diff --git a/.changeset/angry-pens-begin.md b/.changeset/angry-pens-begin.md
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..b8d6f80292
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.changeset/angry-pens-begin.md
@@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
+---
+'@backstage/plugin-scaffolder-backend': patch
+---
+
+Override default commit message and author details in GitLab action
diff --git a/plugins/scaffolder-backend/api-report.md b/plugins/scaffolder-backend/api-report.md
index d454fe2e7b..89ca6b55bd 100644
--- a/plugins/scaffolder-backend/api-report.md
+++ b/plugins/scaffolder-backend/api-report.md
@@ -266,6 +266,9 @@ export function createPublishGitlabAction(options: {
   repoVisibility?: 'internal' | 'private' | 'public' | undefined;
   sourcePath?: string | undefined;
   token?: string | undefined;
+  gitCommitMessage?: string | undefined;
+  gitAuthorName?: string | undefined;
+  gitAuthorEmail?: string | undefined;
 }>;
 
 // @public
diff --git a/plugins/scaffolder-backend/src/scaffolder/actions/builtin/publish/gitlab.test.ts b/plugins/scaffolder-backend/src/scaffolder/actions/builtin/publish/gitlab.test.ts
index ed8df4e5e8..f427023c69 100644
--- a/plugins/scaffolder-backend/src/scaffolder/actions/builtin/publish/gitlab.test.ts
+++ b/plugins/scaffolder-backend/src/scaffolder/actions/builtin/publish/gitlab.test.ts
@@ -181,6 +181,7 @@ describe('publish:gitlab', () => {
       remoteUrl: 'http://mockurl.git',
       auth: { username: 'oauth2', password: 'tokenlols' },
       logger: mockContext.logger,
+      commitMessage: 'initial commit',
       gitAuthorInfo: {},
     });
   });
@@ -205,6 +206,7 @@ describe('publish:gitlab', () => {
       remoteUrl: 'http://mockurl.git',
       auth: { username: 'oauth2', password: 'tokenlols' },
       logger: mockContext.logger,
+      commitMessage: 'initial commit',
       gitAuthorInfo: {},
     });
   });
@@ -252,6 +254,7 @@ describe('publish:gitlab', () => {
       auth: { username: 'oauth2', password: 'tokenlols' },
       logger: mockContext.logger,
       defaultBranch: 'master',
+      commitMessage: 'initial commit',
       gitAuthorInfo: { name: 'Test', email: 'example@example.com' },
     });
   });
@@ -294,10 +297,10 @@ describe('publish:gitlab', () => {
       dir: mockContext.workspacePath,
       remoteUrl: 'http://mockurl.git',
       auth: { username: 'oauth2', password: 'tokenlols' },
-      logger: mockContext.logger,
       defaultBranch: 'master',
-      commitMessage: 'Test commit message',
+      commitMessage: 'initial commit',
       gitAuthorInfo: { email: undefined, name: undefined },
+      logger: mockContext.logger,
     });
   });
 
diff --git a/plugins/scaffolder-backend/src/scaffolder/actions/builtin/publish/gitlab.ts b/plugins/scaffolder-backend/src/scaffolder/actions/builtin/publish/gitlab.ts
index 9aa12803eb..a7c247f4d9 100644
--- a/plugins/scaffolder-backend/src/scaffolder/actions/builtin/publish/gitlab.ts
+++ b/plugins/scaffolder-backend/src/scaffolder/actions/builtin/publish/gitlab.ts
@@ -40,6 +40,9 @@ export function createPublishGitlabAction(options: {
     repoVisibility?: 'private' | 'internal' | 'public';
     sourcePath?: string;
     token?: string;
+    gitCommitMessage?: string;
+    gitAuthorName?: string;
+    gitAuthorEmail?: string;
   }>({
     id: 'publish:gitlab',
     description:
@@ -63,6 +66,21 @@ export function createPublishGitlabAction(options: {
             type: 'string',
             description: `Sets the default branch on the repository. The default value is 'master'`,
           },
+          gitCommitMessage: {
+            title: 'Git Commit Message',
+            type: 'string',
+            description: `Sets the commit message on the repository. The default value is 'initial commit'`,
+          },
+          gitAuthorName: {
+            title: 'Default Author Name',
+            type: 'string',
+            description: `Sets the default author name for the commit. The default value is 'Scaffolder'`,
+          },
+          gitAuthorEmail: {
+            title: 'Default Author Email',
+            type: 'string',
+            description: `Sets the default author email for the commit.`,
+          },
           sourcePath: {
             title: 'Source Path',
             description:
@@ -95,8 +113,10 @@ export function createPublishGitlabAction(options: {
         repoUrl,
         repoVisibility = 'private',
         defaultBranch = 'master',
+        gitCommitMessage = 'initial commit',
+        gitAuthorName,
+        gitAuthorEmail,
       } = ctx.input;
-
       const { owner, repo, host } = parseRepoUrl(repoUrl, integrations);
 
       if (!owner) {
@@ -146,10 +166,13 @@ export function createPublishGitlabAction(options: {
       const repoContentsUrl = `${remoteUrl}/-/blob/${defaultBranch}`;
 
       const gitAuthorInfo = {
-        name: config.getOptionalString('scaffolder.defaultAuthor.name'),
-        email: config.getOptionalString('scaffolder.defaultAuthor.email'),
+        name: gitAuthorName
+          ? gitAuthorName
+          : config.getOptionalString('scaffolder.defaultAuthor.name'),
+        email: gitAuthorEmail
+          ? gitAuthorEmail
+          : config.getOptionalString('scaffolder.defaultAuthor.email'),
       };
-
       await initRepoAndPush({
         dir: getRepoSourceDirectory(ctx.workspacePath, ctx.input.sourcePath),
         remoteUrl: http_url_to_repo as string,
@@ -159,9 +182,9 @@ export function createPublishGitlabAction(options: {
           password: token,
         },
         logger: ctx.logger,
-        commitMessage: config.getOptionalString(
-          'scaffolder.defaultCommitMessage',
-        ),
+        commitMessage: gitCommitMessage
+          ? gitCommitMessage
+          : config.getOptionalString('scaffolder.defaultCommitMessage'),
         gitAuthorInfo,
       });