diff --git a/tools/code/publisher/App.cs b/tools/code/publisher/App.cs
index 8bb27ede..56250196 100644
--- a/tools/code/publisher/App.cs
+++ b/tools/code/publisher/App.cs
@@ -15,6 +15,8 @@ namespace publisher;
 
 file sealed class RunPublisherHandler(ProcessNamedValuesToPut processNamedValuesToPut,
                                       ProcessDeletedNamedValues processDeletedNamedValues,
+                                      ProcessBackendsToPut processBackendsToPut,
+                                      ProcessDeletedBackends processDeletedBackends,
                                       GetPublisherFiles getPublisherFiles,
                                       PublishFile publishFile,
                                       ILoggerFactory loggerFactory)
@@ -24,10 +26,12 @@ file sealed class RunPublisherHandler(ProcessNamedValuesToPut processNamedValues
     public async ValueTask Handle(CancellationToken cancellationToken)
     {
         await processNamedValuesToPut(cancellationToken);
+        await processBackendsToPut(cancellationToken);
 
         await ProcessPublisherFiles(cancellationToken);
 
         await processDeletedNamedValues(cancellationToken);
+        await processDeletedBackends(cancellationToken);
 
         logger.LogInformation("Publisher completed.");
     }
@@ -47,7 +51,6 @@ private async ValueTask ProcessPublisherFiles(CancellationToken cancellationToke
 file sealed class PublishFileHandler(FindTagAction findTagAction,
                                      FindGatewayAction findGatewayAction,
                                      FindVersionSetAction findVersionSetAction,
-                                     FindBackendAction findBackendAction,
                                      FindLoggerAction findLoggerAction,
                                      FindDiagnosticAction findDiagnosticAction,
                                      FindPolicyFragmentAction findPolicyFragmentAction,
@@ -75,7 +78,6 @@ private Option<PublisherAction> FindPublisherAction(FileInfo file) =>
         findTagAction(file)
         | findGatewayAction(file)
         | findVersionSetAction(file)
-        | findBackendAction(file)
         | findLoggerAction(file)
         | findDiagnosticAction(file)
         | findPolicyFragmentAction(file)
@@ -100,6 +102,8 @@ public static void ConfigureRunPublisher(IServiceCollection services)
     {
         NamedValueServices.ConfigureProcessNamedValuesToPut(services);
         NamedValueServices.ConfigureProcessDeletedNamedValues(services);
+        BackendServices.ConfigureProcessBackendsToPut(services);
+        BackendServices.ConfigureProcessDeletedBackends(services);
         ConfigurePublishFile(services);
 
         services.TryAddSingleton<RunPublisherHandler>();
@@ -111,7 +115,6 @@ private static void ConfigurePublishFile(IServiceCollection services)
         TagServices.ConfigureFindTagAction(services);
         GatewayServices.ConfigureFindGatewayAction(services);
         VersionSetServices.ConfigureFindVersionSetAction(services);
-        BackendServices.ConfigureFindBackendAction(services);
         LoggerServices.ConfigureFindLoggerAction(services);
         DiagnosticServices.ConfigureFindDiagnosticAction(services);
         PolicyFragmentServices.ConfigureFindPolicyFragmentAction(services);
diff --git a/tools/code/publisher/Backend.cs b/tools/code/publisher/Backend.cs
index 00ecea3a..c0dcb259 100644
--- a/tools/code/publisher/Backend.cs
+++ b/tools/code/publisher/Backend.cs
@@ -9,12 +9,14 @@
 using System.Collections.Generic;
 using System.Collections.Immutable;
 using System.IO;
+using System.Linq;
 using System.Threading;
 using System.Threading.Tasks;
 
 namespace publisher;
 
-internal delegate Option<PublisherAction> FindBackendAction(FileInfo file);
+internal delegate ValueTask ProcessBackendsToPut(CancellationToken cancellationToken);
+internal delegate ValueTask ProcessDeletedBackends(CancellationToken cancellationToken);
 
 file delegate Option<BackendName> TryParseBackendName(FileInfo file);
 
@@ -32,6 +34,30 @@ namespace publisher;
 
 file delegate ValueTask DeleteBackendFromApim(BackendName name, CancellationToken cancellationToken);
 
+file sealed class ProcessBackendsToPutHandler(GetPublisherFiles getPublisherFiles,
+                                              TryParseBackendName tryParseBackendName,
+                                              IsBackendNameInSourceControl isNameInSourceControl,
+                                              PutBackend putBackend)
+{
+    public async ValueTask Handle(CancellationToken cancellationToken) =>
+        await getPublisherFiles()
+                .Choose(tryParseBackendName.Invoke)
+                .Where(isNameInSourceControl.Invoke)
+                .IterParallel(putBackend.Invoke, cancellationToken);
+}
+
+file sealed class ProcessDeletedBackendsHandler(GetPublisherFiles getPublisherFiles,
+                                                TryParseBackendName tryParseBackendName,
+                                                IsBackendNameInSourceControl isNameInSourceControl,
+                                                DeleteBackend deleteBackend)
+{
+    public async ValueTask Handle(CancellationToken cancellationToken) =>
+        await getPublisherFiles()
+                .Choose(tryParseBackendName.Invoke)
+                .Where(name => isNameInSourceControl(name) is false)
+                .IterParallel(deleteBackend.Invoke, cancellationToken);
+}
+
 file sealed class FindBackendActionHandler(TryParseBackendName tryParseName, ProcessBackend processBackend)
 {
     public Option<PublisherAction> Handle(FileInfo file) =>
@@ -189,13 +215,14 @@ public async ValueTask Handle(BackendName name, CancellationToken cancellationTo
 
 internal static class BackendServices
 {
-    public static void ConfigureFindBackendAction(IServiceCollection services)
+    public static void ConfigureProcessBackendsToPut(IServiceCollection services)
     {
         ConfigureTryParseBackendName(services);
-        ConfigureProcessBackend(services);
+        ConfigureIsBackendNameInSourceControl(services);
+        ConfigurePutBackend(services);
 
-        services.TryAddSingleton<FindBackendActionHandler>();
-        services.TryAddSingleton<FindBackendAction>(provider => provider.GetRequiredService<FindBackendActionHandler>().Handle);
+        services.TryAddSingleton<ProcessBackendsToPutHandler>();
+        services.TryAddSingleton<ProcessBackendsToPut>(provider => provider.GetRequiredService<ProcessBackendsToPutHandler>().Handle);
     }
 
     private static void ConfigureTryParseBackendName(IServiceCollection services)
@@ -241,6 +268,16 @@ private static void ConfigurePutBackendInApim(IServiceCollection services)
         services.TryAddSingleton<PutBackendInApim>(provider => provider.GetRequiredService<PutBackendInApimHandler>().Handle);
     }
 
+    public static void ConfigureProcessDeletedBackends(IServiceCollection services)
+    {
+        ConfigureTryParseBackendName(services);
+        ConfigureIsBackendNameInSourceControl(services);
+        ConfigureDeleteBackend(services);
+
+        services.TryAddSingleton<ProcessDeletedBackendsHandler>();
+        services.TryAddSingleton<ProcessDeletedBackends>(provider => provider.GetRequiredService<ProcessDeletedBackendsHandler>().Handle);
+    }
+
     private static void ConfigureDeleteBackend(IServiceCollection services)
     {
         ConfigureDeleteBackendFromApim(services);