diff --git a/Cargo.lock b/Cargo.lock
index a95accb4393553..d4f9121908abe9 100644
--- a/Cargo.lock
+++ b/Cargo.lock
@@ -8561,6 +8561,7 @@ dependencies = [
  "solana-short-vec",
  "solana-signature",
  "solana-signer",
+ "solana-system-transaction",
  "solana-sysvar",
  "solana-time-utils",
  "solana-transaction",
@@ -9066,6 +9067,19 @@ dependencies = [
  "solana-type-overrides",
 ]
 
+[[package]]
+name = "solana-system-transaction"
+version = "2.2.0"
+dependencies = [
+ "solana-hash",
+ "solana-keypair",
+ "solana-message",
+ "solana-pubkey",
+ "solana-signer",
+ "solana-system-interface",
+ "solana-transaction",
+]
+
 [[package]]
 name = "solana-sysvar"
 version = "2.2.0"
diff --git a/Cargo.toml b/Cargo.toml
index c62c59226c78d2..4b772019b47900 100644
--- a/Cargo.toml
+++ b/Cargo.toml
@@ -173,6 +173,7 @@ members = [
     "sdk/slot-hashes",
     "sdk/slot-history",
     "sdk/stable-layout",
+    "sdk/system-transaction",
     "sdk/sysvar",
     "sdk/sysvar-id",
     "sdk/time-utils",
@@ -570,6 +571,7 @@ solana-svm-rent-collector = { path = "svm-rent-collector", version = "=2.2.0" }
 solana-svm-transaction = { path = "svm-transaction", version = "=2.2.0" }
 solana-system-interface = "1.0"
 solana-system-program = { path = "programs/system", version = "=2.2.0" }
+solana-system-transaction = { path = "sdk/system-transaction", version = "=2.2.0" }
 solana-sysvar = { path = "sdk/sysvar", version = "=2.2.0" }
 solana-sysvar-id = { path = "sdk/sysvar-id", version = "=2.2.0" }
 solana-test-validator = { path = "test-validator", version = "=2.2.0" }
diff --git a/programs/sbf/Cargo.lock b/programs/sbf/Cargo.lock
index 304ee030d03b02..c7ce89f5001706 100644
--- a/programs/sbf/Cargo.lock
+++ b/programs/sbf/Cargo.lock
@@ -7256,6 +7256,7 @@ dependencies = [
  "solana-short-vec",
  "solana-signature",
  "solana-signer",
+ "solana-system-transaction",
  "solana-time-utils",
  "solana-transaction",
  "solana-transaction-context",
@@ -7637,6 +7638,19 @@ dependencies = [
  "solana-type-overrides",
 ]
 
+[[package]]
+name = "solana-system-transaction"
+version = "2.2.0"
+dependencies = [
+ "solana-hash",
+ "solana-keypair",
+ "solana-message",
+ "solana-pubkey",
+ "solana-signer",
+ "solana-system-interface",
+ "solana-transaction",
+]
+
 [[package]]
 name = "solana-sysvar"
 version = "2.2.0"
diff --git a/sdk/Cargo.toml b/sdk/Cargo.toml
index a704a315a420b8..2b42c3a884b3e2 100644
--- a/sdk/Cargo.toml
+++ b/sdk/Cargo.toml
@@ -47,6 +47,7 @@ full = [
     "dep:solana-seed-derivable",
     "dep:solana-seed-phrase",
     "dep:solana-signer",
+    "dep:solana-system-transaction",
     "dep:solana-transaction",
     "dep:solana-transaction-error",
 ]
@@ -175,6 +176,7 @@ solana-signature = { workspace = true, features = [
     "verify",
 ], optional = true }
 solana-signer = { workspace = true, optional = true }
+solana-system-transaction = { workspace = true, optional = true }
 solana-time-utils = { workspace = true }
 solana-transaction = { workspace = true, features = [
     "blake3",
diff --git a/sdk/src/lib.rs b/sdk/src/lib.rs
index 752ad612a5c7b5..3076c997b251a5 100644
--- a/sdk/src/lib.rs
+++ b/sdk/src/lib.rs
@@ -95,7 +95,6 @@ pub mod rpc_port;
 pub mod shred_version;
 pub mod signature;
 pub mod signer;
-pub mod system_transaction;
 pub mod transaction;
 pub mod transport;
 pub mod wasm;
@@ -201,6 +200,12 @@ pub use solana_serde as deserialize_utils;
 pub use solana_serde_varint as serde_varint;
 #[deprecated(since = "2.1.0", note = "Use `solana-short-vec` crate instead")]
 pub use solana_short_vec as short_vec;
+#[cfg(feature = "full")]
+#[deprecated(
+    since = "2.2.0",
+    note = "Use `solana-system-transaction` crate instead"
+)]
+pub use solana_system_transaction as system_transaction;
 #[deprecated(since = "2.2.0", note = "Use `solana-time-utils` crate instead")]
 pub use solana_time_utils as timing;
 #[cfg(feature = "full")]
diff --git a/sdk/system-transaction/Cargo.toml b/sdk/system-transaction/Cargo.toml
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000000..1ef1875435c0b3
--- /dev/null
+++ b/sdk/system-transaction/Cargo.toml
@@ -0,0 +1,22 @@
+[package]
+name = "solana-system-transaction"
+description = "Functionality for creating system transactions."
+documentation = "https://docs.rs/solana-system-transaction"
+version = { workspace = true }
+authors = { workspace = true }
+repository = { workspace = true }
+homepage = { workspace = true }
+license = { workspace = true }
+edition = { workspace = true }
+
+[package.metadata.docs.rs]
+targets = ["x86_64-unknown-linux-gnu"]
+
+[dependencies]
+solana-hash = { workspace = true }
+solana-keypair = { workspace = true }
+solana-message = { workspace = true }
+solana-pubkey = { workspace = true }
+solana-signer = { workspace = true }
+solana-system-interface = { workspace = true, features = ["bincode"] }
+solana-transaction = { workspace = true, features = ["bincode"] }
diff --git a/sdk/src/system_transaction.rs b/sdk/system-transaction/src/lib.rs
similarity index 92%
rename from sdk/src/system_transaction.rs
rename to sdk/system-transaction/src/lib.rs
index 4de37dd56602db..850633e3b88fcb 100644
--- a/sdk/src/system_transaction.rs
+++ b/sdk/system-transaction/src/lib.rs
@@ -1,13 +1,9 @@
 //! The `system_transaction` module provides functionality for creating system transactions.
-#![cfg(feature = "full")]
 
-use crate::{
-    hash::Hash,
-    message::Message,
-    pubkey::Pubkey,
-    signature::{Keypair, Signer},
-    system_instruction,
-    transaction::Transaction,
+use {
+    solana_hash::Hash, solana_keypair::Keypair, solana_message::Message, solana_pubkey::Pubkey,
+    solana_signer::Signer, solana_system_interface::instruction as system_instruction,
+    solana_transaction::Transaction,
 };
 
 /// Create and sign new SystemInstruction::CreateAccount transaction
diff --git a/svm/examples/Cargo.lock b/svm/examples/Cargo.lock
index e7e8a12ebf77fb..1cc9d6a4e80fa8 100644
--- a/svm/examples/Cargo.lock
+++ b/svm/examples/Cargo.lock
@@ -6584,6 +6584,7 @@ dependencies = [
  "solana-short-vec",
  "solana-signature",
  "solana-signer",
+ "solana-system-transaction",
  "solana-time-utils",
  "solana-transaction",
  "solana-transaction-context",
@@ -6982,6 +6983,19 @@ dependencies = [
  "solana-type-overrides",
 ]
 
+[[package]]
+name = "solana-system-transaction"
+version = "2.2.0"
+dependencies = [
+ "solana-hash",
+ "solana-keypair",
+ "solana-message",
+ "solana-pubkey",
+ "solana-signer",
+ "solana-system-interface",
+ "solana-transaction",
+]
+
 [[package]]
 name = "solana-sysvar"
 version = "2.2.0"