diff --git a/.changeset/fifty-dogs-collect.md b/.changeset/fifty-dogs-collect.md
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..6e3d971bf5
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.changeset/fifty-dogs-collect.md
@@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
+---
+'@backstage/plugin-sentry': patch
+---
+
+Providing a way for users to determine if sentry is available.
diff --git a/plugins/sentry/api-report.md b/plugins/sentry/api-report.md
index 5ad2992ee4..043fa7a1fd 100644
--- a/plugins/sentry/api-report.md
+++ b/plugins/sentry/api-report.md
@@ -31,6 +31,9 @@ export const EntitySentryContent: ({
   tableOptions,
 }: SentryPageProps) => JSX.Element;
 
+// @public
+export const isSentryAvailable: (entity: Entity) => boolean;
+
 // Warning: (ae-missing-release-tag) "MockSentryApi" is exported by the package, but it is missing a release tag (@alpha, @beta, @public, or @internal)
 //
 // @public (undocumented)
diff --git a/plugins/sentry/src/components/index.ts b/plugins/sentry/src/components/index.ts
index 210ba8d718..f2dddaff18 100644
--- a/plugins/sentry/src/components/index.ts
+++ b/plugins/sentry/src/components/index.ts
@@ -15,3 +15,4 @@
  */
 
 export * from './SentryIssuesWidget';
+export { isSentryAvailable } from './useProjectSlug';
diff --git a/plugins/sentry/src/components/useProjectSlug.ts b/plugins/sentry/src/components/useProjectSlug.ts
index 0796e9e8df..a8f07436b0 100644
--- a/plugins/sentry/src/components/useProjectSlug.ts
+++ b/plugins/sentry/src/components/useProjectSlug.ts
@@ -18,6 +18,13 @@ import { Entity } from '@backstage/catalog-model';
 
 export const SENTRY_PROJECT_SLUG_ANNOTATION = 'sentry.io/project-slug';
 
+/**
+ * @public
+ * Checks to see if sentry is available
+ */
+export const isSentryAvailable = (entity: Entity) =>
+  Boolean(entity.metadata.annotations?.[SENTRY_PROJECT_SLUG_ANNOTATION]);
+
 export const useProjectSlug = (entity: Entity) => {
   return entity?.metadata.annotations?.[SENTRY_PROJECT_SLUG_ANNOTATION] ?? '';
 };