diff --git a/.changeset/dull-pumas-hope.md b/.changeset/dull-pumas-hope.md
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..e34b731749
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.changeset/dull-pumas-hope.md
@@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
+---
+'@backstage/backend-common': patch
+---
+
+Added back support for when no branch is provided to the `UrlReader` for Bitbucket Server
diff --git a/packages/backend-common/src/reading/BitbucketServerUrlReader.test.ts b/packages/backend-common/src/reading/BitbucketServerUrlReader.test.ts
index 4584ba75f8..f308b4d33d 100644
--- a/packages/backend-common/src/reading/BitbucketServerUrlReader.test.ts
+++ b/packages/backend-common/src/reading/BitbucketServerUrlReader.test.ts
@@ -109,6 +109,55 @@ describe('BitbucketServerUrlReader', () => {
     });
   });
 
+  describe('readTree without branch', () => {
+    const repoBuffer = fs.readFileSync(
+      path.resolve(__dirname, '__fixtures__/bitbucket-server-repo.tar.gz'),
+    );
+
+    beforeEach(() => {
+      worker.use(
+        rest.get(
+          'https://api.bitbucket.mycompany.net/rest/api/1.0/projects/backstage/repos/mock/archive',
+          (_, res, ctx) =>
+            res(
+              ctx.status(200),
+              ctx.set('Content-Type', 'application/zip'),
+              ctx.set(
+                'content-disposition',
+                'attachment; filename=backstage-mock.tgz',
+              ),
+              ctx.body(repoBuffer),
+            ),
+        ),
+        rest.get(
+          'https://api.bitbucket.mycompany.net/rest/api/1.0/projects/backstage/repos/mock/commits/*',
+          (_, res, ctx) =>
+            res(
+              ctx.status(200),
+              ctx.json({
+                values: [{ id: '12ab34cd56ef78gh90ij12kl34mn56op78qr90st' }],
+              }),
+            ),
+        ),
+      );
+    });
+
+    it('uses private bitbucket host', async () => {
+      const response = await reader.readTree(
+        'https://bitbucket.mycompany.net/projects/backstage/repos/mock/browse/docs?at=some-branch',
+      );
+
+      expect(response.etag).toBe('12ab34cd56ef');
+
+      const files = await response.files();
+
+      expect(files.length).toBe(1);
+      const indexMarkdownFile = await files[0].content();
+
+      expect(indexMarkdownFile.toString()).toBe('# Test\n');
+    });
+  });
+
   describe('search private', () => {
     const repoBuffer = fs.readFileSync(
       path.resolve(__dirname, '__fixtures__/bitbucket-server-repo.tar.gz'),
diff --git a/packages/backend-common/src/reading/BitbucketServerUrlReader.ts b/packages/backend-common/src/reading/BitbucketServerUrlReader.ts
index 31894cf823..e9a229a1ff 100644
--- a/packages/backend-common/src/reading/BitbucketServerUrlReader.ts
+++ b/packages/backend-common/src/reading/BitbucketServerUrlReader.ts
@@ -205,10 +205,21 @@ export class BitbucketServerUrlReader implements UrlReader {
 
     const commits = await commitResponse.json();
 
+    // Handles case when a branch is provided in the URL
     if (commits && commits.id) {
       return commits.id.substring(0, 12);
     }
 
+    // Handles case when no branch is provided in the URL
+    if (
+      commits &&
+      commits.values &&
+      commits.values.length > 0 &&
+      commits.values[0].id
+    ) {
+      return commits.values[0].id.substring(0, 12);
+    }
+
     throw new Error(`Failed to read response from ${commitApiUrl}`);
   }
 }