diff --git a/examples/app_token/main.tf b/examples/app_token/main.tf
index 4bbead22a3..ecab44dfe4 100644
--- a/examples/app_token/main.tf
+++ b/examples/app_token/main.tf
@@ -13,3 +13,11 @@ data "github_app_token" "this" {
   installation_id = var.installation_id
   pem_file        = file(var.pem_file_path)
 }
+
+data "github_app_token" "scoped" {
+  count           = length(var.repositories) > 0 ? 1 : 0
+  app_id          = var.app_id
+  installation_id = var.installation_id
+  pem_file        = file(var.pem_file_path)
+  repositories    = var.repositories
+}
diff --git a/examples/app_token/variables.tf b/examples/app_token/variables.tf
index 827af03b11..e45dca76be 100644
--- a/examples/app_token/variables.tf
+++ b/examples/app_token/variables.tf
@@ -9,3 +9,7 @@ variable "installation_id" {
 variable "pem_file_path" {
   type = string
 }
+
+variable "repositories" {
+  type = list(string)
+}
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/github/apps.go b/github/apps.go
index b35350b748..316495d9ab 100644
--- a/github/apps.go
+++ b/github/apps.go
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 package github
 
 import (
+	"bytes"
 	"crypto/x509"
 	"encoding/json"
 	"encoding/pem"
@@ -18,12 +19,19 @@ import (
 // GenerateOAuthTokenFromApp generates a GitHub OAuth access token from a set of valid GitHub App credentials.
 // The returned token can be used to interact with both GitHub's REST and GraphQL APIs.
 func GenerateOAuthTokenFromApp(apiURL *url.URL, appID, appInstallationID, pemData string) (string, error) {
+	return GenerateOAuthTokenFromAppWithRepositories(apiURL, appID, appInstallationID, pemData, nil)
+}
+
+// GenerateOAuthTokenFromAppWithRepositories generates a GitHub OAuth access token from a set of valid GitHub App credentials,
+// optionally scoped to specific repositories. If repositories is nil or empty, the token will have access to all
+// repositories the installation has access to.
+func GenerateOAuthTokenFromAppWithRepositories(apiURL *url.URL, appID, appInstallationID, pemData string, repositories []string) (string, error) {
 	appJWT, err := generateAppJWT(appID, time.Now(), []byte(pemData))
 	if err != nil {
 		return "", err
 	}
 
-	token, err := getInstallationAccessToken(apiURL, appJWT, appInstallationID)
+	token, err := getInstallationAccessToken(apiURL, appJWT, appInstallationID, repositories)
 	if err != nil {
 		return "", err
 	}
@@ -31,14 +39,31 @@ func GenerateOAuthTokenFromApp(apiURL *url.URL, appID, appInstallationID, pemDat
 	return token, nil
 }
 
-func getInstallationAccessToken(apiURL *url.URL, jwt, installationID string) (string, error) {
-	req, err := http.NewRequest(http.MethodPost, apiURL.JoinPath("app/installations", installationID, "access_tokens").String(), nil)
+func getInstallationAccessToken(apiURL *url.URL, jwt, installationID string, repositories []string) (string, error) {
+	var reqBody io.Reader
+	if len(repositories) > 0 {
+		body := struct {
+			Repositories []string `json:"repositories"`
+		}{
+			Repositories: repositories,
+		}
+		bodyBytes, err := json.Marshal(body)
+		if err != nil {
+			return "", err
+		}
+		reqBody = bytes.NewReader(bodyBytes)
+	}
+
+	req, err := http.NewRequest(http.MethodPost, apiURL.JoinPath("app/installations", installationID, "access_tokens").String(), reqBody)
 	if err != nil {
 		return "", err
 	}
 
 	req.Header.Add("Accept", "application/vnd.github.v3+json")
 	req.Header.Add("Authorization", fmt.Sprintf("Bearer %s", jwt))
+	if len(repositories) > 0 {
+		req.Header.Add("Content-Type", "application/json")
+	}
 
 	res, err := http.DefaultClient.Do(req)
 	if err != nil {
diff --git a/github/apps_test.go b/github/apps_test.go
index 769285a767..83a035301e 100644
--- a/github/apps_test.go
+++ b/github/apps_test.go
@@ -163,7 +163,7 @@ func TestGetInstallationAccessToken(t *testing.T) {
 		t.Fatalf("could not parse test server url")
 	}
 
-	accessToken, err := getInstallationAccessToken(u, fakeJWT, testGitHubAppInstallationID)
+	accessToken, err := getInstallationAccessToken(u, fakeJWT, testGitHubAppInstallationID, nil)
 	if err != nil {
 		t.Logf("Unexpected error: %s", err)
 		t.Fail()
diff --git a/github/data_source_github_app_token.go b/github/data_source_github_app_token.go
index 69861e046b..9be82581c6 100644
--- a/github/data_source_github_app_token.go
+++ b/github/data_source_github_app_token.go
@@ -26,6 +26,12 @@ func dataSourceGithubAppToken() *schema.Resource {
 				Required:    true,
 				Description: descriptions["app_auth.pem_file"],
 			},
+			"repositories": {
+				Type:        schema.TypeList,
+				Optional:    true,
+				Description: "List of repository names to scope the token to. If not specified, the token will have access to all repositories the installation has access to.",
+				Elem:        &schema.Schema{Type: schema.TypeString},
+			},
 			"token": {
 				Type:        schema.TypeString,
 				Computed:    true,
@@ -50,7 +56,14 @@ func dataSourceGithubAppTokenRead(d *schema.ResourceData, meta any) error {
 	// actual new line character before decoding.
 	pemFile = strings.ReplaceAll(pemFile, `\n`, "\n")
 
-	token, err := GenerateOAuthTokenFromApp(meta.(*Owner).v3client.BaseURL, appID, installationID, pemFile)
+	var repositories []string
+	if v, ok := d.GetOk("repositories"); ok {
+		for _, repo := range v.([]any) {
+			repositories = append(repositories, repo.(string))
+		}
+	}
+
+	token, err := GenerateOAuthTokenFromAppWithRepositories(meta.(*Owner).v3client.BaseURL, appID, installationID, pemFile, repositories)
 	if err != nil {
 		return err
 	}
diff --git a/github/data_source_github_app_token_test.go b/github/data_source_github_app_token_test.go
index 76a6710c6e..ac4877074b 100644
--- a/github/data_source_github_app_token_test.go
+++ b/github/data_source_github_app_token_test.go
@@ -51,6 +51,7 @@ func TestAccGithubAppTokenDataSource(t *testing.T) {
 			"app_id":          {Type: schema.TypeString},
 			"installation_id": {Type: schema.TypeString},
 			"pem_file":        {Type: schema.TypeString},
+			"repositories":    {Type: schema.TypeList, Elem: &schema.Schema{Type: schema.TypeString}},
 			"token":           {Type: schema.TypeString},
 		}
 
@@ -72,4 +73,69 @@ func TestAccGithubAppTokenDataSource(t *testing.T) {
 			t.Fail()
 		}
 	})
+
+	t.Run("creates a application token scoped to repositories", func(t *testing.T) {
+		expectedAccessToken := "ghs_scoped_token_12345"
+
+		owner := "test-owner"
+
+		pemData, err := os.ReadFile(testGitHubAppPrivateKeyFile)
+		if err != nil {
+			t.Logf("Unexpected error: %s", err)
+			t.Fail()
+		}
+
+		ts := githubApiMock([]*mockResponse{
+			{
+				ExpectedUri: fmt.Sprintf("/app/installations/%s/access_tokens", testGitHubAppInstallationID),
+				ExpectedHeaders: map[string]string{
+					"Accept":       "application/vnd.github.v3+json",
+					"Content-Type": "application/json",
+				},
+				ExpectedBody: []byte(`{"repositories":["repo1","repo2"]}`),
+				ResponseBody: fmt.Sprintf(`{"token": "%s"}`, expectedAccessToken),
+				StatusCode:   201,
+			},
+		})
+		defer ts.Close()
+
+		httpCl := http.DefaultClient
+		httpCl.Transport = http.DefaultTransport
+
+		client := github.NewClient(httpCl)
+		u, _ := url.Parse(ts.URL + "/")
+		client.BaseURL = u
+
+		meta := &Owner{
+			name:     owner,
+			v3client: client,
+		}
+
+		testSchema := map[string]*schema.Schema{
+			"app_id":          {Type: schema.TypeString},
+			"installation_id": {Type: schema.TypeString},
+			"pem_file":        {Type: schema.TypeString},
+			"repositories":    {Type: schema.TypeList, Elem: &schema.Schema{Type: schema.TypeString}},
+			"token":           {Type: schema.TypeString},
+		}
+
+		schema := schema.TestResourceDataRaw(t, testSchema, map[string]any{
+			"app_id":          testGitHubAppID,
+			"installation_id": testGitHubAppInstallationID,
+			"pem_file":        string(pemData),
+			"repositories":    []any{"repo1", "repo2"},
+			"token":           "",
+		})
+
+		err = dataSourceGithubAppTokenRead(schema, meta)
+		if err != nil {
+			t.Logf("Unexpected error: %s", err)
+			t.Fail()
+		}
+
+		if schema.Get("token") != expectedAccessToken {
+			t.Logf("Expected %s, got %s", expectedAccessToken, schema.Get("token"))
+			t.Fail()
+		}
+	})
 }
diff --git a/website/docs/d/app_token.html.markdown b/website/docs/d/app_token.html.markdown
index b224b5f609..29e3d12a19 100644
--- a/website/docs/d/app_token.html.markdown
+++ b/website/docs/d/app_token.html.markdown
@@ -19,6 +19,17 @@ data "github_app_token" "this" {
 }
 ```
 
+### Scoped to specific repositories
+
+```hcl
+data "github_app_token" "scoped" {
+  app_id          = "123456"
+  installation_id = "78910"
+  pem_file        = file("foo/bar.pem")
+  repositories    = ["my-repo", "another-repo"]
+}
+```
+
 ## Argument Reference
 
 The following arguments are supported:
@@ -29,6 +40,8 @@ The following arguments are supported:
 
 * `pem_file` - (Required) This is the contents of the GitHub App private key PEM file.
 
+* `repositories` - (Optional) List of repository names to scope the token to. If not specified, the token will have access to all repositories the installation has access to.
+
 ## Attribute Reference
 
 The following additional attributes are exported: