diff --git a/.changeset/calm-moose-fetch.md b/.changeset/calm-moose-fetch.md
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..29d581bf23
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.changeset/calm-moose-fetch.md
@@ -0,0 +1,8 @@
+---
+'@backstage/plugin-catalog-react': minor
+'@backstage/plugin-catalog': patch
+---
+
+Implement `EntityKindPicker` which allows users to filter the catalog kinds much like the `CatalogKindHeader`.
+
+The new picker is more accessible though listed as any other filter options in the catalog.
diff --git a/plugins/catalog-react/api-report.md b/plugins/catalog-react/api-report.md
index ee43a0a5c1..8f95f5cb13 100644
--- a/plugins/catalog-react/api-report.md
+++ b/plugins/catalog-react/api-report.md
@@ -161,7 +161,7 @@ export type EntityFilter = {
 export class EntityKindFilter implements EntityFilter {
   constructor(value: string);
   // (undocumented)
-  getCatalogFilters(): Record<string, string | string[]>;
+  getCatalogFilters(): Record<string, string>;
   // (undocumented)
   toQueryValue(): string;
   // (undocumented)
@@ -176,7 +176,7 @@ export const EntityKindPicker: (
 // @public
 export interface EntityKindPickerProps {
   // (undocumented)
-  hidden: boolean;
+  hidden?: boolean;
   // (undocumented)
   initialFilter?: string;
 }
diff --git a/plugins/catalog-react/src/components/EntityKindPicker/EntityKindPicker.test.tsx b/plugins/catalog-react/src/components/EntityKindPicker/EntityKindPicker.test.tsx
index d6404fcf07..65ad3f227a 100644
--- a/plugins/catalog-react/src/components/EntityKindPicker/EntityKindPicker.test.tsx
+++ b/plugins/catalog-react/src/components/EntityKindPicker/EntityKindPicker.test.tsx
@@ -14,46 +14,170 @@
  * limitations under the License.
  */
 
-import { render } from '@testing-library/react';
-import React from 'react';
-import { MockEntityListContextProvider } from '../../testUtils/providers';
+import { GetEntityFacetsResponse } from '@backstage/catalog-client';
+import { Entity } from '@backstage/catalog-model';
+import { ApiProvider } from '@backstage/core-app-api';
+import { alertApiRef } from '@backstage/core-plugin-api';
+import { renderWithEffects, TestApiRegistry } from '@backstage/test-utils';
+import { fireEvent, waitFor } from '@testing-library/react';
+import { capitalize } from 'lodash';
+import { default as React } from 'react';
+import { catalogApiRef } from '../../api';
 import { EntityKindFilter } from '../../filters';
+import { MockEntityListContextProvider } from '../../testUtils/providers';
 import { EntityKindPicker } from './EntityKindPicker';
 
+const entities: Entity[] = [
+  {
+    apiVersion: '1',
+    kind: 'Component',
+    metadata: {
+      name: 'component',
+    },
+  },
+  {
+    apiVersion: '1',
+    kind: 'Domain',
+    metadata: {
+      name: 'domain',
+    },
+  },
+  {
+    apiVersion: '1',
+    kind: 'Group',
+    metadata: {
+      name: 'group',
+    },
+  },
+];
+
 describe('<EntityKindPicker/>', () => {
+  const apis = TestApiRegistry.from(
+    [
+      catalogApiRef,
+      {
+        getEntityFacets: jest.fn().mockResolvedValue({
+          facets: {
+            kind: entities.map(e => ({
+              value: e.kind,
+              count: 1,
+            })),
+          },
+        } as GetEntityFacetsResponse),
+      },
+    ],
+    [
+      alertApiRef,
+      {
+        post: jest.fn(),
+      },
+    ],
+  );
+
+  it('renders available entity kinds', async () => {
+    const rendered = await renderWithEffects(
+      <ApiProvider apis={apis}>
+        <MockEntityListContextProvider
+          value={{ filters: { kind: new EntityKindFilter('component') } }}
+        >
+          <EntityKindPicker />
+        </MockEntityListContextProvider>
+      </ApiProvider>,
+    );
+    expect(rendered.getByText('Kind')).toBeInTheDocument();
+
+    const input = rendered.getByTestId('select');
+    fireEvent.click(input);
+
+    await waitFor(() => rendered.getByText('Domain'));
+
+    entities.forEach(entity => {
+      expect(
+        rendered.getByRole('option', {
+          name: capitalize(entity.kind as string),
+        }),
+      ).toBeInTheDocument();
+    });
+  });
+
   it('sets the selected kind filter', async () => {
     const updateFilters = jest.fn();
-    render(
-      <MockEntityListContextProvider
-        value={{
-          updateFilters,
-        }}
-      >
-        <EntityKindPicker initialFilter="component" hidden />
-      </MockEntityListContextProvider>,
+    const rendered = await renderWithEffects(
+      <ApiProvider apis={apis}>
+        <MockEntityListContextProvider
+          value={{
+            filters: { kind: new EntityKindFilter('component') },
+            updateFilters,
+          }}
+        >
+          <EntityKindPicker />
+        </MockEntityListContextProvider>
+      </ApiProvider>,
+    );
+    const input = rendered.getByTestId('select');
+    fireEvent.click(input);
+
+    await waitFor(() => rendered.getByText('Domain'));
+    fireEvent.click(rendered.getByText('Domain'));
+
+    expect(updateFilters).toHaveBeenLastCalledWith({
+      kind: new EntityKindFilter('domain'),
+    });
+  });
+
+  it('respects the query parameter filter value', async () => {
+    const updateFilters = jest.fn();
+    const queryParameters = { kind: 'group' };
+    await renderWithEffects(
+      <ApiProvider apis={apis}>
+        <MockEntityListContextProvider
+          value={{
+            updateFilters,
+            queryParameters,
+          }}
+        >
+          <EntityKindPicker initialFilter="group" hidden />
+        </MockEntityListContextProvider>
+        ,
+      </ApiProvider>,
     );
 
+    expect(updateFilters).toHaveBeenLastCalledWith({
+      kind: new EntityKindFilter('group'),
+    });
+  });
+
+  it('responds to external queryParameters changes', async () => {
+    const updateFilters = jest.fn();
+    const rendered = await renderWithEffects(
+      <ApiProvider apis={apis}>
+        <MockEntityListContextProvider
+          value={{
+            updateFilters,
+            queryParameters: { kind: 'component' },
+          }}
+        >
+          <EntityKindPicker />
+        </MockEntityListContextProvider>
+      </ApiProvider>,
+    );
     expect(updateFilters).toHaveBeenLastCalledWith({
       kind: new EntityKindFilter('component'),
     });
-  });
-
-  it('respects the query parameter filter value', () => {
-    const updateFilters = jest.fn();
-    const queryParameters = { kind: 'API' };
-    render(
-      <MockEntityListContextProvider
-        value={{
-          updateFilters,
-          queryParameters,
-        }}
-      >
-        <EntityKindPicker initialFilter="component" hidden />
-      </MockEntityListContextProvider>,
+    rendered.rerender(
+      <ApiProvider apis={apis}>
+        <MockEntityListContextProvider
+          value={{
+            updateFilters,
+            queryParameters: { kind: 'domain' },
+          }}
+        >
+          <EntityKindPicker />
+        </MockEntityListContextProvider>
+      </ApiProvider>,
     );
-
     expect(updateFilters).toHaveBeenLastCalledWith({
-      kind: new EntityKindFilter('API'),
+      kind: new EntityKindFilter('domain'),
     });
   });
 });
diff --git a/plugins/catalog-react/src/components/EntityKindPicker/EntityKindPicker.tsx b/plugins/catalog-react/src/components/EntityKindPicker/EntityKindPicker.tsx
index 774d07c544..36ac93101a 100644
--- a/plugins/catalog-react/src/components/EntityKindPicker/EntityKindPicker.tsx
+++ b/plugins/catalog-react/src/components/EntityKindPicker/EntityKindPicker.tsx
@@ -14,115 +14,168 @@
  * limitations under the License.
  */
 
-import { useApi } from '@backstage/core-plugin-api';
-import {
-  Box,
-  Checkbox,
-  FormControlLabel,
-  makeStyles,
-  TextField,
-  Typography,
-} from '@material-ui/core';
-import CheckBoxIcon from '@material-ui/icons/CheckBox';
-import CheckBoxOutlineBlankIcon from '@material-ui/icons/CheckBoxOutlineBlank';
-import ExpandMoreIcon from '@material-ui/icons/ExpandMore';
-import { Autocomplete } from '@material-ui/lab';
-import React, { useEffect, useMemo, useState } from 'react';
+import { Select } from '@backstage/core-components';
+import { alertApiRef, useApi } from '@backstage/core-plugin-api';
+import { Box } from '@material-ui/core';
+import capitalize from 'lodash/capitalize';
+import sortBy from 'lodash/sortBy';
+import React, { useEffect, useMemo, useRef, useState } from 'react';
 import useAsync from 'react-use/lib/useAsync';
 import { catalogApiRef } from '../../api';
 import { EntityKindFilter } from '../../filters';
 import { useEntityList } from '../../hooks';
 
-const useStyles = makeStyles(
-  {
-    input: {},
-  },
-  {
-    name: 'CatalogReactEntityKindPicker',
-  },
-);
+function useAvailableKinds() {
+  const catalogApi = useApi(catalogApiRef);
 
-const icon = <CheckBoxOutlineBlankIcon fontSize="small" />;
-const checkedIcon = <CheckBoxIcon fontSize="small" />;
+  const [availableKinds, setAvailableKinds] = useState<string[]>([]);
 
-/** @public */
-export const EntityKindPicker = () => {
-  const classes = useStyles();
   const {
-    updateFilters,
+    error,
+    loading,
+    value: facets,
+  } = useAsync(async () => {
+    const facet = 'kind';
+    const items = await catalogApi
+      .getEntityFacets({
+        facets: [facet],
+      })
+      .then(response => response.facets[facet] || []);
+
+    return items;
+  }, [catalogApi]);
+
+  const facetsRef = useRef(facets);
+  useEffect(() => {
+    const oldFacets = facetsRef.current;
+    facetsRef.current = facets;
+    // Delay processing hook until facets load updates have settled to generate list of kinds;
+    // This prevents resetting the kind filter due to saved kind value from query params not matching the
+    // empty set of kind values while values are still being loaded; also only run this hook on changes
+    // to facets
+    if (loading || oldFacets === facets || !facets) {
+      return;
+    }
+
+    const newKinds = [
+      ...new Set(
+        sortBy(facets, f => f.value).map(f =>
+          f.value.toLocaleLowerCase('en-US'),
+        ),
+      ),
+    ];
+
+    setAvailableKinds(newKinds);
+  }, [loading, facets, setAvailableKinds]);
+
+  return { loading, error, availableKinds };
+}
+
+function useEntityKindFilter(opts: { initialFilter: string }): {
+  loading: boolean;
+  error?: Error;
+  availableKinds: string[];
+  selectedKind: string;
+  setSelectedKind: (kind: string) => void;
+} {
+  const {
     filters,
-    queryParameters: { kind: kindsParameter },
+    queryParameters: { kind: kindParameter },
+    updateFilters,
   } = useEntityList();
 
-  const catalogApi = useApi(catalogApiRef);
-  const { value: availableKinds } = useAsync(async () => {
-    const facet = 'kind';
-    const { facets } = await catalogApi.getEntityFacets({
-      facets: [facet],
-    });
-
-    return facets[facet].map(({ value }) => value);
-  }, [filters.kind]);
-
-  const queryParamKinds = useMemo(
-    () => [kindsParameter].flat().filter(Boolean) as string[],
-    [kindsParameter],
+  const flattenedQueryKind = useMemo(
+    () => [kindParameter].flat()[0],
+    [kindParameter],
   );
 
-  const [selectedKinds, setSelectedKinds] = useState(
-    queryParamKinds.length ? queryParamKinds : filters.kind?.getKinds() ?? [],
+  const [selectedKind, setSelectedKind] = useState(
+    flattenedQueryKind ?? filters.kind?.value ?? opts.initialFilter,
   );
 
   // Set selected kinds on query parameter updates; this happens at initial page load and from
   // external updates to the page location.
   useEffect(() => {
-    if (queryParamKinds.length) {
-      setSelectedKinds(queryParamKinds);
+    if (flattenedQueryKind) {
+      setSelectedKind(flattenedQueryKind);
     }
-  }, [queryParamKinds]);
+  }, [flattenedQueryKind]);
+
+  // Set selected kind from filters; this happens when the kind filter is
+  // updated from another component
+  useEffect(() => {
+    if (filters.kind?.value) {
+      setSelectedKind(filters.kind?.value);
+    }
+  }, [filters.kind]);
+
+  const { availableKinds, loading, error } = useAvailableKinds();
 
   useEffect(() => {
     updateFilters({
-      kind: selectedKinds.length
-        ? new EntityKindFilter(selectedKinds)
-        : undefined,
+      kind: selectedKind ? new EntityKindFilter(selectedKind) : undefined,
     });
-  }, [selectedKinds, updateFilters]);
+  }, [selectedKind, updateFilters]);
 
-  if (!availableKinds?.length) return null;
+  return {
+    loading,
+    error,
+    availableKinds,
+    selectedKind,
+    setSelectedKind,
+  };
+}
 
-  return (
+/**
+ * Props for {@link EntityKindPicker}.
+ *
+ * @public
+ */
+export interface EntityKindPickerProps {
+  initialFilter?: string;
+  hidden?: boolean;
+}
+
+/** @public */
+export const EntityKindPicker = (props: EntityKindPickerProps) => {
+  const { hidden, initialFilter = 'component' } = props;
+
+  const alertApi = useApi(alertApiRef);
+
+  const { error, availableKinds, selectedKind, setSelectedKind } =
+    useEntityKindFilter({
+      initialFilter: initialFilter,
+    });
+
+  useEffect(() => {
+    if (error) {
+      alertApi.post({
+        message: `Failed to load entity kinds`,
+        severity: 'error',
+      });
+    }
+    if (initialFilter) {
+      setSelectedKind(initialFilter);
+    }
+  }, [error, alertApi, initialFilter, setSelectedKind]);
+
+  if (availableKinds?.length === 0 || error) return null;
+
+  const items = [
+    ...availableKinds.map((kind: string) => ({
+      value: kind,
+      label: capitalize(kind),
+    })),
+  ];
+
+  return hidden ? null : (
     <Box pb={1} pt={1}>
-      <Typography variant="button" component="label">
-        Kinds
-        <Autocomplete
-          multiple
-          options={availableKinds}
-          value={selectedKinds}
-          onChange={(_: object, value: string[]) => setSelectedKinds(value)}
-          renderOption={(option, { selected }) => (
-            <FormControlLabel
-              control={
-                <Checkbox
-                  icon={icon}
-                  checkedIcon={checkedIcon}
-                  checked={selected}
-                />
-              }
-              label={option}
-            />
-          )}
-          size="small"
-          popupIcon={<ExpandMoreIcon data-testid="kind-picker-expand" />}
-          renderInput={params => (
-            <TextField
-              {...params}
-              className={classes.input}
-              variant="outlined"
-            />
-          )}
-        />
-      </Typography>
+      <Select
+        label="Kind"
+        items={items}
+        selected={selectedKind}
+        onChange={value => setSelectedKind(String(value))}
+      />
     </Box>
   );
 };
diff --git a/plugins/catalog-react/src/filters.ts b/plugins/catalog-react/src/filters.ts
index efa10a8e19..02ce1f775b 100644
--- a/plugins/catalog-react/src/filters.ts
+++ b/plugins/catalog-react/src/filters.ts
@@ -28,19 +28,14 @@ import { getEntityRelations } from './utils';
  * @public
  */
 export class EntityKindFilter implements EntityFilter {
-  constructor(readonly value: string | string[]) {}
+  constructor(readonly value: string) {}
 
-  // Simplify `string | string[]` for consumers, always returns an array
-  getKinds(): string[] {
-    return Array.isArray(this.value) ? this.value : [this.value];
+  getCatalogFilters(): Record<string, string> {
+    return { kind: this.value };
   }
 
-  getCatalogFilters(): Record<string, string | string[]> {
-    return { kind: this.getKinds() };
-  }
-
-  toQueryValue(): string[] {
-    return this.getKinds();
+  toQueryValue(): string {
+    return this.value;
   }
 }
 
diff --git a/plugins/catalog-react/src/hooks/useEntityListProvider.test.tsx b/plugins/catalog-react/src/hooks/useEntityListProvider.test.tsx
index 3353312955..d59682f114 100644
--- a/plugins/catalog-react/src/hooks/useEntityListProvider.test.tsx
+++ b/plugins/catalog-react/src/hooks/useEntityListProvider.test.tsx
@@ -17,6 +17,7 @@
 import { CatalogApi } from '@backstage/catalog-client';
 import { Entity } from '@backstage/catalog-model';
 import {
+  alertApiRef,
   ConfigApi,
   configApiRef,
   IdentityApi,
@@ -91,6 +92,12 @@ const wrapper = ({
           [identityApiRef, mockIdentityApi],
           [storageApiRef, MockStorageApi.create()],
           [starredEntitiesApiRef, new MockStarredEntitiesApi()],
+          [
+            alertApiRef,
+            {
+              post: jest.fn(),
+            },
+          ],
         ]}
       >
         <EntityListProvider>
diff --git a/plugins/catalog/src/components/CatalogKindHeader/CatalogKindHeader.tsx b/plugins/catalog/src/components/CatalogKindHeader/CatalogKindHeader.tsx
index 67eedb9acc..b0aaeae658 100644
--- a/plugins/catalog/src/components/CatalogKindHeader/CatalogKindHeader.tsx
+++ b/plugins/catalog/src/components/CatalogKindHeader/CatalogKindHeader.tsx
@@ -69,6 +69,7 @@ export function CatalogKindHeader(props: CatalogKindHeaderProps) {
       .then(response => response.facets.kind?.map(f => f.value).sort() || []);
   });
   const {
+    filters,
     updateFilters,
     queryParameters: { kind: kindParameter },
   } = useEntityList();
@@ -81,6 +82,14 @@ export function CatalogKindHeader(props: CatalogKindHeaderProps) {
     queryParamKind ?? initialFilter,
   );
 
+  // Set selected kind from filters; this happens when the kind filter is
+  // updated from another component
+  useEffect(() => {
+    if (filters.kind?.value) {
+      setSelectedKind(filters.kind?.value);
+    }
+  }, [filters.kind]);
+
   useEffect(() => {
     updateFilters({
       kind: selectedKind ? new EntityKindFilter(selectedKind) : undefined,
diff --git a/plugins/catalog/src/components/CatalogPage/DefaultCatalogPage.tsx b/plugins/catalog/src/components/CatalogPage/DefaultCatalogPage.tsx
index 3f34a950be..2bae104d90 100644
--- a/plugins/catalog/src/components/CatalogPage/DefaultCatalogPage.tsx
+++ b/plugins/catalog/src/components/CatalogPage/DefaultCatalogPage.tsx
@@ -84,7 +84,7 @@ export function DefaultCatalogPage(props: DefaultCatalogPageProps) {
           </ContentHeader>
           <CatalogFilterLayout>
             <CatalogFilterLayout.Filters>
-              <EntityKindPicker />
+              <EntityKindPicker initialFilter={initialKind} />
               <EntityTypePicker />
               <UserListPicker initialFilter={initiallySelectedFilter} />
               <EntityOwnerPicker />
diff --git a/plugins/catalog/src/components/CatalogTable/CatalogTable.tsx b/plugins/catalog/src/components/CatalogTable/CatalogTable.tsx
index 5a7f8aabbb..6bc18d7a90 100644
--- a/plugins/catalog/src/components/CatalogTable/CatalogTable.tsx
+++ b/plugins/catalog/src/components/CatalogTable/CatalogTable.tsx
@@ -70,12 +70,7 @@ export const CatalogTable = (props: CatalogTableProps) => {
   const defaultColumns: TableColumn<CatalogTableRow>[] = useMemo(() => {
     return [
       columnFactories.createTitleColumn({ hidden: true }),
-      columnFactories.createNameColumn({
-        defaultKind:
-          filters.kind?.getKinds()?.length === 1
-            ? filters.kind?.getKinds()[0]
-            : undefined,
-      }),
+      columnFactories.createNameColumn({ defaultKind: filters.kind?.value }),
       ...createEntitySpecificColumns(),
       columnFactories.createMetadataDescriptionColumn(),
       columnFactories.createTagsColumn(),
@@ -105,7 +100,7 @@ export const CatalogTable = (props: CatalogTableProps) => {
           ];
       }
     }
-  }, [filters.kind]);
+  }, [filters.kind?.value]);
 
   const showTypeColumn = filters.type === undefined;
   // TODO(timbonicus): remove the title from the CatalogTable once using EntitySearchBar