diff --git a/packages/app/src/App.tsx b/packages/app/src/App.tsx
index 54eac880ec..53f1a9fe8f 100644
--- a/packages/app/src/App.tsx
+++ b/packages/app/src/App.tsx
@@ -133,6 +133,7 @@ const app = createApp({
     });
     bind(scaffolderPlugin.externalRoutes, {
       registerComponent: catalogImportPlugin.routes.importPage,
+      viewTechDoc: techdocsPlugin.routes.docRoot,
     });
     bind(orgPlugin.externalRoutes, {
       catalogIndex: catalogPlugin.routes.catalogIndex,
diff --git a/plugins/scaffolder/api-report.md b/plugins/scaffolder/api-report.md
index 9541098934..8e2858e706 100644
--- a/plugins/scaffolder/api-report.md
+++ b/plugins/scaffolder/api-report.md
@@ -367,6 +367,14 @@ export const scaffolderPlugin: BackstagePlugin<
   },
   {
     registerComponent: ExternalRouteRef<undefined, true>;
+    viewTechDoc: ExternalRouteRef<
+      {
+        name: string;
+        kind: string;
+        namespace: string;
+      },
+      true
+    >;
   },
   {}
 >;
diff --git a/plugins/scaffolder/src/plugin.ts b/plugins/scaffolder/src/plugin.ts
index 7387232948..f9b359d93a 100644
--- a/plugins/scaffolder/src/plugin.ts
+++ b/plugins/scaffolder/src/plugin.ts
@@ -27,6 +27,7 @@ import {
   nextRouteRef,
   registerComponentRouteRef,
   rootRouteRef,
+  viewTechDocRouteRef,
 } from './routes';
 import {
   createApiFactory,
@@ -68,6 +69,7 @@ export const scaffolderPlugin = createPlugin({
   },
   externalRoutes: {
     registerComponent: registerComponentRouteRef,
+    viewTechDoc: viewTechDocRouteRef,
   },
 });
 
diff --git a/plugins/scaffolder/src/routes.ts b/plugins/scaffolder/src/routes.ts
index f862b043c1..2ef6583b08 100644
--- a/plugins/scaffolder/src/routes.ts
+++ b/plugins/scaffolder/src/routes.ts
@@ -24,6 +24,12 @@ export const registerComponentRouteRef = createExternalRouteRef({
   optional: true,
 });
 
+export const viewTechDocRouteRef = createExternalRouteRef({
+  id: 'view-techdoc',
+  optional: true,
+  params: ['namespace', 'kind', 'name'],
+});
+
 export const rootRouteRef = createRouteRef({
   id: 'scaffolder',
 });