diff --git a/docs/overview/stability-index.md b/docs/overview/stability-index.md
index 963b476aa2..a79bcd6e11 100644
--- a/docs/overview/stability-index.md
+++ b/docs/overview/stability-index.md
@@ -279,7 +279,7 @@ Integrates GraphiQL as a tool to browse GraphQL API endpoints inside Backstage.
 
 Stability: `1`
 
-### `graphql` [GitHub](https://github.com/backstage/backstage/tree/master/plugins/graphql/)
+### `graphql` [GitHub](https://github.com/backstage/backstage/tree/master/plugins/graphql-backend/)
 
 A backend plugin that provides
 
diff --git a/plugins/catalog-graphql/README.md b/plugins/catalog-graphql/README.md
index 911d4a401c..e05672e3a5 100644
--- a/plugins/catalog-graphql/README.md
+++ b/plugins/catalog-graphql/README.md
@@ -6,6 +6,6 @@ This is the Catalog GraphQL plugin.
 
 It provides the `catalog` part of the GraphQL schema.
 
-To register it with the GraphQL backend, be sure to follow the [Getting Started](../graphql/README.md#getting-started) guide of the GraphQL plugin.
+To register it with the GraphQL backend, be sure to follow the [Getting Started](../graphql-backend/README.md#getting-started) guide of the GraphQL plugin.
 
 <!-- TODO: Need to make the GraphQL plugin compatible with non forked repos >
diff --git a/plugins/graphql/.eslintrc.js b/plugins/graphql-backend/.eslintrc.js
similarity index 100%
rename from plugins/graphql/.eslintrc.js
rename to plugins/graphql-backend/.eslintrc.js
diff --git a/plugins/graphql/CHANGELOG.md b/plugins/graphql-backend/CHANGELOG.md
similarity index 100%
rename from plugins/graphql/CHANGELOG.md
rename to plugins/graphql-backend/CHANGELOG.md
diff --git a/plugins/graphql/README.md b/plugins/graphql-backend/README.md
similarity index 100%
rename from plugins/graphql/README.md
rename to plugins/graphql-backend/README.md
diff --git a/plugins/graphql/api-report.md b/plugins/graphql-backend/api-report.md
similarity index 100%
rename from plugins/graphql/api-report.md
rename to plugins/graphql-backend/api-report.md
diff --git a/plugins/graphql/package.json b/plugins/graphql-backend/package.json
similarity index 98%
rename from plugins/graphql/package.json
rename to plugins/graphql-backend/package.json
index e6bfe39215..e87bd52934 100644
--- a/plugins/graphql/package.json
+++ b/plugins/graphql-backend/package.json
@@ -5,6 +5,7 @@
   "main": "src/index.ts",
   "types": "src/index.ts",
   "license": "Apache-2.0",
+  "private": false,
   "publishConfig": {
     "access": "public",
     "main": "dist/index.cjs.js",
diff --git a/plugins/graphql/schema.gql b/plugins/graphql-backend/schema.gql
similarity index 100%
rename from plugins/graphql/schema.gql
rename to plugins/graphql-backend/schema.gql
diff --git a/plugins/graphql/src/index.ts b/plugins/graphql-backend/src/index.ts
similarity index 100%
rename from plugins/graphql/src/index.ts
rename to plugins/graphql-backend/src/index.ts
diff --git a/plugins/graphql/src/service/router.test.ts b/plugins/graphql-backend/src/service/router.test.ts
similarity index 100%
rename from plugins/graphql/src/service/router.test.ts
rename to plugins/graphql-backend/src/service/router.test.ts
diff --git a/plugins/graphql/src/service/router.ts b/plugins/graphql-backend/src/service/router.ts
similarity index 100%
rename from plugins/graphql/src/service/router.ts
rename to plugins/graphql-backend/src/service/router.ts
diff --git a/plugins/graphql/src/setupTests.ts b/plugins/graphql-backend/src/setupTests.ts
similarity index 100%
rename from plugins/graphql/src/setupTests.ts
rename to plugins/graphql-backend/src/setupTests.ts