diff --git a/plugins/scaffolder/src/components/fields/OwnerPicker/OwnerPicker.tsx b/plugins/scaffolder/src/components/fields/OwnerPicker/OwnerPicker.tsx
index a0c22b7fef..4d9db1f5e5 100644
--- a/plugins/scaffolder/src/components/fields/OwnerPicker/OwnerPicker.tsx
+++ b/plugins/scaffolder/src/components/fields/OwnerPicker/OwnerPicker.tsx
@@ -25,6 +25,7 @@ import { FieldExtensionComponentProps } from '../../../extensions';
  */
 export interface OwnerPickerUiOptions {
   allowedKinds?: string[];
+  allowArbitraryValues?: boolean;
 }
 
 /**
@@ -50,6 +51,8 @@ export const OwnerPicker = (
         'User',
       ]) as string[],
       defaultKind: 'Group',
+      allowArbitraryValues:
+        uiSchema['ui:options']?.allowArbitraryValues || true,
     },
   };