diff --git a/.changeset/silly-lemons-dream.md b/.changeset/silly-lemons-dream.md
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..a93be80597
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.changeset/silly-lemons-dream.md
@@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
+---
+'@backstage/plugin-catalog-import': patch
+---
+
+Allows the CodeOwnersProcessor to set the owner automatically within the catalog-import plugin. This adds an additional checkbox that overrides the group selector and will omit the owner option in the generated catalog file yaml.
diff --git a/plugins/catalog-import/src/components/ImportStepper/defaults.tsx b/plugins/catalog-import/src/components/ImportStepper/defaults.tsx
index 5252b0aeae..f55cf5e911 100644
--- a/plugins/catalog-import/src/components/ImportStepper/defaults.tsx
+++ b/plugins/catalog-import/src/components/ImportStepper/defaults.tsx
@@ -22,6 +22,7 @@ import { StepFinishImportLocation } from '../StepFinishImportLocation';
 import { StepInitAnalyzeUrl } from '../StepInitAnalyzeUrl';
 import {
   AutocompleteTextField,
+  CheckboxField,
   StepPrepareCreatePullRequest,
 } from '../StepPrepareCreatePullRequest';
 import { StepPrepareSelectLocations } from '../StepPrepareSelectLocations';
@@ -169,74 +170,97 @@ export function defaultGenerateStepper(
                 renderFormFields={({
                   control,
                   errors,
+                  watch,
                   groupsLoading,
                   groups,
                   register,
-                }) => (
-                  <>
-                    <Box marginTop={2}>
-                      <Typography variant="h6">Pull Request Details</Typography>
-                    </Box>
+                }) => {
+                  const watchUseCodeowners = watch('useCodeowners', false);
 
-                    <TextField
-                      name="title"
-                      label="Pull Request Title"
-                      placeholder="Add Backstage catalog entity descriptor files"
-                      margin="normal"
-                      variant="outlined"
-                      fullWidth
-                      inputRef={register({ required: true })}
-                      error={Boolean(errors.title)}
-                      required
-                    />
+                  return (
+                    <>
+                      <Box marginTop={2}>
+                        <Typography variant="h6">
+                          Pull Request Details
+                        </Typography>
+                      </Box>
 
-                    <TextField
-                      name="body"
-                      label="Pull Request Body"
-                      placeholder="A describing text with Markdown support"
-                      margin="normal"
-                      variant="outlined"
-                      fullWidth
-                      inputRef={register({ required: true })}
-                      error={Boolean(errors.body)}
-                      multiline
-                      required
-                    />
+                      <TextField
+                        name="title"
+                        label="Pull Request Title"
+                        placeholder="Add Backstage catalog entity descriptor files"
+                        margin="normal"
+                        variant="outlined"
+                        fullWidth
+                        inputRef={register({ required: true })}
+                        error={Boolean(errors.title)}
+                        required
+                      />
 
-                    <Box marginTop={2}>
-                      <Typography variant="h6">Entity Configuration</Typography>
-                    </Box>
+                      <TextField
+                        name="body"
+                        label="Pull Request Body"
+                        placeholder="A describing text with Markdown support"
+                        margin="normal"
+                        variant="outlined"
+                        fullWidth
+                        inputRef={register({ required: true })}
+                        error={Boolean(errors.body)}
+                        multiline
+                        required
+                      />
 
-                    <TextField
-                      name="componentName"
-                      label="Name of the created component"
-                      placeholder="my-component"
-                      margin="normal"
-                      variant="outlined"
-                      fullWidth
-                      inputRef={register({ required: true })}
-                      error={Boolean(errors.componentName)}
-                      required
-                    />
+                      <Box marginTop={2}>
+                        <Typography variant="h6">
+                          Entity Configuration
+                        </Typography>
+                      </Box>
 
-                    <AutocompleteTextField
-                      name="owner"
-                      control={control}
-                      errors={errors}
-                      options={groups || []}
-                      loading={groupsLoading}
-                      loadingText="Loading groups…"
-                      helperText="Select an owner from the list or enter a reference to a Group or a User"
-                      errorHelperText="required value"
-                      textFieldProps={{
-                        label: 'Entity Owner',
-                        placeholder: 'my-group',
-                      }}
-                      rules={{ required: true }}
-                      required
-                    />
-                  </>
-                )}
+                      <TextField
+                        name="componentName"
+                        label="Name of the created component"
+                        placeholder="my-component"
+                        margin="normal"
+                        variant="outlined"
+                        fullWidth
+                        inputRef={register({ required: true })}
+                        error={Boolean(errors.componentName)}
+                        required
+                      />
+
+                      {!watchUseCodeowners && (
+                        <AutocompleteTextField
+                          name="owner"
+                          control={control}
+                          errors={errors}
+                          options={groups || []}
+                          loading={groupsLoading}
+                          loadingText="Loading groups…"
+                          helperText="Select an owner from the list or enter a reference to a Group or a User"
+                          errorHelperText="required value"
+                          textFieldProps={{
+                            label: 'Entity Owner',
+                            placeholder: 'my-group',
+                          }}
+                          rules={{ required: true }}
+                          required
+                        />
+                      )}
+
+                      <CheckboxField
+                        name="useCodeowners"
+                        inputRef={register}
+                        label="Use CODEOWNERS File"
+                        helperText="WARNING: This may fail is no CODEOWNERS file is found at the target location."
+                        onChange={(_, value) => {
+                          if (value) {
+                            control.setValue('owner', '');
+                          }
+                        }}
+                      />
+                    </>
+                  );
+                }}
               />
             ),
           };
diff --git a/plugins/catalog-import/src/components/StepPrepareCreatePullRequest/CheckboxField.tsx b/plugins/catalog-import/src/components/StepPrepareCreatePullRequest/CheckboxField.tsx
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..dbce1b5229
--- /dev/null
+++ b/plugins/catalog-import/src/components/StepPrepareCreatePullRequest/CheckboxField.tsx
@@ -0,0 +1,53 @@
+/*
+ * Copyright 2021 Spotify AB
+ *
+ * Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
+ * you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
+ * You may obtain a copy of the License at
+ *
+ *     http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+ *
+ * Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
+ * distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
+ * WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
+ * See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
+ * limitations under the License.
+ */
+
+import { Checkbox, FormControlLabel, FormHelperText } from '@material-ui/core';
+import React from 'react';
+
+type Props<TFieldValue extends string> = {
+  name: TFieldValue;
+  label: React.ReactNode;
+  inputRef:
+    | ((instance: HTMLInputElement | null) => void)
+    | React.RefObject<HTMLInputElement>
+    | null
+    | undefined;
+  onChange?: (
+    event: React.ChangeEvent<HTMLInputElement>,
+    checked: boolean,
+  ) => void;
+  helperText?: React.ReactNode | string;
+};
+
+export const CheckboxField = <TFieldValue extends string>({
+  name,
+  label,
+  inputRef,
+  onChange,
+  helperText,
+}: Props<TFieldValue>) => {
+  return (
+    <>
+      <FormControlLabel
+        control={
+          <Checkbox name={name} inputRef={inputRef} onChange={onChange} />
+        }
+        label={label}
+      />
+      {helperText && <FormHelperText>{helperText}</FormHelperText>}
+    </>
+  );
+};
diff --git a/plugins/catalog-import/src/components/StepPrepareCreatePullRequest/PreparePullRequestForm.tsx b/plugins/catalog-import/src/components/StepPrepareCreatePullRequest/PreparePullRequestForm.tsx
index 9d59f4e10e..aed87a3b34 100644
--- a/plugins/catalog-import/src/components/StepPrepareCreatePullRequest/PreparePullRequestForm.tsx
+++ b/plugins/catalog-import/src/components/StepPrepareCreatePullRequest/PreparePullRequestForm.tsx
@@ -32,7 +32,7 @@ type Props<TFieldValues extends Record<string, any>> = Pick<
   render: (
     props: Pick<
       UseFormMethods<TFieldValues>,
-      'errors' | 'register' | 'control'
+      'errors' | 'register' | 'control' | 'formState' | 'watch'
     > & {
       values: UnpackNestedValue<TFieldValues>;
     },
@@ -55,13 +55,13 @@ export const PreparePullRequestForm = <
   onSubmit,
   render,
 }: Props<TFieldValues>) => {
-  const { handleSubmit, watch, control, register, errors } = useForm<
+  const { handleSubmit, control, register, errors, formState, watch } = useForm<
     TFieldValues
   >({ mode: 'onTouched', defaultValues });
 
   return (
     <form onSubmit={handleSubmit(onSubmit)}>
-      {render({ values: watch(), errors, register, control })}
+      {render({ values: watch(), errors, register, control, formState, watch })}
     </form>
   );
 };
diff --git a/plugins/catalog-import/src/components/StepPrepareCreatePullRequest/StepPrepareCreatePullRequest.tsx b/plugins/catalog-import/src/components/StepPrepareCreatePullRequest/StepPrepareCreatePullRequest.tsx
index 333df76026..1966b8457f 100644
--- a/plugins/catalog-import/src/components/StepPrepareCreatePullRequest/StepPrepareCreatePullRequest.tsx
+++ b/plugins/catalog-import/src/components/StepPrepareCreatePullRequest/StepPrepareCreatePullRequest.tsx
@@ -48,6 +48,7 @@ type FormData = {
   body: string;
   componentName: string;
   owner: string;
+  useCodeowners: boolean;
 };
 
 type Props = {
@@ -62,7 +63,10 @@ type Props = {
   defaultBody: string;
 
   renderFormFields: (
-    props: Pick<UseFormMethods<FormData>, 'errors' | 'register' | 'control'> & {
+    props: Pick<
+      UseFormMethods<FormData>,
+      'errors' | 'register' | 'control' | 'formState' | 'watch'
+    > & {
       groups: string[];
       groupsLoading: boolean;
     },
@@ -72,7 +76,7 @@ type Props = {
 export function generateEntities(
   entities: PartialEntity[],
   componentName: string,
-  owner: string,
+  owner?: string,
 ): Entity[] {
   return entities.map(e => ({
     ...e,
@@ -84,7 +88,7 @@ export function generateEntities(
     },
     spec: {
       ...e.spec,
-      owner,
+      ...(owner ? { owner } : {}),
     },
   }));
 }
@@ -189,13 +193,16 @@ export const StepPrepareCreatePullRequest = ({
             (analyzeResult.generatedEntities[0]?.spec?.owner as string) || '',
           componentName:
             analyzeResult.generatedEntities[0]?.metadata?.name || '',
+          useCodeowners: false,
         }}
-        render={({ values, errors, control, register }) => (
+        render={({ values, errors, control, register, formState, watch }) => (
           <>
             {renderFormFields({
               errors,
               register,
               control,
+              formState,
+              watch,
               groups: groups ?? [],
               groupsLoading,
             })}
diff --git a/plugins/catalog-import/src/components/StepPrepareCreatePullRequest/index.ts b/plugins/catalog-import/src/components/StepPrepareCreatePullRequest/index.ts
index 119feee4a1..a0fc6cbc95 100644
--- a/plugins/catalog-import/src/components/StepPrepareCreatePullRequest/index.ts
+++ b/plugins/catalog-import/src/components/StepPrepareCreatePullRequest/index.ts
@@ -15,6 +15,7 @@
  */
 
 export { AutocompleteTextField } from './AutocompleteTextField';
+export { CheckboxField } from './CheckboxField';
 export { PreparePullRequestForm } from './PreparePullRequestForm';
 export { PreviewCatalogInfoComponent } from './PreviewCatalogInfoComponent';
 export { PreviewPullRequestComponent } from './PreviewPullRequestComponent';