diff --git a/packages/frontend-plugin-api/src/wiring/createExtensionKind.test.tsx b/packages/frontend-plugin-api/src/wiring/createExtensionKind.test.tsx
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+/*
+ * Copyright 2024 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.
+ */
+import React from 'react';
+import { coreExtensionData } from './coreExtensionData';
+import { createExtensionKind } from './createExtensionKind';
+
+describe('createExtensionKind', () => {
+  it('should allow creation of extension kinds', () => {
+    const TestExtension = createExtensionKind({
+      kind: 'test-extension',
+      attachTo: { id: 'test', input: 'default' },
+      output: {
+        element: coreExtensionData.reactElement,
+      },
+      factory(_, props: { text: string }) {
+        return {
+          element: <h1>{props.text}</h1>,
+        };
+      },
+    });
+
+    const extension = TestExtension.new({
+      name: 'my-extension',
+      props: {
+        text: 'Hello, world!',
+      },
+    });
+
+    expect(extension).toBeDefined();
+  });
+});
diff --git a/packages/frontend-plugin-api/src/wiring/createExtensionKind.ts b/packages/frontend-plugin-api/src/wiring/createExtensionKind.ts
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+import { AppNode } from '../apis';
+import { PortableSchema } from '../schema';
+import { Expand } from '../types';
+import {
+  AnyExtensionDataMap,
+  AnyExtensionInputMap,
+  ExtensionDataValues,
+  ResolvedExtensionInputs,
+  createExtension,
+} from './createExtension';
+
+/*
+ * Copyright 2024 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.
+ */
+interface ExtensionKindOptions<
+  TProps,
+  TInputs extends AnyExtensionInputMap,
+  TOutput extends AnyExtensionDataMap,
+  TConfig,
+> {
+  kind: string;
+  namespace?: string;
+  name?: string;
+  attachTo: { id: string; input: string };
+  disabled?: boolean;
+  inputs?: TInputs;
+  output: TOutput;
+  configSchema?: PortableSchema<TConfig>;
+  factory(
+    options: {
+      node: AppNode;
+      config: TConfig;
+      inputs: Expand<ResolvedExtensionInputs<TInputs>>;
+    },
+    props: TProps,
+  ): Expand<ExtensionDataValues<TOutput>>;
+}
+
+class ExtensionKind<
+  TProps,
+  TInputs extends AnyExtensionInputMap,
+  TOutput extends AnyExtensionDataMap,
+  TConfig,
+> {
+  static create<
+    TProps,
+    TInputs extends AnyExtensionInputMap,
+    TOutput extends AnyExtensionDataMap,
+    TConfig,
+  >(
+    options: ExtensionKindOptions<TProps, TInputs, TOutput, TConfig>,
+  ): ExtensionKind<TProps, TInputs, TOutput, TConfig> {
+    return new ExtensionKind(options);
+  }
+
+  private constructor(
+    private readonly options: ExtensionKindOptions<
+      TProps,
+      TInputs,
+      TOutput,
+      TConfig
+    >,
+  ) {}
+
+  public new(options: {
+    namespace?: string;
+    name?: string;
+    attachTo?: { id: string; input: string };
+    disabled?: boolean;
+    inputs?: TInputs;
+    output?: TOutput;
+    configSchema?: PortableSchema<TConfig>;
+    props: TProps;
+    factory?(
+      options: {
+        node: AppNode;
+        config: TConfig;
+        inputs: Expand<ResolvedExtensionInputs<TInputs>>;
+        orignalFactory(
+          options?: {
+            node?: AppNode;
+            config?: TConfig;
+            inputs?: Expand<ResolvedExtensionInputs<TInputs>>;
+          },
+          props?: TProps,
+        ): Expand<ExtensionDataValues<TOutput>>;
+      },
+      props: TProps,
+    ): Expand<ExtensionDataValues<TOutput>>;
+  }) {
+    return createExtension({
+      kind: this.options.kind,
+      namespace: options.namespace ?? this.options.namespace,
+      name: options.name ?? this.options.name,
+      attachTo: options.attachTo ?? this.options.attachTo,
+      disabled: options.disabled ?? this.options.disabled,
+      inputs: options.inputs ?? this.options.inputs,
+      output: options.output ?? this.options.output,
+      configSchema: options.configSchema ?? this.options.configSchema, // TODO: some config merging or smth
+      factory: ({ node, config, inputs }) => {
+        if (options.factory) {
+          return options.factory(
+            {
+              node,
+              config,
+              inputs,
+              orignalFactory: (
+                innerOptions?: {
+                  node?: AppNode;
+                  config?: TConfig;
+                  inputs?: Expand<ResolvedExtensionInputs<TInputs>>;
+                },
+                innerProps?: TProps,
+              ) =>
+                this.options.factory(
+                  {
+                    node: innerOptions?.node ?? node,
+                    config: innerOptions?.config ?? config,
+                    inputs: innerOptions?.inputs ?? inputs,
+                  },
+                  innerProps ?? options.props,
+                ),
+            },
+            options.props,
+          );
+        }
+
+        return this.options.factory(
+          {
+            node,
+            config,
+            inputs,
+          },
+          options.props,
+        );
+      },
+    });
+  }
+}
+
+/**
+ * A simpler replacement for wrapping up `createExtension` inside a kind or type. This allows for a cleaner API for creating
+ * types and instances of those types.
+ */
+export function createExtensionKind<
+  TProps,
+  TInputs extends AnyExtensionInputMap,
+  TOutput extends AnyExtensionDataMap,
+  TConfig,
+>(options: ExtensionKindOptions<TProps, TInputs, TOutput, TConfig>) {
+  return ExtensionKind.create(options);
+}