diff --git a/.changeset/sweet-rats-invite.md b/.changeset/sweet-rats-invite.md
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..f292e7bb43
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.changeset/sweet-rats-invite.md
@@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
+---
+'@backstage/plugin-scaffolder-backend': patch
+---
+
+Add sourcePath option to publish:gerrit action
diff --git a/plugins/scaffolder-backend/api-report.md b/plugins/scaffolder-backend/api-report.md
index dfca5994fd..4e09c66755 100644
--- a/plugins/scaffolder-backend/api-report.md
+++ b/plugins/scaffolder-backend/api-report.md
@@ -316,6 +316,7 @@ export function createPublishGerritAction(options: {
   gitCommitMessage?: string | undefined;
   gitAuthorName?: string | undefined;
   gitAuthorEmail?: string | undefined;
+  sourcePath?: string | undefined;
 }>;
 
 // @public
diff --git a/plugins/scaffolder-backend/src/scaffolder/actions/builtin/publish/gerrit.test.ts b/plugins/scaffolder-backend/src/scaffolder/actions/builtin/publish/gerrit.test.ts
index 0b1ffe0de6..bb1beba791 100644
--- a/plugins/scaffolder-backend/src/scaffolder/actions/builtin/publish/gerrit.test.ts
+++ b/plugins/scaffolder-backend/src/scaffolder/actions/builtin/publish/gerrit.test.ts
@@ -137,6 +137,57 @@ describe('publish:gerrit', () => {
       'https://gerrithost.org/repo/+/refs/heads/master',
     );
   });
+
+  it('can correctly create a new project with a specific sourcePath', async () => {
+    expect.assertions(5);
+    server.use(
+      rest.put('https://gerrithost.org/a/projects/repo', (req, res, ctx) => {
+        expect(req.headers.get('Authorization')).toBe(
+          'Basic Z2Vycml0dXNlcjp1c2VydG9rZW4=',
+        );
+        expect(req.body).toEqual({
+          create_empty_commit: false,
+          owners: ['owner'],
+          description,
+          parent: 'workspace',
+        });
+        return res(
+          ctx.status(201),
+          ctx.set('Content-Type', 'application/json'),
+          ctx.json({}),
+        );
+      }),
+    );
+
+    await action.handler({
+      ...mockContext,
+      input: {
+        ...mockContext.input,
+        repoUrl: 'gerrithost.org?workspace=workspace&owner=owner&repo=repo',
+        sourcePath: 'repository/',
+      },
+    });
+
+    expect(initRepoAndPush).toHaveBeenCalledWith({
+      dir: `${mockContext.workspacePath}/repository/`,
+      remoteUrl: 'https://gerrithost.org/a/repo',
+      defaultBranch: 'master',
+      auth: { username: 'gerrituser', password: 'usertoken' },
+      logger: mockContext.logger,
+      commitMessage: expect.stringContaining('initial commit\n\nChange-Id:'),
+      gitAuthorInfo: {},
+    });
+
+    expect(mockContext.output).toHaveBeenCalledWith(
+      'remoteUrl',
+      'https://gerrithost.org/a/repo',
+    );
+    expect(mockContext.output).toHaveBeenCalledWith(
+      'repoContentsUrl',
+      'https://gerrithost.org/repo/+/refs/heads/master',
+    );
+  });
+
   afterEach(() => {
     jest.resetAllMocks();
   });
diff --git a/plugins/scaffolder-backend/src/scaffolder/actions/builtin/publish/gerrit.ts b/plugins/scaffolder-backend/src/scaffolder/actions/builtin/publish/gerrit.ts
index 51355ec357..d23e860e1c 100644
--- a/plugins/scaffolder-backend/src/scaffolder/actions/builtin/publish/gerrit.ts
+++ b/plugins/scaffolder-backend/src/scaffolder/actions/builtin/publish/gerrit.ts
@@ -92,6 +92,7 @@ export function createPublishGerritAction(options: {
     gitCommitMessage?: string;
     gitAuthorName?: string;
     gitAuthorEmail?: string;
+    sourcePath?: string;
   }>({
     id: 'publish:gerrit',
     description:
@@ -129,6 +130,11 @@ export function createPublishGerritAction(options: {
             type: 'string',
             description: `Sets the default author email for the commit.`,
           },
+          sourcePath: {
+            title: 'Source Path',
+            type: 'string',
+            description: `Path within the workspace that will be used as the repository root. If omitted, the entire workspace will be published as the repository.`,
+          },
         },
       },
       output: {
@@ -153,6 +159,7 @@ export function createPublishGerritAction(options: {
         gitAuthorName,
         gitAuthorEmail,
         gitCommitMessage = 'initial commit',
+        sourcePath,
       } = ctx.input;
       const { repo, host, owner, workspace } = parseRepoUrl(
         repoUrl,
@@ -199,7 +206,7 @@ export function createPublishGerritAction(options: {
 
       const remoteUrl = `${integrationConfig.config.cloneUrl}/a/${repo}`;
       await initRepoAndPush({
-        dir: getRepoSourceDirectory(ctx.workspacePath, undefined),
+        dir: getRepoSourceDirectory(ctx.workspacePath, sourcePath),
         remoteUrl,
         auth,
         defaultBranch,