diff --git a/modules/effects/src/effect_sources.ts b/modules/effects/src/effect_sources.ts
index 070f487e64..331f17cf88 100644
--- a/modules/effects/src/effect_sources.ts
+++ b/modules/effects/src/effect_sources.ts
@@ -11,9 +11,14 @@ import {
 } from 'rxjs/operators';
 
 import { verifyOutput } from './effect_notification';
-import { resolveEffectSource } from './effects_resolver';
+import { mergeEffects } from './effects_resolver';
 import { getSourceForInstance } from './effects_metadata';
-import { onIdentifyEffectsKey } from './lifecycle_hooks';
+import {
+  onIdentifyEffectsKey,
+  onRunEffectsKey,
+  onRunEffectsFn,
+  OnRunEffects,
+} from './lifecycle_hooks';
 
 @Injectable()
 export class EffectSources extends Subject<any> {
@@ -61,3 +66,23 @@ function effectsInstance(sourceInstance: any) {
 
   return '';
 }
+
+function resolveEffectSource(sourceInstance: any) {
+  const mergedEffects$ = mergeEffects(sourceInstance);
+
+  if (isOnRunEffects(sourceInstance)) {
+    return sourceInstance.ngrxOnRunEffects(mergedEffects$);
+  }
+
+  return mergedEffects$;
+}
+
+function isOnRunEffects(sourceInstance: {
+  [onRunEffectsKey]?: onRunEffectsFn;
+}): sourceInstance is OnRunEffects {
+  const source = getSourceForInstance(sourceInstance);
+
+  return (
+    onRunEffectsKey in source && typeof source[onRunEffectsKey] === 'function'
+  );
+}
diff --git a/modules/effects/src/effects_resolver.ts b/modules/effects/src/effects_resolver.ts
index 5825369801..405aecf529 100644
--- a/modules/effects/src/effects_resolver.ts
+++ b/modules/effects/src/effects_resolver.ts
@@ -4,7 +4,6 @@ import { ignoreElements, map, materialize } from 'rxjs/operators';
 
 import { EffectNotification } from './effect_notification';
 import { getSourceForInstance, getSourceMetadata } from './effects_metadata';
-import { isOnRunEffects } from './on_run_effects';
 
 export function mergeEffects(
   sourceInstance: any
@@ -40,13 +39,3 @@ export function mergeEffects(
 
   return merge(...observables);
 }
-
-export function resolveEffectSource(sourceInstance: any) {
-  const mergedEffects$ = mergeEffects(sourceInstance);
-
-  if (isOnRunEffects(sourceInstance)) {
-    return sourceInstance.ngrxOnRunEffects(mergedEffects$);
-  }
-
-  return mergedEffects$;
-}
diff --git a/modules/effects/src/index.ts b/modules/effects/src/index.ts
index 02bbc54cf9..ddc0431c0a 100644
--- a/modules/effects/src/index.ts
+++ b/modules/effects/src/index.ts
@@ -7,8 +7,7 @@ export { mergeEffects } from './effects_resolver';
 export { Actions, ofType } from './actions';
 export { EffectsModule } from './effects_module';
 export { EffectSources } from './effect_sources';
-export { OnRunEffects } from './on_run_effects';
 export { EffectNotification } from './effect_notification';
 export { ROOT_EFFECTS_INIT } from './effects_root_module';
 export { UPDATE_EFFECTS, UpdateEffects } from './effects_feature_module';
-export { OnIdentifyEffects } from './lifecycle_hooks';
+export { OnIdentifyEffects, OnRunEffects } from './lifecycle_hooks';
diff --git a/modules/effects/src/lifecycle_hooks.ts b/modules/effects/src/lifecycle_hooks.ts
index 8c7f2d0e26..7ca45a248d 100644
--- a/modules/effects/src/lifecycle_hooks.ts
+++ b/modules/effects/src/lifecycle_hooks.ts
@@ -1,3 +1,6 @@
+import { Observable } from 'rxjs';
+import { EffectNotification } from '.';
+
 /**
  * @description
  * Interface to set an identifier for effect instances.
@@ -35,3 +38,44 @@ export interface OnIdentifyEffects {
 
 export const onIdentifyEffectsKey: keyof OnIdentifyEffects =
   'ngrxOnIdentifyEffects';
+
+export type onRunEffectsFn = (
+  resolvedEffects$: Observable<EffectNotification>
+) => Observable<EffectNotification>;
+
+/**
+ * @description
+ * Interface to control the lifecycle of effects.
+ *
+ * By default, effects are merged and subscribed to the store. Implement the OnRunEffects interface to control the lifecycle of the resolved effects.
+ *
+ * @usageNotes
+ *
+ * ### Implement the OnRunEffects interface on an Effects class
+ *
+ * ```ts
+ * export class UserEffects implements OnRunEffects {
+ *   constructor(private actions$: Actions) {}
+ *
+ *   ngrxOnRunEffects(resolvedEffects$: Observable<EffectNotification>) {
+ *     return this.actions$.pipe(
+ *       ofType('LOGGED_IN'),
+ *       exhaustMap(() =>
+ *         resolvedEffects$.pipe(
+ *           takeUntil(this.actions$.pipe(ofType('LOGGED_OUT')))
+ *         )
+ *       )
+ *     );
+ *   }
+ * }
+ * ```
+ */
+export interface OnRunEffects {
+  /**
+   * @description
+   * Method to control the lifecycle of effects.
+   */
+  ngrxOnRunEffects: onRunEffectsFn;
+}
+
+export const onRunEffectsKey: keyof OnRunEffects = 'ngrxOnRunEffects';
diff --git a/modules/effects/src/on_run_effects.ts b/modules/effects/src/on_run_effects.ts
deleted file mode 100644
index 3bb6a9e486..0000000000
--- a/modules/effects/src/on_run_effects.ts
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,24 +0,0 @@
-import { Observable } from 'rxjs';
-
-import { EffectNotification } from './effect_notification';
-import { getSourceForInstance } from './effects_metadata';
-
-export type onRunEffectsFn = (
-  resolvedEffects$: Observable<EffectNotification>
-) => Observable<EffectNotification>;
-
-export interface OnRunEffects {
-  ngrxOnRunEffects: onRunEffectsFn;
-}
-
-export const onRunEffectsKey: keyof OnRunEffects = 'ngrxOnRunEffects';
-
-export function isOnRunEffects(sourceInstance: {
-  [onRunEffectsKey]?: onRunEffectsFn;
-}): sourceInstance is OnRunEffects {
-  const source = getSourceForInstance(sourceInstance);
-
-  return (
-    onRunEffectsKey in source && typeof source[onRunEffectsKey] === 'function'
-  );
-}