diff --git a/.changeset/spicy-pants-teach.md b/.changeset/spicy-pants-teach.md
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..8e16ae089e
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.changeset/spicy-pants-teach.md
@@ -0,0 +1,6 @@
+---
+'@backstage/plugin-catalog-react': patch
+---
+
+Expose `useRelatedEntities` from `@backstage/plugin-catalog-react` to retrieve
+entities references via relations from the API.
diff --git a/plugins/api-docs/src/components/ApisCards/ConsumedApisCard.tsx b/plugins/api-docs/src/components/ApisCards/ConsumedApisCard.tsx
index 8a808a6488..6124ea979a 100644
--- a/plugins/api-docs/src/components/ApisCards/ConsumedApisCard.tsx
+++ b/plugins/api-docs/src/components/ApisCards/ConsumedApisCard.tsx
@@ -19,12 +19,11 @@ import {
   Entity,
   RELATION_CONSUMES_API,
 } from '@backstage/catalog-model';
-import { useEntity } from '@backstage/plugin-catalog-react';
 import { EmptyState, InfoCard, Progress } from '@backstage/core';
+import { useEntity, useRelatedEntities } from '@backstage/plugin-catalog-react';
 import React, { PropsWithChildren } from 'react';
-import { ApisTable } from './ApisTable';
 import { MissingConsumesApisEmptyState } from '../EmptyState';
-import { useRelatedEntities } from '../useRelatedEntities';
+import { ApisTable } from './ApisTable';
 
 const ApisCard = ({
   children,
@@ -45,10 +44,9 @@ type Props = {
 
 export const ConsumedApisCard = ({ variant = 'gridItem' }: Props) => {
   const { entity } = useEntity();
-  const { entities, loading, error } = useRelatedEntities(
-    entity,
-    RELATION_CONSUMES_API,
-  );
+  const { entities, loading, error } = useRelatedEntities(entity, {
+    type: RELATION_CONSUMES_API,
+  });
 
   if (loading) {
     return (
diff --git a/plugins/api-docs/src/components/ApisCards/ProvidedApisCard.tsx b/plugins/api-docs/src/components/ApisCards/ProvidedApisCard.tsx
index ed6e893a03..92155e65f5 100644
--- a/plugins/api-docs/src/components/ApisCards/ProvidedApisCard.tsx
+++ b/plugins/api-docs/src/components/ApisCards/ProvidedApisCard.tsx
@@ -19,12 +19,11 @@ import {
   Entity,
   RELATION_PROVIDES_API,
 } from '@backstage/catalog-model';
-import { useEntity } from '@backstage/plugin-catalog-react';
 import { EmptyState, InfoCard, Progress } from '@backstage/core';
+import { useEntity, useRelatedEntities } from '@backstage/plugin-catalog-react';
 import React, { PropsWithChildren } from 'react';
-import { ApisTable } from './ApisTable';
 import { MissingProvidesApisEmptyState } from '../EmptyState';
-import { useRelatedEntities } from '../useRelatedEntities';
+import { ApisTable } from './ApisTable';
 
 const ApisCard = ({
   children,
@@ -45,10 +44,9 @@ type Props = {
 
 export const ProvidedApisCard = ({ variant = 'gridItem' }: Props) => {
   const { entity } = useEntity();
-  const { entities, loading, error } = useRelatedEntities(
-    entity,
-    RELATION_PROVIDES_API,
-  );
+  const { entities, loading, error } = useRelatedEntities(entity, {
+    type: RELATION_PROVIDES_API,
+  });
 
   if (loading) {
     return (
diff --git a/plugins/api-docs/src/components/ComponentsCards/ConsumingComponentsCard.tsx b/plugins/api-docs/src/components/ComponentsCards/ConsumingComponentsCard.tsx
index 56d2fb977d..9ed5bf6d2a 100644
--- a/plugins/api-docs/src/components/ComponentsCards/ConsumingComponentsCard.tsx
+++ b/plugins/api-docs/src/components/ComponentsCards/ConsumingComponentsCard.tsx
@@ -19,11 +19,10 @@ import {
   Entity,
   RELATION_API_CONSUMED_BY,
 } from '@backstage/catalog-model';
-import { useEntity } from '@backstage/plugin-catalog-react';
 import { EmptyState, InfoCard, Progress } from '@backstage/core';
+import { useEntity, useRelatedEntities } from '@backstage/plugin-catalog-react';
 import React, { PropsWithChildren } from 'react';
 import { MissingConsumesApisEmptyState } from '../EmptyState';
-import { useRelatedEntities } from '../useRelatedEntities';
 import { ComponentsTable } from './ComponentsTable';
 
 const ComponentsCard = ({
@@ -45,10 +44,9 @@ type Props = {
 
 export const ConsumingComponentsCard = ({ variant = 'gridItem' }: Props) => {
   const { entity } = useEntity();
-  const { entities, loading, error } = useRelatedEntities(
-    entity,
-    RELATION_API_CONSUMED_BY,
-  );
+  const { entities, loading, error } = useRelatedEntities(entity, {
+    type: RELATION_API_CONSUMED_BY,
+  });
 
   if (loading) {
     return (
diff --git a/plugins/api-docs/src/components/ComponentsCards/ProvidingComponentsCard.tsx b/plugins/api-docs/src/components/ComponentsCards/ProvidingComponentsCard.tsx
index 959ff3feed..06377ca0d9 100644
--- a/plugins/api-docs/src/components/ComponentsCards/ProvidingComponentsCard.tsx
+++ b/plugins/api-docs/src/components/ComponentsCards/ProvidingComponentsCard.tsx
@@ -19,11 +19,10 @@ import {
   Entity,
   RELATION_API_PROVIDED_BY,
 } from '@backstage/catalog-model';
-import { useEntity } from '@backstage/plugin-catalog-react';
 import { EmptyState, InfoCard, Progress } from '@backstage/core';
+import { useEntity, useRelatedEntities } from '@backstage/plugin-catalog-react';
 import React, { PropsWithChildren } from 'react';
 import { MissingProvidesApisEmptyState } from '../EmptyState';
-import { useRelatedEntities } from '../useRelatedEntities';
 import { ComponentsTable } from './ComponentsTable';
 
 const ComponentsCard = ({
@@ -45,10 +44,9 @@ type Props = {
 
 export const ProvidingComponentsCard = ({ variant = 'gridItem' }: Props) => {
   const { entity } = useEntity();
-  const { entities, loading, error } = useRelatedEntities(
-    entity,
-    RELATION_API_PROVIDED_BY,
-  );
+  const { entities, loading, error } = useRelatedEntities(entity, {
+    type: RELATION_API_PROVIDED_BY,
+  });
 
   if (loading) {
     return (
diff --git a/plugins/catalog-react/src/hooks/index.ts b/plugins/catalog-react/src/hooks/index.ts
index 77de70b8d4..2ecf6e9a90 100644
--- a/plugins/catalog-react/src/hooks/index.ts
+++ b/plugins/catalog-react/src/hooks/index.ts
@@ -15,3 +15,4 @@
  */
 export { EntityContext, useEntity, useEntityFromUrl } from './useEntity';
 export { useEntityCompoundName } from './useEntityCompoundName';
+export { useRelatedEntities } from './useRelatedEntities';
diff --git a/plugins/api-docs/src/components/useRelatedEntities.ts b/plugins/catalog-react/src/hooks/useRelatedEntities.ts
similarity index 53%
rename from plugins/api-docs/src/components/useRelatedEntities.ts
rename to plugins/catalog-react/src/hooks/useRelatedEntities.ts
index 5c01d38189..281ef217c1 100644
--- a/plugins/api-docs/src/components/useRelatedEntities.ts
+++ b/plugins/catalog-react/src/hooks/useRelatedEntities.ts
@@ -15,36 +15,48 @@
  */
 import { Entity } from '@backstage/catalog-model';
 import { useApi } from '@backstage/core';
-import { catalogApiRef } from '@backstage/plugin-catalog-react';
 import { useAsyncRetry } from 'react-use';
+import { catalogApiRef } from '../api';
 
-// TODO: Maybe this hook is interesting for others too?
 export function useRelatedEntities(
   entity: Entity,
-  type: string,
+  { type, kind }: { type?: string; kind?: string },
 ): {
-  entities: (Entity | undefined)[] | undefined;
+  entities: Entity[] | undefined;
   loading: boolean;
   error: Error | undefined;
 } {
   const catalogApi = useApi(catalogApiRef);
-  const { loading, value, error } = useAsyncRetry<
-    (Entity | undefined)[]
+  const { loading, value: entities, error } = useAsyncRetry<
+    Entity[]
   >(async () => {
     const relations =
-      entity.relations && entity.relations.filter(r => r.type === type);
+      entity.relations &&
+      entity.relations.filter(
+        r =>
+          (!type || r.type === type) &&
+          (!kind ||
+            r.target.kind.toLocaleLowerCase() === kind.toLocaleLowerCase()),
+      );
 
     if (!relations) {
       return [];
     }
 
-    return await Promise.all(
+    // TODO: This code could be more efficient if there was an endpoint in the
+    // backend that either returns the relations of entity (filtered by type)
+    // or if there is a way to perform a batch request by entity name. However,
+    // such an implementation would probably be better placed in the graphql API.
+    const results = await Promise.all(
       relations?.map(r => catalogApi.getEntityByName(r.target)),
     );
+    // Skip entities that where not found, for example if a relation references
+    // an entity that doesn't exist.
+    return results.filter(e => e) as Entity[];
   }, [entity, type]);
 
   return {
-    entities: value,
+    entities,
     loading,
     error,
   };