diff --git a/packages/app-defaults/src/createApp.tsx b/packages/app-defaults/src/createApp.tsx
index d85dfa04eb..05e048ffca 100644
--- a/packages/app-defaults/src/createApp.tsx
+++ b/packages/app-defaults/src/createApp.tsx
@@ -50,7 +50,7 @@ export function createApp(
       ...icons,
       ...options?.icons,
     },
-    plugins: (options?.plugins as BackstagePlugin<any, any>[]) ?? [],
+    plugins: (options?.plugins as BackstagePlugin<any, any, any>[]) ?? [],
     themes: options?.themes ?? themes,
   });
 }
diff --git a/packages/core-app-api/src/app/AppManager.tsx b/packages/core-app-api/src/app/AppManager.tsx
index f47ddf676a..130d961312 100644
--- a/packages/core-app-api/src/app/AppManager.tsx
+++ b/packages/core-app-api/src/app/AppManager.tsx
@@ -82,8 +82,8 @@ import { resolveRouteBindings } from './resolveRouteBindings';
 import { BackstageRouteObject } from '../routing/types';
 
 type CompatiblePlugin =
-  | BackstagePlugin<any, any>
-  | (Omit<BackstagePlugin<any, any>, 'getFeatureFlags'> & {
+  | BackstagePlugin<any, any, any>
+  | (Omit<BackstagePlugin<any, any, any>, 'getFeatureFlags'> & {
       output(): Array<{ type: 'feature-flag'; name: string }>;
     });
 
@@ -145,7 +145,7 @@ function useConfigLoader(
 class AppContextImpl implements AppContext {
   constructor(private readonly app: AppManager) {}
 
-  getPlugins(): BackstagePlugin<any, any>[] {
+  getPlugins(): BackstagePlugin<any, any, any>[] {
     return this.app.getPlugins();
   }
 
@@ -186,8 +186,8 @@ export class AppManager implements BackstageApp {
     this.apiFactoryRegistry = new ApiFactoryRegistry();
   }
 
-  getPlugins(): BackstagePlugin<any, any>[] {
-    return Array.from(this.plugins) as BackstagePlugin<any, any>[];
+  getPlugins(): BackstagePlugin<any, any, any>[] {
+    return Array.from(this.plugins) as BackstagePlugin<any, any, any>[];
   }
 
   getSystemIcon(key: string): IconComponent | undefined {
@@ -241,7 +241,7 @@ export class AppManager implements BackstageApp {
         validateRouteParameters(routing.paths, routing.parents);
         validateRouteBindings(
           routeBindings,
-          this.plugins as Iterable<BackstagePlugin<any, any>>,
+          this.plugins as Iterable<BackstagePlugin<any, any, any>>,
         );
       }
 
diff --git a/packages/core-app-api/src/app/types.ts b/packages/core-app-api/src/app/types.ts
index ff7a43d0eb..e7436dbf0a 100644
--- a/packages/core-app-api/src/app/types.ts
+++ b/packages/core-app-api/src/app/types.ts
@@ -291,7 +291,7 @@ export type BackstageApp = {
   /**
    * Returns all plugins registered for the app.
    */
-  getPlugins(): BackstagePlugin<any, any>[];
+  getPlugins(): BackstagePlugin<any, any, any>[];
 
   /**
    * Get a common or custom icon for this app.
@@ -321,7 +321,7 @@ export type AppContext = {
   /**
    * Get a list of all plugins that are installed in the app.
    */
-  getPlugins(): BackstagePlugin<any, any>[];
+  getPlugins(): BackstagePlugin<any, any, any>[];
 
   /**
    * Get a common or custom icon for this app.
diff --git a/packages/core-app-api/src/plugins/collectors.ts b/packages/core-app-api/src/plugins/collectors.ts
index 0f8b65ad62..376a8b709c 100644
--- a/packages/core-app-api/src/plugins/collectors.ts
+++ b/packages/core-app-api/src/plugins/collectors.ts
@@ -18,9 +18,9 @@ import { BackstagePlugin, getComponentData } from '@backstage/core-plugin-api';
 import { createCollector } from '../extensions/traversal';
 
 export const pluginCollector = createCollector(
-  () => new Set<BackstagePlugin<any, any>>(),
+  () => new Set<BackstagePlugin<any, any, any>>(),
   (acc, node) => {
-    const plugin = getComponentData<BackstagePlugin<any, any>>(
+    const plugin = getComponentData<BackstagePlugin<any, any, any>>(
       node,
       'core.plugin',
     );
diff --git a/packages/core-app-api/src/routing/validation.ts b/packages/core-app-api/src/routing/validation.ts
index c5d3e4aca9..2e0093eaab 100644
--- a/packages/core-app-api/src/routing/validation.ts
+++ b/packages/core-app-api/src/routing/validation.ts
@@ -65,7 +65,7 @@ export function validateRouteParameters(
 // Validates that all non-optional external routes have been bound
 export function validateRouteBindings(
   routeBindings: Map<ExternalRouteRef, RouteRef | SubRouteRef>,
-  plugins: Iterable<BackstagePlugin<{}, Record<string, ExternalRouteRef>>>,
+  plugins: Iterable<BackstagePlugin<{}, {}, Record<string, ExternalRouteRef>>>,
 ) {
   for (const plugin of plugins) {
     if (!plugin.externalRoutes) {
diff --git a/packages/core-plugin-api/src/extensions/extensions.tsx b/packages/core-plugin-api/src/extensions/extensions.tsx
index 149ea1f520..1d84d55442 100644
--- a/packages/core-plugin-api/src/extensions/extensions.tsx
+++ b/packages/core-plugin-api/src/extensions/extensions.tsx
@@ -226,7 +226,7 @@ export function createReactExtension<
     'Component';
 
   return {
-    expose(plugin: BackstagePlugin<any, any>) {
+    expose(plugin: BackstagePlugin<any, any, any>) {
       const Result: any = (props: any) => {
         const app = useApp();
         const { Progress } = app.getComponents();
diff --git a/packages/core-plugin-api/src/plugin-options/usePluginOptions.test.tsx b/packages/core-plugin-api/src/plugin-options/usePluginOptions.test.tsx
index f9f1b6c67e..11bf85aafa 100644
--- a/packages/core-plugin-api/src/plugin-options/usePluginOptions.test.tsx
+++ b/packages/core-plugin-api/src/plugin-options/usePluginOptions.test.tsx
@@ -17,13 +17,22 @@
 import React from 'react';
 import { renderHook } from '@testing-library/react-hooks';
 import { usePluginOptions, PluginProvider } from './usePluginOptions';
-import { createPlugin, PluginInputOptions, PluginOptions } from '../plugin';
+import { createPlugin } from '../plugin';
 
 describe('usePluginOptions', () => {
   it('should provide a versioned value to hook', () => {
+    type TestInputPluginOptions = {
+      'key-1': string;
+    };
+
+    type TestPluginOptions = {
+      'key-1': string;
+      'key-2': string;
+    };
+
     const plugin = createPlugin({
       id: 'my-plugin',
-      __experimentalConfigure(_: PluginInputOptions): PluginOptions {
+      __experimentalConfigure(_: TestInputPluginOptions): TestPluginOptions {
         return { 'key-1': 'value-1', 'key-2': 'value-2' };
       },
     });
diff --git a/packages/core-plugin-api/src/plugin-options/usePluginOptions.tsx b/packages/core-plugin-api/src/plugin-options/usePluginOptions.tsx
index 499c4f10d3..5feda8234b 100644
--- a/packages/core-plugin-api/src/plugin-options/usePluginOptions.tsx
+++ b/packages/core-plugin-api/src/plugin-options/usePluginOptions.tsx
@@ -19,7 +19,7 @@ import {
   createVersionedValueMap,
   useVersionedContext,
 } from '@backstage/version-bridge';
-import { BackstagePlugin, PluginOptions } from '../plugin';
+import { BackstagePlugin, AnyPluginOptions } from '../plugin';
 import React, { ReactNode } from 'react';
 
 const contextKey: string = 'plugin-context';
@@ -38,12 +38,14 @@ export const PluginProvider = ({
   children,
   plugin,
 }: PluginOptionsProviderProps): JSX.Element => {
-  const { Provider } = createVersionedContext<{ 1: PluginOptions }>(contextKey);
+  const { Provider } = createVersionedContext<{ 1: AnyPluginOptions }>(
+    contextKey,
+  );
   return (
     <Provider
       value={createVersionedValueMap({
         1: plugin as unknown as {
-          getPluginOptions(): PluginOptions;
+          getPluginOptions(): AnyPluginOptions;
         },
       })}
     >
@@ -59,7 +61,7 @@ export const PluginProvider = ({
  * @alpha
  */
 export function usePluginOptions<
-  TPluginOptions extends PluginOptions = PluginOptions,
+  TPluginOptions extends AnyPluginOptions = AnyPluginOptions,
 >(): TPluginOptions {
   const versionedHolder = useVersionedContext<{ 1: TPluginOptions }>(
     contextKey,
@@ -74,5 +76,9 @@ export function usePluginOptions<
     throw new Error('Plugin Options v1 is not available');
   }
 
-  return value.options as TPluginOptions;
+  return (
+    value as unknown as {
+      getPluginOptions(): AnyPluginOptions;
+    }
+  ).getPluginOptions() as TPluginOptions;
 }
diff --git a/packages/core-plugin-api/src/plugin/Plugin.tsx b/packages/core-plugin-api/src/plugin/Plugin.tsx
index e78b6be01e..8c5153da99 100644
--- a/packages/core-plugin-api/src/plugin/Plugin.tsx
+++ b/packages/core-plugin-api/src/plugin/Plugin.tsx
@@ -20,8 +20,8 @@ import {
   Extension,
   AnyRoutes,
   AnyExternalRoutes,
-  PluginOptions,
-  PluginInputOptions,
+  AnyPluginOptions,
+  AnyPluginInputOptions,
   PluginFeatureFlagConfig,
 } from './types';
 import { AnyApiFactory } from '../apis';
@@ -30,13 +30,22 @@ import { AnyApiFactory } from '../apis';
  * @internal
  */
 export class PluginImpl<
+  PluginInputOptions extends AnyPluginInputOptions,
+  PluginOptions extends AnyPluginOptions,
   Routes extends AnyRoutes,
   ExternalRoutes extends AnyExternalRoutes,
-> implements BackstagePlugin<Routes, ExternalRoutes>
+> implements BackstagePlugin<PluginInputOptions, Routes, ExternalRoutes>
 {
-  constructor(private readonly config: PluginConfig<Routes, ExternalRoutes>) {}
+  constructor(
+    private readonly config: PluginConfig<
+      PluginInputOptions,
+      PluginOptions,
+      Routes,
+      ExternalRoutes
+    >,
+  ) {}
 
-  options: PluginOptions | undefined = undefined;
+  options: AnyPluginOptions | undefined = undefined;
 
   getId(): string {
     return this.config.id;
@@ -68,11 +77,11 @@ export class PluginImpl<
     }
   }
 
-  getPluginOptions(): PluginOptions {
+  getPluginOptions(): AnyPluginOptions {
     if (this.config.__experimentalConfigure && !this.options) {
       this.options = this.config.__experimentalConfigure();
     }
-    return this.options ?? ({} as PluginOptions);
+    return this.options ?? ({} as AnyPluginOptions);
   }
 
   toString() {
@@ -87,10 +96,17 @@ export class PluginImpl<
  * @public
  */
 export function createPlugin<
+  PluginInputOptions extends AnyPluginInputOptions = {},
+  PluginOptions extends AnyPluginInputOptions = {},
   Routes extends AnyRoutes = {},
   ExternalRoutes extends AnyExternalRoutes = {},
 >(
-  config: PluginConfig<Routes, ExternalRoutes>,
-): BackstagePlugin<Routes, ExternalRoutes> {
+  config: PluginConfig<
+    PluginInputOptions,
+    PluginOptions,
+    Routes,
+    ExternalRoutes
+  >,
+): BackstagePlugin<PluginInputOptions, Routes, ExternalRoutes> {
   return new PluginImpl(config);
 }
diff --git a/packages/core-plugin-api/src/plugin/index.ts b/packages/core-plugin-api/src/plugin/index.ts
index e433e5cc86..58fcec03aa 100644
--- a/packages/core-plugin-api/src/plugin/index.ts
+++ b/packages/core-plugin-api/src/plugin/index.ts
@@ -18,8 +18,8 @@ export { createPlugin } from './Plugin';
 
 export type {
   AnyExternalRoutes,
-  PluginOptions,
-  PluginInputOptions,
+  AnyPluginOptions,
+  AnyPluginInputOptions,
   AnyRoutes,
   BackstagePlugin,
   Extension,
diff --git a/packages/core-plugin-api/src/plugin/types.ts b/packages/core-plugin-api/src/plugin/types.ts
index 5daaa3e9f9..56e0845706 100644
--- a/packages/core-plugin-api/src/plugin/types.ts
+++ b/packages/core-plugin-api/src/plugin/types.ts
@@ -27,7 +27,7 @@ import { AnyApiFactory } from '../apis';
  * @public
  */
 export type Extension<T> = {
-  expose(plugin: BackstagePlugin<any, any>): T;
+  expose(plugin: BackstagePlugin<any, any, any>): T;
 };
 
 /**
@@ -49,8 +49,8 @@ export type AnyExternalRoutes = { [name: string]: ExternalRouteRef };
  *
  * @public
  */
-export type PluginOptions = { [name: string]: unknown };
-export type PluginInputOptions = { [name: string]: unknown };
+export type AnyPluginOptions = { [name: string]: unknown };
+export type AnyPluginInputOptions = { [name: string]: unknown };
 
 /**
  * Plugin type.
@@ -58,6 +58,7 @@ export type PluginInputOptions = { [name: string]: unknown };
  * @public
  */
 export type BackstagePlugin<
+  PluginInputOptions extends AnyPluginInputOptions = {},
   Routes extends AnyRoutes = {},
   ExternalRoutes extends AnyExternalRoutes = {},
 > = {
@@ -89,6 +90,8 @@ export type PluginFeatureFlagConfig = {
  * @public
  */
 export type PluginConfig<
+  PluginInputOptions extends AnyPluginInputOptions,
+  PluginOptions extends AnyPluginOptions,
   Routes extends AnyRoutes,
   ExternalRoutes extends AnyExternalRoutes,
 > = {
diff --git a/plugins/catalog/src/options.ts b/plugins/catalog/src/options.ts
index edf702ee0b..1d8b972ec2 100644
--- a/plugins/catalog/src/options.ts
+++ b/plugins/catalog/src/options.ts
@@ -20,5 +20,9 @@ export type CatalogPluginOptions = {
   createButtonTitle: string;
 };
 
+export type CatalogInputPluginOptions = {
+  createButtonTitle: string;
+};
+
 export const useCatalogPluginOptions = () =>
   usePluginOptions<CatalogPluginOptions>();
diff --git a/plugins/catalog/src/plugin.ts b/plugins/catalog/src/plugin.ts
index 1fd52a82a8..ec4a1b52e1 100644
--- a/plugins/catalog/src/plugin.ts
+++ b/plugins/catalog/src/plugin.ts
@@ -30,8 +30,6 @@ import {
   discoveryApiRef,
   fetchApiRef,
   storageApiRef,
-  PluginOptions,
-  PluginInputOptions,
 } from '@backstage/core-plugin-api';
 import { DefaultStarredEntitiesApi } from './apis';
 import { AboutCardProps } from './components/AboutCard';
@@ -45,6 +43,7 @@ import { HasSubcomponentsCardProps } from './components/HasSubcomponentsCard';
 import { HasSystemsCardProps } from './components/HasSystemsCard';
 import { RelatedEntitiesCardProps } from './components/RelatedEntitiesCard';
 import { rootRouteRef } from './routes';
+import { CatalogInputPluginOptions, CatalogPluginOptions } from './options';
 
 /** @public */
 export const catalogPlugin = createPlugin({
@@ -74,7 +73,9 @@ export const catalogPlugin = createPlugin({
     createComponent: createComponentRouteRef,
     viewTechDoc: viewTechDocRouteRef,
   },
-  __experimentalConfigure(options?: PluginInputOptions): PluginOptions {
+  __experimentalConfigure(
+    options?: CatalogInputPluginOptions,
+  ): CatalogPluginOptions {
     const defaultOptions = {
       createButtonTitle: 'Create',
     };