diff --git a/.changeset/chatty-pears-nail.md b/.changeset/chatty-pears-nail.md
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..646841fb58
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.changeset/chatty-pears-nail.md
@@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
+---
+'@backstage/plugin-catalog-backend': patch
+---
+
+Fix wrong return type of the `isGroupEntity` function.
diff --git a/plugins/catalog-backend/src/search/util.ts b/plugins/catalog-backend/src/search/util.ts
index 7e7ce7064e..b5df2a28a7 100644
--- a/plugins/catalog-backend/src/search/util.ts
+++ b/plugins/catalog-backend/src/search/util.ts
@@ -14,13 +14,13 @@
  * limitations under the License.
  */
 
-import { Entity, UserEntity } from '@backstage/catalog-model';
+import { Entity, UserEntity, GroupEntity } from '@backstage/catalog-model';
 
 function isUserEntity(entity: Entity): entity is UserEntity {
   return entity.kind.toLocaleUpperCase('en-US') === 'USER';
 }
 
-function isGroupEntity(entity: Entity): entity is UserEntity {
+function isGroupEntity(entity: Entity): entity is GroupEntity {
   return entity.kind.toLocaleUpperCase('en-US') === 'GROUP';
 }