diff --git a/polkadot/runtime/parachains/src/configuration.rs b/polkadot/runtime/parachains/src/configuration.rs
index d09962ef2b44..19df1f8c3607 100644
--- a/polkadot/runtime/parachains/src/configuration.rs
+++ b/polkadot/runtime/parachains/src/configuration.rs
@@ -557,7 +557,7 @@ pub mod pallet {
 	/// The list is sorted ascending by session index. Also, this list can only contain at most
 	/// 2 items: for the next session and for the `scheduled_session`.
 	#[pallet::storage]
-	pub(crate) type PendingConfigs<T: Config> =
+	pub type PendingConfigs<T: Config> =
 		StorageValue<_, Vec<(SessionIndex, HostConfiguration<BlockNumberFor<T>>)>, ValueQuery>;
 
 	/// If this is set, then the configuration setters will bypass the consistency checks. This
diff --git a/prdoc/pr_5467.prdoc b/prdoc/pr_5467.prdoc
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..2634c255e168
--- /dev/null
+++ b/prdoc/pr_5467.prdoc
@@ -0,0 +1,10 @@
+title: Make PendingConfigs storage item public
+
+doc:
+  - audience: Runtime Dev
+    description: |
+      Make PendingConfigs storage item in polkadot's configuration crate public.
+
+crates:
+  - name: polkadot-runtime-parachains
+    bump: minor
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