diff --git a/packages/catalog-model/src/schema/kinds/Template.v1beta2.schema.json b/packages/catalog-model/src/schema/kinds/Template.v1beta2.schema.json
index 01a012e5aa..b14cdb8ee0 100644
--- a/packages/catalog-model/src/schema/kinds/Template.v1beta2.schema.json
+++ b/packages/catalog-model/src/schema/kinds/Template.v1beta2.schema.json
@@ -146,7 +146,7 @@
                   "description": "A list of external hyperlinks, typically pointing to resources created or updated by the template",
                   "items": {
                     "type": "object",
-                    "required": ["url"],
+                    "required": [],
                     "properties": {
                       "url": {
                         "type": "string",
@@ -154,6 +154,12 @@
                         "examples": ["https://github.com/my-org/my-new-repo"],
                         "minLength": 1
                       },
+                      "entityRef": {
+                        "type": "string",
+                        "description": "An entity reference to an entity in the catalog.",
+                        "examples": ["Component:default/my-app"],
+                        "minLength": 1
+                      },
                       "title": {
                         "type": "string",
                         "description": "A user friendly display name for the link.",
diff --git a/plugins/scaffolder-backend/sample-templates/v1beta2-demo/template.yaml b/plugins/scaffolder-backend/sample-templates/v1beta2-demo/template.yaml
index f15bef6f75..86f41b43d2 100644
--- a/plugins/scaffolder-backend/sample-templates/v1beta2-demo/template.yaml
+++ b/plugins/scaffolder-backend/sample-templates/v1beta2-demo/template.yaml
@@ -99,5 +99,9 @@ spec:
         listWorkspace: true
 
   output:
-    remoteUrl: '{{ steps.publish.output.remoteUrl }}'
-    entityRef: '{{ steps.register.output.entityRef }}'
+    links:
+      - title: Repository
+        url: '{{ steps.publish.output.remoteUrl }}'
+      - title: Open in catalog
+        icon: 'catalog'
+        entityRef: '{{ steps.register.output.entityRef }}'
diff --git a/plugins/scaffolder/src/components/TaskPage/TaskPageLinks.test.tsx b/plugins/scaffolder/src/components/TaskPage/TaskPageLinks.test.tsx
index cd51488242..230df903da 100644
--- a/plugins/scaffolder/src/components/TaskPage/TaskPageLinks.test.tsx
+++ b/plugins/scaffolder/src/components/TaskPage/TaskPageLinks.test.tsx
@@ -14,10 +14,10 @@
  * limitations under the License.
  */
 
+import { entityRouteRef } from '@backstage/plugin-catalog-react';
+import { renderInTestApp } from '@backstage/test-utils';
 import React from 'react';
 import { TaskPageLinks } from './TaskPageLinks';
-import { renderInTestApp } from '@backstage/test-utils';
-import { entityRouteRef } from '@backstage/plugin-catalog-react';
 
 describe('TaskPageLinks', () => {
   beforeEach(() => {});
@@ -68,9 +68,11 @@ describe('TaskPageLinks', () => {
       links: [
         { url: 'https://first.url', title: 'Cool link 1' },
         { url: 'https://second.url', title: 'Cool link 2' },
+        { entityRef: 'Component:default/my-app', title: 'Open in catalog' },
+        { title: 'Skipped' },
       ],
     };
-    const { findByText } = await renderInTestApp(
+    const { findByText, queryByText } = await renderInTestApp(
       <TaskPageLinks output={output} />,
       {
         mountedRoutes: {
@@ -88,5 +90,15 @@ describe('TaskPageLinks', () => {
 
     expect(element).toBeInTheDocument();
     expect(element).toHaveAttribute('href', 'https://second.url');
+
+    element = await findByText('Open in catalog');
+
+    expect(element).toBeInTheDocument();
+    expect(element).toHaveAttribute(
+      'href',
+      '/catalog/default/Component/my-app',
+    );
+
+    expect(queryByText('Skipped')).not.toBeInTheDocument();
   });
 });
diff --git a/plugins/scaffolder/src/components/TaskPage/TaskPageLinks.tsx b/plugins/scaffolder/src/components/TaskPage/TaskPageLinks.tsx
index c0b55193c2..394d755424 100644
--- a/plugins/scaffolder/src/components/TaskPage/TaskPageLinks.tsx
+++ b/plugins/scaffolder/src/components/TaskPage/TaskPageLinks.tsx
@@ -14,21 +14,21 @@
  * limitations under the License.
  */
 
-import React from 'react';
 import { parseEntityName } from '@backstage/catalog-model';
 import { IconComponent, IconKey, useApp, useRouteRef } from '@backstage/core';
-import { IconLink } from './IconLink';
 import { entityRouteRef } from '@backstage/plugin-catalog-react';
 import { Box } from '@material-ui/core';
 import LanguageIcon from '@material-ui/icons/Language';
+import React from 'react';
 import { TaskOutput } from '../../types';
+import { IconLink } from './IconLink';
 
 type TaskPageLinksProps = {
   output: TaskOutput;
 };
 
 export const TaskPageLinks = ({ output }: TaskPageLinksProps) => {
-  const { entityRef, remoteUrl } = output;
+  const { entityRef: entityRefOutput, remoteUrl } = output;
   let { links = [] } = output;
   const app = useApp();
   const entityRoute = useRouteRef(entityRouteRef);
@@ -40,12 +40,10 @@ export const TaskPageLinks = ({ output }: TaskPageLinksProps) => {
     links = [{ url: remoteUrl, title: 'Repo' }, ...links];
   }
 
-  if (entityRef) {
-    const entityName = parseEntityName(entityRef);
-    const target = entityRoute(entityName);
+  if (entityRefOutput) {
     links = [
       {
-        url: target,
+        entityRef: entityRefOutput,
         title: 'Open in catalog',
         icon: 'catalog',
       },
@@ -55,15 +53,25 @@ export const TaskPageLinks = ({ output }: TaskPageLinksProps) => {
 
   return (
     <Box px={3} pb={3}>
-      {links.map(({ url, title, icon }, i) => (
-        <IconLink
-          key={`output-link-${i}`}
-          href={url}
-          text={title ?? url}
-          Icon={iconResolver(icon)}
-          target="_blank"
-        />
-      ))}
+      {links
+        .filter(({ url, entityRef }) => url || entityRef)
+        .map(({ url, entityRef, title, icon }) => {
+          if (entityRef) {
+            const entityName = parseEntityName(entityRef);
+            const target = entityRoute(entityName);
+            return { title, icon, url: target };
+          }
+          return { title, icon, url: url! };
+        })
+        .map(({ url, title, icon }, i) => (
+          <IconLink
+            key={`output-link-${i}`}
+            href={url}
+            text={title ?? url}
+            Icon={iconResolver(icon)}
+            target="_blank"
+          />
+        ))}
     </Box>
   );
 };
diff --git a/plugins/scaffolder/src/types.ts b/plugins/scaffolder/src/types.ts
index e821d8fa9c..0a34450678 100644
--- a/plugins/scaffolder/src/types.ts
+++ b/plugins/scaffolder/src/types.ts
@@ -66,12 +66,14 @@ export type ListActionsResponse = Array<{
 }>;
 
 type OutputLink = {
-  url: string;
   title?: string;
   icon?: string;
+  url?: string;
+  entityRef?: string;
 };
 
 export type TaskOutput = {
+  /** @deprecated use the `links` property to link out to relevant resources */
   entityRef?: string;
   /** @deprecated use the `links` property to link out to relevant resources */
   remoteUrl?: string;