diff --git a/.changeset/friendly-masks-dress.md b/.changeset/friendly-masks-dress.md
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..31405f88eb
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.changeset/friendly-masks-dress.md
@@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
+---
+'@backstage/catalog-model': patch
+---
+
+Export the `schemaValidator` helper function.
diff --git a/packages/catalog-model/src/kinds/index.ts b/packages/catalog-model/src/kinds/index.ts
index 914d7efea7..e00a49acb5 100644
--- a/packages/catalog-model/src/kinds/index.ts
+++ b/packages/catalog-model/src/kinds/index.ts
@@ -14,6 +14,8 @@
  * limitations under the License.
  */
 
+export { schemaValidator } from './util';
+export type { KindValidator } from './types';
 export { apiEntityV1alpha1Validator } from './ApiEntityV1alpha1';
 export type {
   ApiEntityV1alpha1 as ApiEntity,
@@ -40,7 +42,6 @@ export type {
   TemplateEntityV1alpha1 as TemplateEntity,
   TemplateEntityV1alpha1,
 } from './TemplateEntityV1alpha1';
-export type { KindValidator } from './types';
 export { userEntityV1alpha1Validator } from './UserEntityV1alpha1';
 export type {
   UserEntityV1alpha1 as UserEntity,