diff --git a/.changeset/tidy-forks-pay.md b/.changeset/tidy-forks-pay.md
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..ec9a99641b
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.changeset/tidy-forks-pay.md
@@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
+---
+'@backstage/plugin-permission-node': patch
+---
+
+Added a new `createPermissionResourceRef` utility that encapsulates the constants and types related to a permission resource types. The `createConditionExports` and `createPermissionRule` functions have also been adapted to accept these references as arguments, deprecating their older counterparts.
diff --git a/plugins/permission-node/report.api.md b/plugins/permission-node/report.api.md
index a55cbbf9c5..2bbc548202 100644
--- a/plugins/permission-node/report.api.md
+++ b/plugins/permission-node/report.api.md
@@ -83,7 +83,23 @@ export const createConditionAuthorizer: <TResource, TQuery>(
 ) => (decision: PolicyDecision, resource: TResource | undefined) => boolean;
 
 // @public
-export const createConditionExports: <
+export function createConditionExports<
+  TResourceType extends string,
+  TResource,
+  TRules extends Record<string, PermissionRule<TResource, any, TResourceType>>,
+>(options: {
+  resourceRef: PermissionResourceRef<TResource, any, TResourceType>;
+  rules: TRules;
+}): {
+  conditions: Conditions<TRules>;
+  createConditionalDecision: (
+    permission: ResourcePermission<TResourceType>,
+    conditions: PermissionCriteria<PermissionCondition<TResourceType>>,
+  ) => ConditionalPolicyDecision;
+};
+
+// @public @deprecated (undocumented)
+export function createConditionExports<
   TResourceType extends string,
   TResource,
   TRules extends Record<string, PermissionRule<TResource, any, TResourceType>>,
@@ -91,7 +107,7 @@ export const createConditionExports: <
   pluginId: string;
   resourceType: TResourceType;
   rules: TRules;
-}) => {
+}): {
   conditions: Conditions<TRules>;
   createConditionalDecision: (
     permission: ResourcePermission<TResourceType>,
@@ -164,15 +180,48 @@ export type CreatePermissionIntegrationRouterResourceOptions<
   ) => Promise<Array<TResource | undefined>>;
 };
 
+// @public (undocumented)
+export function createPermissionResourceRef<TResource, TQuery>(): {
+  with<TPluginId extends string, TResourceType extends string>(options: {
+    pluginId: TPluginId;
+    resourceType: TResourceType;
+  }): PermissionResourceRef<TResource, TQuery, TResourceType, TPluginId>;
+};
+
 // @public
-export const createPermissionRule: <
+export function createPermissionRule<
+  TResource,
+  TQuery,
+  TResourceType extends string,
+  TParams extends PermissionRuleParams = undefined,
+>(
+  rule: CreatePermissionRuleOptions<TResource, TQuery, TResourceType, TParams>,
+): PermissionRule<TResource, TQuery, TResourceType, TParams>;
+
+// @public @deprecated
+export function createPermissionRule<
   TResource,
   TQuery,
   TResourceType extends string,
   TParams extends PermissionRuleParams = undefined,
 >(
   rule: PermissionRule<TResource, TQuery, TResourceType, TParams>,
-) => PermissionRule<TResource, TQuery, TResourceType, TParams>;
+): PermissionRule<TResource, TQuery, TResourceType, TParams>;
+
+// @public (undocumented)
+export type CreatePermissionRuleOptions<
+  TResource,
+  TQuery,
+  TResourceType extends string,
+  TParams extends PermissionRuleParams = PermissionRuleParams,
+> = {
+  name: string;
+  description: string;
+  resourceRef: PermissionResourceRef<TResource, TQuery, TResourceType>;
+  paramsSchema?: z.ZodSchema<TParams>;
+  apply(resource: TResource, params: NoInfer_2<TParams>): boolean;
+  toQuery(params: NoInfer_2<TParams>): PermissionCriteria<TQuery>;
+};
 
 // @public
 export const isAndCriteria: <T>(
@@ -189,7 +238,7 @@ export const isOrCriteria: <T>(
   criteria: PermissionCriteria<T>,
 ) => criteria is AnyOfCriteria<T>;
 
-// @public
+// @public @deprecated
 export const makeCreatePermissionRule: <
   TResource,
   TQuery,
@@ -253,6 +302,20 @@ export interface PermissionPolicy {
   handle(request: PolicyQuery, user?: PolicyQueryUser): Promise<PolicyDecision>;
 }
 
+// @public (undocumented)
+export type PermissionResourceRef<
+  TResource = unknown,
+  TQuery = unknown,
+  TResourceType extends string = string,
+  TPluginId extends string = string,
+> = {
+  readonly $$type: '@backstage/PermissionResourceRef';
+  readonly pluginId: TPluginId;
+  readonly resourceType: TResourceType;
+  readonly TQuery: TQuery;
+  readonly TResource: TResource;
+};
+
 // @public
 export type PermissionRule<
   TResource,
diff --git a/plugins/permission-node/src/integration/createConditionExports.ts b/plugins/permission-node/src/integration/createConditionExports.ts
index 1c82434add..768e009ca4 100644
--- a/plugins/permission-node/src/integration/createConditionExports.ts
+++ b/plugins/permission-node/src/integration/createConditionExports.ts
@@ -23,6 +23,7 @@ import {
 } from '@backstage/plugin-permission-common';
 import { PermissionRule } from '../types';
 import { createConditionFactory } from './createConditionFactory';
+import { PermissionResourceRef } from './createPermissionResourceRef';
 
 /**
  * A utility type for mapping a single {@link PermissionRule} to its
@@ -73,7 +74,25 @@ export type Conditions<
  *
  * @public
  */
-export const createConditionExports = <
+export function createConditionExports<
+  TResourceType extends string,
+  TResource,
+  TRules extends Record<string, PermissionRule<TResource, any, TResourceType>>,
+>(options: {
+  resourceRef: PermissionResourceRef<TResource, any, TResourceType>;
+  rules: TRules;
+}): {
+  conditions: Conditions<TRules>;
+  createConditionalDecision: (
+    permission: ResourcePermission<TResourceType>,
+    conditions: PermissionCriteria<PermissionCondition<TResourceType>>,
+  ) => ConditionalPolicyDecision;
+};
+/**
+ * @public
+ * @deprecated Use the version of `createConditionExports` that accepts a `resourceRef` option instead.
+ */
+export function createConditionExports<
   TResourceType extends string,
   TResource,
   TRules extends Record<string, PermissionRule<TResource, any, TResourceType>>,
@@ -87,8 +106,32 @@ export const createConditionExports = <
     permission: ResourcePermission<TResourceType>,
     conditions: PermissionCriteria<PermissionCondition<TResourceType>>,
   ) => ConditionalPolicyDecision;
-} => {
-  const { pluginId, resourceType, rules } = options;
+};
+export function createConditionExports<
+  TResourceType extends string,
+  TResource,
+  TRules extends Record<string, PermissionRule<TResource, any, TResourceType>>,
+>(
+  options:
+    | {
+        resourceRef: PermissionResourceRef<TResource, any, TResourceType>;
+        rules: TRules;
+      }
+    | {
+        pluginId: string;
+        resourceType: TResourceType;
+        rules: TRules;
+      },
+): {
+  conditions: Conditions<TRules>;
+  createConditionalDecision: (
+    permission: ResourcePermission<TResourceType>,
+    conditions: PermissionCriteria<PermissionCondition<TResourceType>>,
+  ) => ConditionalPolicyDecision;
+} {
+  const { rules } = options;
+  const { pluginId, resourceType } =
+    'resourceRef' in options ? options.resourceRef : options;
 
   return {
     conditions: Object.entries(rules).reduce(
@@ -108,4 +151,4 @@ export const createConditionExports = <
       conditions,
     }),
   };
-};
+}
diff --git a/plugins/permission-node/src/integration/createConditionFactory.ts b/plugins/permission-node/src/integration/createConditionFactory.ts
index 7f8cb1ced8..e2de9dd90d 100644
--- a/plugins/permission-node/src/integration/createConditionFactory.ts
+++ b/plugins/permission-node/src/integration/createConditionFactory.ts
@@ -29,7 +29,7 @@ import { PermissionRule } from '../types';
  * The rule itself defines _how_ to check a given resource, whereas a condition also includes _what_
  * to verify.
  *
- * Plugin authors should generally use the {@link createConditionExports} in order to efficiently
+ * Plugin authors should generally use the {@link (createConditionExports:1)} in order to efficiently
  * create multiple condition factories. This helper should generally only be used to construct
  * condition factories for third-party rules that aren't part of the backend plugin with which
  * they're intended to integrate.
diff --git a/plugins/permission-node/src/integration/createPermissionIntegrationRouter.ts b/plugins/permission-node/src/integration/createPermissionIntegrationRouter.ts
index dbd7e45c74..37973176ed 100644
--- a/plugins/permission-node/src/integration/createPermissionIntegrationRouter.ts
+++ b/plugins/permission-node/src/integration/createPermissionIntegrationRouter.ts
@@ -39,6 +39,7 @@ import {
   isOrCriteria,
 } from './util';
 import { NotImplementedError } from '@backstage/errors';
+import { PermissionResourceRef } from './createPermissionResourceRef';
 
 const permissionCriteriaSchema: z.ZodSchema<
   PermissionCriteria<PermissionCondition>
@@ -163,10 +164,22 @@ const applyConditions = <TResourceType extends string, TResource>(
  *
  * @public
  */
-export const createConditionAuthorizer = <TResource, TQuery>(
+export function createConditionAuthorizer<TResource>(
+  permissionRuleAccessor: PermissionRuleAccessor<TResource>,
+): (decision: PolicyDecision, resource: TResource | undefined) => boolean;
+/**
+ * @public
+ * @deprecated Use the version of `createConditionAuthorizer` that accepts a `PermissionRuleAccessor` instead.
+ */
+export function createConditionAuthorizer<TResource, TQuery>(
   rules: PermissionRule<TResource, TQuery, string>[],
-) => {
-  const getRule = createGetRule(rules);
+): (decision: PolicyDecision, resource: TResource | undefined) => boolean;
+export function createConditionAuthorizer<TResource, TQuery>(
+  rules:
+    | PermissionRule<TResource, TQuery, string>[]
+    | PermissionRuleAccessor<TResource>,
+): (decision: PolicyDecision, resource: TResource | undefined) => boolean {
+  const getRule = typeof rules === 'function' ? rules : createGetRule(rules);
 
   return (
     decision: PolicyDecision,
@@ -178,7 +191,7 @@ export const createConditionAuthorizer = <TResource, TQuery>(
 
     return decision.result === AuthorizeResult.ALLOW;
   };
-};
+}
 
 /**
  * Options for creating a permission integration router specific
diff --git a/plugins/permission-node/src/integration/createPermissionResourceRef.ts b/plugins/permission-node/src/integration/createPermissionResourceRef.ts
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..1ef7dd9d29
--- /dev/null
+++ b/plugins/permission-node/src/integration/createPermissionResourceRef.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,56 @@
+/*
+ * Copyright 2025 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.
+ */
+
+/**
+ * @public
+ */
+export type PermissionResourceRef<
+  TResource = unknown,
+  TQuery = unknown,
+  TResourceType extends string = string,
+  TPluginId extends string = string,
+> = {
+  readonly $$type: '@backstage/PermissionResourceRef';
+  readonly pluginId: TPluginId;
+  readonly resourceType: TResourceType;
+  readonly TQuery: TQuery;
+  readonly TResource: TResource;
+};
+
+/**
+ * @public
+ */
+export function createPermissionResourceRef<TResource, TQuery>(): {
+  with<TPluginId extends string, TResourceType extends string>(options: {
+    pluginId: TPluginId;
+    resourceType: TResourceType;
+  }): PermissionResourceRef<TResource, TQuery, TResourceType, TPluginId>;
+} {
+  return {
+    with<TPluginId extends string, TResourceType extends string>(options: {
+      pluginId: TPluginId;
+      resourceType: TResourceType;
+    }): PermissionResourceRef<TResource, TQuery, TResourceType, TPluginId> {
+      return {
+        $$type: '@backstage/PermissionResourceRef',
+        pluginId: options.pluginId,
+        resourceType: options.resourceType,
+        TQuery: null as TQuery,
+        TResource: null as TResource,
+      };
+    },
+  };
+}
diff --git a/plugins/permission-node/src/integration/createPermissionRule.ts b/plugins/permission-node/src/integration/createPermissionRule.ts
index 44187e58a6..2e9833c32e 100644
--- a/plugins/permission-node/src/integration/createPermissionRule.ts
+++ b/plugins/permission-node/src/integration/createPermissionRule.ts
@@ -14,22 +14,91 @@
  * limitations under the License.
  */
 
-import { PermissionRuleParams } from '@backstage/plugin-permission-common';
+import {
+  PermissionCriteria,
+  PermissionRuleParams,
+} from '@backstage/plugin-permission-common';
 import { PermissionRule } from '../types';
+import { z } from 'zod';
+import { PermissionResourceRef } from './createPermissionResourceRef';
+import { NoInfer } from './util';
 
 /**
- * Helper function to ensure that {@link PermissionRule} definitions are typed correctly.
+ * @public
+ */
+export type CreatePermissionRuleOptions<
+  TResource,
+  TQuery,
+  TResourceType extends string,
+  TParams extends PermissionRuleParams = PermissionRuleParams,
+> = {
+  name: string;
+  description: string;
+
+  resourceRef: PermissionResourceRef<TResource, TQuery, TResourceType>;
+
+  /**
+   * A ZodSchema that reflects the structure of the parameters that are passed to
+   */
+  paramsSchema?: z.ZodSchema<TParams>;
+
+  /**
+   * Apply this rule to a resource already loaded from a backing data source. The params are
+   * arguments supplied for the rule; for example, a rule could be `isOwner` with entityRefs as the
+   * params.
+   */
+  apply(resource: TResource, params: NoInfer<TParams>): boolean;
+
+  /**
+   * Translate this rule to criteria suitable for use in querying a backing data store. The criteria
+   * can be used for loading a collection of resources efficiently with conditional criteria already
+   * applied.
+   */
+  toQuery(params: NoInfer<TParams>): PermissionCriteria<TQuery>;
+};
+
+/**
+ * Helper function to create a {@link PermissionRule} for a specific resource type using a {@link PermissionResourceRef}.
  *
  * @public
  */
-export const createPermissionRule = <
+export function createPermissionRule<
+  TResource,
+  TQuery,
+  TResourceType extends string,
+  TParams extends PermissionRuleParams = undefined,
+>(
+  rule: CreatePermissionRuleOptions<TResource, TQuery, TResourceType, TParams>,
+): PermissionRule<TResource, TQuery, TResourceType, TParams>;
+/**
+ * Helper function to ensure that {@link PermissionRule} definitions are typed correctly.
+ *
+ * @deprecated Use the version of `createPermissionRule` that accepts a `resourceRef` option instead.
+ * @public
+ */
+export function createPermissionRule<
   TResource,
   TQuery,
   TResourceType extends string,
   TParams extends PermissionRuleParams = undefined,
 >(
   rule: PermissionRule<TResource, TQuery, TResourceType, TParams>,
-) => rule;
+): PermissionRule<TResource, TQuery, TResourceType, TParams>;
+export function createPermissionRule<
+  TResource,
+  TQuery,
+  TResourceType extends string,
+  TParams extends PermissionRuleParams = undefined,
+>(
+  rule:
+    | PermissionRule<TResource, TQuery, TResourceType, TParams>
+    | CreatePermissionRuleOptions<TResource, TQuery, TResourceType, TParams>,
+): PermissionRule<TResource, TQuery, TResourceType, TParams> {
+  if ('resourceRef' in rule) {
+    return { ...rule, resourceType: rule.resourceRef.resourceType };
+  }
+  return rule;
+}
 
 /**
  * Helper for making plugin-specific createPermissionRule functions, that have
@@ -38,6 +107,7 @@ export const createPermissionRule = <
  * consistent types for the resource and query.
  *
  * @public
+ * @deprecated Use {@link (createPermissionRule:1)} directly instead with the resourceRef option.
  */
 export const makeCreatePermissionRule =
   <TResource, TQuery, TResourceType extends string>() =>
diff --git a/plugins/permission-node/src/integration/index.ts b/plugins/permission-node/src/integration/index.ts
index 7702fea95b..0a783676db 100644
--- a/plugins/permission-node/src/integration/index.ts
+++ b/plugins/permission-node/src/integration/index.ts
@@ -19,4 +19,8 @@ export * from './createConditionExports';
 export * from './createConditionTransformer';
 export * from './createPermissionIntegrationRouter';
 export * from './createPermissionRule';
+export {
+  createPermissionResourceRef,
+  type PermissionResourceRef,
+} from './createPermissionResourceRef';
 export { isAndCriteria, isOrCriteria, isNotCriteria } from './util';