diff --git a/.github/CODEOWNERS b/.github/CODEOWNERS
index e623f30f870..b405e168fe3 100644
--- a/.github/CODEOWNERS
+++ b/.github/CODEOWNERS
@@ -224,6 +224,7 @@ lerna.json @grafana/frontend-ops
 /pkg/services/teamguardian @grafana/grafana-authnz-team
 /pkg/services/serviceaccounts @grafana/grafana-authnz-team
 /pkg/services/loginattempt @grafana/grafana-authnz-team
+/pkg/services/authn @grafana/grafana-authnz-team
 
 # Grafana Partnerships Team
 /pkg/infra/httpclient/httpclientprovider/sigv4_middleware.go @grafana/grafana-partnerships-team
diff --git a/packages/grafana-data/src/types/featureToggles.gen.ts b/packages/grafana-data/src/types/featureToggles.gen.ts
index c80c834dff4..f0f688c5b0e 100644
--- a/packages/grafana-data/src/types/featureToggles.gen.ts
+++ b/packages/grafana-data/src/types/featureToggles.gen.ts
@@ -82,4 +82,5 @@ export interface FeatureToggles {
   nestedFolders?: boolean;
   accessTokenExpirationCheck?: boolean;
   elasticsearchBackendMigration?: boolean;
+  authnService?: boolean;
 }
diff --git a/pkg/services/authn/authn.go b/pkg/services/authn/authn.go
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..ac9b9b64a63
--- /dev/null
+++ b/pkg/services/authn/authn.go
@@ -0,0 +1,4 @@
+package authn
+
+type Service interface {
+}
diff --git a/pkg/services/authn/authnimpl/service.go b/pkg/services/authn/authnimpl/service.go
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..cb6e846aad8
--- /dev/null
+++ b/pkg/services/authn/authnimpl/service.go
@@ -0,0 +1,8 @@
+package authnimpl
+
+import "github.com/grafana/grafana/pkg/services/authn"
+
+var _ authn.Service = new(Service)
+
+type Service struct {
+}
diff --git a/pkg/services/authn/authntest/fake.go b/pkg/services/authn/authntest/fake.go
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..c1e306ac15d
--- /dev/null
+++ b/pkg/services/authn/authntest/fake.go
@@ -0,0 +1,7 @@
+package authntest
+
+import "github.com/grafana/grafana/pkg/services/authn"
+
+type FakeService struct {
+	authn.Service
+}
diff --git a/pkg/services/featuremgmt/registry.go b/pkg/services/featuremgmt/registry.go
index f015cf5afd5..7176751ccd5 100644
--- a/pkg/services/featuremgmt/registry.go
+++ b/pkg/services/featuremgmt/registry.go
@@ -367,5 +367,10 @@ var (
 			Description: "Use Elasticsearch as backend data source",
 			State:       FeatureStateAlpha,
 		},
+		{
+			Name:        "authnService",
+			Description: "Use new auth service to perform authentication",
+			State:       FeatureStateAlpha,
+		},
 	}
 )
diff --git a/pkg/services/featuremgmt/toggles_gen.go b/pkg/services/featuremgmt/toggles_gen.go
index 1e8aaa72ce4..3d95cf8a59e 100644
--- a/pkg/services/featuremgmt/toggles_gen.go
+++ b/pkg/services/featuremgmt/toggles_gen.go
@@ -270,4 +270,8 @@ const (
 	// FlagElasticsearchBackendMigration
 	// Use Elasticsearch as backend data source
 	FlagElasticsearchBackendMigration = "elasticsearchBackendMigration"
+
+	// FlagAuthnService
+	// Use new auth service to perform authentication
+	FlagAuthnService = "authnService"
 )