diff --git a/.changeset/sixty-laws-laugh.md b/.changeset/sixty-laws-laugh.md
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..874859da4e
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.changeset/sixty-laws-laugh.md
@@ -0,0 +1,22 @@
+---
+'@backstage/create-app': patch
+---
+
+Updated the configuration of the `app-backend` plugin to enable the static asset store by passing on `database` from the plugin environment to `createRouter`.
+
+To apply this change to an existing app, make the following change to `packages/backend/src/plugins/app.ts`:
+
+```diff
+ export default async function createPlugin({
+   logger,
+   config,
++  database,
+ }: PluginEnvironment): Promise<Router> {
+   return await createRouter({
+     logger,
+     config,
++    database,
+     appPackageName: 'app',
+   });
+ }
+```
diff --git a/packages/backend/src/plugins/app.ts b/packages/backend/src/plugins/app.ts
index b5f05f2255..0747d890e1 100644
--- a/packages/backend/src/plugins/app.ts
+++ b/packages/backend/src/plugins/app.ts
@@ -21,10 +21,12 @@ import { PluginEnvironment } from '../types';
 export default async function createPlugin({
   logger,
   config,
+  database,
 }: PluginEnvironment): Promise<Router> {
   return await createRouter({
     logger,
     config,
+    database,
     appPackageName: 'example-app',
   });
 }
diff --git a/packages/create-app/templates/default-app/packages/backend/src/plugins/app.ts b/packages/create-app/templates/default-app/packages/backend/src/plugins/app.ts
index 07fb04fca2..14e19a19b1 100644
--- a/packages/create-app/templates/default-app/packages/backend/src/plugins/app.ts
+++ b/packages/create-app/templates/default-app/packages/backend/src/plugins/app.ts
@@ -5,10 +5,12 @@ import { PluginEnvironment } from '../types';
 export default async function createPlugin({
   logger,
   config,
+  database,
 }: PluginEnvironment): Promise<Router> {
   return await createRouter({
     logger,
     config,
+    database,
     appPackageName: 'app',
   });
 }