diff --git a/packages/app-next/src/App.tsx b/packages/app-next/src/App.tsx
index 720075f7a7..6159c044d2 100644
--- a/packages/app-next/src/App.tsx
+++ b/packages/app-next/src/App.tsx
@@ -16,11 +16,7 @@
 
 import React from 'react';
 import { createApp } from '@backstage/frontend-app-api';
-import {
-  externalPageXRouteRef,
-  pageXRouteRef,
-  pagesPlugin,
-} from './examples/pagesPlugin';
+import { pagesPlugin } from './examples/pagesPlugin';
 import graphiqlPlugin from '@backstage/plugin-graphiql/alpha';
 import techRadarPlugin from '@backstage/plugin-tech-radar/alpha';
 import userSettingsPlugin from '@backstage/plugin-user-settings/alpha';
@@ -77,7 +73,7 @@ const app = createApp({
     }),
   ],
   bindRoutes({ bind }) {
-    bind({ x: externalPageXRouteRef }, { x: pageXRouteRef });
+    bind(pagesPlugin.externalRoutes, { pageX: pagesPlugin.routes.pageX });
   },
 });
 
diff --git a/packages/app-next/src/examples/pagesPlugin.tsx b/packages/app-next/src/examples/pagesPlugin.tsx
index 815d4926e9..ef6b55ff4c 100644
--- a/packages/app-next/src/examples/pagesPlugin.tsx
+++ b/packages/app-next/src/examples/pagesPlugin.tsx
@@ -129,5 +129,12 @@ export const pagesPlugin = createPlugin({
   //   //     OR
   //   //   'page1'
   // },
+  routes: {
+    page1: page1RouteRef,
+    pageX: pageXRouteRef,
+  },
+  externalRoutes: {
+    pageX: externalPageXRouteRef,
+  },
   extensions: [IndexPage, Page1, ExternalPage],
 });
diff --git a/packages/frontend-plugin-api/api-report.md b/packages/frontend-plugin-api/api-report.md
index 36de6114e6..071b617851 100644
--- a/packages/frontend-plugin-api/api-report.md
+++ b/packages/frontend-plugin-api/api-report.md
@@ -7,6 +7,8 @@
 
 import { AnyApiFactory } from '@backstage/core-plugin-api';
 import { AnyApiRef } from '@backstage/core-plugin-api';
+import { AnyExternalRoutes } from '@backstage/core-plugin-api';
+import { AnyRoutes } from '@backstage/core-plugin-api';
 import { AppTheme } from '@backstage/core-plugin-api';
 import { IconComponent } from '@backstage/core-plugin-api';
 import { JsonObject } from '@backstage/types';
@@ -40,13 +42,20 @@ export type AnyExtensionInputMap = {
 };
 
 // @public (undocumented)
-export interface BackstagePlugin {
+export interface BackstagePlugin<
+  Routes extends AnyRoutes = AnyRoutes,
+  ExternalRoutes extends AnyExternalRoutes = AnyExternalRoutes,
+> {
   // (undocumented)
   $$type: '@backstage/BackstagePlugin';
   // (undocumented)
   extensions: Extension<unknown>[];
   // (undocumented)
+  externalRoutes: ExternalRoutes;
+  // (undocumented)
   id: string;
+  // (undocumented)
+  routes: Routes;
 }
 
 // @public (undocumented)
@@ -205,7 +214,12 @@ export function createPageExtension<
 ): Extension<TConfig>;
 
 // @public (undocumented)
-export function createPlugin(options: PluginOptions): BackstagePlugin;
+export function createPlugin<
+  Routes extends AnyRoutes = AnyRoutes,
+  ExternalRoutes extends AnyExternalRoutes = AnyExternalRoutes,
+>(
+  options: PluginOptions<Routes, ExternalRoutes>,
+): BackstagePlugin<Routes, ExternalRoutes>;
 
 // @public (undocumented)
 export function createSchemaFromZod<TOutput, TInput>(
@@ -338,11 +352,18 @@ export type NavTarget = {
 };
 
 // @public (undocumented)
-export interface PluginOptions {
+export interface PluginOptions<
+  Routes extends AnyRoutes,
+  ExternalRoutes extends AnyExternalRoutes,
+> {
   // (undocumented)
   extensions?: Extension<unknown>[];
   // (undocumented)
+  externalRoutes?: ExternalRoutes;
+  // (undocumented)
   id: string;
+  // (undocumented)
+  routes?: Routes;
 }
 
 // @public (undocumented)
diff --git a/packages/frontend-plugin-api/src/wiring/createPlugin.ts b/packages/frontend-plugin-api/src/wiring/createPlugin.ts
index bd8e9954ef..3afb5cedff 100644
--- a/packages/frontend-plugin-api/src/wiring/createPlugin.ts
+++ b/packages/frontend-plugin-api/src/wiring/createPlugin.ts
@@ -14,26 +14,44 @@
  * limitations under the License.
  */
 
+import { AnyExternalRoutes, AnyRoutes } from '@backstage/core-plugin-api';
 import { Extension } from './createExtension';
 
 /** @public */
-export interface PluginOptions {
+export interface PluginOptions<
+  Routes extends AnyRoutes,
+  ExternalRoutes extends AnyExternalRoutes,
+> {
   id: string;
+  routes?: Routes;
+  externalRoutes?: ExternalRoutes;
   extensions?: Extension<unknown>[];
 }
 
 /** @public */
-export interface BackstagePlugin {
+export interface BackstagePlugin<
+  Routes extends AnyRoutes = AnyRoutes,
+  ExternalRoutes extends AnyExternalRoutes = AnyExternalRoutes,
+> {
   $$type: '@backstage/BackstagePlugin';
   id: string;
   extensions: Extension<unknown>[];
+  routes: Routes;
+  externalRoutes: ExternalRoutes;
 }
 
 /** @public */
-export function createPlugin(options: PluginOptions): BackstagePlugin {
+export function createPlugin<
+  Routes extends AnyRoutes = AnyRoutes,
+  ExternalRoutes extends AnyExternalRoutes = AnyExternalRoutes,
+>(
+  options: PluginOptions<Routes, ExternalRoutes>,
+): BackstagePlugin<Routes, ExternalRoutes> {
   return {
     ...options,
-    $$type: '@backstage/BackstagePlugin',
+    routes: options.routes ?? ({} as Routes),
+    externalRoutes: options.externalRoutes ?? ({} as ExternalRoutes),
     extensions: options.extensions ?? [],
+    $$type: '@backstage/BackstagePlugin',
   };
 }