diff --git a/plugins/scaffolder/src/components/fields/OwnerPicker/OwnerPicker.test.tsx b/plugins/scaffolder/src/components/fields/OwnerPicker/OwnerPicker.test.tsx
index b78d3add9e..00508593f5 100644
--- a/plugins/scaffolder/src/components/fields/OwnerPicker/OwnerPicker.test.tsx
+++ b/plugins/scaffolder/src/components/fields/OwnerPicker/OwnerPicker.test.tsx
@@ -14,6 +14,7 @@
  * limitations under the License.
  */
 
+import { type EntityFilterQuery } from '@backstage/catalog-client';
 import { Entity } from '@backstage/catalog-model';
 import { CatalogApi, catalogApiRef } from '@backstage/plugin-catalog-react';
 import { renderInTestApp, TestApiProvider } from '@backstage/test-utils';
@@ -32,7 +33,15 @@ describe('<OwnerPicker />', () => {
   const onChange = jest.fn();
   const schema = {};
   const required = false;
-  let uiSchema: { 'ui:options': { allowedKinds?: string[] } };
+  let uiSchema: {
+    'ui:options': {
+      allowedKinds?: string[];
+      defaultKind?: string;
+      allowArbitraryValues?: boolean;
+      defaultNamespace?: string | false;
+      catalogFilter?: EntityFilterQuery;
+    };
+  };
   const rawErrors: string[] = [];
   const formData = undefined;
 
@@ -63,7 +72,7 @@ describe('<OwnerPicker />', () => {
 
   afterEach(() => jest.resetAllMocks());
 
-  describe('without allowedKinds', () => {
+  describe('without catalogFilter and allowedKinds', () => {
     beforeEach(() => {
       uiSchema = { 'ui:options': {} };
       props = {
@@ -108,7 +117,7 @@ describe('<OwnerPicker />', () => {
       catalogApi.getEntities.mockResolvedValue({ items: entities });
     });
 
-    it('searches for users and groups', async () => {
+    it('searches for users', async () => {
       await renderInTestApp(
         <Wrapper>
           <OwnerPicker {...props} />
@@ -122,4 +131,93 @@ describe('<OwnerPicker />', () => {
       });
     });
   });
+
+  describe('with catalogFilter', () => {
+    beforeEach(() => {
+      uiSchema = {
+        'ui:options': {
+          catalogFilter: [
+            {
+              kind: ['Group'],
+              'spec.type': 'team',
+            },
+          ],
+        },
+      };
+      props = {
+        onChange,
+        schema,
+        required,
+        uiSchema,
+        rawErrors,
+        formData,
+      } as unknown as FieldProps<any>;
+
+      catalogApi.getEntities.mockResolvedValue({ items: entities });
+    });
+
+    it('searches for group entities of type team', async () => {
+      await renderInTestApp(
+        <Wrapper>
+          <OwnerPicker {...props} />
+        </Wrapper>,
+      );
+
+      expect(catalogApi.getEntities).toHaveBeenCalledWith({
+        filter: [
+          {
+            kind: ['Group'],
+            'spec.type': 'team',
+          },
+        ],
+      });
+    });
+  });
+
+  describe('catalogFilter should take precedence over allowedKinds', () => {
+    beforeEach(() => {
+      uiSchema = {
+        'ui:options': {
+          allowedKinds: ['User'],
+          catalogFilter: [
+            {
+              kind: ['Group', 'User'],
+            },
+            {
+              'spec.type': ['team', 'business-unit'],
+            },
+          ],
+        },
+      };
+      props = {
+        onChange,
+        schema,
+        required,
+        uiSchema,
+        rawErrors,
+        formData,
+      } as unknown as FieldProps<any>;
+
+      catalogApi.getEntities.mockResolvedValue({ items: entities });
+    });
+
+    it('searches for users and groups or teams and business units', async () => {
+      await renderInTestApp(
+        <Wrapper>
+          <OwnerPicker {...props} />
+        </Wrapper>,
+      );
+
+      expect(catalogApi.getEntities).toHaveBeenCalledWith({
+        filter: [
+          {
+            kind: ['Group', 'User'],
+          },
+          {
+            'spec.type': ['team', 'business-unit'],
+          },
+        ],
+      });
+    });
+  });
 });
diff --git a/plugins/scaffolder/src/components/fields/OwnerPicker/OwnerPicker.tsx b/plugins/scaffolder/src/components/fields/OwnerPicker/OwnerPicker.tsx
index 1c4c356906..5c69e73e12 100644
--- a/plugins/scaffolder/src/components/fields/OwnerPicker/OwnerPicker.tsx
+++ b/plugins/scaffolder/src/components/fields/OwnerPicker/OwnerPicker.tsx
@@ -33,14 +33,16 @@ export const OwnerPicker = (props: OwnerPickerProps) => {
   } = props;
 
   const defaultNamespace = uiSchema['ui:options']?.defaultNamespace;
+  const allowedKinds = uiSchema['ui:options']?.allowedKinds;
+
+  const catalogFilter = uiSchema['ui:options']?.catalogFilter || {
+    kind: allowedKinds || ['Group', 'User'],
+  };
 
   const ownerUiSchema = {
     ...uiSchema,
     'ui:options': {
-      allowedKinds: (uiSchema['ui:options']?.allowedKinds || [
-        'Group',
-        'User',
-      ]) as string[],
+      catalogFilter,
       defaultKind: 'Group',
       allowArbitraryValues:
         uiSchema['ui:options']?.allowArbitraryValues ?? true,
diff --git a/plugins/scaffolder/src/components/fields/OwnerPicker/schema.ts b/plugins/scaffolder/src/components/fields/OwnerPicker/schema.ts
index 56edef1343..4e9ca8ca31 100644
--- a/plugins/scaffolder/src/components/fields/OwnerPicker/schema.ts
+++ b/plugins/scaffolder/src/components/fields/OwnerPicker/schema.ts
@@ -15,6 +15,7 @@
  */
 import { z } from 'zod';
 import { makeFieldSchemaFromZod } from '../utils';
+import { entityQueryFilterExpressionSchema } from '../EntityPicker/schema';
 
 /**
  * @public
@@ -39,6 +40,11 @@ export const OwnerPickerFieldSchema = makeFieldSchemaFromZod(
       .describe(
         'The default namespace. Options with this namespace will not be prefixed.',
       ),
+    catalogFilter: z
+      .array(entityQueryFilterExpressionSchema)
+      .or(entityQueryFilterExpressionSchema)
+      .optional()
+      .describe('List of key-value filter expression for entities'),
   }),
 );