diff --git a/plugins/github-issues/dev/index.tsx b/plugins/github-issues/dev/index.tsx
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..c214334780
--- /dev/null
+++ b/plugins/github-issues/dev/index.tsx
@@ -0,0 +1,83 @@
+/*
+ * 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.
+ */
+import React from 'react';
+import { createDevApp } from '@backstage/dev-utils';
+import {
+  CatalogApi,
+  catalogApiRef,
+  EntityProvider,
+} from '@backstage/plugin-catalog-react';
+
+import {
+  gitHubIssuesPlugin,
+  GitHubIssuesPage,
+  GitHubIssuesApi,
+  gitHubIssuesApiRef,
+  IssuesByRepo,
+} from '../src';
+import { generateTestIssue } from '../src/utils';
+
+const response: IssuesByRepo = {
+  backstage: {
+    issues: {
+      totalCount: 464,
+      edges: Array.from(Array(40)).map(() =>
+        generateTestIssue({
+          repository: { nameWithOwner: 'backstage/backstage' },
+        }),
+      ),
+    },
+  },
+};
+
+createDevApp()
+  .registerPlugin(gitHubIssuesPlugin)
+  .registerApi({
+    api: gitHubIssuesApiRef,
+    deps: {},
+    factory: () =>
+      ({
+        fetchIssuesByRepoFromGitHub: async () => response,
+      } as GitHubIssuesApi),
+  })
+  .registerApi({
+    api: catalogApiRef,
+    deps: {},
+    factory: () =>
+      ({
+        getEntities: () => ({}),
+      } as CatalogApi),
+  })
+  .addPage({
+    title: 'Component Issues',
+    element: (
+      <EntityProvider
+        entity={{
+          metadata: {
+            annotations: {
+              'github.com/project-slug': 'backstage/backstage',
+            },
+            name: 'backstage',
+          },
+          apiVersion: 'backstage.io/v1alpha1',
+          kind: 'Component',
+        }}
+      >
+        <GitHubIssuesPage />
+      </EntityProvider>
+    ),
+  })
+  .render();
diff --git a/plugins/github-issues/src/index.ts b/plugins/github-issues/src/index.ts
index 5f6c248db7..d69719d136 100644
--- a/plugins/github-issues/src/index.ts
+++ b/plugins/github-issues/src/index.ts
@@ -19,4 +19,6 @@ export {
   GitHubIssuesCard,
 } from './plugin';
 
+export * from './api';
+
 export type { GitHubIssuesProps } from './components/GitHubIssues';