diff --git a/.changeset/rotten-hairs-attack.md b/.changeset/rotten-hairs-attack.md
index 7754441f78..aa6dabc78c 100644
--- a/.changeset/rotten-hairs-attack.md
+++ b/.changeset/rotten-hairs-attack.md
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
 '@backstage/plugin-catalog-backend': minor
 ---
 
-Add support for specifying an entity `spec.type` in `catalog.rules.allow` rules within the catalog configuration.
+Add support for specifying an entity `spec.type` in `catalog.rules` and `catalog.locations.rules` within the catalog configuration.
 
 For example, this enables allowing all `Template` entities with the type `website`:
 
diff --git a/plugins/catalog-backend/config.d.ts b/plugins/catalog-backend/config.d.ts
index 4b349405cc..a506476dbf 100644
--- a/plugins/catalog-backend/config.d.ts
+++ b/plugins/catalog-backend/config.d.ts
@@ -39,8 +39,8 @@ export interface Config {
        *
        * E.g. ["Component", "API", "Template", "Location"]
        *
-       * You can also specify the type of the entity by using an object with `kind` and optional `type` properties.
-       * E.g. [{ kind: "Component", type: "service" }]
+       * You can also specify the type of the entity by using an object with `kind` and optional `spec.type` properties.
+       * E.g. [{ kind: "Component", 'spec.type': "service" }]
        */
       allow: Array<string | { kind: string; 'spec.type'?: string }>;
       /**
diff --git a/plugins/catalog-backend/src/ingestion/CatalogRules.ts b/plugins/catalog-backend/src/ingestion/CatalogRules.ts
index b348f5b752..ea4e520177 100644
--- a/plugins/catalog-backend/src/ingestion/CatalogRules.ts
+++ b/plugins/catalog-backend/src/ingestion/CatalogRules.ts
@@ -83,7 +83,7 @@ export class DefaultCatalogRulesEnforcer implements CatalogRulesEnforcer {
    *   - allow: [Component, API]
    *   - allow:
    *     - kind: Resource
-   *       type: database
+   *       'spec.type': database
    *   - allow: [Template]
    *     locations:
    *       - type: url