diff --git a/.changeset/good-papayas-dress.md b/.changeset/good-papayas-dress.md
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..26062c8da8
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.changeset/good-papayas-dress.md
@@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
+---
+'@backstage/plugin-scaffolder-backend': minor
+---
+
+Added `projectId` for gitlab projects to be displayed in the `gitlab:publish` output
diff --git a/plugins/scaffolder-backend/src/scaffolder/actions/builtin/publish/gitlab.test.ts b/plugins/scaffolder-backend/src/scaffolder/actions/builtin/publish/gitlab.test.ts
index 27261ecd49..dc1d26d416 100644
--- a/plugins/scaffolder-backend/src/scaffolder/actions/builtin/publish/gitlab.test.ts
+++ b/plugins/scaffolder-backend/src/scaffolder/actions/builtin/publish/gitlab.test.ts
@@ -313,11 +313,12 @@ describe('publish:gitlab', () => {
     });
   });
 
-  it('should call output with the remoteUrl and repoContentsUrl', async () => {
+  it('should call output with the remoteUrl and repoContentsUrl and projectId', async () => {
     mockGitlabClient.Users.current.mockResolvedValue({ id: 12345 });
     mockGitlabClient.Namespaces.show.mockResolvedValue({ id: 1234 });
     mockGitlabClient.Projects.create.mockResolvedValue({
       http_url_to_repo: 'http://mockurl.git',
+      id: 1234,
     });
 
     await action.handler(mockContext);
@@ -330,6 +331,7 @@ describe('publish:gitlab', () => {
       'repoContentsUrl',
       'http://mockurl/-/blob/master',
     );
+    expect(mockContext.output).toHaveBeenCalledWith('projectId', 1234);
   });
 
   it('should call the correct Gitlab APIs when setUserAsOwner option is true and integration config has a token', async () => {
diff --git a/plugins/scaffolder-backend/src/scaffolder/actions/builtin/publish/gitlab.ts b/plugins/scaffolder-backend/src/scaffolder/actions/builtin/publish/gitlab.ts
index 4fe55b77a2..9fc95b1b5e 100644
--- a/plugins/scaffolder-backend/src/scaffolder/actions/builtin/publish/gitlab.ts
+++ b/plugins/scaffolder-backend/src/scaffolder/actions/builtin/publish/gitlab.ts
@@ -112,6 +112,10 @@ export function createPublishGitlabAction(options: {
             title: 'A URL to the root of the repository',
             type: 'string',
           },
+          projectId: {
+            title: 'The ID of the project',
+            type: 'string',
+          },
         },
       },
     },
@@ -214,6 +218,7 @@ export function createPublishGitlabAction(options: {
 
       ctx.output('remoteUrl', remoteUrl);
       ctx.output('repoContentsUrl', repoContentsUrl);
+      ctx.output('projectId', projectId);
     },
   });
 }