diff --git a/.changeset/polite-foxes-buy.md b/.changeset/polite-foxes-buy.md
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..a67af204e0
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.changeset/polite-foxes-buy.md
@@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
+---
+'@backstage/plugin-scaffolder-backend': patch
+---
+
+Add fs:readdir to scaffolder startup
diff --git a/plugins/scaffolder-backend/src/ScaffolderPlugin.ts b/plugins/scaffolder-backend/src/ScaffolderPlugin.ts
index 17f7480a7d..d986dbf6d0 100644
--- a/plugins/scaffolder-backend/src/ScaffolderPlugin.ts
+++ b/plugins/scaffolder-backend/src/ScaffolderPlugin.ts
@@ -47,6 +47,7 @@ import {
   createFetchTemplateFileAction,
   createFilesystemDeleteAction,
   createFilesystemRenameAction,
+  createFilesystemReadDirAction,
   createWaitAction,
 } from './scaffolder';
 import { createRouter } from './service/router';
@@ -164,6 +165,7 @@ export const scaffolderPlugin = createBackendPlugin({
           createCatalogWriteAction(),
           createFilesystemDeleteAction(),
           createFilesystemRenameAction(),
+          createFilesystemReadDirAction(),
         ];
 
         const actionIds = actions.map(action => action.id).join(', ');