diff --git a/src/extensions/common-api/catalog.ts b/src/extensions/common-api/catalog.ts
index 1e4631af22..689310b69d 100644
--- a/src/extensions/common-api/catalog.ts
+++ b/src/extensions/common-api/catalog.ts
@@ -19,18 +19,5 @@
  * CONNECTION WITH THE SOFTWARE OR THE USE OR OTHER DEALINGS IN THE SOFTWARE.
  */
 
-
-import type { CatalogEntity } from "../../common/catalog";
-import { catalogEntityRegistry as registry } from "../../main/catalog";
-
-export { catalogCategoryRegistry as catalogCategories } from "../../common/catalog/catalog-category-registry";
 export * from "../../common/catalog-entities";
 export * from "../../common/catalog/catalog-entity";
-
-export class CatalogEntityRegistry {
-  getItemsForApiKind<T extends CatalogEntity>(apiVersion: string, kind: string): T[] {
-    return registry.getItemsForApiKind<T>(apiVersion, kind);
-  }
-}
-
-export const catalogEntities = new CatalogEntityRegistry();
diff --git a/src/extensions/main-api/catalog.ts b/src/extensions/main-api/catalog.ts
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..789d01519d
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/extensions/main-api/catalog.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,33 @@
+/**
+ * Copyright (c) 2021 OpenLens Authors
+ *
+ * Permission is hereby granted, free of charge, to any person obtaining a copy of
+ * this software and associated documentation files (the "Software"), to deal in
+ * the Software without restriction, including without limitation the rights to
+ * use, copy, modify, merge, publish, distribute, sublicense, and/or sell copies of
+ * the Software, and to permit persons to whom the Software is furnished to do so,
+ * subject to the following conditions:
+ *
+ * The above copyright notice and this permission notice shall be included in all
+ * copies or substantial portions of the Software.
+ *
+ * THE SOFTWARE IS PROVIDED "AS IS", WITHOUT WARRANTY OF ANY KIND, EXPRESS OR
+ * IMPLIED, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO THE WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY, FITNESS
+ * FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE AND NONINFRINGEMENT. IN NO EVENT SHALL THE AUTHORS OR
+ * COPYRIGHT HOLDERS BE LIABLE FOR ANY CLAIM, DAMAGES OR OTHER LIABILITY, WHETHER
+ * IN AN ACTION OF CONTRACT, TORT OR OTHERWISE, ARISING FROM, OUT OF OR IN
+ * CONNECTION WITH THE SOFTWARE OR THE USE OR OTHER DEALINGS IN THE SOFTWARE.
+ */
+
+import type { CatalogEntity } from "../../common/catalog";
+import { catalogEntityRegistry as registry } from "../../main/catalog";
+
+export { catalogCategoryRegistry as catalogCategories } from "../../common/catalog/catalog-category-registry";
+
+export class CatalogEntityRegistry {
+  getItemsForApiKind<T extends CatalogEntity>(apiVersion: string, kind: string): T[] {
+    return registry.getItemsForApiKind<T>(apiVersion, kind);
+  }
+}
+
+export const catalogEntities = new CatalogEntityRegistry();
diff --git a/src/extensions/main-api/index.ts b/src/extensions/main-api/index.ts
index 95533751cc..72102ebc24 100644
--- a/src/extensions/main-api/index.ts
+++ b/src/extensions/main-api/index.ts
@@ -19,10 +19,12 @@
  * CONNECTION WITH THE SOFTWARE OR THE USE OR OTHER DEALINGS IN THE SOFTWARE.
  */
 
+import * as Catalog from "./catalog";
 import { IpcMain as Ipc } from "../ipc/ipc-main";
 import { LensMainExtension as LensExtension } from "../lens-main-extension";
 
 export {
+  Catalog,
   Ipc,
   LensExtension,
 };
diff --git a/src/extensions/renderer-api/catalog.ts b/src/extensions/renderer-api/catalog.ts
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..2843bf8737
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/extensions/renderer-api/catalog.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,53 @@
+/**
+ * Copyright (c) 2021 OpenLens Authors
+ *
+ * Permission is hereby granted, free of charge, to any person obtaining a copy of
+ * this software and associated documentation files (the "Software"), to deal in
+ * the Software without restriction, including without limitation the rights to
+ * use, copy, modify, merge, publish, distribute, sublicense, and/or sell copies of
+ * the Software, and to permit persons to whom the Software is furnished to do so,
+ * subject to the following conditions:
+ *
+ * The above copyright notice and this permission notice shall be included in all
+ * copies or substantial portions of the Software.
+ *
+ * THE SOFTWARE IS PROVIDED "AS IS", WITHOUT WARRANTY OF ANY KIND, EXPRESS OR
+ * IMPLIED, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO THE WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY, FITNESS
+ * FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE AND NONINFRINGEMENT. IN NO EVENT SHALL THE AUTHORS OR
+ * COPYRIGHT HOLDERS BE LIABLE FOR ANY CLAIM, DAMAGES OR OTHER LIABILITY, WHETHER
+ * IN AN ACTION OF CONTRACT, TORT OR OTHERWISE, ARISING FROM, OUT OF OR IN
+ * CONNECTION WITH THE SOFTWARE OR THE USE OR OTHER DEALINGS IN THE SOFTWARE.
+ */
+
+
+import type { CatalogCategory, CatalogEntity } from "../../common/catalog";
+import { catalogEntityRegistry as registry } from "../../renderer/api/catalog-entity-registry";
+
+export { catalogCategoryRegistry as catalogCategories } from "../../common/catalog/catalog-category-registry";
+
+export class CatalogEntityRegistry {
+  /**
+   * Currently active/visible entity
+   */
+  get activeEntity() {
+    return registry.activeEntity;
+  }
+
+  get entities(): Map<string, CatalogEntity> {
+    return registry.entities;
+  }
+
+  getById(id: string) {
+    return this.entities.get(id);
+  }
+
+  getItemsForApiKind<T extends CatalogEntity>(apiVersion: string, kind: string): T[] {
+    return registry.getItemsForApiKind<T>(apiVersion, kind);
+  }
+
+  getItemsForCategory<T extends CatalogEntity>(category: CatalogCategory): T[] {
+    return registry.getItemsForCategory(category);
+  }
+}
+
+export const catalogEntities = new CatalogEntityRegistry();
diff --git a/src/extensions/renderer-api/index.ts b/src/extensions/renderer-api/index.ts
index 33defb00f6..189756a2fc 100644
--- a/src/extensions/renderer-api/index.ts
+++ b/src/extensions/renderer-api/index.ts
@@ -22,6 +22,7 @@
 // Lens-extensions apis, required in renderer process runtime
 
 // APIs
+import * as Catalog from "./catalog";
 import * as Component from "./components";
 import * as K8sApi from "./k8s-api";
 import * as Navigation from "./navigation";
@@ -30,6 +31,7 @@ import { IpcRenderer as Ipc } from "../ipc/ipc-renderer";
 import { LensRendererExtension as LensExtension } from "../lens-renderer-extension";
 
 export {
+  Catalog,
   Component,
   K8sApi,
   Navigation,