diff --git a/.github/CODEOWNERS b/.github/CODEOWNERS
index 371fae6e6b..d32072f2c0 100644
--- a/.github/CODEOWNERS
+++ b/.github/CODEOWNERS
@@ -11,6 +11,7 @@
 /plugins/cost-insights                      @backstage/silver-lining
 /plugins/cloudbuild                         @trivago/ebarrios
 /plugins/search                             @backstage/techdocs-core
+/plugins/search-indexer-backend             @backstage/techdocs-core
 /plugins/techdocs                           @backstage/techdocs-core
 /plugins/techdocs-backend                   @backstage/techdocs-core
 /packages/techdocs-common                   @backstage/techdocs-core
diff --git a/plugins/search-indexer-backend/.eslintrc.js b/plugins/search-indexer-backend/.eslintrc.js
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..16a033dbc6
--- /dev/null
+++ b/plugins/search-indexer-backend/.eslintrc.js
@@ -0,0 +1,3 @@
+module.exports = {
+  extends: [require.resolve('@backstage/cli/config/eslint.backend')],
+};
diff --git a/plugins/search-indexer-backend/README.md b/plugins/search-indexer-backend/README.md
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..bac23fffd0
--- /dev/null
+++ b/plugins/search-indexer-backend/README.md
@@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
+# search-indexer
+
+Welcome to the search-indexer backend plugin!
+
+_This plugin was created through the Backstage CLI_
diff --git a/plugins/search-indexer-backend/package.json b/plugins/search-indexer-backend/package.json
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..f853abc632
--- /dev/null
+++ b/plugins/search-indexer-backend/package.json
@@ -0,0 +1,40 @@
+{
+  "name": "@backstage/plugin-search-indexer-backend",
+  "version": "0.1.1",
+  "main": "src/index.ts",
+  "types": "src/index.ts",
+  "license": "Apache-2.0",
+  "publishConfig": {
+    "access": "public",
+    "main": "dist/index.cjs.js",
+    "types": "dist/index.d.ts"
+  },
+  "scripts": {
+    "start": "backstage-cli backend:dev",
+    "build": "backstage-cli backend:build",
+    "lint": "backstage-cli lint",
+    "test": "backstage-cli test",
+    "prepack": "backstage-cli prepack",
+    "postpack": "backstage-cli postpack",
+    "clean": "backstage-cli clean"
+  },
+  "dependencies": {
+    "@backstage/backend-common": "^0.5.3",
+    "@backstage/config": "^0.1.2",
+    "@types/express": "^4.17.6",
+    "express": "^4.17.1",
+    "express-promise-router": "^3.0.3",
+    "winston": "^3.2.1",
+    "cross-fetch": "^3.0.6",
+    "yn": "^4.0.0"
+  },
+  "devDependencies": {
+    "@backstage/cli": "^0.6.0",
+    "@types/supertest": "^2.0.8",
+    "supertest": "^4.0.2",
+    "msw": "^0.21.2"
+  },
+  "files": [
+    "dist"
+  ]
+}
diff --git a/plugins/search-indexer-backend/src/index.ts b/plugins/search-indexer-backend/src/index.ts
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..4e230aca20
--- /dev/null
+++ b/plugins/search-indexer-backend/src/index.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,17 @@
+/*
+ * Copyright 2021 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.
+ */
+
+export {};
diff --git a/plugins/search-indexer-backend/src/setupTests.ts b/plugins/search-indexer-backend/src/setupTests.ts
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..4e230aca20
--- /dev/null
+++ b/plugins/search-indexer-backend/src/setupTests.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,17 @@
+/*
+ * Copyright 2021 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.
+ */
+
+export {};