diff --git a/.changeset/sharp-lobsters-build.md b/.changeset/sharp-lobsters-build.md
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..f9d317a1f6
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.changeset/sharp-lobsters-build.md
@@ -0,0 +1,10 @@
+---
+'@backstage/backend-plugin-api': minor
+---
+
+The `register` methods passed to `createBackendPlugin` and `createBackendModule`
+now have dedicated `BackendPluginRegistrationPoints` and
+`BackendModuleRegistrationPoints` arguments, respectively. This lets us make it
+clear on a type level that it's not possible to pass in extension points as
+dependencies to plugins (should only ever be done for modules). This has no
+practical effect on code that was already well behaved.
diff --git a/packages/backend-plugin-api/api-report.md b/packages/backend-plugin-api/api-report.md
index 86917dae11..4543e5b580 100644
--- a/packages/backend-plugin-api/api-report.md
+++ b/packages/backend-plugin-api/api-report.md
@@ -29,9 +29,22 @@ export interface BackendModuleConfig {
   // (undocumented)
   pluginId: string;
   // (undocumented)
-  register(
-    reg: Omit<BackendRegistrationPoints, 'registerExtensionPoint'>,
-  ): void;
+  register(reg: BackendModuleRegistrationPoints): void;
+}
+
+// @public
+export interface BackendModuleRegistrationPoints {
+  // (undocumented)
+  registerInit<
+    Deps extends {
+      [name in string]: unknown;
+    },
+  >(options: {
+    deps: {
+      [name in keyof Deps]: ServiceRef<Deps[name]> | ExtensionPoint<Deps[name]>;
+    };
+    init(deps: Deps): Promise<void>;
+  }): void;
 }
 
 // @public (undocumented)
@@ -39,10 +52,30 @@ export interface BackendPluginConfig {
   // (undocumented)
   id: string;
   // (undocumented)
-  register(reg: BackendRegistrationPoints): void;
+  register(reg: BackendPluginRegistrationPoints): void;
 }
 
-// @public (undocumented)
+// @public
+export interface BackendPluginRegistrationPoints {
+  // (undocumented)
+  registerExtensionPoint<TExtensionPoint>(
+    ref: ExtensionPoint<TExtensionPoint>,
+    impl: TExtensionPoint,
+  ): void;
+  // (undocumented)
+  registerInit<
+    Deps extends {
+      [name in string]: unknown;
+    },
+  >(options: {
+    deps: {
+      [name in keyof Deps]: ServiceRef<Deps[name]>;
+    };
+    init(deps: Deps): Promise<void>;
+  }): void;
+}
+
+// @public
 export interface BackendRegistrationPoints {
   // (undocumented)
   registerExtensionPoint<TExtensionPoint>(
diff --git a/packages/backend-plugin-api/src/wiring/factories.ts b/packages/backend-plugin-api/src/wiring/factories.ts
index ad2e8edd13..b7482a9f0b 100644
--- a/packages/backend-plugin-api/src/wiring/factories.ts
+++ b/packages/backend-plugin-api/src/wiring/factories.ts
@@ -15,6 +15,8 @@
  */
 
 import {
+  BackendModuleRegistrationPoints,
+  BackendPluginRegistrationPoints,
   BackendRegistrationPoints,
   BackendFeature,
   ExtensionPoint,
@@ -44,7 +46,7 @@ export function createExtensionPoint<T>(
 /** @public */
 export interface BackendPluginConfig {
   id: string;
-  register(reg: BackendRegistrationPoints): void;
+  register(reg: BackendPluginRegistrationPoints): void;
 }
 
 /** @public */
@@ -62,9 +64,7 @@ export function createBackendPlugin<TOptions extends [options?: object] = []>(
 export interface BackendModuleConfig {
   pluginId: string;
   moduleId: string;
-  register(
-    reg: Omit<BackendRegistrationPoints, 'registerExtensionPoint'>,
-  ): void;
+  register(reg: BackendModuleRegistrationPoints): void;
 }
 
 /**
@@ -96,8 +96,9 @@ export function createBackendModule<TOptions extends [options?: object] = []>(
   return () => ({
     id: `${config.pluginId}.${config.moduleId}`,
     register(register: BackendRegistrationPoints) {
-      // TODO: Hide registerExtensionPoint
-      return config.register(register);
+      return config.register({
+        registerInit: register.registerInit.bind(register),
+      });
     },
   });
 }
diff --git a/packages/backend-plugin-api/src/wiring/index.ts b/packages/backend-plugin-api/src/wiring/index.ts
index 0d5999ad12..e0c25eeb4e 100644
--- a/packages/backend-plugin-api/src/wiring/index.ts
+++ b/packages/backend-plugin-api/src/wiring/index.ts
@@ -30,6 +30,8 @@ export {
   createExtensionPoint,
 } from './factories';
 export type {
+  BackendModuleRegistrationPoints,
+  BackendPluginRegistrationPoints,
   BackendRegistrationPoints,
   BackendFeature,
   ExtensionPoint,
diff --git a/packages/backend-plugin-api/src/wiring/types.ts b/packages/backend-plugin-api/src/wiring/types.ts
index cdb56ea2e4..6e081f57e5 100644
--- a/packages/backend-plugin-api/src/wiring/types.ts
+++ b/packages/backend-plugin-api/src/wiring/types.ts
@@ -35,7 +35,13 @@ export type ExtensionPoint<T> = {
   $$ref: 'extension-point';
 };
 
-/** @public */
+/**
+ * The callbacks passed to the `register` method of a backend feature; this is
+ * essentially a superset of {@link BackendPluginRegistrationPoints} and
+ * {@link BackendModuleRegistrationPoints}.
+ *
+ * @public
+ */
 export interface BackendRegistrationPoints {
   registerExtensionPoint<TExtensionPoint>(
     ref: ExtensionPoint<TExtensionPoint>,
@@ -49,6 +55,38 @@ export interface BackendRegistrationPoints {
   }): void;
 }
 
+/**
+ * The callbacks passed to the `register` method of a backend plugin.
+ *
+ * @public
+ */
+export interface BackendPluginRegistrationPoints {
+  registerExtensionPoint<TExtensionPoint>(
+    ref: ExtensionPoint<TExtensionPoint>,
+    impl: TExtensionPoint,
+  ): void;
+  registerInit<Deps extends { [name in string]: unknown }>(options: {
+    deps: {
+      [name in keyof Deps]: ServiceRef<Deps[name]>;
+    };
+    init(deps: Deps): Promise<void>;
+  }): void;
+}
+
+/**
+ * The callbacks passed to the `register` method of a backend module.
+ *
+ * @public
+ */
+export interface BackendModuleRegistrationPoints {
+  registerInit<Deps extends { [name in string]: unknown }>(options: {
+    deps: {
+      [name in keyof Deps]: ServiceRef<Deps[name]> | ExtensionPoint<Deps[name]>;
+    };
+    init(deps: Deps): Promise<void>;
+  }): void;
+}
+
 /** @public */
 export interface BackendFeature {
   // TODO(Rugvip): Try to get rid of the ID at this level, allowing for a feature to register multiple features as a bundle