diff --git a/.changeset/hungry-cycles-hide.md b/.changeset/hungry-cycles-hide.md
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..22c6360c14
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.changeset/hungry-cycles-hide.md
@@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
+---
+'@backstage/plugin-scaffolder-backend-module-github': patch
+---
+
+Adds `createWhenEmpty` option to `publish:github:pull-request` action.
diff --git a/plugins/scaffolder-backend-module-github/src/actions/githubPullRequest.examples.test.ts b/plugins/scaffolder-backend-module-github/src/actions/githubPullRequest.examples.test.ts
index 26469dfcb4..fb2763db51 100644
--- a/plugins/scaffolder-backend-module-github/src/actions/githubPullRequest.examples.test.ts
+++ b/plugins/scaffolder-backend-module-github/src/actions/githubPullRequest.examples.test.ts
@@ -617,13 +617,7 @@ describe('publish:github:pull-request examples', () => {
     expect(mockContext.output).toHaveBeenCalledWith('pullRequestNumber', 123);
   });
 
-  it('Create a pull request with all parameters', async () => {
-    mockDir.setContent({
-      [workspacePath]: {
-        source: { 'foo.txt': 'Hello there!' },
-        irrelevant: { 'bar.txt': 'Nothing to see here' },
-      },
-    });
+  it('Does not create an empty pull request', async () => {
     const input = yaml.parse(examples[12].example).steps[0].input;
 
     await action.handler({
@@ -638,8 +632,56 @@ describe('publish:github:pull-request examples', () => {
       title: 'Create my new app',
       body: 'This PR is really good',
       head: 'new-app',
-      draft: true,
+      draft: undefined,
+      createWhenEmpty: false,
+      changes: [
+        {
+          commit: 'Create my new app',
+          files: {
+            'file.txt': {
+              content: Buffer.from('Hello there!').toString('base64'),
+              encoding: 'base64',
+              mode: '100644',
+            },
+          },
+        },
+      ],
+    });
+
+    expect(fakeClient.rest.pulls.requestReviewers).not.toHaveBeenCalled();
+    expect(mockContext.output).toHaveBeenCalledTimes(3);
+    expect(mockContext.output).toHaveBeenCalledWith('targetBranchName', 'main');
+    expect(mockContext.output).toHaveBeenCalledWith(
+      'remoteUrl',
+      'https://github.com/myorg/myrepo/pull/123',
+    );
+    expect(mockContext.output).toHaveBeenCalledWith('pullRequestNumber', 123);
+  });
+
+  it('Create a pull request with all parameters', async () => {
+    mockDir.setContent({
+      [workspacePath]: {
+        source: { 'foo.txt': 'Hello there!' },
+        irrelevant: { 'bar.txt': 'Nothing to see here' },
+      },
+    });
+    const input = yaml.parse(examples[13].example).steps[0].input;
+
+    await action.handler({
+      ...mockContext,
+      workspacePath,
+      input,
+    });
+
+    expect(fakeClient.createPullRequest).toHaveBeenCalledWith({
+      owner: 'owner',
+      repo: 'repo',
+      title: 'Create my new app',
+      body: 'This PR is really good',
+      head: 'new-app',
       base: 'test',
+      draft: true,
+      createWhenEmpty: true,
       changes: [
         {
           commit: 'Commit for foo changes',
diff --git a/plugins/scaffolder-backend-module-github/src/actions/githubPullRequest.examples.ts b/plugins/scaffolder-backend-module-github/src/actions/githubPullRequest.examples.ts
index b6d31e732b..e35e6d9a81 100644
--- a/plugins/scaffolder-backend-module-github/src/actions/githubPullRequest.examples.ts
+++ b/plugins/scaffolder-backend-module-github/src/actions/githubPullRequest.examples.ts
@@ -23,7 +23,7 @@ export const examples: TemplateExample[] = [
       steps: [
         {
           action: 'publish:github:pull-request',
-          name: 'Create a pull reuqest',
+          name: 'Create a pull request',
           input: {
             repoUrl: 'github.com?repo=repo&owner=owner',
             branchName: 'new-app',
@@ -40,7 +40,7 @@ export const examples: TemplateExample[] = [
       steps: [
         {
           action: 'publish:github:pull-request',
-          name: 'Create a pull reuqest with target branch name',
+          name: 'Create a pull request with target branch name',
           input: {
             repoUrl: 'github.com?repo=repo&owner=owner',
             branchName: 'new-app',
@@ -58,7 +58,7 @@ export const examples: TemplateExample[] = [
       steps: [
         {
           action: 'publish:github:pull-request',
-          name: 'Create a pull reuqest as draft',
+          name: 'Create a pull request as draft',
           input: {
             repoUrl: 'github.com?repo=repo&owner=owner',
             branchName: 'new-app',
@@ -76,7 +76,7 @@ export const examples: TemplateExample[] = [
       steps: [
         {
           action: 'publish:github:pull-request',
-          name: 'Create a pull reuqest with target path',
+          name: 'Create a pull request with target path',
           input: {
             repoUrl: 'github.com?repo=repo&owner=owner',
             branchName: 'new-app',
@@ -94,7 +94,7 @@ export const examples: TemplateExample[] = [
       steps: [
         {
           action: 'publish:github:pull-request',
-          name: 'Create a pull reuqest with source path',
+          name: 'Create a pull request with source path',
           input: {
             repoUrl: 'github.com?repo=repo&owner=owner',
             branchName: 'new-app',
@@ -112,7 +112,7 @@ export const examples: TemplateExample[] = [
       steps: [
         {
           action: 'publish:github:pull-request',
-          name: 'Create a pull reuqest',
+          name: 'Create a pull request',
           input: {
             repoUrl: 'github.com?repo=repo&owner=owner',
             branchName: 'new-app',
@@ -130,7 +130,7 @@ export const examples: TemplateExample[] = [
       steps: [
         {
           action: 'publish:github:pull-request',
-          name: 'Create a pull reuqest with reviewers',
+          name: 'Create a pull request with reviewers',
           input: {
             repoUrl: 'github.com?repo=repo&owner=owner',
             branchName: 'new-app',
@@ -148,7 +148,7 @@ export const examples: TemplateExample[] = [
       steps: [
         {
           action: 'publish:github:pull-request',
-          name: 'Create a pull reuqest with team reviewers',
+          name: 'Create a pull request with team reviewers',
           input: {
             repoUrl: 'github.com?repo=repo&owner=owner',
             branchName: 'new-app',
@@ -166,7 +166,7 @@ export const examples: TemplateExample[] = [
       steps: [
         {
           action: 'publish:github:pull-request',
-          name: 'Create a pull reuqest',
+          name: 'Create a pull request',
           input: {
             repoUrl: 'github.com?repo=repo&owner=owner',
             branchName: 'new-app',
@@ -184,7 +184,7 @@ export const examples: TemplateExample[] = [
       steps: [
         {
           action: 'publish:github:pull-request',
-          name: 'Create a pull reuqest',
+          name: 'Create a pull request',
           input: {
             repoUrl: 'github.com?repo=repo&owner=owner',
             branchName: 'new-app',
@@ -203,7 +203,7 @@ export const examples: TemplateExample[] = [
       steps: [
         {
           action: 'publish:github:pull-request',
-          name: 'Create a pull reuqest',
+          name: 'Create a pull request',
           input: {
             repoUrl: 'github.com?repo=repo&owner=owner',
             branchName: 'new-app',
@@ -223,7 +223,7 @@ export const examples: TemplateExample[] = [
       steps: [
         {
           action: 'publish:github:pull-request',
-          name: 'Create a pull reuqest',
+          name: 'Create a pull request',
           input: {
             repoUrl: 'github.com?repo=repo&owner=owner',
             branchName: 'new-app',
@@ -237,13 +237,31 @@ export const examples: TemplateExample[] = [
       ],
     }),
   },
+  {
+    description: 'Do not create empty pull request',
+    example: yaml.stringify({
+      steps: [
+        {
+          action: 'publish:github:pull-request',
+          name: 'Create a pull request',
+          input: {
+            repoUrl: 'github.com?repo=repo&owner=owner',
+            branchName: 'new-app',
+            title: 'Create my new app',
+            description: 'This PR is really good',
+            createWhenEmpty: false,
+          },
+        },
+      ],
+    }),
+  },
   {
     description: 'Create a pull request with all parameters',
     example: yaml.stringify({
       steps: [
         {
           action: 'publish:github:pull-request',
-          name: 'Create a pull reuqest',
+          name: 'Create a pull request',
           input: {
             repoUrl: 'github.com?repo=repo&owner=owner',
             branchName: 'new-app',
@@ -259,6 +277,7 @@ export const examples: TemplateExample[] = [
             commitMessage: 'Commit for foo changes',
             gitAuthorName: 'Foo Bar',
             gitAuthorEmail: 'foo@bar.example',
+            createWhenEmpty: true,
           },
         },
       ],
diff --git a/plugins/scaffolder-backend-module-github/src/actions/githubPullRequest.test.ts b/plugins/scaffolder-backend-module-github/src/actions/githubPullRequest.test.ts
index ccb1efa29b..9133b0d300 100644
--- a/plugins/scaffolder-backend-module-github/src/actions/githubPullRequest.test.ts
+++ b/plugins/scaffolder-backend-module-github/src/actions/githubPullRequest.test.ts
@@ -1062,4 +1062,119 @@ describe('createPublishGithubPullRequestAction', () => {
       });
     });
   });
+
+  describe('with createWhenEmpty equals true', () => {
+    let input: GithubPullRequestActionInput;
+    let ctx: ActionContext<GithubPullRequestActionInput>;
+
+    beforeEach(() => {
+      input = {
+        repoUrl: 'github.com?owner=myorg&repo=myrepo',
+        title: 'Create my new app',
+        branchName: 'new-app',
+        description: 'This PR is really good',
+        createWhenEmpty: true,
+      };
+
+      mockDir.setContent({
+        [workspacePath]: { 'file.txt': 'Hello there!' },
+      });
+
+      ctx = createMockActionContext({ input, workspacePath });
+    });
+    it('creates a pull request', async () => {
+      await instance.handler(ctx);
+
+      expect(fakeClient.createPullRequest).toHaveBeenCalledWith({
+        owner: 'myorg',
+        repo: 'myrepo',
+        title: 'Create my new app',
+        head: 'new-app',
+        body: 'This PR is really good',
+        createWhenEmpty: true,
+        changes: [
+          {
+            commit: 'Create my new app',
+            files: {
+              'file.txt': {
+                content: Buffer.from('Hello there!').toString('base64'),
+                encoding: 'base64',
+                mode: '100644',
+              },
+            },
+          },
+        ],
+      });
+    });
+
+    it('creates outputs for the pull request url and number', async () => {
+      await instance.handler(ctx);
+
+      expect(ctx.output).toHaveBeenCalledWith(
+        'remoteUrl',
+        'https://github.com/myorg/myrepo/pull/123',
+      );
+      expect(ctx.output).toHaveBeenCalledWith('pullRequestNumber', 123);
+    });
+
+    it('throws when creating a pull request fails', async () => {
+      fakeClient.createPullRequest.mockResolvedValueOnce(null);
+
+      await expect(instance.handler(ctx)).rejects.toThrow(
+        'null response from Github',
+      );
+    });
+  });
+
+  describe('with createWhenEmpty equals false', () => {
+    let input: GithubPullRequestActionInput;
+    let ctx: ActionContext<GithubPullRequestActionInput>;
+
+    beforeEach(() => {
+      fakeClient.createPullRequest.mockResolvedValueOnce(null);
+      input = {
+        repoUrl: 'github.com?owner=myorg&repo=myrepo',
+        title: 'Create my new app',
+        branchName: 'new-app',
+        description: 'This PR is really good',
+        createWhenEmpty: false,
+      };
+
+      mockDir.setContent({
+        [workspacePath]: { 'file.txt': 'Hello there!' },
+      });
+
+      ctx = createMockActionContext({ input, workspacePath });
+    });
+    it('creates a pull request', async () => {
+      await instance.handler(ctx);
+
+      expect(fakeClient.createPullRequest).toHaveBeenCalledWith({
+        owner: 'myorg',
+        repo: 'myrepo',
+        title: 'Create my new app',
+        head: 'new-app',
+        body: 'This PR is really good',
+        createWhenEmpty: false,
+        changes: [
+          {
+            commit: 'Create my new app',
+            files: {
+              'file.txt': {
+                content: Buffer.from('Hello there!').toString('base64'),
+                encoding: 'base64',
+                mode: '100644',
+              },
+            },
+          },
+        ],
+      });
+    });
+
+    it('does not create outputs for the pull request url and number', async () => {
+      await instance.handler(ctx);
+
+      expect(ctx.output).not.toHaveBeenCalled();
+    });
+  });
 });
diff --git a/plugins/scaffolder-backend-module-github/src/actions/githubPullRequest.ts b/plugins/scaffolder-backend-module-github/src/actions/githubPullRequest.ts
index 44830b3047..2f3662328d 100644
--- a/plugins/scaffolder-backend-module-github/src/actions/githubPullRequest.ts
+++ b/plugins/scaffolder-backend-module-github/src/actions/githubPullRequest.ts
@@ -145,6 +145,7 @@ export const createPublishGithubPullRequestAction = (
     gitAuthorName?: string;
     gitAuthorEmail?: string;
     forceEmptyGitAuthor?: boolean;
+    createWhenEmpty?: boolean;
   }>({
     id: 'publish:github:pull-request',
     examples,
@@ -251,10 +252,16 @@ export const createPublishGithubPullRequestAction = (
             description:
               'Forces the author to be empty. This is useful when using a Github App, it permit the commit to be verified on Github',
           },
+          createWhenEmpty: {
+            type: 'boolean',
+            title: 'Create When Empty',
+            description:
+              'Set whether to create pull request when there are no changes to commit. The default value is true',
+          },
         },
       },
       output: {
-        required: ['remoteUrl'],
+        required: [],
         type: 'object',
         properties: {
           targetBranchName: {
@@ -293,6 +300,7 @@ export const createPublishGithubPullRequestAction = (
         gitAuthorEmail,
         gitAuthorName,
         forceEmptyGitAuthor,
+        createWhenEmpty,
       } = ctx.input;
 
       const { owner, repo, host } = parseRepoUrl(repoUrl, integrations);
@@ -379,6 +387,7 @@ export const createPublishGithubPullRequestAction = (
           draft,
           update,
           forceFork,
+          createWhenEmpty,
         };
 
         const gitAuthorInfo = {
@@ -417,6 +426,11 @@ export const createPublishGithubPullRequestAction = (
         }
         const response = await client.createPullRequest(createOptions);
 
+        if (createWhenEmpty === false && !response) {
+          ctx.logger.info('No changes to commit, pull request was not created');
+          return;
+        }
+
         if (!response) {
           throw new GithubResponseError('null response from Github');
         }