diff --git a/.changeset/shiny-carpets-worried.md b/.changeset/shiny-carpets-worried.md
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..c0093b49aa
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.changeset/shiny-carpets-worried.md
@@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
+---
+'@backstage/core-compat-api': minor
+---
+
+**BREAKING**: The `namespace` parameter for API's is now defaulted to the `pluginId` which was discovered. This means that if you're overriding API's by using ID's directly, they might have changed to include the plugin ID too.
diff --git a/.changeset/shiny-carpets-worry.md b/.changeset/shiny-carpets-worry.md
index f1c3bbe292..53688df920 100644
--- a/.changeset/shiny-carpets-worry.md
+++ b/.changeset/shiny-carpets-worry.md
@@ -2,8 +2,6 @@
 '@backstage/frontend-plugin-api': patch
 '@backstage/frontend-test-utils': patch
 '@backstage/frontend-app-api': patch
-'@backstage/core-compat-api': patch
-'@backstage/plugin-search-react': patch
 ---
 
-Removing superfluous `namespace` parameter in favour of `pluginId` instead
+Removing deprecated `namespace` parameter in favour of `pluginId` instead
diff --git a/packages/frontend-plugin-api/src/extensions/createComponentExtension.tsx b/packages/frontend-plugin-api/src/extensions/createComponentExtension.tsx
index ca8f1f807b..f561a73dc6 100644
--- a/packages/frontend-plugin-api/src/extensions/createComponentExtension.tsx
+++ b/packages/frontend-plugin-api/src/extensions/createComponentExtension.tsx
@@ -33,7 +33,7 @@ export function createComponentExtension<TProps extends {}>(options: {
 }) {
   return createExtension({
     kind: 'component',
-    name: options.ref.id,
+    name: options.name ?? options.ref.id,
     attachTo: { id: 'api:app/components', input: 'components' },
     disabled: options.disabled,
     output: [createComponentExtension.componentDataRef],