diff --git a/.changeset/afraid-trees-stare.md b/.changeset/afraid-trees-stare.md
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..ac1a53b4e4
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.changeset/afraid-trees-stare.md
@@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
+---
+'@backstage/plugin-scaffolder-backend': minor
+---
+
+zod to json conversion funcitonality for action template schema
diff --git a/plugins/scaffolder-backend/api-report.md b/plugins/scaffolder-backend/api-report.md
index 293ff7ed29..a25da2045a 100644
--- a/plugins/scaffolder-backend/api-report.md
+++ b/plugins/scaffolder-backend/api-report.md
@@ -69,8 +69,10 @@ export function createCatalogRegisterAction(options: {
     }
 >;
 
-// @public
-export function createCatalogWriteAction(): TemplateAction_2<{
+// Warning: (ae-missing-release-tag) "createCatalogWriteAction" is exported by the package, but it is missing a release tag (@alpha, @beta, @public, or @internal)
+//
+// @public (undocumented)
+export function createCatalogWriteAction(): TemplateAction<{
   filePath?: string | undefined;
   entity: Entity;
 }>;
diff --git a/plugins/scaffolder-backend/package.json b/plugins/scaffolder-backend/package.json
index 12ef31899c..8a61c7dfac 100644
--- a/plugins/scaffolder-backend/package.json
+++ b/plugins/scaffolder-backend/package.json
@@ -92,7 +92,8 @@
     "winston": "^3.2.1",
     "yaml": "^2.0.0",
     "zen-observable": "^0.10.0",
-    "zod": "~3.18.0"
+    "zod": "~3.18.0",
+    "zod-to-json-schema": "~3.18.0"
   },
   "devDependencies": {
     "@backstage/backend-test-utils": "workspace:^",
diff --git a/plugins/scaffolder-backend/src/scaffolder/actions/builtin/catalog/write.ts b/plugins/scaffolder-backend/src/scaffolder/actions/builtin/catalog/write.ts
index 5c5a62956f..ad1b1eb0c3 100644
--- a/plugins/scaffolder-backend/src/scaffolder/actions/builtin/catalog/write.ts
+++ b/plugins/scaffolder-backend/src/scaffolder/actions/builtin/catalog/write.ts
@@ -19,6 +19,8 @@ import { createTemplateAction } from '@backstage/plugin-scaffolder-node';
 import * as yaml from 'yaml';
 import { Entity } from '@backstage/catalog-model';
 import { resolveSafeChildPath } from '@backstage/backend-common';
+import { z } from 'zod';
+import { convertZodtoJson } from '../../../tasks';
 
 const id = 'catalog:write';
 
@@ -56,28 +58,24 @@ const examples = [
  * Writes a catalog descriptor file containing the provided entity to a path in the workspace.
  * @public
  */
+
 export function createCatalogWriteAction() {
+  const inputSchema = convertZodtoJson(
+    z.object({
+      filePath: z.string().optional().describe('Defaults to catalog-info.yaml'),
+      entity: z
+        .string()
+        .optional()
+        .describe('You can provide the same values used in the Entity schema.'),
+    }),
+  );
+
   return createTemplateAction<{ filePath?: string; entity: Entity }>({
     id,
     description: 'Writes the catalog-info.yaml for your template',
     examples,
     schema: {
-      input: {
-        type: 'object',
-        properties: {
-          filePath: {
-            title: 'Catalog file path',
-            description: 'Defaults to catalog-info.yaml',
-            type: 'string',
-          },
-          entity: {
-            title: 'Entity info to write catalog-info.yaml',
-            description:
-              'You can provide the same values used in the Entity schema.',
-            type: 'object',
-          },
-        },
-      },
+      input: inputSchema,
     },
     supportsDryRun: true,
     async handler(ctx) {
diff --git a/plugins/scaffolder-backend/src/scaffolder/actions/convertZodtoJson.ts b/plugins/scaffolder-backend/src/scaffolder/actions/convertZodtoJson.ts
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..71104814a3
--- /dev/null
+++ b/plugins/scaffolder-backend/src/scaffolder/actions/convertZodtoJson.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,41 @@
+/*
+ * Copyright 2023 The Backstage Authors
+ *
+ * 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.
+ */
+import { z } from 'zod';
+import zodToJsonSchema from 'zod-to-json-schema';
+import { Schema } from 'jsonschema';
+
+interface TemplateActionSchema {
+  readonly schema: {
+    input?: Schema;
+    output?: Schema;
+  };
+}
+
+/** @public */
+export function convertZodtoJson<
+  TInputSchema extends z.ZodType = z.ZodType<any, any, {}>,
+  TOutputSchema extends z.ZodType = z.ZodType<any, any, {}>,
+>(
+  zodInputSchema?: TInputSchema,
+  zodOutputSchema?: TOutputSchema,
+): TemplateActionSchema {
+  return {
+    schema: {
+      input: zodInputSchema ? zodToJsonSchema(zodInputSchema) : undefined,
+      output: zodOutputSchema ? zodToJsonSchema(zodOutputSchema) : undefined,
+    },
+  };
+}
diff --git a/yarn.lock b/yarn.lock
index d365859add..7c9bae5be5 100644
--- a/yarn.lock
+++ b/yarn.lock
@@ -7716,6 +7716,7 @@ __metadata:
     yaml: ^2.0.0
     zen-observable: ^0.10.0
     zod: ~3.18.0
+    zod-to-json-schema: ~3.18.0
   languageName: unknown
   linkType: soft