diff --git a/.changeset/many-vans-thank.md b/.changeset/many-vans-thank.md
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..942aa4cc7c
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.changeset/many-vans-thank.md
@@ -0,0 +1,8 @@
+---
+'@backstage/plugin-jenkins': patch
+'@backstage/plugin-jenkins-backend': patch
+---
+
+---
+
+feature: added support for multiple branches to the `JenkinsApi`
diff --git a/plugins/jenkins-backend/src/service/jenkinsApi.test.ts b/plugins/jenkins-backend/src/service/jenkinsApi.test.ts
index 29da414470..ad1a09a40f 100644
--- a/plugins/jenkins-backend/src/service/jenkinsApi.test.ts
+++ b/plugins/jenkins-backend/src/service/jenkinsApi.test.ts
@@ -134,6 +134,34 @@ describe('JenkinsApi', () => {
         });
         expect(result).toHaveLength(1);
       });
+
+      it('supports multiple branches', async () => {
+        mockedJenkinsClient.job.get.mockResolvedValue(project);
+
+        const result = await jenkinsApi.getProjects(
+          jenkinsInfo,
+          'foo,bar,catpants',
+        );
+
+        expect(mockedJenkins).toHaveBeenCalledWith({
+          baseUrl: jenkinsInfo.baseUrl,
+          headers: jenkinsInfo.headers,
+          promisify: true,
+        });
+        expect(mockedJenkinsClient.job.get).toBeCalledWith({
+          name: `${jenkinsInfo.jobFullName}/foo`,
+          tree: expect.anything(),
+        });
+        expect(mockedJenkinsClient.job.get).toBeCalledWith({
+          name: `${jenkinsInfo.jobFullName}/bar`,
+          tree: expect.anything(),
+        });
+        expect(mockedJenkinsClient.job.get).toBeCalledWith({
+          name: `${jenkinsInfo.jobFullName}/catpants`,
+          tree: expect.anything(),
+        });
+        expect(result).toHaveLength(1);
+      });
     });
     describe('augmented', () => {
       const projectWithScmActions: JenkinsProject = {
diff --git a/plugins/jenkins-backend/src/service/jenkinsApi.ts b/plugins/jenkins-backend/src/service/jenkinsApi.ts
index 8069f57692..07469dc83a 100644
--- a/plugins/jenkins-backend/src/service/jenkinsApi.ts
+++ b/plugins/jenkins-backend/src/service/jenkinsApi.ts
@@ -75,13 +75,16 @@ export class JenkinsApiImpl {
     const projects: BackstageProject[] = [];
 
     if (branch) {
-      // we have been asked to filter to a single branch.
       // Assume jenkinsInfo.jobFullName is a folder which contains one job per branch.
       // TODO: extract a strategy interface for this
-      const job = await client.job.get({
-        name: `${jenkinsInfo.jobFullName}/${branch}`,
-        tree: JenkinsApiImpl.jobTreeSpec.replace(/\s/g, ''),
-      });
+      const job = await Promise.any(
+        branch.split(/,/g).map(name =>
+          client.job.get({
+            name: `${jenkinsInfo.jobFullName}/${name}`,
+            tree: JenkinsApiImpl.jobTreeSpec.replace(/\s/g, ''),
+          }),
+        ),
+      );
       projects.push(this.augmentProject(job));
     } else {
       // We aren't filtering
diff --git a/plugins/jenkins/README.md b/plugins/jenkins/README.md
index 80e39d2095..2a0ec451c8 100644
--- a/plugins/jenkins/README.md
+++ b/plugins/jenkins/README.md
@@ -19,7 +19,7 @@ yarn add --cwd packages/app @backstage/plugin-jenkins
 
 3. Add the `EntityJenkinsContent` extension to the `CI/CD` page and `EntityLatestJenkinsRunCard` to the `overview` page in the app (or wherever you'd prefer):
 
-Note that if you configured a custom JenkinsInfoProvider in step 2, you may need a custom isJenkinsAvailable.
+Note that if you configured a custom JenkinsInfoProvider in step 2, you may need a custom isJenkinsAvailable. Also if you're transitioning to a new default branch name, you can pass multiple branch names as a comma-separated list and it will check for each branch name.
 
 ```tsx
 // In packages/app/src/components/catalog/EntityPage.tsx
@@ -38,7 +38,10 @@ const serviceEntityPage = (
       <EntitySwitch>
         <EntitySwitch.Case if={isJenkinsAvailable}>
           <Grid item sm={6}>
-            <EntityLatestJenkinsRunCard branch="master" variant="gridItem" />
+            <EntityLatestJenkinsRunCard
+              branch="main,master"
+              variant="gridItem"
+            />
           </Grid>
         </EntitySwitch.Case>
         {/* ... */}