diff --git a/.changeset/metal-boxes-laugh.md b/.changeset/metal-boxes-laugh.md
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..9a5ab24e0e
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.changeset/metal-boxes-laugh.md
@@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
+---
+'@backstage/core-plugin-api': patch
+---
+
+The `useApp` and `useRouteRef` functions are now forwards compatible with the new frontend system. Along with the previous route reference changes this means that there is no longer a need to use `compatWrapper` from `@backstage/core-compat-api` to make code based on `@backstage/core-plugin-api` compatible with `@backstage/frontend-plugin-api` APIs.
diff --git a/packages/core-plugin-api/src/app/useApp.test.tsx b/packages/core-plugin-api/src/app/useApp.test.tsx
index 34c956138e..2cee7f6f3c 100644
--- a/packages/core-plugin-api/src/app/useApp.test.tsx
+++ b/packages/core-plugin-api/src/app/useApp.test.tsx
@@ -15,20 +15,129 @@
  */
 
 import { renderHook } from '@testing-library/react';
+import { PropsWithChildren } from 'react';
 import { createVersionedContextForTesting } from '@backstage/version-bridge';
+import {
+  appTreeApiRef,
+  iconsApiRef,
+  AppTreeApi,
+  IconsApi,
+  AppTree,
+  AppNode,
+} from '@backstage/frontend-plugin-api';
 import { useApp } from './useApp';
+import { TestApiProvider, withLogCollector } from '@backstage/test-utils';
 
-describe('v1 consumer', () => {
-  const context = createVersionedContextForTesting('app-context');
+describe('useApp', () => {
+  describe('old system', () => {
+    const context = createVersionedContextForTesting('app-context');
 
-  afterEach(() => {
-    context.reset();
+    afterEach(() => {
+      context.reset();
+    });
+
+    it('should provide an app context', () => {
+      const wrapper = ({ children }: PropsWithChildren<{}>) => (
+        <TestApiProvider apis={[]}>{children}</TestApiProvider>
+      );
+      context.set({ 1: 'context-value' });
+
+      const renderedHook = renderHook(() => useApp(), { wrapper });
+      expect(renderedHook.result.current).toBe('context-value');
+    });
   });
 
-  it('should provide an app context', () => {
-    context.set({ 1: 'context-value' });
+  describe('new system', () => {
+    const mockIcon = () => null;
+    const mockIconsApi: IconsApi = {
+      getIcon: jest.fn((key: string) =>
+        key === 'test-icon' ? mockIcon : undefined,
+      ),
+      listIconKeys: jest.fn(() => ['test-icon']),
+    };
 
-    const renderedHook = renderHook(() => useApp());
-    expect(renderedHook.result.current).toBe('context-value');
+    const mockPlugin = {
+      id: 'test-plugin',
+    };
+
+    const mockAppNode: AppNode = {
+      spec: {
+        id: 'test-node',
+        attachTo: { id: 'root', input: 'children' },
+        extension: {} as any,
+        disabled: false,
+        plugin: mockPlugin as any,
+      },
+      edges: {
+        attachments: new Map(),
+      },
+    };
+
+    const mockAppTree: AppTree = {
+      root: mockAppNode,
+      nodes: new Map([['test-node', mockAppNode]]),
+      orphans: [],
+    };
+
+    const mockAppTreeApi: AppTreeApi = {
+      getTree: jest.fn(() => ({ tree: mockAppTree })),
+      getNodesByRoutePath: jest.fn(() => ({ nodes: [] })),
+    };
+
+    it('should provide an app context from new app system', () => {
+      const wrapper = ({ children }: PropsWithChildren<{}>) => (
+        <TestApiProvider
+          apis={[
+            [appTreeApiRef, mockAppTreeApi],
+            [iconsApiRef, mockIconsApi],
+          ]}
+        >
+          {children}
+        </TestApiProvider>
+      );
+
+      const renderedHook = renderHook(() => useApp(), { wrapper });
+
+      const appContext = renderedHook.result.current;
+      expect(appContext).toBeDefined();
+      expect(appContext.getPlugins()).toHaveLength(1);
+      expect(appContext.getPlugins()[0].getId()).toBe('test-plugin');
+      expect(appContext.getSystemIcon('test-icon')).toBe(mockIcon);
+      expect(appContext.getSystemIcons()).toEqual({ 'test-icon': mockIcon });
+      expect(appContext.getComponents().Progress).toBeDefined();
+      expect(appContext.getComponents().NotFoundErrorPage).toBeDefined();
+    });
+
+    it('should error on missing appTreeApi or iconsApi', () => {
+      withLogCollector(['error'], () => {
+        expect(() =>
+          renderHook(() => useApp(), {
+            wrapper: ({ children }: PropsWithChildren<{}>) => (
+              <TestApiProvider apis={[]}>{children}</TestApiProvider>
+            ),
+          }),
+        ).toThrow('App context is not available');
+
+        expect(() =>
+          renderHook(() => useApp(), {
+            wrapper: ({ children }: PropsWithChildren<{}>) => (
+              <TestApiProvider apis={[[appTreeApiRef, mockAppTreeApi]]}>
+                {children}
+              </TestApiProvider>
+            ),
+          }),
+        ).toThrow('App context is not available');
+
+        expect(() =>
+          renderHook(() => useApp(), {
+            wrapper: ({ children }: PropsWithChildren<{}>) => (
+              <TestApiProvider apis={[[iconsApiRef, mockIconsApi]]}>
+                {children}
+              </TestApiProvider>
+            ),
+          }),
+        ).toThrow('App context is not available');
+      });
+    });
   });
 });
diff --git a/packages/core-plugin-api/src/app/useApp.tsx b/packages/core-plugin-api/src/app/useApp.tsx
index 05723ee387..8368ed955f 100644
--- a/packages/core-plugin-api/src/app/useApp.tsx
+++ b/packages/core-plugin-api/src/app/useApp.tsx
@@ -14,18 +14,150 @@
  * limitations under the License.
  */
 
+import { useMemo } from 'react';
 import { useVersionedContext } from '@backstage/version-bridge';
+import {
+  appTreeApiRef,
+  iconsApiRef,
+  useApiHolder,
+  ErrorDisplay,
+  NotFoundErrorPage,
+  Progress,
+  createFrontendPlugin,
+  FrontendPlugin,
+} from '@backstage/frontend-plugin-api';
+import {
+  AppComponents,
+  IconComponent,
+  BackstagePlugin,
+} from '@backstage/core-plugin-api';
+import { getOrCreateGlobalSingleton } from '@backstage/version-bridge';
 import { AppContext as AppContextV1 } from './types';
 
+const legacyPluginStore = getOrCreateGlobalSingleton(
+  'legacy-plugin-compatibility-store',
+  () => new WeakMap<FrontendPlugin, BackstagePlugin>(),
+);
+
+function toLegacyPlugin(plugin: FrontendPlugin): BackstagePlugin {
+  let legacy = legacyPluginStore.get(plugin);
+  if (legacy) {
+    return legacy;
+  }
+
+  const errorMsg = 'Not implemented in legacy plugin compatibility layer';
+  const notImplemented = () => {
+    throw new Error(errorMsg);
+  };
+
+  legacy = {
+    getId(): string {
+      return plugin.id;
+    },
+    get routes() {
+      return {};
+    },
+    get externalRoutes() {
+      return {};
+    },
+    getApis: notImplemented,
+    getFeatureFlags: notImplemented,
+    provide: notImplemented,
+  };
+
+  legacyPluginStore.set(plugin, legacy);
+  return legacy;
+}
+
+function toNewPlugin(plugin: BackstagePlugin): FrontendPlugin {
+  return createFrontendPlugin({
+    pluginId: plugin.getId(),
+  });
+}
+
 /**
  * React hook providing {@link AppContext}.
  *
  * @public
  */
 export const useApp = (): AppContextV1 => {
+  const apiHolder = useApiHolder();
+  const appTreeApi = apiHolder.get(appTreeApiRef);
   const versionedContext = useVersionedContext<{ 1: AppContextV1 }>(
     'app-context',
   );
+
+  const newAppContext = useMemo<AppContextV1 | null>(() => {
+    if (!appTreeApi) {
+      return null;
+    }
+
+    const iconsApi = apiHolder.get(iconsApiRef);
+    if (!iconsApi) {
+      return null;
+    }
+
+    const { tree } = appTreeApi.getTree();
+
+    let gatheredPlugins: BackstagePlugin[] | undefined = undefined;
+
+    const ErrorBoundaryFallbackWrapper: AppComponents['ErrorBoundaryFallback'] =
+      ({ plugin, ...rest }) => (
+        <ErrorDisplay {...rest} plugin={plugin && toNewPlugin(plugin)} />
+      );
+
+    return {
+      getPlugins(): BackstagePlugin[] {
+        if (gatheredPlugins) {
+          return gatheredPlugins;
+        }
+
+        const pluginSet = new Set<BackstagePlugin>();
+        for (const node of tree.nodes.values()) {
+          const plugin = node.spec.plugin;
+          if (plugin) {
+            pluginSet.add(toLegacyPlugin(plugin));
+          }
+        }
+        gatheredPlugins = Array.from(pluginSet);
+
+        return gatheredPlugins;
+      },
+
+      getSystemIcon(key: string): IconComponent | undefined {
+        return iconsApi.getIcon(key);
+      },
+
+      getSystemIcons(): Record<string, IconComponent> {
+        return Object.fromEntries(
+          iconsApi.listIconKeys().map(key => [key, iconsApi.getIcon(key)!]),
+        );
+      },
+
+      getComponents(): AppComponents {
+        return {
+          NotFoundErrorPage: NotFoundErrorPage,
+          BootErrorPage() {
+            throw new Error(
+              'The BootErrorPage app component should not be accessed by plugins',
+            );
+          },
+          Progress: Progress,
+          Router() {
+            throw new Error(
+              'The Router app component should not be accessed by plugins',
+            );
+          },
+          ErrorBoundaryFallback: ErrorBoundaryFallbackWrapper,
+        };
+      },
+    };
+  }, [appTreeApi, apiHolder]);
+
+  if (newAppContext) {
+    return newAppContext;
+  }
+
   if (!versionedContext) {
     throw new Error('App context is not available');
   }
diff --git a/packages/core-plugin-api/src/routing/useRouteRef.test.tsx b/packages/core-plugin-api/src/routing/useRouteRef.test.tsx
index b96fc5fc23..325690b6eb 100644
--- a/packages/core-plugin-api/src/routing/useRouteRef.test.tsx
+++ b/packages/core-plugin-api/src/routing/useRouteRef.test.tsx
@@ -18,140 +18,203 @@ import { renderHook } from '@testing-library/react';
 import { PropsWithChildren } from 'react';
 import { MemoryRouter, Router } from 'react-router-dom';
 import { createVersionedContextForTesting } from '@backstage/version-bridge';
+import {
+  routeResolutionApiRef,
+  RouteResolutionApi,
+  RouteFunc,
+} from '@backstage/frontend-plugin-api';
 import { useRouteRef } from './useRouteRef';
 import { createRouteRef } from './RouteRef';
+import { createExternalRouteRef } from './ExternalRouteRef';
 import { createBrowserHistory } from 'history';
+import { TestApiProvider } from '@backstage/test-utils';
 
-describe('v1 consumer', () => {
-  const context = createVersionedContextForTesting('routing-context');
+describe('useRouteRef', () => {
+  describe('old app system', () => {
+    const context = createVersionedContextForTesting('routing-context');
 
-  afterEach(() => {
-    context.reset();
-  });
-
-  it('should resolve routes', () => {
-    const resolve = jest.fn(() => () => '/hello');
-    context.set({ 1: { resolve } });
-
-    const routeRef = createRouteRef({ id: 'ref1' });
-
-    const renderedHook = renderHook(() => useRouteRef(routeRef), {
-      wrapper: ({ children }: PropsWithChildren<{}>) => (
-        <MemoryRouter initialEntries={['/my-page']} children={children} />
-      ),
+    afterEach(() => {
+      context.reset();
     });
 
-    const routeFunc = renderedHook.result.current;
-    expect(routeFunc()).toBe('/hello');
-    expect(resolve).toHaveBeenCalledWith(
-      routeRef,
-      expect.objectContaining({
-        pathname: '/my-page',
-      }),
-    );
-  });
+    it('should resolve routes', () => {
+      const resolve = jest.fn(() => () => '/hello');
+      context.set({ 1: { resolve } });
 
-  it('re-resolves the routeFunc when the search parameters change', () => {
-    const resolve = jest.fn(() => () => '/hello');
-    context.set({ 1: { resolve } });
+      const routeRef = createRouteRef({ id: 'ref1' });
 
-    const routeRef = createRouteRef({ id: 'ref1' });
-    const history = createBrowserHistory();
-    history.push('/my-page');
+      const renderedHook = renderHook(() => useRouteRef(routeRef), {
+        wrapper: ({ children }: PropsWithChildren<{}>) => (
+          <MemoryRouter initialEntries={['/my-page']} children={children} />
+        ),
+      });
 
-    const { rerender } = renderHook(() => useRouteRef(routeRef), {
-      wrapper: ({ children }: PropsWithChildren<{}>) => (
-        <Router
-          location={history.location}
-          navigator={history}
-          children={children}
-        />
-      ),
+      const routeFunc = renderedHook.result.current;
+      expect(routeFunc()).toBe('/hello');
+      expect(resolve).toHaveBeenCalledWith(
+        routeRef,
+        expect.objectContaining({
+          pathname: '/my-page',
+        }),
+      );
     });
 
-    expect(resolve).toHaveBeenCalledTimes(1);
+    it('re-resolves the routeFunc when the search parameters change', () => {
+      const resolve = jest.fn(() => () => '/hello');
+      context.set({ 1: { resolve } });
 
-    history.push('/my-new-page');
-    rerender();
+      const routeRef = createRouteRef({ id: 'ref1' });
+      const history = createBrowserHistory();
+      history.push('/my-page');
 
-    expect(resolve).toHaveBeenCalledTimes(2);
-  });
+      const { rerender } = renderHook(() => useRouteRef(routeRef), {
+        wrapper: ({ children }: PropsWithChildren<{}>) => (
+          <Router
+            location={history.location}
+            navigator={history}
+            children={children}
+          />
+        ),
+      });
 
-  it('does not re-resolve the routeFunc the location pathname does not change', () => {
-    const resolve = jest.fn(() => () => '/hello');
-    context.set({ 1: { resolve } });
+      expect(resolve).toHaveBeenCalledTimes(1);
 
-    const routeRef = createRouteRef({ id: 'ref1' });
-    const history = createBrowserHistory();
-    history.push('/my-page');
+      history.push('/my-new-page');
+      rerender();
 
-    const { rerender } = renderHook(() => useRouteRef(routeRef), {
-      wrapper: ({ children }: PropsWithChildren<{}>) => (
-        <Router
-          location={history.location}
-          navigator={history}
-          children={children}
-        />
-      ),
+      expect(resolve).toHaveBeenCalledTimes(2);
     });
 
-    expect(resolve).toHaveBeenCalledTimes(1);
+    it('does not re-resolve the routeFunc the location pathname does not change', () => {
+      const resolve = jest.fn(() => () => '/hello');
+      context.set({ 1: { resolve } });
 
-    history.push('/my-page');
-    rerender();
+      const routeRef = createRouteRef({ id: 'ref1' });
+      const history = createBrowserHistory();
+      history.push('/my-page');
 
-    expect(resolve).toHaveBeenCalledTimes(1);
-  });
+      const { rerender } = renderHook(() => useRouteRef(routeRef), {
+        wrapper: ({ children }: PropsWithChildren<{}>) => (
+          <Router
+            location={history.location}
+            navigator={history}
+            children={children}
+          />
+        ),
+      });
 
-  it('does not re-resolve the routeFunc when the search parameter changes', () => {
-    const resolve = jest.fn(() => () => '/hello');
-    context.set({ 1: { resolve } });
+      expect(resolve).toHaveBeenCalledTimes(1);
 
-    const routeRef = createRouteRef({ id: 'ref1' });
-    const history = createBrowserHistory();
-    history.push('/my-page');
+      history.push('/my-page');
+      rerender();
 
-    const { rerender } = renderHook(() => useRouteRef(routeRef), {
-      wrapper: ({ children }: PropsWithChildren<{}>) => (
-        <Router
-          location={history.location}
-          navigator={history}
-          children={children}
-        />
-      ),
+      expect(resolve).toHaveBeenCalledTimes(1);
     });
 
-    expect(resolve).toHaveBeenCalledTimes(1);
+    it('does not re-resolve the routeFunc when the search parameter changes', () => {
+      const resolve = jest.fn(() => () => '/hello');
+      context.set({ 1: { resolve } });
 
-    history.push('/my-page?foo=bar');
-    rerender();
+      const routeRef = createRouteRef({ id: 'ref1' });
+      const history = createBrowserHistory();
+      history.push('/my-page');
 
-    expect(resolve).toHaveBeenCalledTimes(1);
-  });
+      const { rerender } = renderHook(() => useRouteRef(routeRef), {
+        wrapper: ({ children }: PropsWithChildren<{}>) => (
+          <Router
+            location={history.location}
+            navigator={history}
+            children={children}
+          />
+        ),
+      });
 
-  it('does not re-resolve the routeFunc when the hash parameter changes', () => {
-    const resolve = jest.fn(() => () => '/hello');
-    context.set({ 1: { resolve } });
+      expect(resolve).toHaveBeenCalledTimes(1);
 
-    const routeRef = createRouteRef({ id: 'ref1' });
-    const history = createBrowserHistory();
-    history.push('/my-page');
+      history.push('/my-page?foo=bar');
+      rerender();
 
-    const { rerender } = renderHook(() => useRouteRef(routeRef), {
-      wrapper: ({ children }: PropsWithChildren<{}>) => (
-        <Router
-          location={history.location}
-          navigator={history}
-          children={children}
-        />
-      ),
+      expect(resolve).toHaveBeenCalledTimes(1);
     });
 
-    expect(resolve).toHaveBeenCalledTimes(1);
+    it('does not re-resolve the routeFunc when the hash parameter changes', () => {
+      const resolve = jest.fn(() => () => '/hello');
+      context.set({ 1: { resolve } });
 
-    history.push('/my-page#foo');
-    rerender();
+      const routeRef = createRouteRef({ id: 'ref1' });
+      const history = createBrowserHistory();
+      history.push('/my-page');
 
-    expect(resolve).toHaveBeenCalledTimes(1);
+      const { rerender } = renderHook(() => useRouteRef(routeRef), {
+        wrapper: ({ children }: PropsWithChildren<{}>) => (
+          <Router
+            location={history.location}
+            navigator={history}
+            children={children}
+          />
+        ),
+      });
+
+      expect(resolve).toHaveBeenCalledTimes(1);
+
+      history.push('/my-page#foo');
+      rerender();
+
+      expect(resolve).toHaveBeenCalledTimes(1);
+    });
+  });
+
+  describe('new app system', () => {
+    it('should resolve routes using routeResolutionApi', () => {
+      const routeRef = createRouteRef({ id: 'ref1' });
+      const mockRouteFunc: RouteFunc<any> = jest.fn(() => '/new-route');
+
+      const mockRouteResolutionApi: RouteResolutionApi = {
+        resolve: jest.fn(() => mockRouteFunc),
+      };
+
+      const wrapper = ({ children }: PropsWithChildren<{}>) => (
+        <TestApiProvider
+          apis={[[routeResolutionApiRef, mockRouteResolutionApi]]}
+        >
+          <MemoryRouter initialEntries={['/my-page']}>{children}</MemoryRouter>
+        </TestApiProvider>
+      );
+
+      const renderedHook = renderHook(() => useRouteRef(routeRef), { wrapper });
+
+      const routeFunc = renderedHook.result.current;
+      expect(routeFunc).toBe(mockRouteFunc);
+      expect(mockRouteResolutionApi.resolve).toHaveBeenCalledWith(
+        expect.anything(),
+        { sourcePath: '/my-page' },
+      );
+      expect(routeFunc()).toBe('/new-route');
+    });
+
+    it('should handle optional external route refs', () => {
+      const externalRouteRef = createExternalRouteRef({
+        id: 'external-ref',
+        optional: true,
+      });
+
+      const mockRouteResolutionApi: RouteResolutionApi = {
+        resolve: jest.fn(() => undefined),
+      };
+
+      const wrapper = ({ children }: PropsWithChildren<{}>) => (
+        <TestApiProvider
+          apis={[[routeResolutionApiRef, mockRouteResolutionApi]]}
+        >
+          <MemoryRouter initialEntries={['/my-page']}>{children}</MemoryRouter>
+        </TestApiProvider>
+      );
+
+      const renderedHook = renderHook(() => useRouteRef(externalRouteRef), {
+        wrapper,
+      });
+
+      expect(renderedHook.result.current).toBeUndefined();
+    });
   });
 });
diff --git a/packages/core-plugin-api/src/routing/useRouteRef.tsx b/packages/core-plugin-api/src/routing/useRouteRef.tsx
index cf292b110f..a46e96ba9e 100644
--- a/packages/core-plugin-api/src/routing/useRouteRef.tsx
+++ b/packages/core-plugin-api/src/routing/useRouteRef.tsx
@@ -17,6 +17,10 @@
 import { useMemo } from 'react';
 import { matchRoutes, useLocation } from 'react-router-dom';
 import { useVersionedContext } from '@backstage/version-bridge';
+import {
+  routeResolutionApiRef,
+  useApiHolder,
+} from '@backstage/frontend-plugin-api';
 import {
   AnyParams,
   ExternalRouteRef,
@@ -86,30 +90,53 @@ export function useRouteRef<Params extends AnyParams>(
     | ExternalRouteRef<Params, any>,
 ): RouteFunc<Params> | undefined {
   const { pathname } = useLocation();
+  const apiHolder = useApiHolder();
+  const routeResolutionApi = apiHolder.get(routeResolutionApiRef);
   const versionedContext = useVersionedContext<{ 1: RouteResolver }>(
     'routing-context',
   );
-  if (!versionedContext) {
-    throw new Error('Routing context is not available');
-  }
 
-  const resolver = versionedContext.atVersion(1);
-  const routeFunc = useMemo(
+  const resolver = versionedContext?.atVersion(1);
+
+  const newRouteFunc = useMemo(() => {
+    if (!routeResolutionApi) {
+      return null;
+    }
+
+    try {
+      return routeResolutionApi.resolve(routeRef, {
+        sourcePath: pathname,
+      });
+    } catch {
+      return null;
+    }
+  }, [routeResolutionApi, routeRef, pathname]);
+
+  const legacyRouteFunc = useMemo(
     () => resolver && resolver.resolve(routeRef, { pathname }),
     [resolver, routeRef, pathname],
   );
 
-  if (!versionedContext) {
-    throw new Error('useRouteRef used outside of routing context');
+  if (newRouteFunc !== null) {
+    const isOptional = 'optional' in routeRef && routeRef.optional;
+    if (!newRouteFunc && !isOptional) {
+      throw new Error(`No path for ${routeRef}`);
+    }
+    return newRouteFunc;
   }
+
+  if (!versionedContext) {
+    throw new Error('Routing context is not available');
+  }
+
   if (!resolver) {
     throw new Error('RoutingContext v1 not available');
   }
 
   const isOptional = 'optional' in routeRef && routeRef.optional;
-  if (!routeFunc && !isOptional) {
+  if (!legacyRouteFunc && !isOptional) {
     throw new Error(`No path for ${routeRef}`);
   }
 
-  return routeFunc;
+  return legacyRouteFunc;
 }