diff --git a/.changeset/warm-gifts-study.md b/.changeset/warm-gifts-study.md
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..fcfee164f7
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.changeset/warm-gifts-study.md
@@ -0,0 +1,6 @@
+---
+'@backstage/plugin-kafka': minor
+'@backstage/plugin-kafka-backend': minor
+---
+
+Created alpha version of Kafka plugin, supporting listing consumer group for a Backstage configured service.
diff --git a/packages/app/package.json b/packages/app/package.json
index 1488ee5505..66471b981c 100644
--- a/packages/app/package.json
+++ b/packages/app/package.json
@@ -19,7 +19,7 @@
     "@backstage/plugin-gitops-profiles": "^0.2.2",
     "@backstage/plugin-graphiql": "^0.2.2",
     "@backstage/plugin-jenkins": "^0.3.4",
-    "@backstage/plugin-kafka": "^0.1.1",
+    "@backstage/plugin-kafka": "^0.1.0",
     "@backstage/plugin-kubernetes": "^0.3.3",
     "@backstage/plugin-lighthouse": "^0.2.6",
     "@backstage/plugin-newrelic": "^0.2.2",
diff --git a/packages/app/src/components/catalog/EntityPage.tsx b/packages/app/src/components/catalog/EntityPage.tsx
index a4d097b1d4..a1ab181211 100644
--- a/packages/app/src/components/catalog/EntityPage.tsx
+++ b/packages/app/src/components/catalog/EntityPage.tsx
@@ -63,6 +63,7 @@ import {
   UserProfileCard,
 } from '@backstage/plugin-org';
 import { Router as SentryRouter } from '@backstage/plugin-sentry';
+import { Router as KafkaRouter } from '@backstage/plugin-kafka';
 import { EmbeddedDocsRouter as DocsRouter } from '@backstage/plugin-techdocs';
 import { Button, Grid } from '@material-ui/core';
 import {
@@ -243,6 +244,11 @@ const ServiceEntityPage = ({ entity }: { entity: Entity }) => (
       title="Code Insights"
       element={<GitHubInsightsRouter entity={entity} />}
     />
+    <EntityPageLayout.Content
+      path="/kafka/*"
+      title="Kafka"
+      element={<KafkaRouter entity={entity} />}
+    />
   </EntityPageLayout>
 );
 
diff --git a/packages/backend/package.json b/packages/backend/package.json
index 718b008c7b..707c14e33c 100644
--- a/packages/backend/package.json
+++ b/packages/backend/package.json
@@ -35,6 +35,7 @@
     "@backstage/plugin-catalog-backend": "^0.5.0",
     "@backstage/plugin-graphql-backend": "^0.1.4",
     "@backstage/plugin-kubernetes-backend": "^0.2.3",
+    "@backstage/plugin-kafka-backend": "^0.1.0",
     "@backstage/plugin-proxy-backend": "^0.2.3",
     "@backstage/plugin-rollbar-backend": "^0.1.5",
     "@backstage/plugin-scaffolder-backend": "^0.3.5",
diff --git a/packages/backend/src/index.ts b/packages/backend/src/index.ts
index 68cc170901..81d0bb96d2 100644
--- a/packages/backend/src/index.ts
+++ b/packages/backend/src/index.ts
@@ -38,6 +38,7 @@ import healthcheck from './plugins/healthcheck';
 import auth from './plugins/auth';
 import catalog from './plugins/catalog';
 import kubernetes from './plugins/kubernetes';
+import kafka from './plugins/kafka';
 import rollbar from './plugins/rollbar';
 import scaffolder from './plugins/scaffolder';
 import proxy from './plugins/proxy';
@@ -77,6 +78,7 @@ async function main() {
   const rollbarEnv = useHotMemoize(module, () => createEnv('rollbar'));
   const techdocsEnv = useHotMemoize(module, () => createEnv('techdocs'));
   const kubernetesEnv = useHotMemoize(module, () => createEnv('kubernetes'));
+  const kafkaEnv = useHotMemoize(module, () => createEnv('kafka'));
   const graphqlEnv = useHotMemoize(module, () => createEnv('graphql'));
   const appEnv = useHotMemoize(module, () => createEnv('app'));
 
@@ -87,6 +89,7 @@ async function main() {
   apiRouter.use('/auth', await auth(authEnv));
   apiRouter.use('/techdocs', await techdocs(techdocsEnv));
   apiRouter.use('/kubernetes', await kubernetes(kubernetesEnv));
+  apiRouter.use('/kafka', await kafka(kafkaEnv));
   apiRouter.use('/proxy', await proxy(proxyEnv));
   apiRouter.use('/graphql', await graphql(graphqlEnv));
   apiRouter.use(notFoundHandler());
diff --git a/packages/backend/src/plugins/kafka.ts b/packages/backend/src/plugins/kafka.ts
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..e65ce6719c
--- /dev/null
+++ b/packages/backend/src/plugins/kafka.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,25 @@
+/*
+ * Copyright 2020 Spotify AB
+ *
+ * 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 { createRouter } from '@backstage/plugin-kafka-backend';
+import { PluginEnvironment } from '../types';
+
+export default async function createPlugin({
+  logger,
+  config,
+}: PluginEnvironment) {
+  return await createRouter({ logger, config });
+}
diff --git a/plugins/kafka-backend/README.md b/plugins/kafka-backend/README.md
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..0f2dece2e5
--- /dev/null
+++ b/plugins/kafka-backend/README.md
@@ -0,0 +1,24 @@
+# Kafka Backend
+
+This is the backend part of the Kafka plugin. It responds to Kafka requests from the frontend.
+
+## Configuration
+
+This configures how to connect to the brokers in your Kafka cluster.
+
+### clientId
+
+The name of the client to use when connecting to the cluster.
+
+### brokers
+
+A list of the brokers' hostnames and ports to connect to.
+
+Example:
+
+```yaml
+kafka:
+  clientId: backstage
+  brokers:
+    - localhost:9092
+```
diff --git a/plugins/kafka-backend/package.json b/plugins/kafka-backend/package.json
index a77d7981c9..93ec810ca2 100644
--- a/plugins/kafka-backend/package.json
+++ b/plugins/kafka-backend/package.json
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 {
   "name": "@backstage/plugin-kafka-backend",
-  "version": "0.1.1",
+  "version": "0.1.0",
   "main": "src/index.ts",
   "types": "src/index.ts",
   "license": "Apache-2.0",
diff --git a/plugins/kafka/README.md b/plugins/kafka/README.md
index 35a62758f3..52dbd16520 100644
--- a/plugins/kafka/README.md
+++ b/plugins/kafka/README.md
@@ -1,13 +1,87 @@
-# kafka
+# Kafka Plugin
 
-Welcome to the kafka plugin!
+<img src="./src/assets/screenshot-1.png">
 
-_This plugin was created through the Backstage CLI_
+## Setup
 
-## Getting started
+1. Run:
 
-Your plugin has been added to the example app in this repository, meaning you'll be able to access it by running `yarn start` in the root directory, and then navigating to [/kafka](http://localhost:3000/kafka).
+```bash
+yarn add @backstage/plugin-kafka @backstage/plugin-kafka-backend
+```
 
-You can also serve the plugin in isolation by running `yarn start` in the plugin directory.
-This method of serving the plugin provides quicker iteration speed and a faster startup and hot reloads.
-It is only meant for local development, and the setup for it can be found inside the [/dev](./dev) directory.
+2. Add the plugin backend:
+
+In a new file named `kafka.js` under `backend/src/plugins`:
+
+```js
+import { createRouter } from '@backstage/plugin-kafka-backend';
+import { PluginEnvironment } from '../types';
+
+export default async function createPlugin({
+  logger,
+  config,
+}: PluginEnvironment) {
+  return await createRouter({ logger, config });
+}
+```
+
+And then add to `packages/backend/src/index.ts`:
+
+```js
+async function main() {
+  // ...
+  const kafkaEnv = useHotMemoize(module, () => createEnv('kafka'));
+  // ...
+
+  const apiRouter = Router();
+  // ...
+  apiRouter.use('/kafka', await kafka(kafkaEnv));
+  // ...
+```
+
+3. Add the plugin frontend to `packages/app/src/plugin.ts`:
+
+```js
+export { plugin as Kafka } from '@backstage/plugin-kafka';
+```
+
+4. Register the plugin frontend router in `packages/app/src/components/catalog/EntityPage.tsx`:
+
+```jsx
+import { Router as KafkaRouter } from '@backstage/plugin-kafka';
+
+// Then, somewhere inside <EntityPageLayout>
+
+<EntityPageLayout.Content
+  path="/kafka/*"
+  title="Kafka"
+  element={<KafkaRouter entity={entity} />}
+/>;
+```
+
+5. Add broker configs for the backend in your `app-config.yaml`:
+
+```yaml
+kafka:
+  clientId: backstage
+  brokers:
+    - localhost:9092
+```
+
+6. Add `kafka.apache.org/consumer-group` annotation to your services:
+
+```yaml
+apiVersion: backstage.io/v1alpha1
+kind: Component
+metadata:
+  # ...
+  annotations:
+    kafka.apache.org/consumer-group: consumer-group-name
+spec:
+  type: service
+```
+
+## Features
+
+- List topics offsets and consumer group offsets for configured services.
diff --git a/plugins/kafka/package.json b/plugins/kafka/package.json
index ed256f51a3..62a79823bf 100644
--- a/plugins/kafka/package.json
+++ b/plugins/kafka/package.json
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 {
   "name": "@backstage/plugin-kafka",
-  "version": "0.1.1",
+  "version": "0.1.0",
   "main": "src/index.ts",
   "types": "src/index.ts",
   "license": "Apache-2.0",
@@ -34,7 +34,7 @@
     "@backstage/cli": "^0.4.2",
     "@backstage/dev-utils": "^0.1.6",
     "@backstage/test-utils": "^0.1.5",
-    "@backstage/plugin-kafka-backend": "^0.1.1",
+    "@backstage/plugin-kafka-backend": "^0.1.0",
     "@testing-library/jest-dom": "^5.10.1",
     "@testing-library/react": "^10.4.1",
     "@testing-library/user-event": "^12.0.7",
diff --git a/plugins/kafka/src/assets/screenshot-1.png b/plugins/kafka/src/assets/screenshot-1.png
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..0afae0b5d3
Binary files /dev/null and b/plugins/kafka/src/assets/screenshot-1.png differ
diff --git a/plugins/kafka/src/constants.ts b/plugins/kafka/src/constants.ts
index 652911a91f..c19651ef04 100644
--- a/plugins/kafka/src/constants.ts
+++ b/plugins/kafka/src/constants.ts
@@ -14,4 +14,4 @@
  * limitations under the License.
  */
 export const KAFKA_CONSUMER_GROUP_ANNOTATION =
-  'kafka.apache.org/consumer-groups';
+  'kafka.apache.org/consumer-group';