diff --git a/.changeset/three-kiwis-turn.md b/.changeset/three-kiwis-turn.md
index 48a1ffff33..d5802fa586 100644
--- a/.changeset/three-kiwis-turn.md
+++ b/.changeset/three-kiwis-turn.md
@@ -5,12 +5,15 @@
 Deprecate the `.render` method of the `createExtensionTester` in favour of using `renderInTestApp` directly.
 
 ```tsx
-import { renderInTestApp, createExtensionTester } from '@backstage/frontend-test-utils';
+import {
+  renderInTestApp,
+  createExtensionTester,
+} from '@backstage/frontend-test-utils';
 
 const tester = createExtensionTester(extension);
 
 const { getByTestId } = renderInTestApp(tester.element());
 
 // or if you're not using `coreExtensionData.reactElement` as the output ref
-const { getByTestId } = renderInTestApp(tester.data(myComponentRef))'
+const { getByTestId } = renderInTestApp(tester.data(myComponentRef));
 ```
diff --git a/packages/frontend-plugin-api/src/blueprints/PageBlueprint.test.tsx b/packages/frontend-plugin-api/src/blueprints/PageBlueprint.test.tsx
index c4bcb4b467..d70a426a57 100644
--- a/packages/frontend-plugin-api/src/blueprints/PageBlueprint.test.tsx
+++ b/packages/frontend-plugin-api/src/blueprints/PageBlueprint.test.tsx
@@ -16,7 +16,10 @@
 import React from 'react';
 import { createRouteRef } from '../routing';
 import { PageBlueprint } from './PageBlueprint';
-import { createExtensionTester } from '@backstage/frontend-test-utils';
+import {
+  createExtensionTester,
+  renderInTestApp,
+} from '@backstage/frontend-test-utils';
 import {
   coreExtensionData,
   createExtensionBlueprint,
@@ -144,7 +147,7 @@ describe('PageBlueprint', () => {
       CardBlueprint.make({ name: 'card', params: {} }),
     );
 
-    const { getByTestId, getByText } = tester.render();
+    const { getByTestId, getByText } = renderInTestApp(tester.element());
 
     await waitFor(() => expect(getByTestId('card')).toBeInTheDocument());
     await waitFor(() =>
diff --git a/packages/frontend-test-utils/api-report.md b/packages/frontend-test-utils/api-report.md
index 2c16028dd1..0cbdace03e 100644
--- a/packages/frontend-test-utils/api-report.md
+++ b/packages/frontend-test-utils/api-report.md
@@ -27,7 +27,6 @@ import { RouteRef } from '@backstage/frontend-plugin-api';
 import { TestApiProvider } from '@backstage/test-utils';
 import { TestApiProviderProps } from '@backstage/test-utils';
 import { TestApiRegistry } from '@backstage/test-utils';
-import { testingLibraryDomTypesQueries } from '@testing-library/dom/types/queries';
 import { withLogCollector } from '@backstage/test-utils';
 
 // @public (undocumented)
@@ -100,7 +99,7 @@ export { registerMswTestHooks };
 export function renderInTestApp(
   element: JSX.Element,
   options?: TestAppOptions,
-): RenderResult<testingLibraryDomTypesQueries, HTMLElement, HTMLElement>;
+): RenderResult;
 
 // @public @deprecated (undocumented)
 export function setupRequestMockHandlers(worker: {
diff --git a/packages/frontend-test-utils/src/app/createExtensionTester.tsx b/packages/frontend-test-utils/src/app/createExtensionTester.tsx
index fb05270eb8..83ac2aa600 100644
--- a/packages/frontend-test-utils/src/app/createExtensionTester.tsx
+++ b/packages/frontend-test-utils/src/app/createExtensionTester.tsx
@@ -43,6 +43,7 @@ import { resolveAppNodeSpecs } from '../../../frontend-app-api/src/tree/resolveA
 import { instantiateAppNodeTree } from '../../../frontend-app-api/src/tree/instantiateAppNodeTree';
 // eslint-disable-next-line @backstage/no-relative-monorepo-imports
 import { readAppExtensionsConfig } from '../../../frontend-app-api/src/tree/readAppExtensionsConfig';
+import { TestAppNavExtension } from './renderInTestApp';
 
 /** @public */
 export class ExtensionQuery {
@@ -227,6 +228,7 @@ export class ExtensionTester {
                 <MemoryRouter>{children}</MemoryRouter>
               ),
             }),
+            TestAppNavExtension,
           ],
         }),
       ],
diff --git a/packages/frontend-test-utils/src/app/renderInTestApp.tsx b/packages/frontend-test-utils/src/app/renderInTestApp.tsx
index 73a29ce0bb..dd03cdd2a2 100644
--- a/packages/frontend-test-utils/src/app/renderInTestApp.tsx
+++ b/packages/frontend-test-utils/src/app/renderInTestApp.tsx
@@ -17,7 +17,7 @@
 import React from 'react';
 import { Link, MemoryRouter } from 'react-router-dom';
 import { createSpecializedApp } from '@backstage/frontend-app-api';
-import { render } from '@testing-library/react';
+import { RenderResult, render } from '@testing-library/react';
 import { ConfigReader } from '@backstage/config';
 import { JsonObject } from '@backstage/types';
 import {
@@ -81,7 +81,7 @@ const NavItem = (props: {
   );
 };
 
-const TestAppNavExtension = createExtension({
+export const TestAppNavExtension = createExtension({
   namespace: 'app',
   name: 'nav',
   attachTo: { id: 'app/layout', input: 'nav' },
@@ -122,7 +122,7 @@ const TestAppNavExtension = createExtension({
 export function renderInTestApp(
   element: JSX.Element,
   options?: TestAppOptions,
-) {
+): RenderResult {
   const extensions: Array<ExtensionDefinition<any, any>> = [
     createExtension({
       namespace: 'test',