diff --git a/.changeset/tasty-apples-sell.md b/.changeset/tasty-apples-sell.md
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..d24cd61e37
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.changeset/tasty-apples-sell.md
@@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
+---
+'@backstage/plugin-scaffolder-backend': patch
+---
+
+Adds a collaborator field to GitHub publish action for multiple users and access levels
diff --git a/plugins/scaffolder-backend/package.json b/plugins/scaffolder-backend/package.json
index a3a61975f1..c86004d7a4 100644
--- a/plugins/scaffolder-backend/package.json
+++ b/plugins/scaffolder-backend/package.json
@@ -55,6 +55,7 @@
     "handlebars": "^4.7.6",
     "helmet": "^4.0.0",
     "isomorphic-git": "^1.8.0",
+    "jest-when": "^3.1.0",
     "jsonschema": "^1.2.6",
     "knex": "^0.95.1",
     "lodash": "^4.17.21",
diff --git a/plugins/scaffolder-backend/sample-templates/create-react-app/template.yaml b/plugins/scaffolder-backend/sample-templates/create-react-app/template.yaml
index 91f887ed0a..82fde335c5 100644
--- a/plugins/scaffolder-backend/sample-templates/create-react-app/template.yaml
+++ b/plugins/scaffolder-backend/sample-templates/create-react-app/template.yaml
@@ -19,6 +19,7 @@ spec:
       - component_id
       - use_typescript
       - description
+      - collaborators
     properties:
       component_id:
         title: Name
@@ -39,4 +40,28 @@ spec:
         type: boolean
         description: Use Github Actions
         default: true
-
+      collaborators:
+        title: Collaborators
+        description: Provide users with permissions
+        type: array
+        ui:options:
+          orderable: false
+        items:
+          type: object
+          required:
+          - username
+          - access
+          properties:
+            access:
+              type: string
+              description: The type of access for the user
+              default: pull
+              enum:
+              - push
+              - pull
+              - admin
+              - maintain
+              - triage
+            username:
+              type: string
+              description: The username or group
diff --git a/plugins/scaffolder-backend/src/scaffolder/actions/builtin/publish/github.test.ts b/plugins/scaffolder-backend/src/scaffolder/actions/builtin/publish/github.test.ts
index 9880dda621..dc2f602778 100644
--- a/plugins/scaffolder-backend/src/scaffolder/actions/builtin/publish/github.test.ts
+++ b/plugins/scaffolder-backend/src/scaffolder/actions/builtin/publish/github.test.ts
@@ -22,6 +22,7 @@ import { ConfigReader } from '@backstage/config';
 import { getVoidLogger } from '@backstage/backend-common';
 import { PassThrough } from 'stream';
 import { initRepoAndPush } from '../../../stages/publish/helpers';
+import { when } from 'jest-when';
 
 describe('publish:github', () => {
   const integrations = ScmIntegrations.fromConfig(
@@ -232,6 +233,114 @@ describe('publish:github', () => {
     });
   });
 
+  it('should add multiple collaborators when provided', async () => {
+    mockGithubClient.users.getByUsername.mockResolvedValue({
+      data: { type: 'User' },
+    });
+
+    mockGithubClient.repos.createForAuthenticatedUser.mockResolvedValue({
+      data: {
+        clone_url: 'https://github.com/clone/url.git',
+        html_url: 'https://github.com/html/url',
+      },
+    });
+
+    await action.handler({
+      ...mockContext,
+      input: {
+        ...mockContext.input,
+        collaborators: [
+          {
+            access: 'pull',
+            username: 'robot-1',
+          },
+          {
+            access: 'push',
+            username: 'robot-2',
+          },
+        ],
+      },
+    });
+
+    const commonProperties = {
+      org: 'owner',
+      owner: 'owner',
+      repo: 'repo',
+    };
+
+    expect(
+      mockGithubClient.teams.addOrUpdateRepoPermissionsInOrg.mock.calls[1],
+    ).toEqual([
+      {
+        ...commonProperties,
+        team_slug: 'robot-1',
+        permission: 'pull',
+      },
+    ]);
+
+    expect(
+      mockGithubClient.teams.addOrUpdateRepoPermissionsInOrg.mock.calls[2],
+    ).toEqual([
+      {
+        ...commonProperties,
+        team_slug: 'robot-2',
+        permission: 'push',
+      },
+    ]);
+  });
+
+  it('should ignore failures when adding multiple collaborators', async () => {
+    mockGithubClient.users.getByUsername.mockResolvedValue({
+      data: { type: 'User' },
+    });
+
+    mockGithubClient.repos.createForAuthenticatedUser.mockResolvedValue({
+      data: {
+        clone_url: 'https://github.com/clone/url.git',
+        html_url: 'https://github.com/html/url',
+      },
+    });
+
+    when(mockGithubClient.teams.addOrUpdateRepoPermissionsInOrg)
+      .calledWith({
+        org: 'owner',
+        owner: 'owner',
+        repo: 'repo',
+        team_slug: 'robot-1',
+        permission: 'pull',
+      })
+      .mockRejectedValueOnce(new Error('Something bad happened') as never);
+
+    await action.handler({
+      ...mockContext,
+      input: {
+        ...mockContext.input,
+        collaborators: [
+          {
+            access: 'pull',
+            username: 'robot-1',
+          },
+          {
+            access: 'push',
+            username: 'robot-2',
+          },
+        ],
+      },
+    });
+
+    expect(
+      mockGithubClient.teams.addOrUpdateRepoPermissionsInOrg.mock.calls[2],
+    ).toEqual([
+      {
+        org: 'owner',
+        owner: 'owner',
+        repo: 'repo',
+        team_slug: 'robot-2',
+        permission: 'push',
+      },
+    ]);
+  });
+
   it('should call output with the remoteUrl and the repoContentsUrl', async () => {
     mockGithubClient.users.getByUsername.mockResolvedValue({
       data: { type: 'User' },
diff --git a/plugins/scaffolder-backend/src/scaffolder/actions/builtin/publish/github.ts b/plugins/scaffolder-backend/src/scaffolder/actions/builtin/publish/github.ts
index 70394b0039..e58f2c68aa 100644
--- a/plugins/scaffolder-backend/src/scaffolder/actions/builtin/publish/github.ts
+++ b/plugins/scaffolder-backend/src/scaffolder/actions/builtin/publish/github.ts
@@ -23,6 +23,9 @@ import { initRepoAndPush } from '../../../stages/publish/helpers';
 import { getRepoSourceDirectory, parseRepoUrl } from './util';
 import { createTemplateAction } from '../../createTemplateAction';
 
+type Permission = 'pull' | 'push' | 'admin' | 'maintain' | 'triage';
+type Collaborator = { access: Permission; username: string };
+
 export function createPublishGithubAction(options: {
   integrations: ScmIntegrationRegistry;
 }) {
@@ -41,6 +44,7 @@ export function createPublishGithubAction(options: {
     access?: string;
     sourcePath?: string;
     repoVisibility: 'private' | 'internal' | 'public';
+    collaborators: Collaborator[];
   }>({
     id: 'publish:github',
     description:
@@ -72,6 +76,26 @@ export function createPublishGithubAction(options: {
               'Path within the workspace that will be used as the repository root. If omitted, the entire workspace will be published as the respository.',
             type: 'string',
           },
+          collaborators: {
+            title: 'Collaborators',
+            description: 'Provide users with permissions',
+            type: 'array',
+            items: {
+              type: 'object',
+              required: ['username', 'access'],
+              properties: {
+                access: {
+                  type: 'string',
+                  description: 'The type of access for the user',
+                  enum: ['push', 'pull', 'admin', 'maintain', 'triage'],
+                },
+                username: {
+                  type: 'string',
+                  description: 'The username or group',
+                },
+              },
+            },
+          },
         },
       },
       output: {
@@ -94,6 +118,7 @@ export function createPublishGithubAction(options: {
         description,
         access,
         repoVisibility = 'private',
+        collaborators,
       } = ctx.input;
 
       const { owner, repo, host } = parseRepoUrl(repoUrl);
@@ -165,6 +190,27 @@ export function createPublishGithubAction(options: {
         });
       }
 
+      if (collaborators) {
+        for (const {
+          access: permission,
+          username: team_slug,
+        } of collaborators) {
+          try {
+            await client.teams.addOrUpdateRepoPermissionsInOrg({
+              org: owner,
+              team_slug,
+              owner,
+              repo,
+              permission,
+            });
+          } catch (e) {
+            ctx.logger.warn(
+              `Skipping ${permission} access for ${team_slug}, ${e.message}`,
+            );
+          }
+        }
+      }
+
       const remoteUrl = data.clone_url;
       const repoContentsUrl = `${data.html_url}/blob/master`;