diff --git a/.changeset/warm-mayflies-yell.md b/.changeset/warm-mayflies-yell.md
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..a2068668f7
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.changeset/warm-mayflies-yell.md
@@ -0,0 +1,8 @@
+---
+'@backstage/plugin-scaffolder': minor
+---
+
+Added the following default targets for external routes:
+
+- `registerComponent` binds to the catalog import page.
+- `viewTechDoc` binds to the TechDocs entity documentation page.
diff --git a/plugins/scaffolder/src/routes.ts b/plugins/scaffolder/src/routes.ts
index 54b7605eb1..8ef77e91e3 100644
--- a/plugins/scaffolder/src/routes.ts
+++ b/plugins/scaffolder/src/routes.ts
@@ -22,12 +22,14 @@ import {
 export const registerComponentRouteRef = createExternalRouteRef({
   id: 'register-component',
   optional: true,
+  defaultTarget: 'catalog-import.importPage',
 });
 
 export const viewTechDocRouteRef = createExternalRouteRef({
   id: 'view-techdoc',
   optional: true,
   params: ['namespace', 'kind', 'name'],
+  defaultTarget: 'techdocs.docRoot',
 });
 
 /**