diff --git a/.changeset/friendly-experts-fail.md b/.changeset/friendly-experts-fail.md
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..df2d2e2b24
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.changeset/friendly-experts-fail.md
@@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
+---
+'@backstage/core-app-api': patch
+---
+
+Updated config schema to support app.routes.bindings
diff --git a/packages/core-app-api/config.d.ts b/packages/core-app-api/config.d.ts
index 22f241fbcf..1a7ccb666f 100644
--- a/packages/core-app-api/config.d.ts
+++ b/packages/core-app-api/config.d.ts
@@ -65,6 +65,18 @@ export interface Config {
         }>;
       }>;
     };
+
+    routes?: {
+      /**
+       * Maps external route references to regular route references. Both the
+       * key and the value is expected to be on the form `<pluginId>.<routeId>`.
+       * If the value is `false`, the route will be disabled even if it has a
+       * default mapping.
+       *
+       * @deepVisibility frontend
+       */
+      bindings?: { [externalRouteRefId: string]: string | false };
+    };
   };
 
   /**