diff --git a/internal/dinosaur/pkg/gitops/config.go b/internal/dinosaur/pkg/gitops/config.go
index 87950ef0d4..ec9a3fa428 100644
--- a/internal/dinosaur/pkg/gitops/config.go
+++ b/internal/dinosaur/pkg/gitops/config.go
@@ -8,8 +8,9 @@ import (
 
 // Config represents the gitops configuration
 type Config struct {
-	Centrals       CentralsConfig           `json:"centrals"`
-	RHACSOperators operator.OperatorConfigs `json:"rhacsOperators"`
+	Centrals          CentralsConfig           `json:"centrals"`
+	RHACSOperators    operator.OperatorConfigs `json:"rhacsOperators"`
+	DataPlaneClusters []DataPlaneClusterConfig `json:"dataPlaneClusters"`
 }
 
 // CentralsConfig represents the declarative configuration for Central instances defaults and overrides.
@@ -28,11 +29,25 @@ type CentralOverride struct {
 	Patch string `json:"patch"`
 }
 
+// DataPlaneClusterConfig represents the configuration to be applied for a data plane cluster.
+type DataPlaneClusterConfig struct {
+	ClusterID string        `json:"clusterID"`
+	Addons    []AddonConfig `json:"addons"`
+}
+
+// AddonConfig represents the addon configuration to be installed on a cluster
+type AddonConfig struct {
+	ID         string            `json:"id"`
+	Version    string            `json:"version"`
+	Parameters map[string]string `json:"parameters"`
+}
+
 // ValidateConfig validates the GitOps configuration.
 func ValidateConfig(config Config) field.ErrorList {
 	var errs field.ErrorList
 	errs = append(errs, validateCentralsConfig(field.NewPath("centrals"), config.Centrals)...)
 	errs = append(errs, operator.Validate(field.NewPath("rhacsOperators"), config.RHACSOperators)...)
+	errs = append(errs, validateDataPlaneClusterConfigs(field.NewPath("dataPlaneClusters"), config.DataPlaneClusters)...)
 	return errs
 }
 
@@ -130,3 +145,46 @@ func validateInstanceID(path *field.Path, instanceID string) field.ErrorList {
 	}
 	return errs
 }
+
+func validateDataPlaneClusterConfigs(path *field.Path, clusters []DataPlaneClusterConfig) field.ErrorList {
+	var errs field.ErrorList
+	var seenCluster = make(map[string]struct{})
+	for i, cluster := range clusters {
+		errs = append(errs, validateClusterID(path.Index(i).Child("clusterID"), cluster.ClusterID)...)
+		if _, ok := seenCluster[cluster.ClusterID]; ok {
+			errs = append(errs, field.Duplicate(path, cluster))
+		}
+		seenCluster[cluster.ClusterID] = struct{}{}
+		errs = append(errs, validateAddons(path.Index(i).Child("addons"), cluster.Addons)...)
+	}
+	return errs
+}
+
+func validateClusterID(path *field.Path, clusterID string) field.ErrorList {
+	var errs field.ErrorList
+	if len(clusterID) == 0 {
+		errs = append(errs, field.Required(path, "clusterID is required"))
+	}
+	return errs
+}
+
+func validateAddons(path *field.Path, addons []AddonConfig) field.ErrorList {
+	var errs field.ErrorList
+	var seenAddon = make(map[string]struct{})
+	for i, addon := range addons {
+		errs = append(errs, validateAddonID(path.Index(i).Child("id"), addon.ID)...)
+		if _, ok := seenAddon[addon.ID]; ok {
+			errs = append(errs, field.Duplicate(path, addon))
+		}
+		seenAddon[addon.ID] = struct{}{}
+	}
+	return errs
+}
+
+func validateAddonID(path *field.Path, addonID string) field.ErrorList {
+	var errs field.ErrorList
+	if len(addonID) == 0 {
+		errs = append(errs, field.Required(path, "id is required"))
+	}
+	return errs
+}
diff --git a/internal/dinosaur/pkg/gitops/config_test.go b/internal/dinosaur/pkg/gitops/config_test.go
index c4e84db290..c6c862d123 100644
--- a/internal/dinosaur/pkg/gitops/config_test.go
+++ b/internal/dinosaur/pkg/gitops/config_test.go
@@ -93,6 +93,43 @@ centrals:
           resources:
             requests:
               memory: "a"
+`,
+		},
+		{
+			name: "valid cluster config",
+			assert: func(t *testing.T, c *Config, err field.ErrorList) {
+				require.Empty(t, err)
+			},
+			yaml: `
+dataPlaneClusters:
+  - clusterID: 1234567890abcdef1234567890abcdef
+    addons:
+      - id: acs-fleetshard
+`,
+		},
+		{
+			name: "invalid cluster config when no clusterID",
+			assert: func(t *testing.T, c *Config, err field.ErrorList) {
+				require.Len(t, err, 1)
+				assert.Equal(t, field.Required(field.NewPath("dataPlaneClusters").Index(0).Child("clusterID"), "clusterID is required"), err[0])
+			},
+			yaml: `
+dataPlaneClusters:
+  - addons:
+      - id: acs-fleetshard
+`,
+		},
+		{
+			name: "invalid cluster config when no addon ID",
+			assert: func(t *testing.T, c *Config, err field.ErrorList) {
+				require.Len(t, err, 1)
+				assert.Equal(t, field.Required(field.NewPath("dataPlaneClusters").Index(0).Child("addons").Index(0).Child("id"), "id is required"), err[0])
+			},
+			yaml: `
+dataPlaneClusters:
+  - clusterID: 1234567890abcdef1234567890abcdef
+    addons:
+      - version: 0.2.0
 `,
 		},
 	}
diff --git a/internal/dinosaur/pkg/gitops/provider_test.go b/internal/dinosaur/pkg/gitops/provider_test.go
index 1925509c41..a7f917af4e 100644
--- a/internal/dinosaur/pkg/gitops/provider_test.go
+++ b/internal/dinosaur/pkg/gitops/provider_test.go
@@ -177,3 +177,98 @@ centrals:
 	assert.Equal(t, 2, validationFnCalls)
 
 }
+
+func TestProviderGet_DataPlaneClusters(t *testing.T) {
+	successfulValidation := func(config Config) error {
+		return nil
+	}
+	type tc struct {
+		name            string
+		file            string
+		expectedConfigs []DataPlaneClusterConfig
+	}
+
+	tcs := []tc{
+		{
+			name:            "should return nil when no data plane clusters defined",
+			file:            "",
+			expectedConfigs: nil,
+		},
+		{
+			name:            "should return empty slice when the list of clusters is empty",
+			file:            "dataPlaneClusters: []",
+			expectedConfigs: []DataPlaneClusterConfig{},
+		},
+		{
+			name: "should return config when no addons defined in the cluster",
+			file: `
+dataPlaneClusters:
+  - clusterID: 1234567890abcdef1234567890abcdef
+`,
+			expectedConfigs: []DataPlaneClusterConfig{
+				{
+					ClusterID: "1234567890abcdef1234567890abcdef", // pragma: allowlist secret
+				},
+			},
+		},
+		{
+			name: "should return config when cluster with the empty addon slice is defined",
+			file: `
+dataPlaneClusters:
+  - clusterID: 1234567890abcdef1234567890abcdef
+    addons: []
+`,
+			expectedConfigs: []DataPlaneClusterConfig{
+				{
+					ClusterID: "1234567890abcdef1234567890abcdef", // pragma: allowlist secret
+					Addons:    []AddonConfig{},
+				},
+			},
+		},
+		{
+			name: "should return config when cluster with an addon is defined",
+			file: `
+dataPlaneClusters:
+  - clusterID: 1234567890abcdef1234567890abcdef
+    addons:
+    - id: acs-fleetshard
+      version: 0.2.0
+      parameters:
+        acscsEnvironment: test
+`,
+			expectedConfigs: []DataPlaneClusterConfig{
+				{
+					ClusterID: "1234567890abcdef1234567890abcdef", // pragma: allowlist secret
+					Addons: []AddonConfig{
+						{
+							ID:      "acs-fleetshard",
+							Version: "0.2.0",
+							Parameters: map[string]string{
+								"acscsEnvironment": "test",
+							},
+						},
+					},
+				},
+			},
+		},
+	}
+	for _, tc := range tcs {
+		t.Run(tc.name, func(t *testing.T) {
+			tmpDir := t.TempDir()
+			tmpFile := filepath.Join(tmpDir, "config.yaml")
+			err := os.WriteFile(tmpFile, []byte(tc.file), 0644)
+			if err != nil {
+				t.Fatal(err)
+			}
+			p := &provider{
+				reader:            NewFileReader(tmpFile),
+				lastWorkingConfig: atomic.Pointer[Config]{},
+				validationFn:      successfulValidation,
+			}
+			config, err := p.Get()
+			require.NoError(t, err)
+			assert.Equal(t, tc.expectedConfigs, config.DataPlaneClusters)
+		})
+	}
+
+}