diff --git a/internal/license/service.go b/internal/license/service.go
index f66b8d99b3..0050c3b2dc 100644
--- a/internal/license/service.go
+++ b/internal/license/service.go
@@ -106,10 +106,11 @@ func InjectTestService(res *service.Resources) {
 // InjectCustomLicenseBytes attempts to parse a Redpanda Enterprise license
 // from a slice of bytes and, if successful, stores it within the provided
 // resources pointer for enterprise components to reference.
-func InjectCustomLicenseBytes(res *service.Resources, licenseBytes []byte) error {
+func InjectCustomLicenseBytes(res *service.Resources, conf Config, licenseBytes []byte) error {
 	s := &Service{
 		logger:        res.Logger(),
 		loadedLicense: &atomic.Pointer[RedpandaLicense]{},
+		conf:          conf,
 	}
 
 	license, err := s.validateLicense(licenseBytes)
@@ -128,6 +129,7 @@ func InjectCustomLicenseBytes(res *service.Resources, licenseBytes []byte) error
 	).Debug("Successfully loaded Redpanda license")
 
 	s.loadedLicense.Store(&license)
+	setSharedService(res, s)
 	return nil
 }
 
diff --git a/internal/license/service_test.go b/internal/license/service_test.go
index c1e73688d2..eac776683a 100644
--- a/internal/license/service_test.go
+++ b/internal/license/service_test.go
@@ -249,3 +249,21 @@ func TestLicenseEnterpriseNoLicense(t *testing.T) {
 
 	assert.False(t, loaded.AllowsEnterpriseFeatures())
 }
+
+func TestInjectedLicense(t *testing.T) {
+	key, lic := createLicense(t, RedpandaLicense{
+		Version: 1,
+		Type:    1,
+		Expiry:  time.Now().Add(time.Hour).Unix(),
+	})
+
+	res := service.MockResources()
+	require.NoError(t, InjectCustomLicenseBytes(res, Config{
+		customPublicKeyPem: key,
+	}, []byte(lic)))
+
+	loaded, err := LoadFromResources(res)
+	require.NoError(t, err)
+
+	assert.True(t, loaded.AllowsEnterpriseFeatures())
+}
diff --git a/public/license/license.go b/public/license/license.go
index c44b1c36d3..656a8b72e4 100644
--- a/public/license/license.go
+++ b/public/license/license.go
@@ -38,5 +38,5 @@ func LocateLicense(res *service.Resources, opts ...LocateLicenseOptFunc) {
 // from a slice of bytes and, if successful, stores it within the provided
 // resources pointer for enterprise components to reference.
 func StoreCustomLicenseBytes(res *service.Resources, licenseBytes []byte) error {
-	return license.InjectCustomLicenseBytes(res, licenseBytes)
+	return license.InjectCustomLicenseBytes(res, license.Config{}, licenseBytes)
 }