diff --git a/packages/cli/package.json b/packages/cli/package.json
index 250aa5f796..f6fdaf8e5d 100644
--- a/packages/cli/package.json
+++ b/packages/cli/package.json
@@ -29,6 +29,7 @@
     "backstage-cli": "bin/backstage-cli"
   },
   "dependencies": {
+    "@backstage/cli-common": "^0.1.1-alpha.16",
     "@backstage/config": "^0.1.1-alpha.16",
     "@backstage/config-loader": "^0.1.1-alpha.16",
     "@hot-loader/react-dom": "^16.13.0",
diff --git a/packages/cli/src/lib/paths.ts b/packages/cli/src/lib/paths.ts
index ab3578ca1c..06c8f2ab38 100644
--- a/packages/cli/src/lib/paths.ts
+++ b/packages/cli/src/lib/paths.ts
@@ -14,135 +14,6 @@
  * limitations under the License.
  */
 
-import fs from 'fs-extra';
-import { dirname, resolve as resolvePath } from 'path';
+import { findPaths } from '@backstage/cli-common';
 
-export type ResolveFunc = (...paths: string[]) => string;
-
-// Common paths and resolve functions used by the cli.
-// Currently assumes it is being executed within a monorepo.
-export type Paths = {
-  // Root dir of the cli itself, containing package.json
-  ownDir: string;
-
-  // Monorepo root dir of the cli itself. Only accessible when running inside Backstage repo.
-  ownRoot: string;
-
-  // The location of the app that the cli is being executed in
-  targetDir: string;
-
-  // The monorepo root package of the app that the cli is being executed in.
-  targetRoot: string;
-
-  // Resolve a path relative to own repo
-  resolveOwn: ResolveFunc;
-
-  // Resolve a path relative to own monorepo root. Only accessible when running inside Backstage repo.
-  resolveOwnRoot: ResolveFunc;
-
-  // Resolve a path relative to the app
-  resolveTarget: ResolveFunc;
-
-  // Resolve a path relative to the app repo root
-  resolveTargetRoot: ResolveFunc;
-};
-
-// Looks for a package.json with a workspace config to identify the root of the monorepo
-export function findRootPath(topPath: string): string {
-  let path = topPath;
-
-  // Some sanity check to avoid infinite loop
-  for (let i = 0; i < 1000; i++) {
-    const packagePath = resolvePath(path, 'package.json');
-    const exists = fs.pathExistsSync(packagePath);
-    if (exists) {
-      try {
-        const data = fs.readJsonSync(packagePath);
-        if (data.workspaces?.packages) {
-          return path;
-        }
-      } catch (error) {
-        throw new Error(
-          `Failed to parse package.json file while searching for root, ${error}`,
-        );
-      }
-    }
-
-    const newPath = dirname(path);
-    if (newPath === path) {
-      return topPath; // We didn't find any root package.json, assume we're not in a monorepo
-    }
-    path = newPath;
-  }
-
-  throw new Error(
-    `Iteration limit reached when searching for root package.json at ${topPath}`,
-  );
-}
-
-// Finds the root of the cli package itself
-export function findOwnDir() {
-  // Known relative locations of package in dist/dev
-  const pathDist = '..';
-  const pathDev = '../..';
-
-  // Check the closest dir first
-  const pkgInDist = resolvePath(__dirname, pathDist, 'package.json');
-  const isDist = fs.pathExistsSync(pkgInDist);
-
-  const path = isDist ? pathDist : pathDev;
-  return resolvePath(__dirname, path);
-}
-
-// Finds the root of the monorepo that the cli exists in. Only accessible when running inside Backstage repo.
-export function findOwnRootPath(ownDir: string) {
-  const isLocal = fs.pathExistsSync(resolvePath(ownDir, 'src'));
-  if (!isLocal) {
-    throw new Error(
-      'Tried to access monorepo package root dir outside of Backstage repository',
-    );
-  }
-
-  return resolvePath(ownDir, '../..');
-}
-
-export function findPaths(): Paths {
-  const ownDir = findOwnDir();
-  const targetDir = fs.realpathSync(process.cwd());
-
-  // Lazy load this as it will throw an error if we're not inside the Backstage repo.
-  let ownRoot = '';
-  const getOwnRoot = () => {
-    if (!ownRoot) {
-      ownRoot = findOwnRootPath(ownDir);
-    }
-    return ownRoot;
-  };
-
-  // We're not always running in a monorepo, so we lazy init this to only crash commands
-  // that require a monorepo when we're not in one.
-  let targetRoot = '';
-  const getTargetRoot = () => {
-    if (!targetRoot) {
-      targetRoot = findRootPath(targetDir);
-    }
-    return targetRoot;
-  };
-
-  return {
-    ownDir,
-    get ownRoot() {
-      return getOwnRoot();
-    },
-    targetDir,
-    get targetRoot() {
-      return getTargetRoot();
-    },
-    resolveOwn: (...paths) => resolvePath(ownDir, ...paths),
-    resolveOwnRoot: (...paths) => resolvePath(getOwnRoot(), ...paths),
-    resolveTarget: (...paths) => resolvePath(targetDir, ...paths),
-    resolveTargetRoot: (...paths) => resolvePath(getTargetRoot(), ...paths),
-  };
-}
-
-export const paths = findPaths();
+export const paths = findPaths(__dirname);