diff --git a/.changeset/eight-melons-cough.md b/.changeset/eight-melons-cough.md
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..23d7b901f1
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.changeset/eight-melons-cough.md
@@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
+---
+'@backstage/plugin-catalog': patch
+---
+
+Create an experimental `CatalogSearchResultItemExtension` for declarative integration with Backstage; it can be accessed via the `/alpha` import.
diff --git a/plugins/catalog/alpha-api-report.md b/plugins/catalog/alpha-api-report.md
index 060baeccbf..e89807ac34 100644
--- a/plugins/catalog/alpha-api-report.md
+++ b/plugins/catalog/alpha-api-report.md
@@ -5,19 +5,14 @@
 ```ts
 import { BackstagePlugin } from '@backstage/frontend-plugin-api';
 import { Extension } from '@backstage/frontend-plugin-api';
-import { TranslationRef } from '@backstage/core-plugin-api/alpha';
 
 // @alpha (undocumented)
 export const CatalogApi: Extension<{}>;
 
 // @alpha (undocumented)
-export const catalogTranslationRef: TranslationRef<
-  'catalog',
-  {
-    readonly catalog_page_title: '{{orgName}} Catalog';
-    readonly catalog_page_create_button_title: 'Create';
-  }
->;
+export const CatalogSearchResultListItemExtension: Extension<{
+  noTrack?: boolean | undefined;
+}>;
 
 // @alpha (undocumented)
 const _default: BackstagePlugin;
diff --git a/plugins/catalog/package.json b/plugins/catalog/package.json
index 4ef0db4910..8ae615ec36 100644
--- a/plugins/catalog/package.json
+++ b/plugins/catalog/package.json
@@ -10,13 +10,13 @@
   },
   "exports": {
     ".": "./src/index.ts",
-    "./alpha": "./src/alpha.ts",
+    "./alpha": "./src/alpha.tsx",
     "./package.json": "./package.json"
   },
   "typesVersions": {
     "*": {
       "alpha": [
-        "src/alpha.ts"
+        "src/alpha.tsx"
       ],
       "package.json": [
         "package.json"
diff --git a/plugins/catalog/src/alpha.ts b/plugins/catalog/src/alpha.tsx
similarity index 75%
rename from plugins/catalog/src/alpha.ts
rename to plugins/catalog/src/alpha.tsx
index 82e592d5b7..5e78a52f9b 100644
--- a/plugins/catalog/src/alpha.ts
+++ b/plugins/catalog/src/alpha.tsx
@@ -14,8 +14,6 @@
  * limitations under the License.
  */
 
-export * from './translation';
-
 import {
   createApiFactory,
   discoveryApiRef,
@@ -31,6 +29,7 @@ import {
   catalogApiRef,
   starredEntitiesApiRef,
 } from '@backstage/plugin-catalog-react';
+import { createSearchResultListItemExtension } from '@backstage/plugin-search-react/alpha';
 import { DefaultStarredEntitiesApi } from './apis';
 
 /** @alpha */
@@ -55,8 +54,23 @@ export const StarredEntitiesApi = createApiExtension({
   }),
 });
 
+/** @alpha */
+export const CatalogSearchResultListItemExtension =
+  createSearchResultListItemExtension({
+    id: 'catalog',
+    predicate: result => result.type === 'software-catalog',
+    component: () =>
+      import('./components/CatalogSearchResultListItem').then(
+        m => m.CatalogSearchResultListItem,
+      ),
+  });
+
 /** @alpha */
 export default createPlugin({
   id: 'catalog',
-  extensions: [CatalogApi, StarredEntitiesApi],
+  extensions: [
+    CatalogApi,
+    StarredEntitiesApi,
+    CatalogSearchResultListItemExtension,
+  ],
 });