diff --git a/plugins/scaffolder-backend/src/scaffolder/actions/builtin/fetch/plain.test.ts b/plugins/scaffolder-backend/src/scaffolder/actions/builtin/fetch/plain.test.ts
index 249941096d..ad179d8269 100644
--- a/plugins/scaffolder-backend/src/scaffolder/actions/builtin/fetch/plain.test.ts
+++ b/plugins/scaffolder-backend/src/scaffolder/actions/builtin/fetch/plain.test.ts
@@ -85,4 +85,23 @@ describe('fetch:plain', () => {
       }),
     );
   });
+
+  it('should fetch plain with token', async () => {
+    await action.handler({
+      ...mockContext,
+      input: {
+        url: 'https://github.com/backstage/community/tree/main/backstage-community-sessions/assets',
+        targetPath: 'lol',
+        token: 'mockToken',
+      },
+    });
+
+    expect(fetchContents).toHaveBeenCalledWith(
+      expect.objectContaining({
+        outputPath: resolvePath(mockContext.workspacePath, 'lol'),
+        fetchUrl:
+          'https://github.com/backstage/community/tree/main/backstage-community-sessions/assets',
+      }),
+    );
+  });
 });
diff --git a/plugins/scaffolder-backend/src/scaffolder/actions/builtin/fetch/plain.ts b/plugins/scaffolder-backend/src/scaffolder/actions/builtin/fetch/plain.ts
index 57f3d1121b..8bca630af9 100644
--- a/plugins/scaffolder-backend/src/scaffolder/actions/builtin/fetch/plain.ts
+++ b/plugins/scaffolder-backend/src/scaffolder/actions/builtin/fetch/plain.ts
@@ -36,7 +36,11 @@ export function createFetchPlainAction(options: {
 }) {
   const { reader, integrations } = options;
 
-  return createTemplateAction<{ url: string; targetPath?: string }>({
+  return createTemplateAction<{
+    url: string;
+    targetPath?: string;
+    token?: string;
+  }>({
     id: ACTION_ID,
     examples,
     description:
@@ -58,6 +62,12 @@ export function createFetchPlainAction(options: {
               'Target path within the working directory to download the contents to.',
             type: 'string',
           },
+          token: {
+            title: 'Token',
+            description:
+              'An optional token to use for authentication when reading the resources.',
+            type: 'string',
+          },
         },
       },
     },
@@ -75,6 +85,7 @@ export function createFetchPlainAction(options: {
         baseUrl: ctx.templateInfo?.baseUrl,
         fetchUrl: ctx.input.url,
         outputPath,
+        token: ctx.input.token,
       });
     },
   });
diff --git a/plugins/scaffolder-backend/src/scaffolder/actions/builtin/fetch/plainFile.test.ts b/plugins/scaffolder-backend/src/scaffolder/actions/builtin/fetch/plainFile.test.ts
index 084b08d640..7ea74a809b 100644
--- a/plugins/scaffolder-backend/src/scaffolder/actions/builtin/fetch/plainFile.test.ts
+++ b/plugins/scaffolder-backend/src/scaffolder/actions/builtin/fetch/plainFile.test.ts
@@ -69,6 +69,21 @@ describe('fetch:plain:file', () => {
     );
   });
 
+  it('passed through the token to fetchFile', async () => {
+    await action.handler({
+      ...mockContext,
+      input: {
+        url: 'https://github.com/backstage/community/tree/main/backstage-community-sessions/assets/Backstage%20Community%20Sessions.png',
+        token: 'mockToken',
+        targetPath: 'lol',
+      },
+    });
+
+    expect(fetchFile).toHaveBeenCalledWith(
+      expect.objectContaining({ token: 'mockToken' }),
+    );
+  });
+
   it('should fetch plain', async () => {
     await action.handler({
       ...mockContext,
diff --git a/plugins/scaffolder-backend/src/scaffolder/actions/builtin/fetch/plainFile.ts b/plugins/scaffolder-backend/src/scaffolder/actions/builtin/fetch/plainFile.ts
index 0a791a31a4..da0255ff5a 100644
--- a/plugins/scaffolder-backend/src/scaffolder/actions/builtin/fetch/plainFile.ts
+++ b/plugins/scaffolder-backend/src/scaffolder/actions/builtin/fetch/plainFile.ts
@@ -33,7 +33,11 @@ export function createFetchPlainFileAction(options: {
 }) {
   const { reader, integrations } = options;
 
-  return createTemplateAction<{ url: string; targetPath: string }>({
+  return createTemplateAction<{
+    url: string;
+    targetPath: string;
+    token?: string;
+  }>({
     id: 'fetch:plain:file',
     description: 'Downloads single file and places it in the workspace.',
     examples,
@@ -54,6 +58,12 @@ export function createFetchPlainFileAction(options: {
               'Target path within the working directory to download the file as.',
             type: 'string',
           },
+          token: {
+            title: 'Token',
+            description:
+              'An optional token to use for authentication when reading the resources.',
+            type: 'string',
+          },
         },
       },
     },
@@ -73,6 +83,7 @@ export function createFetchPlainFileAction(options: {
         baseUrl: ctx.templateInfo?.baseUrl,
         fetchUrl: ctx.input.url,
         outputPath,
+        token: ctx.input.token,
       });
     },
   });
diff --git a/plugins/scaffolder-backend/src/scaffolder/actions/builtin/fetch/template.test.ts b/plugins/scaffolder-backend/src/scaffolder/actions/builtin/fetch/template.test.ts
index 119cd78eb7..25b65462e6 100644
--- a/plugins/scaffolder-backend/src/scaffolder/actions/builtin/fetch/template.test.ts
+++ b/plugins/scaffolder-backend/src/scaffolder/actions/builtin/fetch/template.test.ts
@@ -371,6 +371,18 @@ describe('fetch:template', () => {
           fs.readlink(`${workspacePath}/target/brokenSymlink`),
         ).resolves.toEqual(`.${pathSep}not-a-real-file.txt`);
       });
+
+      it('passed through the token to the fetchContents call', async () => {
+        await action.handler(
+          mockContext({
+            token: 'mockToken',
+          }),
+        );
+
+        expect(mockFetchContents).toHaveBeenCalledWith(
+          expect.objectContaining({ token: 'mockToken' }),
+        );
+      });
     });
   });
 
diff --git a/plugins/scaffolder-backend/src/scaffolder/actions/builtin/fetch/template.ts b/plugins/scaffolder-backend/src/scaffolder/actions/builtin/fetch/template.ts
index 2a2c138708..63a595ef80 100644
--- a/plugins/scaffolder-backend/src/scaffolder/actions/builtin/fetch/template.ts
+++ b/plugins/scaffolder-backend/src/scaffolder/actions/builtin/fetch/template.ts
@@ -71,6 +71,7 @@ export function createFetchTemplateAction(options: {
     replace?: boolean;
     trimBlocks?: boolean;
     lstripBlocks?: boolean;
+    token?: string;
   }>({
     id: 'fetch:template',
     description:
@@ -134,6 +135,12 @@ export function createFetchTemplateAction(options: {
               'If set, replace files in targetPath instead of skipping existing ones.',
             type: 'boolean',
           },
+          token: {
+            title: 'Token',
+            description:
+              'An optional token to use for authentication when reading the resources.',
+            type: 'string',
+          },
         },
       },
     },
@@ -197,6 +204,7 @@ export function createFetchTemplateAction(options: {
         baseUrl: ctx.templateInfo?.baseUrl,
         fetchUrl: ctx.input.url,
         outputPath: templateDir,
+        token: ctx.input.token,
       });
 
       ctx.logger.info('Listing files and directories in template');