diff --git a/plugins/home/report-alpha.api.md b/plugins/home/report-alpha.api.md
index fb7e6bb53d..83f1bb15c9 100644
--- a/plugins/home/report-alpha.api.md
+++ b/plugins/home/report-alpha.api.md
@@ -11,6 +11,7 @@ import { ExtensionBlueprintParams } from '@backstage/frontend-plugin-api';
 import { ExtensionDataRef } from '@backstage/frontend-plugin-api';
 import { ExtensionInput } from '@backstage/frontend-plugin-api';
 import { HomePageLayoutProps } from '@backstage/plugin-home-react/alpha';
+import { HomePageWidgetBlueprintParams } from '@backstage/plugin-home-react/alpha';
 import { HomePageWidgetData } from '@backstage/plugin-home-react/alpha';
 import { IconComponent } from '@backstage/frontend-plugin-api';
 import { JSX as JSX_2 } from 'react';
@@ -52,6 +53,33 @@ const _default: OverridableFrontendPlugin<
         element: JSX.Element;
       };
     }>;
+    'home-page-widget:home/random-joke': OverridableExtensionDefinition<{
+      kind: 'home-page-widget';
+      name: 'random-joke';
+      config: {};
+      configInput: {};
+      output: ExtensionDataRef<HomePageWidgetData, 'home.widget.data', {}>;
+      inputs: {};
+      params: HomePageWidgetBlueprintParams;
+    }>;
+    'home-page-widget:home/starred-entities': OverridableExtensionDefinition<{
+      kind: 'home-page-widget';
+      name: 'starred-entities';
+      config: {};
+      configInput: {};
+      output: ExtensionDataRef<HomePageWidgetData, 'home.widget.data', {}>;
+      inputs: {};
+      params: HomePageWidgetBlueprintParams;
+    }>;
+    'home-page-widget:home/toolkit': OverridableExtensionDefinition<{
+      kind: 'home-page-widget';
+      name: 'toolkit';
+      config: {};
+      configInput: {};
+      output: ExtensionDataRef<HomePageWidgetData, 'home.widget.data', {}>;
+      inputs: {};
+      params: HomePageWidgetBlueprintParams;
+    }>;
     'nav-item:home': OverridableExtensionDefinition<{
       kind: 'nav-item';
       name: undefined;
@@ -133,6 +161,7 @@ export default _default;
 export const homeTranslationRef: TranslationRef<
   'home',
   {
+    readonly 'starredEntities.noStarredEntitiesMessage': 'Click the star beside an entity name to add it to this list!';
     readonly 'addWidgetDialog.title': 'Add new widget to dashboard';
     readonly 'customHomepageButtons.cancel': 'Cancel';
     readonly 'customHomepageButtons.clearAll': 'Clear all';
@@ -141,22 +170,21 @@ export const homeTranslationRef: TranslationRef<
     readonly 'customHomepageButtons.addWidget': 'Add widget';
     readonly 'customHomepageButtons.save': 'Save';
     readonly 'customHomepage.noWidgets': "No widgets added. Start by clicking the 'Add widget' button.";
+    readonly 'widgetSettingsOverlay.cancelButtonTitle': 'Cancel';
     readonly 'widgetSettingsOverlay.editSettingsTooptip': 'Edit settings';
     readonly 'widgetSettingsOverlay.deleteWidgetTooltip': 'Delete widget';
     readonly 'widgetSettingsOverlay.submitButtonTitle': 'Submit';
-    readonly 'widgetSettingsOverlay.cancelButtonTitle': 'Cancel';
     readonly 'starredEntityListItem.removeFavoriteEntityTitle': 'Remove entity from favorites';
-    readonly 'visitList.empty.title': 'There are no visits to show yet.';
-    readonly 'visitList.empty.description': 'Once you start using Backstage, your visits will appear here as a quick link to carry on where you left off.';
     readonly 'visitList.few.title': 'The more pages you visit, the more pages will appear here.';
-    readonly 'quickStart.title': 'Onboarding';
+    readonly 'visitList.empty.description': 'Once you start using Backstage, your visits will appear here as a quick link to carry on where you left off.';
+    readonly 'visitList.empty.title': 'There are no visits to show yet.';
     readonly 'quickStart.description': 'Get started with Backstage';
+    readonly 'quickStart.title': 'Onboarding';
     readonly 'quickStart.learnMoreLinkTitle': 'Learn more';
-    readonly 'starredEntities.noStarredEntitiesMessage': 'Click the star beside an entity name to add it to this list!';
     readonly 'visitedByType.action.viewMore': 'View more';
     readonly 'visitedByType.action.viewLess': 'View less';
-    readonly 'featuredDocsCard.empty.title': 'No documents to show';
     readonly 'featuredDocsCard.empty.description': 'Create your own document. Check out our Getting Started Information';
+    readonly 'featuredDocsCard.empty.title': 'No documents to show';
     readonly 'featuredDocsCard.empty.learnMoreLinkTitle': 'DOCS';
     readonly 'featuredDocsCard.learnMoreTitle': 'LEARN MORE';
   }
diff --git a/plugins/home/src/alpha.tsx b/plugins/home/src/alpha.tsx
index fea06f914e..23e9d0e42b 100644
--- a/plugins/home/src/alpha.tsx
+++ b/plugins/home/src/alpha.tsx
@@ -45,6 +45,7 @@ import {
   homePageWidgetDataRef,
   homePageLayoutComponentDataRef,
   HomePageLayoutBlueprint,
+  HomePageWidgetBlueprint,
   type HomePageLayoutProps,
 } from '@backstage/plugin-home-react/alpha';
 
@@ -128,6 +129,74 @@ const homeNavItem = NavItemBlueprint.make({
   },
 });
 
+const homePageToolkitWidget = HomePageWidgetBlueprint.make({
+  name: 'toolkit',
+  params: {
+    name: 'HomePageToolkit',
+    title: 'Toolkit',
+    components: () =>
+      import('./homePageComponents/Toolkit').then(m => ({
+        Content: m.Content,
+        ContextProvider: m.ContextProvider,
+      })),
+    componentProps: {
+      tools: [
+        {
+          url: 'https://backstage.io',
+          label: 'Backstage Docs',
+          icon: <HomeIcon />,
+        },
+      ],
+    },
+  },
+});
+
+const homePageStarredEntitiesWidget = HomePageWidgetBlueprint.make({
+  name: 'starred-entities',
+  params: {
+    name: 'HomePageStarredEntities',
+    title: 'Your Starred Entities',
+    components: () =>
+      import('./homePageComponents/StarredEntities').then(m => ({
+        Content: m.Content,
+      })),
+  },
+});
+
+const homePageRandomJokeWidget = HomePageWidgetBlueprint.make({
+  name: 'random-joke',
+  params: {
+    name: 'HomePageRandomJoke',
+    title: 'Random Joke',
+    description: 'Shows a random programming joke',
+    components: () =>
+      import('./homePageComponents/RandomJoke').then(m => ({
+        Content: m.Content,
+        Settings: m.Settings,
+        Actions: m.Actions,
+        ContextProvider: m.ContextProvider,
+      })),
+    layout: {
+      height: { minRows: 4 },
+      width: { minColumns: 3 },
+    },
+    settings: {
+      schema: {
+        title: 'Random Joke settings',
+        type: 'object',
+        properties: {
+          defaultCategory: {
+            title: 'Category',
+            type: 'string',
+            enum: ['any', 'programming', 'dad'],
+            default: 'any',
+          },
+        },
+      },
+    },
+  },
+});
+
 /**
  * Home plugin for the new frontend system.
  *
@@ -139,7 +208,15 @@ const homeNavItem = NavItemBlueprint.make({
 export default createFrontendPlugin({
   pluginId: 'home',
   info: { packageJson: () => import('../package.json') },
-  extensions: [homePage, homeNavItem, visitsApi, visitListenerAppRootElement],
+  extensions: [
+    homePage,
+    homeNavItem,
+    visitsApi,
+    visitListenerAppRootElement,
+    homePageToolkitWidget,
+    homePageStarredEntitiesWidget,
+    homePageRandomJokeWidget,
+  ],
   routes: {
     root: rootRouteRef,
   },