diff --git a/packages/backend/src/next/index.ts b/packages/backend/src/next/index.ts
index 96b36e3e03..9deab2feeb 100644
--- a/packages/backend/src/next/index.ts
+++ b/packages/backend/src/next/index.ts
@@ -15,29 +15,8 @@
  */
 
 import { createBackend } from '@backstage/backend-app-api';
-// import { createBackendModule } from '@backstage/backend-plugin-api';
-import {
-  catalogPlugin,
-  // catalogProcessingInitApiRef,
-} from '@backstage/plugin-catalog-backend';
-// import { ScaffolderEntitiesProcessor } from '@backstage/plugin-scaffolder-backend';
-
-// export const scaffolderCatalogExtension = createBackendModule({
-//   moduleId: 'scaffolder.extention',
-//   pluginId: 'catalog',
-//   register(env) {
-//     env.registerInit({
-//       deps: {
-//         catalogProcessingInitApi: catalogProcessingInitApiRef,
-//       },
-//       async init({ catalogProcessingInitApi }) {
-//         catalogProcessingInitApi.addProcessor(
-//           new ScaffolderEntitiesProcessor(),
-//         );
-//       },
-//     });
-//   },
-// });
+import { catalogPlugin } from '@backstage/plugin-catalog-backend';
+import { scaffolderCatalogExtension } from '@backstage/plugin-scaffolder-backend';
 
 // export const appPlugin = createBackendPlugin({
 //   id: 'app',
@@ -68,5 +47,5 @@ const backend = createBackend({
 });
 
 backend.add(catalogPlugin({}));
-// backend.add(scaffolderCatalogExtension({}));
+backend.add(scaffolderCatalogExtension({}));
 backend.start();
diff --git a/plugins/scaffolder-backend/api-report.md b/plugins/scaffolder-backend/api-report.md
index 2053f01e39..672b853f3b 100644
--- a/plugins/scaffolder-backend/api-report.md
+++ b/plugins/scaffolder-backend/api-report.md
@@ -5,6 +5,7 @@
 ```ts
 /// <reference types="node" />
 
+import { BackendRegistrable } from '@backstage/backend-plugin-api';
 import { CatalogApi } from '@backstage/catalog-client';
 import { CatalogProcessor } from '@backstage/plugin-catalog-backend';
 import { CatalogProcessorEmit } from '@backstage/plugin-catalog-backend';
@@ -543,6 +544,11 @@ export type RunCommandOptions = {
   logStream?: Writable;
 };
 
+// @alpha
+export const scaffolderCatalogExtension: (
+  option: unknown,
+) => BackendRegistrable;
+
 // @public (undocumented)
 export class ScaffolderEntitiesProcessor implements CatalogProcessor {
   // (undocumented)
diff --git a/plugins/scaffolder-backend/package.json b/plugins/scaffolder-backend/package.json
index a1bb552435..f2fabad69d 100644
--- a/plugins/scaffolder-backend/package.json
+++ b/plugins/scaffolder-backend/package.json
@@ -9,7 +9,8 @@
   "publishConfig": {
     "access": "public",
     "main": "dist/index.cjs.js",
-    "types": "dist/index.d.ts"
+    "types": "dist/index.d.ts",
+    "alphaTypes": "dist/index.alpha.d.ts"
   },
   "backstage": {
     "role": "backend-plugin"
@@ -25,7 +26,7 @@
   ],
   "scripts": {
     "start": "backstage-cli package start",
-    "build": "backstage-cli package build",
+    "build": "backstage-cli package build --experimental-type-build",
     "lint": "backstage-cli package lint",
     "test": "backstage-cli package test",
     "prepack": "backstage-cli package prepack",
@@ -42,6 +43,8 @@
     "@backstage/integration": "^1.2.2-next.2",
     "@backstage/plugin-catalog-backend": "^1.2.1-next.2",
     "@backstage/plugin-scaffolder-common": "^1.1.2-next.0",
+    "@backstage/backend-plugin-api": "^0.0.0",
+    "@backstage/plugin-catalog-node": "^0.0.0",
     "@backstage/types": "^1.0.0",
     "@gitbeaker/core": "^35.6.0",
     "@gitbeaker/node": "^35.1.0",
@@ -93,6 +96,7 @@
     "yaml": "^1.10.0"
   },
   "files": [
+    "alpha",
     "dist",
     "migrations",
     "config.d.ts",
diff --git a/plugins/scaffolder-backend/src/extension/ScaffolderCatalogExtension.ts b/plugins/scaffolder-backend/src/extension/ScaffolderCatalogExtension.ts
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..9ca140a952
--- /dev/null
+++ b/plugins/scaffolder-backend/src/extension/ScaffolderCatalogExtension.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,39 @@
+/*
+ * Copyright 2022 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 { createBackendModule } from '@backstage/backend-plugin-api';
+import { catalogProcessingExtentionPoint } from '@backstage/plugin-catalog-node';
+import { ScaffolderEntitiesProcessor } from '../processor';
+
+/**
+ * @alpha
+ * Registers the ScaffolderEntitiesProcessor with the catalog processing extension point.
+ */
+export const scaffolderCatalogExtension = createBackendModule({
+  moduleId: 'scaffolder.extention',
+  pluginId: 'catalog',
+  register(env) {
+    env.registerInit({
+      deps: {
+        catalogProcessingExtensionPoint: catalogProcessingExtentionPoint,
+      },
+      async init({ catalogProcessingExtensionPoint }) {
+        catalogProcessingExtensionPoint.addProcessor(
+          new ScaffolderEntitiesProcessor(),
+        );
+      },
+    });
+  },
+});
diff --git a/plugins/scaffolder-backend/src/extension/index.ts b/plugins/scaffolder-backend/src/extension/index.ts
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..672e29e2ee
--- /dev/null
+++ b/plugins/scaffolder-backend/src/extension/index.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,16 @@
+/*
+ * Copyright 2022 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.
+ */
+export { scaffolderCatalogExtension } from './ScaffolderCatalogExtension';
diff --git a/plugins/scaffolder-backend/src/index.ts b/plugins/scaffolder-backend/src/index.ts
index 5978b6389b..a1032449d5 100644
--- a/plugins/scaffolder-backend/src/index.ts
+++ b/plugins/scaffolder-backend/src/index.ts
@@ -24,3 +24,4 @@ export * from './scaffolder';
 export * from './service/router';
 export * from './lib';
 export * from './processor';
+export * from './extension';