diff --git a/plugins/catalog/src/CatalogClientWrapper.ts b/plugins/catalog/src/CatalogClientWrapper.ts
index 46ca8ec0f9..0463cbf30e 100644
--- a/plugins/catalog/src/CatalogClientWrapper.ts
+++ b/plugins/catalog/src/CatalogClientWrapper.ts
@@ -23,6 +23,8 @@ import {
   CatalogEntitiesRequest,
   CatalogListResponse,
   CatalogRequestOptions,
+  CatalogEntityAncestorsRequest,
+  CatalogEntityAncestorsResponse,
 } from '@backstage/catalog-client';
 import { IdentityApi } from '@backstage/core-plugin-api';
 
@@ -118,4 +120,13 @@ export class CatalogClientWrapper implements CatalogApi {
       token: options?.token ?? (await this.identityApi.getIdToken()),
     });
   }
+
+  async getEntityAncestors(
+    request: CatalogEntityAncestorsRequest,
+    options?: CatalogRequestOptions,
+  ): Promise<CatalogEntityAncestorsResponse> {
+    return await this.client.getEntityAncestors(request, {
+      token: options?.token ?? (await this.identityApi.getIdToken()),
+    });
+  }
 }