diff --git a/.changeset/silly-lemons-dream.md b/.changeset/silly-lemons-dream.md
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..a93be80597
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.changeset/silly-lemons-dream.md
@@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
+---
+'@backstage/plugin-catalog-import': patch
+---
+
+Allows the CodeOwnersProcessor to set the owner automatically within the catalog-import plugin. This adds an additional checkbox that overrides the group selector and will omit the owner option in the generated catalog file yaml.
diff --git a/plugins/catalog-import/src/components/ImportStepper/defaults.tsx b/plugins/catalog-import/src/components/ImportStepper/defaults.tsx
index 5252b0aeae..dff2136aaa 100644
--- a/plugins/catalog-import/src/components/ImportStepper/defaults.tsx
+++ b/plugins/catalog-import/src/components/ImportStepper/defaults.tsx
@@ -15,7 +15,15 @@
  */
 
 import { ConfigApi } from '@backstage/core';
-import { Box, StepLabel, TextField, Typography } from '@material-ui/core';
+import {
+  Box,
+  Checkbox,
+  FormControlLabel,
+  FormHelperText,
+  StepLabel,
+  TextField,
+  Typography,
+} from '@material-ui/core';
 import React from 'react';
 import { BackButton } from '../Buttons';
 import { StepFinishImportLocation } from '../StepFinishImportLocation';
@@ -167,6 +175,7 @@ export function defaultGenerateStepper(
                 defaultTitle={title}
                 defaultBody={body}
                 renderFormFields={({
+                  values,
                   control,
                   errors,
                   groupsLoading,
@@ -219,22 +228,47 @@ export function defaultGenerateStepper(
                       required
                     />
 
-                    <AutocompleteTextField
-                      name="owner"
-                      control={control}
-                      errors={errors}
-                      options={groups || []}
-                      loading={groupsLoading}
-                      loadingText="Loading groups…"
-                      helperText="Select an owner from the list or enter a reference to a Group or a User"
-                      errorHelperText="required value"
-                      textFieldProps={{
-                        label: 'Entity Owner',
-                        placeholder: 'my-group',
-                      }}
-                      rules={{ required: true }}
-                      required
+                    {!values.useCodeowners && (
+                      <AutocompleteTextField
+                        name="owner"
+                        control={control}
+                        errors={errors}
+                        options={groups || []}
+                        loading={groupsLoading}
+                        loadingText="Loading groups…"
+                        helperText="Select an owner from the list or enter a reference to a Group or a User"
+                        errorHelperText="required value"
+                        textFieldProps={{
+                          label: 'Entity Owner',
+                          placeholder: 'my-group',
+                        }}
+                        rules={{ required: true }}
+                        required
+                      />
+                    )}
+
+                    <FormControlLabel
+                      control={
+                        <Checkbox
+                          name="useCodeowners"
+                          inputRef={register}
+                          onChange={(_, value) => {
+                            if (value) {
+                              control.setValue('owner', '');
+                            }
+                          }}
+                        />
+                      }
+                      label={
+                        <>
+                          Use <em>CODEOWNERS</em> file as Entity Owner
+                        </>
+                      }
                     />
+                    <FormHelperText>
+                      WARNING: This may fail is no CODEOWNERS file is found at
+                      the target location.
+                    </FormHelperText>
                   </>
                 )}
               />
diff --git a/plugins/catalog-import/src/components/StepPrepareCreatePullRequest/StepPrepareCreatePullRequest.tsx b/plugins/catalog-import/src/components/StepPrepareCreatePullRequest/StepPrepareCreatePullRequest.tsx
index 333df76026..c34d5f374b 100644
--- a/plugins/catalog-import/src/components/StepPrepareCreatePullRequest/StepPrepareCreatePullRequest.tsx
+++ b/plugins/catalog-import/src/components/StepPrepareCreatePullRequest/StepPrepareCreatePullRequest.tsx
@@ -23,7 +23,7 @@ import {
 import { Box, FormHelperText, Grid, Typography } from '@material-ui/core';
 import { makeStyles } from '@material-ui/core/styles';
 import React, { useCallback, useState } from 'react';
-import { UseFormMethods } from 'react-hook-form';
+import { UnpackNestedValue, UseFormMethods } from 'react-hook-form';
 import { useAsync } from 'react-use';
 import YAML from 'yaml';
 import { AnalyzeResult, catalogImportApiRef } from '../../api';
@@ -48,6 +48,7 @@ type FormData = {
   body: string;
   componentName: string;
   owner: string;
+  useCodeowners: boolean;
 };
 
 type Props = {
@@ -63,6 +64,7 @@ type Props = {
 
   renderFormFields: (
     props: Pick<UseFormMethods<FormData>, 'errors' | 'register' | 'control'> & {
+      values: UnpackNestedValue<FormData>;
       groups: string[];
       groupsLoading: boolean;
     },
@@ -72,7 +74,7 @@ type Props = {
 export function generateEntities(
   entities: PartialEntity[],
   componentName: string,
-  owner: string,
+  owner?: string,
 ): Entity[] {
   return entities.map(e => ({
     ...e,
@@ -84,7 +86,7 @@ export function generateEntities(
     },
     spec: {
       ...e.spec,
-      owner,
+      ...(owner ? { owner } : {}),
     },
   }));
 }
@@ -189,10 +191,12 @@ export const StepPrepareCreatePullRequest = ({
             (analyzeResult.generatedEntities[0]?.spec?.owner as string) || '',
           componentName:
             analyzeResult.generatedEntities[0]?.metadata?.name || '',
+          useCodeowners: false,
         }}
         render={({ values, errors, control, register }) => (
           <>
             {renderFormFields({
+              values,
               errors,
               register,
               control,