diff --git a/plugins/scaffolder/dev/index.tsx b/plugins/scaffolder/dev/index.tsx
index 3a749792f1..f7c6aa62fc 100644
--- a/plugins/scaffolder/dev/index.tsx
+++ b/plugins/scaffolder/dev/index.tsx
@@ -17,7 +17,11 @@
 import { CatalogClient } from '@backstage/catalog-client';
 import { createDevApp } from '@backstage/dev-utils';
 import { scmIntegrationsApiRef } from '@backstage/integration-react';
-import { catalogApiRef } from '@backstage/plugin-catalog-react';
+import {
+  catalogApiRef,
+  starredEntitiesApiRef,
+  DefaultStarredEntitiesApi,
+} from '@backstage/plugin-catalog-react';
 import React from 'react';
 import { scaffolderApiRef, ScaffolderClient } from '../src';
 import { ScaffolderPage } from '../src/plugin';
@@ -25,14 +29,25 @@ import {
   configApiRef,
   discoveryApiRef,
   identityApiRef,
+  storageApiRef,
 } from '@backstage/core-plugin-api';
+import { CatalogEntityPage } from '@backstage/plugin-catalog';
 
 createDevApp()
+  .addPage({
+    path: '/catalog/:kind/:namespace/:name',
+    element: <CatalogEntityPage />,
+  })
   .registerApi({
     api: catalogApiRef,
     deps: { discoveryApi: discoveryApiRef },
     factory: ({ discoveryApi }) => new CatalogClient({ discoveryApi }),
   })
+  .registerApi({
+    api: starredEntitiesApiRef,
+    deps: { storageApi: storageApiRef },
+    factory: ({ storageApi }) => new DefaultStarredEntitiesApi({ storageApi }),
+  })
   .registerApi({
     api: scaffolderApiRef,
     deps: {
diff --git a/plugins/scaffolder/package.json b/plugins/scaffolder/package.json
index 35b14dffa1..ef2fa32974 100644
--- a/plugins/scaffolder/package.json
+++ b/plugins/scaffolder/package.json
@@ -67,6 +67,7 @@
     "react": "^16.13.1 || ^17.0.0"
   },
   "devDependencies": {
+    "@backstage/plugin-catalog": "^0.7.3",
     "@backstage/cli": "^0.10.0",
     "@backstage/core-app-api": "^0.1.24",
     "@backstage/dev-utils": "^0.2.13",