diff --git a/.changeset/eager-toes-start.md b/.changeset/eager-toes-start.md
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..f36cb1bb0a
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.changeset/eager-toes-start.md
@@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
+---
+'@backstage/plugin-catalog-react': patch
+---
+
+Correct translation key from "type" to "owner" for owner column in entity table to ensure the right translation is loaded.
diff --git a/plugins/catalog-react/src/components/EntityTable/columns.test.tsx b/plugins/catalog-react/src/components/EntityTable/columns.test.tsx
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..05c9c61c26
--- /dev/null
+++ b/plugins/catalog-react/src/components/EntityTable/columns.test.tsx
@@ -0,0 +1,39 @@
+/*
+ * Copyright 2025 The Backstage Authors
+ *
+ * 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 { render, screen } from '@testing-library/react';
+import { columnFactories } from './columns';
+import { mockApis, MockErrorApi, TestApiProvider } from '@backstage/test-utils';
+import { errorApiRef } from '@backstage/core-plugin-api';
+import { translationApiRef } from '@backstage/core-plugin-api/alpha';
+
+describe('columns', () => {
+  it('should render owner title', async () => {
+    const { title } = columnFactories.createOwnerColumn();
+
+    render(
+      <TestApiProvider
+        apis={[
+          [errorApiRef, new MockErrorApi()],
+          [translationApiRef, mockApis.translation()],
+        ]}
+      >
+        {title}
+      </TestApiProvider>,
+    );
+
+    expect(await screen.findByText('Owner')).toBeInTheDocument();
+  });
+});
diff --git a/plugins/catalog-react/src/components/EntityTable/columns.tsx b/plugins/catalog-react/src/components/EntityTable/columns.tsx
index 94b1141057..1bea56dc27 100644
--- a/plugins/catalog-react/src/components/EntityTable/columns.tsx
+++ b/plugins/catalog-react/src/components/EntityTable/columns.tsx
@@ -108,7 +108,7 @@ export const columnFactories = Object.freeze({
   },
   createOwnerColumn<T extends Entity>(): TableColumn<T> {
     return this.createEntityRelationColumn({
-      title: <EntityTableColumnTitle translationKey="type" />,
+      title: <EntityTableColumnTitle translationKey="owner" />,
       relation: RELATION_OWNED_BY,
       defaultKind: 'group',
     });