diff --git a/config/config.go b/config/config.go
index bb3f5f1c8a54..c6128d1f3573 100644
--- a/config/config.go
+++ b/config/config.go
@@ -31,6 +31,7 @@ type Config struct {
 	Atlas           *AtlasConfig
 	Modules         []*Module
 	ProviderConfigs []*ProviderConfig
+	DataSources     []*DataSource
 	Resources       []*Resource
 	Variables       []*Variable
 	Outputs         []*Output
@@ -67,6 +68,18 @@ type ProviderConfig struct {
 	RawConfig *RawConfig
 }
 
+// DataSource is the configuration for a data source.
+// A data source represents retrieving some data from an external source for
+// use elsewhere in a Terraform configuration, or computing some data
+// internally within a logical provider.
+type DataSource struct {
+	Name      string
+	Type      string
+	RawConfig *RawConfig
+	Provider  string
+	DependsOn []string
+}
+
 // A resource represents a single Terraform resource in the configuration.
 // A Terraform resource is something that represents some component that
 // can be created and managed, and has some properties associated with it.