diff --git a/.changeset/tidy-hats-begin.md b/.changeset/tidy-hats-begin.md
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..ee500408e1
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.changeset/tidy-hats-begin.md
@@ -0,0 +1,6 @@
+---
+'@backstage/plugin-techdocs-react': minor
+'@backstage/plugin-techdocs': patch
+---
+
+Support older versions of react-router
diff --git a/plugins/techdocs-react/api-report.md b/plugins/techdocs-react/api-report.md
index 09da4e012c..f1d6d3f177 100644
--- a/plugins/techdocs-react/api-report.md
+++ b/plugins/techdocs-react/api-report.md
@@ -32,6 +32,9 @@ export const SHADOW_DOM_STYLE_LOAD_EVENT = 'TECH_DOCS_SHADOW_DOM_STYLE_LOAD';
 // @public
 export type SyncResult = 'cached' | 'updated';
 
+// @public
+export const TECHDOCS_ADDONS_KEY = 'techdocs.addons.addon.v1';
+
 // @public
 export const TECHDOCS_ADDONS_WRAPPER_KEY = 'techdocs.addons.wrapper.v1';
 
diff --git a/plugins/techdocs-react/src/addons.tsx b/plugins/techdocs-react/src/addons.tsx
index a562007260..d77f53a426 100644
--- a/plugins/techdocs-react/src/addons.tsx
+++ b/plugins/techdocs-react/src/addons.tsx
@@ -27,6 +27,10 @@ import {
 
 import { TechDocsAddonLocations, TechDocsAddonOptions } from './types';
 
+/**
+ * Key for each addon.
+ * @public
+ */
 export const TECHDOCS_ADDONS_KEY = 'techdocs.addons.addon.v1';
 
 /**
diff --git a/plugins/techdocs-react/src/index.ts b/plugins/techdocs-react/src/index.ts
index 00ba620651..5cbab1a326 100644
--- a/plugins/techdocs-react/src/index.ts
+++ b/plugins/techdocs-react/src/index.ts
@@ -25,6 +25,7 @@ export {
   createTechDocsAddonExtension,
   TechDocsAddons,
   TECHDOCS_ADDONS_WRAPPER_KEY,
+  TECHDOCS_ADDONS_KEY,
 } from './addons';
 export { techdocsApiRef, techdocsStorageApiRef } from './api';
 export type { SyncResult, TechDocsApi, TechDocsStorageApi } from './api';
diff --git a/plugins/techdocs/package.json b/plugins/techdocs/package.json
index c3e8fdca9b..0add511f41 100644
--- a/plugins/techdocs/package.json
+++ b/plugins/techdocs/package.json
@@ -67,6 +67,7 @@
     "@backstage/cli": "workspace:^",
     "@backstage/core-app-api": "workspace:^",
     "@backstage/dev-utils": "workspace:^",
+    "@backstage/plugin-techdocs-module-addons-contrib": "workspace:^",
     "@backstage/test-utils": "workspace:^",
     "@testing-library/jest-dom": "^5.10.1",
     "@testing-library/react": "^12.1.3",
diff --git a/plugins/techdocs/src/reader/components/TechDocsReaderPage/TechDocsReaderPage.test.tsx b/plugins/techdocs/src/reader/components/TechDocsReaderPage/TechDocsReaderPage.test.tsx
index 4b23075908..808cb84ccf 100644
--- a/plugins/techdocs/src/reader/components/TechDocsReaderPage/TechDocsReaderPage.test.tsx
+++ b/plugins/techdocs/src/reader/components/TechDocsReaderPage/TechDocsReaderPage.test.tsx
@@ -27,6 +27,12 @@ import { techdocsApiRef, techdocsStorageApiRef } from '../../../api';
 import { rootRouteRef, rootDocsRouteRef } from '../../../routes';
 
 import { TechDocsReaderPage } from './TechDocsReaderPage';
+import { Route, useParams } from 'react-router-dom';
+import { TechDocsAddons } from '@backstage/plugin-techdocs-react';
+import { ReportIssue } from '@backstage/plugin-techdocs-module-addons-contrib';
+import { FlatRoutes } from '@backstage/core-app-api';
+
+import { Page } from '@backstage/core-components';
 
 const mockEntityMetadata = {
   locationMetadata: {
@@ -66,6 +72,16 @@ const techdocsStorageApiMock: jest.Mocked<typeof techdocsStorageApiRef.T> = {
   syncEntityDocs: jest.fn(),
 };
 
+const PageMock = () => {
+  const { namespace, kind, name } = useParams();
+  return <>{`PageMock: ${namespace}#${kind}#${name}`}</>;
+};
+
+jest.mock('@backstage/core-components', () => ({
+  ...jest.requireActual('@backstage/core-components'),
+  Page: jest.fn(),
+}));
+
 const Wrapper = ({ children }: { children: React.ReactNode }) => {
   return (
     <ThemeProvider theme={lightTheme}>
@@ -97,6 +113,12 @@ describe('<TechDocsReaderPage />', () => {
   afterEach(() => {
     jest.resetAllMocks();
   });
+
+  beforeEach(() => {
+    const realPage = jest.requireActual('@backstage/core-components').Page;
+    (Page as jest.Mock).mockImplementation(realPage);
+  });
+
   it('should render a techdocs reader page without children', async () => {
     const rendered = await renderInTestApp(
       <Wrapper>
@@ -146,4 +168,63 @@ describe('<TechDocsReaderPage />', () => {
       expect(rendered.getByText('techdocs reader page')).toBeInTheDocument();
     });
   });
+
+  it('should render techdocs reader page with addons', async () => {
+    (Page as jest.Mock).mockImplementation(PageMock);
+    const name = 'test-name';
+    const namespace = 'test-namespace';
+    const kind = 'test';
+
+    await act(async () => {
+      const rendered = await renderInTestApp(
+        <Wrapper>
+          <FlatRoutes>
+            <Route
+              path="/docs/:namespace/:kind/:name/*"
+              element={<TechDocsReaderPage />}
+            >
+              <TechDocsAddons>
+                <ReportIssue />
+              </TechDocsAddons>
+            </Route>
+          </FlatRoutes>
+        </Wrapper>,
+        {
+          mountedRoutes,
+          routeEntries: ['/docs/test-namespace/test/test-name'],
+        },
+      );
+
+      expect(
+        rendered.getByText(`PageMock: ${namespace}#${kind}#${name}`),
+      ).toBeInTheDocument();
+    });
+  });
+
+  it('should render techdocs reader page with addons and page', async () => {
+    (Page as jest.Mock).mockImplementation(PageMock);
+    await act(async () => {
+      const rendered = await renderInTestApp(
+        <Wrapper>
+          <FlatRoutes>
+            <Route
+              path="/docs/:namespace/:kind/:name/*"
+              element={<TechDocsReaderPage />}
+            >
+              <p>the page</p>
+              <TechDocsAddons>
+                <ReportIssue />
+              </TechDocsAddons>
+            </Route>
+          </FlatRoutes>
+        </Wrapper>,
+        {
+          mountedRoutes,
+          routeEntries: ['/docs/test-namespace/test/test-name'],
+        },
+      );
+
+      expect(rendered.getByText('the page')).toBeInTheDocument();
+    });
+  });
 });
diff --git a/plugins/techdocs/src/reader/components/TechDocsReaderPage/TechDocsReaderPage.tsx b/plugins/techdocs/src/reader/components/TechDocsReaderPage/TechDocsReaderPage.tsx
index 0e9b244d74..ffe95e0b7e 100644
--- a/plugins/techdocs/src/reader/components/TechDocsReaderPage/TechDocsReaderPage.tsx
+++ b/plugins/techdocs/src/reader/components/TechDocsReaderPage/TechDocsReaderPage.tsx
@@ -21,6 +21,7 @@ import { Page } from '@backstage/core-components';
 import { CompoundEntityRef } from '@backstage/catalog-model';
 import {
   TECHDOCS_ADDONS_WRAPPER_KEY,
+  TECHDOCS_ADDONS_KEY,
   TechDocsReaderPageProvider,
 } from '@backstage/plugin-techdocs-react';
 
@@ -165,11 +166,14 @@ export const TechDocsReaderPage = (props: TechDocsReaderPageProps) => {
   if (!children) {
     const childrenList = outlet ? Children.toArray(outlet.props.children) : [];
 
-    const grandChildren = childrenList.flatMap(
+    const grandChildren = childrenList.flatMap<ReactElement>(
       child => (child as ReactElement)?.props?.children ?? [],
     );
+
     const page: React.ReactNode = grandChildren.find(
-      grandChild => !getComponentData(grandChild, TECHDOCS_ADDONS_WRAPPER_KEY),
+      grandChild =>
+        !getComponentData(grandChild, TECHDOCS_ADDONS_WRAPPER_KEY) &&
+        !getComponentData(grandChild, TECHDOCS_ADDONS_KEY),
     );
 
     // As explained above, "page" is configuration 4 and <TechDocsReaderLayout> is 1
diff --git a/yarn.lock b/yarn.lock
index 5cc879e997..b20a8ce49b 100644
--- a/yarn.lock
+++ b/yarn.lock
@@ -8263,6 +8263,7 @@ __metadata:
     "@backstage/plugin-catalog-react": "workspace:^"
     "@backstage/plugin-search-common": "workspace:^"
     "@backstage/plugin-search-react": "workspace:^"
+    "@backstage/plugin-techdocs-module-addons-contrib": "workspace:^"
     "@backstage/plugin-techdocs-react": "workspace:^"
     "@backstage/test-utils": "workspace:^"
     "@backstage/theme": "workspace:^"