diff --git a/.github/workflows/snyk-github-issue-sync.yml b/.github/workflows/snyk-github-issue-sync.yml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..34eb5c1ca4
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.github/workflows/snyk-github-issue-sync.yml
@@ -0,0 +1,23 @@
+name: 'Snyk Github Issue Sync'
+
+on:
+  schedule:
+    - cron: '0 */4 * * *'
+
+jobs:
+  sync:
+    steps:
+      - uses: actions/checkout@v2
+      - name: Create Snyk report
+        uses: snyk/actions/node@master
+        with:
+          args: >
+            --yarn-workspaces
+            --org=backstage-dgh
+            --strict-out-of-sync=false
+            --json-file-output=snyk.json
+          json: true
+        env:
+          SNYK_TOKEN: ${{ secrets.SNYK_TOKEN }}
+      - name: Update Github issues
+        run: yarn ts-node scripts/snyk-github-issue-sync.ts
diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index f5d20fd39d..62a8a0924e 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -58,9 +58,10 @@
     "@microsoft/tsdoc": "^0.13.2"
   },
   "devDependencies": {
-    "@types/webpack": "^5.28.0",
     "@changesets/cli": "^2.14.0",
+    "@octokit/rest": "^18.12.0",
     "@spotify/prettier-config": "^11.0.0",
+    "@types/webpack": "^5.28.0",
     "command-exists": "^1.2.9",
     "concurrently": "^6.0.0",
     "eslint-plugin-notice": "^0.9.10",
@@ -68,6 +69,7 @@
     "husky": "^6.0.0",
     "lerna": "^4.0.0",
     "lint-staged": "^11.1.2",
+    "minimist": "^1.2.5",
     "prettier": "^2.2.1",
     "shx": "^0.3.2",
     "yarn-lock-check": "^1.0.5"
diff --git a/scripts/snyk-github-issue-sync.ts b/scripts/snyk-github-issue-sync.ts
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..d7f64cf1ff
--- /dev/null
+++ b/scripts/snyk-github-issue-sync.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,200 @@
+/*
+ * Copyright 2021 The Backstage Authors
+ *
+ * Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
+ * you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
+ * You may obtain a copy of the License at
+ *
+ *     http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+ *
+ * Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
+ * distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
+ * WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
+ * See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
+ * limitations under the License.
+ */
+/* eslint-disable import/no-extraneous-dependencies */
+import { Octokit } from '@octokit/rest';
+import minimist from 'minimist';
+// Generated by GitHub workflow .github/workflows/snyk-github-issue-creator
+import synkJsonOutput from '../snyk.json';
+
+type Vulnerability = {
+  description: string;
+  packages: {
+    name: string;
+    target: string;
+  }[];
+  snykId: string;
+};
+
+const argv = minimist(process.argv.slice(2));
+
+const GH_OWNER = 'backstage';
+const GH_REPO = 'backstage';
+const SNYK_GH_LABEL = 'snyk-vulnerability';
+const SNYK_ID_REGEX = /\[([A-Z0-9-:]+)]/i;
+
+const isDryRun = 'dryrun' in argv;
+
+if (!process.env.GITHUB_TOKEN) {
+  console.error('GITHUB_TOKEN is not set. Please provide a Github token');
+  process.exit(1);
+}
+
+const octokit = new Octokit({
+  auth: process.env.GITHUB_TOKEN,
+});
+
+if (isDryRun) {
+  console.log(
+    '⚠️  Running in dryrun mode, no issues will be updated on Github ⚠️',
+  );
+}
+
+const fetchSnykGithubIssueMap = async (): Promise<Record<string, number>> => {
+  const snykGithubIssueMap: Record<string, number> = {};
+
+  const iterator = octokit.paginate.iterator(octokit.rest.issues.listForRepo, {
+    owner: GH_OWNER,
+    repo: GH_REPO,
+    per_page: 100,
+    state: 'open',
+    labels: SNYK_GH_LABEL,
+  });
+
+  for await (const { data: issues } of iterator) {
+    for (const issue of issues) {
+      // Gets the Vulnerability ID from square braces
+      const match = SNYK_ID_REGEX.exec(issue.title);
+
+      if (match && match[1]) {
+        snykGithubIssueMap[match[1]] = issue.number;
+      } else {
+        console.log(`Unmatched Snyk ID for ${issue.title}`);
+      }
+    }
+  }
+
+  return snykGithubIssueMap;
+};
+
+const generateIssueBody = (vulnerability: Vulnerability) => `
+## Affecting Packages/Plugins
+
+${Array.from(vulnerability.packages).map(
+  ({ name, target }) => `* [${name}](${target})\n`,
+)}
+
+${vulnerability.description}
+`;
+
+const createGithubIssue = async (vulnerability: Vulnerability) => {
+  console.log(
+    `Create Github Issue for Snyk Vulnerability ${vulnerability.snykId}`,
+  );
+
+  vulnerability.packages.forEach(({ name, target }) => {
+    console.log(`- ${name} [${target}]`);
+  });
+
+  if (!isDryRun) {
+    await octokit.issues.create({
+      owner: GH_OWNER,
+      repo: GH_REPO,
+      title: `Snyk vulnerability [${vulnerability.snykId}]`,
+      labels: [SNYK_GH_LABEL, 'help wanted'],
+      body: generateIssueBody(vulnerability),
+    });
+  }
+};
+
+const updateGithubIssue = async (
+  githubIssueId: number,
+  vulnerability: Vulnerability,
+) => {
+  console.log(
+    `Update Github Issue #${githubIssueId} for Snky Vulnerability ${vulnerability.snykId}`,
+  );
+
+  if (!isDryRun) {
+    await octokit.issues.update({
+      owner: GH_OWNER,
+      repo: GH_REPO,
+      issue_number: githubIssueId,
+      body: generateIssueBody(vulnerability),
+    });
+  }
+};
+
+const closeGithubIssue = async (githubIssueId: number) => {
+  console.log(`Closing Github Issue #${githubIssueId}`);
+
+  if (!isDryRun) {
+    await octokit.issues.update({
+      owner: GH_OWNER,
+      repo: GH_REPO,
+      issue_number: githubIssueId,
+      state: 'closed',
+    });
+  }
+};
+
+async function main() {
+  const snykGithubIssueMap = await fetchSnykGithubIssueMap();
+  const vulnerabilityStore: Record<string, Vulnerability> = {};
+
+  // Group the Snyk vulnerabilities, and link back to the affecting packages.
+  synkJsonOutput.forEach(
+    ({ projectName, displayTargetFile, vulnerabilities }) => {
+      vulnerabilities.forEach(
+        ({ id, description }: { id: string; description: string }) => {
+          if (id !== undefined && description !== undefined) {
+            if (vulnerabilityStore[id]) {
+              if (
+                !vulnerabilityStore[id].packages.some(
+                  ({ name }) => name === projectName,
+                )
+              ) {
+                vulnerabilityStore[id].packages.push({
+                  name: projectName,
+                  target: displayTargetFile,
+                });
+              }
+            } else {
+              vulnerabilityStore[id] = {
+                description,
+                snykId: id,
+                packages: [
+                  {
+                    name: projectName,
+                    target: displayTargetFile,
+                  },
+                ],
+              };
+            }
+          }
+        },
+      );
+    },
+  );
+
+  for (const [id, vulnerability] of Object.entries(vulnerabilityStore)) {
+    if (snykGithubIssueMap[id]) {
+      await updateGithubIssue(snykGithubIssueMap[id], vulnerability);
+    } else {
+      await createGithubIssue(vulnerability);
+    }
+  }
+
+  for (const [snykId, githubIssueId] of Object.entries(snykGithubIssueMap)) {
+    if (!vulnerabilityStore[snykId]) {
+      await closeGithubIssue(githubIssueId);
+    }
+  }
+}
+
+main().catch(error => {
+  console.error(error.stack);
+  process.exit(1);
+});
diff --git a/yarn.lock b/yarn.lock
index 5c0a15392e..59dcf066b4 100644
--- a/yarn.lock
+++ b/yarn.lock
@@ -4893,6 +4893,19 @@
     before-after-hook "^2.1.0"
     universal-user-agent "^6.0.0"
 
+"@octokit/core@^3.5.1":
+  version "3.5.1"
+  resolved "https://registry.npmjs.org/@octokit/core/-/core-3.5.1.tgz#8601ceeb1ec0e1b1b8217b960a413ed8e947809b"
+  integrity sha512-omncwpLVxMP+GLpLPgeGJBF6IWJFjXDS5flY5VbppePYX9XehevbDykRH9PdCdvqt9TS5AOTiDide7h0qrkHjw==
+  dependencies:
+    "@octokit/auth-token" "^2.4.4"
+    "@octokit/graphql" "^4.5.8"
+    "@octokit/request" "^5.6.0"
+    "@octokit/request-error" "^2.0.5"
+    "@octokit/types" "^6.0.3"
+    before-after-hook "^2.2.0"
+    universal-user-agent "^6.0.0"
+
 "@octokit/endpoint@^6.0.1":
   version "6.0.3"
   resolved "https://registry.npmjs.org/@octokit/endpoint/-/endpoint-6.0.3.tgz#dd09b599662d7e1b66374a177ab620d8cdf73487"
@@ -4927,6 +4940,11 @@
     "@octokit/types" "^6.12.2"
     btoa-lite "^1.0.0"
 
+"@octokit/openapi-types@^11.2.0":
+  version "11.2.0"
+  resolved "https://registry.npmjs.org/@octokit/openapi-types/-/openapi-types-11.2.0.tgz#b38d7fc3736d52a1e96b230c1ccd4a58a2f400a6"
+  integrity sha512-PBsVO+15KSlGmiI8QAzaqvsNlZlrDlyAJYcrXBCvVUxCp7VnXjkwPoFHgjEJXx3WF9BAwkA6nfCUA7i9sODzKA==
+
 "@octokit/openapi-types@^7.3.2":
   version "7.3.2"
   resolved "https://registry.npmjs.org/@octokit/openapi-types/-/openapi-types-7.3.2.tgz#065ce49b338043ec7f741316ce06afd4d459d944"
@@ -4937,6 +4955,13 @@
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+"@octokit/plugin-paginate-rest@^2.16.8":
+  version "2.17.0"
+  resolved "https://registry.npmjs.org/@octokit/plugin-paginate-rest/-/plugin-paginate-rest-2.17.0.tgz#32e9c7cab2a374421d3d0de239102287d791bce7"
+  integrity sha512-tzMbrbnam2Mt4AhuyCHvpRkS0oZ5MvwwcQPYGtMv4tUa5kkzG58SVB0fcsLulOZQeRnOgdkZWkRUiyBlh0Bkyw==
+  dependencies:
+    "@octokit/types" "^6.34.0"
+
 "@octokit/plugin-paginate-rest@^2.6.2":
   version "2.7.0"
   resolved "https://registry.npmjs.org/@octokit/plugin-paginate-rest/-/plugin-paginate-rest-2.7.0.tgz#6bb7b043c246e0654119a6ec4e72a172c9e2c7f3"
@@ -4949,6 +4974,11 @@
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+"@octokit/plugin-request-log@^1.0.4":
+  version "1.0.4"
+  resolved "https://registry.npmjs.org/@octokit/plugin-request-log/-/plugin-request-log-1.0.4.tgz#5e50ed7083a613816b1e4a28aeec5fb7f1462e85"
+  integrity sha512-mLUsMkgP7K/cnFEw07kWqXGF5LKrOkD+lhCrKvPHXWDywAwuDUeDwWBpc69XK3pNX0uKiVt8g5z96PJ6z9xCFA==
+
 "@octokit/plugin-rest-endpoint-methods@5.3.1":
   version "5.3.1"
   resolved "https://registry.npmjs.org/@octokit/plugin-rest-endpoint-methods/-/plugin-rest-endpoint-methods-5.3.1.tgz#deddce769b4ec3179170709ab42e4e9e6195aaa9"
@@ -4957,6 +4987,14 @@
     "@octokit/types" "^6.16.2"
     deprecation "^2.3.1"
 
+"@octokit/plugin-rest-endpoint-methods@^5.12.0":
+  version "5.13.0"
+  resolved "https://registry.npmjs.org/@octokit/plugin-rest-endpoint-methods/-/plugin-rest-endpoint-methods-5.13.0.tgz#8c46109021a3412233f6f50d28786f8e552427ba"
+  integrity sha512-uJjMTkN1KaOIgNtUPMtIXDOjx6dGYysdIFhgA52x4xSadQCz3b/zJexvITDVpANnfKPW/+E0xkOvLntqMYpviA==
+  dependencies:
+    "@octokit/types" "^6.34.0"
+    deprecation "^2.3.1"
+
 "@octokit/request-error@^2.0.0", "@octokit/request-error@^2.0.2", "@octokit/request-error@^2.0.5", "@octokit/request-error@^2.1.0":
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   resolved "https://registry.npmjs.org/@octokit/request-error/-/request-error-2.1.0.tgz#9e150357831bfc788d13a4fd4b1913d60c74d677"
@@ -4988,6 +5026,16 @@
     "@octokit/plugin-request-log" "^1.0.2"
     "@octokit/plugin-rest-endpoint-methods" "5.3.1"
 
+"@octokit/rest@^18.12.0":
+  version "18.12.0"
+  resolved "https://registry.npmjs.org/@octokit/rest/-/rest-18.12.0.tgz#f06bc4952fc87130308d810ca9d00e79f6988881"
+  integrity sha512-gDPiOHlyGavxr72y0guQEhLsemgVjwRePayJ+FcKc2SJqKUbxbkvf5kAZEWA/MKvsfYlQAMVzNJE3ezQcxMJ2Q==
+  dependencies:
+    "@octokit/core" "^3.5.1"
+    "@octokit/plugin-paginate-rest" "^2.16.8"
+    "@octokit/plugin-request-log" "^1.0.4"
+    "@octokit/plugin-rest-endpoint-methods" "^5.12.0"
+
 "@octokit/types@^5.0.0", "@octokit/types@^5.0.1":
   version "5.5.0"
   resolved "https://registry.npmjs.org/@octokit/types/-/types-5.5.0.tgz#e5f06e8db21246ca102aa28444cdb13ae17a139b"
@@ -5002,6 +5050,13 @@
   dependencies:
     "@octokit/openapi-types" "^7.3.2"
 
+"@octokit/types@^6.34.0":
+  version "6.34.0"
+  resolved "https://registry.npmjs.org/@octokit/types/-/types-6.34.0.tgz#c6021333334d1ecfb5d370a8798162ddf1ae8218"
+  integrity sha512-s1zLBjWhdEI2zwaoSgyOFoKSl109CUcVBCc7biPJ3aAf6LGLU6szDvi31JPU7bxfla2lqfhjbbg/5DdFNxOwHw==
+  dependencies:
+    "@octokit/openapi-types" "^11.2.0"
+
 "@octokit/webhooks-methods@^2.0.0":
   version "2.0.0"
   resolved "https://registry.npmjs.org/@octokit/webhooks-methods/-/webhooks-methods-2.0.0.tgz#1108b9ea661ca6c81e4a8bfa63a09eb27d5bc2db"
@@ -9898,6 +9953,11 @@ before-after-hook@^2.1.0:
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+before-after-hook@^2.2.0:
+  version "2.2.2"
+  resolved "https://registry.npmjs.org/before-after-hook/-/before-after-hook-2.2.2.tgz#a6e8ca41028d90ee2c24222f201c90956091613e"
+  integrity sha512-3pZEU3NT5BFUo/AD5ERPWOgQOCZITni6iavr5AUw5AUwQjMlI0kzu5btnyD39AF0gUEsDPwJT+oY1ORBJijPjQ==
+
 better-opn@^2.1.1:
   version "2.1.1"
   resolved "https://registry.npmjs.org/better-opn/-/better-opn-2.1.1.tgz#94a55b4695dc79288f31d7d0e5f658320759f7c6"