diff --git a/.changeset/eleven-socks-hear.md b/.changeset/eleven-socks-hear.md
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..6551d1c95e
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.changeset/eleven-socks-hear.md
@@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
+---
+'@backstage/cli': patch
+---
+
+When creating a backend plugin with `--backend` flag, warn when the given plugin id already ends with `-backend` suffix
diff --git a/packages/cli/src/commands/create-plugin/createPlugin.ts b/packages/cli/src/commands/create-plugin/createPlugin.ts
index 0d47df8c22..6ddd1f7160 100644
--- a/packages/cli/src/commands/create-plugin/createPlugin.ts
+++ b/packages/cli/src/commands/create-plugin/createPlugin.ts
@@ -239,7 +239,10 @@ export default async (cmd: Command) => {
   }
 
   const answers: Answers = await inquirer.prompt(questions);
-  const pluginId = cmd.backend ? `${answers.id}-backend` : answers.id;
+  const pluginId =
+    cmd.backend && !answers.id.endsWith('-backend')
+      ? `${answers.id}-backend`
+      : answers.id;
 
   const name = cmd.scope
     ? `@${cmd.scope.replace(/^@/, '')}/plugin-${pluginId}`