diff --git a/.changeset/funny-ladybugs-pump.md b/.changeset/funny-ladybugs-pump.md
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..2b3f17e974
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.changeset/funny-ladybugs-pump.md
@@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
+---
+'@backstage/plugin-catalog-backend': patch
+---
+
+Improved performance when applying conditional decisions to entities within the permission framework.
diff --git a/plugins/catalog-backend/src/service/CatalogBuilder.ts b/plugins/catalog-backend/src/service/CatalogBuilder.ts
index ddf4b5d185..79121c86c5 100644
--- a/plugins/catalog-backend/src/service/CatalogBuilder.ts
+++ b/plugins/catalog-backend/src/service/CatalogBuilder.ts
@@ -26,9 +26,7 @@ import {
   FieldFormatEntityPolicy,
   makeValidator,
   NoForeignRootFieldsEntityPolicy,
-  parseEntityRef,
   SchemaValidEntityPolicy,
-  stringifyEntityRef,
   Validators,
 } from '@backstage/catalog-model';
 import { ScmIntegrations } from '@backstage/integration';
@@ -116,7 +114,6 @@ import { createRouter } from './createRouter';
 import { DefaultEntitiesCatalog } from './DefaultEntitiesCatalog';
 import { DefaultLocationService } from './DefaultLocationService';
 import { DefaultRefreshService } from './DefaultRefreshService';
-import { basicEntityFilter } from './request';
 import { entitiesResponseToObjects } from './response';
 import { catalogEntityPermissionResourceRef } from '@backstage/plugin-catalog-node/alpha';
 
@@ -381,7 +378,7 @@ export class CatalogBuilder {
 
     return [
       new FileReaderProcessor(),
-      new UrlReaderProcessor({ reader, logger, config }),
+      new UrlReaderProcessor({ reader, logger }),
       CodeOwnersProcessor.fromConfig(config, { logger, reader }),
       new AnnotateLocationEntityProcessor({ integrations }),
     ];
@@ -559,60 +556,35 @@ export class CatalogBuilder {
     const entitiesCatalog = new AuthorizedEntitiesCatalog(
       unauthorizedEntitiesCatalog,
       permissionsService,
-      permissionsRegistry
-        ? createConditionTransformer(
-            permissionsRegistry.getPermissionRuleset(
-              catalogEntityPermissionResourceRef,
-            ),
-          )
-        : createConditionTransformer(this.permissionRules),
+      createConditionTransformer(this.permissionRules),
     );
 
-    const catalogPermissionResource = {
-      resourceType: RESOURCE_TYPE_CATALOG_ENTITY,
-      getResources: async (resourceRefs: string[]) => {
-        const { entities } = await unauthorizedEntitiesCatalog.entities({
-          credentials: await auth.getOwnServiceCredentials(),
-          filter: {
-            anyOf: resourceRefs.map(resourceRef => {
-              const { kind, namespace, name } = parseEntityRef(resourceRef);
+    const getResources = async (resourceRefs: string[]) => {
+      const { items } = await unauthorizedEntitiesCatalog.entitiesBatch({
+        credentials: await auth.getOwnServiceCredentials(),
+        entityRefs: resourceRefs,
+      });
 
-              return basicEntityFilter({
-                kind,
-                'metadata.namespace': namespace,
-                'metadata.name': name,
-              });
-            }),
-          },
-        });
-
-        const entitiesByRef = Object.fromEntries(
-          entitiesResponseToObjects(entities)
-            .filter((x): x is Entity => Boolean(x))
-            .map(entity => [stringifyEntityRef(entity), entity]),
-        );
-
-        return resourceRefs.map(
-          resourceRef =>
-            entitiesByRef[stringifyEntityRef(parseEntityRef(resourceRef))],
-        );
-      },
-      permissions: this.permissions,
-      rules: this.permissionRules,
-    } as const;
+      return entitiesResponseToObjects(items).map(e => e || undefined);
+    };
 
     let permissionIntegrationRouter:
       | ReturnType<typeof createPermissionIntegrationRouter>
       | undefined;
     if (permissionsRegistry) {
       permissionsRegistry.addResourceType({
-        ...catalogPermissionResource,
         resourceRef: catalogEntityPermissionResourceRef,
+        getResources,
+        permissions: this.permissions,
+        rules: this.permissionRules,
       });
     } else {
-      permissionIntegrationRouter = createPermissionIntegrationRouter(
-        catalogPermissionResource,
-      );
+      permissionIntegrationRouter = createPermissionIntegrationRouter({
+        resourceType: RESOURCE_TYPE_CATALOG_ENTITY,
+        getResources,
+        permissions: this.permissions,
+        rules: this.permissionRules,
+      });
     }
 
     const locationStore = new DefaultLocationStore(dbClient);