diff --git a/.changeset/fresh-bears-thank.md b/.changeset/fresh-bears-thank.md
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..baeb14f036
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.changeset/fresh-bears-thank.md
@@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
+---
+'@backstage/plugin-catalog-node': minor
+---
+
+Added new `catalogEntityPermissionResourceRef` export via the `/alpha` sub-path.
diff --git a/plugins/catalog-node/report-alpha.api.md b/plugins/catalog-node/report-alpha.api.md
index 92dfaefb7a..59f32cf76c 100644
--- a/plugins/catalog-node/report-alpha.api.md
+++ b/plugins/catalog-node/report-alpha.api.md
@@ -12,6 +12,7 @@ import { EntityProvider } from '@backstage/plugin-catalog-node';
 import { ExtensionPoint } from '@backstage/backend-plugin-api';
 import { LocationAnalyzer } from '@backstage/plugin-catalog-node';
 import { Permission } from '@backstage/plugin-permission-common';
+import { PermissionResourceRef } from '@backstage/plugin-permission-node';
 import { PermissionRule } from '@backstage/plugin-permission-node';
 import { PermissionRuleParams } from '@backstage/plugin-permission-common';
 import { PlaceholderResolver } from '@backstage/plugin-catalog-node';
@@ -34,6 +35,14 @@ export interface CatalogAnalysisExtensionPoint {
 // @alpha (undocumented)
 export const catalogAnalysisExtensionPoint: ExtensionPoint<CatalogAnalysisExtensionPoint>;
 
+// @alpha (undocumented)
+export const catalogEntityPermissionResourceRef: PermissionResourceRef<
+  Entity,
+  EntitiesSearchFilter,
+  'catalog-entity',
+  'catalog'
+>;
+
 // @alpha (undocumented)
 export interface CatalogLocationsExtensionPoint {
   setAllowedLocationTypes(locationTypes: Array<string>): void;
diff --git a/plugins/catalog-node/src/alpha.ts b/plugins/catalog-node/src/alpha.ts
index 63b817fbb3..ec9d4bf435 100644
--- a/plugins/catalog-node/src/alpha.ts
+++ b/plugins/catalog-node/src/alpha.ts
@@ -21,6 +21,19 @@ import {
 } from '@backstage/backend-plugin-api';
 import { catalogServiceRef as _catalogServiceRef } from './catalogService';
 import { CatalogApi, CatalogClient } from '@backstage/catalog-client';
+import { RESOURCE_TYPE_CATALOG_ENTITY } from '@backstage/plugin-catalog-common/alpha';
+import { createPermissionResourceRef } from '@backstage/plugin-permission-node';
+import { Entity } from '@backstage/catalog-model';
+import { EntitiesSearchFilter } from '@backstage/plugin-catalog-node';
+
+/** @alpha */
+export const catalogEntityPermissionResourceRef = createPermissionResourceRef<
+  Entity,
+  EntitiesSearchFilter
+>().with({
+  pluginId: 'catalog',
+  resourceType: RESOURCE_TYPE_CATALOG_ENTITY,
+});
 
 /**
  * @alpha