diff --git a/core/modules/entity_reference/config/schema/entity_reference.schema.yml b/core/modules/entity_reference/config/schema/entity_reference.schema.yml
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+# Schema for the configuration files of the Entity Reference module.
+
+field.entity_reference.settings:
+  type: mapping
+  label: 'Settings'
+  mapping:
+    target_type:
+      type: string
+      label: 'Type of item to reference'
+
+field.entity_reference.instance_settings:
+  type: mapping
+  label: 'Entity reference settings'
+  mapping:
+    handler:
+      type: string
+      label: 'Reference method'
+    handler_settings:
+      type: entity_reference.[%parent.handler].handler_settings
+      label: 'Reference method settings'
+
+field.entity_reference.value:
+  type: sequence
+  label: 'Default value'
+  sequence:
+    - type: mapping
+      label: 'Default'
+      mapping:
+        target_id:
+          type: integer
+          label: 'Value'
+
+entity_reference.default.handler_settings:
+  type: mapping
+  label: 'View handler settings'
+  mapping:
+    filter:
+      type: mapping
+      label: 'Filter settings'
+      mapping:
+        type:
+          type: string
+          label: 'Filter by'
+        role:
+          type: sequence
+          label: 'Restrict to the selected roles'
+          sequence:
+            - type: string
+              label: 'Role'
+    target_bundles:
+      type: sequence
+      label: 'types'
+      sequence:
+        - type: string
+          label: 'Type'
+    sort:
+      type: mapping
+      label: 'Sort settings'
+      mapping:
+        field:
+          type: string
+          label: 'Sort by'
+        direction:
+          type: string
+          label: 'Sort direction'
+    auto_create:
+      type: boolean
+      label: 'Create referenced entities if they don''t already exist'
diff --git a/core/modules/views/config/schema/views.entity_reference.schema.yml b/core/modules/views/config/schema/views.entity_reference.schema.yml
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+# Schema for the views entity reference selection plugins.
+
+entity_reference.views.handler_settings:
+  type: mapping
+  label: 'View handler settings'
+  mapping:
+    view:
+      type: mapping
+      label: 'View used to select the entities'
+      mapping:
+        view_name:
+          type: string
+          label: 'View name'
+        display_name:
+          type: string
+          label: 'Display name'
+        arguments:
+          type: sequence
+          label: 'View arguments'
+          sequence:
+            - type: string
+              label: 'Argument'