diff --git a/packages/frontend-plugin-api/api-report.md b/packages/frontend-plugin-api/api-report.md
index 84aa3396e8..92fc11ef17 100644
--- a/packages/frontend-plugin-api/api-report.md
+++ b/packages/frontend-plugin-api/api-report.md
@@ -5,6 +5,8 @@
 ```ts
 /// <reference types="react" />
 
+import { AnyApiFactory } from '@backstage/core-plugin-api';
+import { AnyApiRef } from '@backstage/core-plugin-api';
 import { ComponentType } from 'react';
 import { JsonObject } from '@backstage/types';
 import { z } from 'zod';
@@ -28,8 +30,40 @@ export interface BackstagePlugin {
 export const coreExtensionData: {
   reactComponent: ExtensionDataRef<ComponentType<{}>>;
   routePath: ExtensionDataRef<string>;
+  apiFactory: ExtensionDataRef<AnyApiFactory>;
 };
 
+// @public (undocumented)
+export function createApiExtension<
+  TConfig extends {},
+  TInputs extends Record<
+    string,
+    {
+      extensionData: AnyExtensionDataMap;
+    }
+  >,
+>(
+  options: (
+    | {
+        api: AnyApiRef;
+        factory: (options: {
+          config: TConfig;
+          inputs: {
+            [pointName in keyof TInputs]: ExtensionDataValue<
+              TInputs[pointName]['extensionData']
+            >[];
+          };
+        }) => AnyApiFactory;
+      }
+    | {
+        factory: AnyApiFactory;
+      }
+  ) & {
+    configSchema?: PortableSchema<TConfig>;
+    inputs?: TInputs;
+  },
+): Extension<TConfig>;
+
 // @public (undocumented)
 export function createExtension<
   TData extends AnyExtensionDataMap,
diff --git a/packages/frontend-plugin-api/package.json b/packages/frontend-plugin-api/package.json
index 0c420abbf3..fa2b4ff093 100644
--- a/packages/frontend-plugin-api/package.json
+++ b/packages/frontend-plugin-api/package.json
@@ -35,6 +35,7 @@
     "react": "^16.13.1 || ^17.0.0"
   },
   "dependencies": {
+    "@backstage/core-plugin-api": "workspace:^",
     "@backstage/types": "workspace:^",
     "lodash": "^4.17.21",
     "zod": "^3.21.4",
diff --git a/packages/frontend-plugin-api/src/extensions/createApiExtension.test.ts b/packages/frontend-plugin-api/src/extensions/createApiExtension.test.ts
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..a3662e5ef1
--- /dev/null
+++ b/packages/frontend-plugin-api/src/extensions/createApiExtension.test.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,82 @@
+/*
+ * Copyright 2023 The Backstage Authors
+ *
+ * Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
+ * you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
+ * You may obtain a copy of the License at
+ *
+ *     http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+ *
+ * Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
+ * distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
+ * WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
+ * See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
+ * limitations under the License.
+ */
+
+import { createApiExtension } from './createApiExtension';
+import { createApiFactory, createApiRef } from '@backstage/core-plugin-api';
+
+describe('createApiExtension', () => {
+  it('fills in the expected values for an existing factory', () => {
+    const api = createApiRef<{ foo: string }>({ id: 'test' });
+    const factory = createApiFactory({
+      api,
+      deps: {},
+      factory: () => ({ foo: 'bar' }),
+    });
+
+    const extension = createApiExtension({
+      factory,
+    });
+
+    expect(extension).toEqual({
+      $$type: 'extension',
+      id: 'apis.test',
+      at: 'core/apis',
+      disabled: false,
+      configSchema: undefined,
+      inputs: {},
+      output: {
+        api: {
+          $$type: 'extension-data',
+          id: 'core.api.factory',
+        },
+      },
+      factory: expect.any(Function),
+    });
+  });
+
+  it('fills in the expected values for a ref and custom factory', () => {
+    const api = createApiRef<{ foo: string }>({ id: 'test' });
+    const factory = jest.fn(() => ({ foo: 'bar' }));
+
+    const extension = createApiExtension({
+      api,
+      inputs: {},
+      factory({ config: _config, inputs: _inputs }) {
+        return createApiFactory({
+          api,
+          deps: {},
+          factory,
+        });
+      },
+    });
+
+    expect(extension).toEqual({
+      $$type: 'extension',
+      id: 'apis.test',
+      at: 'core/apis',
+      disabled: false,
+      configSchema: undefined,
+      inputs: {},
+      output: {
+        api: {
+          $$type: 'extension-data',
+          id: 'core.api.factory',
+        },
+      },
+      factory: expect.any(Function),
+    });
+  });
+});
diff --git a/packages/frontend-plugin-api/src/extensions/createApiExtension.ts b/packages/frontend-plugin-api/src/extensions/createApiExtension.ts
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..5dab38aec8
--- /dev/null
+++ b/packages/frontend-plugin-api/src/extensions/createApiExtension.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,72 @@
+/*
+ * Copyright 2023 The Backstage Authors
+ *
+ * Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
+ * you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
+ * You may obtain a copy of the License at
+ *
+ *     http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+ *
+ * Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
+ * distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
+ * WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
+ * See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
+ * limitations under the License.
+ */
+
+import { AnyApiFactory, AnyApiRef } from '@backstage/core-plugin-api';
+import { PortableSchema } from '../createSchemaFromZod';
+import {
+  AnyExtensionDataMap,
+  coreExtensionData,
+  createExtension,
+  ExtensionDataValue,
+} from '../types';
+
+/** @public */
+export function createApiExtension<
+  TConfig extends {},
+  TInputs extends Record<string, { extensionData: AnyExtensionDataMap }>,
+>(
+  options: (
+    | {
+        api: AnyApiRef;
+        factory: (options: {
+          config: TConfig;
+          inputs: {
+            [pointName in keyof TInputs]: ExtensionDataValue<
+              TInputs[pointName]['extensionData']
+            >[];
+          };
+        }) => AnyApiFactory;
+      }
+    | {
+        factory: AnyApiFactory;
+      }
+  ) & {
+    configSchema?: PortableSchema<TConfig>;
+    inputs?: TInputs;
+  },
+) {
+  const { factory, configSchema, inputs: extensionInputs } = options;
+
+  const apiRef =
+    'api' in options ? options.api : (factory as { api: AnyApiRef }).api;
+
+  return createExtension({
+    id: `apis.${apiRef.id}`,
+    at: 'core/apis',
+    inputs: extensionInputs,
+    configSchema,
+    output: {
+      api: coreExtensionData.apiFactory,
+    },
+    factory({ bind, config, inputs }) {
+      if (typeof factory === 'function') {
+        bind.api(factory({ config, inputs }));
+      } else {
+        bind.api(factory);
+      }
+    },
+  });
+}
diff --git a/packages/frontend-plugin-api/src/extensions/index.ts b/packages/frontend-plugin-api/src/extensions/index.ts
index d2a18fe977..fa6e60894f 100644
--- a/packages/frontend-plugin-api/src/extensions/index.ts
+++ b/packages/frontend-plugin-api/src/extensions/index.ts
@@ -14,4 +14,5 @@
  * limitations under the License.
  */
 
+export { createApiExtension } from './createApiExtension';
 export { createPageExtension } from './createPageExtension';
diff --git a/packages/frontend-plugin-api/src/types.ts b/packages/frontend-plugin-api/src/types.ts
index 2affa4ae42..2c9f515d9d 100644
--- a/packages/frontend-plugin-api/src/types.ts
+++ b/packages/frontend-plugin-api/src/types.ts
@@ -14,6 +14,7 @@
  * limitations under the License.
  */
 
+import { AnyApiFactory } from '@backstage/core-plugin-api';
 import { ComponentType } from 'react';
 import { PortableSchema } from './createSchemaFromZod';
 
@@ -34,6 +35,7 @@ export function createExtensionDataRef<T>(id: string): ExtensionDataRef<T> {
 export const coreExtensionData = {
   reactComponent: createExtensionDataRef<ComponentType>('core.reactComponent'),
   routePath: createExtensionDataRef<string>('core.routing.path'),
+  apiFactory: createExtensionDataRef<AnyApiFactory>('core.api.factory'),
 };
 
 /** @public */
diff --git a/yarn.lock b/yarn.lock
index 22fcc1a57d..275104023a 100644
--- a/yarn.lock
+++ b/yarn.lock
@@ -4298,6 +4298,7 @@ __metadata:
   resolution: "@backstage/frontend-plugin-api@workspace:packages/frontend-plugin-api"
   dependencies:
     "@backstage/cli": "workspace:^"
+    "@backstage/core-plugin-api": "workspace:^"
     "@backstage/frontend-app-api": "workspace:^"
     "@backstage/types": "workspace:^"
     "@testing-library/jest-dom": ^5.10.1