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 10a9d0c055..dc37b04f80 100644
--- a/plugins/scaffolder-backend/src/scaffolder/actions/builtin/fetch/template.ts
+++ b/plugins/scaffolder-backend/src/scaffolder/actions/builtin/fetch/template.ts
@@ -118,6 +118,12 @@ export function createFetchTemplateAction(options: {
               'If set, only files with the given extension will be templated. If set to `true`, the default extension `.njk` is used.',
             type: ['string', 'boolean'],
           },
+          replace: {
+            title: 'Replace files',
+            description:
+              'If set, replace files in targetPath instead of skipping existing ones.',
+            type: 'boolean',
+          },
         },
       },
     },
@@ -261,7 +267,7 @@ export function createFetchTemplateAction(options: {
         }
 
         const outputPath = resolveSafeChildPath(outputDir, localOutputPath);
-        if (fs.existsSync(outputPath)) {
+        if (fs.existsSync(outputPath) && !ctx.input.replace) {
           continue;
         }