diff --git a/CHANGES/plugin_api/+override-modify-task.feature b/CHANGES/plugin_api/+override-modify-task.feature
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..c643a4eb8bc
--- /dev/null
+++ b/CHANGES/plugin_api/+override-modify-task.feature
@@ -0,0 +1,2 @@
+Added `modify_task` property to `ModifyRepositoryActionMixin` so plugin writers can override the
+task that Pulp calls.
diff --git a/pulpcore/plugin/actions.py b/pulpcore/plugin/actions.py
index ce9d1c225b1..2a98d917895 100644
--- a/pulpcore/plugin/actions.py
+++ b/pulpcore/plugin/actions.py
@@ -15,6 +15,8 @@
 
 
 class ModifyRepositoryActionMixin:
+    modify_task = tasks.repository.add_and_remove
+
     @extend_schema(
         description="Trigger an asynchronous task to create a new repository version.",
         summary="Modify Repository Content",
@@ -35,7 +37,7 @@ def modify(self, request, pk):
             base_version_pk = None
 
         task = dispatch(
-            tasks.repository.add_and_remove,
+            self.modify_task,
             exclusive_resources=[repository],
             kwargs={
                 "repository_pk": pk,