diff --git a/.changeset/heavy-elephants-nail.md b/.changeset/heavy-elephants-nail.md
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..71e57f1d14
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.changeset/heavy-elephants-nail.md
@@ -0,0 +1,7 @@
+---
+'@backstage/core-app-api': minor
+---
+
+# test
+
+Deprecated the `homepage` config as the component that used it - `HomepageTimer` - has been removed and replaced by the `HeaderWorldClock` in the home plugin
diff --git a/.changeset/stupid-pens-occur.md b/.changeset/stupid-pens-occur.md
index 5ddac159a1..d8af9a447a 100644
--- a/.changeset/stupid-pens-occur.md
+++ b/.changeset/stupid-pens-occur.md
@@ -1,7 +1,5 @@
 ---
-'@backstage/core-app-api': patch
-'@backstage/core-components': patch
-'@backstage/plugin-config-schema': patch
+'@backstage/core-components': minor
 ---
 
-Removed the `HomepageTimer` and its related config as it has been replaced by the `HeaderWorldClock` in the Home plugin and was deprecated over a year ago
+**BREAKING**: Removed the `HomepageTimer` as it has been replaced by the `HeaderWorldClock` in the Home plugin and was deprecated over a year ago.
diff --git a/app-config.yaml b/app-config.yaml
index 977b07612f..758095c096 100644
--- a/app-config.yaml
+++ b/app-config.yaml
@@ -420,6 +420,16 @@ costInsights:
       kind: 'PINTS_OF_ICE_CREAM'
       unit: 'ice cream pint'
       rate: 5.5
+homepage:
+  clocks:
+    - label: UTC
+      timezone: UTC
+    - label: NYC
+      timezone: 'America/New_York'
+    - label: STO
+      timezone: 'Europe/Stockholm'
+    - label: TYO
+      timezone: 'Asia/Tokyo'      
 pagerduty:
   eventsBaseUrl: 'https://events.pagerduty.com/v2'
 jenkins:
diff --git a/packages/core-app-api/config.d.ts b/packages/core-app-api/config.d.ts
index 77778ef4f3..ae876f7fe0 100644
--- a/packages/core-app-api/config.d.ts
+++ b/packages/core-app-api/config.d.ts
@@ -89,6 +89,20 @@ export interface Config {
     name?: string;
   };
 
+  /**
+   * This config was used by the HomepageTimer but has been replaced  by the HeaderWorldClock in the home plugin
+   *
+   * @deprecated in favor of the HeaderWorldClock which is found in the home plugin
+   */
+  homepage?: {
+    clocks?: Array<{
+      /** @visibility frontend */
+      label: string;
+      /** @visibility frontend */
+      timezone: string;
+    }>;
+  };
+
   /**
    * Configuration that provides information on available configured authentication providers.
    */