diff --git a/plugins/catalog-import/config.d.ts b/plugins/catalog-import/config.d.ts
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..b5c5edb89a
--- /dev/null
+++ b/plugins/catalog-import/config.d.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,33 @@
+/*
+ * Copyright 2022 The Backstage Authors
+ *
+ * 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?: {
+    /**
+     * List of import flow specific options and attributes
+     */
+    import?: {
+      /**
+       * Catalog entity descriptor filename, defaults to "catalog-info.yaml"
+       * @visibility frontend
+       */
+      entityFilename?: string;
+    };
+  };
+}
diff --git a/plugins/catalog-import/package.json b/plugins/catalog-import/package.json
index ff9fcb24c2..5097f5cc9b 100644
--- a/plugins/catalog-import/package.json
+++ b/plugins/catalog-import/package.json
@@ -69,6 +69,8 @@
     "msw": "^0.35.0"
   },
   "files": [
-    "dist"
-  ]
+    "dist",
+    "config.d.ts"
+  ],
+  "configSchema": "config.d.ts"
 }