diff --git a/.changeset/slimy-penguins-sing.md b/.changeset/slimy-penguins-sing.md
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..62b27a1ce6
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.changeset/slimy-penguins-sing.md
@@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
+---
+'@backstage/plugin-catalog-backend': patch
+---
+
+Added configuration schema for the commonly used properties
diff --git a/plugins/catalog-backend/config.d.ts b/plugins/catalog-backend/config.d.ts
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..1978b573f6
--- /dev/null
+++ b/plugins/catalog-backend/config.d.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,44 @@
+/*
+ * 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 catalog plugin */
+
+  catalog?: {
+    rules?: Array<{
+      allow: Array<string>;
+    }>;
+    processors?: {
+      githubOrg?: {
+        providers: Array<{
+          [key: string]: string;
+        }>;
+      };
+      ldapOrg?: {
+        providers: {
+          target: string;
+          bind?: { [key: string]: string };
+          users: { [key: string]: string | { [key: string]: string } };
+          groups: { [key: string]: string | { [key: string]: string } };
+        };
+      };
+      microsoftGraphOrg?: {
+        providers: { [key: string]: string };
+      };
+    };
+    locations?: Array<{ [key: string]: string }>;
+  };
+}
diff --git a/plugins/catalog-backend/package.json b/plugins/catalog-backend/package.json
index 180956c986..d8c8641a85 100644
--- a/plugins/catalog-backend/package.json
+++ b/plugins/catalog-backend/package.json
@@ -70,6 +70,8 @@
   },
   "files": [
     "dist",
-    "migrations/**/*.{js,d.ts}"
-  ]
+    "migrations/**/*.{js,d.ts}",
+    "config.d.ts"
+  ],
+  "configSchema": "config.d.ts"
 }