diff --git a/packages/backend-common/config.d.ts b/packages/backend-common/config.d.ts
index 700d9a6c6c..bdbec3a352 100644
--- a/packages/backend-common/config.d.ts
+++ b/packages/backend-common/config.d.ts
@@ -111,6 +111,13 @@ export interface Config {
        * Defaults to true if unspecified.
        */
       ensureExists?: boolean;
+      /**
+       * Whether to ensure the given database schema exists by creating it if it does not.
+       * Defaults to false if unspecified.
+       *
+       * * NOTE: Currently only supported by the `pg` client when pluginDivisionMode: schema
+       */
+      ensureSchemaExists?: boolean;
       /**
        * How plugins databases are managed/divided in the provided database instance.
        *
@@ -147,6 +154,13 @@ export interface Config {
            * Defaults to base config if unspecified.
            */
           ensureExists?: boolean;
+          /**
+           * Whether to ensure the given database schema exists by creating it if it does not.
+           * Defaults to false if unspecified.
+           *
+           * * NOTE: Currently only supported by the `pg` client when pluginDivisionMode: schema
+           */
+          ensureSchemaExists?: boolean;
           /**
            * Arbitrary config object to pass to knex when initializing
            * (https://knexjs.org/#Installation-client). Most notable is the