diff --git a/.changeset/curvy-bears-nail.md b/.changeset/curvy-bears-nail.md
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..2fe6479ffc
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.changeset/curvy-bears-nail.md
@@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
+---
+'@backstage/theme': patch
+---
+
+Don't use top level @material-ui imports
diff --git a/packages/app/src/components/Root/LogoFull.tsx b/packages/app/src/components/Root/LogoFull.tsx
index c7b1c846c4..da6911bb17 100644
--- a/packages/app/src/components/Root/LogoFull.tsx
+++ b/packages/app/src/components/Root/LogoFull.tsx
@@ -15,7 +15,7 @@
  */
 
 import React from 'react';
-import { makeStyles } from '@material-ui/core';
+import { makeStyles } from '@material-ui/core/styles';
 
 const useStyles = makeStyles({
   svg: {
diff --git a/packages/app/src/components/Root/Root.tsx b/packages/app/src/components/Root/Root.tsx
index af053f623c..b74c6459d8 100644
--- a/packages/app/src/components/Root/Root.tsx
+++ b/packages/app/src/components/Root/Root.tsx
@@ -15,7 +15,7 @@
  */
 
 import React, { PropsWithChildren } from 'react';
-import { makeStyles } from '@material-ui/core';
+import { makeStyles } from '@material-ui/core/styles';
 import HomeIcon from '@material-ui/icons/Home';
 import RuleIcon from '@material-ui/icons/AssignmentTurnedIn';
 import MapIcon from '@material-ui/icons/MyLocation';
diff --git a/packages/app/src/components/search/SearchModal.tsx b/packages/app/src/components/search/SearchModal.tsx
index 34caeeae63..0f80d0fc68 100644
--- a/packages/app/src/components/search/SearchModal.tsx
+++ b/packages/app/src/components/search/SearchModal.tsx
@@ -29,14 +29,12 @@ import {
 } from '@backstage/plugin-search-react';
 import { TechDocsSearchResultListItem } from '@backstage/plugin-techdocs';
 import { CatalogSearchResultListItem } from '@backstage/plugin-catalog';
-import {
-  Box,
-  DialogActions,
-  DialogContent,
-  DialogTitle,
-  Grid,
-  makeStyles,
-} from '@material-ui/core';
+import Box from '@material-ui/core/Box';
+import DialogActions from '@material-ui/core/DialogActions';
+import DialogContent from '@material-ui/core/DialogContent';
+import DialogTitle from '@material-ui/core/DialogTitle';
+import Grid from '@material-ui/core/Grid';
+import { makeStyles } from '@material-ui/core/styles';
 import Button from '@material-ui/core/Button';
 import IconButton from '@material-ui/core/IconButton';
 import ArrowForwardIcon from '@material-ui/icons/ArrowForward';
diff --git a/packages/app/src/components/search/SearchPage.tsx b/packages/app/src/components/search/SearchPage.tsx
index 6914fa71cb..be1c49be1b 100644
--- a/packages/app/src/components/search/SearchPage.tsx
+++ b/packages/app/src/components/search/SearchPage.tsx
@@ -25,8 +25,8 @@ import {
 import { useApi } from '@backstage/core-plugin-api';
 import { CatalogSearchResultListItem } from '@backstage/plugin-catalog';
 import {
-  catalogApiRef,
   CATALOG_FILTER_EXISTS,
+  catalogApiRef,
 } from '@backstage/plugin-catalog-react';
 import { SearchType } from '@backstage/plugin-search';
 import {
@@ -38,7 +38,10 @@ import {
   useSearch,
 } from '@backstage/plugin-search-react';
 import { TechDocsSearchResultListItem } from '@backstage/plugin-techdocs';
-import { Grid, makeStyles, Paper, Theme } from '@material-ui/core';
+import Paper from '@material-ui/core/Paper';
+import Grid from '@material-ui/core/Grid';
+import { Theme } from '@material-ui/core/styles/createTheme';
+import { makeStyles } from '@material-ui/core/styles';
 import React from 'react';
 
 const useStyles = makeStyles((theme: Theme) => ({
diff --git a/packages/techdocs-cli-embedded-app/src/components/Root/LogoIcon.tsx b/packages/techdocs-cli-embedded-app/src/components/Root/LogoIcon.tsx
index 073cf6edad..ff4b5132b0 100644
--- a/packages/techdocs-cli-embedded-app/src/components/Root/LogoIcon.tsx
+++ b/packages/techdocs-cli-embedded-app/src/components/Root/LogoIcon.tsx
@@ -15,7 +15,7 @@
  */
 
 import React from 'react';
-import { makeStyles } from '@material-ui/core';
+import { makeStyles } from '@material-ui/core/styles';
 
 const useStyles = makeStyles({
   svg: {
diff --git a/packages/techdocs-cli-embedded-app/src/components/TechDocsPage/TechDocsPage.tsx b/packages/techdocs-cli-embedded-app/src/components/TechDocsPage/TechDocsPage.tsx
index cc20081198..5ad0a10edb 100644
--- a/packages/techdocs-cli-embedded-app/src/components/TechDocsPage/TechDocsPage.tsx
+++ b/packages/techdocs-cli-embedded-app/src/components/TechDocsPage/TechDocsPage.tsx
@@ -16,7 +16,8 @@
 
 import React, { useState } from 'react';
 
-import { Theme, makeStyles } from '@material-ui/core';
+import { makeStyles } from '@material-ui/core/styles';
+import { Theme } from '@material-ui/core/styles/createTheme';
 
 import { Box, Tooltip, IconButton } from '@material-ui/core';
 import LightIcon from '@material-ui/icons/Brightness7';
diff --git a/packages/theme/report.api.md b/packages/theme/report.api.md
index faec0b8456..3882c66f45 100644
--- a/packages/theme/report.api.md
+++ b/packages/theme/report.api.md
@@ -12,9 +12,10 @@ import { ReactNode } from 'react';
 import { Theme } from '@mui/material/styles';
 import { Theme as Theme_2 } from '@material-ui/core/styles';
 import { Theme as Theme_3 } from '@material-ui/core';
+import type { Theme as Theme_4 } from '@material-ui/core/styles/createTheme';
 import { ThemeOptions } from '@mui/material/styles';
 import { ThemeOptions as ThemeOptions_2 } from '@material-ui/core/styles';
-import type { ThemeOptions as ThemeOptions_3 } from '@material-ui/core';
+import type { ThemeOptions as ThemeOptions_3 } from '@material-ui/core/styles/createTheme';
 import { UnifiedTheme as UnifiedTheme_2 } from '@backstage/theme';
 
 // @public @deprecated
@@ -91,7 +92,7 @@ export type BackstagePaletteOptions = PaletteOptions &
   BackstagePaletteAdditions;
 
 // @public @deprecated
-export interface BackstageTheme extends Theme_3 {
+export interface BackstageTheme extends Theme_4 {
   // (undocumented)
   getPageTheme: (selector: PageThemeSelector) => PageTheme;
   // (undocumented)
@@ -188,13 +189,13 @@ export function createBaseThemeOptions<PaletteOptions>(
 };
 
 // @public @deprecated
-export function createTheme(options: SimpleThemeOptions): Theme_3;
+export function createTheme(options: SimpleThemeOptions): Theme_4;
 
 // @public @deprecated
 export function createThemeOptions(options: SimpleThemeOptions): ThemeOptions_3;
 
 // @public @deprecated
-export function createThemeOverrides(theme: Theme_3): Overrides;
+export function createThemeOverrides(theme: Theme_4): Overrides;
 
 // @public
 export function createUnifiedTheme(options: UnifiedThemeOptions): UnifiedTheme;
diff --git a/packages/theme/src/unified/UnifiedThemeProvider.tsx b/packages/theme/src/unified/UnifiedThemeProvider.tsx
index 465a4dda24..e44e5502f3 100644
--- a/packages/theme/src/unified/UnifiedThemeProvider.tsx
+++ b/packages/theme/src/unified/UnifiedThemeProvider.tsx
@@ -15,7 +15,7 @@
  */
 
 import React, { ReactNode } from 'react';
-import { CssBaseline } from '@material-ui/core';
+import CssBaseline from '@material-ui/core/CssBaseline';
 import {
   ThemeProvider,
   StylesProvider,
diff --git a/packages/theme/src/v4/baseTheme.ts b/packages/theme/src/v4/baseTheme.ts
index ef63e2a5fa..9f994c6b94 100644
--- a/packages/theme/src/v4/baseTheme.ts
+++ b/packages/theme/src/v4/baseTheme.ts
@@ -16,12 +16,10 @@
 
 import { Theme as Mui5Theme } from '@mui/material/styles';
 import { createTheme as createMuiTheme } from '@material-ui/core/styles';
-import type {
-  GridProps,
-  SwitchProps,
-  Theme,
-  ThemeOptions,
-} from '@material-ui/core';
+import type { Theme, ThemeOptions } from '@material-ui/core/styles/createTheme';
+import type { GridProps } from '@material-ui/core/Grid';
+import type { SwitchProps } from '@material-ui/core/Switch';
+
 import { Overrides } from '@material-ui/core/styles/overrides';
 import { SimpleThemeOptions } from './types';
 import { createBaseThemeOptions } from '../base';
diff --git a/packages/theme/src/v4/types.ts b/packages/theme/src/v4/types.ts
index c5100dab8f..16b18e14bc 100644
--- a/packages/theme/src/v4/types.ts
+++ b/packages/theme/src/v4/types.ts
@@ -17,7 +17,7 @@
 import type {
   Theme as MuiTheme,
   ThemeOptions as MuiThemeOptions,
-} from '@material-ui/core';
+} from '@material-ui/core/styles/createTheme';
 import type {
   PaletteOptions as MuiPaletteOptions,
   Palette as MuiPalette,