diff --git a/.changeset/violet-parrots-knock.md b/.changeset/violet-parrots-knock.md
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..dde0f9e606
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.changeset/violet-parrots-knock.md
@@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
+---
+'@backstage/plugin-scaffolder-backend': patch
+---
+
+Add new `fs:readdir` action to list current content of the workspace
diff --git a/plugins/scaffolder-backend/report.api.md b/plugins/scaffolder-backend/report.api.md
index 8fc5248e6f..cb5da51ea4 100644
--- a/plugins/scaffolder-backend/report.api.md
+++ b/plugins/scaffolder-backend/report.api.md
@@ -231,6 +231,26 @@ export const createFilesystemDeleteAction: () => TemplateAction_2<
   JsonObject
 >;
 
+// @public
+export const createFilesystemReadDirAction: () => TemplateAction_2<
+  {
+    paths: string[];
+    recursive?: boolean | undefined;
+  },
+  {
+    files: {
+      name: string;
+      path: string;
+      fullPath: string;
+    }[];
+    folders: {
+      name: string;
+      path: string;
+      fullPath: string;
+    }[];
+  }
+>;
+
 // @public
 export const createFilesystemRenameAction: () => TemplateAction_2<
   {
diff --git a/plugins/scaffolder-backend/src/scaffolder/actions/builtin/createBuiltinActions.ts b/plugins/scaffolder-backend/src/scaffolder/actions/builtin/createBuiltinActions.ts
index 59182ab46d..d2a03412cc 100644
--- a/plugins/scaffolder-backend/src/scaffolder/actions/builtin/createBuiltinActions.ts
+++ b/plugins/scaffolder-backend/src/scaffolder/actions/builtin/createBuiltinActions.ts
@@ -41,6 +41,7 @@ import {
 } from './fetch';
 import {
   createFilesystemDeleteAction,
+  createFilesystemReadDirAction,
   createFilesystemRenameAction,
 } from './filesystem';
 import {
@@ -224,6 +225,7 @@ export const createBuiltinActions = (
     createFetchCatalogEntityAction({ catalogClient, auth }),
     createCatalogWriteAction(),
     createFilesystemDeleteAction(),
+    createFilesystemReadDirAction(),
     createFilesystemRenameAction(),
     createGithubActionsDispatchAction({
       integrations,
diff --git a/plugins/scaffolder-backend/src/scaffolder/actions/builtin/filesystem/index.ts b/plugins/scaffolder-backend/src/scaffolder/actions/builtin/filesystem/index.ts
index 84e477b16b..159d438f27 100644
--- a/plugins/scaffolder-backend/src/scaffolder/actions/builtin/filesystem/index.ts
+++ b/plugins/scaffolder-backend/src/scaffolder/actions/builtin/filesystem/index.ts
@@ -16,3 +16,4 @@
 
 export { createFilesystemDeleteAction } from './delete';
 export { createFilesystemRenameAction } from './rename';
+export { createFilesystemReadDirAction } from './read';
diff --git a/plugins/scaffolder-backend/src/scaffolder/actions/builtin/filesystem/read.examples.test.ts b/plugins/scaffolder-backend/src/scaffolder/actions/builtin/filesystem/read.examples.test.ts
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..5654fc4c07
--- /dev/null
+++ b/plugins/scaffolder-backend/src/scaffolder/actions/builtin/filesystem/read.examples.test.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,107 @@
+/*
+ * Copyright 2024 The Backstage Authors
+ *
+ * Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
+ * you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
+ * You may obtain a copy of the License at
+ *
+ *     http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+ *
+ * Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
+ * distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
+ * WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
+ * See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
+ * limitations under the License.
+ */
+
+import { createFilesystemReadDirAction } from './read';
+import { createMockActionContext } from '@backstage/plugin-scaffolder-node-test-utils';
+import { resolve as resolvePath } from 'path';
+import { createMockDirectory } from '@backstage/backend-test-utils';
+import { examples } from './read.examples';
+import yaml from 'yaml';
+
+describe('fs:readdir examples', () => {
+  const action = createFilesystemReadDirAction();
+
+  const mockDir = createMockDirectory();
+  mockDir.setContent({
+    workspace: {
+      'file1.txt': 'hello',
+      'file2.txt': 'world',
+      docs: {
+        'doc1.md': 'hello',
+        'doc2.md': 'world',
+        assets: {
+          'asset1.jpg': 'sddfsdfsdfsdf',
+        },
+      },
+    },
+  });
+  const workspacePath = resolvePath(mockDir.path, 'workspace');
+
+  beforeEach(() => {
+    jest.restoreAllMocks();
+  });
+
+  it('should be able to read workspace root', async () => {
+    const example = examples[0].example;
+    const mockContext = createMockActionContext<any, any>({
+      workspacePath,
+      input: yaml.parse(example).steps[0].input,
+    });
+    await action.handler(mockContext);
+    expect(mockContext.output).toHaveBeenNthCalledWith(1, 'files', [
+      {
+        name: 'file1.txt',
+        path: 'file1.txt',
+        fullPath: resolvePath(workspacePath, 'file1.txt'),
+      },
+      {
+        name: 'file2.txt',
+        path: 'file2.txt',
+        fullPath: resolvePath(workspacePath, 'file2.txt'),
+      },
+    ]);
+    expect(mockContext.output).toHaveBeenNthCalledWith(2, 'folders', [
+      {
+        name: 'docs',
+        path: 'docs',
+        fullPath: resolvePath(workspacePath, 'docs'),
+      },
+    ]);
+  });
+
+  it('should be able to read directory recursively', async () => {
+    const example = examples[1].example;
+    const mockContext = createMockActionContext<any, any>({
+      workspacePath,
+      input: yaml.parse(example).steps[0].input,
+    });
+    await action.handler(mockContext);
+    expect(mockContext.output).toHaveBeenNthCalledWith(1, 'files', [
+      {
+        name: 'doc1.md',
+        path: 'docs/doc1.md',
+        fullPath: resolvePath(workspacePath, 'docs/doc1.md'),
+      },
+      {
+        name: 'doc2.md',
+        path: 'docs/doc2.md',
+        fullPath: resolvePath(workspacePath, 'docs/doc2.md'),
+      },
+      {
+        name: 'asset1.jpg',
+        path: 'docs/assets/asset1.jpg',
+        fullPath: resolvePath(workspacePath, 'docs/assets/asset1.jpg'),
+      },
+    ]);
+    expect(mockContext.output).toHaveBeenNthCalledWith(2, 'folders', [
+      {
+        name: 'assets',
+        path: 'docs/assets',
+        fullPath: resolvePath(workspacePath, 'docs/assets'),
+      },
+    ]);
+  });
+});
diff --git a/plugins/scaffolder-backend/src/scaffolder/actions/builtin/filesystem/read.examples.ts b/plugins/scaffolder-backend/src/scaffolder/actions/builtin/filesystem/read.examples.ts
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..11e34c242e
--- /dev/null
+++ b/plugins/scaffolder-backend/src/scaffolder/actions/builtin/filesystem/read.examples.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,67 @@
+/*
+ * Copyright 2024 The Backstage Authors
+ *
+ * Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
+ * you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
+ * You may obtain a copy of the License at
+ *
+ *     http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+ *
+ * Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
+ * distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
+ * WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
+ * See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
+ * limitations under the License.
+ */
+import { TemplateExample } from '@backstage/plugin-scaffolder-node';
+import * as yaml from 'yaml';
+
+export const examples: TemplateExample[] = [
+  {
+    description: 'Read complete content of workspace',
+    example: yaml.stringify({
+      steps: [
+        {
+          action: 'fs:readdir',
+          id: 'read-workdir',
+          name: 'Read workspace directory',
+          input: {
+            paths: ['.'],
+          },
+        },
+      ],
+    }),
+  },
+  {
+    description: 'Get content of the docs folder',
+    example: yaml.stringify({
+      steps: [
+        {
+          action: 'fs:readdir',
+          id: 'read-workdir',
+          name: 'Read workspace directory',
+          input: {
+            paths: ['docs'],
+            recursive: true,
+          },
+        },
+      ],
+    }),
+  },
+  {
+    description: 'Get content of multiple folders',
+    example: yaml.stringify({
+      steps: [
+        {
+          action: 'fs:readdir',
+          id: 'read-workdir',
+          name: 'Read workspace directory',
+          input: {
+            paths: ['foo', 'bar'],
+            recursive: true,
+          },
+        },
+      ],
+    }),
+  },
+];
diff --git a/plugins/scaffolder-backend/src/scaffolder/actions/builtin/filesystem/read.ts b/plugins/scaffolder-backend/src/scaffolder/actions/builtin/filesystem/read.ts
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..0351e7cb0e
--- /dev/null
+++ b/plugins/scaffolder-backend/src/scaffolder/actions/builtin/filesystem/read.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,82 @@
+/*
+ * Copyright 2024 The Backstage Authors
+ *
+ * Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
+ * you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
+ * You may obtain a copy of the License at
+ *
+ *     http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+ *
+ * Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
+ * distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
+ * WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
+ * See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
+ * limitations under the License.
+ */
+import { createTemplateAction } from '@backstage/plugin-scaffolder-node';
+import z from 'zod';
+import { resolveSafeChildPath } from '@backstage/backend-plugin-api';
+import fs from 'fs/promises';
+import path from 'path';
+
+const contentSchema = z.object({
+  name: z.string().describe('Name of the file or directory'),
+  path: z
+    .string()
+    .describe('path to the file or directory relative to the workspace'),
+  fullPath: z.string().describe('full path to the file or directory'),
+});
+type Content = z.infer<typeof contentSchema>;
+
+/**
+ * Creates new action that enables reading directories in the workspace.
+ * @public
+ */
+export const createFilesystemReadDirAction = () => {
+  return createTemplateAction({
+    id: 'fs:readdir',
+    description: 'Reads files and directories from the workspace',
+    supportsDryRun: true,
+    schema: {
+      input: z.object({
+        paths: z.array(z.string().min(1)),
+        recursive: z.boolean().default(false),
+      }),
+      output: z.object({
+        files: z.array(contentSchema),
+        folders: z.array(contentSchema),
+      }),
+    },
+    async handler(ctx) {
+      const files: Content[] = [];
+      const folders: Content[] = [];
+
+      for (const localPath of ctx.input.paths) {
+        const fullWorkspacePath = resolveSafeChildPath(
+          ctx.workspacePath,
+          localPath,
+        );
+        const content = await fs.readdir(fullWorkspacePath, {
+          recursive: ctx.input.recursive,
+          withFileTypes: true,
+        });
+        for (const dirent of content) {
+          const fullPath = path.join(dirent.parentPath, dirent.name);
+          const element = {
+            name: dirent.name,
+            path: path.relative(ctx.workspacePath, fullPath),
+            fullPath,
+          };
+          if (dirent.isDirectory()) {
+            folders.push(element);
+          } else {
+            files.push(element);
+          }
+        }
+      }
+
+      ctx.output('files', files);
+      ctx.output('folders', folders);
+    },
+  });
+};