diff --git a/.changeset/calm-files-sort.md b/.changeset/calm-files-sort.md
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..a487c00eb4
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.changeset/calm-files-sort.md
@@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
+---
+'@backstage/backend-plugin-api': patch
+---
+
+In tests, return `null` rather than throwing an error when trying to get the `ExtensionPoint.T` property, so that tests asserting the property are not easily broken.
diff --git a/packages/backend-plugin-api/src/wiring/factories.test.ts b/packages/backend-plugin-api/src/wiring/factories.test.ts
index 1fd05a1605..9f11c9b40b 100644
--- a/packages/backend-plugin-api/src/wiring/factories.test.ts
+++ b/packages/backend-plugin-api/src/wiring/factories.test.ts
@@ -26,7 +26,7 @@ describe('createExtensionPoint', () => {
     const extensionPoint = createExtensionPoint({ id: 'x' });
     expect(extensionPoint).toBeDefined();
     expect(extensionPoint.id).toBe('x');
-    expect(() => extensionPoint.T).toThrow();
+    expect(() => extensionPoint.T).not.toThrow();
     expect(String(extensionPoint)).toBe('extensionPoint{x}');
   });
 });
diff --git a/packages/backend-plugin-api/src/wiring/factories.ts b/packages/backend-plugin-api/src/wiring/factories.ts
index d0199e775a..5442bab897 100644
--- a/packages/backend-plugin-api/src/wiring/factories.ts
+++ b/packages/backend-plugin-api/src/wiring/factories.ts
@@ -51,6 +51,10 @@ export function createExtensionPoint<T>(
   return {
     id: options.id,
     get T(): T {
+      if (process.env.NODE_ENV === 'test') {
+        // Avoid throwing errors so tests asserting extensions' properties cannot be easily broken
+        return null as T;
+      }
       throw new Error(`tried to read ExtensionPoint.T of ${this}`);
     },
     toString() {