diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
index 66b2705024..64c0f85056 100644
--- a/Makefile
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -235,6 +235,13 @@ binary-bundle: xp-fleet xp-fleetctl
 	cd build/binary-bundle && cp windows/fleetctl.exe . && zip fleetctl.exe.zip fleetctl.exe
 	cd build/binary-bundle && shasum -a 256 fleet.zip fleetctl.exe.zip fleetctl-macos.tar.gz fleetctl-windows.tar.gz fleetctl-linux.tar.gz
 
+# Build orbit/fleetd fleetd_tables extension
+fleetd-tables-windows:
+	GOOS=windows GOARCH=amd64 go build -o fleetd_tables_windows.ext ./orbit/cmd/fleetd_tables
+fleetd-tables-linux:
+	GOOS=linux GOARCH=amd64 go build -o fleetd_tables_linux.ext ./orbit/cmd/fleetd_tables
+fleetd-tables-darwin:
+	GOOS=darwin GOARCH=amd64 go build -o fleetd_tables_darwin.ext ./orbit/cmd/fleetd_tables
 
 .pre-binary-arch:
 ifndef GOOS
diff --git a/orbit/cmd/fleetd_tables/README.md b/orbit/cmd/fleetd_tables/README.md
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..07acc2a7fd
--- /dev/null
+++ b/orbit/cmd/fleetd_tables/README.md
@@ -0,0 +1,56 @@
+# Fleet osquery extensions without fleetd
+
+If you are interested in getting some of the `fleetd` tables but cannot run `fleetd` natively then its possible
+to utilize this "fleetd_tables" extension with standalone `osqueryd`.
+
+### Building the extension
+
+First run (note `.ext` is required for osquery):
+```shell
+go build -o fleetd_tables.ext fleetd_tables.go
+```
+
+or using the Makefile
+```shell
+make fleetd-tables-linux
+```
+
+Then move it somewhere `osqueryd` can load it:
+```shell
+sudo cp fleetd_tables.ext /usr/local/osquery_extensions
+```
+
+And tell `osqueryd` to autoload your extension
+```shell
+echo "/usr/local/osquery_extensions/fleetd_tables.ext" > /tmp/extensions.load
+```
+
+Finally, launch `osqueryd`
+```shell
+sudo osqueryd --extensions_autoload=/tmp/extensions.load
+```
+
+### Local testing
+
+Obtain the extensions_socket
+```shell
+osqueryi --nodisable_extensions
+osquery> select value from osquery_flags where name = 'extensions_socket';
++-----------------------------------+
+| value                             |
++-----------------------------------+
+| /Users/USERNAME/.osquery/shell.em |
++-----------------------------------+
+```
+
+Then run the app
+```shell
+go run ./fleetd_tables.go --socket /Users/USERNAME/.osquery/shell.em
+```
+
+Or you can build the app and have `osqueryi` load it
+```shell
+go build -o fleetd_tables.ext fleetd_tables.go
+osqueryi --extension /path/to/fleetd_tables.ext
+```
+
diff --git a/orbit/cmd/fleetd_tables/fleetd_tables.go b/orbit/cmd/fleetd_tables/fleetd_tables.go
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..037a60b8f4
--- /dev/null
+++ b/orbit/cmd/fleetd_tables/fleetd_tables.go
@@ -0,0 +1,57 @@
+package main
+
+import (
+	"flag"
+	"fmt"
+	"log"
+	"os"
+	"time"
+
+	"github.com/cenkalti/backoff/v4"
+	orbittable "github.com/fleetdm/fleet/v4/orbit/pkg/table"
+	"github.com/osquery/osquery-go"
+)
+
+var (
+	socket   = flag.String("socket", "", "Path to the extensions UNIX domain socket")
+	timeout  = flag.Int("timeout", 3, "Seconds to wait for autoloaded extensions")
+	interval = flag.Int("interval", 3, "Seconds delay between connectivity checks")
+)
+
+func main() {
+	flag.Parse()
+
+	if *socket == "" {
+		log.Fatalf(`Usage: %s -socket SOCKET_PATH`, os.Args[0])
+	}
+
+	serverTimeout := osquery.ServerTimeout(
+		time.Second * time.Duration(*timeout),
+	)
+	serverPingInterval := osquery.ServerPingInterval(
+		time.Second * time.Duration(*interval),
+	)
+
+	var server *osquery.ExtensionManagerServer
+	backOff := backoff.WithMaxRetries(backoff.NewConstantBackOff(time.Millisecond*200), 25) // retry once per 200ms for 25 times == 5 seconds
+	op := func() error {
+		s, err := osquery.NewExtensionManagerServer("com.fleetdm.fleetd_tables.osquery_extension.v1", *socket, serverTimeout, serverPingInterval)
+		if err != nil {
+			return fmt.Errorf("error creating extension: %w", err)
+		}
+		server = s
+		return nil
+	}
+
+	err := backoff.Retry(op, backOff)
+	if err != nil {
+		log.Fatalln(err)
+	}
+
+	plugins := orbittable.OrbitDefaultTables()
+	plugins = append(plugins, orbittable.PlatformTables()...)
+	server.RegisterPlugin(plugins...)
+	if err := server.Run(); err != nil {
+		log.Fatalln(err)
+	}
+}
diff --git a/orbit/pkg/table/extension.go b/orbit/pkg/table/extension.go
index 2a2f749586..bb7a888dc8 100644
--- a/orbit/pkg/table/extension.go
+++ b/orbit/pkg/table/extension.go
@@ -93,18 +93,9 @@ func (r *Runner) Execute() error {
 		}
 	}
 
-	plugins := []osquery.OsqueryPlugin{
-		// MacAdmins extensions.
-		table.NewPlugin("puppet_info", puppet.PuppetInfoColumns(), puppet.PuppetInfoGenerate),
-		table.NewPlugin("puppet_logs", puppet.PuppetLogsColumns(), puppet.PuppetLogsGenerate),
-		table.NewPlugin("puppet_state", puppet.PuppetStateColumns(), puppet.PuppetStateGenerate),
-		table.NewPlugin("google_chrome_profiles", chromeuserprofiles.GoogleChromeProfilesColumns(), chromeuserprofiles.GoogleChromeProfilesGenerate),
-		table.NewPlugin("file_lines", fileline.FileLineColumns(), fileline.FileLineGenerate),
+	plugins := OrbitDefaultTables()
 
-		// Orbit extensions.
-		table.NewPlugin("sntp_request", sntp_request.Columns(), sntp_request.GenerateFunc),
-	}
-	plugins = append(plugins, platformTables()...)
+	plugins = append(plugins, PlatformTables()...)
 	for _, t := range r.tableExtensions {
 		plugins = append(plugins, table.NewPlugin(
 			t.Name(),
@@ -121,6 +112,21 @@ func (r *Runner) Execute() error {
 	return nil
 }
 
+func OrbitDefaultTables() []osquery.OsqueryPlugin {
+	plugins := []osquery.OsqueryPlugin{
+		// MacAdmins extensions.
+		table.NewPlugin("puppet_info", puppet.PuppetInfoColumns(), puppet.PuppetInfoGenerate),
+		table.NewPlugin("puppet_logs", puppet.PuppetLogsColumns(), puppet.PuppetLogsGenerate),
+		table.NewPlugin("puppet_state", puppet.PuppetStateColumns(), puppet.PuppetStateGenerate),
+		table.NewPlugin("google_chrome_profiles", chromeuserprofiles.GoogleChromeProfilesColumns(), chromeuserprofiles.GoogleChromeProfilesGenerate),
+		table.NewPlugin("file_lines", fileline.FileLineColumns(), fileline.FileLineGenerate),
+
+		// Orbit extensions.
+		table.NewPlugin("sntp_request", sntp_request.Columns(), sntp_request.GenerateFunc),
+	}
+	return plugins
+}
+
 // Interrupt shuts down the osquery manager server.
 func (r *Runner) Interrupt(err error) {
 	log.Debug().Err(err).Msg("interrupt osquery extension")
diff --git a/orbit/pkg/table/extension_darwin.go b/orbit/pkg/table/extension_darwin.go
index e4eb0fc057..5f1ccb1eed 100644
--- a/orbit/pkg/table/extension_darwin.go
+++ b/orbit/pkg/table/extension_darwin.go
@@ -25,7 +25,7 @@ import (
 	"github.com/osquery/osquery-go/plugin/table"
 )
 
-func platformTables() []osquery.OsqueryPlugin {
+func PlatformTables() []osquery.OsqueryPlugin {
 	return []osquery.OsqueryPlugin{
 		// Fleet tables
 		table.NewPlugin("icloud_private_relay", privaterelay.Columns(), privaterelay.Generate),
diff --git a/orbit/pkg/table/extension_stub.go b/orbit/pkg/table/extension_stub.go
index ef6191e4cf..e204ddd49c 100644
--- a/orbit/pkg/table/extension_stub.go
+++ b/orbit/pkg/table/extension_stub.go
@@ -4,4 +4,4 @@ package table
 
 import "github.com/osquery/osquery-go"
 
-func platformTables() []osquery.OsqueryPlugin { return nil }
+func PlatformTables() []osquery.OsqueryPlugin { return nil }
diff --git a/orbit/pkg/table/extension_windows.go b/orbit/pkg/table/extension_windows.go
index 22f22ff550..74d5a2d748 100644
--- a/orbit/pkg/table/extension_windows.go
+++ b/orbit/pkg/table/extension_windows.go
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@ import (
 	"github.com/osquery/osquery-go/plugin/table"
 )
 
-func platformTables() []osquery.OsqueryPlugin {
+func PlatformTables() []osquery.OsqueryPlugin {
 	return []osquery.OsqueryPlugin{
 		// Fleet tables
 		table.NewPlugin("mdm_bridge", mdmbridge.Columns(), mdmbridge.Generate),