diff --git a/pkg/apis/workspaces/v1alpha2/component_contribution.go b/pkg/apis/workspaces/v1alpha2/component_contribution.go
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..2ed69da19
--- /dev/null
+++ b/pkg/apis/workspaces/v1alpha2/component_contribution.go
@@ -0,0 +1,21 @@
+package v1alpha2
+
+import attributes "github.com/devfile/api/v2/pkg/attributes"
+
+type ComponentContribution struct {
+	// Mandatory name that allows referencing the component
+	// from other elements (such as commands) or from an external
+	// devfile that may reference this component through a parent or a plugin.
+	// +kubebuilder:validation:Pattern=^[a-z0-9]([-a-z0-9]*[a-z0-9])?$
+	// +kubebuilder:validation:MaxLength=63
+	Name string `json:"name"`
+	// Map of implementation-dependant free-form YAML attributes.
+	// +optional
+	// +kubebuilder:validation:Type=object
+	// +kubebuilder:pruning:PreserveUnknownFields
+	// +kubebuilder:validation:Schemaless
+	Attributes attributes.Attributes `json:"attributes,omitempty"`
+	// Reference to a remote Devfile or DevWorkspace resource to be included
+	// in the DevWorkspace.
+	PluginComponent `json:",inline"`
+}
diff --git a/pkg/apis/workspaces/v1alpha2/devworkspace_types.go b/pkg/apis/workspaces/v1alpha2/devworkspace_types.go
index c7fe603c5..c8a500a08 100644
--- a/pkg/apis/workspaces/v1alpha2/devworkspace_types.go
+++ b/pkg/apis/workspaces/v1alpha2/devworkspace_types.go
@@ -7,9 +7,10 @@ import (
 
 // DevWorkspaceSpec defines the desired state of DevWorkspace
 type DevWorkspaceSpec struct {
-	Started      bool                     `json:"started"`
-	RoutingClass string                   `json:"routingClass,omitempty"`
-	Template     DevWorkspaceTemplateSpec `json:"template,omitempty"`
+	Started       bool                     `json:"started"`
+	RoutingClass  string                   `json:"routingClass,omitempty"`
+	Template      DevWorkspaceTemplateSpec `json:"template,omitempty"`
+	Contributions []ComponentContribution  `json:"contributions,omitempty"`
 }
 
 // DevWorkspaceStatus defines the observed state of DevWorkspace