diff --git a/packages/core-api/src/lib/extensions.test.tsx b/packages/core-api/src/lib/extensions.test.tsx
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..92fcecebc4
--- /dev/null
+++ b/packages/core-api/src/lib/extensions.test.tsx
@@ -0,0 +1,72 @@
+/*
+ * 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 React from 'react';
+import { createPlugin } from '../plugin';
+import { createRouteRef } from '../routing';
+import { getComponentData } from './componentData';
+import {
+  createComponentExtension,
+  createReactExtension,
+  createRoutableExtension,
+} from './extensions';
+
+const plugin = createPlugin({
+  id: 'my-plugin',
+});
+
+describe('extensions', () => {
+  it('should create a react extension with component data', () => {
+    const Component = () => null;
+
+    const extension = createReactExtension({
+      component: Component,
+      data: {
+        myData: { foo: 'bar' },
+      },
+    });
+
+    const ExtensionComponent = plugin.provide(extension);
+    const element = <ExtensionComponent />;
+
+    expect(getComponentData(element, 'core.plugin')).toBe(plugin);
+    expect(getComponentData(element, 'myData')).toEqual({ foo: 'bar' });
+  });
+
+  it('should create react extensions of different types', () => {
+    const Component = () => null;
+    const routeRef = createRouteRef({ path: '/foo', title: 'Foo' });
+
+    const extension1 = createComponentExtension({
+      component: Component,
+    });
+
+    const extension2 = createRoutableExtension({
+      component: Component,
+      mountPoint: routeRef,
+    });
+
+    const ExtensionComponent1 = plugin.provide(extension1);
+    const ExtensionComponent2 = plugin.provide(extension2);
+
+    const element1 = <ExtensionComponent1 />;
+    const element2 = <ExtensionComponent2 />;
+
+    expect(getComponentData(element1, 'core.plugin')).toBe(plugin);
+    expect(getComponentData(element2, 'core.plugin')).toBe(plugin);
+    expect(getComponentData(element2, 'core.mountPoint')).toBe(routeRef);
+  });
+});
diff --git a/packages/core-api/src/lib/extensions.tsx b/packages/core-api/src/lib/extensions.tsx
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..c0a71a2a90
--- /dev/null
+++ b/packages/core-api/src/lib/extensions.tsx
@@ -0,0 +1,59 @@
+/*
+ * 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 React, { ExoticComponent, ComponentType } from 'react';
+import { RouteRef } from '../routing';
+import { attachComponentData } from './componentData';
+import { Extension, BackstagePlugin } from '../plugin/types';
+
+export function createRoutableExtension<Props extends {}>(options: {
+  component: ComponentType<Props>;
+  mountPoint: RouteRef;
+}): Extension<ExoticComponent<Props>> {
+  const { component, mountPoint } = options;
+  return createReactExtension({
+    component,
+    data: {
+      'core.mountPoint': mountPoint,
+    },
+  });
+}
+
+export function createComponentExtension<Props extends {}>(options: {
+  component: ComponentType<Props>;
+}): Extension<ExoticComponent<Props>> {
+  const { component } = options;
+  return createReactExtension({ component });
+}
+
+export function createReactExtension<Props extends {}>(options: {
+  component: ComponentType<Props>;
+  data?: Record<string, unknown>;
+}): Extension<ExoticComponent<Props>> {
+  const { component: Component, data = {} } = options;
+  return {
+    expose(plugin: BackstagePlugin): ExoticComponent<Props> {
+      const Result = (props: Props) => <Component {...props} />;
+
+      attachComponentData(Result, 'core.plugin', plugin);
+      for (const [key, value] of Object.entries(data)) {
+        attachComponentData(Result, key, value);
+      }
+
+      return Result as ExoticComponent<Props>;
+    },
+  };
+}
diff --git a/packages/core-api/src/plugin/Plugin.tsx b/packages/core-api/src/plugin/Plugin.tsx
index d69bb7e721..f477674f4d 100644
--- a/packages/core-api/src/plugin/Plugin.tsx
+++ b/packages/core-api/src/plugin/Plugin.tsx
@@ -14,10 +14,15 @@
  * limitations under the License.
  */
 
-import { PluginConfig, PluginOutput, BackstagePlugin } from './types';
+import {
+  PluginConfig,
+  PluginOutput,
+  BackstagePlugin,
+  Extension,
+} from './types';
 import { AnyApiFactory } from '../apis';
 
-export class PluginImpl {
+export class PluginImpl implements BackstagePlugin {
   private storedOutput?: PluginOutput[];
 
   constructor(private readonly config: PluginConfig) {}
@@ -65,6 +70,10 @@ export class PluginImpl {
     return this.storedOutput;
   }
 
+  provide<T>(extension: Extension<T>): T {
+    return extension.expose(this);
+  }
+
   toString() {
     return `plugin{${this.config.id}}`;
   }
diff --git a/packages/core-api/src/plugin/types.ts b/packages/core-api/src/plugin/types.ts
index 855264c5f4..dd19948a0a 100644
--- a/packages/core-api/src/plugin/types.ts
+++ b/packages/core-api/src/plugin/types.ts
@@ -66,10 +66,15 @@ export type PluginOutput =
   | RedirectRouteOutput
   | FeatureFlagOutput;
 
+export type Extension<T> = {
+  expose(plugin: BackstagePlugin): T;
+};
+
 export type BackstagePlugin = {
   getId(): string;
   output(): PluginOutput[];
   getApis(): Iterable<AnyApiFactory>;
+  provide<T>(extension: Extension<T>): T;
 };
 
 export type PluginConfig = {