diff --git a/.changeset/gold-hands-decide.md b/.changeset/gold-hands-decide.md
index f65cc16ed7..b22bf3efb5 100644
--- a/.changeset/gold-hands-decide.md
+++ b/.changeset/gold-hands-decide.md
@@ -2,4 +2,4 @@
 '@backstage/core-compat-api': minor
 ---
 
-**BREAKING**: Rename `createLegacyApp` to `createLegacyAppRoot` as it better refers to the purpose of the function.
+Rename `createLegacyApp` to `createLegacyAppRoot` as it better refers to the purpose of the function.
diff --git a/packages/core-compat-api/report.api.md b/packages/core-compat-api/report.api.md
index 11d48bd830..ae202c96f7 100644
--- a/packages/core-compat-api/report.api.md
+++ b/packages/core-compat-api/report.api.md
@@ -31,6 +31,12 @@ import { SubRouteRef as SubRouteRef_2 } from '@backstage/frontend-plugin-api';
 // @public
 export function compatWrapper(element: ReactNode): JSX_3.Element;
 
+// @public @deprecated (undocumented)
+export const convertLegacyApp: typeof convertLegacyAppRoot;
+
+// @public @deprecated (undocumented)
+export type ConvertLegacyAppOptions = ConvertLegacyAppRootOptions;
+
 // @public (undocumented)
 export function convertLegacyAppOptions(options?: {
   apis?: Iterable<AnyApiFactory>;
diff --git a/packages/core-compat-api/src/convertLegacyApp.ts b/packages/core-compat-api/src/convertLegacyApp.ts
index 06b282ae7a..f3981a774b 100644
--- a/packages/core-compat-api/src/convertLegacyApp.ts
+++ b/packages/core-compat-api/src/convertLegacyApp.ts
@@ -171,3 +171,17 @@ export function convertLegacyAppRoot(
     }),
   ];
 }
+
+/**
+ * @public
+ * @deprecated
+ * Use `convertLegacyAppRoot` instead.
+ */
+export const convertLegacyApp = convertLegacyAppRoot;
+
+/**
+ * @public
+ * @deprecated
+ * Use `ConvertLegacyAppRootOptions` instead.
+ */
+export type ConvertLegacyAppOptions = ConvertLegacyAppRootOptions;
diff --git a/packages/core-compat-api/src/index.ts b/packages/core-compat-api/src/index.ts
index 0f5cae3023..6d8041ef44 100644
--- a/packages/core-compat-api/src/index.ts
+++ b/packages/core-compat-api/src/index.ts
@@ -18,6 +18,8 @@ export * from './compatWrapper';
 export * from './apis';
 
 export {
+  convertLegacyApp,
+  type ConvertLegacyAppOptions,
   convertLegacyAppRoot,
   type ConvertLegacyAppRootOptions,
 } from './convertLegacyApp';