diff --git a/packages/backend/package.json b/packages/backend/package.json
index fd8ec82d91..57bb988f64 100644
--- a/packages/backend/package.json
+++ b/packages/backend/package.json
@@ -60,6 +60,7 @@
     "@backstage/plugin-rollbar-backend": "workspace:^",
     "@backstage/plugin-scaffolder-backend": "workspace:^",
     "@backstage/plugin-scaffolder-backend-module-rails": "workspace:^",
+    "@backstage/plugin-scaffolder-common": "workspace:^",
     "@backstage/plugin-search-backend": "workspace:^",
     "@backstage/plugin-search-backend-module-elasticsearch": "workspace:^",
     "@backstage/plugin-search-backend-module-pg": "workspace:^",
@@ -83,7 +84,9 @@
     "pg": "^8.3.0",
     "pg-connection-string": "^2.3.0",
     "prom-client": "^14.0.1",
-    "winston": "^3.2.1"
+    "winston": "^3.2.1",
+    "zod": "~3.18.0",
+    "zod-to-json-schema": "~3.18.0"
   },
   "devDependencies": {
     "@backstage/cli": "workspace:^",
diff --git a/packages/backend/src/plugins/permission.ts b/packages/backend/src/plugins/permission.ts
index a87e673309..c5f92c17d0 100644
--- a/packages/backend/src/plugins/permission.ts
+++ b/packages/backend/src/plugins/permission.ts
@@ -35,9 +35,9 @@ import {
 } from '@backstage/plugin-scaffolder-backend';
 import { actionExecutePermission } from '@backstage/plugin-scaffolder-common';
 import { Router } from 'express';
-import { PluginEnvironment } from '../types';
 import { z } from 'zod';
 import zodToJsonSchema from 'zod-to-json-schema';
+import { PluginEnvironment } from '../types';
 
 const inputSchema = zodToJsonSchema(
   z.object({ message: z.enum(['hello']) }).strict(),
diff --git a/plugins/scaffolder-backend/package.json b/plugins/scaffolder-backend/package.json
index f238ab3c4a..9b28ac8199 100644
--- a/plugins/scaffolder-backend/package.json
+++ b/plugins/scaffolder-backend/package.json
@@ -66,8 +66,6 @@
     "@gitbeaker/core": "^35.6.0",
     "@gitbeaker/node": "^35.1.0",
     "@octokit/webhooks": "^10.0.0",
-    "@types/express": "^4.17.6",
-    "@types/luxon": "^3.0.0",
     "ajv": "^8.12.0",
     "azure-devops-node-api": "^11.0.1",
     "command-exists": "^1.2.9",
@@ -103,8 +101,10 @@
     "@backstage/backend-test-utils": "workspace:^",
     "@backstage/cli": "workspace:^",
     "@types/command-exists": "^1.2.0",
+    "@types/express": "^4.17.6",
     "@types/fs-extra": "^9.0.1",
     "@types/git-url-parse": "^9.0.0",
+    "@types/luxon": "^3.0.0",
     "@types/mock-fs": "^4.13.0",
     "@types/nunjucks": "^3.1.4",
     "@types/supertest": "^2.0.8",
diff --git a/plugins/scaffolder-backend/src/service/rules.ts b/plugins/scaffolder-backend/src/service/rules.ts
index 7113ec86e3..7f71693478 100644
--- a/plugins/scaffolder-backend/src/service/rules.ts
+++ b/plugins/scaffolder-backend/src/service/rules.ts
@@ -59,23 +59,34 @@ export const hasActionId = createActionPermissionRule({
 });
 
 export const matchesInput = createActionPermissionRule({
-  name: 'MATCHED_INPUT',
+  name: 'MATCHES_INPUT',
   resourceType: RESOURCE_TYPE_SCAFFOLDER_ACTION,
   description: `Matches actionId and the input given`,
   paramsSchema: z.object({
     action: z.string().describe('Name of the actionId to match on'),
-    // Pass in a json schema to validate the input against
-    schema: z.record(z.any()),
+    input: z
+      .any()
+      .optional()
+      .describe('JSON schema to validate input against')
+      .superRefine((value, ctx) => {
+        if (value && ajv.validateSchema(value)) {
+          ctx.addIssue({
+            code: z.ZodIssueCode.custom,
+            message: 'Invalid JSON schema',
+          });
+        }
+      }),
   }),
-  apply: (resource, { action, schema }) => {
+  apply: (resource, { action, input }) => {
     if (resource.action !== action) {
       return true;
     }
-    if (!schema) {
+
+    if (!input) {
       return true;
     }
 
-    return ajv.validate(schema, resource.input);
+    return ajv.validate(input, resource.input);
   },
   toQuery: () => ({}),
 });
diff --git a/yarn.lock b/yarn.lock
index 16b336dcb4..1fe70bea95 100644
--- a/yarn.lock
+++ b/yarn.lock
@@ -23494,6 +23494,7 @@ __metadata:
     "@backstage/plugin-rollbar-backend": "workspace:^"
     "@backstage/plugin-scaffolder-backend": "workspace:^"
     "@backstage/plugin-scaffolder-backend-module-rails": "workspace:^"
+    "@backstage/plugin-scaffolder-common": "workspace:^"
     "@backstage/plugin-search-backend": "workspace:^"
     "@backstage/plugin-search-backend-module-elasticsearch": "workspace:^"
     "@backstage/plugin-search-backend-module-pg": "workspace:^"
@@ -23522,6 +23523,8 @@ __metadata:
     pg-connection-string: ^2.3.0
     prom-client: ^14.0.1
     winston: ^3.2.1
+    zod: ~3.18.0
+    zod-to-json-schema: ~3.18.0
   languageName: unknown
   linkType: soft
 
@@ -40643,6 +40646,15 @@ __metadata:
   languageName: node
   linkType: hard
 
+"zod-to-json-schema@npm:~3.18.0":
+  version: 3.18.2
+  resolution: "zod-to-json-schema@npm:3.18.2"
+  peerDependencies:
+    zod: ^3.18.0
+  checksum: 10e84864a3ccc2e04500b9bc81369ed7c5b3ec068ea582a13369175ed40e785091a63ae7fa86ebb4ddf1bccd55c3dab32f4d3070bbcc3296e68305ff787c9df3
+  languageName: node
+  linkType: hard
+
 "zod@npm:^3.21.4":
   version: 3.21.4
   resolution: "zod@npm:3.21.4"