diff --git a/packages/frontend-app-api/src/apis/implementations/ComponentsApi/DefaultComponentsApi.test.tsx b/packages/frontend-app-api/src/apis/implementations/ComponentsApi/DefaultComponentsApi.test.tsx
index 7d06d55a92..b2ab5d5aef 100644
--- a/packages/frontend-app-api/src/apis/implementations/ComponentsApi/DefaultComponentsApi.test.tsx
+++ b/packages/frontend-app-api/src/apis/implementations/ComponentsApi/DefaultComponentsApi.test.tsx
@@ -18,9 +18,9 @@ import { createComponentRef } from '@backstage/frontend-plugin-api';
 import { DefaultComponentsApi } from './DefaultComponentsApi';
 import { render, screen } from '@testing-library/react';
 
-const testRefA = createComponentRef({ id: 'test.a' });
-const testRefB1 = createComponentRef({ id: 'test.b' });
-const testRefB2 = createComponentRef({ id: 'test.b' });
+const testRefA = createComponentRef({ id: 'test.a', mode: 'sync' });
+const testRefB1 = createComponentRef({ id: 'test.b', mode: 'sync' });
+const testRefB2 = createComponentRef({ id: 'test.b', mode: 'sync' });
 
 describe('DefaultComponentsApi', () => {
   it('should provide components', () => {
diff --git a/packages/frontend-plugin-api/src/blueprints/ComponentImplementationBlueprint.test.tsx b/packages/frontend-plugin-api/src/blueprints/ComponentImplementationBlueprint.test.tsx
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..b0095e4350
--- /dev/null
+++ b/packages/frontend-plugin-api/src/blueprints/ComponentImplementationBlueprint.test.tsx
@@ -0,0 +1,42 @@
+/*
+ * Copyright 2025 The Backstage Authors
+ *
+ * Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
+ * you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
+ * You may obtain a copy of the License at
+ *
+ *     http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+ *
+ * Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
+ * distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
+ * WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
+ * See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
+ * limitations under the License.
+ */
+import { createComponentRef } from '../components';
+import { ComponentImplementationBlueprint } from './ComponentImplementationBlueprint';
+
+describe('ComponentImplementationBlueprint', () => {
+  it('should allow defining a component override for sync component ref', () => {
+    const componentRef = createComponentRef({
+      id: 'test.component',
+      mode: 'sync',
+      defaultComponent: (props: { hello: string }) => <div>{props.hello}</div>,
+    });
+
+    const extension = ComponentImplementationBlueprint.make({
+      params: define =>
+        define({
+          ref: componentRef,
+          component: props => {
+            // @ts-expect-error
+            const t: number = props.hello;
+
+            return <div>Override {props.hello}</div>;
+          },
+        }),
+    });
+
+    expect(extension).toBeDefined();
+  });
+});
diff --git a/packages/frontend-plugin-api/src/blueprints/ComponentImplementationBlueprint.ts b/packages/frontend-plugin-api/src/blueprints/ComponentImplementationBlueprint.ts
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..d903d63f5e
--- /dev/null
+++ b/packages/frontend-plugin-api/src/blueprints/ComponentImplementationBlueprint.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,61 @@
+/*
+ * Copyright 2025 The Backstage Authors
+ *
+ * Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
+ * you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
+ * You may obtain a copy of the License at
+ *
+ *     http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+ *
+ * Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
+ * distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
+ * WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
+ * See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
+ * limitations under the License.
+ */
+import { ComponentRef } from '../components';
+import {
+  createExtensionBlueprint,
+  createExtensionBlueprintParams,
+  createExtensionDataRef,
+} from '../wiring';
+
+export const componentDataRef = createExtensionDataRef<{
+  ref: ComponentRef;
+  component:
+    | ((props: {}) => JSX.Element | null)
+    | (() => Promise<(props: {}) => JSX.Element | null>);
+  type: 'sync' | 'async';
+}>().with({ id: 'core.component.component' });
+
+export const ComponentImplementationBlueprint = createExtensionBlueprint({
+  kind: 'component',
+  attachTo: { id: 'api:app/components', input: 'components' },
+  output: [componentDataRef],
+  dataRefs: {
+    component: componentDataRef,
+  },
+  defineParams<Ref extends ComponentRef<any>>(params: {
+    ref: Ref;
+    component: Ref extends ComponentRef<
+      infer IInnerComponentProps,
+      any,
+      infer IMode
+    >
+      ? IMode extends 'sync'
+        ? (props: IInnerComponentProps) => JSX.Element
+        : IMode extends 'async'
+        ? () => Promise<(props: IInnerComponentProps) => JSX.Element>
+        : never
+      : never;
+  }) {
+    return createExtensionBlueprintParams(params);
+  },
+  *factory(params) {
+    yield componentDataRef({
+      ref: params.ref,
+      component: params.component,
+      type: params.ref.mode,
+    });
+  },
+});
diff --git a/packages/frontend-plugin-api/src/components/createComponentRef.tsx b/packages/frontend-plugin-api/src/components/createComponentRef.tsx
index ebf707fcca..f0a1e36371 100644
--- a/packages/frontend-plugin-api/src/components/createComponentRef.tsx
+++ b/packages/frontend-plugin-api/src/components/createComponentRef.tsx
@@ -20,27 +20,27 @@ import { OpaqueComponentRef } from '@internal/frontend';
 export type ComponentRef<
   TInnerComponentProps extends {} = {},
   TExternalComponentProps extends {} = TInnerComponentProps,
+  TMode extends 'sync' | 'async' = 'sync' | 'async',
 > = {
   id: string;
   TProps: TInnerComponentProps;
   TExternalProps: TExternalComponentProps;
+  TMode: TMode;
   $$type: '@backstage/ComponentRef';
 };
 
-export interface ComponentRefOptions<
+export type ComponentRefOptions<
   TInnerComponentProps extends {},
-  TExternalComponentProps extends {},
-  TMode extends 'sync' | 'async',
-> {
+  TExternalComponentProps extends {} = TInnerComponentProps,
+> = {
   id: string;
-  mode: TMode;
-  defaultComponent?: TMode extends 'async'
-    ? () => Promise<(props: TInnerComponentProps) => JSX.Element>
+  componentAsync: TMode extends 'async'
+    ? () => Promise<(props: TInnerComponentProps) => JSX.Element | null>
     : TMode extends 'sync'
-    ? (props: TInnerComponentProps) => JSX.Element
+    ? (props: TInnerComponentProps) => JSX.Element | null
     : never;
   transformProps?: (props: TExternalComponentProps) => TInnerComponentProps;
-}
+};
 
 /**
  * Creates a new component ref that is synchronous.
@@ -55,7 +55,7 @@ export function createComponentRef<
     TExternalComponentProps,
     'sync'
   >,
-): ComponentRef<TInnerComponentProps, TExternalComponentProps>;
+): ComponentRef<TInnerComponentProps, TExternalComponentProps, 'sync'>;
 
 /**
  * Creates a new component ref that is asynchronous.
@@ -70,22 +70,24 @@ export function createComponentRef<
     TExternalComponentProps,
     'async'
   >,
-): ComponentRef<TInnerComponentProps, TExternalComponentProps>;
+): ComponentRef<TInnerComponentProps, TExternalComponentProps, 'async'>;
 
 export function createComponentRef<
   TInnerComponentProps extends {},
-  TExternalComponentProps extends {},
+  TExternalComponentProps extends {} = TInnerComponentProps,
+  TMode extends 'sync' | 'async' = 'sync' | 'async',
 >(
   options: ComponentRefOptions<
     TInnerComponentProps,
     TExternalComponentProps,
-    'async' | 'sync'
+    TMode
   >,
 ): ComponentRef<TInnerComponentProps, TExternalComponentProps> {
   return OpaqueComponentRef.createInstance('v1', {
     id: options.id,
     TProps: null as unknown as TInnerComponentProps,
     TExternalProps: null as unknown as TExternalComponentProps,
+    TMode: null as unknown as TMode,
     toString() {
       return `ComponentRef{id=${options.id}}`;
     },
diff --git a/packages/frontend-plugin-api/src/wiring/createExtensionBlueprint.ts b/packages/frontend-plugin-api/src/wiring/createExtensionBlueprint.ts
index f94551755f..fd9fb3b9f5 100644
--- a/packages/frontend-plugin-api/src/wiring/createExtensionBlueprint.ts
+++ b/packages/frontend-plugin-api/src/wiring/createExtensionBlueprint.ts
@@ -214,7 +214,6 @@ type AnyParamsInput<TParams extends object | ExtensionBlueprintDefineParams> =
  * @public
  */
 export interface ExtensionBlueprint<
-  // TParamsMapper extends (params: any) => object,
   T extends ExtensionBlueprintParameters = ExtensionBlueprintParameters,
 > {
   dataRefs: T['dataRefs'];