diff --git a/.changeset/unlucky-lemons-sip.md b/.changeset/unlucky-lemons-sip.md
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..585d091e65
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.changeset/unlucky-lemons-sip.md
@@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
+---
+'@backstage/core-api': patch
+---
+
+Made the `RouteRef*` types compatible with the ones exported from `@backstage/core-plugin-api`.
diff --git a/packages/core-api/package.json b/packages/core-api/package.json
index 6ecb942c28..99a9cd2b0f 100644
--- a/packages/core-api/package.json
+++ b/packages/core-api/package.json
@@ -30,6 +30,7 @@
   },
   "dependencies": {
     "@backstage/config": "^0.1.4",
+    "@backstage/core-plugin-api": "^0.1.0",
     "@backstage/theme": "^0.2.6",
     "@material-ui/core": "^4.11.0",
     "@material-ui/icons": "^4.9.1",
diff --git a/packages/core-api/src/routing/types.ts b/packages/core-api/src/routing/types.ts
index 0089e29e4b..e88b2f748c 100644
--- a/packages/core-api/src/routing/types.ts
+++ b/packages/core-api/src/routing/types.ts
@@ -16,6 +16,7 @@
 
 import { IconComponent } from '../icons/types';
 import { getOrCreateGlobalSingleton } from '../lib/globalObject';
+import { RouteRef as NewRouteRef } from '@backstage/core-plugin-api';
 
 export type AnyParams = { [param in string]: string } | undefined;
 export type ParamKeys<Params extends AnyParams> = keyof Params extends never
@@ -34,7 +35,11 @@ export type RouteFunc<Params extends AnyParams> = (
   ...[params]: Params extends undefined ? readonly [] : readonly [Params]
 ) => string;
 
-export const routeRefType: unique symbol = getOrCreateGlobalSingleton<any>(
+type RouteRefType = Exclude<
+  keyof NewRouteRef,
+  'params' | 'path' | 'title' | 'icon'
+>;
+export const routeRefType: RouteRefType = getOrCreateGlobalSingleton<any>(
   'route-ref-type',
   () => Symbol('route-ref-type'),
 );