diff --git a/plugins/scaffolder-backend/src/scaffolder/actions/builtin/fetch/template.ts b/plugins/scaffolder-backend/src/scaffolder/actions/builtin/fetch/template.ts
index dc37b04f80..2ebcfd14c7 100644
--- a/plugins/scaffolder-backend/src/scaffolder/actions/builtin/fetch/template.ts
+++ b/plugins/scaffolder-backend/src/scaffolder/actions/builtin/fetch/template.ts
@@ -62,6 +62,7 @@ export function createFetchTemplateAction(options: {
     copyWithoutRender?: string[];
     copyWithoutTemplating?: string[];
     cookiecutterCompat?: boolean;
+    replace: boolean;
   }>({
     id: 'fetch:template',
     description: