diff --git a/.changeset/sad-pots-try.md b/.changeset/sad-pots-try.md
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..68c442fc6e
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.changeset/sad-pots-try.md
@@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
+---
+'@backstage/plugin-catalog-react': patch
+---
+
+Add `operation` to alpha `defaultEntityContentGroups`.
diff --git a/plugins/catalog-react/report-alpha.api.md b/plugins/catalog-react/report-alpha.api.md
index 4a154356d1..2df3371353 100644
--- a/plugins/catalog-react/report-alpha.api.md
+++ b/plugins/catalog-react/report-alpha.api.md
@@ -99,6 +99,7 @@ export const defaultEntityContentGroups: {
   documentation: string;
   development: string;
   deployment: string;
+  operation: string;
   observability: string;
 };
 
diff --git a/plugins/catalog-react/src/alpha/blueprints/extensionData.tsx b/plugins/catalog-react/src/alpha/blueprints/extensionData.tsx
index c085912123..b5092d99b7 100644
--- a/plugins/catalog-react/src/alpha/blueprints/extensionData.tsx
+++ b/plugins/catalog-react/src/alpha/blueprints/extensionData.tsx
@@ -41,6 +41,7 @@ export const defaultEntityContentGroups = {
   documentation: 'Documentation',
   development: 'Development',
   deployment: 'Deployment',
+  operation: 'Operation',
   observability: 'Observability',
 };