diff --git a/.changeset/fresh-bears-yawn.md b/.changeset/fresh-bears-yawn.md
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..cf3d6657e0
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.changeset/fresh-bears-yawn.md
@@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
+---
+'@backstage/plugin-catalog-backend-module-github': patch
+---
+
+fixed event handler to respect configured organization
diff --git a/plugins/catalog-backend-module-github/src/providers/GithubEntityProvider.test.ts b/plugins/catalog-backend-module-github/src/providers/GithubEntityProvider.test.ts
index 6540962411..d0fc54245f 100644
--- a/plugins/catalog-backend-module-github/src/providers/GithubEntityProvider.test.ts
+++ b/plugins/catalog-backend-module-github/src/providers/GithubEntityProvider.test.ts
@@ -1212,4 +1212,73 @@ describe('GithubEntityProvider', () => {
     expect(entityProviderConnection.refresh).toHaveBeenCalledTimes(0);
     expect(entityProviderConnection.applyMutation).toHaveBeenCalledTimes(0);
   });
+
+  it("should skip process when didn't match org from push event", async () => {
+    const schedule = new PersistingTaskRunner();
+    const config = new ConfigReader({
+      catalog: {
+        providers: {
+          github: {
+            organization: 'test-org',
+            filters: {
+              branch: 'my-special-branch',
+              repository: 'test-repo',
+            },
+          },
+        },
+      },
+    });
+
+    const provider = GithubEntityProvider.fromConfig(config, {
+      logger,
+      schedule,
+    })[0];
+
+    const entityProviderConnection: EntityProviderConnection = {
+      applyMutation: jest.fn(),
+      refresh: jest.fn(),
+    };
+    await provider.connect(entityProviderConnection);
+
+    const event: EventParams = {
+      topic: 'github.push',
+      metadata: {
+        'x-github-event': 'push',
+      },
+      eventPayload: {
+        ref: 'refs/heads/my-special-branch',
+        repository: {
+          name: 'test-repo',
+          url: 'https://github.com/test-org/test-repo',
+          default_branch: 'main',
+          stargazers: 0,
+          master_branch: 'main',
+          organization: 'other-org',
+          topics: [],
+        },
+        created: true,
+        deleted: false,
+        forced: false,
+        commits: [
+          {
+            added: ['new-file.yaml'],
+            removed: [],
+            modified: [],
+          },
+          {
+            added: [],
+            removed: [],
+            modified: ['catalog-info.yaml'],
+          },
+        ],
+      },
+    };
+
+    await provider.onEvent(event);
+
+    await provider.onEvent(event);
+
+    expect(entityProviderConnection.refresh).toHaveBeenCalledTimes(0);
+    expect(entityProviderConnection.applyMutation).toHaveBeenCalledTimes(0);
+  });
 });
diff --git a/plugins/catalog-backend-module-github/src/providers/GithubEntityProvider.ts b/plugins/catalog-backend-module-github/src/providers/GithubEntityProvider.ts
index bd26f2906a..e91cc328f7 100644
--- a/plugins/catalog-backend-module-github/src/providers/GithubEntityProvider.ts
+++ b/plugins/catalog-backend-module-github/src/providers/GithubEntityProvider.ts
@@ -296,6 +296,13 @@ export class GithubEntityProvider implements EntityProvider, EventSubscriber {
       throw new Error('Not initialized');
     }
 
+    if (this.config.organization !== event.repository.organization) {
+      this.logger.debug(
+        `skipping push event from organization ${event.repository.organization}`,
+      );
+      return;
+    }
+
     const repoName = event.repository.name;
     const repoUrl = event.repository.url;
     this.logger.debug(`handle github:push event for ${repoName} - ${repoUrl}`);