diff --git a/.changeset/polite-poems-nail.md b/.changeset/polite-poems-nail.md
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..c3eb97fce0
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.changeset/polite-poems-nail.md
@@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
+---
+'@backstage/plugin-catalog-react': minor
+---
+
+Marked `useEntityPermission` as alpha since the underlying permission framework is under active development.
diff --git a/plugins/catalog-react/api-report.md b/plugins/catalog-react/api-report.md
index f117e8cd5c..dfd5f7d02b 100644
--- a/plugins/catalog-react/api-report.md
+++ b/plugins/catalog-react/api-report.md
@@ -564,7 +564,7 @@ export function useEntityOwnership(): {
   isOwnedEntity: (entity: Entity | EntityName) => boolean;
 };
 
-// @public
+// @alpha
 export function useEntityPermission(permission: Permission): {
   loading: boolean;
   allowed: boolean;
diff --git a/plugins/catalog-react/src/hooks/useEntityPermission.ts b/plugins/catalog-react/src/hooks/useEntityPermission.ts
index c1f62cfc39..092114936a 100644
--- a/plugins/catalog-react/src/hooks/useEntityPermission.ts
+++ b/plugins/catalog-react/src/hooks/useEntityPermission.ts
@@ -28,7 +28,7 @@ import { useEntity } from './useEntity';
  * Note: this hook blocks the permission request until the entity has loaded in
  * context. If you have the entityRef and need concurrent requests, use the
  * `usePermission` hook directly.
- * @public
+ * @alpha
  */
 export function useEntityPermission(permission: Permission): {
   loading: boolean;