diff --git a/plugins/catalog-backend/src/next/DefaultLocationService.test.ts b/plugins/catalog-backend/src/next/DefaultLocationService.test.ts
index 662be5d3a6..bf2bee147a 100644
--- a/plugins/catalog-backend/src/next/DefaultLocationService.test.ts
+++ b/plugins/catalog-backend/src/next/DefaultLocationService.test.ts
@@ -137,8 +137,23 @@ describe('DefaultLocationServiceTest', () => {
     });
   });
   describe('listLocations', () => {
-    it('should call locationStore.deleteLocation', async () => {
-      await locationService.listLocations();
+    it('should call locationStore.listLocations', async () => {
+      store.listLocations.mockResolvedValue([
+        {
+          id: '123',
+          target: 'https://backstage.io/catalog-info.yaml',
+          type: 'url',
+        },
+      ]);
+      await expect(locationService.listLocations()).resolves.toEqual([
+        {
+          data: {
+            id: '123',
+            target: 'https://backstage.io/catalog-info.yaml',
+            type: 'url',
+          },
+        },
+      ]);
       expect(store.listLocations).toBeCalled();
     });
   });
diff --git a/plugins/catalog-backend/src/next/DefaultLocationService.ts b/plugins/catalog-backend/src/next/DefaultLocationService.ts
index 884410c2f0..460ba61ec8 100644
--- a/plugins/catalog-backend/src/next/DefaultLocationService.ts
+++ b/plugins/catalog-backend/src/next/DefaultLocationService.ts
@@ -24,6 +24,7 @@ import {
   LocationService,
   LocationStore,
   CatalogProcessingOrchestrator,
+  LocationResponse,
 } from './types';
 import { locationSpecToMetadataName } from './util';
 
@@ -87,9 +88,11 @@ export class DefaultLocationService implements LocationService {
     return { location, entities: [] };
   }
 
-  listLocations(): Promise<Location[]> {
-    return this.store.listLocations();
+  async listLocations(): Promise<LocationResponse[]> {
+    const locations = await this.store.listLocations();
+    return locations.map(location => ({ data: location }));
   }
+
   getLocation(id: string): Promise<Location> {
     return this.store.getLocation(id);
   }
diff --git a/plugins/catalog-backend/src/next/types.ts b/plugins/catalog-backend/src/next/types.ts
index fbc243ce69..05fd75522a 100644
--- a/plugins/catalog-backend/src/next/types.ts
+++ b/plugins/catalog-backend/src/next/types.ts
@@ -27,11 +27,15 @@ export interface LocationService {
     spec: LocationSpec,
     dryRun: boolean,
   ): Promise<{ location: Location; entities: Entity[] }>;
-  listLocations(): Promise<Location[]>;
+  listLocations(): Promise<LocationResponse[]>;
   getLocation(id: string): Promise<Location>;
   deleteLocation(id: string): Promise<void>;
 }
 
+export type LocationResponse = {
+  data: Location;
+};
+
 export interface LocationStore {
   createLocation(spec: LocationSpec): Promise<Location>;
   listLocations(): Promise<Location[]>;