diff --git a/.changeset/cuddly-guests-hide.md b/.changeset/cuddly-guests-hide.md
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..dc597e7bc3
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.changeset/cuddly-guests-hide.md
@@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
+---
+'@backstage/create-app': minor
+---
+
+add cy.\*\*.should to cypress eslintrc
diff --git a/packages/app/cypress/.eslintrc.json b/packages/app/cypress/.eslintrc.json
index a467608916..b903ff250a 100644
--- a/packages/app/cypress/.eslintrc.json
+++ b/packages/app/cypress/.eslintrc.json
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@
     "jest/expect-expect": [
       "error",
       {
-        "assertFunctionNames": ["expect", "cy.contains"]
+        "assertFunctionNames": ["expect", "cy.contains", "cy.**.should"]
       }
     ]
   }
diff --git a/packages/create-app/templates/default-app/packages/app/cypress/.eslintrc.json b/packages/create-app/templates/default-app/packages/app/cypress/.eslintrc.json
index a467608916..b903ff250a 100644
--- a/packages/create-app/templates/default-app/packages/app/cypress/.eslintrc.json
+++ b/packages/create-app/templates/default-app/packages/app/cypress/.eslintrc.json
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@
     "jest/expect-expect": [
       "error",
       {
-        "assertFunctionNames": ["expect", "cy.contains"]
+        "assertFunctionNames": ["expect", "cy.contains", "cy.**.should"]
       }
     ]
   }
diff --git a/packages/techdocs-cli-embedded-app/cypress/.eslintrc.json b/packages/techdocs-cli-embedded-app/cypress/.eslintrc.json
index a467608916..b903ff250a 100644
--- a/packages/techdocs-cli-embedded-app/cypress/.eslintrc.json
+++ b/packages/techdocs-cli-embedded-app/cypress/.eslintrc.json
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@
     "jest/expect-expect": [
       "error",
       {
-        "assertFunctionNames": ["expect", "cy.contains"]
+        "assertFunctionNames": ["expect", "cy.contains", "cy.**.should"]
       }
     ]
   }