diff --git a/.changeset/thin-ghosts-tease.md b/.changeset/thin-ghosts-tease.md
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..68d65b0265
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.changeset/thin-ghosts-tease.md
@@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
+---
+'@backstage/plugin-catalog-react': patch
+---
+
+Deprecated the `EntityTypeReturn` type and inlined the return type to `useEntityTypeFilter` as the type and function name does not align
diff --git a/plugins/catalog-react/api-report.md b/plugins/catalog-react/api-report.md
index 7e6b80bd19..bb5487c4cf 100644
--- a/plugins/catalog-react/api-report.md
+++ b/plugins/catalog-react/api-report.md
@@ -410,7 +410,7 @@ export interface EntityTypePickerProps {
   initialFilter?: string;
 }
 
-// @public (undocumented)
+// @public @deprecated (undocumented)
 export type EntityTypeReturn = {
   loading: boolean;
   error?: Error;
@@ -572,7 +572,13 @@ export function useEntityPermission(permission: Permission): {
 };
 
 // @public
-export function useEntityTypeFilter(): EntityTypeReturn;
+export function useEntityTypeFilter(): {
+  loading: boolean;
+  error?: Error;
+  availableTypes: string[];
+  selectedTypes: string[];
+  setSelectedTypes: (types: string[]) => void;
+};
 
 // @public @deprecated
 export function useOwnedEntities(allowedKinds?: string[]): {
diff --git a/plugins/catalog-react/src/hooks/useEntityTypeFilter.tsx b/plugins/catalog-react/src/hooks/useEntityTypeFilter.tsx
index 4fd3fd43e8..2159c30edc 100644
--- a/plugins/catalog-react/src/hooks/useEntityTypeFilter.tsx
+++ b/plugins/catalog-react/src/hooks/useEntityTypeFilter.tsx
@@ -23,7 +23,9 @@ import { catalogApiRef } from '../api';
 import { useEntityList } from './useEntityListProvider';
 import { EntityTypeFilter } from '../filters';
 
-/** @public */
+/** @public
+ * @deprecated type inlined with {@link useEntityTypeFilter}.
+ */
 export type EntityTypeReturn = {
   loading: boolean;
   error?: Error;
@@ -37,7 +39,13 @@ export type EntityTypeReturn = {
  * based on the selected EntityKindFilter.
  * @public
  */
-export function useEntityTypeFilter(): EntityTypeReturn {
+export function useEntityTypeFilter(): {
+  loading: boolean;
+  error?: Error;
+  availableTypes: string[];
+  selectedTypes: string[];
+  setSelectedTypes: (types: string[]) => void;
+} {
   const catalogApi = useApi(catalogApiRef);
   const {
     filters: { kind: kindFilter, type: typeFilter },