diff --git a/packages/test-utils/src/testUtils/appWrappers.test.tsx b/packages/test-utils/src/testUtils/appWrappers.test.tsx
index 29f8d97793..4899f07061 100644
--- a/packages/test-utils/src/testUtils/appWrappers.test.tsx
+++ b/packages/test-utils/src/testUtils/appWrappers.test.tsx
@@ -21,9 +21,11 @@ import { Route, Routes } from 'react-router';
 import { withLogCollector } from '@backstage/test-utils-core';
 import {
   useApi,
+  useRouteRef,
   errorApiRef,
   ApiProvider,
   ApiRegistry,
+  createRouteRef,
 } from '@backstage/core-api';
 import { MockErrorApi } from './apis';
 
@@ -113,4 +115,29 @@ describe('wrapInTestApp', () => {
     expect(rendered.getByText('foo')).toBeInTheDocument();
     expect(mockErrorApi.getErrors()).toEqual([{ error: new Error('NOPE') }]);
   });
+
+  it('should allow route refs to be mounted on specific paths', async () => {
+    const aRouteRef = createRouteRef({ title: 'A' });
+    const bRouteRef = createRouteRef({ title: 'B', params: ['name'] });
+
+    const MyComponent = () => {
+      const a = useRouteRef(aRouteRef);
+      const b = useRouteRef(bRouteRef);
+      return (
+        <div>
+          <div>Link A: {a()}</div>
+          <div>Link B: {b({ name: 'x' })}</div>
+        </div>
+      );
+    };
+
+    const rendered = await renderInTestApp(<MyComponent />, {
+      mountedRoutes: {
+        '/my-a-path': aRouteRef,
+        '/my-b-path/:name': bRouteRef,
+      },
+    });
+    expect(rendered.getByText('Link A: /my-a-path')).toBeInTheDocument();
+    expect(rendered.getByText('Link B: /my-b-path/x')).toBeInTheDocument();
+  });
 });
diff --git a/packages/test-utils/src/testUtils/appWrappers.tsx b/packages/test-utils/src/testUtils/appWrappers.tsx
index 1f6c7622b8..cc67a5b707 100644
--- a/packages/test-utils/src/testUtils/appWrappers.tsx
+++ b/packages/test-utils/src/testUtils/appWrappers.tsx
@@ -21,6 +21,9 @@ import { lightTheme } from '@backstage/theme';
 import privateExports, {
   defaultSystemIcons,
   BootErrorPageProps,
+  RouteRef,
+  createPlugin,
+  createRoutableExtension,
 } from '@backstage/core-api';
 import { RenderResult } from '@testing-library/react';
 import { renderWithEffects } from '@backstage/test-utils-core';
@@ -44,6 +47,22 @@ type TestAppOptions = {
    * Initial route entries to pass along as `initialEntries` to the router.
    */
   routeEntries?: string[];
+
+  /**
+   * An object of paths to mount route ref on, with the key being the path and the value
+   * being the RouteRef that the path will be bound to. This allows the route refs to be
+   * used by `useRouteRef` in the rendered elements.
+   *
+   * @example
+   * wrapInTestApp(<MyComponent />, {
+   *   mountedRoutes: {
+   *     '/my-path': myRouteRef,
+   *   }
+   * })
+   * // ...
+   * const link = useRouteRef(myRouteRef)
+   */
+  mountedRoutes?: { [path: string]: RouteRef };
 };
 
 /**
@@ -90,12 +109,27 @@ export function wrapInTestApp(
     Wrapper = () => Component as React.ReactElement;
   }
 
+  const routePlugin = createPlugin({ id: 'mock-route-plugin' });
+  const routeElements = Object.entries(options.mountedRoutes ?? {}).map(
+    ([path, routeRef]) => {
+      const PageComponent = () => <div>Mounted at {path}</div>;
+      const Page = routePlugin.provide(
+        createRoutableExtension({
+          component: async () => PageComponent,
+          mountPoint: routeRef,
+        }),
+      );
+      return <Route key={path} path={path} element={<Page />} />;
+    },
+  );
+
   const AppProvider = app.getProvider();
   const AppRouter = app.getRouter();
 
   return (
     <AppProvider>
       <AppRouter>
+        {routeElements}
         {/* The path of * here is needed to be set as a catch all, so it will render the wrapper element
          *  and work with nested routes if they exist too */}
         <Route path="*" element={<Wrapper />} />