diff --git a/.changeset/smooth-countries-relate.md b/.changeset/smooth-countries-relate.md
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..5e86ee8ab5
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.changeset/smooth-countries-relate.md
@@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
+---
+'@backstage/plugin-catalog-graph': patch
+---
+
+Use `entityPresentationApi` for the node title and the icon.
diff --git a/plugins/catalog-graph/src/components/EntityRelationsGraph/DefaultRenderNode.test.tsx b/plugins/catalog-graph/src/components/EntityRelationsGraph/DefaultRenderNode.test.tsx
index 1f3d77e1ae..10aa62f946 100644
--- a/plugins/catalog-graph/src/components/EntityRelationsGraph/DefaultRenderNode.test.tsx
+++ b/plugins/catalog-graph/src/components/EntityRelationsGraph/DefaultRenderNode.test.tsx
@@ -47,6 +47,7 @@ describe('<CustomNode />', () => {
     );
 
     expect(screen.getByText('kind:namespace/name')).toBeInTheDocument();
+    expect(screen.getByText('namespace/name')).toBeInTheDocument();
   });
 
   test('renders node, skips default namespace', async () => {
@@ -73,7 +74,7 @@ describe('<CustomNode />', () => {
       </svg>,
     );
 
-    expect(screen.getByText('kind:name')).toBeInTheDocument();
+    expect(screen.getByText('name')).toBeInTheDocument();
   });
 
   test('renders node with onClick', async () => {
@@ -102,8 +103,8 @@ describe('<CustomNode />', () => {
       </svg>,
     );
 
-    expect(screen.getByText('kind:namespace/name')).toBeInTheDocument();
-    await userEvent.click(screen.getByText('kind:namespace/name'));
+    expect(screen.getByText('namespace/name')).toBeInTheDocument();
+    await userEvent.click(screen.getByText('namespace/name'));
     expect(onClick).toHaveBeenCalledTimes(1);
   });
 
@@ -134,5 +135,6 @@ describe('<CustomNode />', () => {
     );
 
     expect(screen.getByText('Custom Title')).toBeInTheDocument();
+    expect(screen.getByText('kind:namespace/name')).toBeInTheDocument();
   });
 });
diff --git a/plugins/catalog-graph/src/components/EntityRelationsGraph/DefaultRenderNode.tsx b/plugins/catalog-graph/src/components/EntityRelationsGraph/DefaultRenderNode.tsx
index d55f4c015b..bc3311d33f 100644
--- a/plugins/catalog-graph/src/components/EntityRelationsGraph/DefaultRenderNode.tsx
+++ b/plugins/catalog-graph/src/components/EntityRelationsGraph/DefaultRenderNode.tsx
@@ -14,12 +14,12 @@
  * limitations under the License.
  */
 import { DependencyGraphTypes } from '@backstage/core-components';
-import { useApp } from '@backstage/core-plugin-api';
-import { humanizeEntityRef } from '@backstage/plugin-catalog-react';
+import { IconComponent } from '@backstage/core-plugin-api';
+import { useEntityPresentation } from '@backstage/plugin-catalog-react';
 import { makeStyles } from '@material-ui/core/styles';
 import classNames from 'classnames';
 import React, { useLayoutEffect, useRef, useState } from 'react';
-import { EntityKindIcon } from './EntityKindIcon';
+import { EntityIcon } from './EntityIcon';
 import { EntityNodeData } from './types';
 import { DEFAULT_NAMESPACE } from '@backstage/catalog-model';
 
@@ -64,8 +64,10 @@ export function DefaultRenderNode({
   const classes = useStyles();
   const [width, setWidth] = useState(0);
   const [height, setHeight] = useState(0);
-  const app = useApp();
   const idRef = useRef<SVGTextElement | null>(null);
+  const entityRefPresentationSnapshot = useEntityPresentation(entity, {
+    defaultNamespace: DEFAULT_NAMESPACE,
+  });
 
   useLayoutEffect(() => {
     // set the width to the length of the ID
@@ -82,25 +84,14 @@ export function DefaultRenderNode({
     }
   }, [width, height]);
 
-  const {
-    kind,
-    metadata: { name, namespace = DEFAULT_NAMESPACE, title },
-  } = entity;
-
-  const hasKindIcon = app.getSystemIcon(
-    `kind:${kind.toLocaleLowerCase('en-US')}`,
-  );
+  const hasKindIcon = !!entityRefPresentationSnapshot.Icon;
   const padding = 10;
   const iconSize = height;
   const paddedIconWidth = hasKindIcon ? iconSize + padding : 0;
   const paddedWidth = paddedIconWidth + width + padding * 2;
   const paddedHeight = height + padding * 2;
 
-  const displayTitle =
-    title ??
-    (kind && name && namespace
-      ? humanizeEntityRef({ kind, name, namespace })
-      : id);
+  const displayTitle = entityRefPresentationSnapshot.primaryTitle ?? id;
 
   return (
     <g onClick={onClick} className={classNames(onClick && classes.clickable)}>
@@ -115,8 +106,8 @@ export function DefaultRenderNode({
         rx={10}
       />
       {hasKindIcon && (
-        <EntityKindIcon
-          kind={kind}
+        <EntityIcon
+          icon={entityRefPresentationSnapshot.Icon as IconComponent}
           y={padding}
           x={padding}
           width={iconSize}
@@ -144,6 +135,7 @@ export function DefaultRenderNode({
       >
         {displayTitle}
       </text>
+      <title>{entityRefPresentationSnapshot.entityRef}</title>
     </g>
   );
 }
diff --git a/plugins/catalog-graph/src/components/EntityRelationsGraph/EntityKindIcon.test.tsx b/plugins/catalog-graph/src/components/EntityRelationsGraph/EntityIcon.test.tsx
similarity index 81%
rename from plugins/catalog-graph/src/components/EntityRelationsGraph/EntityKindIcon.test.tsx
rename to plugins/catalog-graph/src/components/EntityRelationsGraph/EntityIcon.test.tsx
index cc47c8850b..8683af9c1e 100644
--- a/plugins/catalog-graph/src/components/EntityRelationsGraph/EntityKindIcon.test.tsx
+++ b/plugins/catalog-graph/src/components/EntityRelationsGraph/EntityIcon.test.tsx
@@ -16,12 +16,14 @@
 
 import { renderInTestApp } from '@backstage/test-utils';
 import React from 'react';
-import { EntityKindIcon } from './EntityKindIcon';
+import { EntityIcon } from './EntityIcon';
+import MuiMemoryIcon from '@material-ui/icons/Memory';
+import { IconComponent } from '@backstage/core-plugin-api';
 
 describe('<EntityKindIcon />', () => {
   it('renders without exploding', async () => {
     const { baseElement } = await renderInTestApp(
-      <EntityKindIcon kind="Component" />,
+      <EntityIcon icon={MuiMemoryIcon as IconComponent} />,
     );
 
     expect(baseElement.querySelector('svg')).toBeInTheDocument();
@@ -29,7 +31,7 @@ describe('<EntityKindIcon />', () => {
 
   it('renders without exploding for unknown kind', async () => {
     const { baseElement } = await renderInTestApp(
-      <EntityKindIcon kind="unknown" />,
+      <EntityIcon icon={undefined} />,
     );
 
     expect(baseElement.querySelector('svg')).toBeInTheDocument();
diff --git a/plugins/catalog-graph/src/components/EntityRelationsGraph/EntityKindIcon.tsx b/plugins/catalog-graph/src/components/EntityRelationsGraph/EntityIcon.tsx
similarity index 69%
rename from plugins/catalog-graph/src/components/EntityRelationsGraph/EntityKindIcon.tsx
rename to plugins/catalog-graph/src/components/EntityRelationsGraph/EntityIcon.tsx
index 7263e25eae..a46a8bcc9d 100644
--- a/plugins/catalog-graph/src/components/EntityRelationsGraph/EntityKindIcon.tsx
+++ b/plugins/catalog-graph/src/components/EntityRelationsGraph/EntityIcon.tsx
@@ -13,23 +13,23 @@
  * See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
  * limitations under the License.
  */
-import { useApp } from '@backstage/core-plugin-api';
 import React from 'react';
 import SvgIcon from '@material-ui/core/SvgIcon';
+import { OverridableComponent } from '@material-ui/core/OverridableComponent';
+import { SvgIconTypeMap } from '@material-ui/core/SvgIcon/SvgIcon';
+import { IconComponent } from '@backstage/core-plugin-api';
 
-export function EntityKindIcon({
-  kind,
+export function EntityIcon({
+  icon,
   ...props
 }: {
-  kind: string;
+  icon: IconComponent | undefined;
   x?: number;
   y?: number;
   width?: number;
   height?: number;
   className?: string;
 }) {
-  const app = useApp();
-  const Icon =
-    app.getSystemIcon(`kind:${kind.toLocaleLowerCase('en-US')}`) ?? SvgIcon;
+  const Icon = (icon as OverridableComponent<SvgIconTypeMap>) ?? SvgIcon;
   return <Icon {...props} />;
 }