diff --git a/.changeset/smart-ligers-sniff.md b/.changeset/smart-ligers-sniff.md
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..42353eca2b
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.changeset/smart-ligers-sniff.md
@@ -0,0 +1,6 @@
+---
+'@backstage/plugin-scaffolder-backend-module-gitlab': patch
+'@backstage/plugin-scaffolder': patch
+---
+
+Fixed bug of passing wrong value to `onChange` handler when using `GitLab` autocomplete
diff --git a/plugins/scaffolder-backend-module-gitlab/src/autocomplete/autocomplete.test.ts b/plugins/scaffolder-backend-module-gitlab/src/autocomplete/autocomplete.test.ts
index 4fa906686c..a2e2f18ab2 100644
--- a/plugins/scaffolder-backend-module-gitlab/src/autocomplete/autocomplete.test.ts
+++ b/plugins/scaffolder-backend-module-gitlab/src/autocomplete/autocomplete.test.ts
@@ -79,8 +79,8 @@ describe('handleAutocompleteRequest', () => {
 
     mockClient.Users.showCurrentUser.mockResolvedValue({ id: 3 });
     mockClient.Groups.allProjects.mockResolvedValue([
-      { name: 'repo1', id: 1 },
-      { name: 'repo2', id: 2 },
+      { name: 'Repo 1', path: 'repo-1' },
+      { name: 'Repo 2', path: 'repo-2' },
     ]);
 
     const result = await handleAutocompleteRequest({
@@ -91,8 +91,8 @@ describe('handleAutocompleteRequest', () => {
 
     expect(result).toEqual({
       results: [
-        { title: 'repo1', id: '1' },
-        { title: 'repo2', id: '2' },
+        { title: 'Repo 1', id: 'repo-1' },
+        { title: 'Repo 2', id: 'repo-2' },
       ],
     });
   });
@@ -104,8 +104,8 @@ describe('handleAutocompleteRequest', () => {
 
     mockClient.Users.showCurrentUser.mockResolvedValue({ id: 1 });
     mockClient.Users.allProjects.mockResolvedValue([
-      { name: 'repo1', id: 1 },
-      { name: 'repo2', id: 2 },
+      { name: 'Repo 1', path: 'repo-1' },
+      { name: 'Repo 2', path: 'repo-2' },
     ]);
 
     const result = await handleAutocompleteRequest({
@@ -116,8 +116,8 @@ describe('handleAutocompleteRequest', () => {
 
     expect(result).toEqual({
       results: [
-        { title: 'repo1', id: '1' },
-        { title: 'repo2', id: '2' },
+        { title: 'Repo 1', id: 'repo-1' },
+        { title: 'Repo 2', id: 'repo-2' },
       ],
     });
   });
diff --git a/plugins/scaffolder-backend-module-gitlab/src/autocomplete/autocomplete.ts b/plugins/scaffolder-backend-module-gitlab/src/autocomplete/autocomplete.ts
index 6e9a7f79c4..4eddd844e5 100644
--- a/plugins/scaffolder-backend-module-gitlab/src/autocomplete/autocomplete.ts
+++ b/plugins/scaffolder-backend-module-gitlab/src/autocomplete/autocomplete.ts
@@ -97,7 +97,7 @@ export function createHandleAutocompleteRequest(options: {
         return {
           results: response.map(project => ({
             title: project.name.trim(),
-            id: project.id.toString(),
+            id: project.path,
           })),
         };
       }
diff --git a/plugins/scaffolder/src/components/fields/RepoUrlPicker/RepoUrlPicker.tsx b/plugins/scaffolder/src/components/fields/RepoUrlPicker/RepoUrlPicker.tsx
index 18da234012..ef6654b60c 100644
--- a/plugins/scaffolder/src/components/fields/RepoUrlPicker/RepoUrlPicker.tsx
+++ b/plugins/scaffolder/src/components/fields/RepoUrlPicker/RepoUrlPicker.tsx
@@ -244,8 +244,7 @@ export const RepoUrlPicker = (
         onChange={repo =>
           setState(prevState => ({
             ...prevState,
-            repoName: repo.name,
-            id: repo.id || '',
+            repoName: repo.id || repo.name,
           }))
         }
         rawErrors={rawErrors}
diff --git a/plugins/scaffolder/src/components/fields/RepoUrlPicker/types.ts b/plugins/scaffolder/src/components/fields/RepoUrlPicker/types.ts
index d37e764eae..74d45fa401 100644
--- a/plugins/scaffolder/src/components/fields/RepoUrlPicker/types.ts
+++ b/plugins/scaffolder/src/components/fields/RepoUrlPicker/types.ts
@@ -25,7 +25,6 @@ export interface RepoUrlPickerState {
   organization?: string;
   workspace?: string;
   project?: string;
-  id?: string;
   availableRepos?: AvailableRepositories[];
 }
 
diff --git a/plugins/scaffolder/src/components/fields/RepoUrlPicker/utils.test.ts b/plugins/scaffolder/src/components/fields/RepoUrlPicker/utils.test.ts
index ce3c938e31..c90b357cf1 100644
--- a/plugins/scaffolder/src/components/fields/RepoUrlPicker/utils.test.ts
+++ b/plugins/scaffolder/src/components/fields/RepoUrlPicker/utils.test.ts
@@ -53,10 +53,9 @@ describe('utils', () => {
           organization: 'organization',
           workspace: 'workspace',
           project: 'backstage',
-          id: '1234',
         }),
       ).toBe(
-        'github.com?owner=owner&repo=backstage&organization=organization&workspace=workspace&project=backstage&id=1234',
+        'github.com?owner=owner&repo=backstage&organization=organization&workspace=workspace&project=backstage',
       );
     });
   });
@@ -65,7 +64,7 @@ describe('utils', () => {
     it('should parse a complete string', () => {
       expect(
         parseRepoPickerUrl(
-          'github.com?owner=owner&repo=backstage&organization=organization&workspace=workspace&project=backstage&id=1234',
+          'github.com?owner=owner&repo=backstage&organization=organization&workspace=workspace&project=backstage',
         ),
       ).toEqual({
         host: 'github.com',
@@ -74,7 +73,6 @@ describe('utils', () => {
         organization: 'organization',
         workspace: 'workspace',
         project: 'backstage',
-        id: '1234',
       });
     });
   });
diff --git a/plugins/scaffolder/src/components/fields/RepoUrlPicker/utils.ts b/plugins/scaffolder/src/components/fields/RepoUrlPicker/utils.ts
index 145a3e256f..408b87413b 100644
--- a/plugins/scaffolder/src/components/fields/RepoUrlPicker/utils.ts
+++ b/plugins/scaffolder/src/components/fields/RepoUrlPicker/utils.ts
@@ -37,9 +37,6 @@ export function serializeRepoPickerUrl(data: RepoUrlPickerState) {
   if (data.project) {
     params.set('project', data.project);
   }
-  if (data.id) {
-    params.set('id', data.id);
-  }
 
   return `${data.host}?${params.toString()}`;
 }
@@ -53,7 +50,6 @@ export function parseRepoPickerUrl(
   let organization = '';
   let workspace = '';
   let project = '';
-  let id = '';
 
   try {
     if (url) {
@@ -64,10 +60,9 @@ export function parseRepoPickerUrl(
       organization = parsed.searchParams.get('organization') || '';
       workspace = parsed.searchParams.get('workspace') || '';
       project = parsed.searchParams.get('project') || '';
-      id = parsed.searchParams.get('id') || '';
     }
   } catch {
     /* ok */
   }
-  return { host, owner, repoName, organization, workspace, project, id };
+  return { host, owner, repoName, organization, workspace, project };
 }