diff --git a/.changeset/weak-sloths-prove.md b/.changeset/weak-sloths-prove.md
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..bfecb385c8
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.changeset/weak-sloths-prove.md
@@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
+---
+'@backstage/plugin-scaffolder-backend': patch
+---
+
+Added configuration schema for the commonly used properties
diff --git a/plugins/scaffolder-backend/config.d.ts b/plugins/scaffolder-backend/config.d.ts
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..877d40ca4e
--- /dev/null
+++ b/plugins/scaffolder-backend/config.d.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,31 @@
+/*
+ * Copyright 2020 Spotify AB
+ *
+ * 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.
+ */
+
+export interface Config {
+  /** Configuration options for the scaffolder plugin */
+  scaffolder?: {
+    github?: {
+      [key: string]: string;
+    };
+    gitlab?: {
+      api: { [key: string]: string };
+    };
+    azure?: {
+      baseUrl: string;
+      api: { [key: string]: string };
+    };
+  };
+}
diff --git a/plugins/scaffolder-backend/package.json b/plugins/scaffolder-backend/package.json
index e6fc3cd87a..edf0a46a25 100644
--- a/plugins/scaffolder-backend/package.json
+++ b/plugins/scaffolder-backend/package.json
@@ -67,6 +67,8 @@
     "yaml": "^1.10.0"
   },
   "files": [
-    "dist"
-  ]
+    "dist",
+    "config.d.ts"
+  ],
+  "configSchema": "config.d.ts"
 }
diff --git a/plugins/scaffolder-backend/src/scaffolder/stages/publish/publishers.ts b/plugins/scaffolder-backend/src/scaffolder/stages/publish/publishers.ts
index db383aaf7f..961fc45cae 100644
--- a/plugins/scaffolder-backend/src/scaffolder/stages/publish/publishers.ts
+++ b/plugins/scaffolder-backend/src/scaffolder/stages/publish/publishers.ts
@@ -102,12 +102,12 @@ export class Publishers implements PublisherBuilder {
       }
     }
 
-    const gitLabConfig = config.getOptionalConfig('scaffolder.gitlab.api');
+    const gitLabConfig = config.getOptionalConfig('scaffolder.gitlab');
     if (gitLabConfig) {
       try {
-        const gitLabToken = gitLabConfig.getString('token');
+        const gitLabToken = gitLabConfig.getConfig('api').getString('token');
         const gitLabClient = new Gitlab({
-          host: gitLabConfig.getOptionalString('baseUrl'),
+          host: gitLabConfig.getConfig('api').getOptionalString('baseUrl'),
           token: gitLabToken,
         });
         const gitLabPublisher = new GitlabPublisher(gitLabClient, gitLabToken);