diff --git a/.changeset/seven-badgers-marry.md b/.changeset/seven-badgers-marry.md
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..929ae99fac
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.changeset/seven-badgers-marry.md
@@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
+---
+'@backstage/plugin-scaffolder-backend': minor
+---
+
+This adds a configuration option to the scaffolder plugin router, so we can allow for multiple taskworkers. Currently with only one taskworker you are limited to scaffolding one thing at a time. Set the `taskWorkers?: number` option in your scaffolder router to get more than 1 taskworker
diff --git a/.github/styles/vocab.txt b/.github/styles/vocab.txt
index b8f028a2ae..2d24e8393b 100644
--- a/.github/styles/vocab.txt
+++ b/.github/styles/vocab.txt
@@ -241,6 +241,10 @@ supertype
 talkdesk
 Talkdesk
 tasklist
+taskworker
+Taskworker
+taskworkers
+Taskworkers
 techdocs
 Telenor
 templated
diff --git a/plugins/scaffolder-backend/src/service/router.ts b/plugins/scaffolder-backend/src/service/router.ts
index dc8e69eb46..70fa58b027 100644
--- a/plugins/scaffolder-backend/src/service/router.ts
+++ b/plugins/scaffolder-backend/src/service/router.ts
@@ -58,6 +58,7 @@ export interface RouterOptions {
   database: PluginDatabaseManager;
   catalogClient: CatalogApi;
   actions?: TemplateAction<any>[];
+  taskWorkers?: number;
 }
 
 function isAlpha1Template(
@@ -91,6 +92,7 @@ export async function createRouter(
     database,
     catalogClient,
     actions,
+    taskWorkers,
   } = options;
 
   const logger = parentLogger.child({ plugin: 'scaffolder' });
@@ -103,11 +105,15 @@ export async function createRouter(
   );
   const taskBroker = new StorageTaskBroker(databaseTaskStore, logger);
   const actionRegistry = new TemplateActionRegistry();
-  const worker = new TaskWorker({
-    logger,
-    taskBroker,
-    actionRegistry,
-    workingDirectory,
+  const workers = new Array(taskWorkers || 1);
+  workers.map(_ => {
+    const worker = new TaskWorker({
+      logger,
+      taskBroker,
+      actionRegistry,
+      workingDirectory,
+    });
+    return worker;
   });
 
   const actionsToRegister = Array.isArray(actions)
@@ -127,8 +133,7 @@ export async function createRouter(
       ];
 
   actionsToRegister.forEach(action => actionRegistry.register(action));
-
-  worker.start();
+  workers.forEach(worker => worker.start());
 
   router
     .get(