diff --git a/.changeset/nasty-needles-hear.md b/.changeset/nasty-needles-hear.md
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..32a9d0dfb7
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.changeset/nasty-needles-hear.md
@@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
+---
+'@backstage/backend-common': patch
+---
+
+Added `/testUtils` entry point, with a utility for mocking resolve package paths as returned by `resolvePackagePath`.
diff --git a/packages/backend-common/package.json b/packages/backend-common/package.json
index ee43b74c16..164f388434 100644
--- a/packages/backend-common/package.json
+++ b/packages/backend-common/package.json
@@ -10,6 +10,7 @@
   "exports": {
     ".": "./src/index.ts",
     "./alpha": "./src/alpha.ts",
+    "./testUtils": "./src/testUtils.ts",
     "./package.json": "./package.json"
   },
   "typesVersions": {
@@ -17,6 +18,9 @@
       "alpha": [
         "src/alpha.ts"
       ],
+      "testUtils": [
+        "src/testUtils.ts"
+      ],
       "package.json": [
         "package.json"
       ]
diff --git a/packages/backend-common/src/paths.ts b/packages/backend-common/src/paths.ts
index c8a8849d6c..4ec8e01bc4 100644
--- a/packages/backend-common/src/paths.ts
+++ b/packages/backend-common/src/paths.ts
@@ -18,6 +18,12 @@ import { isChildPath } from '@backstage/cli-common';
 import { NotAllowedError } from '@backstage/errors';
 import { resolve as resolvePath } from 'path';
 
+/** @internal */
+export const packagePathMocks = new Map<
+  string,
+  (paths: string[]) => string | undefined
+>();
+
 /**
  * Resolve a path relative to the root of a package directory.
  * Additional path arguments are resolved relative to the package dir.
@@ -29,6 +35,14 @@ import { resolve as resolvePath } from 'path';
  * @public
  */
 export function resolvePackagePath(name: string, ...paths: string[]) {
+  const mockedResolve = packagePathMocks.get(name);
+  if (mockedResolve) {
+    const resolved = mockedResolve(paths);
+    if (resolved) {
+      return resolved;
+    }
+  }
+
   const req =
     typeof __non_webpack_require__ === 'undefined'
       ? require
diff --git a/packages/backend-common/src/testUtils.ts b/packages/backend-common/src/testUtils.ts
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..0b23333434
--- /dev/null
+++ b/packages/backend-common/src/testUtils.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,71 @@
+/*
+ * Copyright 2023 The Backstage Authors
+ *
+ * Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
+ * you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
+ * You may obtain a copy of the License at
+ *
+ *     http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+ *
+ * Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
+ * distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
+ * WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
+ * See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
+ * limitations under the License.
+ */
+
+import { packagePathMocks } from './paths';
+import { posix as posixPath, resolve as resolvePath } from 'path';
+
+/** @public */
+export interface PackagePathMock {
+  /** Restored the normal behavior of resolvePackagePath */
+  restore(): void;
+}
+
+/** @public */
+export interface PackagePathMockOptions {
+  /** The name of the package to mock the resolved path of */
+  name: string;
+  /** A replacement for the root package path */
+  path?: string;
+  /**
+   * Replacements for package sub-paths, each key must be an exact match of the posix-style path
+   * that is being resolved within the package.
+   *
+   * For example, code calling `resolvePackagePath('x', 'foo', 'bar')` would match only the following
+   * configuration: `createPackagePathMock({name: 'x', paths: {'foo/bar': baz}})`
+   */
+  paths?: { [path in string]: string | (() => string) };
+}
+
+/** @public */
+export function createPackagePathMock(
+  options: PackagePathMockOptions,
+): PackagePathMock {
+  if (packagePathMocks.has(options.name)) {
+    throw new Error(
+      `Duplicate package path mock for package '${options.name}'`,
+    );
+  }
+
+  packagePathMocks.set(options.name, paths => {
+    const joinedPath = posixPath.join(...paths);
+    const localResolver = options.paths?.[joinedPath];
+    if (localResolver) {
+      return typeof localResolver === 'function'
+        ? localResolver()
+        : localResolver;
+    }
+    if (options.path) {
+      return resolvePath(options.path, ...paths);
+    }
+    return undefined;
+  });
+
+  return {
+    restore() {
+      packagePathMocks.delete(options.name);
+    },
+  };
+}