diff --git a/src/bin/vip-dev-env-create.js b/src/bin/vip-dev-env-create.js
index a9a22ca9e..6b5977596 100755
--- a/src/bin/vip-dev-env-create.js
+++ b/src/bin/vip-dev-env-create.js
@@ -125,7 +125,7 @@ cmd.argv( process.argv, async ( arg, opt ) => {
 
 	/** @type {import('../lib/dev-environment/types').InstanceOptions} */
 	let defaultOptions = {};
-	/** @type {Record<string,unknown>} */
+	/** @type {Record<string,import('../lib/dev-environment/types').IntegrationConfig>} */
 	let integrationsConfig = {};
 
 	try {
diff --git a/src/lib/dev-environment/dev-environment-core.ts b/src/lib/dev-environment/dev-environment-core.ts
index b15f6d0a5..ab56487de 100644
--- a/src/lib/dev-environment/dev-environment-core.ts
+++ b/src/lib/dev-environment/dev-environment-core.ts
@@ -45,7 +45,13 @@ import { createProxyAgent } from '../http/proxy-agent';
 import { searchAndReplace } from '../search-and-replace';
 import UserError from '../user-error';
 
-import type { AppInfo, ComponentConfig, InstanceData, WordPressConfig } from './types';
+import type {
+	AppInfo,
+	ComponentConfig,
+	InstanceData,
+	IntegrationConfig,
+	WordPressConfig,
+} from './types';
 import type Lando from 'lando';
 
 const debug = debugLib( '@automattic/vip:bin:dev-environment' );
@@ -151,9 +157,10 @@ export async function stopEnvironment( lando: Lando, slug: string ): Promise< vo
 export async function createEnvironment(
 	lando: Lando,
 	instanceData: InstanceData,
-	integrationsConfig?: Record< string, unknown > | undefined
+	integrationsConfig?: Record< string, IntegrationConfig > | undefined
 ): Promise< void > {
 	const slug = instanceData.siteSlug;
+	integrationsConfig ??= {};
 	debug( 'Will process an environment', slug, 'with instanceData for creation: ', instanceData );
 
 	const instancePath = getEnvironmentPath( slug );
@@ -167,6 +174,19 @@ export async function createEnvironment(
 	}
 
 	const preProcessedInstanceData = preProcessInstanceData( instanceData );
+	if ( preProcessedInstanceData.elasticsearch === true ) {
+		integrationsConfig = {
+			...integrationsConfig,
+			'enterprise-search': {
+				...( integrationsConfig[ 'enterprise-search' ] ?? {} ),
+				env: {
+					...( integrationsConfig[ 'enterprise-search' ]?.env ?? {} ),
+					status: 'enabled',
+				},
+			} as IntegrationConfig,
+		};
+	}
+
 	debug( 'Will create an environment', slug, 'with instanceData: ', preProcessedInstanceData );
 
 	await prepareLandoEnv( lando, preProcessedInstanceData, instancePath, integrationsConfig );
@@ -682,7 +702,8 @@ export async function getApplicationInformation(
 				php: envData.softwareSettings?.php?.current.version ?? '',
 				wordpress: envData.softwareSettings?.wordpress?.current.version ?? '',
 				integrations:
-					( envData.getIntegrationsDevEnvConfig?.data as Record< string, unknown > ) ?? {},
+					( envData.getIntegrationsDevEnvConfig?.data as Record< string, IntegrationConfig > ) ??
+					{},
 			};
 		}
 	}
diff --git a/src/lib/dev-environment/types.ts b/src/lib/dev-environment/types.ts
index dcfa2982e..181b81154 100644
--- a/src/lib/dev-environment/types.ts
+++ b/src/lib/dev-environment/types.ts
@@ -20,6 +20,18 @@ export interface InstanceOptions {
 	[ index: string ]: unknown;
 }
 
+export interface IntergrationSettings {
+	status: string;
+	config?: Record< string, unknown >;
+}
+
+export interface IntegrationConfig {
+	type?: string;
+	org?: IntergrationSettings;
+	env?: IntergrationSettings;
+	network_sites?: IntergrationSettings;
+}
+
 export interface AppInfo {
 	id?: number | null;
 	name?: string | null;
@@ -32,7 +44,7 @@ export interface AppInfo {
 		primaryDomain: string;
 		php: string;
 		wordpress: string;
-		integrations: Record< string, unknown >;
+		integrations: Record< string, IntegrationConfig >;
 	};
 }