diff --git a/.changeset/quiet-cherries-count.md b/.changeset/quiet-cherries-count.md
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..857bae6e24
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.changeset/quiet-cherries-count.md
@@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
+---
+'@backstage/cli': patch
+---
+
+Added `@backstage/backend-test-utils` to backend package templates.
diff --git a/packages/cli/templates/node-library/package.json.hbs b/packages/cli/templates/node-library/package.json.hbs
index 941bf309fd..5b292e3e23 100644
--- a/packages/cli/templates/node-library/package.json.hbs
+++ b/packages/cli/templates/node-library/package.json.hbs
@@ -20,6 +20,7 @@
     "postpack": "backstage-cli package postpack"
   },
   "devDependencies": {
+    "@backstage/backend-test-utils": "{{versionQuery '@backstage/backend-test-utils'}}",
     "@backstage/cli": "{{versionQuery '@backstage/cli'}}"
   },
   "files": [
diff --git a/packages/cli/templates/plugin-node-library/package.json.hbs b/packages/cli/templates/plugin-node-library/package.json.hbs
index 876d6414ac..bcd064edcc 100644
--- a/packages/cli/templates/plugin-node-library/package.json.hbs
+++ b/packages/cli/templates/plugin-node-library/package.json.hbs
@@ -21,6 +21,7 @@
     "postpack": "backstage-cli package postpack"
   },
   "devDependencies": {
+    "@backstage/backend-test-utils": "{{versionQuery '@backstage/backend-test-utils'}}",
     "@backstage/cli": "{{versionQuery '@backstage/cli'}}"
   },
   "files": [
diff --git a/packages/cli/templates/scaffolder-backend-module/package.json.hbs b/packages/cli/templates/scaffolder-backend-module/package.json.hbs
index 36c99c7687..72cb370443 100644
--- a/packages/cli/templates/scaffolder-backend-module/package.json.hbs
+++ b/packages/cli/templates/scaffolder-backend-module/package.json.hbs
@@ -26,6 +26,7 @@
     "@backstage/plugin-scaffolder-node": "{{versionQuery '@backstage/plugin-scaffolder-node'}}"
   },
   "devDependencies": {
+    "@backstage/backend-test-utils": "{{versionQuery '@backstage/backend-test-utils'}}",
     "@backstage/cli": "{{versionQuery '@backstage/cli'}}",
     "@backstage/plugin-scaffolder-node-test-utils": "{{versionQuery '@backstage/plugin-scaffolder-node-test-utils'}}"
   },