diff --git a/.changeset/brave-beers-happen.md b/.changeset/brave-beers-happen.md
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..34bbb95666
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.changeset/brave-beers-happen.md
@@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
+---
+'@backstage/frontend-plugin-api': patch
+---
+
+Update alpha component ref type to be more specific than any, delete boot page component and use new plugin type for error boundary component extensions.
diff --git a/.changeset/good-wolves-leave.md b/.changeset/good-wolves-leave.md
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..51ac99a55a
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.changeset/good-wolves-leave.md
@@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
+---
+'@backstage/frontend-app-api': patch
+---
+
+Use the new plugin type for error boundary components.
diff --git a/.changeset/sharp-dingos-learn.md b/.changeset/sharp-dingos-learn.md
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..9447ca9698
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.changeset/sharp-dingos-learn.md
@@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
+---
+'@backstage/core-compat-api': patch
+---
+
+Delete alpha DI compatibility helper for components, migrating components should be simple without a helper.
diff --git a/packages/app-next/src/App.tsx b/packages/app-next/src/App.tsx
index ccfeb61b58..d7ec30bf95 100644
--- a/packages/app-next/src/App.tsx
+++ b/packages/app-next/src/App.tsx
@@ -17,7 +17,7 @@
 import React from 'react';
 import { createApp } from '@backstage/frontend-app-api';
 import { pagesPlugin } from './examples/pagesPlugin';
-import { CustomNotFoundErrorPage } from './examples/notFoundErrorPageExtension';
+import notFoundErrorPage from './examples/notFoundErrorPageExtension';
 import graphiqlPlugin from '@backstage/plugin-graphiql/alpha';
 import techRadarPlugin from '@backstage/plugin-tech-radar/alpha';
 import userSettingsPlugin from '@backstage/plugin-user-settings/alpha';
@@ -33,10 +33,7 @@ import {
 } from '@backstage/frontend-plugin-api';
 import techdocsPlugin from '@backstage/plugin-techdocs/alpha';
 import { homePage } from './HomePage';
-import {
-  collectLegacyComponents,
-  collectLegacyRoutes,
-} from '@backstage/core-compat-api';
+import { collectLegacyRoutes } from '@backstage/core-compat-api';
 import { FlatRoutes } from '@backstage/core-app-api';
 import { Route } from 'react-router';
 import { CatalogImportPage } from '@backstage/plugin-catalog-import';
@@ -118,10 +115,6 @@ const collectedLegacyPlugins = collectLegacyRoutes(
   </FlatRoutes>,
 );
 
-const legacyAppComponents = collectLegacyComponents({
-  NotFoundErrorPage: CustomNotFoundErrorPage,
-});
-
 const app = createApp({
   features: [
     graphiqlPlugin,
@@ -137,7 +130,7 @@ const app = createApp({
         scmAuthExtension,
         scmIntegrationApi,
         signInPage,
-        ...legacyAppComponents,
+        notFoundErrorPage,
       ],
     }),
   ],
diff --git a/packages/app-next/src/examples/notFoundErrorPageExtension.tsx b/packages/app-next/src/examples/notFoundErrorPageExtension.tsx
index 82acc25fb5..06e9b50bb8 100644
--- a/packages/app-next/src/examples/notFoundErrorPageExtension.tsx
+++ b/packages/app-next/src/examples/notFoundErrorPageExtension.tsx
@@ -17,7 +17,7 @@
 import React from 'react';
 import {
   createComponentExtension,
-  coreComponentsRefs,
+  coreComponentRefs,
 } from '@backstage/frontend-plugin-api';
 import { Box, Typography } from '@material-ui/core';
 import { Button } from '@backstage/core-components';
@@ -36,15 +36,9 @@ export function CustomNotFoundErrorPage() {
     >
       <Typography variant="h1">404</Typography>
       <Typography color="textSecondary" paragraph style={{ width: 300 }}>
-        Bowie was unable to locate this page. Please contact your support team
-        if this page used to exist.
+        Unable to locate this page. Please contact your support team if this
+        page used to exist.
       </Typography>
-      <img
-        alt="Backstage bowie"
-        src="https://info.backstage.spotify.com/hs-fs/hubfs/Call%20Bowie%202.png"
-        width="200"
-        style={{ filter: 'grayscale(50%)' }}
-      />
       <Button
         variant="contained"
         to="/"
@@ -57,6 +51,6 @@ export function CustomNotFoundErrorPage() {
 }
 
 export default createComponentExtension({
-  ref: coreComponentsRefs.notFoundErrorPage,
+  ref: coreComponentRefs.notFoundErrorPage,
   component: { sync: () => CustomNotFoundErrorPage },
 });
diff --git a/packages/core-compat-api/api-report.md b/packages/core-compat-api/api-report.md
index b7a544f673..58d5a2f094 100644
--- a/packages/core-compat-api/api-report.md
+++ b/packages/core-compat-api/api-report.md
@@ -6,9 +6,7 @@
 /// <reference types="react" />
 
 import { AnyRouteRefParams } from '@backstage/core-plugin-api';
-import { AppComponents } from '@backstage/core-plugin-api';
 import { BackstagePlugin } from '@backstage/frontend-plugin-api';
-import { ExtensionDefinition } from '@backstage/frontend-plugin-api';
 import { ExtensionOverrides } from '@backstage/frontend-plugin-api';
 import { ExternalRouteRef } from '@backstage/core-plugin-api';
 import { ExternalRouteRef as ExternalRouteRef_2 } from '@backstage/frontend-plugin-api';
@@ -19,11 +17,6 @@ import { RouteRef as RouteRef_2 } from '@backstage/frontend-plugin-api';
 import { SubRouteRef } from '@backstage/core-plugin-api';
 import { SubRouteRef as SubRouteRef_2 } from '@backstage/frontend-plugin-api';
 
-// @public (undocumented)
-export function collectLegacyComponents(
-  components: Partial<AppComponents>,
-): ExtensionDefinition<unknown>[];
-
 // @public (undocumented)
 export function collectLegacyRoutes(
   flatRoutesElement: JSX.Element,
diff --git a/packages/core-compat-api/src/collectLegacyComponents.test.tsx b/packages/core-compat-api/src/collectLegacyComponents.test.tsx
deleted file mode 100644
index 7ca11a777e..0000000000
--- a/packages/core-compat-api/src/collectLegacyComponents.test.tsx
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,66 +0,0 @@
-/*
- * Copyright 2023 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 { collectLegacyComponents } from './collectLegacyComponents';
-
-describe('collectLegacyComponents', () => {
-  const components = {
-    Progress: () => <div>Progress</div>,
-    BootErrorPage: () => <div>BootErrorPage</div>,
-    NotFoundErrorPage: () => <div>NotFoundErrorPage</div>,
-    ErrorBoundaryFallback: () => <div>ErrorBoundaryFallback</div>,
-  };
-
-  it('should collect legacy routes', () => {
-    const collected = collectLegacyComponents(components);
-
-    expect(
-      collected.map(p => ({
-        kind: p.kind,
-        namespace: p.namespace,
-        attachTo: p.attachTo,
-        disabled: p.disabled,
-      })),
-    ).toEqual([
-      {
-        kind: 'component',
-        namespace: 'core.components.progress',
-        attachTo: { id: 'core', input: 'components' },
-        disabled: false,
-      },
-      {
-        kind: 'component',
-        namespace: 'core.components.bootErrorPage',
-        attachTo: { id: 'core', input: 'components' },
-        disabled: false,
-      },
-      {
-        kind: 'component',
-        namespace: 'core.components.notFoundErrorPage',
-        attachTo: { id: 'core', input: 'components' },
-        disabled: false,
-      },
-      {
-        kind: 'component',
-        namespace: 'core.components.errorBoundaryFallback',
-        attachTo: { id: 'core', input: 'components' },
-        disabled: false,
-      },
-    ]);
-  });
-});
diff --git a/packages/core-compat-api/src/collectLegacyComponents.tsx b/packages/core-compat-api/src/collectLegacyComponents.tsx
deleted file mode 100644
index 6ae6df7cff..0000000000
--- a/packages/core-compat-api/src/collectLegacyComponents.tsx
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,50 +0,0 @@
-/*
- * Copyright 2023 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 {
-  ComponentRef,
-  createComponentExtension,
-  coreComponentsRefs,
-  ExtensionDefinition,
-} from '@backstage/frontend-plugin-api';
-import { AppComponents } from '@backstage/core-plugin-api';
-
-type ComponentTypes<T = AppComponents> = T[keyof T];
-
-const refs: Record<string, ComponentRef<ComponentTypes>> = {
-  Progress: coreComponentsRefs.progress,
-  BootErrorPage: coreComponentsRefs.bootErrorPage,
-  NotFoundErrorPage: coreComponentsRefs.notFoundErrorPage,
-  ErrorBoundaryFallback: coreComponentsRefs.errorBoundaryFallback,
-};
-
-/** @public */
-export function collectLegacyComponents(components: Partial<AppComponents>) {
-  return Object.entries(components).reduce<ExtensionDefinition<unknown>[]>(
-    (extensions, [name, component]) => {
-      const ref = refs[name];
-      return ref
-        ? extensions.concat(
-            createComponentExtension({
-              ref,
-              component: { sync: () => component },
-            }),
-          )
-        : extensions;
-    },
-    [],
-  );
-}
diff --git a/packages/core-compat-api/src/index.ts b/packages/core-compat-api/src/index.ts
index add15c53fe..cb62654684 100644
--- a/packages/core-compat-api/src/index.ts
+++ b/packages/core-compat-api/src/index.ts
@@ -16,6 +16,5 @@
 export * from './compatWrapper';
 
 export { collectLegacyRoutes } from './collectLegacyRoutes';
-export { collectLegacyComponents } from './collectLegacyComponents';
 export { convertLegacyApp } from './convertLegacyApp';
 export { convertLegacyRouteRef } from './convertLegacyRouteRef';
diff --git a/packages/frontend-app-api/src/apis/implementations/ComponentsApi/ComponentsApi.ts b/packages/frontend-app-api/src/apis/implementations/ComponentsApi/ComponentsApi.ts
index 50d125e4ab..4d8bc47e24 100644
--- a/packages/frontend-app-api/src/apis/implementations/ComponentsApi/ComponentsApi.ts
+++ b/packages/frontend-app-api/src/apis/implementations/ComponentsApi/ComponentsApi.ts
@@ -14,6 +14,7 @@
  * limitations under the License.
  */
 
+import { ComponentType } from 'react';
 import { ComponentRef, ComponentsApi } from '@backstage/frontend-plugin-api';
 
 /**
@@ -22,13 +23,13 @@ import { ComponentRef, ComponentsApi } from '@backstage/frontend-plugin-api';
  * @internal
  */
 export class DefaultComponentsApi implements ComponentsApi {
-  #components: Map<ComponentRef<any>, any>;
+  #components: Map<ComponentRef<any>, ComponentType<any>>;
 
   constructor(components: Map<ComponentRef<any>, any>) {
     this.#components = components;
   }
 
-  getComponent<T>(ref: ComponentRef<T>): T {
+  getComponent<T extends {}>(ref: ComponentRef<T>): ComponentType<T> {
     const impl = this.#components.get(ref);
     if (!impl) {
       throw new Error(`No implementation found for component ref ${ref}`);
diff --git a/packages/frontend-app-api/src/extensions/CoreRoutes.tsx b/packages/frontend-app-api/src/extensions/CoreRoutes.tsx
index 1b79231699..155a5b60fa 100644
--- a/packages/frontend-app-api/src/extensions/CoreRoutes.tsx
+++ b/packages/frontend-app-api/src/extensions/CoreRoutes.tsx
@@ -19,9 +19,8 @@ import {
   createExtension,
   coreExtensionData,
   createExtensionInput,
-  coreComponentsRefs,
-  useApi,
-  componentsApiRef,
+  coreComponentRefs,
+  useComponentRef,
 } from '@backstage/frontend-plugin-api';
 import { useRoutes } from 'react-router-dom';
 
@@ -41,9 +40,8 @@ export const CoreRoutes = createExtension({
   },
   factory({ inputs }) {
     const Routes = () => {
-      const componentsApi = useApi(componentsApiRef);
-      const NotFoundErrorPage = componentsApi.getComponent(
-        coreComponentsRefs.notFoundErrorPage,
+      const NotFoundErrorPage = useComponentRef(
+        coreComponentRefs.notFoundErrorPage,
       );
 
       const element = useRoutes([
diff --git a/packages/frontend-app-api/src/extensions/components.tsx b/packages/frontend-app-api/src/extensions/components.tsx
index fa9187a831..44d479f170 100644
--- a/packages/frontend-app-api/src/extensions/components.tsx
+++ b/packages/frontend-app-api/src/extensions/components.tsx
@@ -14,30 +14,43 @@
  * limitations under the License.
  */
 
+import React from 'react';
+// TODO: Dependency on MUI should be removed from core packages
+import { Button } from '@material-ui/core';
+
 import {
   createComponentExtension,
-  coreComponentsRefs,
+  coreComponentRefs,
 } from '@backstage/frontend-plugin-api';
+import { ErrorPanel } from '@backstage/core-components';
 // eslint-disable-next-line @backstage/no-relative-monorepo-imports
 import { components as defaultComponents } from '../../../app-defaults/src/defaults';
 // eslint-disable-next-line @backstage/no-relative-monorepo-imports
 
 export const DefaultProgressComponent = createComponentExtension({
-  ref: coreComponentsRefs.progress,
+  ref: coreComponentRefs.progress,
   component: { sync: () => defaultComponents.Progress },
 });
 
-export const DefaultBootErrorPageComponent = createComponentExtension({
-  ref: coreComponentsRefs.bootErrorPage,
-  component: { sync: () => defaultComponents.BootErrorPage },
-});
-
 export const DefaultNotFoundErrorPageComponent = createComponentExtension({
-  ref: coreComponentsRefs.notFoundErrorPage,
+  ref: coreComponentRefs.notFoundErrorPage,
   component: { sync: () => defaultComponents.NotFoundErrorPage },
 });
 
 export const DefaultErrorBoundaryComponent = createComponentExtension({
-  ref: coreComponentsRefs.errorBoundaryFallback,
-  component: { sync: () => defaultComponents.ErrorBoundaryFallback },
+  ref: coreComponentRefs.errorBoundaryFallback,
+  component: {
+    sync: () => props => {
+      const { plugin, error, resetError } = props;
+      const title = `Error in ${plugin?.id}`;
+
+      return (
+        <ErrorPanel title={title} error={error} defaultExpanded>
+          <Button variant="outlined" onClick={resetError}>
+            Retry
+          </Button>
+        </ErrorPanel>
+      );
+    },
+  },
 });
diff --git a/packages/frontend-app-api/src/wiring/createApp.test.tsx b/packages/frontend-app-api/src/wiring/createApp.test.tsx
index 2713a9743e..32773de7e1 100644
--- a/packages/frontend-app-api/src/wiring/createApp.test.tsx
+++ b/packages/frontend-app-api/src/wiring/createApp.test.tsx
@@ -201,10 +201,9 @@ describe('createApp', () => {
           </core/router>
         ]
         components [
-          <component:core.components.progress out=[component.ref] />
-          <component:core.components.errorBoundaryFallback out=[component.ref] />
-          <component:core.components.bootErrorPage out=[component.ref] />
-          <component:core.components.notFoundErrorPage out=[component.ref] />
+          <component:core.components.progress out=[core.component] />
+          <component:core.components.errorBoundaryFallback out=[core.component] />
+          <component:core.components.notFoundErrorPage out=[core.component] />
         ]
         themes [
           <theme:app/light out=[core.theme] />
diff --git a/packages/frontend-app-api/src/wiring/createApp.tsx b/packages/frontend-app-api/src/wiring/createApp.tsx
index 2580307d2f..c1c1e3e283 100644
--- a/packages/frontend-app-api/src/wiring/createApp.tsx
+++ b/packages/frontend-app-api/src/wiring/createApp.tsx
@@ -88,7 +88,6 @@ import { createAppTree } from '../tree';
 import {
   DefaultProgressComponent,
   DefaultErrorBoundaryComponent,
-  DefaultBootErrorPageComponent,
   DefaultNotFoundErrorPageComponent,
 } from '../extensions/components';
 import { AppNode } from '@backstage/frontend-plugin-api';
@@ -108,7 +107,6 @@ export const builtinExtensions = [
   CoreLayout,
   DefaultProgressComponent,
   DefaultErrorBoundaryComponent,
-  DefaultBootErrorPageComponent,
   DefaultNotFoundErrorPageComponent,
   LightTheme,
   DarkTheme,
diff --git a/packages/frontend-plugin-api/api-report.md b/packages/frontend-plugin-api/api-report.md
index 826b1a62a7..8934badbc0 100644
--- a/packages/frontend-plugin-api/api-report.md
+++ b/packages/frontend-plugin-api/api-report.md
@@ -22,7 +22,6 @@ import { AuthProviderInfo } from '@backstage/core-plugin-api';
 import { AuthRequestOptions } from '@backstage/core-plugin-api';
 import { BackstageIdentityApi } from '@backstage/core-plugin-api';
 import { BackstageIdentityResponse } from '@backstage/core-plugin-api';
-import { BackstagePlugin as BackstagePlugin_2 } from '@backstage/core-plugin-api';
 import { BackstageUserIdentity } from '@backstage/core-plugin-api';
 import { bitbucketAuthApiRef } from '@backstage/core-plugin-api';
 import { bitbucketServerAuthApiRef } from '@backstage/core-plugin-api';
@@ -68,7 +67,6 @@ import { OpenIdConnectApi } from '@backstage/core-plugin-api';
 import { PendingOAuthRequest } from '@backstage/core-plugin-api';
 import { ProfileInfo } from '@backstage/core-plugin-api';
 import { ProfileInfoApi } from '@backstage/core-plugin-api';
-import { PropsWithChildren } from 'react';
 import { default as React_2 } from 'react';
 import { ReactNode } from 'react';
 import { SessionApi } from '@backstage/core-plugin-api';
@@ -297,7 +295,7 @@ export type CommonAnalyticsContext = {
 };
 
 // @public (undocumented)
-export type ComponentRef<T> = {
+export type ComponentRef<T extends {} = {}> = {
   id: string;
   T: T;
 };
@@ -305,7 +303,7 @@ export type ComponentRef<T> = {
 // @public
 export interface ComponentsApi {
   // (undocumented)
-  getComponent<T>(ref: ComponentRef<T>): T;
+  getComponent<T extends {}>(ref: ComponentRef<T>): ComponentType<T>;
 }
 
 // @public
@@ -332,29 +330,18 @@ export interface ConfigurableExtensionDataRef<
 }
 
 // @public (undocumented)
-export type CoreBootErrorPageComponent = ComponentType<
-  PropsWithChildren<{
-    step: 'load-config' | 'load-chunk';
-    error: Error;
-  }>
->;
-
-// @public (undocumented)
-export const coreComponentsRefs: {
-  progress: ComponentRef<CoreProgressComponent>;
-  bootErrorPage: ComponentRef<CoreBootErrorPageComponent>;
-  notFoundErrorPage: ComponentRef<CoreNotFoundErrorPageComponent>;
-  errorBoundaryFallback: ComponentRef<CoreErrorBoundaryFallbackComponent>;
+export const coreComponentRefs: {
+  progress: ComponentRef<CoreProgressProps>;
+  notFoundErrorPage: ComponentRef<CoreNotFoundErrorPageProps>;
+  errorBoundaryFallback: ComponentRef<CoreErrorBoundaryFallbackProps>;
 };
 
 // @public (undocumented)
-export type CoreErrorBoundaryFallbackComponent = ComponentType<
-  PropsWithChildren<{
-    plugin?: BackstagePlugin_2;
-    error: Error;
-    resetError: () => void;
-  }>
->;
+export type CoreErrorBoundaryFallbackProps = {
+  plugin?: BackstagePlugin;
+  error: Error;
+  resetError: () => void;
+};
 
 // @public (undocumented)
 export const coreExtensionData: {
@@ -367,20 +354,20 @@ export const coreExtensionData: {
   logoElements: ConfigurableExtensionDataRef<LogoElements, {}>;
   component: ConfigurableExtensionDataRef<
     {
-      ref: ComponentRef<ComponentType<any>>;
-      impl: ComponentType<any>;
+      ref: ComponentRef;
+      impl: ComponentType;
     },
     {}
   >;
 };
 
 // @public (undocumented)
-export type CoreNotFoundErrorPageComponent = ComponentType<
-  PropsWithChildren<{}>
->;
+export type CoreNotFoundErrorPageProps = {
+  children?: ReactNode;
+};
 
 // @public (undocumented)
-export type CoreProgressComponent = ComponentType<PropsWithChildren<{}>>;
+export type CoreProgressProps = {};
 
 // @public (undocumented)
 export function createApiExtension<
@@ -410,11 +397,11 @@ export { createApiRef };
 
 // @public (undocumented)
 export function createComponentExtension<
-  TRef extends ComponentRef<any>,
+  TProps extends {},
   TConfig extends {},
   TInputs extends AnyExtensionInputMap,
 >(options: {
-  ref: TRef;
+  ref: ComponentRef<TProps>;
   name?: string;
   disabled?: boolean;
   inputs?: TInputs;
@@ -424,13 +411,13 @@ export function createComponentExtension<
         lazy: (values: {
           config: TConfig;
           inputs: Expand<ResolvedExtensionInputs<TInputs>>;
-        }) => Promise<TRef['T']>;
+        }) => Promise<ComponentType<TProps>>;
       }
     | {
         sync: (values: {
           config: TConfig;
           inputs: Expand<ResolvedExtensionInputs<TInputs>>;
-        }) => TRef['T'];
+        }) => ComponentType<TProps>;
       };
 }): ExtensionDefinition<TConfig>;
 
@@ -1005,6 +992,11 @@ export { useApi };
 
 export { useApiHolder };
 
+// @public
+export function useComponentRef<T extends {}>(
+  ref: ComponentRef<T>,
+): ComponentType<T>;
+
 // @public
 export function useRouteRef<
   TOptional extends boolean,
diff --git a/packages/frontend-plugin-api/src/apis/definitions/ComponentsApi.ts b/packages/frontend-plugin-api/src/apis/definitions/ComponentsApi.ts
index b55ed96549..c5e9d2c44f 100644
--- a/packages/frontend-plugin-api/src/apis/definitions/ComponentsApi.ts
+++ b/packages/frontend-plugin-api/src/apis/definitions/ComponentsApi.ts
@@ -14,7 +14,8 @@
  * limitations under the License.
  */
 
-import { createApiRef } from '@backstage/core-plugin-api';
+import { ComponentType } from 'react';
+import { createApiRef, useApi } from '@backstage/core-plugin-api';
 import { ComponentRef } from '../../components';
 
 /**
@@ -24,7 +25,7 @@ import { ComponentRef } from '../../components';
  */
 export interface ComponentsApi {
   // TODO: Should component refs also provide the default implementation so that we're guaranteed to get a component?
-  getComponent<T>(ref: ComponentRef<T>): T;
+  getComponent<T extends {}>(ref: ComponentRef<T>): ComponentType<T>;
 }
 
 /**
@@ -35,3 +36,14 @@ export interface ComponentsApi {
 export const componentsApiRef = createApiRef<ComponentsApi>({
   id: 'core.components',
 });
+
+/**
+ * @public
+ * Returns the component associated with the given ref.
+ */
+export function useComponentRef<T extends {}>(
+  ref: ComponentRef<T>,
+): ComponentType<T> {
+  const componentsApi = useApi(componentsApiRef);
+  return componentsApi.getComponent<T>(ref);
+}
diff --git a/packages/frontend-plugin-api/src/components/ComponentRef.tsx b/packages/frontend-plugin-api/src/components/ComponentRef.tsx
index 2db85b9a42..50df9552ec 100644
--- a/packages/frontend-plugin-api/src/components/ComponentRef.tsx
+++ b/packages/frontend-plugin-api/src/components/ComponentRef.tsx
@@ -15,54 +15,44 @@
  */
 
 import {
-  CoreBootErrorPageComponent,
-  CoreErrorBoundaryFallbackComponent,
-  CoreNotFoundErrorPageComponent,
-  CoreProgressComponent,
+  CoreErrorBoundaryFallbackProps,
+  CoreNotFoundErrorPageProps,
+  CoreProgressProps,
 } from '../types';
 
 /** @public */
-export type ComponentRef<T> = {
+export type ComponentRef<T extends {} = {}> = {
   id: string;
   T: T;
 };
 
 /** @public */
-export function createComponentRef<T>(options: {
+export function createComponentRef<T extends {} = {}>(options: {
   id: string;
 }): ComponentRef<T> {
   const { id } = options;
   return {
     id,
-    get T(): T {
-      throw new Error(`tried to read ComponentRef.T of ${id}`);
-    },
-  };
+  } as ComponentRef<T>;
 }
 
-const coreProgressComponentRef = createComponentRef<CoreProgressComponent>({
+const coreProgressComponentRef = createComponentRef<CoreProgressProps>({
   id: 'core.components.progress',
 });
 
-const coreBootErrorPageComponentRef =
-  createComponentRef<CoreBootErrorPageComponent>({
-    id: 'core.components.bootErrorPage',
-  });
-
 const coreNotFoundErrorPageComponentRef =
-  createComponentRef<CoreNotFoundErrorPageComponent>({
+  createComponentRef<CoreNotFoundErrorPageProps>({
     id: 'core.components.notFoundErrorPage',
   });
 
 const coreErrorBoundaryFallbackComponentRef =
-  createComponentRef<CoreErrorBoundaryFallbackComponent>({
+  createComponentRef<CoreErrorBoundaryFallbackProps>({
     id: 'core.components.errorBoundaryFallback',
   });
 
 /** @public */
-export const coreComponentsRefs = {
+export const coreComponentRefs = {
   progress: coreProgressComponentRef,
-  bootErrorPage: coreBootErrorPageComponentRef,
   notFoundErrorPage: coreNotFoundErrorPageComponentRef,
   errorBoundaryFallback: coreErrorBoundaryFallbackComponentRef,
 };
diff --git a/packages/frontend-plugin-api/src/components/ErrorBoundary.tsx b/packages/frontend-plugin-api/src/components/ErrorBoundary.tsx
index 1191b75a1d..be988dc14f 100644
--- a/packages/frontend-plugin-api/src/components/ErrorBoundary.tsx
+++ b/packages/frontend-plugin-api/src/components/ErrorBoundary.tsx
@@ -14,35 +14,14 @@
  * limitations under the License.
  */
 
-import React, { Component, PropsWithChildren } from 'react';
-// TODO: Dependency on MUI should be removed from core packages
-import { Button } from '@material-ui/core';
-import { ErrorPanel } from '@backstage/core-components';
+import React, { Component, ComponentType, PropsWithChildren } from 'react';
 import { BackstagePlugin } from '../wiring';
+import { CoreErrorBoundaryFallbackProps } from '../types';
 
-type DefaultErrorBoundaryFallbackProps = PropsWithChildren<{
+type ErrorBoundaryProps = PropsWithChildren<{
   plugin?: BackstagePlugin;
-  error: Error;
-  resetError: () => void;
+  fallback: ComponentType<CoreErrorBoundaryFallbackProps>;
 }>;
-
-const DefaultErrorBoundaryFallback = ({
-  plugin,
-  error,
-  resetError,
-}: DefaultErrorBoundaryFallbackProps) => {
-  const title = `Error in ${plugin?.id}`;
-
-  return (
-    <ErrorPanel title={title} error={error} defaultExpanded>
-      <Button variant="outlined" onClick={resetError}>
-        Retry
-      </Button>
-    </ErrorPanel>
-  );
-};
-
-type ErrorBoundaryProps = PropsWithChildren<{ plugin?: BackstagePlugin }>;
 type ErrorBoundaryState = { error?: Error };
 
 /** @internal */
@@ -62,12 +41,11 @@ export class ErrorBoundary extends Component<
 
   render() {
     const { error } = this.state;
-    const { plugin, children } = this.props;
+    const { plugin, children, fallback: Fallback } = this.props;
 
     if (error) {
-      // TODO: use a configurable error boundary fallback
       return (
-        <DefaultErrorBoundaryFallback
+        <Fallback
           plugin={plugin}
           error={error}
           resetError={this.handleErrorReset}
diff --git a/packages/frontend-plugin-api/src/components/ExtensionBoundary.tsx b/packages/frontend-plugin-api/src/components/ExtensionBoundary.tsx
index 623c875837..db5c911cef 100644
--- a/packages/frontend-plugin-api/src/components/ExtensionBoundary.tsx
+++ b/packages/frontend-plugin-api/src/components/ExtensionBoundary.tsx
@@ -24,7 +24,8 @@ import { AnalyticsContext, useAnalytics } from '@backstage/core-plugin-api';
 import { ErrorBoundary } from './ErrorBoundary';
 // eslint-disable-next-line @backstage/no-relative-monorepo-imports
 import { routableExtensionRenderedEvent } from '../../../core-plugin-api/src/analytics/Tracker';
-import { AppNode } from '../apis';
+import { AppNode, useComponentRef } from '../apis';
+import { coreComponentRefs } from './ComponentRef';
 
 type RouteTrackerProps = PropsWithChildren<{
   disableTracking?: boolean;
@@ -57,6 +58,10 @@ export interface ExtensionBoundaryProps {
 export function ExtensionBoundary(props: ExtensionBoundaryProps) {
   const { node, routable, children } = props;
 
+  const plugin = node.spec.source;
+  const Progress = useComponentRef(coreComponentRefs.progress);
+  const fallback = useComponentRef(coreComponentRefs.errorBoundaryFallback);
+
   // Skipping "routeRef" attribute in the new system, the extension "id" should provide more insight
   const attributes = {
     extensionId: node.spec.id,
@@ -64,8 +69,8 @@ export function ExtensionBoundary(props: ExtensionBoundaryProps) {
   };
 
   return (
-    <Suspense fallback="Loading...">
-      <ErrorBoundary plugin={node.spec.source}>
+    <Suspense fallback={<Progress />}>
+      <ErrorBoundary plugin={plugin} fallback={fallback}>
         <AnalyticsContext attributes={attributes}>
           <RouteTracker disableTracking={!routable}>{children}</RouteTracker>
         </AnalyticsContext>
diff --git a/packages/frontend-plugin-api/src/components/index.ts b/packages/frontend-plugin-api/src/components/index.ts
index a7d947599f..893918059b 100644
--- a/packages/frontend-plugin-api/src/components/index.ts
+++ b/packages/frontend-plugin-api/src/components/index.ts
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@
  * limitations under the License.
  */
 
-export { coreComponentsRefs, type ComponentRef } from './ComponentRef';
+export { coreComponentRefs, type ComponentRef } from './ComponentRef';
 
 export {
   ExtensionBoundary,
diff --git a/packages/frontend-plugin-api/src/extensions/createComponentExtension.tsx b/packages/frontend-plugin-api/src/extensions/createComponentExtension.tsx
index 601ee81d11..816dee6054 100644
--- a/packages/frontend-plugin-api/src/extensions/createComponentExtension.tsx
+++ b/packages/frontend-plugin-api/src/extensions/createComponentExtension.tsx
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@
  * limitations under the License.
  */
 
-import React, { lazy } from 'react';
+import React, { lazy, ComponentType } from 'react';
 import {
   AnyExtensionInputMap,
   ResolvedExtensionInputs,
@@ -27,11 +27,11 @@ import { ExtensionBoundary, ComponentRef } from '../components';
 
 /** @public */
 export function createComponentExtension<
-  TRef extends ComponentRef<any>,
+  TProps extends {},
   TConfig extends {},
   TInputs extends AnyExtensionInputMap,
 >(options: {
-  ref: TRef;
+  ref: ComponentRef<TProps>;
   name?: string;
   disabled?: boolean;
   inputs?: TInputs;
@@ -41,13 +41,13 @@ export function createComponentExtension<
         lazy: (values: {
           config: TConfig;
           inputs: Expand<ResolvedExtensionInputs<TInputs>>;
-        }) => Promise<TRef['T']>;
+        }) => Promise<ComponentType<TProps>>;
       }
     | {
         sync: (values: {
           config: TConfig;
           inputs: Expand<ResolvedExtensionInputs<TInputs>>;
-        }) => TRef['T'];
+        }) => ComponentType<TProps>;
       };
 }) {
   return createExtension({
@@ -62,15 +62,17 @@ export function createComponentExtension<
       component: coreExtensionData.component,
     },
     factory({ config, inputs, node }) {
-      let ExtensionComponent: TRef['T'];
+      let ExtensionComponent: ComponentType<TProps>;
 
       if ('sync' in options.component) {
         ExtensionComponent = options.component.sync({ config, inputs });
       } else {
-        const loader = options.component.lazy({ config, inputs });
+        const lazyLoader = options.component.lazy;
         ExtensionComponent = lazy(() =>
-          loader.then(component => ({ default: component })),
-        );
+          lazyLoader({ config, inputs }).then(component => ({
+            default: component,
+          })),
+        ) as unknown as ComponentType<TProps>;
       }
 
       return {
@@ -78,7 +80,7 @@ export function createComponentExtension<
           ref: options.ref,
           impl: props => (
             <ExtensionBoundary node={node}>
-              <ExtensionComponent {...props} />
+              <ExtensionComponent {...(props as TProps)} />
             </ExtensionBoundary>
           ),
         },
diff --git a/packages/frontend-plugin-api/src/index.ts b/packages/frontend-plugin-api/src/index.ts
index ca3b291d64..263380b1f8 100644
--- a/packages/frontend-plugin-api/src/index.ts
+++ b/packages/frontend-plugin-api/src/index.ts
@@ -32,8 +32,7 @@ export * from './translation';
 export * from './wiring';
 
 export type {
-  CoreProgressComponent,
-  CoreBootErrorPageComponent,
-  CoreNotFoundErrorPageComponent,
-  CoreErrorBoundaryFallbackComponent,
+  CoreProgressProps,
+  CoreNotFoundErrorPageProps,
+  CoreErrorBoundaryFallbackProps,
 } from './types';
diff --git a/packages/frontend-plugin-api/src/types.ts b/packages/frontend-plugin-api/src/types.ts
index f3f68c362c..4d0fb1ac4b 100644
--- a/packages/frontend-plugin-api/src/types.ts
+++ b/packages/frontend-plugin-api/src/types.ts
@@ -14,8 +14,8 @@
  * limitations under the License.
  */
 
-import { BackstagePlugin } from '@backstage/core-plugin-api';
-import { ComponentType, PropsWithChildren } from 'react';
+import { ReactNode } from 'react';
+import { BackstagePlugin } from './wiring';
 
 // TODO(Rugvip): This might be a quite useful utility type, maybe add to @backstage/types?
 /**
@@ -25,26 +25,16 @@ import { ComponentType, PropsWithChildren } from 'react';
 export type Expand<T> = T extends infer O ? { [K in keyof O]: O[K] } : never;
 
 /** @public */
-export type CoreProgressComponent = ComponentType<PropsWithChildren<{}>>;
+export type CoreProgressProps = {};
 
 /** @public */
-export type CoreBootErrorPageComponent = ComponentType<
-  PropsWithChildren<{
-    step: 'load-config' | 'load-chunk';
-    error: Error;
-  }>
->;
+export type CoreNotFoundErrorPageProps = {
+  children?: ReactNode;
+};
 
 /** @public */
-export type CoreNotFoundErrorPageComponent = ComponentType<
-  PropsWithChildren<{}>
->;
-
-/** @public */
-export type CoreErrorBoundaryFallbackComponent = ComponentType<
-  PropsWithChildren<{
-    plugin?: BackstagePlugin;
-    error: Error;
-    resetError: () => void;
-  }>
->;
+export type CoreErrorBoundaryFallbackProps = {
+  plugin?: BackstagePlugin;
+  error: Error;
+  resetError: () => void;
+};
diff --git a/packages/frontend-plugin-api/src/wiring/coreExtensionData.ts b/packages/frontend-plugin-api/src/wiring/coreExtensionData.ts
index 9bdb4b23eb..d52a672679 100644
--- a/packages/frontend-plugin-api/src/wiring/coreExtensionData.ts
+++ b/packages/frontend-plugin-api/src/wiring/coreExtensionData.ts
@@ -47,7 +47,7 @@ export const coreExtensionData = {
   theme: createExtensionDataRef<AppTheme>('core.theme'),
   logoElements: createExtensionDataRef<LogoElements>('core.logos'),
   component: createExtensionDataRef<{
-    ref: ComponentRef<ComponentType<any>>;
-    impl: ComponentType<any>;
-  }>('component.ref'),
+    ref: ComponentRef;
+    impl: ComponentType;
+  }>('core.component'),
 };