diff --git a/.changeset/moody-garlics-whisper.md b/.changeset/moody-garlics-whisper.md
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..b9683e4637
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.changeset/moody-garlics-whisper.md
@@ -0,0 +1,24 @@
+---
+'@backstage/plugin-scaffolder-backend': minor
+---
+
+Adding `config: Config` as a required argument to `createBuiltinActions` and downstream methods in order to support configuration of the default git author used for Scaffolder commits.
+
+The affected methods are:
+
+- `createBuiltinActions`
+- `createPublishGithubAction`
+- `createPublishGitlabAction`
+- `createPublishBitbucketAction`
+- `createPublishAzureAction`
+
+Call sites to these methods will need to be migrated to include the new `config` argument. See `createRouter` in `plugins/scaffolder-backend/src/service/router.ts` for an example of adding this new argument.
+
+To configure the default git author, use the `defaultAuthor` key under `scaffolder` in `app-config.yaml`:
+
+```yaml
+scaffolder:
+  defaultAuthor:
+    name: Example
+    email: example@example.com
+```
diff --git a/app-config.yaml b/app-config.yaml
index e3ab12587e..b50de963ed 100644
--- a/app-config.yaml
+++ b/app-config.yaml
@@ -250,6 +250,10 @@ catalog:
       target: ../catalog-model/examples/acme-corp.yaml
 
 scaffolder:
+  # Use to customize default commit author info used when new components are created
+  # defaultAuthor:
+  #   name: Scaffolder
+  #   email: scaffolder@backstage.io
   github:
     token: ${GITHUB_TOKEN}
     visibility: public # or 'internal' or 'private'
diff --git a/plugins/scaffolder-backend/api-report.md b/plugins/scaffolder-backend/api-report.md
index 7528388a47..21c6e03b0f 100644
--- a/plugins/scaffolder-backend/api-report.md
+++ b/plugins/scaffolder-backend/api-report.md
@@ -116,6 +116,7 @@ export const createBuiltinActions: (options: {
     integrations: ScmIntegrations;
     catalogClient: CatalogApi;
     templaters: TemplaterBuilder;
+    config: Config;
 }) => TemplateAction<any>[];
 
 // @public (undocumented)
@@ -155,11 +156,13 @@ export function createLegacyActions(options: Options): TemplateAction<any>[];
 // @public (undocumented)
 export function createPublishAzureAction(options: {
     integrations: ScmIntegrationRegistry;
+    config: Config;
 }): TemplateAction<any>;
 
 // @public (undocumented)
 export function createPublishBitbucketAction(options: {
     integrations: ScmIntegrationRegistry;
+    config: Config;
 }): TemplateAction<any>;
 
 // @public
@@ -168,6 +171,7 @@ export function createPublishFileAction(): TemplateAction<any>;
 // @public (undocumented)
 export function createPublishGithubAction(options: {
     integrations: ScmIntegrationRegistry;
+    config: Config;
 }): TemplateAction<any>;
 
 // @public (undocumented)
@@ -176,6 +180,7 @@ export const createPublishGithubPullRequestAction: ({ integrations, clientFactor
 // @public (undocumented)
 export function createPublishGitlabAction(options: {
     integrations: ScmIntegrationRegistry;
+    config: Config;
 }): TemplateAction<any>;
 
 // @public (undocumented)
diff --git a/plugins/scaffolder-backend/config.d.ts b/plugins/scaffolder-backend/config.d.ts
index 971c3036d6..795fe5b112 100644
--- a/plugins/scaffolder-backend/config.d.ts
+++ b/plugins/scaffolder-backend/config.d.ts
@@ -17,6 +17,13 @@
 export interface Config {
   /** Configuration options for the scaffolder plugin */
   scaffolder?: {
+    /**
+     * The commit author info used when new components are created.
+     */
+    defaultAuthor?: {
+      name?: string;
+      email?: string;
+    };
     github?: {
       [key: string]: string;
       /**
diff --git a/plugins/scaffolder-backend/src/scaffolder/actions/builtin/createBuiltinActions.ts b/plugins/scaffolder-backend/src/scaffolder/actions/builtin/createBuiltinActions.ts
index 46b8db72b4..b3757571ff 100644
--- a/plugins/scaffolder-backend/src/scaffolder/actions/builtin/createBuiltinActions.ts
+++ b/plugins/scaffolder-backend/src/scaffolder/actions/builtin/createBuiltinActions.ts
@@ -17,6 +17,7 @@
 import { UrlReader } from '@backstage/backend-common';
 import { CatalogApi } from '@backstage/catalog-client';
 import { ScmIntegrations } from '@backstage/integration';
+import { Config } from '@backstage/config';
 import { TemplaterBuilder } from '../../stages';
 import {
   createCatalogRegisterAction,
@@ -41,8 +42,9 @@ export const createBuiltinActions = (options: {
   integrations: ScmIntegrations;
   catalogClient: CatalogApi;
   templaters: TemplaterBuilder;
+  config: Config;
 }) => {
-  const { reader, integrations, templaters, catalogClient } = options;
+  const { reader, integrations, templaters, catalogClient, config } = options;
 
   return [
     createFetchPlainAction({
@@ -56,18 +58,22 @@ export const createBuiltinActions = (options: {
     }),
     createPublishGithubAction({
       integrations,
+      config,
     }),
     createPublishGithubPullRequestAction({
       integrations,
     }),
     createPublishGitlabAction({
       integrations,
+      config,
     }),
     createPublishBitbucketAction({
       integrations,
+      config,
     }),
     createPublishAzureAction({
       integrations,
+      config,
     }),
     createDebugLogAction(),
     createCatalogRegisterAction({ catalogClient, integrations }),
diff --git a/plugins/scaffolder-backend/src/scaffolder/actions/builtin/publish/azure.test.ts b/plugins/scaffolder-backend/src/scaffolder/actions/builtin/publish/azure.test.ts
index d3cb4ccafc..1dc29ea763 100644
--- a/plugins/scaffolder-backend/src/scaffolder/actions/builtin/publish/azure.test.ts
+++ b/plugins/scaffolder-backend/src/scaffolder/actions/builtin/publish/azure.test.ts
@@ -28,17 +28,17 @@ import { PassThrough } from 'stream';
 import { initRepoAndPush } from '../../../stages/publish/helpers';
 
 describe('publish:azure', () => {
-  const integrations = ScmIntegrations.fromConfig(
-    new ConfigReader({
-      integrations: {
-        azure: [
-          { host: 'dev.azure.com', token: 'tokenlols' },
-          { host: 'myazurehostnotoken.com' },
-        ],
-      },
-    }),
-  );
-  const action = createPublishAzureAction({ integrations });
+  const config = new ConfigReader({
+    integrations: {
+      azure: [
+        { host: 'dev.azure.com', token: 'tokenlols' },
+        { host: 'myazurehostnotoken.com' },
+      ],
+    },
+  });
+
+  const integrations = ScmIntegrations.fromConfig(config);
+  const action = createPublishAzureAction({ integrations, config });
   const mockContext = {
     input: {
       repoUrl: 'dev.azure.com?repo=repo&owner=owner&organization=org',
@@ -165,6 +165,7 @@ describe('publish:azure', () => {
       defaultBranch: 'master',
       auth: { username: 'notempty', password: 'tokenlols' },
       logger: mockContext.logger,
+      gitAuthorInfo: {},
     });
   });
 
@@ -187,6 +188,47 @@ describe('publish:azure', () => {
       defaultBranch: 'master',
       auth: { username: 'notempty', password: 'tokenlols' },
       logger: mockContext.logger,
+      gitAuthorInfo: {},
+    });
+  });
+
+  it('should call initRepoAndPush with the configured defaultAuthor', async () => {
+    const customAuthorConfig = new ConfigReader({
+      integrations: {
+        azure: [
+          { host: 'dev.azure.com', token: 'tokenlols' },
+          { host: 'myazurehostnotoken.com' },
+        ],
+      },
+      scaffolder: {
+        defaultAuthor: {
+          name: 'Test',
+          email: 'example@example.com',
+        },
+      },
+    });
+
+    const customAuthorIntegrations = ScmIntegrations.fromConfig(
+      customAuthorConfig,
+    );
+    const customAuthorAction = createPublishAzureAction({
+      integrations: customAuthorIntegrations,
+      config: customAuthorConfig,
+    });
+
+    mockGitClient.createRepository.mockImplementation(() => ({
+      remoteUrl: 'https://dev.azure.com/organization/project/_git/repo',
+    }));
+
+    await customAuthorAction.handler(mockContext);
+
+    expect(initRepoAndPush).toHaveBeenCalledWith({
+      dir: mockContext.workspacePath,
+      remoteUrl: 'https://dev.azure.com/organization/project/_git/repo',
+      auth: { username: 'notempty', password: 'tokenlols' },
+      logger: mockContext.logger,
+      defaultBranch: 'master',
+      gitAuthorInfo: { name: 'Test', email: 'example@example.com' },
     });
   });
 
diff --git a/plugins/scaffolder-backend/src/scaffolder/actions/builtin/publish/azure.ts b/plugins/scaffolder-backend/src/scaffolder/actions/builtin/publish/azure.ts
index eb1b0522c6..8b8f6ce3e5 100644
--- a/plugins/scaffolder-backend/src/scaffolder/actions/builtin/publish/azure.ts
+++ b/plugins/scaffolder-backend/src/scaffolder/actions/builtin/publish/azure.ts
@@ -21,11 +21,13 @@ import { GitRepositoryCreateOptions } from 'azure-devops-node-api/interfaces/Git
 import { getPersonalAccessTokenHandler, WebApi } from 'azure-devops-node-api';
 import { getRepoSourceDirectory, parseRepoUrl } from './util';
 import { createTemplateAction } from '../../createTemplateAction';
+import { Config } from '@backstage/config';
 
 export function createPublishAzureAction(options: {
   integrations: ScmIntegrationRegistry;
+  config: Config;
 }) {
-  const { integrations } = options;
+  const { integrations, config } = options;
 
   return createTemplateAction<{
     repoUrl: string;
@@ -123,6 +125,11 @@ export function createPublishAzureAction(options: {
       // so it's just the base path I think
       const repoContentsUrl = remoteUrl;
 
+      const gitAuthorInfo = {
+        name: config.getOptionalString('scaffolder.defaultAuthor.name'),
+        email: config.getOptionalString('scaffolder.defaultAuthor.email'),
+      };
+
       await initRepoAndPush({
         dir: getRepoSourceDirectory(ctx.workspacePath, ctx.input.sourcePath),
         remoteUrl,
@@ -132,6 +139,7 @@ export function createPublishAzureAction(options: {
           password: integrationConfig.config.token,
         },
         logger: ctx.logger,
+        gitAuthorInfo,
       });
 
       ctx.output('remoteUrl', remoteUrl);
diff --git a/plugins/scaffolder-backend/src/scaffolder/actions/builtin/publish/bitbucket.test.ts b/plugins/scaffolder-backend/src/scaffolder/actions/builtin/publish/bitbucket.test.ts
index 16b84737a7..0e5f8df72b 100644
--- a/plugins/scaffolder-backend/src/scaffolder/actions/builtin/publish/bitbucket.test.ts
+++ b/plugins/scaffolder-backend/src/scaffolder/actions/builtin/publish/bitbucket.test.ts
@@ -26,27 +26,27 @@ import { PassThrough } from 'stream';
 import { initRepoAndPush } from '../../../stages/publish/helpers';
 
 describe('publish:bitbucket', () => {
-  const integrations = ScmIntegrations.fromConfig(
-    new ConfigReader({
-      integrations: {
-        bitbucket: [
-          {
-            host: 'bitbucket.org',
-            token: 'tokenlols',
-          },
-          {
-            host: 'hosted.bitbucket.com',
-            token: 'thing',
-            apiBaseUrl: 'https://hosted.bitbucket.com/rest/api/1.0',
-          },
-          {
-            host: 'notoken.bitbucket.com',
-          },
-        ],
-      },
-    }),
-  );
-  const action = createPublishBitbucketAction({ integrations });
+  const config = new ConfigReader({
+    integrations: {
+      bitbucket: [
+        {
+          host: 'bitbucket.org',
+          token: 'tokenlols',
+        },
+        {
+          host: 'hosted.bitbucket.com',
+          token: 'thing',
+          apiBaseUrl: 'https://hosted.bitbucket.com/rest/api/1.0',
+        },
+        {
+          host: 'notoken.bitbucket.com',
+        },
+      ],
+    },
+  });
+
+  const integrations = ScmIntegrations.fromConfig(config);
+  const action = createPublishBitbucketAction({ integrations, config });
   const mockContext = {
     input: {
       repoUrl: 'bitbucket.org?repo=repo&owner=owner',
@@ -289,6 +289,7 @@ describe('publish:bitbucket', () => {
       defaultBranch: 'master',
       auth: { username: 'x-token-auth', password: 'tokenlols' },
       logger: mockContext.logger,
+      gitAuthorInfo: {},
     });
   });
 
@@ -331,6 +332,77 @@ describe('publish:bitbucket', () => {
       defaultBranch: 'main',
       auth: { username: 'x-token-auth', password: 'tokenlols' },
       logger: mockContext.logger,
+      gitAuthorInfo: {},
+    });
+  });
+
+  it('should call initAndPush with the configured defaultAuthor', async () => {
+    const customAuthorConfig = new ConfigReader({
+      integrations: {
+        bitbucket: [
+          {
+            host: 'bitbucket.org',
+            token: 'tokenlols',
+          },
+          {
+            host: 'hosted.bitbucket.com',
+            token: 'thing',
+            apiBaseUrl: 'https://hosted.bitbucket.com/rest/api/1.0',
+          },
+          {
+            host: 'notoken.bitbucket.com',
+          },
+        ],
+      },
+      scaffolder: {
+        defaultAuthor: {
+          name: 'Test',
+          email: 'example@example.com',
+        },
+      },
+    });
+
+    const customAuthorIntegrations = ScmIntegrations.fromConfig(
+      customAuthorConfig,
+    );
+    const customAuthorAction = createPublishBitbucketAction({
+      integrations: customAuthorIntegrations,
+      config: customAuthorConfig,
+    });
+
+    server.use(
+      rest.post(
+        'https://api.bitbucket.org/2.0/repositories/owner/repo',
+        (_, res, ctx) =>
+          res(
+            ctx.status(200),
+            ctx.set('Content-Type', 'application/json'),
+            ctx.json({
+              links: {
+                html: {
+                  href: 'https://bitbucket.org/owner/repo',
+                },
+                clone: [
+                  {
+                    name: 'https',
+                    href: 'https://bitbucket.org/owner/cloneurl',
+                  },
+                ],
+              },
+            }),
+          ),
+      ),
+    );
+
+    await customAuthorAction.handler(mockContext);
+
+    expect(initRepoAndPush).toHaveBeenCalledWith({
+      dir: mockContext.workspacePath,
+      remoteUrl: 'https://bitbucket.org/owner/cloneurl',
+      auth: { username: 'x-token-auth', password: 'tokenlols' },
+      logger: mockContext.logger,
+      defaultBranch: 'master',
+      gitAuthorInfo: { name: 'Test', email: 'example@example.com' },
     });
   });
 
diff --git a/plugins/scaffolder-backend/src/scaffolder/actions/builtin/publish/bitbucket.ts b/plugins/scaffolder-backend/src/scaffolder/actions/builtin/publish/bitbucket.ts
index 295f4d1574..1dc80f370c 100644
--- a/plugins/scaffolder-backend/src/scaffolder/actions/builtin/publish/bitbucket.ts
+++ b/plugins/scaffolder-backend/src/scaffolder/actions/builtin/publish/bitbucket.ts
@@ -23,6 +23,7 @@ import fetch from 'cross-fetch';
 import { initRepoAndPush } from '../../../stages/publish/helpers';
 import { createTemplateAction } from '../../createTemplateAction';
 import { getRepoSourceDirectory, parseRepoUrl } from './util';
+import { Config } from '@backstage/config';
 
 const createBitbucketCloudRepository = async (opts: {
   owner: string;
@@ -184,8 +185,9 @@ const performEnableLFS = async (opts: {
 
 export function createPublishBitbucketAction(options: {
   integrations: ScmIntegrationRegistry;
+  config: Config;
 }) {
-  const { integrations } = options;
+  const { integrations, config } = options;
 
   return createTemplateAction<{
     repoUrl: string;
@@ -284,6 +286,11 @@ export function createPublishBitbucketAction(options: {
         apiBaseUrl,
       });
 
+      const gitAuthorInfo = {
+        name: config.getOptionalString('scaffolder.defaultAuthor.name'),
+        email: config.getOptionalString('scaffolder.defaultAuthor.email'),
+      };
+
       await initRepoAndPush({
         dir: getRepoSourceDirectory(ctx.workspacePath, ctx.input.sourcePath),
         remoteUrl,
@@ -297,6 +304,7 @@ export function createPublishBitbucketAction(options: {
         },
         defaultBranch,
         logger: ctx.logger,
+        gitAuthorInfo,
       });
 
       if (enableLFS && host !== 'bitbucket.org') {
diff --git a/plugins/scaffolder-backend/src/scaffolder/actions/builtin/publish/github.test.ts b/plugins/scaffolder-backend/src/scaffolder/actions/builtin/publish/github.test.ts
index 910fa27b46..0b277c4739 100644
--- a/plugins/scaffolder-backend/src/scaffolder/actions/builtin/publish/github.test.ts
+++ b/plugins/scaffolder-backend/src/scaffolder/actions/builtin/publish/github.test.ts
@@ -25,17 +25,17 @@ import { initRepoAndPush } from '../../../stages/publish/helpers';
 import { when } from 'jest-when';
 
 describe('publish:github', () => {
-  const integrations = ScmIntegrations.fromConfig(
-    new ConfigReader({
-      integrations: {
-        github: [
-          { host: 'github.com', token: 'tokenlols' },
-          { host: 'ghe.github.com' },
-        ],
-      },
-    }),
-  );
-  const action = createPublishGithubAction({ integrations });
+  const config = new ConfigReader({
+    integrations: {
+      github: [
+        { host: 'github.com', token: 'tokenlols' },
+        { host: 'ghe.github.com' },
+      ],
+    },
+  });
+
+  const integrations = ScmIntegrations.fromConfig(config);
+  const action = createPublishGithubAction({ integrations, config });
   const mockContext = {
     input: {
       repoUrl: 'github.com?repo=repo&owner=owner',
@@ -178,6 +178,7 @@ describe('publish:github', () => {
       defaultBranch: 'master',
       auth: { username: 'x-access-token', password: 'tokenlols' },
       logger: mockContext.logger,
+      gitAuthorInfo: {},
     });
   });
 
@@ -207,6 +208,54 @@ describe('publish:github', () => {
       defaultBranch: 'main',
       auth: { username: 'x-access-token', password: 'tokenlols' },
       logger: mockContext.logger,
+      gitAuthorInfo: {},
+    });
+  });
+
+  it('should call initRepoAndPush with the configured defaultAuthor', async () => {
+    const customAuthorConfig = new ConfigReader({
+      integrations: {
+        github: [
+          { host: 'github.com', token: 'tokenlols' },
+          { host: 'ghe.github.com' },
+        ],
+      },
+      scaffolder: {
+        defaultAuthor: {
+          name: 'Test',
+          email: 'example@example.com',
+        },
+      },
+    });
+
+    const customAuthorIntegrations = ScmIntegrations.fromConfig(
+      customAuthorConfig,
+    );
+    const customAuthorAction = createPublishGithubAction({
+      integrations: customAuthorIntegrations,
+      config: customAuthorConfig,
+    });
+
+    mockGithubClient.users.getByUsername.mockResolvedValue({
+      data: { type: 'User' },
+    });
+
+    mockGithubClient.repos.createForAuthenticatedUser.mockResolvedValue({
+      data: {
+        clone_url: 'https://github.com/clone/url.git',
+        html_url: 'https://github.com/html/url',
+      },
+    });
+
+    await customAuthorAction.handler(mockContext);
+
+    expect(initRepoAndPush).toHaveBeenCalledWith({
+      dir: mockContext.workspacePath,
+      remoteUrl: 'https://github.com/clone/url.git',
+      defaultBranch: 'master',
+      auth: { username: 'x-access-token', password: 'tokenlols' },
+      logger: mockContext.logger,
+      gitAuthorInfo: { name: 'Test', email: 'example@example.com' },
     });
   });
 
diff --git a/plugins/scaffolder-backend/src/scaffolder/actions/builtin/publish/github.ts b/plugins/scaffolder-backend/src/scaffolder/actions/builtin/publish/github.ts
index 7dd790cb62..9f693a96d8 100644
--- a/plugins/scaffolder-backend/src/scaffolder/actions/builtin/publish/github.ts
+++ b/plugins/scaffolder-backend/src/scaffolder/actions/builtin/publish/github.ts
@@ -25,14 +25,16 @@ import {
 } from '../../../stages/publish/helpers';
 import { getRepoSourceDirectory, parseRepoUrl } from './util';
 import { createTemplateAction } from '../../createTemplateAction';
+import { Config } from '@backstage/config';
 
 type Permission = 'pull' | 'push' | 'admin' | 'maintain' | 'triage';
 type Collaborator = { access: Permission; username: string };
 
 export function createPublishGithubAction(options: {
   integrations: ScmIntegrationRegistry;
+  config: Config;
 }) {
-  const { integrations } = options;
+  const { integrations, config } = options;
 
   const credentialsProviders = new Map(
     integrations.github.list().map(integration => {
@@ -248,6 +250,11 @@ export function createPublishGithubAction(options: {
       const remoteUrl = newRepo.clone_url;
       const repoContentsUrl = `${newRepo.html_url}/blob/${defaultBranch}`;
 
+      const gitAuthorInfo = {
+        name: config.getOptionalString('scaffolder.defaultAuthor.name'),
+        email: config.getOptionalString('scaffolder.defaultAuthor.email'),
+      };
+
       await initRepoAndPush({
         dir: getRepoSourceDirectory(ctx.workspacePath, ctx.input.sourcePath),
         remoteUrl,
@@ -257,6 +264,7 @@ export function createPublishGithubAction(options: {
           password: token,
         },
         logger: ctx.logger,
+        gitAuthorInfo,
       });
 
       try {
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 67064efde7..25a129d905 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
@@ -24,24 +24,24 @@ import { PassThrough } from 'stream';
 import { initRepoAndPush } from '../../../stages/publish/helpers';
 
 describe('publish:gitlab', () => {
-  const integrations = ScmIntegrations.fromConfig(
-    new ConfigReader({
-      integrations: {
-        gitlab: [
-          {
-            host: 'gitlab.com',
-            token: 'tokenlols',
-            apiBaseUrl: 'https://api.gitlab.com',
-          },
-          {
-            host: 'hosted.gitlab.com',
-            apiBaseUrl: 'https://api.hosted.gitlab.com',
-          },
-        ],
-      },
-    }),
-  );
-  const action = createPublishGitlabAction({ integrations });
+  const config = new ConfigReader({
+    integrations: {
+      gitlab: [
+        {
+          host: 'gitlab.com',
+          token: 'tokenlols',
+          apiBaseUrl: 'https://api.gitlab.com',
+        },
+        {
+          host: 'hosted.gitlab.com',
+          apiBaseUrl: 'https://api.hosted.gitlab.com',
+        },
+      ],
+    },
+  });
+
+  const integrations = ScmIntegrations.fromConfig(config);
+  const action = createPublishGitlabAction({ integrations, config });
   const mockContext = {
     input: {
       repoUrl: 'gitlab.com?repo=repo&owner=owner',
@@ -143,6 +143,7 @@ describe('publish:gitlab', () => {
       remoteUrl: 'http://mockurl.git',
       auth: { username: 'oauth2', password: 'tokenlols' },
       logger: mockContext.logger,
+      gitAuthorInfo: {},
     });
   });
 
@@ -166,6 +167,55 @@ describe('publish:gitlab', () => {
       remoteUrl: 'http://mockurl.git',
       auth: { username: 'oauth2', password: 'tokenlols' },
       logger: mockContext.logger,
+      gitAuthorInfo: {},
+    });
+  });
+
+  it('should call initRepoAndPush with the configured defaultAuthor', async () => {
+    const customAuthorConfig = new ConfigReader({
+      integrations: {
+        gitlab: [
+          {
+            host: 'gitlab.com',
+            token: 'tokenlols',
+            apiBaseUrl: 'https://api.gitlab.com',
+          },
+          {
+            host: 'hosted.gitlab.com',
+            apiBaseUrl: 'https://api.hosted.gitlab.com',
+          },
+        ],
+      },
+      scaffolder: {
+        defaultAuthor: {
+          name: 'Test',
+          email: 'example@example.com',
+        },
+      },
+    });
+
+    const customAuthorIntegrations = ScmIntegrations.fromConfig(
+      customAuthorConfig,
+    );
+    const customAuthorAction = createPublishGitlabAction({
+      integrations: customAuthorIntegrations,
+      config: customAuthorConfig,
+    });
+
+    mockGitlabClient.Namespaces.show.mockResolvedValue({ id: 1234 });
+    mockGitlabClient.Projects.create.mockResolvedValue({
+      http_url_to_repo: 'http://mockurl.git',
+    });
+
+    await customAuthorAction.handler(mockContext);
+
+    expect(initRepoAndPush).toHaveBeenCalledWith({
+      dir: mockContext.workspacePath,
+      remoteUrl: 'http://mockurl.git',
+      auth: { username: 'oauth2', password: 'tokenlols' },
+      logger: mockContext.logger,
+      defaultBranch: 'master',
+      gitAuthorInfo: { name: 'Test', email: 'example@example.com' },
     });
   });
 
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 57c7fdf752..1cd77ebe2a 100644
--- a/plugins/scaffolder-backend/src/scaffolder/actions/builtin/publish/gitlab.ts
+++ b/plugins/scaffolder-backend/src/scaffolder/actions/builtin/publish/gitlab.ts
@@ -20,11 +20,13 @@ import { Gitlab } from '@gitbeaker/node';
 import { initRepoAndPush } from '../../../stages/publish/helpers';
 import { getRepoSourceDirectory, parseRepoUrl } from './util';
 import { createTemplateAction } from '../../createTemplateAction';
+import { Config } from '@backstage/config';
 
 export function createPublishGitlabAction(options: {
   integrations: ScmIntegrationRegistry;
+  config: Config;
 }) {
-  const { integrations } = options;
+  const { integrations, config } = options;
 
   return createTemplateAction<{
     repoUrl: string;
@@ -121,6 +123,11 @@ export function createPublishGitlabAction(options: {
       const remoteUrl = (http_url_to_repo as string).replace(/\.git$/, '');
       const repoContentsUrl = `${remoteUrl}/-/blob/master`;
 
+      const gitAuthorInfo = {
+        name: config.getOptionalString('scaffolder.defaultAuthor.name'),
+        email: config.getOptionalString('scaffolder.defaultAuthor.email'),
+      };
+
       await initRepoAndPush({
         dir: getRepoSourceDirectory(ctx.workspacePath, ctx.input.sourcePath),
         remoteUrl: http_url_to_repo as string,
@@ -130,6 +137,7 @@ export function createPublishGitlabAction(options: {
           password: integrationConfig.config.token,
         },
         logger: ctx.logger,
+        gitAuthorInfo,
       });
 
       ctx.output('remoteUrl', remoteUrl);
diff --git a/plugins/scaffolder-backend/src/scaffolder/stages/publish/helpers.ts b/plugins/scaffolder-backend/src/scaffolder/stages/publish/helpers.ts
index dff0feb5f2..c974c466d4 100644
--- a/plugins/scaffolder-backend/src/scaffolder/stages/publish/helpers.ts
+++ b/plugins/scaffolder-backend/src/scaffolder/stages/publish/helpers.ts
@@ -25,12 +25,14 @@ export async function initRepoAndPush({
   auth,
   logger,
   defaultBranch = 'master',
+  gitAuthorInfo,
 }: {
   dir: string;
   remoteUrl: string;
   auth: { username: string; password: string };
   logger: Logger;
   defaultBranch?: string;
+  gitAuthorInfo?: { name?: string; email?: string };
 }): Promise<void> {
   const git = Git.fromAuth({
     username: auth.username,
@@ -53,11 +55,17 @@ export async function initRepoAndPush({
     await git.add({ dir, filepath });
   }
 
+  // use provided info if possible, otherwise use fallbacks
+  const authorInfo = {
+    name: gitAuthorInfo?.name ?? 'Scaffolder',
+    email: gitAuthorInfo?.email ?? 'scaffolder@backstage.io',
+  };
+
   await git.commit({
     dir,
     message: 'Initial commit',
-    author: { name: 'Scaffolder', email: 'scaffolder@backstage.io' },
-    committer: { name: 'Scaffolder', email: 'scaffolder@backstage.io' },
+    author: authorInfo,
+    committer: authorInfo,
   });
 
   await git.addRemote({
diff --git a/plugins/scaffolder-backend/src/service/router.ts b/plugins/scaffolder-backend/src/service/router.ts
index b0142d4b02..17304aefb1 100644
--- a/plugins/scaffolder-backend/src/service/router.ts
+++ b/plugins/scaffolder-backend/src/service/router.ts
@@ -129,6 +129,7 @@ export async function createRouter(
           catalogClient,
           templaters,
           reader,
+          config,
         }),
       ];