diff --git a/src/api/json/catalog.json b/src/api/json/catalog.json
index 450e2eb3653..cd9a3832e52 100644
--- a/src/api/json/catalog.json
+++ b/src/api/json/catalog.json
@@ -65,6 +65,12 @@
       "fileMatch": ["accelerator.yaml"],
       "url": "https://www.schemastore.org/accelerator.json"
     },
+    {
+      "name": "amplify.yml",
+      "description": "AWS Amplify Console build settings file",
+      "fileMatch": ["amplify.yml", "amplify.yaml"],
+      "url": "https://www.schemastore.org/amplify.json"
+    },
     {
       "name": "Applicant Profile Protocol",
       "description": "Structured JSON format for professional profiles, resumes, and CVs with skills, experience, education, and certifications",
diff --git a/src/schemas/json/amplify.json b/src/schemas/json/amplify.json
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..fe80ce7fb88
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/schemas/json/amplify.json
@@ -0,0 +1,202 @@
+{
+  "$schema": "http://json-schema.org/draft-07/schema#",
+  "$id": "https://json.schemastore.org/amplify.json",
+  "title": "AWS Amplify build specification (amplify.yml)",
+  "type": "object",
+  "properties": {
+    "version": {
+      "description": "Schema version (integer as in AWS examples)",
+      "type": "integer"
+    },
+    "env": {
+      "type": "object",
+      "properties": {
+        "variables": {
+          "type": "object",
+          "additionalProperties": {
+            "type": "string"
+          }
+        }
+      },
+      "additionalProperties": true
+    },
+    "backend": {
+      "type": "object",
+      "properties": {
+        "phases": {
+          "type": "object",
+          "patternProperties": {
+            ".*": {
+              "$ref": "#/definitions/phase"
+            }
+          },
+          "additionalProperties": false
+        }
+      },
+      "additionalProperties": true
+    },
+    "frontend": {
+      "type": "object",
+      "properties": {
+        "buildpath": {
+          "type": "string"
+        },
+        "phases": {
+          "type": "object",
+          "patternProperties": {
+            ".*": {
+              "$ref": "#/definitions/phase"
+            }
+          },
+          "additionalProperties": false
+        },
+        "artifacts": {
+          "type": "object",
+          "properties": {
+            "files": {
+              "type": "array",
+              "items": {
+                "type": "string"
+              }
+            },
+            "discard-paths": {
+              "type": "boolean"
+            },
+            "baseDirectory": {
+              "type": "string"
+            }
+          },
+          "additionalProperties": false
+        },
+        "cache": {
+          "type": "object",
+          "properties": {
+            "paths": {
+              "type": "array",
+              "items": {
+                "type": "string"
+              }
+            }
+          },
+          "additionalProperties": false
+        }
+      },
+      "additionalProperties": true
+    },
+    "test": {
+      "type": "object",
+      "properties": {
+        "phases": {
+          "type": "object",
+          "patternProperties": {
+            ".*": {
+              "$ref": "#/definitions/phase"
+            }
+          },
+          "additionalProperties": false
+        },
+        "artifacts": {
+          "type": "object",
+          "properties": {
+            "files": {
+              "type": "array",
+              "items": {
+                "type": "string"
+              }
+            },
+            "configFilePath": {
+              "type": "string"
+            },
+            "baseDirectory": {
+              "type": "string"
+            }
+          },
+          "additionalProperties": false
+        }
+      },
+      "additionalProperties": true
+    }
+  },
+  "definitions": {
+    "phase": {
+      "type": "object",
+      "properties": {
+        "commands": {
+          "type": "array",
+          "items": {
+            "type": "string"
+          }
+        },
+        "runtime-versions": {
+          "description": "Optional object to specify runtime versions (e.g. nodejs: 12)",
+          "type": "object",
+          "additionalProperties": {
+            "type": "string"
+          }
+        }
+      },
+      "additionalProperties": true
+    }
+  },
+  "additionalProperties": true,
+  "examples": [
+    {
+      "version": 1,
+      "env": {
+        "variables": {
+          "key": "value"
+        }
+      },
+      "backend": {
+        "phases": {
+          "preBuild": {
+            "commands": ["enter command"]
+          },
+          "build": {
+            "commands": ["enter command"]
+          },
+          "postBuild": {
+            "commands": ["enter command"]
+          }
+        }
+      },
+      "frontend": {
+        "buildpath": "",
+        "phases": {
+          "preBuild": {
+            "commands": ["cd react-app", "npm ci"]
+          },
+          "build": {
+            "commands": ["npm run build"]
+          }
+        },
+        "artifacts": {
+          "files": ["location"],
+          "discard-paths": true,
+          "baseDirectory": "location"
+        },
+        "cache": {
+          "paths": ["path"]
+        }
+      },
+      "test": {
+        "phases": {
+          "preTest": {
+            "commands": ["enter command"]
+          },
+          "test": {
+            "commands": ["enter command"]
+          },
+          "postTest": {
+            "commands": ["enter command"]
+          }
+        },
+        "artifacts": {
+          "files": ["location"],
+          "configFilePath": "location",
+          "baseDirectory": "location"
+        }
+      }
+    }
+  ]
+}
diff --git a/src/test/amplify/amplify.yml b/src/test/amplify/amplify.yml
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..9c766013658
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/test/amplify/amplify.yml
@@ -0,0 +1,21 @@
+# yaml-language-server: $schema=../../schemas/json/amplify.json
+version: 1
+applications:
+  - appRoot: 'frontend'
+    frontend:
+      phases:
+        preBuild:
+          commands:
+            - yarn install
+        build:
+          commands:
+            - yarn build
+      artifacts:
+        baseDirectory: build
+        files:
+          - '**/*'
+      cache:
+        paths:
+          - node_modules/**
+    backend:
+      someKey: someValue