins/vis_type_markdown/public/markdown_fn.test.ts
index 5f41840bac99b..d6085804e74ab 100644
--- a/src/legacy/core_plugins/vis_type_markdown/public/markdown_fn.test.ts
+++ b/src/plugins/vis_type_markdown/public/markdown_fn.test.ts
@@ -17,8 +17,7 @@
  * under the License.
  */
 
-// eslint-disable-next-line
-import { functionWrapper } from '../../../../plugins/expressions/common/expression_functions/specs/tests/utils';
+import { functionWrapper } from '../../expressions/common/expression_functions/specs/tests/utils';
 import { createMarkdownVisFn } from './markdown_fn';
 
 describe('interpreter/functions#markdown', () => {
diff --git a/src/legacy/core_plugins/vis_type_markdown/public/markdown_fn.ts b/src/plugins/vis_type_markdown/public/markdown_fn.ts
similarity index 95%
rename from src/legacy/core_plugins/vis_type_markdown/public/markdown_fn.ts
rename to src/plugins/vis_type_markdown/public/markdown_fn.ts
index bbf2b7844c73f..9f0809109e465 100644
--- a/src/legacy/core_plugins/vis_type_markdown/public/markdown_fn.ts
+++ b/src/plugins/vis_type_markdown/public/markdown_fn.ts
@@ -18,7 +18,7 @@
  */
 
 import { i18n } from '@kbn/i18n';
-import { ExpressionFunctionDefinition, Render } from '../../../../plugins/expressions/public';
+import { ExpressionFunctionDefinition, Render } from '../../expressions/public';
 import { Arguments, MarkdownVisParams } from './types';
 
 interface RenderValue {
diff --git a/src/legacy/core_plugins/vis_type_markdown/public/markdown_options.tsx b/src/plugins/vis_type_markdown/public/markdown_options.tsx
similarity index 100%
rename from src/legacy/core_plugins/vis_type_markdown/public/markdown_options.tsx
rename to src/plugins/vis_type_markdown/public/markdown_options.tsx
diff --git a/src/legacy/core_plugins/vis_type_markdown/public/markdown_vis.ts b/src/plugins/vis_type_markdown/public/markdown_vis.ts
similarity index 96%
rename from src/legacy/core_plugins/vis_type_markdown/public/markdown_vis.ts
rename to src/plugins/vis_type_markdown/public/markdown_vis.ts
index 57ea6d9c9bb3d..b84d9638eb973 100644
--- a/src/legacy/core_plugins/vis_type_markdown/public/markdown_vis.ts
+++ b/src/plugins/vis_type_markdown/public/markdown_vis.ts
@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@ import { i18n } from '@kbn/i18n';
 import { MarkdownVisWrapper } from './markdown_vis_controller';
 import { MarkdownOptions } from './markdown_options';
 import { SettingsOptions } from './settings_options';
-import { DefaultEditorSize } from '../../../../plugins/vis_default_editor/public';
+import { DefaultEditorSize } from '../../vis_default_editor/public';
 
 export const markdownVisDefinition = {
   name: 'markdown',
diff --git a/src/legacy/core_plugins/vis_type_markdown/public/markdown_vis_controller.test.tsx b/src/plugins/vis_type_markdown/public/markdown_vis_controller.test.tsx
similarity index 100%
rename from src/legacy/core_plugins/vis_type_markdown/public/markdown_vis_controller.test.tsx
rename to src/plugins/vis_type_markdown/public/markdown_vis_controller.test.tsx
diff --git a/src/legacy/core_plugins/vis_type_markdown/public/markdown_vis_controller.tsx b/src/plugins/vis_type_markdown/public/markdown_vis_controller.tsx
similarity index 97%
rename from src/legacy/core_plugins/vis_type_markdown/public/markdown_vis_controller.tsx
rename to src/plugins/vis_type_markdown/public/markdown_vis_controller.tsx
index 3260e9f7d8091..4e77bb196b713 100644
--- a/src/legacy/core_plugins/vis_type_markdown/public/markdown_vis_controller.tsx
+++ b/src/plugins/vis_type_markdown/public/markdown_vis_controller.tsx
@@ -18,7 +18,7 @@
  */
 
 import React from 'react';
-import { Markdown } from '../../../../plugins/kibana_react/public';
+import { Markdown } from '../../kibana_react/public';
 import { MarkdownVisParams } from './types';
 
 interface MarkdownVisComponentProps extends MarkdownVisParams {
diff --git a/src/legacy/core_plugins/vis_type_markdown/public/plugin.ts b/src/plugins/vis_type_markdown/public/plugin.ts
similarity index 80%
rename from src/legacy/core_plugins/vis_type_markdown/public/plugin.ts
rename to src/plugins/vis_type_markdown/public/plugin.ts
index 0445d270c9330..9365017a31adc 100644
--- a/src/legacy/core_plugins/vis_type_markdown/public/plugin.ts
+++ b/src/plugins/vis_type_markdown/public/plugin.ts
@@ -17,12 +17,15 @@
  * under the License.
  */
 
-import { PluginInitializerContext, CoreSetup, CoreStart, Plugin } from '../../../../core/public';
-import { Plugin as ExpressionsPublicPlugin } from '../../../../plugins/expressions/public';
-import { VisualizationsSetup } from '../../../../plugins/visualizations/public';
+import { PluginInitializerContext, CoreSetup, CoreStart, Plugin } from '../../../core/public';
+import { Plugin as ExpressionsPublicPlugin } from '../../expressions/public';
+import { VisualizationsSetup } from '../../visualizations/public';
 
 import { markdownVisDefinition } from './markdown_vis';
 import { createMarkdownVisFn } from './markdown_fn';
+import { ConfigSchema } from '../config';
+
+import './index.scss';
 
 /** @internal */
 export interface MarkdownPluginSetupDependencies {
@@ -32,9 +35,9 @@ export interface MarkdownPluginSetupDependencies {
 
 /** @internal */
 export class MarkdownPlugin implements Plugin<void, void> {
-  initializerContext: PluginInitializerContext;
+  initializerContext: PluginInitializerContext<ConfigSchema>;
 
-  constructor(initializerContext: PluginInitializerContext) {
+  constructor(initializerContext: PluginInitializerContext<ConfigSchema>) {
     this.initializerContext = initializerContext;
   }
 
diff --git a/src/legacy/core_plugins/vis_type_markdown/public/settings_options.tsx b/src/plugins/vis_type_markdown/public/settings_options.tsx
similarity index 95%
rename from src/legacy/core_plugins/vis_type_markdown/public/settings_options.tsx
rename to src/plugins/vis_type_markdown/public/settings_options.tsx
index 16b2749c34e10..6f6a80564ce07 100644
--- a/src/legacy/core_plugins/vis_type_markdown/public/settings_options.tsx
+++ b/src/plugins/vis_type_markdown/public/settings_options.tsx
@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@ import { EuiPanel } from '@elastic/eui';
 import { i18n } from '@kbn/i18n';
 
 import { VisOptionsProps } from 'src/plugins/vis_default_editor/public';
-import { RangeOption, SwitchOption } from '../../../../plugins/charts/public';
+import { RangeOption, SwitchOption } from '../../charts/public';
 import { MarkdownVisParams } from './types';
 
 function SettingsOptions({ stateParams, setValue }: VisOptionsProps<MarkdownVisParams>) {
diff --git a/src/legacy/core_plugins/vis_type_markdown/public/types.ts b/src/plugins/vis_type_markdown/public/types.ts
similarity index 100%
rename from src/legacy/core_plugins/vis_type_markdown/public/types.ts
rename to src/plugins/vis_type_markdown/public/types.ts
diff --git a/src/legacy/core_plugins/vis_type_markdown/public/legacy.ts b/src/plugins/vis_type_markdown/server/index.ts
similarity index 59%
rename from src/legacy/core_plugins/vis_type_markdown/public/legacy.ts
rename to src/plugins/vis_type_markdown/server/index.ts
index 1cfc583f6e005..73e1712353b1a 100644
--- a/src/legacy/core_plugins/vis_type_markdown/public/legacy.ts
+++ b/src/plugins/vis_type_markdown/server/index.ts
@@ -17,17 +17,18 @@
  * under the License.
  */
 
-import { PluginInitializerContext } from 'kibana/public';
-import { npSetup, npStart } from 'ui/new_platform';
-import { MarkdownPluginSetupDependencies } from './plugin';
-import { plugin } from '.';
+import { PluginConfigDescriptor } from 'kibana/server';
 
-const plugins: Readonly<MarkdownPluginSetupDependencies> = {
-  expressions: npSetup.plugins.expressions,
-  visualizations: npSetup.plugins.visualizations,
-};
+import { configSchema, ConfigSchema } from '../config';
 
-const pluginInstance = plugin({} as PluginInitializerContext);
+export const config: PluginConfigDescriptor<ConfigSchema> = {
+  schema: configSchema,
+  deprecations: ({ renameFromRoot }) => [
+    renameFromRoot('markdown_vis.enabled', 'vis_type_markdown.enabled'),
+  ],
+};
 
-export const setup = pluginInstance.setup(npSetup.core, plugins);
-export const start = pluginInstance.start(npStart.core);
+export const plugin = () => ({
+  setup() {},
+  start() {},
+});