diff --git a/packages/create-app/templates/default-app/examples/entities.yaml b/packages/create-app/templates/default-app/examples/entities.yaml
index cdc44fa292..22e826d9ec 100644
--- a/packages/create-app/templates/default-app/examples/entities.yaml
+++ b/packages/create-app/templates/default-app/examples/entities.yaml
@@ -17,6 +17,7 @@ spec:
   lifecycle: experimental
   owner: guests
   system: examples
+  providesApis: [example-grpc-api]
 ---
 apiVersion: backstage.io/v1alpha1
 # https://backstage.io/docs/features/software-catalog/descriptor-format#kind-api