diff --git a/packages/core-api/src/routing/collectors.test.tsx b/packages/core-api/src/routing/collectors.test.tsx
index 7622cdc70a..44d53856b4 100644
--- a/packages/core-api/src/routing/collectors.test.tsx
+++ b/packages/core-api/src/routing/collectors.test.tsx
@@ -15,7 +15,11 @@
  */
 
 import React, { PropsWithChildren } from 'react';
-import { routePathCollector, routeParentCollector } from './collectors';
+import {
+  routePathCollector,
+  routeParentCollector,
+  routeObjectCollector,
+} from './collectors';
 
 import {
   traverseElementTree,
@@ -86,6 +90,16 @@ function sortedEntries<T>(map: Map<RouteRef, T>): [RouteRef, T][] {
   );
 }
 
+function routeObj(path: string, refs: RouteRef[], children: any[] = []) {
+  return {
+    path: path,
+    caseSensitive: false,
+    element: null,
+    routeRefs: new Set(refs),
+    children: children,
+  };
+}
+
 describe('discovery', () => {
   it('should collect routes', () => {
     const list = [
@@ -124,12 +138,13 @@ describe('discovery', () => {
       </MemoryRouter>
     );
 
-    const { routes, routeParents } = traverseElementTree({
+    const { routes, routeParents, routeObjects } = traverseElementTree({
       root,
       discoverers: [childDiscoverer, routeElementDiscoverer],
       collectors: {
         routes: routePathCollector,
         routeParents: routeParentCollector,
+        routeObjects: routeObjectCollector,
       },
     });
     expect(sortedEntries(routes)).toEqual([
@@ -146,6 +161,17 @@ describe('discovery', () => {
       [ref4, undefined],
       [ref5, ref1],
     ]);
+    expect(routeObjects).toEqual([
+      routeObj(
+        '/foo',
+        [ref1],
+        [
+          routeObj('/bar/:id', [ref2], [routeObj('/baz', [ref3])]),
+          routeObj('/blop', [ref5]),
+        ],
+      ),
+      routeObj('/divsoup', [ref4]),
+    ]);
   });
 
   it('should handle all react router Route patterns', () => {
@@ -216,12 +242,13 @@ describe('discovery', () => {
       </MemoryRouter>
     );
 
-    const { routes, routeParents } = traverseElementTree({
+    const { routes, routeParents, routeObjects } = traverseElementTree({
       root,
       discoverers: [childDiscoverer, routeElementDiscoverer],
       collectors: {
         routes: routePathCollector,
         routeParents: routeParentCollector,
+        routeObjects: routeObjectCollector,
       },
     });
     expect(sortedEntries(routes)).toEqual([
@@ -238,6 +265,10 @@ describe('discovery', () => {
       [ref4, ref3],
       [ref5, ref3],
     ]);
+    expect(routeObjects).toEqual([
+      routeObj('/foo', [ref1, ref2]),
+      routeObj('/bar', [ref3], [routeObj('/baz', [ref4, ref5])]),
+    ]);
   });
 
   it('should use the route aggregator but stop when encountering explicit path', () => {
@@ -258,12 +289,13 @@ describe('discovery', () => {
       </MemoryRouter>
     );
 
-    const { routes, routeParents } = traverseElementTree({
+    const { routes, routeParents, routeObjects } = traverseElementTree({
       root,
       discoverers: [childDiscoverer, routeElementDiscoverer],
       collectors: {
         routes: routePathCollector,
         routeParents: routeParentCollector,
+        routeObjects: routeObjectCollector,
       },
     });
     expect(sortedEntries(routes)).toEqual([
@@ -280,6 +312,19 @@ describe('discovery', () => {
       [ref4, ref3],
       [ref5, ref1],
     ]);
+    expect(routeObjects).toEqual([
+      routeObj(
+        '/foo',
+        [ref1],
+        [
+          routeObj(
+            '/bar',
+            [ref2, ref5],
+            [routeObj('/baz', [ref3], [routeObj('/blop', [ref4])])],
+          ),
+        ],
+      ),
+    ]);
   });
 
   it('should stop gathering mount points after encountering explicit path', () => {
diff --git a/packages/core-api/src/routing/collectors.tsx b/packages/core-api/src/routing/collectors.tsx
index 1bf9558d06..37362cf8d4 100644
--- a/packages/core-api/src/routing/collectors.tsx
+++ b/packages/core-api/src/routing/collectors.tsx
@@ -111,9 +111,10 @@ export const routeParentCollector = createCollector(
 
 export const routeObjectCollector = createCollector(
   () => Array<BackstageRouteObject>(),
-  (acc, node, parent, parentChildArr: BackstageRouteObject[] = acc) => {
+  (acc, node, parent, parentObj: BackstageRouteObject | undefined) => {
+    const parentChildren = parentObj?.children ?? acc;
     if (parent?.props.element === node) {
-      return parentChildArr;
+      return parentObj;
     }
 
     const path: string | undefined = node.props?.path;
@@ -121,20 +122,40 @@ export const routeObjectCollector = createCollector(
 
     const routeRef = getMountPoint(node);
     if (routeRef) {
-      const children: BackstageRouteObject[] = [];
-      if (!path) {
-        throw new Error(`No path found for mount point ${routeRef}`);
+      if (path) {
+        const newObject: BackstageRouteObject = {
+          caseSensitive,
+          path,
+          element: null,
+          routeRefs: new Set([routeRef]),
+          children: [],
+        };
+        parentChildren.push(newObject);
+        return newObject;
       }
-      parentChildArr.push({
+
+      parentObj?.routeRefs.add(routeRef);
+    }
+
+    const isGatherer = getComponentData<boolean>(
+      node,
+      'core.gatherMountPoints',
+    );
+    if (isGatherer) {
+      if (!path) {
+        throw new Error('Mount point gatherer must have a path');
+      }
+      const newObject: BackstageRouteObject = {
         caseSensitive,
         path,
         element: null,
-        routeRef,
-        children,
-      });
-      return children;
+        routeRefs: new Set(),
+        children: [],
+      };
+      parentChildren.push(newObject);
+      return newObject;
     }
 
-    return parentChildArr;
+    return parentObj;
   },
 );
diff --git a/packages/core-api/src/routing/hooks.tsx b/packages/core-api/src/routing/hooks.tsx
index 55fde89de2..3a18d8b0af 100644
--- a/packages/core-api/src/routing/hooks.tsx
+++ b/packages/core-api/src/routing/hooks.tsx
@@ -60,8 +60,8 @@ class RouteResolver {
       currentRouteRef;
       currentRouteRef = this.routeParents.get(currentRouteRef)
     ) {
-      matchIndex = match.findIndex(
-        m => (m.route as BackstageRouteObject).routeRef === currentRouteRef,
+      matchIndex = match.findIndex(m =>
+        (m.route as BackstageRouteObject).routeRefs.has(currentRouteRef!),
       );
       if (matchIndex !== -1) {
         break;
diff --git a/packages/core-api/src/routing/types.ts b/packages/core-api/src/routing/types.ts
index e91ca7ea53..c6d79fd991 100644
--- a/packages/core-api/src/routing/types.ts
+++ b/packages/core-api/src/routing/types.ts
@@ -62,5 +62,5 @@ export interface BackstageRouteObject {
   children?: BackstageRouteObject[];
   element: React.ReactNode;
   path: string;
-  routeRef: AnyRouteRef;
+  routeRefs: Set<AnyRouteRef>;
 }