diff --git a/.changeset/plenty-weeks-boil.md b/.changeset/plenty-weeks-boil.md
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..a26abf06eb
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.changeset/plenty-weeks-boil.md
@@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
+---
+'@backstage/test-utils': patch
+---
+
+Add a `fetchApiRef` implementation by default
diff --git a/packages/test-utils/src/testUtils/mockApis.ts b/packages/test-utils/src/testUtils/mockApis.ts
index 99260d80f9..0fbfdf5967 100644
--- a/packages/test-utils/src/testUtils/mockApis.ts
+++ b/packages/test-utils/src/testUtils/mockApis.ts
@@ -15,13 +15,15 @@
  */
 
 import {
-  storageApiRef,
-  errorApiRef,
   createApiFactory,
+  errorApiRef,
+  fetchApiRef,
+  storageApiRef,
 } from '@backstage/core-plugin-api';
-import { MockErrorApi, MockStorageApi } from './apis';
+import { MockErrorApi, MockFetchApi, MockStorageApi } from './apis';
 
 export const mockApis = [
   createApiFactory(errorApiRef, new MockErrorApi()),
+  createApiFactory(fetchApiRef, new MockFetchApi()),
   createApiFactory(storageApiRef, MockStorageApi.create()),
 ];