diff --git a/.changeset/ninety-lemons-shake.md b/.changeset/ninety-lemons-shake.md
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..960a4eaffe
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.changeset/ninety-lemons-shake.md
@@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
+---
+'@backstage/plugin-catalog-react': patch
+---
+
+Limit the props that are forwarded to the `Link` component in the `EntityRefLink`.
diff --git a/plugins/catalog-react/src/components/EntityRefLink/EntityRefLink.tsx b/plugins/catalog-react/src/components/EntityRefLink/EntityRefLink.tsx
index 8aa890086e..50a80af12a 100644
--- a/plugins/catalog-react/src/components/EntityRefLink/EntityRefLink.tsx
+++ b/plugins/catalog-react/src/components/EntityRefLink/EntityRefLink.tsx
@@ -32,7 +32,7 @@ type EntityRefLinkProps = {
 
 export const EntityRefLink = React.forwardRef<any, EntityRefLinkProps>(
   (props, ref) => {
-    const { entityRef, defaultKind, children } = props;
+    const { entityRef, defaultKind, children, ...linkProps } = props;
 
     let kind;
     let namespace;
@@ -61,7 +61,7 @@ export const EntityRefLink = React.forwardRef<any, EntityRefLinkProps>(
       <Link
         ref={ref}
         to={generatePath(`/catalog/${entityRoute.path}`, routeParams)}
-        {...props}
+        {...linkProps}
       >
         {children}
         {!children && formatEntityRefTitle(entityRef, { defaultKind })}