diff --git a/.changeset/mean-apes-wait.md b/.changeset/mean-apes-wait.md
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..838f1f2286
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.changeset/mean-apes-wait.md
@@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
+---
+'@backstage/plugin-catalog-backend-module-github': patch
+---
+
+Added `validateLocationsExist` to the config
diff --git a/plugins/catalog-backend-module-github/config.d.ts b/plugins/catalog-backend-module-github/config.d.ts
index ad4d2d6ec5..8b0f266c14 100644
--- a/plugins/catalog-backend-module-github/config.d.ts
+++ b/plugins/catalog-backend-module-github/config.d.ts
@@ -135,6 +135,11 @@ export interface Config {
                * Default: `/catalog-info.yaml`.
                */
               catalogPath?: string;
+              /**
+               * (Optional) Whether to validate locations that exist before emitting them.
+               * Default: `false`.
+               */
+              validateLocationsExist?: boolean;
               /**
                * (Optional) Filter configuration.
                */