diff --git a/.changeset/many-bags-sort.md b/.changeset/many-bags-sort.md
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..dbc8df8b0c
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.changeset/many-bags-sort.md
@@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
+---
+'@backstage/backend-common': patch
+---
+
+Support globs in `FileReaderProcessor`.
diff --git a/plugins/catalog-backend/package.json b/plugins/catalog-backend/package.json
index 254898a086..c595c8dd5a 100644
--- a/plugins/catalog-backend/package.json
+++ b/plugins/catalog-backend/package.json
@@ -45,6 +45,7 @@
     "express-promise-router": "^3.0.3",
     "fs-extra": "^9.0.0",
     "git-url-parse": "^11.4.4",
+    "glob": "^7.1.6",
     "knex": "^0.21.6",
     "ldapjs": "^2.2.0",
     "lodash": "^4.17.15",
diff --git a/plugins/catalog-backend/src/ingestion/processors/FileReaderProcessor.test.ts b/plugins/catalog-backend/src/ingestion/processors/FileReaderProcessor.test.ts
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..8ea165dcb8
--- /dev/null
+++ b/plugins/catalog-backend/src/ingestion/processors/FileReaderProcessor.test.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,76 @@
+/*
+ * Copyright 2020 Spotify AB
+ *
+ * Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
+ * you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
+ * You may obtain a copy of the License at
+ *
+ *     http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+ *
+ * Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
+ * distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
+ * WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
+ * See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
+ * limitations under the License.
+ */
+
+import { FileReaderProcessor } from './FileReaderProcessor';
+import {
+  CatalogProcessorEntityResult,
+  CatalogProcessorErrorResult,
+  CatalogProcessorResult,
+} from './types';
+
+describe('FileReaderProcessor', () => {
+  const fixturesRoot =
+    'src/ingestion/processors/__fixtures__/fileReaderProcessor';
+
+  it('should load from file', async () => {
+    const processor = new FileReaderProcessor();
+    const spec = {
+      type: 'file',
+      target: `${fixturesRoot}/component.yaml`,
+    };
+
+    const generated = (await new Promise<CatalogProcessorResult>(emit =>
+      processor.readLocation(spec, false, emit),
+    )) as CatalogProcessorEntityResult;
+
+    expect(generated.type).toBe('entity');
+    expect(generated.location).toEqual(spec);
+    expect(generated.entity).toEqual({ kind: 'Component' });
+  });
+
+  it('should fail load from file with error', async () => {
+    const processor = new FileReaderProcessor();
+    const spec = {
+      type: 'file',
+      target: `${fixturesRoot}/missing.yaml`,
+    };
+
+    const generated = (await new Promise<CatalogProcessorResult>(emit =>
+      processor.readLocation(spec, false, emit),
+    )) as CatalogProcessorErrorResult;
+
+    expect(generated.type).toBe('error');
+    expect(generated.location).toBe(spec);
+    expect(generated.error.name).toBe('NotFoundError');
+    expect(generated.error.message).toBe(
+      `file ${fixturesRoot}/missing.yaml does not exist`,
+    );
+  });
+
+  it('should support globs', async () => {
+    const processor = new FileReaderProcessor();
+
+    const emit = jest.fn();
+
+    await processor.readLocation(
+      { type: 'file', target: `${fixturesRoot}/**/*.yaml` },
+      false,
+      emit,
+    );
+
+    expect(emit).toBeCalledTimes(2);
+  });
+});
diff --git a/plugins/catalog-backend/src/ingestion/processors/FileReaderProcessor.ts b/plugins/catalog-backend/src/ingestion/processors/FileReaderProcessor.ts
index 2328ec3c7a..db069913a2 100644
--- a/plugins/catalog-backend/src/ingestion/processors/FileReaderProcessor.ts
+++ b/plugins/catalog-backend/src/ingestion/processors/FileReaderProcessor.ts
@@ -19,6 +19,10 @@ import fs from 'fs-extra';
 import * as result from './results';
 import { CatalogProcessor, CatalogProcessorEmit } from './types';
 import { parseEntityYaml } from './util/parse';
+import { promisify } from 'util';
+import g from 'glob';
+
+const glob = promisify(g);
 
 export class FileReaderProcessor implements CatalogProcessor {
   async readLocation(
@@ -31,12 +35,15 @@ export class FileReaderProcessor implements CatalogProcessor {
     }
 
     try {
-      const exists = await fs.pathExists(location.target);
-      if (exists) {
-        const data = await fs.readFile(location.target);
+      const fileMatches = await glob(location.target);
 
-        for (const parseResult of parseEntityYaml(data, location)) {
-          emit(parseResult);
+      if (fileMatches.length > 0) {
+        for (const fileMatch of fileMatches) {
+          const data = await fs.readFile(fileMatch);
+
+          for (const parseResult of parseEntityYaml(data, location)) {
+            emit(parseResult);
+          }
         }
       } else if (!optional) {
         const message = `${location.type} ${location.target} does not exist`;
diff --git a/plugins/catalog-backend/src/ingestion/processors/__fixtures__/fileReaderProcessor/component.yaml b/plugins/catalog-backend/src/ingestion/processors/__fixtures__/fileReaderProcessor/component.yaml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..8524aaf14a
--- /dev/null
+++ b/plugins/catalog-backend/src/ingestion/processors/__fixtures__/fileReaderProcessor/component.yaml
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+kind: Component
diff --git a/plugins/catalog-backend/src/ingestion/processors/__fixtures__/fileReaderProcessor/dir/api.yaml b/plugins/catalog-backend/src/ingestion/processors/__fixtures__/fileReaderProcessor/dir/api.yaml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..a894e34f70
--- /dev/null
+++ b/plugins/catalog-backend/src/ingestion/processors/__fixtures__/fileReaderProcessor/dir/api.yaml
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+kind: API
diff --git a/plugins/catalog-backend/src/ingestion/processors/__fixtures__/fileReaderProcessor/test.txt b/plugins/catalog-backend/src/ingestion/processors/__fixtures__/fileReaderProcessor/test.txt
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..f332206601
--- /dev/null
+++ b/plugins/catalog-backend/src/ingestion/processors/__fixtures__/fileReaderProcessor/test.txt
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+Just a text file