diff --git a/.changeset/poor-moons-confess.md b/.changeset/poor-moons-confess.md
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..7fbdc292ed
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.changeset/poor-moons-confess.md
@@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
+---
+'@backstage/plugin-catalog-backend-module-incremental-ingestion': minor
+---
+
+Return EventSubscriber from addIncrementalEntityProvider to hook up to EventsBackend
diff --git a/plugins/catalog-backend-module-incremental-ingestion/api-report.md b/plugins/catalog-backend-module-incremental-ingestion/api-report.md
index 4bf6bb9456..fe9ef24777 100644
--- a/plugins/catalog-backend-module-incremental-ingestion/api-report.md
+++ b/plugins/catalog-backend-module-incremental-ingestion/api-report.md
@@ -11,6 +11,7 @@ import type { Config } from '@backstage/config';
 import type { DeferredEntity } from '@backstage/plugin-catalog-backend';
 import type { DurationObjectUnits } from 'luxon';
 import { EventParams } from '@backstage/plugin-events-node';
+import { EventSubscriber } from '@backstage/plugin-events-node';
 import type { Logger } from 'winston';
 import type { PermissionEvaluator } from '@backstage/plugin-permission-common';
 import type { PluginDatabaseManager } from '@backstage/backend-common';
@@ -37,7 +38,7 @@ export class IncrementalCatalogBuilder {
   addIncrementalEntityProvider<TCursor, TContext>(
     provider: IncrementalEntityProvider<TCursor, TContext>,
     options: IncrementalEntityProviderOptions,
-  ): void;
+  ): EventSubscriber;
   // (undocumented)
   build(): Promise<{
     incrementalAdminRouter: Router;
diff --git a/plugins/catalog-backend-module-incremental-ingestion/src/service/IncrementalCatalogBuilder.ts b/plugins/catalog-backend-module-incremental-ingestion/src/service/IncrementalCatalogBuilder.ts
index 6d2b3e2be5..c8458be09b 100644
--- a/plugins/catalog-backend-module-incremental-ingestion/src/service/IncrementalCatalogBuilder.ts
+++ b/plugins/catalog-backend-module-incremental-ingestion/src/service/IncrementalCatalogBuilder.ts
@@ -26,6 +26,7 @@ import { applyDatabaseMigrations } from '../database/migrations';
 import { IncrementalIngestionDatabaseManager } from '../database/IncrementalIngestionDatabaseManager';
 import { IncrementalProviderRouter } from '../router/routes';
 import { Deferred } from '../util';
+import { EventParams, EventSubscriber } from '@backstage/plugin-events-node';
 
 /** @public */
 export class IncrementalCatalogBuilder {
@@ -71,13 +72,15 @@ export class IncrementalCatalogBuilder {
   addIncrementalEntityProvider<TCursor, TContext>(
     provider: IncrementalEntityProvider<TCursor, TContext>,
     options: IncrementalEntityProviderOptions,
-  ) {
+  ): EventSubscriber {
     const { burstInterval, burstLength, restLength } = options;
     const { logger: catalogLogger, scheduler } = this.env;
     const ready = this.ready;
 
     const manager = this.manager;
 
+    let engine: IncrementalIngestionEngine;
+
     this.builder.addEntityProvider({
       getProviderName: provider.getProviderName.bind(provider),
       async connect(connection) {
@@ -87,7 +90,7 @@ export class IncrementalCatalogBuilder {
 
         logger.info(`Connecting`);
 
-        const engine = new IncrementalIngestionEngine({
+        engine = new IncrementalIngestionEngine({
           ...options,
           ready,
           manager,
@@ -112,5 +115,12 @@ export class IncrementalCatalogBuilder {
         });
       },
     });
+
+    return {
+      onEvent: (params: EventParams) => engine.onEvent(params),
+      supportsEventTopics() {
+        return engine.supportsEventTopics();
+      },
+    };
   }
 }