diff --git a/x-pack/plugins/cloud/kibana.json b/x-pack/plugins/cloud/kibana.json
index 27b35bcbdd88..9bca2f30bd23 100644
--- a/x-pack/plugins/cloud/kibana.json
+++ b/x-pack/plugins/cloud/kibana.json
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@
   "version": "8.0.0",
   "kibanaVersion": "kibana",
   "configPath": ["xpack", "cloud"],
-  "optionalPlugins": ["usageCollection", "home"],
+  "optionalPlugins": ["usageCollection", "home", "security"],
   "server": true,
   "ui": true
 }
diff --git a/x-pack/plugins/cloud/public/index.ts b/x-pack/plugins/cloud/public/index.ts
index 39ef5f452c18..680b2f1ad2bd 100644
--- a/x-pack/plugins/cloud/public/index.ts
+++ b/x-pack/plugins/cloud/public/index.ts
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@
 import { PluginInitializerContext } from '../../../../src/core/public';
 import { CloudPlugin } from './plugin';
 
-export { CloudSetup } from './plugin';
+export { CloudSetup, CloudConfigType } from './plugin';
 export function plugin(initializerContext: PluginInitializerContext) {
   return new CloudPlugin(initializerContext);
 }
diff --git a/x-pack/plugins/cloud/public/mocks.ts b/x-pack/plugins/cloud/public/mocks.ts
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..bafebbca4ecd
--- /dev/null
+++ b/x-pack/plugins/cloud/public/mocks.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,18 @@
+/*
+ * Copyright Elasticsearch B.V. and/or licensed to Elasticsearch B.V. under one
+ * or more contributor license agreements. Licensed under the Elastic License;
+ * you may not use this file except in compliance with the Elastic License.
+ */
+
+function createSetupMock() {
+  return {
+    cloudId: 'mock-cloud-id',
+    isCloudEnabled: true,
+    resetPasswordUrl: 'reset-password-url',
+    accountUrl: 'account-url',
+  };
+}
+
+export const cloudMock = {
+  createSetup: createSetupMock,
+};
diff --git a/x-pack/plugins/cloud/public/plugin.ts b/x-pack/plugins/cloud/public/plugin.ts
index 45005f3f5e42..bc410b89c30e 100644
--- a/x-pack/plugins/cloud/public/plugin.ts
+++ b/x-pack/plugins/cloud/public/plugin.ts
@@ -6,40 +6,51 @@
 
 import { CoreSetup, CoreStart, Plugin, PluginInitializerContext } from 'src/core/public';
 import { i18n } from '@kbn/i18n';
+import { SecurityPluginStart } from '../../security/public';
 import { getIsCloudEnabled } from '../common/is_cloud_enabled';
 import { ELASTIC_SUPPORT_LINK } from '../common/constants';
 import { HomePublicPluginSetup } from '../../../../src/plugins/home/public';
+import { createUserMenuLinks } from './user_menu_links';
 
-interface CloudConfigType {
+export interface CloudConfigType {
   id?: string;
   resetPasswordUrl?: string;
   deploymentUrl?: string;
+  accountUrl?: string;
 }
 
 interface CloudSetupDependencies {
   home?: HomePublicPluginSetup;
 }
 
+interface CloudStartDependencies {
+  security?: SecurityPluginStart;
+}
+
 export interface CloudSetup {
   cloudId?: string;
   cloudDeploymentUrl?: string;
   isCloudEnabled: boolean;
+  resetPasswordUrl?: string;
+  accountUrl?: string;
 }
 
 export class CloudPlugin implements Plugin<CloudSetup> {
   private config!: CloudConfigType;
+  private isCloudEnabled: boolean;
 
   constructor(private readonly initializerContext: PluginInitializerContext) {
     this.config = this.initializerContext.config.get<CloudConfigType>();
+    this.isCloudEnabled = false;
   }
 
   public async setup(core: CoreSetup, { home }: CloudSetupDependencies) {
     const { id, resetPasswordUrl, deploymentUrl } = this.config;
-    const isCloudEnabled = getIsCloudEnabled(id);
+    this.isCloudEnabled = getIsCloudEnabled(id);
 
     if (home) {
-      home.environment.update({ cloud: isCloudEnabled });
-      if (isCloudEnabled) {
+      home.environment.update({ cloud: this.isCloudEnabled });
+      if (this.isCloudEnabled) {
         home.tutorials.setVariable('cloud', { id, resetPasswordUrl });
       }
     }
@@ -47,11 +58,11 @@ export class CloudPlugin implements Plugin<CloudSetup> {
     return {
       cloudId: id,
       cloudDeploymentUrl: deploymentUrl,
-      isCloudEnabled,
+      isCloudEnabled: this.isCloudEnabled,
     };
   }
 
-  public start(coreStart: CoreStart) {
+  public start(coreStart: CoreStart, { security }: CloudStartDependencies) {
     const { deploymentUrl } = this.config;
     coreStart.chrome.setHelpSupportUrl(ELASTIC_SUPPORT_LINK);
     if (deploymentUrl) {
@@ -63,5 +74,10 @@ export class CloudPlugin implements Plugin<CloudSetup> {
         href: deploymentUrl,
       });
     }
+
+    if (security && this.isCloudEnabled) {
+      const userMenuLinks = createUserMenuLinks(this.config);
+      security.navControlService.addUserMenuLinks(userMenuLinks);
+    }
   }
 }
diff --git a/x-pack/plugins/cloud/public/user_menu_links.ts b/x-pack/plugins/cloud/public/user_menu_links.ts
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..15e2f14e885b
--- /dev/null
+++ b/x-pack/plugins/cloud/public/user_menu_links.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,38 @@
+/*
+ * Copyright Elasticsearch B.V. and/or licensed to Elasticsearch B.V. under one
+ * or more contributor license agreements. Licensed under the Elastic License;
+ * you may not use this file except in compliance with the Elastic License.
+ */
+
+import { i18n } from '@kbn/i18n';
+import { UserMenuLink } from '../../security/public';
+import { CloudConfigType } from '.';
+
+export const createUserMenuLinks = (config: CloudConfigType): UserMenuLink[] => {
+  const { resetPasswordUrl, accountUrl } = config;
+  const userMenuLinks = [] as UserMenuLink[];
+
+  if (resetPasswordUrl) {
+    userMenuLinks.push({
+      label: i18n.translate('xpack.cloud.userMenuLinks.profileLinkText', {
+        defaultMessage: 'Cloud profile',
+      }),
+      iconType: 'logoCloud',
+      href: resetPasswordUrl,
+      order: 100,
+    });
+  }
+
+  if (accountUrl) {
+    userMenuLinks.push({
+      label: i18n.translate('xpack.cloud.userMenuLinks.accountLinkText', {
+        defaultMessage: 'Account & Billing',
+      }),
+      iconType: 'gear',
+      href: accountUrl,
+      order: 200,
+    });
+  }
+
+  return userMenuLinks;
+};
diff --git a/x-pack/plugins/cloud/server/config.ts b/x-pack/plugins/cloud/server/config.ts
index ff8a2c5acdf9..eaa4ab7a482d 100644
--- a/x-pack/plugins/cloud/server/config.ts
+++ b/x-pack/plugins/cloud/server/config.ts
@@ -23,6 +23,7 @@ const configSchema = schema.object({
   apm: schema.maybe(apmConfigSchema),
   resetPasswordUrl: schema.maybe(schema.string()),
   deploymentUrl: schema.maybe(schema.string()),
+  accountUrl: schema.maybe(schema.string()),
 });
 
 export type CloudConfigType = TypeOf<typeof configSchema>;
@@ -32,6 +33,7 @@ export const config: PluginConfigDescriptor<CloudConfigType> = {
     id: true,
     resetPasswordUrl: true,
     deploymentUrl: true,
+    accountUrl: true,
   },
   schema: configSchema,
 };
diff --git a/x-pack/plugins/security/public/index.ts b/x-pack/plugins/security/public/index.ts
index 8016c9422406..d0382c22ed3c 100644
--- a/x-pack/plugins/security/public/index.ts
+++ b/x-pack/plugins/security/public/index.ts
@@ -16,6 +16,7 @@ import {
 export { SecurityPluginSetup, SecurityPluginStart };
 export { AuthenticatedUser } from '../common/model';
 export { SecurityLicense, SecurityLicenseFeatures } from '../common/licensing';
+export { UserMenuLink } from '../public/nav_control';
 
 export const plugin: PluginInitializer<
   SecurityPluginSetup,
diff --git a/x-pack/plugins/security/public/mocks.ts b/x-pack/plugins/security/public/mocks.ts
index 33c1d1446afb..26a759ca5226 100644
--- a/x-pack/plugins/security/public/mocks.ts
+++ b/x-pack/plugins/security/public/mocks.ts
@@ -7,6 +7,7 @@
 import { authenticationMock } from './authentication/index.mock';
 import { createSessionTimeoutMock } from './session/session_timeout.mock';
 import { licenseMock } from '../common/licensing/index.mock';
+import { navControlServiceMock } from './nav_control/index.mock';
 
 function createSetupMock() {
   return {
@@ -15,7 +16,13 @@ function createSetupMock() {
     license: licenseMock.create(),
   };
 }
+function createStartMock() {
+  return {
+    navControlService: navControlServiceMock.createStart(),
+  };
+}
 
 export const securityMock = {
   createSetup: createSetupMock,
+  createStart: createStartMock,
 };
diff --git a/x-pack/plugins/security/public/nav_control/index.mock.ts b/x-pack/plugins/security/public/nav_control/index.mock.ts
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..1cd10810d7c8
--- /dev/null
+++ b/x-pack/plugins/security/public/nav_control/index.mock.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,14 @@
+/*
+ * Copyright Elasticsearch B.V. and/or licensed to Elasticsearch B.V. under one
+ * or more contributor license agreements. Licensed under the Elastic License;
+ * you may not use this file except in compliance with the Elastic License.
+ */
+
+import { SecurityNavControlServiceStart } from '.';
+
+export const navControlServiceMock = {
+  createStart: (): jest.Mocked<SecurityNavControlServiceStart> => ({
+    getUserMenuLinks$: jest.fn(),
+    addUserMenuLinks: jest.fn(),
+  }),
+};
diff --git a/x-pack/plugins/security/public/nav_control/index.ts b/x-pack/plugins/security/public/nav_control/index.ts
index 2b0af1a45d05..737ae5005469 100644
--- a/x-pack/plugins/security/public/nav_control/index.ts
+++ b/x-pack/plugins/security/public/nav_control/index.ts
@@ -4,4 +4,5 @@
  * you may not use this file except in compliance with the Elastic License.
  */
 
-export { SecurityNavControlService } from './nav_control_service';
+export { SecurityNavControlService, SecurityNavControlServiceStart } from './nav_control_service';
+export { UserMenuLink } from './nav_control_component';
diff --git a/x-pack/plugins/security/public/nav_control/nav_control_component.scss b/x-pack/plugins/security/public/nav_control/nav_control_component.scss
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..a3e04b08cfac
--- /dev/null
+++ b/x-pack/plugins/security/public/nav_control/nav_control_component.scss
@@ -0,0 +1,11 @@
+.chrNavControl__userMenu {
+  .euiContextMenuPanelTitle {
+    // Uppercased by default, override to match actual username
+    text-transform: none;
+  }
+
+  .euiContextMenuItem {
+    // Temp fix for EUI issue https://github.com/elastic/eui/issues/3092
+    line-height: normal;
+  }
+}
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/x-pack/plugins/security/public/nav_control/nav_control_component.test.tsx b/x-pack/plugins/security/public/nav_control/nav_control_component.test.tsx
index c1c6a9f69b6e..1da91e80d062 100644
--- a/x-pack/plugins/security/public/nav_control/nav_control_component.test.tsx
+++ b/x-pack/plugins/security/public/nav_control/nav_control_component.test.tsx
@@ -5,6 +5,7 @@
  */
 
 import React from 'react';
+import { BehaviorSubject } from 'rxjs';
 import { shallowWithIntl, nextTick, mountWithIntl } from 'test_utils/enzyme_helpers';
 import { SecurityNavControl } from './nav_control_component';
 import { AuthenticatedUser } from '../../common/model';
@@ -17,6 +18,7 @@ describe('SecurityNavControl', () => {
       user: new Promise(() => {}) as Promise<AuthenticatedUser>,
       editProfileUrl: '',
       logoutUrl: '',
+      userMenuLinks$: new BehaviorSubject([]),
     };
 
     const wrapper = shallowWithIntl(<SecurityNavControl {...props} />);
@@ -42,6 +44,7 @@ describe('SecurityNavControl', () => {
       user: Promise.resolve({ full_name: 'foo' }) as Promise<AuthenticatedUser>,
       editProfileUrl: '',
       logoutUrl: '',
+      userMenuLinks$: new BehaviorSubject([]),
     };
 
     const wrapper = shallowWithIntl(<SecurityNavControl {...props} />);
@@ -70,6 +73,7 @@ describe('SecurityNavControl', () => {
       user: Promise.resolve({ full_name: 'foo' }) as Promise<AuthenticatedUser>,
       editProfileUrl: '',
       logoutUrl: '',
+      userMenuLinks$: new BehaviorSubject([]),
     };
 
     const wrapper = mountWithIntl(<SecurityNavControl {...props} />);
@@ -91,6 +95,7 @@ describe('SecurityNavControl', () => {
       user: Promise.resolve({ full_name: 'foo' }) as Promise<AuthenticatedUser>,
       editProfileUrl: '',
       logoutUrl: '',
+      userMenuLinks$: new BehaviorSubject([]),
     };
 
     const wrapper = mountWithIntl(<SecurityNavControl {...props} />);
@@ -107,4 +112,37 @@ describe('SecurityNavControl', () => {
     expect(findTestSubject(wrapper, 'profileLink')).toHaveLength(1);
     expect(findTestSubject(wrapper, 'logoutLink')).toHaveLength(1);
   });
+
+  it('renders a popover with additional user menu links registered by other plugins', async () => {
+    const props = {
+      user: Promise.resolve({ full_name: 'foo' }) as Promise<AuthenticatedUser>,
+      editProfileUrl: '',
+      logoutUrl: '',
+      userMenuLinks$: new BehaviorSubject([
+        { label: 'link1', href: 'path-to-link-1', iconType: 'empty', order: 1 },
+        { label: 'link2', href: 'path-to-link-2', iconType: 'empty', order: 2 },
+        { label: 'link3', href: 'path-to-link-3', iconType: 'empty', order: 3 },
+      ]),
+    };
+
+    const wrapper = mountWithIntl(<SecurityNavControl {...props} />);
+    await nextTick();
+    wrapper.update();
+
+    expect(findTestSubject(wrapper, 'userMenu')).toHaveLength(0);
+    expect(findTestSubject(wrapper, 'profileLink')).toHaveLength(0);
+    expect(findTestSubject(wrapper, 'userMenuLink__link1')).toHaveLength(0);
+    expect(findTestSubject(wrapper, 'userMenuLink__link2')).toHaveLength(0);
+    expect(findTestSubject(wrapper, 'userMenuLink__link3')).toHaveLength(0);
+    expect(findTestSubject(wrapper, 'logoutLink')).toHaveLength(0);
+
+    wrapper.find(EuiHeaderSectionItemButton).simulate('click');
+
+    expect(findTestSubject(wrapper, 'userMenu')).toHaveLength(1);
+    expect(findTestSubject(wrapper, 'profileLink')).toHaveLength(1);
+    expect(findTestSubject(wrapper, 'userMenuLink__link1')).toHaveLength(1);
+    expect(findTestSubject(wrapper, 'userMenuLink__link2')).toHaveLength(1);
+    expect(findTestSubject(wrapper, 'userMenuLink__link3')).toHaveLength(1);
+    expect(findTestSubject(wrapper, 'logoutLink')).toHaveLength(1);
+  });
 });
diff --git a/x-pack/plugins/security/public/nav_control/nav_control_component.tsx b/x-pack/plugins/security/public/nav_control/nav_control_component.tsx
index 3ddabb0dc55f..c22308fa8a43 100644
--- a/x-pack/plugins/security/public/nav_control/nav_control_component.tsx
+++ b/x-pack/plugins/security/public/nav_control/nav_control_component.tsx
@@ -7,38 +7,52 @@
 import { i18n } from '@kbn/i18n';
 import { FormattedMessage } from '@kbn/i18n/react';
 import React, { Component } from 'react';
-
+import { Observable, Subscription } from 'rxjs';
 import {
   EuiAvatar,
-  EuiFlexGroup,
-  EuiFlexItem,
   EuiHeaderSectionItemButton,
-  EuiLink,
-  EuiText,
-  EuiSpacer,
   EuiPopover,
   EuiLoadingSpinner,
+  EuiIcon,
+  EuiContextMenu,
+  EuiContextMenuPanelItemDescriptor,
+  IconType,
+  EuiText,
 } from '@elastic/eui';
 import { AuthenticatedUser } from '../../common/model';
 
+import './nav_control_component.scss';
+
+export interface UserMenuLink {
+  label: string;
+  iconType: IconType;
+  href: string;
+  order?: number;
+}
+
 interface Props {
   user: Promise<AuthenticatedUser>;
   editProfileUrl: string;
   logoutUrl: string;
+  userMenuLinks$: Observable<UserMenuLink[]>;
 }
 
 interface State {
   isOpen: boolean;
   authenticatedUser: AuthenticatedUser | null;
+  userMenuLinks: UserMenuLink[];
 }
 
 export class SecurityNavControl extends Component<Props, State> {
+  private subscription?: Subscription;
+
   constructor(props: Props) {
     super(props);
 
     this.state = {
       isOpen: false,
       authenticatedUser: null,
+      userMenuLinks: [],
     };
 
     props.user.then((authenticatedUser) => {
@@ -48,6 +62,18 @@ export class SecurityNavControl extends Component<Props, State> {
     });
   }
 
+  componentDidMount() {
+    this.subscription = this.props.userMenuLinks$.subscribe(async (userMenuLinks) => {
+      this.setState({ userMenuLinks });
+    });
+  }
+
+  componentWillUnmount() {
+    if (this.subscription) {
+      this.subscription.unsubscribe();
+    }
+  }
+
   onMenuButtonClick = () => {
     if (!this.state.authenticatedUser) {
       return;
@@ -66,13 +92,13 @@ export class SecurityNavControl extends Component<Props, State> {
 
   render() {
     const { editProfileUrl, logoutUrl } = this.props;
-    const { authenticatedUser } = this.state;
+    const { authenticatedUser, userMenuLinks } = this.state;
 
-    const name =
+    const username =
       (authenticatedUser && (authenticatedUser.full_name || authenticatedUser.username)) || '';
 
     const buttonContents = authenticatedUser ? (
-      <EuiAvatar name={name} size="s" />
+      <EuiAvatar name={username} size="s" />
     ) : (
       <EuiLoadingSpinner size="m" />
     );
@@ -92,6 +118,60 @@ export class SecurityNavControl extends Component<Props, State> {
       </EuiHeaderSectionItemButton>
     );
 
+    const profileMenuItem = {
+      name: (
+        <FormattedMessage
+          id="xpack.security.navControlComponent.editProfileLinkText"
+          defaultMessage="Profile"
+        />
+      ),
+      icon: <EuiIcon type="user" size="m" />,
+      href: editProfileUrl,
+      'data-test-subj': 'profileLink',
+    };
+
+    const logoutMenuItem = {
+      name: (
+        <FormattedMessage
+          id="xpack.security.navControlComponent.logoutLinkText"
+          defaultMessage="Log out"
+        />
+      ),
+      icon: <EuiIcon type="exit" size="m" />,
+      href: logoutUrl,
+      'data-test-subj': 'logoutLink',
+    };
+
+    const items: EuiContextMenuPanelItemDescriptor[] = [];
+
+    items.push(profileMenuItem);
+
+    if (userMenuLinks.length) {
+      const userMenuLinkMenuItems = userMenuLinks
+        .sort(({ order: orderA = Infinity }, { order: orderB = Infinity }) => orderA - orderB)
+        .map(({ label, iconType, href }: UserMenuLink) => ({
+          name: <EuiText>{label}</EuiText>,
+          icon: <EuiIcon type={iconType} size="m" />,
+          href,
+          'data-test-subj': `userMenuLink__${label}`,
+        }));
+
+      items.push(...userMenuLinkMenuItems, {
+        isSeparator: true,
+        key: 'securityNavControlComponent__userMenuLinksSeparator',
+      });
+    }
+
+    items.push(logoutMenuItem);
+
+    const panels = [
+      {
+        id: 0,
+        title: username,
+        items,
+      },
+    ];
+
     return (
       <EuiPopover
         id="headerUserMenu"
@@ -102,45 +182,10 @@ export class SecurityNavControl extends Component<Props, State> {
         repositionOnScroll
         closePopover={this.closeMenu}
         panelPaddingSize="none"
+        buffer={0}
       >
-        <div style={{ width: 320 }} data-test-subj="userMenu">
-          <EuiFlexGroup gutterSize="m" className="euiHeaderProfile" responsive={false}>
-            <EuiFlexItem grow={false}>
-              <EuiAvatar name={name} size="xl" />
-            </EuiFlexItem>
-
-            <EuiFlexItem>
-              <EuiText>
-                <p className="eui-textBreakWord">{name}</p>
-              </EuiText>
-
-              <EuiSpacer size="m" />
-
-              <EuiFlexGroup>
-                <EuiFlexItem>
-                  <EuiFlexGroup justifyContent="spaceBetween">
-                    <EuiFlexItem grow={false}>
-                      <EuiLink href={editProfileUrl} data-test-subj="profileLink">
-                        <FormattedMessage
-                          id="xpack.security.navControlComponent.editProfileLinkText"
-                          defaultMessage="Edit profile"
-                        />
-                      </EuiLink>
-                    </EuiFlexItem>
-
-                    <EuiFlexItem grow={false}>
-                      <EuiLink href={logoutUrl} data-test-subj="logoutLink">
-                        <FormattedMessage
-                          id="xpack.security.navControlComponent.logoutLinkText"
-                          defaultMessage="Log out"
-                        />
-                      </EuiLink>
-                    </EuiFlexItem>
-                  </EuiFlexGroup>
-                </EuiFlexItem>
-              </EuiFlexGroup>
-            </EuiFlexItem>
-          </EuiFlexGroup>
+        <div data-test-subj="userMenu">
+          <EuiContextMenu className="chrNavControl__userMenu" initialPanelId={0} panels={panels} />
         </div>
       </EuiPopover>
     );
diff --git a/x-pack/plugins/security/public/nav_control/nav_control_service.test.ts b/x-pack/plugins/security/public/nav_control/nav_control_service.test.ts
index acf62f3376b8..5b9788d67500 100644
--- a/x-pack/plugins/security/public/nav_control/nav_control_service.test.ts
+++ b/x-pack/plugins/security/public/nav_control/nav_control_service.test.ts
@@ -173,4 +173,134 @@ describe('SecurityNavControlService', () => {
     navControlService.start({ core: coreStart });
     expect(coreStart.chrome.navControls.registerRight).toHaveBeenCalledTimes(2);
   });
+
+  describe(`#start`, () => {
+    it('should return functions to register and retrieve user menu links', () => {
+      const license$ = new BehaviorSubject<ILicense>(validLicense);
+
+      const navControlService = new SecurityNavControlService();
+      navControlService.setup({
+        securityLicense: new SecurityLicenseService().setup({ license$ }).license,
+        authc: securityMock.createSetup().authc,
+        logoutUrl: '/some/logout/url',
+      });
+
+      const coreStart = coreMock.createStart();
+      const navControlServiceStart = navControlService.start({ core: coreStart });
+      expect(navControlServiceStart).toHaveProperty('getUserMenuLinks$');
+      expect(navControlServiceStart).toHaveProperty('addUserMenuLinks');
+    });
+
+    it('should register custom user menu links to be displayed in the nav controls', (done) => {
+      const license$ = new BehaviorSubject<ILicense>(validLicense);
+
+      const navControlService = new SecurityNavControlService();
+      navControlService.setup({
+        securityLicense: new SecurityLicenseService().setup({ license$ }).license,
+        authc: securityMock.createSetup().authc,
+        logoutUrl: '/some/logout/url',
+      });
+
+      const coreStart = coreMock.createStart();
+      const { getUserMenuLinks$, addUserMenuLinks } = navControlService.start({ core: coreStart });
+      const userMenuLinks$ = getUserMenuLinks$();
+
+      addUserMenuLinks([
+        {
+          label: 'link1',
+          href: 'path-to-link1',
+          iconType: 'empty',
+        },
+      ]);
+
+      userMenuLinks$.subscribe((links) => {
+        expect(links).toMatchInlineSnapshot(`
+          Array [
+            Object {
+              "href": "path-to-link1",
+              "iconType": "empty",
+              "label": "link1",
+            },
+          ]
+        `);
+        done();
+      });
+    });
+
+    it('should retrieve user menu links sorted by order', (done) => {
+      const license$ = new BehaviorSubject<ILicense>(validLicense);
+
+      const navControlService = new SecurityNavControlService();
+      navControlService.setup({
+        securityLicense: new SecurityLicenseService().setup({ license$ }).license,
+        authc: securityMock.createSetup().authc,
+        logoutUrl: '/some/logout/url',
+      });
+
+      const coreStart = coreMock.createStart();
+      const { getUserMenuLinks$, addUserMenuLinks } = navControlService.start({ core: coreStart });
+      const userMenuLinks$ = getUserMenuLinks$();
+
+      addUserMenuLinks([
+        {
+          label: 'link3',
+          href: 'path-to-link3',
+          iconType: 'empty',
+          order: 3,
+        },
+        {
+          label: 'link1',
+          href: 'path-to-link1',
+          iconType: 'empty',
+          order: 1,
+        },
+        {
+          label: 'link2',
+          href: 'path-to-link2',
+          iconType: 'empty',
+          order: 2,
+        },
+      ]);
+      addUserMenuLinks([
+        {
+          label: 'link4',
+          href: 'path-to-link4',
+          iconType: 'empty',
+          order: 4,
+        },
+      ]);
+
+      userMenuLinks$.subscribe((links) => {
+        expect(links).toMatchInlineSnapshot(`
+          Array [
+            Object {
+              "href": "path-to-link1",
+              "iconType": "empty",
+              "label": "link1",
+              "order": 1,
+            },
+            Object {
+              "href": "path-to-link2",
+              "iconType": "empty",
+              "label": "link2",
+              "order": 2,
+            },
+            Object {
+              "href": "path-to-link3",
+              "iconType": "empty",
+              "label": "link3",
+              "order": 3,
+            },
+            Object {
+              "href": "path-to-link4",
+              "iconType": "empty",
+              "label": "link4",
+              "order": 4,
+            },
+          ]
+        `);
+        done();
+      });
+    });
+  });
 });
diff --git a/x-pack/plugins/security/public/nav_control/nav_control_service.tsx b/x-pack/plugins/security/public/nav_control/nav_control_service.tsx
index aa3ec2e47469..5d2e7d7dfb73 100644
--- a/x-pack/plugins/security/public/nav_control/nav_control_service.tsx
+++ b/x-pack/plugins/security/public/nav_control/nav_control_service.tsx
@@ -4,12 +4,16 @@
  * you may not use this file except in compliance with the Elastic License.
  */
 
-import { Subscription } from 'rxjs';
+import { sortBy } from 'lodash';
+import { Observable, Subscription, BehaviorSubject, ReplaySubject } from 'rxjs';
+import { map, takeUntil } from 'rxjs/operators';
 import { CoreStart } from 'src/core/public';
+
 import ReactDOM from 'react-dom';
 import React from 'react';
+
 import { SecurityLicense } from '../../common/licensing';
-import { SecurityNavControl } from './nav_control_component';
+import { SecurityNavControl, UserMenuLink } from './nav_control_component';
 import { AuthenticationServiceSetup } from '../authentication';
 
 interface SetupDeps {
@@ -22,6 +26,18 @@ interface StartDeps {
   core: CoreStart;
 }
 
+export interface SecurityNavControlServiceStart {
+  /**
+   * Returns an Observable of the array of user menu links registered by other plugins
+   */
+  getUserMenuLinks$: () => Observable<UserMenuLink[]>;
+
+  /**
+   * Registers the provided user menu links to be displayed in the user menu in the global nav
+   */
+  addUserMenuLinks: (newUserMenuLink: UserMenuLink[]) => void;
+}
+
 export class SecurityNavControlService {
   private securityLicense!: SecurityLicense;
   private authc!: AuthenticationServiceSetup;
@@ -31,13 +47,16 @@ export class SecurityNavControlService {
 
   private securityFeaturesSubscription?: Subscription;
 
+  private readonly stop$ = new ReplaySubject(1);
+  private userMenuLinks$ = new BehaviorSubject<UserMenuLink[]>([]);
+
   public setup({ securityLicense, authc, logoutUrl }: SetupDeps) {
     this.securityLicense = securityLicense;
     this.authc = authc;
     this.logoutUrl = logoutUrl;
   }
 
-  public start({ core }: StartDeps) {
+  public start({ core }: StartDeps): SecurityNavControlServiceStart {
     this.securityFeaturesSubscription = this.securityLicense.features$.subscribe(
       ({ showLinks }) => {
         const isAnonymousPath = core.http.anonymousPaths.isAnonymous(window.location.pathname);
@@ -49,6 +68,16 @@ export class SecurityNavControlService {
         }
       }
     );
+
+    return {
+      getUserMenuLinks$: () =>
+        this.userMenuLinks$.pipe(map(this.sortUserMenuLinks), takeUntil(this.stop$)),
+      addUserMenuLinks: (userMenuLinks: UserMenuLink[]) => {
+        const currentLinks = this.userMenuLinks$.value;
+        const newLinks = [...currentLinks, ...userMenuLinks];
+        this.userMenuLinks$.next(newLinks);
+      },
+    };
   }
 
   public stop() {
@@ -57,6 +86,7 @@ export class SecurityNavControlService {
       this.securityFeaturesSubscription = undefined;
     }
     this.navControlRegistered = false;
+    this.stop$.next();
   }
 
   private registerSecurityNavControl(
@@ -72,6 +102,7 @@ export class SecurityNavControlService {
           user: currentUserPromise,
           editProfileUrl: core.http.basePath.prepend('/security/account'),
           logoutUrl: this.logoutUrl,
+          userMenuLinks$: this.userMenuLinks$,
         };
         ReactDOM.render(
           <I18nContext>
@@ -86,4 +117,8 @@ export class SecurityNavControlService {
 
     this.navControlRegistered = true;
   }
+
+  private sortUserMenuLinks(userMenuLinks: UserMenuLink[]) {
+    return sortBy(userMenuLinks, 'order');
+  }
 }
diff --git a/x-pack/plugins/security/public/plugin.test.tsx b/x-pack/plugins/security/public/plugin.test.tsx
index d86d4812af5e..6f5a2a031a7b 100644
--- a/x-pack/plugins/security/public/plugin.test.tsx
+++ b/x-pack/plugins/security/public/plugin.test.tsx
@@ -97,7 +97,12 @@ describe('Security Plugin', () => {
           data: {} as DataPublicPluginStart,
           features: {} as FeaturesPluginStart,
         })
-      ).toBeUndefined();
+      ).toEqual({
+        navControlService: {
+          getUserMenuLinks$: expect.any(Function),
+          addUserMenuLinks: expect.any(Function),
+        },
+      });
     });
 
     it('starts Management Service if `management` plugin is available', () => {
diff --git a/x-pack/plugins/security/public/plugin.tsx b/x-pack/plugins/security/public/plugin.tsx
index 700653c4cecb..f94772c43dd8 100644
--- a/x-pack/plugins/security/public/plugin.tsx
+++ b/x-pack/plugins/security/public/plugin.tsx
@@ -146,11 +146,13 @@ export class SecurityPlugin
 
   public start(core: CoreStart, { management, securityOss }: PluginStartDependencies) {
     this.sessionTimeout.start();
-    this.navControlService.start({ core });
     this.securityCheckupService.start({ securityOssStart: securityOss, docLinks: core.docLinks });
+
     if (management) {
       this.managementService.start({ capabilities: core.application.capabilities });
     }
+
+    return { navControlService: this.navControlService.start({ core }) };
   }
 
   public stop() {