diff --git a/.changeset/seven-dots-serve.md b/.changeset/seven-dots-serve.md
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..80919b5d28
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.changeset/seven-dots-serve.md
@@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
+---
+'@backstage/plugin-catalog': minor
+---
+
+Exported `CatalogTable.defaultColumnsFunc` for defining the columns in `<CatalogTable />` of some Kinds while using the default columns for the others.
diff --git a/plugins/catalog/api-report.md b/plugins/catalog/api-report.md
index bef24b50d8..feda3fd70d 100644
--- a/plugins/catalog/api-report.md
+++ b/plugins/catalog/api-report.md
@@ -182,6 +182,7 @@ export const CatalogTable: {
     ): TableColumn<CatalogTableRow>;
     createNamespaceColumn(): TableColumn<CatalogTableRow>;
   }>;
+  defaultColumnsFunc: CatalogTableColumnsFunc;
 };
 
 // @public
diff --git a/plugins/catalog/src/components/CatalogTable/CatalogTable.tsx b/plugins/catalog/src/components/CatalogTable/CatalogTable.tsx
index 006210bb1d..7da12d7138 100644
--- a/plugins/catalog/src/components/CatalogTable/CatalogTable.tsx
+++ b/plugins/catalog/src/components/CatalogTable/CatalogTable.tsx
@@ -47,6 +47,7 @@ import React, { ReactNode, useMemo } from 'react';
 import { columnFactories } from './columns';
 import { CatalogTableColumnsFunc, CatalogTableRow } from './types';
 import { PaginatedCatalogTable } from './PaginatedCatalogTable';
+import { defaultCatalogTableColumnsFunc } from './defaultCatalogTableColumnsFunc';
 
 /**
  * Props for {@link CatalogTable}.
@@ -77,52 +78,10 @@ const refCompare = (a: Entity, b: Entity) => {
   return toRef(a).localeCompare(toRef(b));
 };
 
-const defaultColumnsFunc: CatalogTableColumnsFunc = ({ filters, entities }) => {
-  const showTypeColumn = filters.type === undefined;
-
-  return [
-    columnFactories.createTitleColumn({ hidden: true }),
-    columnFactories.createNameColumn({ defaultKind: filters.kind?.value }),
-    ...createEntitySpecificColumns(),
-    columnFactories.createMetadataDescriptionColumn(),
-    columnFactories.createTagsColumn(),
-  ];
-
-  function createEntitySpecificColumns(): TableColumn<CatalogTableRow>[] {
-    const baseColumns = [
-      columnFactories.createSystemColumn(),
-      columnFactories.createOwnerColumn(),
-      columnFactories.createSpecTypeColumn({ hidden: !showTypeColumn }),
-      columnFactories.createSpecLifecycleColumn(),
-    ];
-    switch (filters.kind?.value) {
-      case 'user':
-        return [];
-      case 'domain':
-      case 'system':
-        return [columnFactories.createOwnerColumn()];
-      case 'group':
-      case 'template':
-        return [
-          columnFactories.createSpecTypeColumn({ hidden: !showTypeColumn }),
-        ];
-      case 'location':
-        return [
-          columnFactories.createSpecTypeColumn({ hidden: !showTypeColumn }),
-          columnFactories.createSpecTargetsColumn(),
-        ];
-      default:
-        return entities.every(entity => entity.metadata.namespace === 'default')
-          ? baseColumns
-          : [...baseColumns, columnFactories.createNamespaceColumn()];
-    }
-  }
-};
-
 /** @public */
 export const CatalogTable = (props: CatalogTableProps) => {
   const {
-    columns = defaultColumnsFunc,
+    columns = defaultCatalogTableColumnsFunc,
     tableOptions,
     subtitle,
     emptyContent,
@@ -267,6 +226,7 @@ export const CatalogTable = (props: CatalogTableProps) => {
 };
 
 CatalogTable.columns = columnFactories;
+CatalogTable.defaultColumnsFunc = defaultCatalogTableColumnsFunc;
 
 function toEntityRow(entity: Entity) {
   const partOfSystemRelations = getEntityRelations(entity, RELATION_PART_OF, {
diff --git a/plugins/catalog/src/components/CatalogTable/defaultCatalogTableColumnsFunc.tsx b/plugins/catalog/src/components/CatalogTable/defaultCatalogTableColumnsFunc.tsx
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..85f44d3f51
--- /dev/null
+++ b/plugins/catalog/src/components/CatalogTable/defaultCatalogTableColumnsFunc.tsx
@@ -0,0 +1,67 @@
+/*
+ * Copyright 2023 The Backstage Authors
+ *
+ * Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
+ * you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
+ * You may obtain a copy of the License at
+ *
+ *     http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+ *
+ * Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
+ * distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
+ * WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
+ * See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
+ * limitations under the License.
+ */
+
+import { TableColumn } from '@backstage/core-components';
+import { columnFactories } from './columns';
+import { CatalogTableColumnsFunc, CatalogTableRow } from './types';
+
+// The defaultCatalogTableColumnsFunc symbol is not directly exported, but through the
+// CatalogTable.defaultColumnsFunc field.
+/** @public */
+export const defaultCatalogTableColumnsFunc: CatalogTableColumnsFunc = ({
+  filters,
+  entities,
+}) => {
+  const showTypeColumn = filters.type === undefined;
+
+  return [
+    columnFactories.createTitleColumn({ hidden: true }),
+    columnFactories.createNameColumn({ defaultKind: filters.kind?.value }),
+    ...createEntitySpecificColumns(),
+    columnFactories.createMetadataDescriptionColumn(),
+    columnFactories.createTagsColumn(),
+  ];
+
+  function createEntitySpecificColumns(): TableColumn<CatalogTableRow>[] {
+    const baseColumns = [
+      columnFactories.createSystemColumn(),
+      columnFactories.createOwnerColumn(),
+      columnFactories.createSpecTypeColumn({ hidden: !showTypeColumn }),
+      columnFactories.createSpecLifecycleColumn(),
+    ];
+    switch (filters.kind?.value) {
+      case 'user':
+        return [];
+      case 'domain':
+      case 'system':
+        return [columnFactories.createOwnerColumn()];
+      case 'group':
+      case 'template':
+        return [
+          columnFactories.createSpecTypeColumn({ hidden: !showTypeColumn }),
+        ];
+      case 'location':
+        return [
+          columnFactories.createSpecTypeColumn({ hidden: !showTypeColumn }),
+          columnFactories.createSpecTargetsColumn(),
+        ];
+      default:
+        return entities.every(entity => entity.metadata.namespace === 'default')
+          ? baseColumns
+          : [...baseColumns, columnFactories.createNamespaceColumn()];
+    }
+  }
+};