diff --git a/changelog/7469.feature.rst b/changelog/7469.feature.rst
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..8e9df72697c
--- /dev/null
+++ b/changelog/7469.feature.rst
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+:class:`~pytest.FixtureDef` is now exported as ``pytest.FixtureDef`` for typing purposes.
diff --git a/doc/en/reference/reference.rst b/doc/en/reference/reference.rst
index cf83ae05f21..ea008110e4a 100644
--- a/doc/en/reference/reference.rst
+++ b/doc/en/reference/reference.rst
@@ -910,7 +910,7 @@ ExitCode
 FixtureDef
 ~~~~~~~~~~
 
-.. autoclass:: _pytest.fixtures.FixtureDef()
+.. autoclass:: pytest.FixtureDef()
     :members:
     :show-inheritance:
 
diff --git a/src/_pytest/fixtures.py b/src/_pytest/fixtures.py
index 6a263866984..13efca2adb0 100644
--- a/src/_pytest/fixtures.py
+++ b/src/_pytest/fixtures.py
@@ -216,6 +216,7 @@ def add_funcarg_pseudo_fixture_def(
                 params=valuelist,
                 unittest=False,
                 ids=None,
+                _ispytest=True,
             )
             arg2fixturedefs[argname] = [fixturedef]
             if name2pseudofixturedef is not None:
@@ -974,7 +975,11 @@ def _eval_scope_callable(
 
 @final
 class FixtureDef(Generic[FixtureValue]):
-    """A container for a fixture definition."""
+    """A container for a fixture definition.
+
+    Note: At this time, only explicitly documented fields and methods are
+    considered public stable API.
+    """
 
     def __init__(
         self,
@@ -988,7 +993,10 @@ def __init__(
         ids: Optional[
             Union[Tuple[Optional[object], ...], Callable[[Any], Optional[object]]]
         ] = None,
+        *,
+        _ispytest: bool = False,
     ) -> None:
+        check_ispytest(_ispytest)
         self._fixturemanager = fixturemanager
         # The "base" node ID for the fixture.
         #
@@ -1708,6 +1716,7 @@ def parsefactories(  # noqa: F811
                 params=marker.params,
                 unittest=unittest,
                 ids=marker.ids,
+                _ispytest=True,
             )
 
             faclist = self._arg2fixturedefs.setdefault(name, [])
diff --git a/src/pytest/__init__.py b/src/pytest/__init__.py
index 58ddb3288eb..831ede1fa1f 100644
--- a/src/pytest/__init__.py
+++ b/src/pytest/__init__.py
@@ -20,6 +20,7 @@
 from _pytest.debugging import pytestPDB as __pytestPDB
 from _pytest.doctest import DoctestItem
 from _pytest.fixtures import fixture
+from _pytest.fixtures import FixtureDef
 from _pytest.fixtures import FixtureLookupError
 from _pytest.fixtures import FixtureRequest
 from _pytest.fixtures import yield_fixture
@@ -102,6 +103,7 @@
     "fail",
     "File",
     "fixture",
+    "FixtureDef",
     "FixtureLookupError",
     "FixtureRequest",
     "freeze_includes",