diff --git a/packages/app/src/App.tsx b/packages/app/src/App.tsx
index 70fceb8a01..d0f248c78b 100644
--- a/packages/app/src/App.tsx
+++ b/packages/app/src/App.tsx
@@ -22,12 +22,21 @@ import {
   OAuthRequestDialog,
   SignInPage,
 } from '@backstage/core';
-import { Router as CatalogRouter } from '@backstage/plugin-catalog';
+import {
+  catalogPlugin,
+  Router as CatalogRouter,
+} from '@backstage/plugin-catalog';
 import { CatalogImportPage } from '@backstage/plugin-catalog-import';
 import { ExplorePage } from '@backstage/plugin-explore';
 import { Router as GraphiQLRouter } from '@backstage/plugin-graphiql';
 import { Router as LighthouseRouter } from '@backstage/plugin-lighthouse';
 import { Router as RegisterComponentRouter } from '@backstage/plugin-register-component';
+import {
+  TemplateIndexPage,
+  TemplatePage,
+  TaskPage,
+  scaffolderPlugin,
+} from '@backstage/plugin-scaffolder';
 import { Router as TechRadarRouter } from '@backstage/plugin-tech-radar';
 import { Router as DocsRouter } from '@backstage/plugin-techdocs';
 import { Router as SettingsRouter } from '@backstage/plugin-user-settings';
@@ -55,6 +64,11 @@ const app = createApp({
       );
     },
   },
+  bindRoutes({ bind }) {
+    bind(catalogPlugin.externalRoutes, {
+      createComponent: scaffolderPlugin.routes.templateIndex,
+    });
+  },
 });
 
 const AppProvider = app.getProvider();
@@ -75,6 +89,9 @@ const routes = (
       element={<CatalogRouter EntityPage={EntityPage} />}
     />
     <Route path="/docs" element={<DocsRouter />} />
+    <Route path="/create" element={<TemplateIndexPage />} />
+    <Route path="/create/templates/:templateName" element={<TemplatePage />} />
+    <Route path="/create/tasks/:taskId" element={<TaskPage />} />
     <Route path="/explore" element={<ExplorePage />} />
     <Route
       path="/tech-radar"
diff --git a/packages/core-api/src/app/types.ts b/packages/core-api/src/app/types.ts
index b6b1002d12..e6672a602e 100644
--- a/packages/core-api/src/app/types.ts
+++ b/packages/core-api/src/app/types.ts
@@ -159,7 +159,7 @@ export type AppOptions = {
    * }
    * ```
    */
-  bindRoutes?(context: { bind: AppRouteBinder }): void;
+  bindRoutes?(context: { /** le derp */ bind: AppRouteBinder }): void;
 };
 
 export type BackstageApp = {
diff --git a/plugins/catalog/package.json b/plugins/catalog/package.json
index 072acc6472..6281e85f52 100644
--- a/plugins/catalog/package.json
+++ b/plugins/catalog/package.json
@@ -34,7 +34,6 @@
     "@backstage/catalog-model": "^0.7.1",
     "@backstage/core": "^0.6.1",
     "@backstage/plugin-catalog-react": "^0.0.3",
-    "@backstage/plugin-scaffolder": "^0.5.0",
     "@backstage/theme": "^0.2.3",
     "@material-ui/core": "^4.11.0",
     "@material-ui/icons": "^4.9.1",
diff --git a/plugins/catalog/src/components/CatalogPage/CatalogPage.tsx b/plugins/catalog/src/components/CatalogPage/CatalogPage.tsx
index a2ebc63825..ed51316dcd 100644
--- a/plugins/catalog/src/components/CatalogPage/CatalogPage.tsx
+++ b/plugins/catalog/src/components/CatalogPage/CatalogPage.tsx
@@ -21,9 +21,9 @@ import {
   errorApiRef,
   SupportButton,
   useApi,
+  useRouteRef,
 } from '@backstage/core';
 import { catalogApiRef, isOwnerOf } from '@backstage/plugin-catalog-react';
-import { rootRoute as scaffolderRootRoute } from '@backstage/plugin-scaffolder';
 import { Button, makeStyles } from '@material-ui/core';
 import SettingsIcon from '@material-ui/icons/Settings';
 import StarIcon from '@material-ui/icons/Star';
@@ -31,6 +31,7 @@ import React, { useCallback, useMemo, useState } from 'react';
 import { Link as RouterLink } from 'react-router-dom';
 import { EntityFilterGroupsProvider, useFilteredEntities } from '../../filter';
 import { useStarredEntities } from '../../hooks/useStarredEntities';
+import { createComponentRouteRef } from '../../routes';
 import {
   ButtonGroup,
   CatalogFilter,
@@ -73,7 +74,7 @@ const CatalogPageContents = () => {
     CatalogFilterType
   >();
   const orgName = configApi.getOptionalString('organization.name') ?? 'Company';
-
+  const createComponentLink = useRouteRef(createComponentRouteRef);
   const addMockData = useCallback(async () => {
     try {
       const promises: Promise<unknown>[] = [];
@@ -166,7 +167,7 @@ const CatalogPageContents = () => {
             component={RouterLink}
             variant="contained"
             color="primary"
-            to={scaffolderRootRoute.path}
+            to={createComponentLink()}
           >
             Create Component
           </Button>
diff --git a/plugins/catalog/src/plugin.ts b/plugins/catalog/src/plugin.ts
index c6944a318a..a2d7fe3c31 100644
--- a/plugins/catalog/src/plugin.ts
+++ b/plugins/catalog/src/plugin.ts
@@ -29,6 +29,7 @@ import {
   entityRouteRef,
 } from '@backstage/plugin-catalog-react';
 import { CatalogClientWrapper } from './CatalogClientWrapper';
+import { createComponentRouteRef } from './routes';
 
 export const catalogPlugin = createPlugin({
   id: 'catalog',
@@ -47,6 +48,9 @@ export const catalogPlugin = createPlugin({
     catalogIndex: catalogRouteRef,
     catalogEntity: entityRouteRef,
   },
+  externalRoutes: {
+    createComponent: createComponentRouteRef,
+  },
 });
 
 export const CatalogIndexPage = catalogPlugin.provide(
diff --git a/plugins/catalog/src/routes.ts b/plugins/catalog/src/routes.ts
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..40e1784235
--- /dev/null
+++ b/plugins/catalog/src/routes.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,21 @@
+/*
+ * Copyright 2021 Spotify AB
+ *
+ * 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 { createExternalRouteRef } from '@backstage/core';
+
+export const createComponentRouteRef = createExternalRouteRef({
+  id: 'create-component',
+});
diff --git a/plugins/scaffolder/src/components/TemplateCard/TemplateCard.tsx b/plugins/scaffolder/src/components/TemplateCard/TemplateCard.tsx
index 732b5f3e44..328da7e371 100644
--- a/plugins/scaffolder/src/components/TemplateCard/TemplateCard.tsx
+++ b/plugins/scaffolder/src/components/TemplateCard/TemplateCard.tsx
@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@
  * See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
  * limitations under the License.
  */
-import { Button } from '@backstage/core';
+import { Button, useRouteRef } from '@backstage/core';
 import { BackstageTheme, pageTheme } from '@backstage/theme';
 import {
   Card,
@@ -23,8 +23,7 @@ import {
   useTheme,
 } from '@material-ui/core';
 import React from 'react';
-import { generatePath } from 'react-router-dom';
-import { templateRoute } from '../../routes';
+import { templateRouteRef } from '../../routes';
 
 const useStyles = makeStyles(theme => ({
   header: {
@@ -68,7 +67,7 @@ export const TemplateCard = ({
   const themeId = pageTheme[type] ? type : 'other';
   const theme = backstageTheme.getPageTheme({ themeId });
   const classes = useStyles({ backgroundImage: theme.backgroundImage });
-  const href = generatePath(templateRoute.path, { templateName: name });
+  const templateLink = useRouteRef(templateRouteRef);
 
   return (
     <Card>
@@ -84,7 +83,7 @@ export const TemplateCard = ({
           {description}
         </Typography>
         <div className={classes.footer}>
-          <Button color="primary" to={href}>
+          <Button color="primary" to={templateLink({ templateName: name })}>
             Choose
           </Button>
         </div>
diff --git a/plugins/scaffolder/src/components/TemplatePage/TemplatePage.test.tsx b/plugins/scaffolder/src/components/TemplatePage/TemplatePage.test.tsx
index f3f97be877..c5c8367994 100644
--- a/plugins/scaffolder/src/components/TemplatePage/TemplatePage.test.tsx
+++ b/plugins/scaffolder/src/components/TemplatePage/TemplatePage.test.tsx
@@ -22,7 +22,6 @@ import React from 'react';
 import { act } from 'react-dom/test-utils';
 import { MemoryRouter, Route } from 'react-router';
 import { ScaffolderApi, scaffolderApiRef } from '../../api';
-import { rootRoute } from '../../routes';
 import { TemplatePage } from './TemplatePage';
 
 const templateMock = {
@@ -134,7 +133,7 @@ describe('TemplatePage', () => {
             <Route path="/create/test">
               <TemplatePage />
             </Route>
-            <Route path={rootRoute.path} element={<>This is root</>} />
+            <Route path="/create" element={<>This is root</>} />
           </MemoryRouter>
         </ThemeProvider>
       </ApiProvider>,
diff --git a/plugins/scaffolder/src/components/TemplatePage/TemplatePage.tsx b/plugins/scaffolder/src/components/TemplatePage/TemplatePage.tsx
index 7c25829e5e..ad19af2c7c 100644
--- a/plugins/scaffolder/src/components/TemplatePage/TemplatePage.tsx
+++ b/plugins/scaffolder/src/components/TemplatePage/TemplatePage.tsx
@@ -29,11 +29,11 @@ import { LinearProgress } from '@material-ui/core';
 import { IChangeEvent } from '@rjsf/core';
 import parseGitUrl from 'git-url-parse';
 import React, { useCallback, useState } from 'react';
-import { Navigate, useNavigate } from 'react-router';
+import { useNavigate } from 'react-router';
 import { useParams } from 'react-router-dom';
 import { useAsync } from 'react-use';
 import { scaffolderApiRef } from '../../api';
-import { rootRoute, taskRoute } from '../../routes';
+import { taskRouteRef, templateIndexRouteRef } from '../../routes';
 import { MultistepJsonForm } from '../MultistepJsonForm';
 
 const useTemplate = (
@@ -78,7 +78,8 @@ export const TemplatePage = () => {
   const scaffolderApi = useApi(scaffolderApiRef);
   const { templateName } = useParams();
   const navigate = useNavigate();
-  const tasks = useRouteRef(taskRoute);
+  const tasksLink = useRouteRef(taskRouteRef);
+  const templateIndexLink = useRouteRef(templateIndexRouteRef);
   const { template, loading } = useTemplate(templateName, catalogApi);
   const [formState, setFormState] = useState({});
   const handleFormReset = () => setFormState({});
@@ -91,7 +92,7 @@ export const TemplatePage = () => {
   const handleCreate = async () => {
     try {
       const id = await scaffolderApi.scaffold(templateName, formState);
-      navigate(tasks({ taskId: id }));
+      navigate(tasksLink({ taskId: id }));
     } catch (e) {
       errorApi.post(e);
     }
@@ -99,7 +100,8 @@ export const TemplatePage = () => {
 
   if (!loading && !template) {
     errorApi.post(new Error('Template was not found.'));
-    return <Navigate to={rootRoute.path} />;
+    navigate(templateIndexLink());
+    return <>{null}</>;
   }
 
   if (template && !template?.spec?.schema) {
@@ -108,7 +110,8 @@ export const TemplatePage = () => {
         'Template schema is corrupted, please check the template.yaml file.',
       ),
     );
-    return <Navigate to={rootRoute.path} />;
+    navigate(templateIndexLink());
+    return <>{null}</>;
   }
 
   return (
diff --git a/plugins/scaffolder/src/index.ts b/plugins/scaffolder/src/index.ts
index 4a86c2e935..f731ebde40 100644
--- a/plugins/scaffolder/src/index.ts
+++ b/plugins/scaffolder/src/index.ts
@@ -23,4 +23,3 @@ export {
 } from './plugin';
 export type { ScaffolderApi } from './api';
 export { ScaffolderClient, scaffolderApiRef } from './api';
-export { rootRoute, templateRoute, taskRoute } from './routes';
diff --git a/plugins/scaffolder/src/plugin.ts b/plugins/scaffolder/src/plugin.ts
index abb75355d0..c62117c996 100644
--- a/plugins/scaffolder/src/plugin.ts
+++ b/plugins/scaffolder/src/plugin.ts
@@ -21,10 +21,11 @@ import {
   identityApiRef,
   createRoutableExtension,
 } from '@backstage/core';
-import { ScaffolderPage as ScaffolderPageComponent } from './components/ScaffolderPage';
-import { TemplatePage as TemplatePageComponent } from './components/TemplatePage';
-import { TaskPage as TaskPageComponent } from './components/TaskPage';
-import { rootRoute, templateRoute, taskRoute } from './routes';
+import {
+  templateIndexRouteRef,
+  templateRouteRef,
+  taskRouteRef,
+} from './routes';
 import { scaffolderApiRef, ScaffolderClient } from './api';
 
 export const scaffolderPlugin = createPlugin({
@@ -37,15 +38,10 @@ export const scaffolderPlugin = createPlugin({
         new ScaffolderClient({ discoveryApi, identityApi }),
     }),
   ],
-  register({ router }) {
-    router.addRoute(rootRoute, ScaffolderPageComponent);
-    router.addRoute(templateRoute, TemplatePageComponent);
-    router.addRoute(taskRoute, TaskPageComponent);
-  },
   routes: {
-    templateIndex: rootRoute,
-    template: templateRoute,
-    task: taskRoute,
+    templateIndex: templateIndexRouteRef,
+    template: templateRouteRef,
+    task: taskRouteRef,
   },
 });
 
@@ -53,7 +49,7 @@ export const TemplateIndexPage = scaffolderPlugin.provide(
   createRoutableExtension({
     component: () =>
       import('./components/ScaffolderPage').then(m => m.ScaffolderPage),
-    mountPoint: rootRoute,
+    mountPoint: templateIndexRouteRef,
   }),
 );
 
@@ -61,13 +57,13 @@ export const TemplatePage = scaffolderPlugin.provide(
   createRoutableExtension({
     component: () =>
       import('./components/TemplatePage').then(m => m.TemplatePage),
-    mountPoint: templateRoute,
+    mountPoint: templateRouteRef,
   }),
 );
 
 export const TaskPage = scaffolderPlugin.provide(
   createRoutableExtension({
     component: () => import('./components/TaskPage').then(m => m.TaskPage),
-    mountPoint: taskRoute,
+    mountPoint: taskRouteRef,
   }),
 );
diff --git a/plugins/scaffolder/src/routes.ts b/plugins/scaffolder/src/routes.ts
index 08f9f3bfa3..4884c1f83d 100644
--- a/plugins/scaffolder/src/routes.ts
+++ b/plugins/scaffolder/src/routes.ts
@@ -15,18 +15,16 @@
  */
 import { createRouteRef } from '@backstage/core';
 
-export const rootRoute = createRouteRef({
-  path: '/create',
+export const templateIndexRouteRef = createRouteRef({
   title: 'Create new entity',
 });
 
-export const templateRoute = createRouteRef({
-  path: '/create/:templateName',
+export const templateRouteRef = createRouteRef({
   title: 'Entity creation',
+  params: ['templateName'],
 });
 
-export const taskRoute = createRouteRef({
-  path: '/scaffolder/tasks/:taskId',
+export const taskRouteRef = createRouteRef({
   title: 'Task information',
   params: ['taskId'],
 });