diff --git a/packages/core-plugin-api/src/extensions/extensions.tsx b/packages/core-plugin-api/src/extensions/extensions.tsx
index 19da082ee1..b4b5c0bdfc 100644
--- a/packages/core-plugin-api/src/extensions/extensions.tsx
+++ b/packages/core-plugin-api/src/extensions/extensions.tsx
@@ -19,7 +19,7 @@ import { AnalyticsContext } from '../analytics/AnalyticsContext';
 import { useApp } from '../app';
 import { RouteRef, useRouteRef } from '../routing';
 import { attachComponentData } from './componentData';
-import { Extension, BackstagePlugin } from '../plugin/types';
+import { Extension, BackstagePlugin, AnyMetadata } from '../plugin/types';
 import { PluginErrorBoundary } from './PluginErrorBoundary';
 
 /**
@@ -73,8 +73,13 @@ export function createRoutableExtension<
    * variable for this extension.
    */
   name?: string;
+
+  /**
+   *
+   */
+  metadata?: AnyMetadata;
 }): Extension<T> {
-  const { component, mountPoint, name } = options;
+  const { component, mountPoint, name, metadata } = options;
   return createReactExtension({
     component: {
       lazy: () =>
@@ -100,7 +105,7 @@ export function createRoutableExtension<
                 }
                 throw error;
               }
-              return <InnerComponent {...props} />;
+              return <InnerComponent {...props} {...metadata} />;
             };
 
             const componentName =
diff --git a/packages/core-plugin-api/src/plugin/index.ts b/packages/core-plugin-api/src/plugin/index.ts
index 95f5a6b219..1ebe1b3446 100644
--- a/packages/core-plugin-api/src/plugin/index.ts
+++ b/packages/core-plugin-api/src/plugin/index.ts
@@ -17,6 +17,7 @@
 export { createPlugin } from './Plugin';
 export type {
   AnyExternalRoutes,
+  AnyMetadata,
   AnyRoutes,
   BackstagePlugin,
   Extension,
diff --git a/plugins/catalog/src/components/CatalogPage/DefaultCatalogPage.tsx b/plugins/catalog/src/components/CatalogPage/DefaultCatalogPage.tsx
index f4a31e815a..d74b413dbe 100644
--- a/plugins/catalog/src/components/CatalogPage/DefaultCatalogPage.tsx
+++ b/plugins/catalog/src/components/CatalogPage/DefaultCatalogPage.tsx
@@ -37,12 +37,7 @@ import React from 'react';
 import { createComponentRouteRef } from '../../routes';
 import { CatalogTable, CatalogTableRow } from '../CatalogTable';
 import { CatalogKindHeader } from '../CatalogKindHeader';
-
-export type DefaultCatalogMetadataProps = {
-  createComponentTitle: string;
-  supportButtonText: string;
-  supportButton: () => JSX.Element;
-};
+import { CatalogPluginMetadata } from '../../plugin';
 
 /**
  * Props for root catalog pages.
@@ -55,7 +50,7 @@ export interface DefaultCatalogPageProps {
   actions?: TableProps<CatalogTableRow>['actions'];
   initialKind?: string;
   tableOptions?: TableProps<CatalogTableRow>['options'];
-  metadata?: DefaultCatalogMetadataProps;
+  metadata?: CatalogPluginMetadata;
 }
 
 export function DefaultCatalogPage(props: DefaultCatalogPageProps) {
diff --git a/plugins/catalog/src/plugin.ts b/plugins/catalog/src/plugin.ts
index 9e5a335d5f..a8a0951b5d 100644
--- a/plugins/catalog/src/plugin.ts
+++ b/plugins/catalog/src/plugin.ts
@@ -30,6 +30,7 @@ import {
   discoveryApiRef,
   fetchApiRef,
   storageApiRef,
+  AnyMetadata,
 } from '@backstage/core-plugin-api';
 import { DefaultStarredEntitiesApi } from './apis';
 import { AboutCardProps } from './components/AboutCard';
@@ -44,6 +45,19 @@ import { HasSystemsCardProps } from './components/HasSystemsCard';
 import { RelatedEntitiesCardProps } from './components/RelatedEntitiesCard';
 import { rootRouteRef } from './routes';
 
+export interface CatalogPluginMetadata extends AnyMetadata {
+  createComponentTitle: string;
+  supportButton: () => Promise<JSX.Element>;
+  supportButtonText: string;
+}
+
+const metadata = {
+  createComponentTitle: 'Create Component',
+  supportButton: () =>
+    import('@backstage/core-components').then(m => m.SupportButton),
+  supportButtonText: 'All your software catalog entities',
+} as CatalogPluginMetadata;
+
 /** @public */
 export const catalogPlugin = createPlugin({
   id: 'catalog',
@@ -72,12 +86,7 @@ export const catalogPlugin = createPlugin({
     createComponent: createComponentRouteRef,
     viewTechDoc: viewTechDocRouteRef,
   },
-  metadata: {
-    createComponentTitle: 'Create Component',
-    supportButton: () =>
-      import('@backstage/core-components').then(m => m.SupportButton),
-    supportButtonText: 'All your software catalog entities',
-  },
+  metadata,
 });
 
 /** @public */
@@ -87,6 +96,7 @@ export const CatalogIndexPage: (props: DefaultCatalogPageProps) => JSX.Element =
       name: 'CatalogIndexPage',
       component: () =>
         import('./components/CatalogPage').then(m => m.CatalogPage),
+      metadata,
       mountPoint: rootRouteRef,
     }),
   );