diff --git a/meson.build b/meson.build
index fc77e8a..d476f60 100644
--- a/meson.build
+++ b/meson.build
@@ -112,6 +112,7 @@
     'stepwise.json',
     'virtual_sensor.json',
     'satellite_controller.json',
+    'leak_detector.json',
 ]
 
 foreach s : schemas
diff --git a/schemas/global.json b/schemas/global.json
index 070f794..e9bc310 100644
--- a/schemas/global.json
+++ b/schemas/global.json
@@ -38,6 +38,9 @@
                     "$ref": "virtual_sensor.json#/$defs/VirtualSensor"
                 },
                 {
+                    "$ref": "leak_detector.json#/$defs/GPIOLeakDetector"
+                },
+                {
                     "description": "Ensure the parent anyOf schema does not validate when an element does not define a type property.",
                     "not": {
                         "required": ["Type"]
diff --git a/schemas/leak_detector.json b/schemas/leak_detector.json
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..d37531a
--- /dev/null
+++ b/schemas/leak_detector.json
@@ -0,0 +1,43 @@
+{
+    "$schema": "http://json-schema.org/draft-07/schema#",
+    "$defs": {
+        "GPIOLeakDetector": {
+            "description": "Configuration for GPIO based Leak Detector.",
+            "type": "object",
+            "properties": {
+                "Name": {
+                    "description": "The name of the leak detector.",
+                    "type": "string"
+                },
+                "Type": {
+                    "description": "The type of configuration object",
+                    "type": "string"
+                },
+                "SubType": {
+                    "description": "The type of leak detector.",
+                    "enum": ["LeakSensingCable", "Unknown"]
+                },
+                "PinName": {
+                    "description": "The GPIO pin name for the leak detector.",
+                    "type": "string"
+                },
+                "Polarity": {
+                    "description": "The GPIO polarity depicting its active status.",
+                    "enum": ["ActiveLow", "ActiveHigh"]
+                },
+                "Level": {
+                    "description": "The severity level of the leak detector.",
+                    "enum": ["Critical", "Warning"]
+                }
+            },
+            "required": [
+                "Name",
+                "Type",
+                "SubType",
+                "PinName",
+                "Polarity",
+                "Level"
+            ]
+        }
+    }
+}