diff --git a/plugins/search-react/alpha-api-report.md b/plugins/search-react/alpha-api-report.md
index 90492f9434..163247bf5e 100644
--- a/plugins/search-react/alpha-api-report.md
+++ b/plugins/search-react/alpha-api-report.md
@@ -8,20 +8,22 @@
 import { ConfigurableExtensionDataRef } from '@backstage/frontend-plugin-api';
 import { Extension } from '@backstage/frontend-plugin-api';
 import { ListItemProps } from '@material-ui/core';
+import { PortableSchema } from '@backstage/frontend-plugin-api';
 import { SearchDocument } from '@backstage/plugin-search-common';
 import { SearchResult } from '@backstage/plugin-search-common';
 
 // @alpha (undocumented)
-export type BaseSearchResultListItemProps = {
+export type BaseSearchResultListItemProps<T = {}> = T & {
   rank?: number;
   result?: SearchDocument;
-  noTrack?: boolean;
 } & Omit<ListItemProps, 'button'>;
 
 // @alpha (undocumented)
-export const createSearchResultListItemExtension: (
-  options: SearchResultItemExtensionOptions,
-) => Extension<never>;
+export function createSearchResultListItemExtension<
+  TConfig extends {
+    noTrack?: boolean;
+  },
+>(options: SearchResultItemExtensionOptions<TConfig>): Extension<TConfig>;
 
 // @alpha (undocumented)
 export type SearchResultItemExtensionComponent = <
@@ -40,10 +42,17 @@ export const searchResultItemExtensionData: ConfigurableExtensionDataRef<
 >;
 
 // @alpha (undocumented)
-export type SearchResultItemExtensionOptions = {
+export type SearchResultItemExtensionOptions<
+  TConfig extends {
+    noTrack?: boolean;
+  },
+> = {
   id: string;
   at: string;
-  component: () => Promise<SearchResultItemExtensionComponent>;
+  configSchema?: PortableSchema<TConfig>;
+  component: (options: {
+    config: TConfig;
+  }) => Promise<SearchResultItemExtensionComponent>;
   predicate?: SearchResultItemExtensionPredicate;
 };
 
diff --git a/plugins/search-react/api-report.md b/plugins/search-react/api-report.md
index 21dd6135a9..97c8300c14 100644
--- a/plugins/search-react/api-report.md
+++ b/plugins/search-react/api-report.md
@@ -391,11 +391,6 @@ export const SearchResultList: (
   props: SearchResultListProps,
 ) => React_2.JSX.Element;
 
-// @public
-export const SearchResultListItemExtension: (
-  props: SearchResultListItemExtensionProps,
-) => React_2.JSX.Element;
-
 // @public
 export type SearchResultListItemExtensionOptions<
   Component extends (props: any) => JSX.Element | null,
diff --git a/plugins/search-react/src/extensions.tsx b/plugins/search-react/src/extensions.tsx
index 5cd0aab76e..132fad25b5 100644
--- a/plugins/search-react/src/extensions.tsx
+++ b/plugins/search-react/src/extensions.tsx
@@ -86,7 +86,7 @@ export type SearchResultListItemExtensionProps<Props extends {} = {}> = Props &
   >;
 
 /**
- * @public
+ * @internal
  * Extends children with extension capabilities.
  * @param props - see {@link SearchResultListItemExtensionProps}.
  */
diff --git a/plugins/search-react/src/wiring/createSearchResultListItemExtension.test.tsx b/plugins/search-react/src/wiring/createSearchResultListItemExtension.test.tsx
index d7a2947e1f..ca0e7e0672 100644
--- a/plugins/search-react/src/wiring/createSearchResultListItemExtension.test.tsx
+++ b/plugins/search-react/src/wiring/createSearchResultListItemExtension.test.tsx
@@ -22,6 +22,7 @@ import {
   createExtensionInput,
   createPageExtension,
   createPlugin,
+  createSchemaFromZod,
 } from '@backstage/frontend-plugin-api';
 import { SearchResult } from '@backstage/plugin-search-common';
 import { createApp } from '@backstage/frontend-app-api';
@@ -43,16 +44,32 @@ jest.mock('@backstage/plugin-graphiql', () => ({
 
 describe('createSearchResultListItemExtension', () => {
   it('Should use the correct result component', async () => {
+    type TechDocsSearchReasulListItemProps = BaseSearchResultListItemProps<{
+      lineClamp: number;
+    }>;
     const TechDocsSearchResultItemComponent = (
-      props: BaseSearchResultListItemProps,
-    ) => <div>TechDocs - Rank: {props.rank}</div>;
+      props: TechDocsSearchReasulListItemProps,
+    ) => (
+      <div>
+        TechDocs - Rank: {props.rank} - Line clamp: {props.lineClamp}
+      </div>
+    );
 
     const TechDocsSearchResultItemExtension =
       createSearchResultListItemExtension({
         id: 'techdocs',
         at: 'plugin.search.page/items',
+        configSchema: createSchemaFromZod(z =>
+          z.object({
+            noTrack: z.boolean().default(true),
+            lineClamp: z.number().default(5),
+          }),
+        ),
         predicate: result => result.type === 'techdocs',
-        component: async () => TechDocsSearchResultItemComponent,
+        component:
+          async ({ config }) =>
+          props =>
+            <TechDocsSearchResultItemComponent {...props} {...config} />,
       });
 
     const ExploreSearchResultItemComponent = (
@@ -129,7 +146,6 @@ describe('createSearchResultListItemExtension', () => {
                       key={index}
                       rank={result.rank}
                       result={result.document}
-                      noTrack
                     />
                   );
                 })}
@@ -153,7 +169,20 @@ describe('createSearchResultListItemExtension', () => {
 
     const app = createApp({
       plugins: [SearchPlugin],
-      configLoader: async () => new MockConfigApi({}),
+      configLoader: async () =>
+        new MockConfigApi({
+          app: {
+            extensions: [
+              {
+                'plugin.search.result.item.techdocs': {
+                  config: {
+                    lineClamp: 3,
+                  },
+                },
+              },
+            ],
+          },
+        }),
     });
 
     render(app.createRoot());
@@ -161,7 +190,9 @@ describe('createSearchResultListItemExtension', () => {
     expect(await screen.findByText(/Search Page/)).toBeInTheDocument();
 
     expect(
-      await screen.findByText(/TechDocs - Rank: 1/, { exact: false }),
+      await screen.findByText(/TechDocs - Rank: 1 - Line clamp: 3/, {
+        exact: false,
+      }),
     ).toBeInTheDocument();
 
     expect(
diff --git a/plugins/search-react/src/wiring/createSearchResultListItemExtension.tsx b/plugins/search-react/src/wiring/createSearchResultListItemExtension.tsx
index 4ad0e54e1f..b276c5e60a 100644
--- a/plugins/search-react/src/wiring/createSearchResultListItemExtension.tsx
+++ b/plugins/search-react/src/wiring/createSearchResultListItemExtension.tsx
@@ -20,8 +20,10 @@ import { ListItemProps } from '@material-ui/core';
 
 import {
   ExtensionBoundary,
+  PortableSchema,
   createExtension,
   createExtensionDataRef,
+  createSchemaFromZod,
 } from '@backstage/frontend-plugin-api';
 import { Progress } from '@backstage/core-components';
 import { SearchDocument, SearchResult } from '@backstage/plugin-search-common';
@@ -47,7 +49,9 @@ export const searchResultItemExtensionData = createExtensionDataRef<{
 }>('plugin.search.result.item.data');
 
 /** @alpha */
-export type SearchResultItemExtensionOptions = {
+export type SearchResultItemExtensionOptions<
+  TConfig extends { noTrack?: boolean },
+> = {
   /**
    * The extension id.
    */
@@ -56,10 +60,16 @@ export type SearchResultItemExtensionOptions = {
    * The extension attachment point (e.g., search modal or page).
    */
   at: string;
+  /**
+   * Optional extension config schema.
+   */
+  configSchema?: PortableSchema<TConfig>;
   /**
    * The extension component.
    */
-  component: () => Promise<SearchResultItemExtensionComponent>;
+  component: (options: {
+    config: TConfig;
+  }) => Promise<SearchResultItemExtensionComponent>;
   /**
    * When an extension defines a predicate, it returns true if the result should be rendered by that extension.
    * Defaults to a predicate that returns true, which means it renders all sorts of results.
@@ -68,25 +78,35 @@ export type SearchResultItemExtensionOptions = {
 };
 
 /** @alpha */
-export type BaseSearchResultListItemProps = {
+export type BaseSearchResultListItemProps<T = {}> = T & {
   rank?: number;
   result?: SearchDocument;
-  noTrack?: boolean;
 } & Omit<ListItemProps, 'button'>;
 
 /** @alpha */
-export const createSearchResultListItemExtension = (
-  options: SearchResultItemExtensionOptions,
-) =>
-  createExtension({
+export function createSearchResultListItemExtension<
+  TConfig extends { noTrack?: boolean },
+>(options: SearchResultItemExtensionOptions<TConfig>) {
+  const configSchema =
+    'configSchema' in options
+      ? options.configSchema
+      : (createSchemaFromZod(z =>
+          z.object({
+            noTrack: z.boolean().default(true),
+          }),
+        ) as PortableSchema<TConfig>);
+  return createExtension({
     id: `plugin.search.result.item.${options.id}`,
     at: options.at,
+    configSchema,
     output: {
       item: searchResultItemExtensionData,
     },
-    factory({ bind, source }) {
+    factory({ bind, config, source }) {
       const LazyComponent = lazy(() =>
-        options.component().then(component => ({ default: component })),
+        options
+          .component({ config })
+          .then(component => ({ default: component })),
       ) as unknown as SearchResultItemExtensionComponent;
 
       bind({
@@ -98,7 +118,7 @@ export const createSearchResultListItemExtension = (
                 <SearchResultListItemExtension
                   rank={props.rank}
                   result={props.result}
-                  noTrack={props.noTrack}
+                  noTrack={config.noTrack}
                 >
                   <LazyComponent {...props} />
                 </SearchResultListItemExtension>
@@ -109,3 +129,4 @@ export const createSearchResultListItemExtension = (
       });
     },
   });
+}