diff --git a/plugins/catalog-react/src/components/EntityRefLink/EntityRefLinks.tsx b/plugins/catalog-react/src/components/EntityRefLink/EntityRefLinks.tsx
index cf18a2d643..9f66fffd7a 100644
--- a/plugins/catalog-react/src/components/EntityRefLink/EntityRefLinks.tsx
+++ b/plugins/catalog-react/src/components/EntityRefLink/EntityRefLinks.tsx
@@ -17,43 +17,60 @@ import { Entity, CompoundEntityRef } from '@backstage/catalog-model';
 import React from 'react';
 import { EntityRefLink } from './EntityRefLink';
 import { LinkProps } from '@backstage/core-components';
+import { FetchedEntityRefLinks } from './FetchedEntityRefLinks';
 
 /**
  * Props for {@link EntityRefLink}.
  *
  * @public
  */
-export type EntityRefLinksProps = {
-  entityRefs: (string | Entity | CompoundEntityRef)[];
-  defaultKind?: string;
-  getTitle?: (cer: CompoundEntityRef) => string | undefined;
-} & Omit<LinkProps, 'to'>;
+export type EntityRefLinksProps<
+  TRef extends string | CompoundEntityRef | Entity,
+> =
+  | {
+      defaultKind?: string;
+      entityRefs: TRef[];
+      fetchEntities?: false;
+      getTitle?(entity: TRef): string | undefined;
+    }
+  | ({
+      defaultKind?: string;
+      entityRefs: TRef[];
+      fetchEntities: true;
+      getTitle?(entity: Entity): string | undefined;
+    } & Omit<LinkProps, 'to'>);
 
 /**
  * Shows a list of clickable links to entities.
  *
  * @public
  */
-export function EntityRefLinks(props: EntityRefLinksProps) {
-  const { entityRefs, defaultKind, getTitle, ...linkProps } = props;
+export function EntityRefLinks<
+  TRef extends string | CompoundEntityRef | Entity,
+>(props: EntityRefLinksProps<TRef>) {
+  const { entityRefs, defaultKind, fetchEntities, getTitle, ...linkProps } =
+    props;
+
+  if (fetchEntities) {
+    return (
+      <FetchedEntityRefLinks
+        entityRefs={entityRefs}
+        fetchEntities={fetchEntities}
+      />
+    );
+  }
+
   return (
     <>
-      {entityRefs.map((r, i) => {
-        const isCompoundEntityRef =
-          getTitle && typeof r !== 'string' && !('metadata' in r);
-
-        const title = isCompoundEntityRef
-          ? getTitle(r as CompoundEntityRef)
-          : undefined;
-
+      {entityRefs.map((r: TRef, i: number) => {
         return (
           <React.Fragment key={i}>
             {i > 0 && ', '}
             <EntityRefLink
               {...linkProps}
-              entityRef={r}
               defaultKind={defaultKind}
-              title={title}
+              entityRef={r}
+              title={getTitle ? getTitle(r) : undefined}
             />
           </React.Fragment>
         );
diff --git a/plugins/catalog-react/src/components/EntityRefLink/FetchedEntityRefLinks.tsx b/plugins/catalog-react/src/components/EntityRefLink/FetchedEntityRefLinks.tsx
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..5dbe429496
--- /dev/null
+++ b/plugins/catalog-react/src/components/EntityRefLink/FetchedEntityRefLinks.tsx
@@ -0,0 +1,115 @@
+/*
+ * Copyright 2022 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 { Entity, CompoundEntityRef } from '@backstage/catalog-model';
+import React from 'react';
+import { EntityRefLink } from './EntityRefLink';
+import { ErrorPanel, LinkProps, Progress } from '@backstage/core-components';
+import useAsync from 'react-use/lib/useAsync';
+import { catalogApiRef } from '../../api';
+import { useApi } from '@backstage/core-plugin-api';
+
+/**
+ * Props for {@link EntityRefLink}.
+ *
+ * @public
+ */
+export type FetchedEntityRefLinksProps<
+  TRef extends string | CompoundEntityRef | Entity,
+> = {
+  defaultKind?: string;
+  entityRefs: TRef[];
+  fetchEntities: true;
+  getTitle?(entity: Entity): string | undefined;
+} & Omit<LinkProps, 'to'>;
+
+/**
+ * Shows a list of clickable links to entities with auto-fetching of entities
+ * for customising a displayed text via title attribute.
+ *
+ * @public
+ */
+export function FetchedEntityRefLinks<
+  TRef extends string | CompoundEntityRef | Entity,
+>(props: FetchedEntityRefLinksProps<TRef>) {
+  const { entityRefs, defaultKind, fetchEntities, getTitle, ...linkProps } =
+    props;
+
+  const catalogApi = useApi(catalogApiRef);
+
+  const {
+    value: refToEntity = new Map<TRef, Entity>(),
+    loading,
+    error,
+  } = useAsync(
+    () =>
+      entityRefs.reduce(
+        async (promisedAcc: Promise<Map<TRef, Entity>>, entityRef: TRef) => {
+          const acc = await promisedAcc;
+          const entity: Entity | undefined =
+            'metadata' in entityRef
+              ? (entityRef as Entity)
+              : await catalogApi.getEntityByRef(
+                  entityRef as string | CompoundEntityRef,
+                );
+          if (entity) {
+            acc.set(entityRef, entity);
+          }
+          return acc;
+        },
+        Promise.resolve(new Map<TRef, Entity>()),
+      ),
+    [catalogApi, entityRefs],
+  );
+
+  if (loading) {
+    return <Progress />;
+  }
+
+  if (error) {
+    return (
+      <>
+        <ErrorPanel error={error} />
+      </>
+    );
+  }
+
+  return (
+    <>
+      {entityRefs.map((r: TRef, i) => {
+        let title: string | undefined;
+
+        if (typeof r === 'string' || !('metadata' in r)) {
+          const entity = refToEntity.get(r);
+          title = getTitle && entity ? getTitle(entity) : undefined;
+        } else {
+          title = getTitle ? getTitle(r as Entity) : undefined;
+        }
+
+        return (
+          <React.Fragment key={i}>
+            {i > 0 && ', '}
+            <EntityRefLink
+              {...linkProps}
+              defaultKind={defaultKind}
+              entityRef={r}
+              title={title}
+            />
+          </React.Fragment>
+        );
+      })}
+    </>
+  );
+}