diff --git a/.changeset/lovely-feet-do.md b/.changeset/lovely-feet-do.md
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..637603aed0
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.changeset/lovely-feet-do.md
@@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
+---
+'@backstage/cli': patch
+---
+
+Fix for `overrides` not being properly forwarded from the extra configuration passed to `@backstage/cli/config/eslint-factory`.
diff --git a/packages/cli/config/eslint-factory.js b/packages/cli/config/eslint-factory.js
index 67f30ac359..e04e3bdb2d 100644
--- a/packages/cli/config/eslint-factory.js
+++ b/packages/cli/config/eslint-factory.js
@@ -37,6 +37,7 @@ function createConfig(dir, extraConfig = {}) {
     env,
     parserOptions,
     ignorePatterns,
+    overrides,
 
     rules,
     tsRules,
@@ -173,6 +174,7 @@ function createConfig(dir, extraConfig = {}) {
           ],
         },
       },
+      ...(overrides ?? []),
     ],
   };
 }