diff --git a/app-config.yaml b/app-config.yaml
index b43a229ae9..38efb3bb87 100644
--- a/app-config.yaml
+++ b/app-config.yaml
@@ -194,6 +194,8 @@ integrations:
       secretAccessKey: ${AWS_SECRET_ACCESS_KEY}
 
 catalog:
+  import:
+    entityFilename: catalog-info.yaml
   rules:
     - allow:
         - Component
diff --git a/packages/create-app/templates/default-app/app-config.yaml.hbs b/packages/create-app/templates/default-app/app-config.yaml.hbs
index c804b4b561..380c7c5152 100644
--- a/packages/create-app/templates/default-app/app-config.yaml.hbs
+++ b/packages/create-app/templates/default-app/app-config.yaml.hbs
@@ -80,6 +80,8 @@ scaffolder:
   # see https://backstage.io/docs/features/software-templates/configuration for software template options
 
 catalog:
+  import:
+    entityFilename: catalog-info.yaml
   rules:
     - allow: [Component, System, API, Group, User, Resource, Location]
   locations: