diff --git a/.changeset/thin-teams-roll.md b/.changeset/thin-teams-roll.md
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..f0c395410a
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.changeset/thin-teams-roll.md
@@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
+---
+'@backstage/backend-defaults': patch
+---
+
+Fixed a spelling mistake in root health service shutdown response.
diff --git a/packages/backend-defaults/src/entrypoints/rootHealth/rootHealthServiceFactory.test.ts b/packages/backend-defaults/src/entrypoints/rootHealth/rootHealthServiceFactory.test.ts
index ca9085273c..4a5db18f6f 100644
--- a/packages/backend-defaults/src/entrypoints/rootHealth/rootHealthServiceFactory.test.ts
+++ b/packages/backend-defaults/src/entrypoints/rootHealth/rootHealthServiceFactory.test.ts
@@ -69,7 +69,7 @@ describe('DefaultRootHealthService', () => {
       await expect(service.getReadiness()).resolves.toEqual({
         status: 503,
         payload: {
-          message: 'Backend is shuttting down',
+          message: 'Backend is shutting down',
           status: 'error',
         },
       });
diff --git a/packages/backend-defaults/src/entrypoints/rootHealth/rootHealthServiceFactory.ts b/packages/backend-defaults/src/entrypoints/rootHealth/rootHealthServiceFactory.ts
index e7255610bc..52812fc6b1 100644
--- a/packages/backend-defaults/src/entrypoints/rootHealth/rootHealthServiceFactory.ts
+++ b/packages/backend-defaults/src/entrypoints/rootHealth/rootHealthServiceFactory.ts
@@ -50,7 +50,7 @@ export class DefaultRootHealthService implements RootHealthService {
     if (this.#state === 'down') {
       return {
         status: 503,
-        payload: { message: 'Backend is shuttting down', status: 'error' },
+        payload: { message: 'Backend is shutting down', status: 'error' },
       };
     }
 
diff --git a/packages/backend-defaults/src/entrypoints/rootHttpRouter/rootHttpRouterServiceFactory.test.ts b/packages/backend-defaults/src/entrypoints/rootHttpRouter/rootHttpRouterServiceFactory.test.ts
index 8f8d1b7656..e9982bc589 100644
--- a/packages/backend-defaults/src/entrypoints/rootHttpRouter/rootHttpRouterServiceFactory.test.ts
+++ b/packages/backend-defaults/src/entrypoints/rootHttpRouter/rootHttpRouterServiceFactory.test.ts
@@ -285,7 +285,7 @@ describe('rootHttpRouterServiceFactory', () => {
 
     // Immediately start failing the readiness health check
     await request(app).get('/.backstage/health/v1/readiness').expect(503, {
-      message: 'Backend is shuttting down',
+      message: 'Backend is shutting down',
       status: 'error',
     });
 
@@ -301,7 +301,7 @@ describe('rootHttpRouterServiceFactory', () => {
       .expect(200, { status: 'ok' });
 
     await request(app).get('/.backstage/health/v1/readiness').expect(503, {
-      message: 'Backend is shuttting down',
+      message: 'Backend is shutting down',
       status: 'error',
     });
 
@@ -312,7 +312,7 @@ describe('rootHttpRouterServiceFactory', () => {
       .expect(200, { status: 'ok' });
 
     await request(app).get('/.backstage/health/v1/readiness').expect(503, {
-      message: 'Backend is shuttting down',
+      message: 'Backend is shutting down',
       status: 'error',
     });