diff --git a/.changeset/bright-donkeys-buy.md b/.changeset/bright-donkeys-buy.md
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..ded16ccc2c
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.changeset/bright-donkeys-buy.md
@@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
+---
+'@backstage/plugin-catalog': patch
+---
+
+The entity relation cards available for the new frontend system via `/alpha` now have more accurate and granular default filters.
diff --git a/plugins/catalog/src/alpha/entityCards.tsx b/plugins/catalog/src/alpha/entityCards.tsx
index 332bd49c55..8a18efabde 100644
--- a/plugins/catalog/src/alpha/entityCards.tsx
+++ b/plugins/catalog/src/alpha/entityCards.tsx
@@ -46,6 +46,7 @@ export const catalogLabelsEntityCard = createEntityCardExtension({
 
 export const catalogDependsOnComponentsEntityCard = createEntityCardExtension({
   name: 'depends-on-components',
+  filter: 'kind:component',
   loader: async () =>
     import('../components/DependsOnComponentsCard').then(m =>
       compatWrapper(<m.DependsOnComponentsCard variant="gridItem" />),
@@ -54,6 +55,7 @@ export const catalogDependsOnComponentsEntityCard = createEntityCardExtension({
 
 export const catalogDependsOnResourcesEntityCard = createEntityCardExtension({
   name: 'depends-on-resources',
+  filter: 'kind:component',
   loader: async () =>
     import('../components/DependsOnResourcesCard').then(m =>
       compatWrapper(<m.DependsOnResourcesCard variant="gridItem" />),
@@ -62,6 +64,7 @@ export const catalogDependsOnResourcesEntityCard = createEntityCardExtension({
 
 export const catalogHasComponentsEntityCard = createEntityCardExtension({
   name: 'has-components',
+  filter: 'kind:system',
   loader: async () =>
     import('../components/HasComponentsCard').then(m =>
       compatWrapper(<m.HasComponentsCard variant="gridItem" />),
@@ -70,6 +73,7 @@ export const catalogHasComponentsEntityCard = createEntityCardExtension({
 
 export const catalogHasResourcesEntityCard = createEntityCardExtension({
   name: 'has-resources',
+  filter: 'kind:system',
   loader: async () =>
     import('../components/HasResourcesCard').then(m =>
       compatWrapper(<m.HasResourcesCard variant="gridItem" />),
@@ -78,6 +82,7 @@ export const catalogHasResourcesEntityCard = createEntityCardExtension({
 
 export const catalogHasSubcomponentsEntityCard = createEntityCardExtension({
   name: 'has-subcomponents',
+  filter: 'kind:component',
   loader: async () =>
     import('../components/HasSubcomponentsCard').then(m =>
       compatWrapper(<m.HasSubcomponentsCard variant="gridItem" />),
@@ -86,6 +91,7 @@ export const catalogHasSubcomponentsEntityCard = createEntityCardExtension({
 
 export const catalogHasSubdomainsEntityCard = createEntityCardExtension({
   name: 'has-subdomains',
+  filter: 'kind:domain',
   loader: async () =>
     import('../components/HasSubdomainsCard').then(m =>
       compatWrapper(<m.HasSubdomainsCard variant="gridItem" />),
@@ -94,6 +100,7 @@ export const catalogHasSubdomainsEntityCard = createEntityCardExtension({
 
 export const catalogHasSystemsEntityCard = createEntityCardExtension({
   name: 'has-systems',
+  filter: 'kind:domain',
   loader: async () =>
     import('../components/HasSystemsCard').then(m =>
       compatWrapper(<m.HasSystemsCard variant="gridItem" />),