diff --git a/.changeset/beige-pumas-tap.md b/.changeset/beige-pumas-tap.md
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..8ed8aab1f4
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.changeset/beige-pumas-tap.md
@@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
+---
+'@backstage/plugin-scaffolder-backend': minor
+---
+
+Add the option for a homepage when using the `github:publish` action
diff --git a/plugins/scaffolder-backend/api-report.md b/plugins/scaffolder-backend/api-report.md
index b74b5ae741..68ab024bf6 100644
--- a/plugins/scaffolder-backend/api-report.md
+++ b/plugins/scaffolder-backend/api-report.md
@@ -178,6 +178,7 @@ export function createGithubRepoCreateAction(options: {
 }): TemplateAction<{
   repoUrl: string;
   description?: string | undefined;
+  homepage?: string | undefined;
   access?: string | undefined;
   deleteBranchOnMerge?: boolean | undefined;
   gitAuthorName?: string | undefined;
@@ -338,6 +339,7 @@ export function createPublishGithubAction(options: {
 }): TemplateAction<{
   repoUrl: string;
   description?: string | undefined;
+  homepage?: string | undefined;
   access?: string | undefined;
   defaultBranch?: string | undefined;
   protectDefaultBranch?: boolean | undefined;
diff --git a/plugins/scaffolder-backend/src/scaffolder/actions/builtin/github/githubRepoCreate.test.ts b/plugins/scaffolder-backend/src/scaffolder/actions/builtin/github/githubRepoCreate.test.ts
index 0e7e907917..f04a735bee 100644
--- a/plugins/scaffolder-backend/src/scaffolder/actions/builtin/github/githubRepoCreate.test.ts
+++ b/plugins/scaffolder-backend/src/scaffolder/actions/builtin/github/githubRepoCreate.test.ts
@@ -129,6 +129,26 @@ describe('github:repo:create', () => {
       allow_rebase_merge: true,
       visibility: 'public',
     });
+
+    await action.handler({
+      ...mockContext,
+      input: {
+        ...mockContext.input,
+        homepage: 'https://example.com',
+      },
+    });
+    expect(mockOctokit.rest.repos.createInOrg).toHaveBeenCalledWith({
+      description: 'description',
+      homepage: 'https://example.com',
+      name: 'repo',
+      org: 'owner',
+      private: true,
+      delete_branch_on_merge: false,
+      allow_squash_merge: true,
+      allow_merge_commit: true,
+      allow_rebase_merge: true,
+      visibility: 'private',
+    });
   });
 
   it('should call the githubApis with the correct values for createForAuthenticatedUser', async () => {
@@ -171,6 +191,26 @@ describe('github:repo:create', () => {
       allow_merge_commit: true,
       allow_rebase_merge: true,
     });
+
+    await action.handler({
+      ...mockContext,
+      input: {
+        ...mockContext.input,
+        homepage: 'https://example.com',
+      },
+    });
+    expect(
+      mockOctokit.rest.repos.createForAuthenticatedUser,
+    ).toHaveBeenCalledWith({
+      description: 'description',
+      homepage: 'https://example.com',
+      name: 'repo',
+      private: true,
+      delete_branch_on_merge: false,
+      allow_squash_merge: true,
+      allow_merge_commit: true,
+      allow_rebase_merge: true,
+    });
   });
 
   it('should add access for the team when it starts with the owner', async () => {
diff --git a/plugins/scaffolder-backend/src/scaffolder/actions/builtin/github/githubRepoCreate.ts b/plugins/scaffolder-backend/src/scaffolder/actions/builtin/github/githubRepoCreate.ts
index 1e92d91a64..5bc1fa8702 100644
--- a/plugins/scaffolder-backend/src/scaffolder/actions/builtin/github/githubRepoCreate.ts
+++ b/plugins/scaffolder-backend/src/scaffolder/actions/builtin/github/githubRepoCreate.ts
@@ -42,6 +42,7 @@ export function createGithubRepoCreateAction(options: {
   return createTemplateAction<{
     repoUrl: string;
     description?: string;
+    homepage?: string;
     access?: string;
     deleteBranchOnMerge?: boolean;
     gitAuthorName?: string;
@@ -79,6 +80,7 @@ export function createGithubRepoCreateAction(options: {
         properties: {
           repoUrl: inputProps.repoUrl,
           description: inputProps.description,
+          homepage: inputProps.homepage,
           access: inputProps.access,
           requireCodeOwnerReviews: inputProps.requireCodeOwnerReviews,
           requiredStatusCheckContexts: inputProps.requiredStatusCheckContexts,
@@ -104,6 +106,7 @@ export function createGithubRepoCreateAction(options: {
       const {
         repoUrl,
         description,
+        homepage,
         access,
         repoVisibility = 'private',
         deleteBranchOnMerge = false,
@@ -135,6 +138,7 @@ export function createGithubRepoCreateAction(options: {
         owner,
         repoVisibility,
         description,
+        homepage,
         deleteBranchOnMerge,
         allowMergeCommit,
         allowSquashMerge,
diff --git a/plugins/scaffolder-backend/src/scaffolder/actions/builtin/github/helpers.ts b/plugins/scaffolder-backend/src/scaffolder/actions/builtin/github/helpers.ts
index b60794295a..fd3899b18a 100644
--- a/plugins/scaffolder-backend/src/scaffolder/actions/builtin/github/helpers.ts
+++ b/plugins/scaffolder-backend/src/scaffolder/actions/builtin/github/helpers.ts
@@ -97,6 +97,7 @@ export async function createGithubRepoWithCollaboratorsAndTopics(
   owner: string,
   repoVisibility: 'private' | 'internal' | 'public',
   description: string | undefined,
+  homepage: string | undefined,
   deleteBranchOnMerge: boolean,
   allowMergeCommit: boolean,
   allowSquashMerge: boolean,
@@ -138,6 +139,7 @@ export async function createGithubRepoWithCollaboratorsAndTopics(
           allow_merge_commit: allowMergeCommit,
           allow_squash_merge: allowSquashMerge,
           allow_rebase_merge: allowRebaseMerge,
+          homepage: homepage,
         })
       : client.rest.repos.createForAuthenticatedUser({
           name: repo,
@@ -147,6 +149,7 @@ export async function createGithubRepoWithCollaboratorsAndTopics(
           allow_merge_commit: allowMergeCommit,
           allow_squash_merge: allowSquashMerge,
           allow_rebase_merge: allowRebaseMerge,
+          homepage: homepage,
         });
 
   let newRepo;
diff --git a/plugins/scaffolder-backend/src/scaffolder/actions/builtin/github/inputProperties.ts b/plugins/scaffolder-backend/src/scaffolder/actions/builtin/github/inputProperties.ts
index b0113a4485..153b2e6941 100644
--- a/plugins/scaffolder-backend/src/scaffolder/actions/builtin/github/inputProperties.ts
+++ b/plugins/scaffolder-backend/src/scaffolder/actions/builtin/github/inputProperties.ts
@@ -23,6 +23,10 @@ const description = {
   title: 'Repository Description',
   type: 'string',
 };
+const homepage = {
+  title: 'Repository Homepage',
+  type: 'string',
+};
 const access = {
   title: 'Repository Access',
   description: `Sets an admin collaborator on the repository. Can either be a user reference different from 'owner' in 'repoUrl' or team reference, eg. 'org/team-name'`,
@@ -156,6 +160,7 @@ export { description };
 export { gitAuthorEmail };
 export { gitAuthorName };
 export { gitCommitMessage };
+export { homepage };
 export { protectDefaultBranch };
 export { protectEnforceAdmins };
 export { repoUrl };
diff --git a/plugins/scaffolder-backend/src/scaffolder/actions/builtin/publish/github.test.ts b/plugins/scaffolder-backend/src/scaffolder/actions/builtin/publish/github.test.ts
index a526e73019..6a2665bc8d 100644
--- a/plugins/scaffolder-backend/src/scaffolder/actions/builtin/publish/github.test.ts
+++ b/plugins/scaffolder-backend/src/scaffolder/actions/builtin/publish/github.test.ts
@@ -134,6 +134,26 @@ describe('publish:github', () => {
       allow_rebase_merge: true,
       visibility: 'public',
     });
+
+    await action.handler({
+      ...mockContext,
+      input: {
+        ...mockContext.input,
+        homepage: 'https://example.com',
+      },
+    });
+    expect(mockOctokit.rest.repos.createInOrg).toHaveBeenCalledWith({
+      description: 'description',
+      name: 'repo',
+      homepage: 'https://example.com',
+      org: 'owner',
+      private: true,
+      delete_branch_on_merge: false,
+      allow_squash_merge: true,
+      allow_merge_commit: true,
+      allow_rebase_merge: true,
+      visibility: 'private',
+    });
   });
 
   it('should call the githubApis with the correct values for createForAuthenticatedUser', async () => {
@@ -176,6 +196,26 @@ describe('publish:github', () => {
       allow_merge_commit: true,
       allow_rebase_merge: true,
     });
+
+    await action.handler({
+      ...mockContext,
+      input: {
+        ...mockContext.input,
+        homepage: 'https://example.com',
+      },
+    });
+    expect(
+      mockOctokit.rest.repos.createForAuthenticatedUser,
+    ).toHaveBeenCalledWith({
+      description: 'description',
+      homepage: 'https://example.com',
+      name: 'repo',
+      private: true,
+      delete_branch_on_merge: false,
+      allow_squash_merge: true,
+      allow_merge_commit: true,
+      allow_rebase_merge: true,
+    });
   });
 
   it('should call initRepoAndPush with the correct values', async () => {
@@ -812,4 +852,37 @@ describe('publish:github', () => {
 
     expect(enableBranchProtectionOnDefaultRepoBranch).not.toHaveBeenCalled();
   });
+
+  it('should add homepage when provided', async () => {
+    mockOctokit.rest.users.getByUsername.mockResolvedValue({
+      data: { type: 'User' },
+    });
+
+    mockOctokit.rest.repos.createForAuthenticatedUser.mockResolvedValue({
+      data: {
+        clone_url: 'https://github.com/clone/url.git',
+        html_url: 'https://github.com/html/url',
+      },
+    });
+
+    mockOctokit.rest.repos.replaceAllTopics.mockResolvedValue({
+      data: {
+        names: ['node.js'],
+      },
+    });
+
+    await action.handler({
+      ...mockContext,
+      input: {
+        ...mockContext.input,
+        topics: ['node.js'],
+      },
+    });
+
+    expect(mockOctokit.rest.repos.replaceAllTopics).toHaveBeenCalledWith({
+      owner: 'owner',
+      repo: 'repo',
+      names: ['node.js'],
+    });
+  });
 });
diff --git a/plugins/scaffolder-backend/src/scaffolder/actions/builtin/publish/github.ts b/plugins/scaffolder-backend/src/scaffolder/actions/builtin/publish/github.ts
index eea006ae8f..8ce9105237 100644
--- a/plugins/scaffolder-backend/src/scaffolder/actions/builtin/publish/github.ts
+++ b/plugins/scaffolder-backend/src/scaffolder/actions/builtin/publish/github.ts
@@ -45,6 +45,7 @@ export function createPublishGithubAction(options: {
   return createTemplateAction<{
     repoUrl: string;
     description?: string;
+    homepage?: string;
     access?: string;
     defaultBranch?: string;
     protectDefaultBranch?: boolean;
@@ -88,6 +89,7 @@ export function createPublishGithubAction(options: {
         properties: {
           repoUrl: inputProps.repoUrl,
           description: inputProps.description,
+          homepage: inputProps.homepage,
           access: inputProps.access,
           requireCodeOwnerReviews: inputProps.requireCodeOwnerReviews,
           requiredStatusCheckContexts: inputProps.requiredStatusCheckContexts,
@@ -120,6 +122,7 @@ export function createPublishGithubAction(options: {
       const {
         repoUrl,
         description,
+        homepage,
         access,
         requireCodeOwnerReviews = false,
         requiredStatusCheckContexts = [],
@@ -159,6 +162,7 @@ export function createPublishGithubAction(options: {
         owner,
         repoVisibility,
         description,
+        homepage,
         deleteBranchOnMerge,
         allowMergeCommit,
         allowSquashMerge,