diff --git a/.changeset/funny-laws-tease.md b/.changeset/funny-laws-tease.md
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..8ecbc87b65
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.changeset/funny-laws-tease.md
@@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
+---
+'@backstage/cli': patch
+---
+
+Updated the scaffolding output message for `plugin-common` in `backstage-cli`. Now, when executing `backstage-cli new` to create a new `plugin-common` package, the output message accurately reflects the action by displaying `Creating common plugin package...` instead of the previous, less accurate `Creating backend plugin...`.
diff --git a/packages/cli/src/lib/new/factories/pluginCommon.test.ts b/packages/cli/src/lib/new/factories/pluginCommon.test.ts
index d85e490510..82c1c87169 100644
--- a/packages/cli/src/lib/new/factories/pluginCommon.test.ts
+++ b/packages/cli/src/lib/new/factories/pluginCommon.test.ts
@@ -67,7 +67,7 @@ describe('pluginCommon factory', () => {
     expect(modified).toBe(true);
 
     expectLogsToMatch(output, [
-      'Creating backend plugin backstage-plugin-test-common',
+      'Creating common plugin package backstage-plugin-test-common',
       'Checking Prerequisites:',
       `availability  plugins${sep}test-common`,
       'creating      temp dir',
diff --git a/packages/cli/src/lib/new/factories/pluginCommon.ts b/packages/cli/src/lib/new/factories/pluginCommon.ts
index 560386c618..5f694124ea 100644
--- a/packages/cli/src/lib/new/factories/pluginCommon.ts
+++ b/packages/cli/src/lib/new/factories/pluginCommon.ts
@@ -46,7 +46,7 @@ export const pluginCommon = createFactory<Options>({
     });
 
     Task.log();
-    Task.log(`Creating backend plugin ${chalk.cyan(name)}`);
+    Task.log(`Creating common plugin package ${chalk.cyan(name)}`);
 
     const targetDir = ctx.isMonoRepo
       ? paths.resolveTargetRoot('plugins', suffix)