diff --git a/plugins/scaffolder-backend/src/scaffolder/actions/builtin/publish/azure.test.ts b/plugins/scaffolder-backend/src/scaffolder/actions/builtin/publish/azure.test.ts
index 2f468cda25..d3cb4ccafc 100644
--- a/plugins/scaffolder-backend/src/scaffolder/actions/builtin/publish/azure.test.ts
+++ b/plugins/scaffolder-backend/src/scaffolder/actions/builtin/publish/azure.test.ts
@@ -162,6 +162,29 @@ describe('publish:azure', () => {
     expect(initRepoAndPush).toHaveBeenCalledWith({
       dir: mockContext.workspacePath,
       remoteUrl: 'https://dev.azure.com/organization/project/_git/repo',
+      defaultBranch: 'master',
+      auth: { username: 'notempty', password: 'tokenlols' },
+      logger: mockContext.logger,
+    });
+  });
+
+  it('should call initRepoAndPush with the correct default branch', async () => {
+    mockGitClient.createRepository.mockImplementation(() => ({
+      remoteUrl: 'https://dev.azure.com/organization/project/_git/repo',
+    }));
+
+    await action.handler({
+      ...mockContext,
+      input: {
+        ...mockContext.input,
+        defaultBranch: 'main',
+      },
+    });
+
+    expect(initRepoAndPush).toHaveBeenCalledWith({
+      dir: mockContext.workspacePath,
+      remoteUrl: 'https://dev.azure.com/organization/project/_git/repo',
+      defaultBranch: 'master',
       auth: { username: 'notempty', password: 'tokenlols' },
       logger: mockContext.logger,
     });
diff --git a/plugins/scaffolder-backend/src/scaffolder/actions/builtin/publish/azure.ts b/plugins/scaffolder-backend/src/scaffolder/actions/builtin/publish/azure.ts
index 21b2537614..eb1b0522c6 100644
--- a/plugins/scaffolder-backend/src/scaffolder/actions/builtin/publish/azure.ts
+++ b/plugins/scaffolder-backend/src/scaffolder/actions/builtin/publish/azure.ts
@@ -30,6 +30,7 @@ export function createPublishAzureAction(options: {
   return createTemplateAction<{
     repoUrl: string;
     description?: string;
+    defaultBranch?: string;
     sourcePath?: string;
   }>({
     id: 'publish:azure',
@@ -48,6 +49,11 @@ export function createPublishAzureAction(options: {
             title: 'Repository Description',
             type: 'string',
           },
+          defaultBranch: {
+            title: 'Default Branch',
+            type: 'string',
+            description: `Sets the default branch on the repository. The default value is 'master'`,
+          },
           sourcePath: {
             title:
               'Path within the workspace that will be used as the repository root. If omitted, the entire workspace will be published as the repository.',
@@ -70,9 +76,9 @@ export function createPublishAzureAction(options: {
       },
     },
     async handler(ctx) {
-      const { owner, repo, host, organization } = parseRepoUrl(
-        ctx.input.repoUrl,
-      );
+      const { repoUrl, defaultBranch = 'master' } = ctx.input;
+
+      const { owner, repo, host, organization } = parseRepoUrl(repoUrl);
 
       if (!organization) {
         throw new InputError(
@@ -120,6 +126,7 @@ export function createPublishAzureAction(options: {
       await initRepoAndPush({
         dir: getRepoSourceDirectory(ctx.workspacePath, ctx.input.sourcePath),
         remoteUrl,
+        defaultBranch,
         auth: {
           username: 'notempty',
           password: integrationConfig.config.token,