diff --git a/packages/app/src/components/home/templates/DefaultTemplate.stories.tsx b/packages/app/src/components/home/templates/DefaultTemplate.stories.tsx
index 8b9c5100b1..638fe8bc29 100644
--- a/packages/app/src/components/home/templates/DefaultTemplate.stories.tsx
+++ b/packages/app/src/components/home/templates/DefaultTemplate.stories.tsx
@@ -27,6 +27,7 @@ import {
   starredEntitiesApiRef,
   MockStarredEntitiesApi,
   entityRouteRef,
+  catalogApiRef,
 } from '@backstage/plugin-catalog-react';
 import { configApiRef } from '@backstage/core-plugin-api';
 import { ConfigReader } from '@backstage/config';
@@ -39,6 +40,45 @@ import { HomePageStackOverflowQuestions } from '@backstage/plugin-stack-overflow
 import { Grid, makeStyles } from '@material-ui/core';
 import React, { ComponentType } from 'react';
 
+const entities = [
+  {
+    apiVersion: '1',
+    kind: 'Component',
+    metadata: {
+      name: 'mock-starred-entity',
+      title: 'Mock Starred Entity!',
+    },
+  },
+  {
+    apiVersion: '1',
+    kind: 'Component',
+    metadata: {
+      name: 'mock-starred-entity-2',
+      title: 'Mock Starred Entity 2!',
+    },
+  },
+  {
+    apiVersion: '1',
+    kind: 'Component',
+    metadata: {
+      name: 'mock-starred-entity-3',
+      title: 'Mock Starred Entity 3!',
+    },
+  },
+  {
+    apiVersion: '1',
+    kind: 'Component',
+    metadata: {
+      name: 'mock-starred-entity-4',
+      title: 'Mock Starred Entity 4!',
+    },
+  },
+];
+
+const mockCatalogApi = {
+  getEntities: async () => ({ items: entities }),
+};
+
 const starredEntitiesApi = new MockStarredEntitiesApi();
 starredEntitiesApi.toggleStarred('component:default/example-starred-entity');
 starredEntitiesApi.toggleStarred('component:default/example-starred-entity-2');
@@ -53,6 +93,7 @@ export default {
         <>
           <TestApiProvider
             apis={[
+              [catalogApiRef, mockCatalogApi],
               [starredEntitiesApiRef, starredEntitiesApi],
               [searchApiRef, { query: () => Promise.resolve({ results: [] }) }],
               [