diff --git a/.changeset/all-socks-taste.md b/.changeset/all-socks-taste.md
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..7f3fd8541c
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.changeset/all-socks-taste.md
@@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
+---
+'@backstage/plugin-scaffolder-backend-module-gitlab': minor
+---
+
+In the gitlabRepoPush action, add 'auto' possibility for commitAction input.
diff --git a/plugins/scaffolder-backend-module-gitlab/src/actions/gitlabMergeRequest.ts b/plugins/scaffolder-backend-module-gitlab/src/actions/gitlabMergeRequest.ts
index 66c72b4c46..b345b33ee1 100644
--- a/plugins/scaffolder-backend-module-gitlab/src/actions/gitlabMergeRequest.ts
+++ b/plugins/scaffolder-backend-module-gitlab/src/actions/gitlabMergeRequest.ts
@@ -31,57 +31,11 @@ import {
 import path from 'path';
 import { ScmIntegrationRegistry } from '@backstage/integration';
 import { InputError } from '@backstage/errors';
-import {
-  LoggerService,
-  resolveSafeChildPath,
-} from '@backstage/backend-plugin-api';
+import { resolveSafeChildPath } from '@backstage/backend-plugin-api';
 import { createGitlabApi, getErrorMessage } from './helpers';
 import { examples } from './gitlabMergeRequest.examples';
-import { createHash } from 'crypto';
 
-function computeSha256(file: SerializedFile): string {
-  const hash = createHash('sha256');
-  hash.update(file.content);
-  return hash.digest('hex');
-}
-
-async function getFileAction(
-  fileInfo: { file: SerializedFile; targetPath?: string },
-  target: { repoID: string; branch: string },
-  api: InstanceType<typeof Gitlab>,
-  logger: LoggerService,
-  remoteFiles: RepositoryTreeSchema[],
-  defaultCommitAction:
-    | 'create'
-    | 'delete'
-    | 'update'
-    | 'skip'
-    | 'auto' = 'auto',
-): Promise<'create' | 'delete' | 'update' | 'skip'> {
-  if (defaultCommitAction === 'auto') {
-    const filePath = path.join(fileInfo.targetPath ?? '', fileInfo.file.path);
-
-    if (remoteFiles?.some(remoteFile => remoteFile.path === filePath)) {
-      try {
-        const targetFile = await api.RepositoryFiles.show(
-          target.repoID,
-          filePath,
-          target.branch,
-        );
-        if (computeSha256(fileInfo.file) === targetFile.content_sha256) {
-          return 'skip';
-        }
-      } catch (error) {
-        logger.warn(
-          `Unable to retrieve detailed information for remote file ${filePath}`,
-        );
-      }
-      return 'update';
-    }
-    return 'create';
-  }
-  return defaultCommitAction;
-}
+import { getFileAction } from '../util';
 
 async function getReviewersFromApprovalRules(
   api: InstanceType<typeof Gitlab>,
diff --git a/plugins/scaffolder-backend-module-gitlab/src/actions/gitlabRepoPush.ts b/plugins/scaffolder-backend-module-gitlab/src/actions/gitlabRepoPush.ts
index a3ae415704..b1a88de869 100644
--- a/plugins/scaffolder-backend-module-gitlab/src/actions/gitlabRepoPush.ts
+++ b/plugins/scaffolder-backend-module-gitlab/src/actions/gitlabRepoPush.ts
@@ -26,6 +26,9 @@ import {
 import { CommitAction } from '@gitbeaker/rest';
 import { createGitlabApi, getErrorMessage } from './helpers';
 import { examples } from './gitlabRepoPush.examples';
+import { getFileAction } from '../util';
+import { SerializedFile } from '@backstage/plugin-scaffolder-node';
+import { RepositoryTreeSchema } from '@gitbeaker/rest';
 
 /**
  * Create a new action that commits into a gitlab repository.
@@ -75,7 +78,7 @@ export const createGitlabRepoPushAction = (options: {
             .optional(),
         commitAction: z =>
           z
-            .enum(['create', 'update', 'delete'], {
+            .enum(['create', 'update', 'delete', 'auto'], {
               description:
                 'The action to be used for git commit. Defaults to create, but can be set to update or delete',
             })
@@ -126,8 +129,44 @@ export const createGitlabRepoPushAction = (options: {
         gitignore: true,
       });
 
-      const actions: CommitAction[] = fileContents.map(file => ({
-        action: commitAction ?? 'create',
+      let remoteFiles: RepositoryTreeSchema[] = [];
+      if ((ctx.input.commitAction ?? 'auto') === 'auto') {
+        try {
+          remoteFiles = await api.Repositories.allRepositoryTrees(repoID, {
+            ref: branchName,
+            recursive: true,
+            path: targetPath ?? undefined,
+          });
+        } catch (e) {
+          ctx.logger.warn(
+            `Could not retrieve the list of files for ${repoID} (branch: ${branchName}) : ${getErrorMessage(
+              e,
+            )}`,
+          );
+        }
+      }
+
+      const actions: CommitAction[] = (
+        (
+          await Promise.all(
+            fileContents.map(async file => {
+              const action = await getFileAction(
+                { file, targetPath },
+                { repoID, branch: branchName },
+                api,
+                ctx.logger,
+                remoteFiles,
+                ctx.input.commitAction,
+              );
+              return { file, action };
+            }),
+          )
+        ).filter(o => o.action !== 'skip') as {
+          file: SerializedFile;
+          action: CommitAction['action'];
+        }[]
+      ).map(({ file, action }) => ({
+        action,
         filePath: targetPath
           ? path.posix.join(targetPath, file.path)
           : file.path,
diff --git a/plugins/scaffolder-backend-module-gitlab/src/util.ts b/plugins/scaffolder-backend-module-gitlab/src/util.ts
index db1468b180..4c40a36acc 100644
--- a/plugins/scaffolder-backend-module-gitlab/src/util.ts
+++ b/plugins/scaffolder-backend-module-gitlab/src/util.ts
@@ -14,15 +14,21 @@
  * limitations under the License.
  */
 
+import { LoggerService } from '@backstage/backend-plugin-api';
 import { InputError } from '@backstage/errors';
 import {
   GitLabIntegration,
   ScmIntegrationRegistry,
 } from '@backstage/integration';
-import { Gitlab, GroupSchema } from '@gitbeaker/rest';
+import { Gitlab, GroupSchema, RepositoryTreeSchema } from '@gitbeaker/rest';
 import { z } from 'zod';
 import commonGitlabConfig from './commonGitlabConfig';
 
+import { SerializedFile } from '@backstage/plugin-scaffolder-node';
+
+import { createHash } from 'crypto';
+import path from 'path';
+
 export const parseRepoHost = (repoUrl: string): string => {
   let parsed;
   try {
@@ -184,3 +190,47 @@ export async function checkEpicScope(
     throw new InputError(`Could not find epic scope: ${error.message}`);
   }
 }
+
+function computeSha256(file: SerializedFile): string {
+  const hash = createHash('sha256');
+  hash.update(file.content);
+  return hash.digest('hex');
+}
+
+export async function getFileAction(
+  fileInfo: { file: SerializedFile; targetPath?: string },
+  target: { repoID: string; branch: string },
+  api: InstanceType<typeof Gitlab>,
+  logger: LoggerService,
+  remoteFiles: RepositoryTreeSchema[],
+  defaultCommitAction:
+    | 'create'
+    | 'delete'
+    | 'update'
+    | 'skip'
+    | 'auto' = 'auto',
+): Promise<'create' | 'delete' | 'update' | 'skip'> {
+  if (defaultCommitAction === 'auto') {
+    const filePath = path.join(fileInfo.targetPath ?? '', fileInfo.file.path);
+
+    if (remoteFiles?.some(remoteFile => remoteFile.path === filePath)) {
+      try {
+        const targetFile = await api.RepositoryFiles.show(
+          target.repoID,
+          filePath,
+          target.branch,
+        );
+        if (computeSha256(fileInfo.file) === targetFile.content_sha256) {
+          return 'skip';
+        }
+      } catch (error) {
+        logger.warn(
+          `Unable to retrieve detailed information for remote file ${filePath}`,
+        );
+      }
+      return 'update';
+    }
+    return 'create';
+  }
+  return defaultCommitAction;
+}