diff --git a/packages/cli/src/commands/create-plugin/createPlugin.ts b/packages/cli/src/commands/create-plugin/createPlugin.ts
index c9f1664411..affbf64922 100644
--- a/packages/cli/src/commands/create-plugin/createPlugin.ts
+++ b/packages/cli/src/commands/create-plugin/createPlugin.ts
@@ -21,6 +21,7 @@ import inquirer, { Answers, Question } from 'inquirer';
 import { exec as execCb } from 'child_process';
 import { resolve as resolvePath, join as joinPath } from 'path';
 import camelCase from 'lodash/camelCase';
+import upperFirst from 'lodash/upperFirst';
 import os from 'os';
 import { Command } from 'commander';
 import {
@@ -105,7 +106,7 @@ export async function addPluginDependencyToApp(
   });
 }
 
-export async function addPluginToApp(
+export async function addPluginImportToApp(
   rootDir: string,
   pluginVar: string,
   pluginPackage: string,
@@ -123,6 +124,46 @@ export async function addPluginToApp(
   });
 }
 
+export async function addPluginExtensionToApp(
+  pluginId: string,
+  extensionName: string,
+  pluginPackage: string,
+) {
+  const pluginsFilePath = paths.resolveTargetRoot('packages/app/src/App.tsx');
+  if (!(await fs.pathExists(pluginsFilePath))) {
+    return;
+  }
+
+  await Task.forItem('processing', pluginsFilePath, async () => {
+    const content = await fs.readFile(pluginsFilePath, 'utf8');
+    const revLines = content.split('\n').reverse();
+
+    const lastImportIndex = revLines.findIndex(line =>
+      line.match(/ from ("|').*("|')/),
+    );
+    const lastRouteIndex = revLines.findIndex(line =>
+      line.match(/<\/FlatRoutes/),
+    );
+
+    if (lastImportIndex !== -1 && lastRouteIndex !== -1) {
+      revLines.splice(
+        lastImportIndex,
+        0,
+        `import { ${extensionName} } from '${pluginPackage}';`,
+      );
+      const [indentation] = revLines[lastRouteIndex + 1].match(/^\s*/) ?? [];
+      revLines.splice(
+        lastRouteIndex + 1,
+        0,
+        `${indentation}<Route path="/${pluginId}" element={<${extensionName} />}/>`,
+      );
+
+      const newContent = revLines.reverse().join('\n');
+      await fs.writeFile(pluginsFilePath, newContent, 'utf8');
+    }
+  });
+}
+
 async function cleanUp(tempDir: string) {
   await Task.forItem('remove', 'temporary directory', async () => {
     await fs.remove(tempDir);
@@ -221,6 +262,7 @@ export default async (cmd: Command) => {
     ? `@${cmd.scope.replace(/^@/, '')}/plugin-${pluginId}`
     : `plugin-${pluginId}`;
   const pluginVar = `${camelCase(answers.id)}Plugin`;
+  const extensionName = `${upperFirst(camelCase(answers.id))}Page`;
   const npmRegistry = cmd.npmRegistry && cmd.scope ? cmd.npmRegistry : '';
   const privatePackage = cmd.private === false ? false : true;
   const isMonoRepo = await fs.pathExists(paths.resolveTargetRoot('lerna.json'));
@@ -259,6 +301,7 @@ export default async (cmd: Command) => {
         ...answers,
         pluginVar,
         pluginVersion,
+        extensionName,
         name,
         privatePackage,
         npmRegistry,
@@ -277,7 +320,8 @@ export default async (cmd: Command) => {
       await addPluginDependencyToApp(paths.targetRoot, name, pluginVersion);
 
       Task.section('Import plugin in app');
-      await addPluginToApp(paths.targetRoot, pluginVar, name);
+      await addPluginImportToApp(paths.targetRoot, pluginVar, name);
+      await addPluginExtensionToApp(pluginId, extensionName, name);
     }
 
     if (ownerIds && ownerIds.length) {
diff --git a/packages/cli/templates/default-plugin/dev/index.tsx.hbs b/packages/cli/templates/default-plugin/dev/index.tsx.hbs
index 13705ecd58..ade00a1613 100644
--- a/packages/cli/templates/default-plugin/dev/index.tsx.hbs
+++ b/packages/cli/templates/default-plugin/dev/index.tsx.hbs
@@ -1,11 +1,11 @@
 import React from 'react';
 import { createDevApp } from '@backstage/dev-utils';
-import { {{ pluginVar }}, ExamplePage } from '../src/plugin';
+import { {{ pluginVar }}, {{ extensionName }} } from '../src/plugin';
 
 createDevApp()
   .registerPlugin({{ pluginVar }})
   .addPage({
-    element: <ExamplePage />,
+    element: <{{ extensionName }} />,
     title: 'Root Page',
   })
   .render();
diff --git a/packages/cli/templates/default-plugin/src/index.ts.hbs b/packages/cli/templates/default-plugin/src/index.ts.hbs
index 165c8419e1..be4881efaf 100644
--- a/packages/cli/templates/default-plugin/src/index.ts.hbs
+++ b/packages/cli/templates/default-plugin/src/index.ts.hbs
@@ -1 +1 @@
-export { {{ pluginVar }} } from './plugin';
+export { {{ pluginVar }}, {{ extensionName }} } from './plugin';
diff --git a/packages/cli/templates/default-plugin/src/plugin.ts.hbs b/packages/cli/templates/default-plugin/src/plugin.ts.hbs
index 2a836592f7..0ae5356fd1 100644
--- a/packages/cli/templates/default-plugin/src/plugin.ts.hbs
+++ b/packages/cli/templates/default-plugin/src/plugin.ts.hbs
@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@ export const {{ pluginVar }} = createPlugin({
   },
 });
 
-export const ExamplePage = {{ pluginVar }}.provide(
+export const {{ extensionName }} = {{ pluginVar }}.provide(
   createRoutableExtension({
     component: () =>
       import('./components/ExampleComponent').then(m => m.ExampleComponent),