diff --git a/core/deployment/src/main/java/io/quarkus/deployment/Capability.java b/core/deployment/src/main/java/io/quarkus/deployment/Capability.java
index 7196e7d4b87f2..135ec935f41fa 100644
--- a/core/deployment/src/main/java/io/quarkus/deployment/Capability.java
+++ b/core/deployment/src/main/java/io/quarkus/deployment/Capability.java
@@ -108,6 +108,8 @@ public interface Capability {
 
     String OIDC = QUARKUS_PREFIX + ".oidc";
 
+    String KEYCLOAK_AUTHORIZATION = QUARKUS_PREFIX + ".keycloak.authorization";
+
     /**
      * Presence of an io.opentracing tracer (for example, Jaeger).
      */
diff --git a/extensions/keycloak-authorization/runtime/pom.xml b/extensions/keycloak-authorization/runtime/pom.xml
index c3aa7fe23d1ff..18a2eba3c6b31 100644
--- a/extensions/keycloak-authorization/runtime/pom.xml
+++ b/extensions/keycloak-authorization/runtime/pom.xml
@@ -64,7 +64,12 @@
         <plugins>
             <plugin>
                 <groupId>io.quarkus</groupId>
-                <artifactId>quarkus-extension-maven-plugin</artifactId>
+                <artifactId>quarkus-extension-maven-plugin</artifactId>        
+                <configuration>
+                    <capabilities>
+                        <provides>io.quarkus.keycloak.authorization</provides>
+                    </capabilities>
+                </configuration>
             </plugin>
             <plugin>
                 <artifactId>maven-compiler-plugin</artifactId>