diff --git a/packages/app/src/App.tsx b/packages/app/src/App.tsx
index ed0518485a..ba7fb4a8a5 100644
--- a/packages/app/src/App.tsx
+++ b/packages/app/src/App.tsx
@@ -27,15 +27,18 @@ const app = createApp({
 });
 
 const AppProvider = app.getProvider();
-const AppComponent = app.getRootComponent();
+const AppRouter = app.getRouter();
+const AppRoutes = app.getRoutes();
 
 const App: FC<{}> = () => (
   <AppProvider>
     <AlertDisplay />
     <OAuthRequestDialog />
-    <Root>
-      <AppComponent />
-    </Root>
+    <AppRouter>
+      <Root>
+        <AppRoutes />
+      </Root>
+    </AppRouter>
   </AppProvider>
 );
 
diff --git a/packages/cli/templates/default-app/packages/app/src/App.tsx b/packages/cli/templates/default-app/packages/app/src/App.tsx
index 140d1c1660..1b58a3e5df 100644
--- a/packages/cli/templates/default-app/packages/app/src/App.tsx
+++ b/packages/cli/templates/default-app/packages/app/src/App.tsx
@@ -26,13 +26,16 @@ const app = createApp({
 });
 
 const AppProvider = app.getProvider();
-const AppComponent = app.getRootComponent();
+const AppRouter = app.getRouter();
+const AppRoutes = app.getRoutes();
 
 const App: FC<{}> = () => {
   useStyles();
   return (
     <AppProvider>
-      <AppComponent />
+      <AppRouter>
+        <AppRoutes />
+      </AppRouter>
     </AppProvider>
   );
 };
diff --git a/packages/core-api/src/app/App.tsx b/packages/core-api/src/app/App.tsx
index 6da2b5f1b9..8d625a3a0d 100644
--- a/packages/core-api/src/app/App.tsx
+++ b/packages/core-api/src/app/App.tsx
@@ -19,7 +19,11 @@ import { AppContextProvider } from './AppContext';
 import { BackstageApp, AppComponents, AppConfigLoader, Apis } from './types';
 import { BackstagePlugin } from '../plugin';
 import { FeatureFlagsRegistryItem } from './FeatureFlags';
-import { featureFlagsApiRef } from '../apis/definitions';
+import {
+  featureFlagsApiRef,
+  AppThemeApi,
+  ConfigApi,
+} from '../apis/definitions';
 import { AppThemeProvider } from './AppThemeProvider';
 
 import { IconComponent, SystemIcons, SystemIconKey } from '../icons';
@@ -32,6 +36,7 @@ import {
   appThemeApiRef,
   configApiRef,
   ConfigReader,
+  useApi,
 } from '../apis';
 import { ApiAggregator } from '../apis/ApiAggregator';
 import { useAsync } from 'react-use';
@@ -114,7 +119,7 @@ export class PrivateAppImpl implements BackstageApp {
     return this.icons[key];
   }
 
-  getRootComponent(): ComponentType<{}> {
+  getRoutes(): ComponentType<{}> {
     const routes = new Array<JSX.Element>();
     const registeredFeatureFlags = new Array<FeatureFlagsRegistryItem>();
 
@@ -195,26 +200,42 @@ export class PrivateAppImpl implements BackstageApp {
       if ('node' in loadedConfig) {
         return loadedConfig.node;
       }
-      const configReader = loadedConfig.api;
+      const configApi = loadedConfig.api;
 
       const appApis = ApiRegistry.from([
-        [appThemeApiRef, AppThemeSelector.createWithStorage(this.themes)],
-        [configApiRef, configReader],
+        [appThemeApiRef, appThemeApi],
+        [configApiRef, configApi],
       ]);
 
       if (!this.apis) {
         if ('get' in this.apisOrFactory) {
           this.apis = this.apisOrFactory;
         } else {
-          this.apis = this.apisOrFactory(configReader);
+          this.apis = this.apisOrFactory(configApi);
         }
       }
 
       const apis = new ApiAggregator(this.apis, appApis);
 
-      const { Router } = this.components;
+      return (
+        <ApiProvider apis={apis}>
+          <AppContextProvider app={this}>
+            <AppThemeProvider>{children}</AppThemeProvider>
+          </AppContextProvider>
+        </ApiProvider>
+      );
+    };
+    return Provider;
+  }
+
+  getRouter(): ComponentType<{}> {
+    const { Router: RouterComponent } = this.components;
+
+    const AppRouter: FC<{}> = ({ children }) => {
+      const configApi = useApi(configApiRef);
+
       let { pathname } = new URL(
-        configReader.getString('app.baseUrl') ?? '/',
+        configApi.getString('app.baseUrl') ?? '/',
         'http://dummy.dev', // baseUrl can be specified as just a path
       );
       if (pathname.endsWith('/')) {
@@ -222,20 +243,14 @@ export class PrivateAppImpl implements BackstageApp {
       }
 
       return (
-        <ApiProvider apis={apis}>
-          <AppContextProvider app={this}>
-            <AppThemeProvider>
-              <Router>
-                <Routes>
-                  <Route path={`${pathname}/*`} element={<>{children}</>} />
-                </Routes>
-              </Router>
-            </AppThemeProvider>
-          </AppContextProvider>
-        </ApiProvider>
+        <RouterComponent>
+          <Routes>
+            <Route path={`${pathname}/*`} element={<>{children}</>} />
+          </Routes>
+        </RouterComponent>
       );
     };
-    return Provider;
+    return AppRouter;
   }
 
   verify() {
diff --git a/packages/core-api/src/app/types.ts b/packages/core-api/src/app/types.ts
index e30c79dd73..97809ca899 100644
--- a/packages/core-api/src/app/types.ts
+++ b/packages/core-api/src/app/types.ts
@@ -117,14 +117,19 @@ export type BackstageApp = {
   getSystemIcon(key: SystemIconKey): IconComponent;
 
   /**
-   * Creates a root component for this app, including the App chrome
-   * and routes to all plugins.
-   */
-  getRootComponent(): ComponentType<{}>;
-
-  /**
-   * Provider component that should wrap the App's RootComponent and
-   * any other components that need to be within the app context.
+   * Provider component that should wrap the Router created with getRouter()
+   * and any other components that need to be within the app context.
    */
   getProvider(): ComponentType<{}>;
+
+  /**
+   * Router component that should wrap the App Routes create with getRoutes()
+   * and any other components that should only be available while signed in.
+   */
+  getRouter(): ComponentType<{}>;
+
+  /**
+   * Routes component that contains all routes for plugin pages in the app.
+   */
+  getRoutes(): ComponentType<{}>;
 };
diff --git a/packages/dev-utils/src/devApp/render.tsx b/packages/dev-utils/src/devApp/render.tsx
index 8900ecd54b..0e28a5bf8b 100644
--- a/packages/dev-utils/src/devApp/render.tsx
+++ b/packages/dev-utils/src/devApp/render.tsx
@@ -82,8 +82,10 @@ class DevAppBuilder {
       apis: this.setupApiRegistry(this.factories),
       plugins: this.plugins,
     });
+
     const AppProvider = app.getProvider();
-    const AppComponent = app.getRootComponent();
+    const AppRouter = app.getRouter();
+    const AppRoutes = app.getRoutes();
 
     const sidebar = this.setupSidebar(this.plugins);
 
@@ -93,10 +95,13 @@ class DevAppBuilder {
           <AlertDisplay />
           <OAuthRequestDialog />
           {this.rootChildren}
-          <SidebarPage>
-            {sidebar}
-            <AppComponent />
-          </SidebarPage>
+
+          <AppRouter>
+            <SidebarPage>
+              {sidebar}
+              <AppRoutes />
+            </SidebarPage>
+          </AppRouter>
         </AppProvider>
       );
     };
diff --git a/packages/test-utils/src/testUtils/appWrappers.tsx b/packages/test-utils/src/testUtils/appWrappers.tsx
index c474678fd1..15814d918d 100644
--- a/packages/test-utils/src/testUtils/appWrappers.tsx
+++ b/packages/test-utils/src/testUtils/appWrappers.tsx
@@ -89,12 +89,15 @@ export function wrapInTestApp(
   }
 
   const AppProvider = app.getProvider();
+  const AppRouter = app.getRouter();
 
   return (
     <AppProvider>
-      {/* The path of * here is needed to be set as a catch all, so it will render the wrapper element
-       *  and work with nested routes if they exist too */}
-      <Route path="*" element={<Wrapper />} />
+      <AppRouter>
+        {/* The path of * here is needed to be set as a catch all, so it will render the wrapper element
+         *  and work with nested routes if they exist too */}
+        <Route path="*" element={<Wrapper />} />
+      </AppRouter>
     </AppProvider>
   );
 }