diff --git a/.changeset/public-socks-agree.md b/.changeset/public-socks-agree.md
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..7febb17cc0
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.changeset/public-socks-agree.md
@@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
+---
+'@backstage/plugin-scaffolder-node-test-utils': patch
+---
+
+Include optional `user` in `createMockActionContext`
diff --git a/plugins/scaffolder-node-test-utils/src/actions/mockActionContext.ts b/plugins/scaffolder-node-test-utils/src/actions/mockActionContext.ts
index eb03ac0a0f..bb6e3917f1 100644
--- a/plugins/scaffolder-node-test-utils/src/actions/mockActionContext.ts
+++ b/plugins/scaffolder-node-test-utils/src/actions/mockActionContext.ts
@@ -74,6 +74,7 @@ export const createMockActionContext = <
     templateInfo,
     workspacePath,
     task,
+    user,
   } = options;
 
   return {
@@ -87,6 +88,7 @@ export const createMockActionContext = <
     ...(input && { input }),
     ...(secrets && { secrets }),
     ...(task && { task }),
+    ...(user && { user }),
     templateInfo,
   };
 };