diff --git a/.changeset/chatty-buttons-deny.md b/.changeset/chatty-buttons-deny.md
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..bd602d52ba
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.changeset/chatty-buttons-deny.md
@@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
+---
+'@backstage/plugin-badges-backend': patch
+---
+
+Added support for the [new backend system](https://backstage.io/docs/backend-system/)
diff --git a/packages/backend-next/package.json b/packages/backend-next/package.json
index 53b43a0172..04dc3e2cf3 100644
--- a/packages/backend-next/package.json
+++ b/packages/backend-next/package.json
@@ -28,6 +28,7 @@
     "@backstage/backend-defaults": "workspace:^",
     "@backstage/plugin-app-backend": "workspace:^",
     "@backstage/plugin-auth-node": "workspace:^",
+    "@backstage/plugin-badges-backend": "workspace:^",
     "@backstage/plugin-catalog-backend": "workspace:^",
     "@backstage/plugin-catalog-backend-module-unprocessed": "workspace:^",
     "@backstage/plugin-entity-feedback-backend": "workspace:^",
diff --git a/packages/backend-next/src/index.ts b/packages/backend-next/src/index.ts
index 900062d61b..60b5315ab0 100644
--- a/packages/backend-next/src/index.ts
+++ b/packages/backend-next/src/index.ts
@@ -32,11 +32,15 @@ import { techdocsPlugin } from '@backstage/plugin-techdocs-backend/alpha';
 import { todoPlugin } from '@backstage/plugin-todo-backend';
 import { entityFeedbackPlugin } from '@backstage/plugin-entity-feedback-backend';
 import { catalogModuleUnprocessedEntities } from '@backstage/plugin-catalog-backend-module-unprocessed';
+import { badgesPlugin } from '@backstage/plugin-badges-backend';
 
 const backend = createBackend();
 
 backend.add(appPlugin({ appPackageName: 'example-app' }));
 
+// Badges
+backend.add(badgesPlugin());
+
 // Entity Feedback
 backend.add(entityFeedbackPlugin());
 
diff --git a/plugins/badges-backend/README.md b/plugins/badges-backend/README.md
index ddbb30bc4e..3a2b7f52d3 100644
--- a/plugins/badges-backend/README.md
+++ b/plugins/badges-backend/README.md
@@ -76,6 +76,24 @@ const createEnv = makeCreateEnv(config);
   apiRouter.use(notFoundHandler());
 ```
 
+### New Backend System
+
+The Badges backend plugin has support for the [new backend system](https://backstage.io/docs/backend-system/), here's how you can set that up:
+
+In your `packages/backend/src/index.ts` make the following changes:
+
+```diff
+  import { createBackend } from '@backstage/backend-defaults';
++ import { badgesPlugin } from '@backstage/plugin-badges-backend/alpha';
+  const backend = createBackend();
+
+  // ... other feature additions
+
++ backend.add(badgesPlugin());
+
+  backend.start();
+```
+
 ## Badge builder
 
 Badges are created by classes implementing the `BadgeBuilder` type. The default
diff --git a/plugins/badges-backend/package.json b/plugins/badges-backend/package.json
index 8af1b13096..3106e363cc 100644
--- a/plugins/badges-backend/package.json
+++ b/plugins/badges-backend/package.json
@@ -34,6 +34,7 @@
   },
   "dependencies": {
     "@backstage/backend-common": "workspace:^",
+    "@backstage/backend-plugin-api": "workspace:^",
     "@backstage/catalog-client": "workspace:^",
     "@backstage/catalog-model": "workspace:^",
     "@backstage/config": "workspace:^",
diff --git a/plugins/badges-backend/src/index.ts b/plugins/badges-backend/src/index.ts
index 35a061c516..0c417a7ad6 100644
--- a/plugins/badges-backend/src/index.ts
+++ b/plugins/badges-backend/src/index.ts
@@ -25,3 +25,4 @@ export * from './lib';
 export * from './service/router';
 export * from './types';
 export * from './database/badgesStore';
+export { badgesPlugin } from './plugin';
diff --git a/plugins/badges-backend/src/plugin.ts b/plugins/badges-backend/src/plugin.ts
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..ecc03f0c15
--- /dev/null
+++ b/plugins/badges-backend/src/plugin.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,61 @@
+/*
+ * Copyright 2023 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 { loggerToWinstonLogger } from '@backstage/backend-common';
+import {
+  coreServices,
+  createBackendPlugin,
+} from '@backstage/backend-plugin-api';
+import { createRouter } from './service/router';
+
+/**
+ * Badges backend plugin
+ *
+ * @public
+ */
+export const badgesPlugin = createBackendPlugin({
+  pluginId: 'badges',
+  register(env) {
+    env.registerInit({
+      deps: {
+        config: coreServices.config,
+        logger: coreServices.logger,
+        discovery: coreServices.discovery,
+        tokenManager: coreServices.tokenManager,
+        identity: coreServices.identity,
+        httpRouter: coreServices.httpRouter,
+      },
+      async init({
+        config,
+        logger,
+        discovery,
+        tokenManager,
+        identity,
+        httpRouter,
+      }) {
+        httpRouter.use(
+          await createRouter({
+            config,
+            logger: loggerToWinstonLogger(logger),
+            discovery,
+            tokenManager,
+            identity,
+          }),
+        );
+      },
+    });
+  },
+});
diff --git a/yarn.lock b/yarn.lock
index fe70ce4e17..eedac582b9 100644
--- a/yarn.lock
+++ b/yarn.lock
@@ -5139,6 +5139,7 @@ __metadata:
   resolution: "@backstage/plugin-badges-backend@workspace:plugins/badges-backend"
   dependencies:
     "@backstage/backend-common": "workspace:^"
+    "@backstage/backend-plugin-api": "workspace:^"
     "@backstage/backend-test-utils": "workspace:^"
     "@backstage/catalog-client": "workspace:^"
     "@backstage/catalog-model": "workspace:^"
@@ -24927,6 +24928,7 @@ __metadata:
     "@backstage/cli": "workspace:^"
     "@backstage/plugin-app-backend": "workspace:^"
     "@backstage/plugin-auth-node": "workspace:^"
+    "@backstage/plugin-badges-backend": "workspace:^"
     "@backstage/plugin-catalog-backend": "workspace:^"
     "@backstage/plugin-catalog-backend-module-unprocessed": "workspace:^"
     "@backstage/plugin-entity-feedback-backend": "workspace:^"