diff --git a/chart/values.schema.json b/chart/values.schema.json
index 9c248c588..7b84176ec 100755
--- a/chart/values.schema.json
+++ b/chart/values.schema.json
@@ -704,7 +704,7 @@
           "description": "Embedded defines that an embedded database (sqlite) should be used as the backend for the virtual cluster"
         },
         "external": {
-          "$ref": "#/$defs/DatabaseKine",
+          "$ref": "#/$defs/ExternalDatabaseKine",
           "description": "External defines that an external database should be used as the backend for the virtual cluster"
         }
       },
@@ -1581,6 +1581,36 @@
       "type": "object",
       "description": "ExternalConfig holds external configuration"
     },
+    "ExternalDatabaseKine": {
+      "properties": {
+        "enabled": {
+          "type": "boolean",
+          "description": "Enabled defines if the database should be used."
+        },
+        "dataSource": {
+          "type": "string",
+          "description": "DataSource is the kine dataSource to use for the database. This depends on the database format.\nThis is optional for the embedded database. Examples:\n* mysql: mysql://username:password@tcp(hostname:3306)/k3s\n* postgres: postgres://username:password@hostname:5432/k3s"
+        },
+        "keyFile": {
+          "type": "string",
+          "description": "KeyFile is the key file to use for the database. This is optional."
+        },
+        "certFile": {
+          "type": "string",
+          "description": "CertFile is the cert file to use for the database. This is optional."
+        },
+        "caFile": {
+          "type": "string",
+          "description": "CaFile is the ca file to use for the database. This is optional."
+        },
+        "connector": {
+          "type": "string",
+          "description": "Connector specifies a secret located in a connected vCluster Platform that contains database server connection information\nto be used by Platform to create a database and database user for the vCluster.\nand non-privileged user. A kine endpoint should be created using the database and user on Platform registration.\nThis is optional."
+        }
+      },
+      "additionalProperties": false,
+      "type": "object"
+    },
     "ExternalEtcdHighAvailability": {
       "properties": {
         "replicas": {
diff --git a/chart/values.yaml b/chart/values.yaml
index edc3fff73..f33ba8822 100644
--- a/chart/values.yaml
+++ b/chart/values.yaml
@@ -307,6 +307,11 @@ controlPlane:
         # * mysql: mysql://username:password@tcp(hostname:3306)/k3s
         # * postgres: postgres://username:password@hostname:5432/k3s
         dataSource: ""
+        # Connector specifies a secret located in a connected vCluster Platform that contains database server connection information
+        # to be used by Platform to create a database and database user for the vCluster.
+        # and non-privileged user. A kine endpoint should be created using the database and user on Platform registration.
+        # This is optional.
+        connector: ""
         # CertFile is the cert file to use for the database. This is optional.
         certFile: ""
         # KeyFile is the key file to use for the database. This is optional.
diff --git a/config/config.go b/config/config.go
index 90f82cfbb..b13dbb534 100644
--- a/config/config.go
+++ b/config/config.go
@@ -1090,7 +1090,17 @@ type Database struct {
 	Embedded DatabaseKine `json:"embedded,omitempty"`
 
 	// External defines that an external database should be used as the backend for the virtual cluster
-	External DatabaseKine `json:"external,omitempty"`
+	External ExternalDatabaseKine `json:"external,omitempty"`
+}
+
+type ExternalDatabaseKine struct {
+	DatabaseKine
+
+	// Connector specifies a secret located in a connected vCluster Platform that contains database server connection information
+	// to be used by Platform to create a database and database user for the vCluster.
+	// and non-privileged user. A kine endpoint should be created using the database and user on Platform registration.
+	// This is optional.
+	Connector string `json:"connector,omitempty"`
 }
 
 type DatabaseKine struct {
diff --git a/config/values.yaml b/config/values.yaml
index dbecfd32a..cf382e438 100644
--- a/config/values.yaml
+++ b/config/values.yaml
@@ -162,6 +162,7 @@ controlPlane:
       external:
         enabled: false
         dataSource: ""
+        connector: ""
         certFile: ""
         keyFile: ""
         caFile: ""