diff --git a/.changeset/many-rules-raise.md b/.changeset/many-rules-raise.md
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..40a26a85fe
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.changeset/many-rules-raise.md
@@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
+---
+'@backstage/plugin-catalog-backend-module-ldap': patch
+---
+
+Added ae-dir LDAP vendor to correctly extract DN.
diff --git a/plugins/catalog-backend-module-ldap/src/ldap/client.ts b/plugins/catalog-backend-module-ldap/src/ldap/client.ts
index 0afeb16248..410318197e 100644
--- a/plugins/catalog-backend-module-ldap/src/ldap/client.ts
+++ b/plugins/catalog-backend-module-ldap/src/ldap/client.ts
@@ -24,6 +24,7 @@ import {
   ActiveDirectoryVendor,
   DefaultLdapVendor,
   FreeIpaVendor,
+  AEDirVendor,
   LdapVendor,
 } from './vendors';
 
@@ -226,6 +227,8 @@ export class LdapClient {
           return ActiveDirectoryVendor;
         } else if (root && root.raw?.ipaDomainLevel) {
           return FreeIpaVendor;
+        } else if (root && 'aeRoot' in root.raw) {
+          return AEDirVendor;
         }
         return DefaultLdapVendor;
       })
diff --git a/plugins/catalog-backend-module-ldap/src/ldap/read.ts b/plugins/catalog-backend-module-ldap/src/ldap/read.ts
index 420ba141fc..590d27ba8b 100644
--- a/plugins/catalog-backend-module-ldap/src/ldap/read.ts
+++ b/plugins/catalog-backend-module-ldap/src/ldap/read.ts
@@ -128,7 +128,6 @@ export async function readLdapUsers(
     mapReferencesAttr(user, vendor, map.memberOf, (myDn, vs) => {
       ensureItems(userMemberOf, myDn, vs);
     });
-
     entities.push(entity);
   });
 
diff --git a/plugins/catalog-backend-module-ldap/src/ldap/vendors.ts b/plugins/catalog-backend-module-ldap/src/ldap/vendors.ts
index d2df250638..02329b90b3 100644
--- a/plugins/catalog-backend-module-ldap/src/ldap/vendors.ts
+++ b/plugins/catalog-backend-module-ldap/src/ldap/vendors.ts
@@ -73,6 +73,16 @@ export const FreeIpaVendor: LdapVendor = {
   },
 };
 
+export const AEDirVendor: LdapVendor = {
+  dnAttributeName: 'dn',
+  uuidAttributeName: 'entryUUID',
+  decodeStringAttribute: (entry, name) => {
+    return decode(entry, name, value => {
+      return value.toString();
+    });
+  },
+};
+
 // Decode an attribute to a consumer
 function decode(
   entry: SearchEntry,