diff --git a/packages/app/src/components/search/SearchPage.tsx b/packages/app/src/components/search/SearchPage.tsx
index fe759c9799..65da72d91c 100644
--- a/packages/app/src/components/search/SearchPage.tsx
+++ b/packages/app/src/components/search/SearchPage.tsx
@@ -38,7 +38,7 @@ import {
   SearchType,
   useSearch,
 } from '@backstage/plugin-search';
-import { DocsResultListItem } from '@backstage/plugin-techdocs';
+import { TechDocsSearchResultListItem } from '@backstage/plugin-techdocs';
 import { Grid, List, makeStyles, Paper, Theme } from '@material-ui/core';
 import React, { useContext } from 'react';
 
@@ -143,7 +143,7 @@ const SearchPage = () => {
                         );
                       case 'techdocs':
                         return (
-                          <DocsResultListItem
+                          <TechDocsSearchResultListItem
                             key={document.location}
                             result={document}
                           />
diff --git a/packages/create-app/templates/default-app/packages/app/src/components/search/SearchPage.tsx b/packages/create-app/templates/default-app/packages/app/src/components/search/SearchPage.tsx
index 469a230ecd..cd4603ecd3 100644
--- a/packages/create-app/templates/default-app/packages/app/src/components/search/SearchPage.tsx
+++ b/packages/create-app/templates/default-app/packages/app/src/components/search/SearchPage.tsx
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@ import {
   catalogApiRef,
   CATALOG_FILTER_EXISTS,
 } from '@backstage/plugin-catalog-react';
-import { DocsResultListItem } from '@backstage/plugin-techdocs';
+import { TechDocsSearchResultListItem } from '@backstage/plugin-techdocs';
 
 import {
   SearchBar,
@@ -123,7 +123,7 @@ const SearchPage = () => {
                         );
                       case 'techdocs':
                         return (
-                          <DocsResultListItem
+                          <TechDocsSearchResultListItem
                             key={document.location}
                             result={document}
                           />
diff --git a/plugins/techdocs/src/components/DocsResultListItem/index.ts b/plugins/techdocs/src/components/DocsResultListItem/index.ts
deleted file mode 100644
index 4e1e511ea1..0000000000
--- a/plugins/techdocs/src/components/DocsResultListItem/index.ts
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,17 +0,0 @@
-/*
- * Copyright 2021 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 { DocsResultListItem } from './DocsResultListItem';
diff --git a/plugins/techdocs/src/components/DocsResultListItem/DocsResultListItem.test.tsx b/plugins/techdocs/src/search/components/TechDocsSearchResultListItem.test.tsx
similarity index 84%
rename from plugins/techdocs/src/components/DocsResultListItem/DocsResultListItem.test.tsx
rename to plugins/techdocs/src/search/components/TechDocsSearchResultListItem.test.tsx
index 807914c5ad..7ebdd6c340 100644
--- a/plugins/techdocs/src/components/DocsResultListItem/DocsResultListItem.test.tsx
+++ b/plugins/techdocs/src/search/components/TechDocsSearchResultListItem.test.tsx
@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@
 
 import React from 'react';
 import { render } from '@testing-library/react';
-import { DocsResultListItem } from './DocsResultListItem';
+import { TechDocsSearchResultListItem } from './TechDocsSearchResultListItem';
 
 // Using canvas to render text..
 jest.mock('react-text-truncate', () => {
@@ -44,9 +44,11 @@ const validResultWithTitle = {
   lifecycle: 'production',
 };
 
-describe('DocsResultListItem test', () => {
+describe('TechDocsSearchResultListItem test', () => {
   it('should render search doc passed in', async () => {
-    const { findByText } = render(<DocsResultListItem result={validResult} />);
+    const { findByText } = render(
+      <TechDocsSearchResultListItem result={validResult} />,
+    );
 
     expect(
       await findByText('Documentation | Backstage docs'),
@@ -60,7 +62,10 @@ describe('DocsResultListItem test', () => {
 
   it('should use title if defined', async () => {
     const { findByText } = render(
-      <DocsResultListItem result={validResult} title="Count Dookumentation" />,
+      <TechDocsSearchResultListItem
+        result={validResult}
+        title="Count Dookumentation"
+      />,
     );
 
     expect(await findByText('Count Dookumentation')).toBeInTheDocument();
@@ -73,7 +78,7 @@ describe('DocsResultListItem test', () => {
 
   it('should use entity title if defined', async () => {
     const { findByText } = render(
-      <DocsResultListItem result={validResultWithTitle} />,
+      <TechDocsSearchResultListItem result={validResultWithTitle} />,
     );
 
     expect(
diff --git a/plugins/techdocs/src/components/DocsResultListItem/DocsResultListItem.tsx b/plugins/techdocs/src/search/components/TechDocsSearchResultListItem.tsx
similarity index 78%
rename from plugins/techdocs/src/components/DocsResultListItem/DocsResultListItem.tsx
rename to plugins/techdocs/src/search/components/TechDocsSearchResultListItem.tsx
index 03cf011c32..152fa2e3d3 100644
--- a/plugins/techdocs/src/components/DocsResultListItem/DocsResultListItem.tsx
+++ b/plugins/techdocs/src/search/components/TechDocsSearchResultListItem.tsx
@@ -29,19 +29,34 @@ const useStyles = makeStyles({
   },
 });
 
-export const DocsResultListItem = ({
-  result,
-  lineClamp = 5,
-  asListItem = true,
-  asLink = true,
-  title,
-}: {
+/**
+ * Props for {@link TechDocsSearchResultListItem}.
+ *
+ * @public
+ */
+export type TechDocsSearchResultListItemProps = {
   result: any;
   lineClamp?: number;
   asListItem?: boolean;
   asLink?: boolean;
   title?: string;
-}) => {
+};
+
+/**
+ * Component which renders documentation and related metadata.
+ *
+ * @public
+ */
+export const TechDocsSearchResultListItem = (
+  props: TechDocsSearchResultListItemProps,
+) => {
+  const {
+    result,
+    lineClamp = 5,
+    asListItem = true,
+    asLink = true,
+    title,
+  } = props;
   const classes = useStyles();
   const TextItem = () => (
     <ListItemText
@@ -86,3 +101,9 @@ export const DocsResultListItem = ({
     </LinkWrapper>
   );
 };
+
+/**
+ * @public
+ * @deprecated use {@link TechDocsSearchResultListItem} instead
+ */
+export const DocsResultListItem = TechDocsSearchResultListItem;