diff --git a/.changeset/yellow-lemons-march.md b/.changeset/yellow-lemons-march.md
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..24d9e760ad
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.changeset/yellow-lemons-march.md
@@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
+---
+'@backstage/backend-app-api': patch
+---
+
+Properly export `rootLoggerFactory`.
diff --git a/packages/backend-app-api/api-report.md b/packages/backend-app-api/api-report.md
index ea149a44f2..e5d7f9dedd 100644
--- a/packages/backend-app-api/api-report.md
+++ b/packages/backend-app-api/api-report.md
@@ -69,6 +69,9 @@ export const permissionsFactory: (
   options?: undefined,
 ) => ServiceFactory<PermissionAuthorizer | PermissionEvaluator>;
 
+// @public (undocumented)
+export const rootLoggerFactory: (options?: undefined) => ServiceFactory<Logger>;
+
 // @public (undocumented)
 export const schedulerFactory: (
   options?: undefined,
diff --git a/packages/backend-app-api/src/services/implementations/index.ts b/packages/backend-app-api/src/services/implementations/index.ts
index 048c952b4e..714122ca11 100644
--- a/packages/backend-app-api/src/services/implementations/index.ts
+++ b/packages/backend-app-api/src/services/implementations/index.ts
@@ -19,6 +19,7 @@ export { configFactory } from './configService';
 export { databaseFactory } from './databaseService';
 export { discoveryFactory } from './discoveryService';
 export { loggerFactory } from './loggerService';
+export { rootLoggerFactory } from './rootLoggerService';
 export { permissionsFactory } from './permissionsService';
 export { schedulerFactory } from './schedulerService';
 export { tokenManagerFactory } from './tokenManagerService';
diff --git a/packages/backend-app-api/src/services/implementations/rootLoggerService.ts b/packages/backend-app-api/src/services/implementations/rootLoggerService.ts
index d7da11723e..a65a8d9126 100644
--- a/packages/backend-app-api/src/services/implementations/rootLoggerService.ts
+++ b/packages/backend-app-api/src/services/implementations/rootLoggerService.ts
@@ -39,7 +39,7 @@ class BackstageLogger implements Logger {
 }
 
 /** @public */
-export const loggerFactory = createServiceFactory({
+export const rootLoggerFactory = createServiceFactory({
   service: rootLoggerServiceRef,
   deps: {},
   async factory() {