diff --git a/docs/features/software-templates/index.md b/docs/features/software-templates/index.md
index d3c6aaaa4e..7a8a3bc3dc 100644
--- a/docs/features/software-templates/index.md
+++ b/docs/features/software-templates/index.md
@@ -40,8 +40,10 @@ internally.
 
 After filling in these variables, you'll get some more fields to fill out which
 are required for backstage usage: the owner, (which is a `user` in the backstage
-system), the `storePath` (which right now must be a GitHub Organisation), and a
-non-existing github repository name in the format `organisation/reponame`.
+system), the `storePath` (which right now must be a GitHub Organisation or
+GitHub user), a non-existing github repository name in the format
+`organisation/reponame`, and a GitHub team or user account which should be
+granted admin access to the repository.
 
 ![Enter backstage vars](../../assets/software-templates/template-picked-2.png)
 
diff --git a/plugins/scaffolder-backend/src/scaffolder/__mocks__/@octokit/rest/index.ts b/plugins/scaffolder-backend/src/scaffolder/__mocks__/@octokit/rest/index.ts
index a302bc5931..e0e9efa479 100644
--- a/plugins/scaffolder-backend/src/scaffolder/__mocks__/@octokit/rest/index.ts
+++ b/plugins/scaffolder-backend/src/scaffolder/__mocks__/@octokit/rest/index.ts
@@ -18,10 +18,14 @@ export const mockGithubClient = {
   repos: {
     createInOrg: jest.fn(),
     createForAuthenticatedUser: jest.fn(),
+    addCollaborator: jest.fn(),
   },
   users: {
     getByUsername: jest.fn(),
   },
+  teams: {
+    addOrUpdateRepoPermissionsInOrg: jest.fn(),
+  },
 };
 
 export class Octokit {
diff --git a/plugins/scaffolder-backend/src/scaffolder/stages/publish/github.test.ts b/plugins/scaffolder-backend/src/scaffolder/stages/publish/github.test.ts
index 5411602a21..c06a553771 100644
--- a/plugins/scaffolder-backend/src/scaffolder/stages/publish/github.test.ts
+++ b/plugins/scaffolder-backend/src/scaffolder/stages/publish/github.test.ts
@@ -30,6 +30,7 @@ const { mockGithubClient } = require('@octokit/rest') as {
   mockGithubClient: {
     repos: jest.Mocked<Octokit['repos']>;
     users: jest.Mocked<Octokit['users']>;
+    teams: jest.Mocked<Octokit['teams']>;
   };
 };
 
@@ -76,6 +77,7 @@ describe('GitHub Publisher', () => {
           values: {
             storePath: 'blam/test',
             owner: 'bob',
+            access: 'blam/team',
           },
           directory: '/tmp/test',
         });
@@ -86,6 +88,15 @@ describe('GitHub Publisher', () => {
           private: false,
           visibility: 'public',
         });
+        expect(
+          mockGithubClient.teams.addOrUpdateRepoPermissionsInOrg,
+        ).toHaveBeenCalledWith({
+          org: 'blam',
+          team_slug: 'team',
+          owner: 'blam',
+          repo: 'test',
+          permission: 'admin',
+        });
       });
 
       it('should use octokit to create a repo in the authed user if the organisation property is not set', async () => {
@@ -104,6 +115,7 @@ describe('GitHub Publisher', () => {
           values: {
             storePath: 'blam/test',
             owner: 'bob',
+            access: 'blam',
           },
           directory: '/tmp/test',
         });
@@ -114,14 +126,50 @@ describe('GitHub Publisher', () => {
           name: 'test',
           private: false,
         });
+        expect(mockGithubClient.repos.addCollaborator).not.toHaveBeenCalled();
+      });
+    });
+
+    it('should invite other user in the authed user', async () => {
+      mockGithubClient.repos.createForAuthenticatedUser.mockResolvedValue({
+        data: {
+          clone_url: 'mockclone',
+        },
+      } as OctokitResponse<ReposCreateInOrgResponseData>);
+      mockGithubClient.users.getByUsername.mockResolvedValue({
+        data: {
+          type: 'User',
+        },
+      } as OctokitResponse<UsersGetByUsernameResponseData>);
+
+      await publisher.publish({
+        values: {
+          storePath: 'blam/test',
+          owner: 'bob',
+          access: 'bob',
+        },
+        directory: '/tmp/test',
+      });
+
+      expect(
+        mockGithubClient.repos.createForAuthenticatedUser,
+      ).toHaveBeenCalledWith({
+        name: 'test',
+        private: false,
+      });
+      expect(mockGithubClient.repos.addCollaborator).toHaveBeenCalledWith({
+        owner: 'blam',
+        repo: 'test',
+        username: 'bob',
+        permission: 'admin',
       });
     });
 
     describe('publish: createGitDirectory', () => {
       const values = {
-        isOrg: true,
         storePath: 'blam/test',
         owner: 'lols',
+        access: 'lols',
       };
 
       const mockDir = '/tmp/test/dir';
diff --git a/plugins/scaffolder-backend/src/scaffolder/stages/publish/github.ts b/plugins/scaffolder-backend/src/scaffolder/stages/publish/github.ts
index a8f3eaaa02..1d5c9e1947 100644
--- a/plugins/scaffolder-backend/src/scaffolder/stages/publish/github.ts
+++ b/plugins/scaffolder-backend/src/scaffolder/stages/publish/github.ts
@@ -79,6 +79,26 @@ export class GithubPublisher implements PublisherBase {
 
     const { data } = await repoCreationPromise;
 
+    const access = values.access as string;
+    if (access?.startsWith(`${owner}/`)) {
+      const [, team] = access.split('/');
+      await this.client.teams.addOrUpdateRepoPermissionsInOrg({
+        org: owner,
+        team_slug: team,
+        owner,
+        repo: name,
+        permission: 'admin',
+      });
+      // no need to add access if it's the person who own's the personal account
+    } else if (access && access !== owner) {
+      await this.client.repos.addCollaborator({
+        owner,
+        repo: name,
+        username: access,
+        permission: 'admin',
+      });
+    }
+
     return data?.clone_url;
   }
 
diff --git a/plugins/scaffolder/src/components/TemplatePage/TemplatePage.tsx b/plugins/scaffolder/src/components/TemplatePage/TemplatePage.tsx
index 1ed0504894..e68c795bd6 100644
--- a/plugins/scaffolder/src/components/TemplatePage/TemplatePage.tsx
+++ b/plugins/scaffolder/src/components/TemplatePage/TemplatePage.tsx
@@ -67,6 +67,11 @@ const OWNER_REPO_SCHEMA = {
       title: 'Store path',
       description: 'GitHub store path in org/repo format',
     },
+    access: {
+      type: 'string' as const,
+      title: 'Access',
+      description: 'Who should have access, in org/team or user format',
+    },
   },
 };