diff --git a/plugins/catalog-backend/src/ingestion/processors/AnnotateLocationEntityProcessor.test.ts b/plugins/catalog-backend/src/ingestion/processors/AnnotateLocationEntityProcessor.test.ts
index dc138e1487..9c543cdcd4 100644
--- a/plugins/catalog-backend/src/ingestion/processors/AnnotateLocationEntityProcessor.test.ts
+++ b/plugins/catalog-backend/src/ingestion/processors/AnnotateLocationEntityProcessor.test.ts
@@ -66,7 +66,7 @@ describe('AnnotateLocationEntityProcessor', () => {
             'backstage.io/edit-url':
               'https://github.com/backstage/backstage/edit/master/packages/app/catalog-info.yaml',
             'backstage.io/source-location':
-              'https://github.com/backstage/backstage/tree/master/packages/app/',
+              'url:https://github.com/backstage/backstage/tree/master/packages/app/',
           },
         },
       });
@@ -81,7 +81,7 @@ describe('AnnotateLocationEntityProcessor', () => {
           annotations: {
             'backstage.io/view-url': 'https://example.com/view',
             'backstage.io/edit-url': 'https://example.com/edit',
-            'backstage.io/source-location': 'https://example.com/source',
+            'backstage.io/source-location': 'url:https://example.com/source',
           },
         },
       };
@@ -119,7 +119,7 @@ describe('AnnotateLocationEntityProcessor', () => {
               'url:https://github.com/backstage/backstage/blob/master/catalog-info.yaml',
             'backstage.io/view-url': 'https://example.com/view',
             'backstage.io/edit-url': 'https://example.com/edit',
-            'backstage.io/source-location': 'https://example.com/source',
+            'backstage.io/source-location': 'url:https://example.com/source',
           },
         },
       });
diff --git a/plugins/catalog-backend/src/ingestion/processors/AnnotateLocationEntityProcessor.ts b/plugins/catalog-backend/src/ingestion/processors/AnnotateLocationEntityProcessor.ts
index 5b3ed79579..f892055a6a 100644
--- a/plugins/catalog-backend/src/ingestion/processors/AnnotateLocationEntityProcessor.ts
+++ b/plugins/catalog-backend/src/ingestion/processors/AnnotateLocationEntityProcessor.ts
@@ -51,10 +51,18 @@ export class AnnotateLocationEntityProcessor implements CatalogProcessor {
 
       viewUrl = location.target;
       editUrl = scmIntegration?.resolveEditUrl(location.target);
-      sourceLocation = scmIntegration?.resolveUrl({
+
+      const sourceUrl = scmIntegration?.resolveUrl({
         url: './',
         base: location.target,
       });
+
+      if (sourceUrl) {
+        sourceLocation = stringifyLocationReference({
+          type: 'url',
+          target: sourceUrl,
+        });
+      }
     }
 
     return merge(
diff --git a/plugins/catalog/src/components/AboutCard/AboutCard.test.tsx b/plugins/catalog/src/components/AboutCard/AboutCard.test.tsx
index c0552a5be4..926deec325 100644
--- a/plugins/catalog/src/components/AboutCard/AboutCard.test.tsx
+++ b/plugins/catalog/src/components/AboutCard/AboutCard.test.tsx
@@ -81,7 +81,7 @@ describe('<AboutCard />', () => {
         name: 'software',
         annotations: {
           'backstage.io/source-location':
-            'https://github.com/backstage/backstage/blob/master/software.yaml',
+            'url:https://github.com/backstage/backstage/blob/master/software.yaml',
         },
       },
       spec: {
diff --git a/plugins/catalog/src/components/AboutCard/AboutCard.tsx b/plugins/catalog/src/components/AboutCard/AboutCard.tsx
index 407665ce3f..b817eae16f 100644
--- a/plugins/catalog/src/components/AboutCard/AboutCard.tsx
+++ b/plugins/catalog/src/components/AboutCard/AboutCard.tsx
@@ -18,9 +18,14 @@ import {
   Entity,
   ENTITY_DEFAULT_NAMESPACE,
   RELATION_CONSUMES_API,
-  RELATION_PROVIDES_API
+  RELATION_PROVIDES_API,
 } from '@backstage/catalog-model';
-import { configApiRef, HeaderIconLinkRow, IconLinkVerticalProps, useApi } from '@backstage/core';
+import {
+  configApiRef,
+  HeaderIconLinkRow,
+  IconLinkVerticalProps,
+  useApi,
+} from '@backstage/core';
 import { getEntityRelations, useEntity } from '@backstage/plugin-catalog-react';
 import {
   Card,
@@ -28,7 +33,7 @@ import {
   CardHeader,
   Divider,
   IconButton,
-  makeStyles
+  makeStyles,
 } from '@material-ui/core';
 import DocsIcon from '@material-ui/icons/Description';
 import EditIcon from '@material-ui/icons/Edit';
@@ -73,7 +78,7 @@ export function AboutCard({ variant }: AboutCardProps) {
   const hasApis =
     providesApiRelations.length > 0 || consumesApiRelations.length > 0;
 
-  const viewInSource: IconLinkVerticalProps  = {
+  const viewInSource: IconLinkVerticalProps = {
     label: 'View Source',
     disabled: !entitySourceLocation,
     icon: <ScmIntegrationIcon type={entitySourceLocation?.type} />,
diff --git a/plugins/catalog/src/utils/getEntitySourceLocation.ts b/plugins/catalog/src/utils/getEntitySourceLocation.ts
index 6ea089c312..51d63baf2f 100644
--- a/plugins/catalog/src/utils/getEntitySourceLocation.ts
+++ b/plugins/catalog/src/utils/getEntitySourceLocation.ts
@@ -14,7 +14,11 @@
  * limitations under the License.
  */
 
-import { Entity, SOURCE_LOCATION_ANNOTATION } from '@backstage/catalog-model';
+import {
+  Entity,
+  parseLocationReference,
+  SOURCE_LOCATION_ANNOTATION,
+} from '@backstage/catalog-model';
 import { ConfigApi } from '@backstage/core';
 import { ScmIntegrations } from '@backstage/integration';
 
@@ -34,11 +38,16 @@ export function getEntitySourceLocation(
     return undefined;
   }
 
-  const scmIntegrations = ScmIntegrations.fromConfig(config);
-  const integration = scmIntegrations.byUrl(sourceLocation);
+  try {
+    const sourceLocationRef = parseLocationReference(sourceLocation);
+    const scmIntegrations = ScmIntegrations.fromConfig(config);
+    const integration = scmIntegrations.byUrl(sourceLocationRef.target);
 
-  return {
-    url: sourceLocation,
-    type: integration?.type,
-  };
+    return {
+      url: sourceLocationRef.target,
+      type: integration?.type,
+    };
+  } catch {
+    return undefined;
+  }
 }