diff --git a/.changeset/four-walls-perform.md b/.changeset/four-walls-perform.md
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..5275da7b79
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.changeset/four-walls-perform.md
@@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
+---
+'@backstage/plugin-scaffolder': minor
+---
+
+Updating the `EntityPicker` to only select `kind` `metadata.name` and `metadata.namespace` by default to improve performance on larger datasets.
diff --git a/plugins/scaffolder/src/components/fields/EntityPicker/EntityPicker.test.tsx b/plugins/scaffolder/src/components/fields/EntityPicker/EntityPicker.test.tsx
index 4329b2208b..8016a6ae83 100644
--- a/plugins/scaffolder/src/components/fields/EntityPicker/EntityPicker.test.tsx
+++ b/plugins/scaffolder/src/components/fields/EntityPicker/EntityPicker.test.tsx
@@ -89,7 +89,10 @@ describe('<EntityPicker />', () => {
         </Wrapper>,
       );
 
-      expect(catalogApi.getEntities).toHaveBeenCalledWith(undefined);
+      expect(catalogApi.getEntities).toHaveBeenCalledWith({
+        fields: ['metadata.name', 'metadata.namespace', 'kind'],
+        filter: undefined,
+      });
     });
 
     it('updates even if there is not an exact match', async () => {
@@ -130,11 +133,13 @@ describe('<EntityPicker />', () => {
         </Wrapper>,
       );
 
-      expect(catalogApi.getEntities).toHaveBeenCalledWith({
-        filter: {
-          kind: ['User'],
-        },
-      });
+      expect(catalogApi.getEntities).toHaveBeenCalledWith(
+        expect.objectContaining({
+          filter: {
+            kind: ['User'],
+          },
+        }),
+      );
     });
   });
 
@@ -173,18 +178,20 @@ describe('<EntityPicker />', () => {
         </Wrapper>,
       );
 
-      expect(catalogApi.getEntities).toHaveBeenCalledWith({
-        filter: [
-          {
-            kind: ['Group'],
-            'metadata.name': 'test-entity',
-          },
-          {
-            kind: ['User'],
-            'metadata.name': 'test-entity',
-          },
-        ],
-      });
+      expect(catalogApi.getEntities).toHaveBeenCalledWith(
+        expect.objectContaining({
+          filter: [
+            {
+              kind: ['Group'],
+              'metadata.name': 'test-entity',
+            },
+            {
+              kind: ['User'],
+              'metadata.name': 'test-entity',
+            },
+          ],
+        }),
+      );
     });
     it('allow single top level filter', async () => {
       uiSchema = {
@@ -204,12 +211,14 @@ describe('<EntityPicker />', () => {
         </Wrapper>,
       );
 
-      expect(catalogApi.getEntities).toHaveBeenCalledWith({
-        filter: {
-          kind: ['Group'],
-          'metadata.name': 'test-entity',
-        },
-      });
+      expect(catalogApi.getEntities).toHaveBeenCalledWith(
+        expect.objectContaining({
+          filter: {
+            kind: ['Group'],
+            'metadata.name': 'test-entity',
+          },
+        }),
+      );
     });
 
     it('search for entitities containing an specific key', async () => {
@@ -230,14 +239,16 @@ describe('<EntityPicker />', () => {
         </Wrapper>,
       );
 
-      expect(catalogApi.getEntities).toHaveBeenCalledWith({
-        filter: [
-          {
-            kind: ['User'],
-            'metadata.annotation.some/anotation': CATALOG_FILTER_EXISTS,
-          },
-        ],
-      });
+      expect(catalogApi.getEntities).toHaveBeenCalledWith(
+        expect.objectContaining({
+          filter: [
+            {
+              kind: ['User'],
+              'metadata.annotation.some/anotation': CATALOG_FILTER_EXISTS,
+            },
+          ],
+        }),
+      );
     });
   });
 
@@ -273,14 +284,16 @@ describe('<EntityPicker />', () => {
         </Wrapper>,
       );
 
-      expect(catalogApi.getEntities).toHaveBeenCalledWith({
-        filter: [
-          {
-            kind: ['Group'],
-            'metadata.name': 'test-group',
-          },
-        ],
-      });
+      expect(catalogApi.getEntities).toHaveBeenCalledWith(
+        expect.objectContaining({
+          filter: [
+            {
+              kind: ['Group'],
+              'metadata.name': 'test-group',
+            },
+          ],
+        }),
+      );
     });
   });
 
diff --git a/plugins/scaffolder/src/components/fields/EntityPicker/EntityPicker.tsx b/plugins/scaffolder/src/components/fields/EntityPicker/EntityPicker.tsx
index 0d45fe771c..76dbe42332 100644
--- a/plugins/scaffolder/src/components/fields/EntityPicker/EntityPicker.tsx
+++ b/plugins/scaffolder/src/components/fields/EntityPicker/EntityPicker.tsx
@@ -67,8 +67,11 @@ export const EntityPicker = (props: EntityPickerProps) => {
   const catalogApi = useApi(catalogApiRef);
 
   const { value: entities, loading } = useAsync(async () => {
+    const fields = ['metadata.name', 'metadata.namespace', 'kind'];
     const { items } = await catalogApi.getEntities(
-      catalogFilter ? { filter: catalogFilter } : undefined,
+      catalogFilter
+        ? { filter: catalogFilter, fields }
+        : { filter: undefined, fields },
     );
     return items;
   });
diff --git a/plugins/scaffolder/src/components/fields/OwnerPicker/OwnerPicker.test.tsx b/plugins/scaffolder/src/components/fields/OwnerPicker/OwnerPicker.test.tsx
index 3c948b8261..57ca8e53ab 100644
--- a/plugins/scaffolder/src/components/fields/OwnerPicker/OwnerPicker.test.tsx
+++ b/plugins/scaffolder/src/components/fields/OwnerPicker/OwnerPicker.test.tsx
@@ -94,11 +94,14 @@ describe('<OwnerPicker />', () => {
         </Wrapper>,
       );
 
-      expect(catalogApi.getEntities).toHaveBeenCalledWith({
-        filter: {
-          kind: ['Group', 'User'],
-        },
-      });
+      expect(catalogApi.getEntities).toHaveBeenCalledWith(
+        expect.objectContaining({
+          filter: {
+            kind: ['Group', 'User'],
+          },
+          fields: ['metadata.name', 'metadata.namespace', 'kind'],
+        }),
+      );
     });
   });
 
@@ -124,11 +127,14 @@ describe('<OwnerPicker />', () => {
         </Wrapper>,
       );
 
-      expect(catalogApi.getEntities).toHaveBeenCalledWith({
-        filter: {
-          kind: ['User'],
-        },
-      });
+      expect(catalogApi.getEntities).toHaveBeenCalledWith(
+        expect.objectContaining({
+          filter: {
+            kind: ['User'],
+          },
+          fields: ['metadata.name', 'metadata.namespace', 'kind'],
+        }),
+      );
     });
   });
 
@@ -163,14 +169,16 @@ describe('<OwnerPicker />', () => {
         </Wrapper>,
       );
 
-      expect(catalogApi.getEntities).toHaveBeenCalledWith({
-        filter: [
-          {
-            kind: ['Group'],
-            'spec.type': 'team',
-          },
-        ],
-      });
+      expect(catalogApi.getEntities).toHaveBeenCalledWith(
+        expect.objectContaining({
+          filter: [
+            {
+              kind: ['Group'],
+              'spec.type': 'team',
+            },
+          ],
+        }),
+      );
     });
   });
 
@@ -208,16 +216,18 @@ describe('<OwnerPicker />', () => {
         </Wrapper>,
       );
 
-      expect(catalogApi.getEntities).toHaveBeenCalledWith({
-        filter: [
-          {
-            kind: ['Group', 'User'],
-          },
-          {
-            'spec.type': ['team', 'business-unit'],
-          },
-        ],
-      });
+      expect(catalogApi.getEntities).toHaveBeenCalledWith(
+        expect.objectContaining({
+          filter: [
+            {
+              kind: ['Group', 'User'],
+            },
+            {
+              'spec.type': ['team', 'business-unit'],
+            },
+          ],
+        }),
+      );
     });
   });
 });