diff --git a/.changeset/soft-nails-arrive.md b/.changeset/soft-nails-arrive.md
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..e9c0a40a05
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.changeset/soft-nails-arrive.md
@@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
+---
+'@backstage/plugin-scaffolder': minor
+---
+
+Implement Custom Field Explorer to view and play around with available installed custom field extensions
diff --git a/docs/assets/software-templates/custom-field-explorer.png b/docs/assets/software-templates/custom-field-explorer.png
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..1af897ac8c
Binary files /dev/null and b/docs/assets/software-templates/custom-field-explorer.png differ
diff --git a/docs/features/software-templates/writing-custom-field-extensions.md b/docs/features/software-templates/writing-custom-field-extensions.md
index b4c4d2d4ce..1d28bd5db9 100644
--- a/docs/features/software-templates/writing-custom-field-extensions.md
+++ b/docs/features/software-templates/writing-custom-field-extensions.md
@@ -181,3 +181,102 @@ const CustomFieldExtension = scaffolderPlugin.provide(
   })
 );
 ```
+
+## Previewing Custom Field Extensions
+
+You can preview custom field extensions you write in the Backstage UI using the Custom Field Explorer
+(accessible via the `/create/edit` route by default):
+
+![Custom Field Explorer](../../assets/software-templates/custom-field-explorer.png)
+
+In order to make your new custom field extension available in the explorer you will have to define a
+JSON schema that describes the input/output types on your field like in the following example:
+
+```tsx
+//packages/app/src/scaffolder/MyCustomExtensionWithOptions/MyCustomExtensionWithOptions.tsx
+export const MyCustomExtensionWithOptionsSchema = {
+  uiOptions: {
+    type: 'object',
+    properties: {
+      focused: {
+        description: 'Whether to focus this field',
+        type: 'boolean',
+      },
+    },
+  },
+  returnValue: { type: 'string' },
+};
+
+export const MyCustomExtensionWithOptions = ({
+  onChange,
+  rawErrors,
+  required,
+  formData,
+}: FieldExtensionComponentProps<string, { focused?: boolean }>) => {
+  return (
+    <FormControl
+      margin="normal"
+      required={required}
+      error={rawErrors?.length > 0 && !formData}
+      onChange={onChange}
+      focused={focused}
+    />
+  );
+};
+```
+
+```tsx
+// packages/app/src/scaffolder/MyCustomExtensionWithOptions/extensions.ts
+...
+import { MyCustomExtensionWithOptions, MyCustomExtensionWithOptionsSchema } from './MyCustomExtensionWithOptions';
+
+export const MyCustomFieldWithOptionsExtension = scaffolderPlugin.provide(
+  createScaffolderFieldExtension({
+    name: 'MyCustomExtensionWithOptions',
+    component: MyCustomExtensionWithOptions,
+    schema: MyCustomExtensionWithOptionsSchema,
+  }),
+);
+```
+
+We recommend using a library like [zod](https://github.com/colinhacks/zod) to define your schema
+and the provided `makeFieldSchemaFromZod` helper utility function to generate both the JSON schema
+and type for your field props to preventing having to duplicate the definitions:
+
+```tsx
+//packages/app/src/scaffolder/MyCustomExtensionWithOptions/MyCustomExtensionWithOptions.tsx
+...
+import { z } from 'zod';
+import { makeFieldSchemaFromZod } from '@backstage/plugin-scaffolder';
+
+const MyCustomExtensionWithOptionsFieldSchema = makeFieldSchemaFromZod(
+  z.string(),
+  z.object({
+    focused: z
+      .boolean()
+      .optional()
+      .describe('Whether to focus this field'),
+  }),
+);
+
+export const MyCustomExtensionWithOptionsSchema = MyCustomExtensionWithOptionsFieldSchema.schema;
+
+type MyCustomExtensionWithOptionsProps = typeof MyCustomExtensionWithOptionsFieldSchema.type;
+
+export const MyCustomExtensionWithOptions = ({
+  onChange,
+  rawErrors,
+  required,
+  formData,
+}: MyCustomExtensionWithOptionsProps) => {
+  return (
+    <FormControl
+      margin="normal"
+      required={required}
+      error={rawErrors?.length > 0 && !formData}
+      onChange={onChange}
+      focused={focused}
+    />
+  );
+};
+```
diff --git a/plugins/scaffolder/api-report.md b/plugins/scaffolder/api-report.md
index 27eb863a16..bc6643cffe 100644
--- a/plugins/scaffolder/api-report.md
+++ b/plugins/scaffolder/api-report.md
@@ -35,6 +35,7 @@ import { TaskStep } from '@backstage/plugin-scaffolder-common';
 import { TemplateEntityV1beta3 } from '@backstage/plugin-scaffolder-common';
 import { UIOptionsType } from '@rjsf/utils';
 import { UiSchema } from '@rjsf/utils';
+import { z } from 'zod';
 
 // @alpha
 export function createNextScaffolderFieldExtension<
@@ -57,6 +58,12 @@ export function createScaffolderLayout<TInputProps = unknown>(
   options: LayoutOptions,
 ): Extension<LayoutComponent<TInputProps>>;
 
+// @public
+export type CustomFieldExtensionSchema = {
+  returnValue: JSONSchema7;
+  uiOptions?: JSONSchema7;
+};
+
 // @public
 export type CustomFieldValidator<TFieldReturnValue> = (
   data: TFieldReturnValue,
@@ -75,36 +82,52 @@ export const EntityNamePickerFieldExtension: FieldExtensionComponent<
 // @public
 export const EntityPickerFieldExtension: FieldExtensionComponent<
   string,
-  EntityPickerUiOptions
+  {
+    defaultKind?: string | undefined;
+    defaultNamespace?: string | false | undefined;
+    allowedKinds?: string[] | undefined;
+    allowArbitraryValues?: boolean | undefined;
+  }
+>;
+
+// @public (undocumented)
+export const EntityPickerFieldSchema: FieldSchema<
+  string,
+  {
+    defaultKind?: string | undefined;
+    defaultNamespace?: string | false | undefined;
+    allowedKinds?: string[] | undefined;
+    allowArbitraryValues?: boolean | undefined;
+  }
 >;
 
 // @public
-export interface EntityPickerUiOptions {
-  // (undocumented)
-  allowArbitraryValues?: boolean;
-  // (undocumented)
-  allowedKinds?: string[];
-  // (undocumented)
-  defaultKind?: string;
-  // (undocumented)
-  defaultNamespace?: string | false;
-}
+export type EntityPickerUiOptions =
+  typeof EntityPickerFieldSchema.uiOptionsType;
 
 // @public
 export const EntityTagsPickerFieldExtension: FieldExtensionComponent<
   string[],
-  EntityTagsPickerUiOptions
+  {
+    showCounts?: boolean | undefined;
+    kinds?: string[] | undefined;
+    helperText?: string | undefined;
+  }
+>;
+
+// @public (undocumented)
+export const EntityTagsPickerFieldSchema: FieldSchema<
+  string[],
+  {
+    showCounts?: boolean | undefined;
+    kinds?: string[] | undefined;
+    helperText?: string | undefined;
+  }
 >;
 
 // @public
-export interface EntityTagsPickerUiOptions {
-  // (undocumented)
-  helperText?: string;
-  // (undocumented)
-  kinds?: string[];
-  // (undocumented)
-  showCounts?: boolean;
-}
+export type EntityTagsPickerUiOptions =
+  typeof EntityTagsPickerFieldSchema.uiOptionsType;
 
 // @public
 export type FieldExtensionComponent<_TReturnValue, _TInputProps> = () => null;
@@ -130,8 +153,19 @@ export type FieldExtensionOptions<
     props: FieldExtensionComponentProps<TFieldReturnValue, TInputProps>,
   ) => JSX.Element | null;
   validation?: CustomFieldValidator<TFieldReturnValue>;
+  schema?: CustomFieldExtensionSchema;
 };
 
+// @public
+export interface FieldSchema<TReturn, TUiOptions> {
+  // (undocumented)
+  readonly schema: CustomFieldExtensionSchema;
+  // (undocumented)
+  readonly type: FieldExtensionComponentProps<TReturn, TUiOptions>;
+  // (undocumented)
+  readonly uiOptionsType: TUiOptions;
+}
+
 // @public
 export type LayoutComponent<_TInputProps> = () => null;
 
@@ -169,6 +203,20 @@ export type LogEvent = {
   taskId: string;
 };
 
+// @public
+export function makeFieldSchemaFromZod<
+  TReturnSchema extends z.ZodType,
+  TUiOptionsSchema extends z.ZodType = z.ZodType<any, any, {}>,
+>(
+  returnSchema: TReturnSchema,
+  uiOptionsSchema?: TUiOptionsSchema,
+): FieldSchema<
+  TReturnSchema extends z.ZodType<any, any, infer IReturn> ? IReturn : never,
+  TUiOptionsSchema extends z.ZodType<any, any, infer IUiOptions>
+    ? IUiOptions
+    : never
+>;
+
 // @alpha
 export type NextCustomFieldValidator<TFieldReturnValue> = (
   data: TFieldReturnValue,
@@ -199,6 +247,7 @@ export type NextFieldExtensionOptions<
     props: NextFieldExtensionComponentProps<TFieldReturnValue, TInputProps>,
   ) => JSX.Element | null;
   validation?: NextCustomFieldValidator<TFieldReturnValue>;
+  schema?: CustomFieldExtensionSchema;
 };
 
 // @alpha (undocumented)
@@ -228,36 +277,51 @@ export const nextSelectedTemplateRouteRef: SubRouteRef<
 // @public
 export const OwnedEntityPickerFieldExtension: FieldExtensionComponent<
   string,
-  OwnedEntityPickerUiOptions
+  {
+    defaultKind?: string | undefined;
+    defaultNamespace?: string | false | undefined;
+    allowedKinds?: string[] | undefined;
+    allowArbitraryValues?: boolean | undefined;
+  }
+>;
+
+// @public (undocumented)
+export const OwnedEntityPickerFieldSchema: FieldSchema<
+  string,
+  {
+    defaultKind?: string | undefined;
+    defaultNamespace?: string | false | undefined;
+    allowedKinds?: string[] | undefined;
+    allowArbitraryValues?: boolean | undefined;
+  }
 >;
 
 // @public
-export interface OwnedEntityPickerUiOptions {
-  // (undocumented)
-  allowArbitraryValues?: boolean;
-  // (undocumented)
-  allowedKinds?: string[];
-  // (undocumented)
-  defaultKind?: string;
-  // (undocumented)
-  defaultNamespace?: string | false;
-}
+export type OwnedEntityPickerUiOptions =
+  typeof OwnedEntityPickerFieldSchema.uiOptionsType;
 
 // @public
 export const OwnerPickerFieldExtension: FieldExtensionComponent<
   string,
-  OwnerPickerUiOptions
+  {
+    defaultNamespace?: string | false | undefined;
+    allowedKinds?: string[] | undefined;
+    allowArbitraryValues?: boolean | undefined;
+  }
+>;
+
+// @public (undocumented)
+export const OwnerPickerFieldSchema: FieldSchema<
+  string,
+  {
+    defaultNamespace?: string | false | undefined;
+    allowedKinds?: string[] | undefined;
+    allowArbitraryValues?: boolean | undefined;
+  }
 >;
 
 // @public
-export interface OwnerPickerUiOptions {
-  // (undocumented)
-  allowArbitraryValues?: boolean;
-  // (undocumented)
-  allowedKinds?: string[];
-  // (undocumented)
-  defaultNamespace?: string | false;
-}
+export type OwnerPickerUiOptions = typeof OwnerPickerFieldSchema.uiOptionsType;
 
 // @public
 export const repoPickerValidation: (
@@ -271,31 +335,56 @@ export const repoPickerValidation: (
 // @public
 export const RepoUrlPickerFieldExtension: FieldExtensionComponent<
   string,
-  RepoUrlPickerUiOptions
+  {
+    allowedOwners?: string[] | undefined;
+    allowedOrganizations?: string[] | undefined;
+    allowedRepos?: string[] | undefined;
+    allowedHosts?: string[] | undefined;
+    requestUserCredentials?:
+      | {
+          additionalScopes?:
+            | {
+                azure?: string[] | undefined;
+                github?: string[] | undefined;
+                gitlab?: string[] | undefined;
+                bitbucket?: string[] | undefined;
+                gerrit?: string[] | undefined;
+              }
+            | undefined;
+          secretsKey: string;
+        }
+      | undefined;
+  }
+>;
+
+// @public (undocumented)
+export const RepoUrlPickerFieldSchema: FieldSchema<
+  string,
+  {
+    allowedOwners?: string[] | undefined;
+    allowedOrganizations?: string[] | undefined;
+    allowedRepos?: string[] | undefined;
+    allowedHosts?: string[] | undefined;
+    requestUserCredentials?:
+      | {
+          additionalScopes?:
+            | {
+                azure?: string[] | undefined;
+                github?: string[] | undefined;
+                gitlab?: string[] | undefined;
+                bitbucket?: string[] | undefined;
+                gerrit?: string[] | undefined;
+              }
+            | undefined;
+          secretsKey: string;
+        }
+      | undefined;
+  }
 >;
 
 // @public
-export interface RepoUrlPickerUiOptions {
-  // (undocumented)
-  allowedHosts?: string[];
-  // (undocumented)
-  allowedOrganizations?: string[];
-  // (undocumented)
-  allowedOwners?: string[];
-  // (undocumented)
-  allowedRepos?: string[];
-  // (undocumented)
-  requestUserCredentials?: {
-    secretsKey: string;
-    additionalScopes?: {
-      gerrit?: string[];
-      github?: string[];
-      gitlab?: string[];
-      bitbucket?: string[];
-      azure?: string[];
-    };
-  };
-}
+export type RepoUrlPickerUiOptions =
+  typeof RepoUrlPickerFieldSchema.uiOptionsType;
 
 // @public (undocumented)
 export const rootRouteRef: RouteRef<undefined>;
diff --git a/plugins/scaffolder/package.json b/plugins/scaffolder/package.json
index 7f3ad0479b..18c522b91e 100644
--- a/plugins/scaffolder/package.json
+++ b/plugins/scaffolder/package.json
@@ -74,7 +74,9 @@
     "react-use": "^17.2.4",
     "use-immer": "^0.7.0",
     "yaml": "^2.0.0",
-    "zen-observable": "^0.8.15"
+    "zen-observable": "^0.8.15",
+    "zod": "^3.11.6",
+    "zod-to-json-schema": "^3.18.1"
   },
   "peerDependencies": {
     "@types/react": "^16.13.1 || ^17.0.0",
diff --git a/plugins/scaffolder/src/components/TemplateEditorPage/CustomFieldExplorer.tsx b/plugins/scaffolder/src/components/TemplateEditorPage/CustomFieldExplorer.tsx
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..3510968acd
--- /dev/null
+++ b/plugins/scaffolder/src/components/TemplateEditorPage/CustomFieldExplorer.tsx
@@ -0,0 +1,201 @@
+/*
+ * Copyright 2022 The Backstage Authors
+ *
+ * Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
+ * you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
+ * You may obtain a copy of the License at
+ *
+ *     http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+ *
+ * Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
+ * distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
+ * WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
+ * See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
+ * limitations under the License.
+ */
+import { StreamLanguage } from '@codemirror/language';
+import { yaml as yamlSupport } from '@codemirror/legacy-modes/mode/yaml';
+import {
+  Button,
+  Card,
+  CardContent,
+  CardHeader,
+  FormControl,
+  IconButton,
+  InputLabel,
+  makeStyles,
+  MenuItem,
+  Select,
+} from '@material-ui/core';
+import CloseIcon from '@material-ui/icons/Close';
+import { withTheme } from '@rjsf/core';
+import { Theme as MuiTheme } from '@rjsf/material-ui';
+import CodeMirror from '@uiw/react-codemirror';
+import React, { useCallback, useMemo, useState } from 'react';
+import yaml from 'yaml';
+import { FieldExtensionOptions } from '../../extensions';
+import * as fieldOverrides from '../MultistepJsonForm/FieldOverrides';
+import { TemplateEditorForm } from './TemplateEditorForm';
+
+const Form = withTheme(MuiTheme);
+
+const useStyles = makeStyles(theme => ({
+  root: {
+    gridArea: 'pageContent',
+    display: 'grid',
+    gridTemplateAreas: `
+      "controls controls"
+      "fieldForm preview"
+    `,
+    gridTemplateRows: 'auto 1fr',
+    gridTemplateColumns: '1fr 1fr',
+  },
+  controls: {
+    gridArea: 'controls',
+    display: 'flex',
+    flexFlow: 'row nowrap',
+    alignItems: 'center',
+    margin: theme.spacing(1),
+  },
+  fieldForm: {
+    gridArea: 'fieldForm',
+  },
+  preview: {
+    gridArea: 'preview',
+  },
+}));
+
+export const CustomFieldExplorer = ({
+  customFieldExtensions = [],
+  onClose,
+}: {
+  customFieldExtensions?: FieldExtensionOptions<any, any>[];
+  onClose?: () => void;
+}) => {
+  const classes = useStyles();
+  const fieldOptions = customFieldExtensions.filter(field => !!field.schema);
+  const [selectedField, setSelectedField] = useState(fieldOptions[0]);
+  const [fieldFormState, setFieldFormState] = useState({});
+  const [formState, setFormState] = useState({});
+  const [refreshKey, setRefreshKey] = useState(Date.now());
+  const sampleFieldTemplate = useMemo(
+    () =>
+      yaml.stringify({
+        parameters: [
+          {
+            title: `${selectedField.name} Example`,
+            properties: {
+              [selectedField.name]: {
+                type: selectedField.schema?.returnValue?.type,
+                'ui:field': selectedField.name,
+                'ui:options': fieldFormState,
+              },
+            },
+          },
+        ],
+      }),
+    [fieldFormState, selectedField],
+  );
+
+  const fieldComponents = useMemo(() => {
+    return Object.fromEntries(
+      customFieldExtensions.map(({ name, component }) => [name, component]),
+    );
+  }, [customFieldExtensions]);
+
+  const handleSelectionChange = useCallback(
+    selection => {
+      setSelectedField(selection);
+      setFieldFormState({});
+      setFormState({});
+    },
+    [setFieldFormState, setFormState, setSelectedField],
+  );
+
+  const handleFieldConfigChange = useCallback(
+    state => {
+      setFieldFormState(state);
+      setFormState({});
+      // Force TemplateEditorForm to re-render since some fields
+      // may not be responsive to ui:option changes
+      setRefreshKey(Date.now());
+    },
+    [setFieldFormState, setRefreshKey],
+  );
+
+  return (
+    <main className={classes.root}>
+      <div className={classes.controls}>
+        <FormControl variant="outlined" size="small" fullWidth>
+          <InputLabel id="select-field-label">
+            Choose Custom Field Extension
+          </InputLabel>
+          <Select
+            value={selectedField}
+            label="Choose Custom Field Extension"
+            labelId="select-field-label"
+            onChange={e => handleSelectionChange(e.target.value)}
+          >
+            {fieldOptions.map((option, idx) => (
+              <MenuItem key={idx} value={option as any}>
+                {option.name}
+              </MenuItem>
+            ))}
+          </Select>
+        </FormControl>
+
+        <IconButton size="medium" onClick={onClose}>
+          <CloseIcon />
+        </IconButton>
+      </div>
+      <div className={classes.fieldForm}>
+        <Card>
+          <CardHeader title="Field Options" />
+          <CardContent>
+            <Form
+              showErrorList={false}
+              fields={{ ...fieldOverrides, ...fieldComponents }}
+              noHtml5Validate
+              formData={fieldFormState}
+              formContext={{ fieldFormState }}
+              onSubmit={e => handleFieldConfigChange(e.formData)}
+              schema={selectedField.schema?.uiOptions || {}}
+            >
+              <Button
+                variant="contained"
+                color="primary"
+                type="submit"
+                disabled={!selectedField.schema?.uiOptions}
+              >
+                Apply
+              </Button>
+            </Form>
+          </CardContent>
+        </Card>
+      </div>
+      <div className={classes.preview}>
+        <Card>
+          <CardHeader title="Example Template Spec" />
+          <CardContent>
+            <CodeMirror
+              readOnly
+              theme="dark"
+              height="100%"
+              extensions={[StreamLanguage.define(yamlSupport)]}
+              value={sampleFieldTemplate}
+            />
+          </CardContent>
+        </Card>
+        <TemplateEditorForm
+          key={refreshKey}
+          content={sampleFieldTemplate}
+          contentIsSpec
+          fieldExtensions={customFieldExtensions}
+          data={formState}
+          onUpdate={setFormState}
+          setErrorText={() => null}
+        />
+      </div>
+    </main>
+  );
+};
diff --git a/plugins/scaffolder/src/components/TemplateEditorPage/TemplateEditorIntro.tsx b/plugins/scaffolder/src/components/TemplateEditorPage/TemplateEditorIntro.tsx
index dc411ee965..61e6c46964 100644
--- a/plugins/scaffolder/src/components/TemplateEditorPage/TemplateEditorIntro.tsx
+++ b/plugins/scaffolder/src/components/TemplateEditorPage/TemplateEditorIntro.tsx
@@ -44,7 +44,7 @@ const useStyles = makeStyles(theme => ({
 
 interface EditorIntroProps {
   style?: JSX.IntrinsicElements['div']['style'];
-  onSelect?: (option: 'local' | 'form') => void;
+  onSelect?: (option: 'local' | 'form' | 'field-explorer') => void;
 }
 
 export function TemplateEditorIntro(props: EditorIntroProps) {
@@ -104,6 +104,22 @@ export function TemplateEditorIntro(props: EditorIntroProps) {
     </Card>
   );
 
+  const cardFieldExplorer = (
+    <Card className={classes.card} elevation={4}>
+      <CardActionArea onClick={() => props.onSelect?.('field-explorer')}>
+        <CardContent>
+          <Typography variant="h5" gutterBottom>
+            Custom Field Explorer
+          </Typography>
+          <Typography variant="body1">
+            View and play around with available installed custom field
+            extensions.
+          </Typography>
+        </CardContent>
+      </CardActionArea>
+    </Card>
+  );
+
   return (
     <div style={props.style}>
       <Typography variant="h6" className={classes.introText}>
@@ -121,6 +137,7 @@ export function TemplateEditorIntro(props: EditorIntroProps) {
         {supportsLoad && cardLoadLocal}
         {cardFormEditor}
         {!supportsLoad && cardLoadLocal}
+        {cardFieldExplorer}
       </div>
     </div>
   );
diff --git a/plugins/scaffolder/src/components/TemplateEditorPage/TemplateEditorPage.tsx b/plugins/scaffolder/src/components/TemplateEditorPage/TemplateEditorPage.tsx
index b539b6403b..8847b85373 100644
--- a/plugins/scaffolder/src/components/TemplateEditorPage/TemplateEditorPage.tsx
+++ b/plugins/scaffolder/src/components/TemplateEditorPage/TemplateEditorPage.tsx
@@ -19,6 +19,7 @@ import {
   TemplateDirectoryAccess,
   WebFileSystemAccess,
 } from '../../lib/filesystem';
+import { CustomFieldExplorer } from './CustomFieldExplorer';
 import { TemplateEditorIntro } from './TemplateEditorIntro';
 import { TemplateEditor } from './TemplateEditor';
 import { TemplateFormPreviewer } from './TemplateFormPreviewer';
@@ -32,6 +33,9 @@ type Selection =
     }
   | {
       type: 'form';
+    }
+  | {
+      type: 'field-explorer';
     };
 
 interface TemplateEditorPageProps {
@@ -62,6 +66,13 @@ export function TemplateEditorPage(props: TemplateEditorPageProps) {
         layouts={props.layouts}
       />
     );
+  } else if (selection?.type === 'field-explorer') {
+    content = (
+      <CustomFieldExplorer
+        customFieldExtensions={props.customFieldExtensions}
+        onClose={() => setSelection(undefined)}
+      />
+    );
   } else {
     content = (
       <Content>
@@ -73,6 +84,8 @@ export function TemplateEditorPage(props: TemplateEditorPageProps) {
                 .catch(() => {});
             } else if (option === 'form') {
               setSelection({ type: 'form' });
+            } else if (option === 'field-explorer') {
+              setSelection({ type: 'field-explorer' });
             }
           }}
         />
diff --git a/plugins/scaffolder/src/components/fields/EntityNamePicker/EntityNamePicker.tsx b/plugins/scaffolder/src/components/fields/EntityNamePicker/EntityNamePicker.tsx
index 802135a863..555b726917 100644
--- a/plugins/scaffolder/src/components/fields/EntityNamePicker/EntityNamePicker.tsx
+++ b/plugins/scaffolder/src/components/fields/EntityNamePicker/EntityNamePicker.tsx
@@ -14,15 +14,15 @@
  * limitations under the License.
  */
 import React from 'react';
-import { FieldExtensionComponentProps } from '../../../extensions';
+import { EntityNamePickerProps } from './schema';
 import { TextField } from '@material-ui/core';
 
+export { EntityNamePickerSchema } from './schema';
+
 /**
  * EntityName Picker
  */
-export const EntityNamePicker = (
-  props: FieldExtensionComponentProps<string>,
-) => {
+export const EntityNamePicker = (props: EntityNamePickerProps) => {
   const {
     onChange,
     required,
diff --git a/plugins/scaffolder/src/components/fields/EntityNamePicker/schema.ts b/plugins/scaffolder/src/components/fields/EntityNamePicker/schema.ts
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..27e33befb5
--- /dev/null
+++ b/plugins/scaffolder/src/components/fields/EntityNamePicker/schema.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,23 @@
+/*
+ * Copyright 2022 The Backstage Authors
+ *
+ * Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
+ * you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
+ * You may obtain a copy of the License at
+ *
+ *     http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+ *
+ * Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
+ * distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
+ * WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
+ * See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
+ * limitations under the License.
+ */
+import { z } from 'zod';
+import { makeFieldSchemaFromZod } from '../utils';
+
+const EntityNamePickerFieldSchema = makeFieldSchemaFromZod(z.string());
+
+export const EntityNamePickerSchema = EntityNamePickerFieldSchema.schema;
+
+export type EntityNamePickerProps = typeof EntityNamePickerFieldSchema.type;
diff --git a/plugins/scaffolder/src/components/fields/EntityPicker/EntityPicker.tsx b/plugins/scaffolder/src/components/fields/EntityPicker/EntityPicker.tsx
index e7883a4721..bc78e00576 100644
--- a/plugins/scaffolder/src/components/fields/EntityPicker/EntityPicker.tsx
+++ b/plugins/scaffolder/src/components/fields/EntityPicker/EntityPicker.tsx
@@ -23,20 +23,9 @@ import FormControl from '@material-ui/core/FormControl';
 import Autocomplete from '@material-ui/lab/Autocomplete';
 import React, { useCallback, useEffect } from 'react';
 import useAsync from 'react-use/lib/useAsync';
-import { FieldExtensionComponentProps } from '../../../extensions';
+import { EntityPickerProps } from './schema';
 
-/**
- * The input props that can be specified under `ui:options` for the
- * `EntityPicker` field extension.
- *
- * @public
- */
-export interface EntityPickerUiOptions {
-  allowedKinds?: string[];
-  defaultKind?: string;
-  allowArbitraryValues?: boolean;
-  defaultNamespace?: string | false;
-}
+export { EntityPickerSchema } from './schema';
 
 /**
  * The underlying component that is rendered in the form for the `EntityPicker`
@@ -44,9 +33,7 @@ export interface EntityPickerUiOptions {
  *
  * @public
  */
-export const EntityPicker = (
-  props: FieldExtensionComponentProps<string, EntityPickerUiOptions>,
-) => {
+export const EntityPicker = (props: EntityPickerProps) => {
   const {
     onChange,
     schema: { title = 'Entity', description = 'An entity from the catalog' },
diff --git a/plugins/scaffolder/src/components/fields/EntityPicker/index.ts b/plugins/scaffolder/src/components/fields/EntityPicker/index.ts
index 891b5bef16..b8df596c98 100644
--- a/plugins/scaffolder/src/components/fields/EntityPicker/index.ts
+++ b/plugins/scaffolder/src/components/fields/EntityPicker/index.ts
@@ -13,4 +13,4 @@
  * See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
  * limitations under the License.
  */
-export type { EntityPickerUiOptions } from './EntityPicker';
+export { EntityPickerFieldSchema, type EntityPickerUiOptions } from './schema';
diff --git a/plugins/scaffolder/src/components/fields/EntityPicker/schema.ts b/plugins/scaffolder/src/components/fields/EntityPicker/schema.ts
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..9236457fc0
--- /dev/null
+++ b/plugins/scaffolder/src/components/fields/EntityPicker/schema.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,59 @@
+/*
+ * Copyright 2022 The Backstage Authors
+ *
+ * Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
+ * you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
+ * You may obtain a copy of the License at
+ *
+ *     http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+ *
+ * Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
+ * distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
+ * WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
+ * See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
+ * limitations under the License.
+ */
+import { z } from 'zod';
+import { makeFieldSchemaFromZod } from '../utils';
+
+/**
+ * @public
+ */
+export const EntityPickerFieldSchema = makeFieldSchemaFromZod(
+  z.string(),
+  z.object({
+    allowedKinds: z
+      .array(z.string())
+      .optional()
+      .describe('List of kinds of entities to derive options from'),
+    defaultKind: z
+      .string()
+      .optional()
+      .describe(
+        'The default entity kind. Options of this kind will not be prefixed.',
+      ),
+    allowArbitraryValues: z
+      .boolean()
+      .optional()
+      .describe('Whether to allow arbitrary user input. Defaults to true'),
+    defaultNamespace: z
+      .union([z.string(), z.literal(false)])
+      .optional()
+      .describe(
+        'The default namespace. Options with this namespace will not be prefixed.',
+      ),
+  }),
+);
+
+/**
+ * The input props that can be specified under `ui:options` for the
+ * `EntityPicker` field extension.
+ *
+ * @public
+ */
+export type EntityPickerUiOptions =
+  typeof EntityPickerFieldSchema.uiOptionsType;
+
+export type EntityPickerProps = typeof EntityPickerFieldSchema.type;
+
+export const EntityPickerSchema = EntityPickerFieldSchema.schema;
diff --git a/plugins/scaffolder/src/components/fields/EntityTagsPicker/EntityTagsPicker.tsx b/plugins/scaffolder/src/components/fields/EntityTagsPicker/EntityTagsPicker.tsx
index c0e3aab436..549ccdb8aa 100644
--- a/plugins/scaffolder/src/components/fields/EntityTagsPicker/EntityTagsPicker.tsx
+++ b/plugins/scaffolder/src/components/fields/EntityTagsPicker/EntityTagsPicker.tsx
@@ -22,19 +22,9 @@ import { useApi } from '@backstage/core-plugin-api';
 import { catalogApiRef } from '@backstage/plugin-catalog-react';
 import { FormControl, TextField } from '@material-ui/core';
 import { Autocomplete } from '@material-ui/lab';
-import { FieldExtensionComponentProps } from '../../../extensions';
+import { EntityTagsPickerProps } from './schema';
 
-/**
- * The input props that can be specified under `ui:options` for the
- * `EntityTagsPicker` field extension.
- *
- * @public
- */
-export interface EntityTagsPickerUiOptions {
-  kinds?: string[];
-  showCounts?: boolean;
-  helperText?: string;
-}
+export { EntityTagsPickerSchema } from './schema';
 
 /**
  * The underlying component that is rendered in the form for the `EntityTagsPicker`
@@ -42,9 +32,7 @@ export interface EntityTagsPickerUiOptions {
  *
  * @public
  */
-export const EntityTagsPicker = (
-  props: FieldExtensionComponentProps<string[], EntityTagsPickerUiOptions>,
-) => {
+export const EntityTagsPicker = (props: EntityTagsPickerProps) => {
   const { formData, onChange, uiSchema } = props;
   const catalogApi = useApi(catalogApiRef);
   const [tagOptions, setTagOptions] = useState<string[]>([]);
diff --git a/plugins/scaffolder/src/components/fields/EntityTagsPicker/index.ts b/plugins/scaffolder/src/components/fields/EntityTagsPicker/index.ts
index 9ff6e553a6..52bad9a80d 100644
--- a/plugins/scaffolder/src/components/fields/EntityTagsPicker/index.ts
+++ b/plugins/scaffolder/src/components/fields/EntityTagsPicker/index.ts
@@ -13,4 +13,7 @@
  * See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
  * limitations under the License.
  */
-export type { EntityTagsPickerUiOptions } from './EntityTagsPicker';
+export {
+  EntityTagsPickerFieldSchema,
+  type EntityTagsPickerUiOptions,
+} from './schema';
diff --git a/plugins/scaffolder/src/components/fields/EntityTagsPicker/schema.ts b/plugins/scaffolder/src/components/fields/EntityTagsPicker/schema.ts
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..6677d16e98
--- /dev/null
+++ b/plugins/scaffolder/src/components/fields/EntityTagsPicker/schema.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,48 @@
+/*
+ * Copyright 2022 The Backstage Authors
+ *
+ * Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
+ * you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
+ * You may obtain a copy of the License at
+ *
+ *     http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+ *
+ * Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
+ * distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
+ * WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
+ * See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
+ * limitations under the License.
+ */
+import { z } from 'zod';
+import { makeFieldSchemaFromZod } from '../utils';
+
+/**
+ * @public
+ */
+export const EntityTagsPickerFieldSchema = makeFieldSchemaFromZod(
+  z.array(z.string()),
+  z.object({
+    kinds: z
+      .array(z.string())
+      .optional()
+      .describe('List of kinds of entities to derive tags from'),
+    showCounts: z
+      .boolean()
+      .optional()
+      .describe('Whether to show usage counts per tag'),
+    helperText: z.string().optional().describe('Helper text to display'),
+  }),
+);
+
+export const EntityTagsPickerSchema = EntityTagsPickerFieldSchema.schema;
+
+export type EntityTagsPickerProps = typeof EntityTagsPickerFieldSchema.type;
+
+/**
+ * The input props that can be specified under `ui:options` for the
+ * `EntityTagsPicker` field extension.
+ *
+ * @public
+ */
+export type EntityTagsPickerUiOptions =
+  typeof EntityTagsPickerFieldSchema.uiOptionsType;
diff --git a/plugins/scaffolder/src/components/fields/OwnedEntityPicker/OwnedEntityPicker.tsx b/plugins/scaffolder/src/components/fields/OwnedEntityPicker/OwnedEntityPicker.tsx
index 2446883a86..01a174a6a3 100644
--- a/plugins/scaffolder/src/components/fields/OwnedEntityPicker/OwnedEntityPicker.tsx
+++ b/plugins/scaffolder/src/components/fields/OwnedEntityPicker/OwnedEntityPicker.tsx
@@ -26,20 +26,9 @@ import Autocomplete from '@material-ui/lab/Autocomplete';
 import React, { useMemo } from 'react';
 import useAsync from 'react-use/lib/useAsync';
 
-import { FieldExtensionComponentProps } from '../../../extensions';
+import { OwnedEntityPickerProps } from './schema';
 
-/**
- * The input props that can be specified under `ui:options` for the
- * `OwnedEntityPicker` field extension.
- *
- * @public
- */
-export interface OwnedEntityPickerUiOptions {
-  allowedKinds?: string[];
-  defaultKind?: string;
-  allowArbitraryValues?: boolean;
-  defaultNamespace?: string | false;
-}
+export { OwnedEntityPickerSchema } from './schema';
 
 /**
  * The underlying component that is rendered in the form for the `OwnedEntityPicker`
@@ -47,9 +36,7 @@ export interface OwnedEntityPickerUiOptions {
  *
  * @public
  */
-export const OwnedEntityPicker = (
-  props: FieldExtensionComponentProps<string, OwnedEntityPickerUiOptions>,
-) => {
+export const OwnedEntityPicker = (props: OwnedEntityPickerProps) => {
   const {
     onChange,
     schema: { title = 'Entity', description = 'An entity from the catalog' },
diff --git a/plugins/scaffolder/src/components/fields/OwnedEntityPicker/index.ts b/plugins/scaffolder/src/components/fields/OwnedEntityPicker/index.ts
index 2988ba8cdc..985dae1d3c 100644
--- a/plugins/scaffolder/src/components/fields/OwnedEntityPicker/index.ts
+++ b/plugins/scaffolder/src/components/fields/OwnedEntityPicker/index.ts
@@ -13,4 +13,7 @@
  * See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
  * limitations under the License.
  */
-export type { OwnedEntityPickerUiOptions } from './OwnedEntityPicker';
+export {
+  OwnedEntityPickerFieldSchema,
+  type OwnedEntityPickerUiOptions,
+} from './schema';
diff --git a/plugins/scaffolder/src/components/fields/OwnedEntityPicker/schema.ts b/plugins/scaffolder/src/components/fields/OwnedEntityPicker/schema.ts
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..4190b89f95
--- /dev/null
+++ b/plugins/scaffolder/src/components/fields/OwnedEntityPicker/schema.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,59 @@
+/*
+ * Copyright 2021 The Backstage Authors
+ *
+ * Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
+ * you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
+ * You may obtain a copy of the License at
+ *
+ *     http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+ *
+ * Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
+ * distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
+ * WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
+ * See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
+ * limitations under the License.
+ */
+import { z } from 'zod';
+import { makeFieldSchemaFromZod } from '../utils';
+
+/**
+ * @public
+ */
+export const OwnedEntityPickerFieldSchema = makeFieldSchemaFromZod(
+  z.string(),
+  z.object({
+    allowedKinds: z
+      .array(z.string())
+      .optional()
+      .describe('List of kinds of entities to derive options from'),
+    defaultKind: z
+      .string()
+      .optional()
+      .describe(
+        'The default entity kind. Options of this kind will not be prefixed.',
+      ),
+    allowArbitraryValues: z
+      .boolean()
+      .optional()
+      .describe('Whether to allow arbitrary user input. Defaults to true'),
+    defaultNamespace: z
+      .union([z.string(), z.literal(false)])
+      .optional()
+      .describe(
+        'The default namespace. Options with this namespace will not be prefixed.',
+      ),
+  }),
+);
+
+/**
+ * The input props that can be specified under `ui:options` for the
+ * `OwnedEntityPicker` field extension.
+ *
+ * @public
+ */
+export type OwnedEntityPickerUiOptions =
+  typeof OwnedEntityPickerFieldSchema.uiOptionsType;
+
+export type OwnedEntityPickerProps = typeof OwnedEntityPickerFieldSchema.type;
+
+export const OwnedEntityPickerSchema = OwnedEntityPickerFieldSchema.schema;
diff --git a/plugins/scaffolder/src/components/fields/OwnerPicker/OwnerPicker.tsx b/plugins/scaffolder/src/components/fields/OwnerPicker/OwnerPicker.tsx
index 3de2b12bd0..1c4c356906 100644
--- a/plugins/scaffolder/src/components/fields/OwnerPicker/OwnerPicker.tsx
+++ b/plugins/scaffolder/src/components/fields/OwnerPicker/OwnerPicker.tsx
@@ -15,19 +15,9 @@
  */
 import React from 'react';
 import { EntityPicker } from '../EntityPicker/EntityPicker';
-import { FieldExtensionComponentProps } from '../../../extensions';
+import { OwnerPickerProps } from './schema';
 
-/**
- * The input props that can be specified under `ui:options` for the
- * `OwnerPicker` field extension.
- *
- * @public
- */
-export interface OwnerPickerUiOptions {
-  allowedKinds?: string[];
-  allowArbitraryValues?: boolean;
-  defaultNamespace?: string | false;
-}
+export { OwnerPickerSchema } from './schema';
 
 /**
  * The underlying component that is rendered in the form for the `OwnerPicker`
@@ -35,9 +25,7 @@ export interface OwnerPickerUiOptions {
  *
  * @public
  */
-export const OwnerPicker = (
-  props: FieldExtensionComponentProps<string, OwnerPickerUiOptions>,
-) => {
+export const OwnerPicker = (props: OwnerPickerProps) => {
   const {
     schema: { title = 'Owner', description = 'The owner of the component' },
     uiSchema,
diff --git a/plugins/scaffolder/src/components/fields/OwnerPicker/index.ts b/plugins/scaffolder/src/components/fields/OwnerPicker/index.ts
index aa26024b5b..9d94650e04 100644
--- a/plugins/scaffolder/src/components/fields/OwnerPicker/index.ts
+++ b/plugins/scaffolder/src/components/fields/OwnerPicker/index.ts
@@ -13,4 +13,4 @@
  * See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
  * limitations under the License.
  */
-export type { OwnerPickerUiOptions } from './OwnerPicker';
+export { OwnerPickerFieldSchema, type OwnerPickerUiOptions } from './schema';
diff --git a/plugins/scaffolder/src/components/fields/OwnerPicker/schema.ts b/plugins/scaffolder/src/components/fields/OwnerPicker/schema.ts
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..56edef1343
--- /dev/null
+++ b/plugins/scaffolder/src/components/fields/OwnerPicker/schema.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,55 @@
+/*
+ * Copyright 2022 The Backstage Authors
+ *
+ * Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
+ * you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
+ * You may obtain a copy of the License at
+ *
+ *     http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+ *
+ * Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
+ * distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
+ * WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
+ * See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
+ * limitations under the License.
+ */
+import { z } from 'zod';
+import { makeFieldSchemaFromZod } from '../utils';
+
+/**
+ * @public
+ */
+export const OwnerPickerFieldSchema = makeFieldSchemaFromZod(
+  z.string(),
+  z.object({
+    allowedKinds: z
+      .array(z.string())
+      .default(['Group', 'User'])
+      .optional()
+      .describe(
+        'List of kinds of entities to derive options from. Defaults to Group and User',
+      ),
+    allowArbitraryValues: z
+      .boolean()
+      .optional()
+      .describe('Whether to allow arbitrary user input. Defaults to true'),
+    defaultNamespace: z
+      .union([z.string(), z.literal(false)])
+      .optional()
+      .describe(
+        'The default namespace. Options with this namespace will not be prefixed.',
+      ),
+  }),
+);
+
+/**
+ * The input props that can be specified under `ui:options` for the
+ * `OwnerPicker` field extension.
+ *
+ * @public
+ */
+export type OwnerPickerUiOptions = typeof OwnerPickerFieldSchema.uiOptionsType;
+
+export type OwnerPickerProps = typeof OwnerPickerFieldSchema.type;
+
+export const OwnerPickerSchema = OwnerPickerFieldSchema.schema;
diff --git a/plugins/scaffolder/src/components/fields/RepoUrlPicker/RepoUrlPicker.tsx b/plugins/scaffolder/src/components/fields/RepoUrlPicker/RepoUrlPicker.tsx
index 451df857e5..827eff6ea2 100644
--- a/plugins/scaffolder/src/components/fields/RepoUrlPicker/RepoUrlPicker.tsx
+++ b/plugins/scaffolder/src/components/fields/RepoUrlPicker/RepoUrlPicker.tsx
@@ -24,36 +24,15 @@ import { GitlabRepoPicker } from './GitlabRepoPicker';
 import { AzureRepoPicker } from './AzureRepoPicker';
 import { BitbucketRepoPicker } from './BitbucketRepoPicker';
 import { GerritRepoPicker } from './GerritRepoPicker';
-import { FieldExtensionComponentProps } from '../../../extensions';
 import { RepoUrlPickerHost } from './RepoUrlPickerHost';
 import { RepoUrlPickerRepoName } from './RepoUrlPickerRepoName';
 import { parseRepoPickerUrl, serializeRepoPickerUrl } from './utils';
+import { RepoUrlPickerProps } from './schema';
 import { RepoUrlPickerState } from './types';
 import useDebounce from 'react-use/lib/useDebounce';
 import { useTemplateSecrets } from '../../secrets';
 
-/**
- * The input props that can be specified under `ui:options` for the
- * `RepoUrlPicker` field extension.
- *
- * @public
- */
-export interface RepoUrlPickerUiOptions {
-  allowedHosts?: string[];
-  allowedOrganizations?: string[];
-  allowedOwners?: string[];
-  allowedRepos?: string[];
-  requestUserCredentials?: {
-    secretsKey: string;
-    additionalScopes?: {
-      gerrit?: string[];
-      github?: string[];
-      gitlab?: string[];
-      bitbucket?: string[];
-      azure?: string[];
-    };
-  };
-}
+export { RepoUrlPickerSchema } from './schema';
 
 /**
  * The underlying component that is rendered in the form for the `RepoUrlPicker`
@@ -61,9 +40,7 @@ export interface RepoUrlPickerUiOptions {
  *
  * @public
  */
-export const RepoUrlPicker = (
-  props: FieldExtensionComponentProps<string, RepoUrlPickerUiOptions>,
-) => {
+export const RepoUrlPicker = (props: RepoUrlPickerProps) => {
   const { uiSchema, onChange, rawErrors, formData } = props;
   const [state, setState] = useState<RepoUrlPickerState>(
     parseRepoPickerUrl(formData),
diff --git a/plugins/scaffolder/src/components/fields/RepoUrlPicker/index.ts b/plugins/scaffolder/src/components/fields/RepoUrlPicker/index.ts
index c5f596a786..33e5ef1715 100644
--- a/plugins/scaffolder/src/components/fields/RepoUrlPicker/index.ts
+++ b/plugins/scaffolder/src/components/fields/RepoUrlPicker/index.ts
@@ -13,5 +13,8 @@
  * See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
  * limitations under the License.
  */
-export type { RepoUrlPickerUiOptions } from './RepoUrlPicker';
+export {
+  RepoUrlPickerFieldSchema,
+  type RepoUrlPickerUiOptions,
+} from './schema';
 export { repoPickerValidation } from './validation';
diff --git a/plugins/scaffolder/src/components/fields/RepoUrlPicker/schema.ts b/plugins/scaffolder/src/components/fields/RepoUrlPicker/schema.ts
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..8f8674a0a7
--- /dev/null
+++ b/plugins/scaffolder/src/components/fields/RepoUrlPicker/schema.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,95 @@
+/*
+ * Copyright 2022 The Backstage Authors
+ *
+ * Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
+ * you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
+ * You may obtain a copy of the License at
+ *
+ *     http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+ *
+ * Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
+ * distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
+ * WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
+ * See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
+ * limitations under the License.
+ */
+import { z } from 'zod';
+import { makeFieldSchemaFromZod } from '../utils';
+
+/**
+ * @public
+ */
+export const RepoUrlPickerFieldSchema = makeFieldSchemaFromZod(
+  z.string(),
+  z.object({
+    allowedHosts: z
+      .array(z.string())
+      .optional()
+      .describe('List of allowed SCM platform hosts'),
+    allowedOrganizations: z
+      .array(z.string())
+      .optional()
+      .describe('List of allowed organizations in the given SCM platform'),
+    allowedOwners: z
+      .array(z.string())
+      .optional()
+      .describe('List of allowed owners in the given SCM platform'),
+    allowedRepos: z
+      .array(z.string())
+      .optional()
+      .describe('List of allowed repos in the given SCM platform'),
+    requestUserCredentials: z
+      .object({
+        secretsKey: z
+          .string()
+          .describe(
+            'Key used within the template secrets context to store the credential',
+          ),
+        additionalScopes: z
+          .object({
+            gerrit: z
+              .array(z.string())
+              .optional()
+              .describe('Additional Gerrit scopes to request'),
+            github: z
+              .array(z.string())
+              .optional()
+              .describe('Additional GitHub scopes to request'),
+            gitlab: z
+              .array(z.string())
+              .optional()
+              .describe('Additional GitLab scopes to request'),
+            bitbucket: z
+              .array(z.string())
+              .optional()
+              .describe('Additional BitBucket scopes to request'),
+            azure: z
+              .array(z.string())
+              .optional()
+              .describe('Additional Azure scopes to request'),
+          })
+          .optional()
+          .describe('Additional permission scopes to request'),
+      })
+      .optional()
+      .describe(
+        'If defined will request user credentials to auth against the given SCM platform',
+      ),
+  }),
+);
+
+/**
+ * The input props that can be specified under `ui:options` for the
+ * `RepoUrlPicker` field extension.
+ *
+ * @public
+ */
+export type RepoUrlPickerUiOptions =
+  typeof RepoUrlPickerFieldSchema.uiOptionsType;
+
+export type RepoUrlPickerProps = typeof RepoUrlPickerFieldSchema.type;
+
+// NOTE: There is a bug with this failing validation in the custom field explorer due
+// to https://github.com/rjsf-team/react-jsonschema-form/issues/675 even if
+// requestUserCredentials is not defined
+export const RepoUrlPickerSchema = RepoUrlPickerFieldSchema.schema;
diff --git a/plugins/scaffolder/src/components/fields/index.ts b/plugins/scaffolder/src/components/fields/index.ts
index 6358934025..8d86f601ce 100644
--- a/plugins/scaffolder/src/components/fields/index.ts
+++ b/plugins/scaffolder/src/components/fields/index.ts
@@ -18,3 +18,4 @@ export * from './OwnerPicker';
 export * from './RepoUrlPicker';
 export * from './OwnedEntityPicker';
 export * from './EntityTagsPicker';
+export { type FieldSchema, makeFieldSchemaFromZod } from './utils';
diff --git a/plugins/scaffolder/src/components/fields/utils.ts b/plugins/scaffolder/src/components/fields/utils.ts
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..2d3e2aab1e
--- /dev/null
+++ b/plugins/scaffolder/src/components/fields/utils.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,62 @@
+/*
+ * Copyright 2022 The Backstage Authors
+ *
+ * Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
+ * you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
+ * You may obtain a copy of the License at
+ *
+ *     http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+ *
+ * Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
+ * distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
+ * WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
+ * See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
+ * limitations under the License.
+ */
+import { JSONSchema7 } from 'json-schema';
+import { z } from 'zod';
+import zodToJsonSchema from 'zod-to-json-schema';
+import {
+  CustomFieldExtensionSchema,
+  FieldExtensionComponentProps,
+} from '../../extensions';
+
+/**
+ * @public
+ * FieldSchema encapsulates a JSONSchema7 along with the
+ * matching FieldExtensionComponentProps type for a field extension.
+ */
+export interface FieldSchema<TReturn, TUiOptions> {
+  readonly schema: CustomFieldExtensionSchema;
+  readonly type: FieldExtensionComponentProps<TReturn, TUiOptions>;
+  readonly uiOptionsType: TUiOptions;
+}
+
+/**
+ * @public
+ * Utility function to convert zod return and UI options schemas to a
+ * CustomFieldExtensionSchema with FieldExtensionComponentProps type inference
+ */
+export function makeFieldSchemaFromZod<
+  TReturnSchema extends z.ZodType,
+  TUiOptionsSchema extends z.ZodType = z.ZodType<any, any, {}>,
+>(
+  returnSchema: TReturnSchema,
+  uiOptionsSchema?: TUiOptionsSchema,
+): FieldSchema<
+  TReturnSchema extends z.ZodType<any, any, infer IReturn> ? IReturn : never,
+  TUiOptionsSchema extends z.ZodType<any, any, infer IUiOptions>
+    ? IUiOptions
+    : never
+> {
+  return {
+    schema: {
+      returnValue: zodToJsonSchema(returnSchema) as JSONSchema7,
+      uiOptions: uiOptionsSchema
+        ? (zodToJsonSchema(uiOptionsSchema) as JSONSchema7)
+        : undefined,
+    },
+    type: null as any,
+    uiOptionsType: null as any,
+  };
+}
diff --git a/plugins/scaffolder/src/extensions/default.ts b/plugins/scaffolder/src/extensions/default.ts
index 8081dcb0ca..c6ab5276d0 100644
--- a/plugins/scaffolder/src/extensions/default.ts
+++ b/plugins/scaffolder/src/extensions/default.ts
@@ -13,40 +13,64 @@
  * See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
  * limitations under the License.
  */
-import { EntityPicker } from '../components/fields/EntityPicker/EntityPicker';
-import { EntityNamePicker } from '../components/fields/EntityNamePicker/EntityNamePicker';
+import {
+  EntityPicker,
+  EntityPickerSchema,
+} from '../components/fields/EntityPicker/EntityPicker';
+import {
+  EntityNamePicker,
+  EntityNamePickerSchema,
+} from '../components/fields/EntityNamePicker/EntityNamePicker';
 import { entityNamePickerValidation } from '../components/fields/EntityNamePicker/validation';
-import { EntityTagsPicker } from '../components/fields/EntityTagsPicker/EntityTagsPicker';
-import { OwnerPicker } from '../components/fields/OwnerPicker/OwnerPicker';
-import { RepoUrlPicker } from '../components/fields/RepoUrlPicker/RepoUrlPicker';
+import {
+  EntityTagsPicker,
+  EntityTagsPickerSchema,
+} from '../components/fields/EntityTagsPicker/EntityTagsPicker';
+import {
+  OwnerPicker,
+  OwnerPickerSchema,
+} from '../components/fields/OwnerPicker/OwnerPicker';
+import {
+  RepoUrlPicker,
+  RepoUrlPickerSchema,
+} from '../components/fields/RepoUrlPicker/RepoUrlPicker';
 import { repoPickerValidation } from '../components/fields/RepoUrlPicker/validation';
-import { OwnedEntityPicker } from '../components/fields/OwnedEntityPicker/OwnedEntityPicker';
+import {
+  OwnedEntityPicker,
+  OwnedEntityPickerSchema,
+} from '../components/fields/OwnedEntityPicker/OwnedEntityPicker';
 
 export const DEFAULT_SCAFFOLDER_FIELD_EXTENSIONS = [
   {
     component: EntityPicker,
     name: 'EntityPicker',
+    schema: EntityPickerSchema,
   },
   {
     component: EntityNamePicker,
     name: 'EntityNamePicker',
     validation: entityNamePickerValidation,
+    schema: EntityNamePickerSchema,
   },
   {
     component: EntityTagsPicker,
     name: 'EntityTagsPicker',
+    schema: EntityTagsPickerSchema,
   },
   {
     component: RepoUrlPicker,
     name: 'RepoUrlPicker',
     validation: repoPickerValidation,
+    schema: RepoUrlPickerSchema,
   },
   {
     component: OwnerPicker,
     name: 'OwnerPicker',
+    schema: OwnerPickerSchema,
   },
   {
     component: OwnedEntityPicker,
     name: 'OwnedEntityPicker',
+    schema: OwnedEntityPickerSchema,
   },
 ];
diff --git a/plugins/scaffolder/src/extensions/index.tsx b/plugins/scaffolder/src/extensions/index.tsx
index 08ab3e603c..a3a4fdf57b 100644
--- a/plugins/scaffolder/src/extensions/index.tsx
+++ b/plugins/scaffolder/src/extensions/index.tsx
@@ -16,6 +16,7 @@
 
 import React from 'react';
 import {
+  CustomFieldExtensionSchema,
   CustomFieldValidator,
   FieldExtensionOptions,
   FieldExtensionComponentProps,
@@ -103,6 +104,7 @@ attachComponentData(
 );
 
 export type {
+  CustomFieldExtensionSchema,
   CustomFieldValidator,
   FieldExtensionOptions,
   FieldExtensionComponentProps,
diff --git a/plugins/scaffolder/src/extensions/types.ts b/plugins/scaffolder/src/extensions/types.ts
index 62f17dff15..3834b39c0a 100644
--- a/plugins/scaffolder/src/extensions/types.ts
+++ b/plugins/scaffolder/src/extensions/types.ts
@@ -15,14 +15,14 @@
  */
 import { ApiHolder } from '@backstage/core-plugin-api';
 import { FieldValidation, FieldProps } from '@rjsf/core';
-import { PropsWithChildren } from 'react';
-
 import {
   UIOptionsType,
   FieldProps as FieldPropsV5,
   UiSchema as UiSchemaV5,
   FieldValidation as FieldValidationV5,
 } from '@rjsf/utils';
+import { PropsWithChildren } from 'react';
+import { JSONSchema7 } from 'json-schema';
 
 /**
  * Field validation type for Custom Field Extensions.
@@ -35,6 +35,16 @@ export type CustomFieldValidator<TFieldReturnValue> = (
   context: { apiHolder: ApiHolder },
 ) => void | Promise<void>;
 
+/**
+ * Type for the Custom Field Extension schema.
+ *
+ * @public
+ */
+export type CustomFieldExtensionSchema = {
+  returnValue: JSONSchema7;
+  uiOptions?: JSONSchema7;
+};
+
 /**
  * Type for the Custom Field Extension with the
  * name and components and validation function.
@@ -50,6 +60,7 @@ export type FieldExtensionOptions<
     props: FieldExtensionComponentProps<TFieldReturnValue, TInputProps>,
   ) => JSX.Element | null;
   validation?: CustomFieldValidator<TFieldReturnValue>;
+  schema?: CustomFieldExtensionSchema;
 };
 
 /**
@@ -107,4 +118,5 @@ export type NextFieldExtensionOptions<
     props: NextFieldExtensionComponentProps<TFieldReturnValue, TInputProps>,
   ) => JSX.Element | null;
   validation?: NextCustomFieldValidator<TFieldReturnValue>;
+  schema?: CustomFieldExtensionSchema;
 };
diff --git a/plugins/scaffolder/src/index.ts b/plugins/scaffolder/src/index.ts
index 7853667101..0e5e2630ac 100644
--- a/plugins/scaffolder/src/index.ts
+++ b/plugins/scaffolder/src/index.ts
@@ -43,6 +43,7 @@ export {
   ScaffolderFieldExtensions,
 } from './extensions';
 export type {
+  CustomFieldExtensionSchema,
   CustomFieldValidator,
   FieldExtensionOptions,
   FieldExtensionComponentProps,
diff --git a/plugins/scaffolder/src/plugin.ts b/plugins/scaffolder/src/plugin.ts
index f9b359d93a..a34105745f 100644
--- a/plugins/scaffolder/src/plugin.ts
+++ b/plugins/scaffolder/src/plugin.ts
@@ -16,12 +16,24 @@
 
 import { scmIntegrationsApiRef } from '@backstage/integration-react';
 import { scaffolderApiRef, ScaffolderClient } from './api';
-import { EntityPicker } from './components/fields/EntityPicker/EntityPicker';
+import {
+  EntityPicker,
+  EntityPickerSchema,
+} from './components/fields/EntityPicker/EntityPicker';
 import { entityNamePickerValidation } from './components/fields/EntityNamePicker';
-import { EntityNamePicker } from './components/fields/EntityNamePicker/EntityNamePicker';
-import { OwnerPicker } from './components/fields/OwnerPicker/OwnerPicker';
+import {
+  EntityNamePicker,
+  EntityNamePickerSchema,
+} from './components/fields/EntityNamePicker/EntityNamePicker';
+import {
+  OwnerPicker,
+  OwnerPickerSchema,
+} from './components/fields/OwnerPicker/OwnerPicker';
 import { repoPickerValidation } from './components/fields/RepoUrlPicker';
-import { RepoUrlPicker } from './components/fields/RepoUrlPicker/RepoUrlPicker';
+import {
+  RepoUrlPicker,
+  RepoUrlPickerSchema,
+} from './components/fields/RepoUrlPicker/RepoUrlPicker';
 import { createScaffolderFieldExtension } from './extensions';
 import {
   nextRouteRef,
@@ -37,8 +49,14 @@ import {
   fetchApiRef,
   identityApiRef,
 } from '@backstage/core-plugin-api';
-import { OwnedEntityPicker } from './components/fields/OwnedEntityPicker/OwnedEntityPicker';
-import { EntityTagsPicker } from './components/fields/EntityTagsPicker/EntityTagsPicker';
+import {
+  OwnedEntityPicker,
+  OwnedEntityPickerSchema,
+} from './components/fields/OwnedEntityPicker/OwnedEntityPicker';
+import {
+  EntityTagsPicker,
+  EntityTagsPickerSchema,
+} from './components/fields/EntityTagsPicker/EntityTagsPicker';
 
 /**
  * The main plugin export for the scaffolder.
@@ -82,6 +100,7 @@ export const EntityPickerFieldExtension = scaffolderPlugin.provide(
   createScaffolderFieldExtension({
     component: EntityPicker,
     name: 'EntityPicker',
+    schema: EntityPickerSchema,
   }),
 );
 
@@ -95,6 +114,7 @@ export const EntityNamePickerFieldExtension = scaffolderPlugin.provide(
     component: EntityNamePicker,
     name: 'EntityNamePicker',
     validation: entityNamePickerValidation,
+    schema: EntityNamePickerSchema,
   }),
 );
 
@@ -109,6 +129,7 @@ export const RepoUrlPickerFieldExtension = scaffolderPlugin.provide(
     component: RepoUrlPicker,
     name: 'RepoUrlPicker',
     validation: repoPickerValidation,
+    schema: RepoUrlPickerSchema,
   }),
 );
 
@@ -121,6 +142,7 @@ export const OwnerPickerFieldExtension = scaffolderPlugin.provide(
   createScaffolderFieldExtension({
     component: OwnerPicker,
     name: 'OwnerPicker',
+    schema: OwnerPickerSchema,
   }),
 );
 
@@ -146,6 +168,7 @@ export const OwnedEntityPickerFieldExtension = scaffolderPlugin.provide(
   createScaffolderFieldExtension({
     component: OwnedEntityPicker,
     name: 'OwnedEntityPicker',
+    schema: OwnedEntityPickerSchema,
   }),
 );
 
@@ -157,6 +180,7 @@ export const EntityTagsPickerFieldExtension = scaffolderPlugin.provide(
   createScaffolderFieldExtension({
     component: EntityTagsPicker,
     name: 'EntityTagsPicker',
+    schema: EntityTagsPickerSchema,
   }),
 );
 
diff --git a/yarn.lock b/yarn.lock
index 23a40a0b6c..f64ac93992 100644
--- a/yarn.lock
+++ b/yarn.lock
@@ -6646,6 +6646,8 @@ __metadata:
     use-immer: ^0.7.0
     yaml: ^2.0.0
     zen-observable: ^0.8.15
+    zod: ^3.11.6
+    zod-to-json-schema: ^3.18.1
   peerDependencies:
     "@types/react": ^16.13.1 || ^17.0.0
     react: ^16.13.1 || ^17.0.0