diff --git a/plugins/catalog-backend/package.json b/plugins/catalog-backend/package.json
index 2445ee206e..0fd55126d8 100644
--- a/plugins/catalog-backend/package.json
+++ b/plugins/catalog-backend/package.json
@@ -18,7 +18,8 @@
     "prepack": "backstage-cli prepack",
     "postpack": "backstage-cli postpack",
     "clean": "backstage-cli clean",
-    "mock-data": "./scripts/mock-data.sh"
+    "mock-data": "./scripts/mock-data.sh",
+    "mock-data:local": "./scripts/mock-data-local.sh"
   },
   "dependencies": {
     "@backstage/backend-common": "^0.1.1-alpha.18",
diff --git a/plugins/catalog-backend/scripts/mock-data-local.sh b/plugins/catalog-backend/scripts/mock-data-local.sh
new file mode 100755
index 0000000000..3bea819319
--- /dev/null
+++ b/plugins/catalog-backend/scripts/mock-data-local.sh
@@ -0,0 +1,12 @@
+#!/usr/bin/env bash
+
+for FILE in \
+  ../../packages/catalog-model/examples/*.yaml \
+; do \
+  curl \
+    --location \
+    --request POST 'localhost:7000/catalog/locations' \
+    --header 'Content-Type: application/json' \
+    --data-raw "{\"type\": \"file\", \"target\": \"../catalog-model/${FILE}\"}"
+  echo
+done