diff --git a/operator/src/main/java/com/github/streamshub/console/api/v1alpha1/spec/KafkaCluster.java b/operator/src/main/java/com/github/streamshub/console/api/v1alpha1/spec/KafkaCluster.java
index 1d3323971..e2cdfffb5 100644
--- a/operator/src/main/java/com/github/streamshub/console/api/v1alpha1/spec/KafkaCluster.java
+++ b/operator/src/main/java/com/github/streamshub/console/api/v1alpha1/spec/KafkaCluster.java
@@ -51,6 +51,13 @@ public class KafkaCluster {
 
     private Credentials credentials;
 
+    @JsonPropertyDescription("""
+            Configuration for a connection to an Apicurio Registry instance \
+            to use for serializing and de-serializing records written to or read \
+            from this Kafka cluster.
+            """)
+    private SchemaRegistry schemaRegistry;
+
     private ConfigVars properties = new ConfigVars();
 
     private ConfigVars adminProperties = new ConfigVars();
@@ -99,6 +106,14 @@ public void setCredentials(Credentials credentials) {
         this.credentials = credentials;
     }
 
+    public SchemaRegistry getSchemaRegistry() {
+        return schemaRegistry;
+    }
+
+    public void setSchemaRegistry(SchemaRegistry schemaRegistry) {
+        this.schemaRegistry = schemaRegistry;
+    }
+
     public ConfigVars getProperties() {
         return properties;
     }
diff --git a/operator/src/main/java/com/github/streamshub/console/api/v1alpha1/spec/SchemaRegistry.java b/operator/src/main/java/com/github/streamshub/console/api/v1alpha1/spec/SchemaRegistry.java
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..01b627bb5
--- /dev/null
+++ b/operator/src/main/java/com/github/streamshub/console/api/v1alpha1/spec/SchemaRegistry.java
@@ -0,0 +1,24 @@
+package com.github.streamshub.console.api.v1alpha1.spec;
+
+import com.fasterxml.jackson.annotation.JsonInclude;
+import com.fasterxml.jackson.annotation.JsonPropertyDescription;
+
+import io.fabric8.generator.annotation.Required;
+import io.sundr.builder.annotations.Buildable;
+
+@Buildable(builderPackage = "io.fabric8.kubernetes.api.builder")
+@JsonInclude(JsonInclude.Include.NON_NULL)
+public class SchemaRegistry {
+
+    @Required
+    @JsonPropertyDescription("URL of the Apicurio Registry server API.")
+    private String url;
+
+    public String getUrl() {
+        return url;
+    }
+
+    public void setUrl(String url) {
+        this.url = url;
+    }
+}
diff --git a/operator/src/main/java/com/github/streamshub/console/dependents/ConsoleSecret.java b/operator/src/main/java/com/github/streamshub/console/dependents/ConsoleSecret.java
index d9dc43ced..ea492ff3e 100644
--- a/operator/src/main/java/com/github/streamshub/console/dependents/ConsoleSecret.java
+++ b/operator/src/main/java/com/github/streamshub/console/dependents/ConsoleSecret.java
@@ -29,6 +29,7 @@
 import com.github.streamshub.console.api.v1alpha1.spec.KafkaCluster;
 import com.github.streamshub.console.config.ConsoleConfig;
 import com.github.streamshub.console.config.KafkaClusterConfig;
+import com.github.streamshub.console.config.SchemaRegistryConfig;
 
 import io.fabric8.kubernetes.api.model.ConfigMap;
 import io.fabric8.kubernetes.api.model.HasMetadata;
@@ -129,6 +130,12 @@ private void addConfig(Console primary, Context<Console> context, ConsoleConfig
         kcConfig.setName(name);
         kcConfig.setListener(listenerName);
 
+        if (kafkaRef.getSchemaRegistry() != null) {
+            SchemaRegistryConfig registry = new SchemaRegistryConfig();
+            registry.setUrl(kafkaRef.getSchemaRegistry().getUrl());
+            kcConfig.setSchemaRegistry(registry);
+        }
+
         config.getKubernetes().setEnabled(Objects.nonNull(namespace));
         config.getKafka().getClusters().add(kcConfig);
 
diff --git a/operator/src/test/java/com/github/streamshub/console/ConsoleReconcilerTest.java b/operator/src/test/java/com/github/streamshub/console/ConsoleReconcilerTest.java
index 95893d005..123e25b4f 100644
--- a/operator/src/test/java/com/github/streamshub/console/ConsoleReconcilerTest.java
+++ b/operator/src/test/java/com/github/streamshub/console/ConsoleReconcilerTest.java
@@ -71,12 +71,14 @@ void setUp() throws Exception {
         var allConsoles = client.resources(Console.class).inAnyNamespace();
         var allKafkas = client.resources(Kafka.class).inAnyNamespace();
         var allKafkaUsers = client.resources(KafkaUser.class).inAnyNamespace();
+        var allDeployments = client.resources(Deployment.class).inAnyNamespace().withLabels(ConsoleResource.MANAGEMENT_LABEL);
         var allConfigMaps = client.resources(ConfigMap.class).inAnyNamespace().withLabels(ConsoleResource.MANAGEMENT_LABEL);
         var allSecrets = client.resources(Secret.class).inAnyNamespace().withLabels(ConsoleResource.MANAGEMENT_LABEL);
 
         allConsoles.delete();
         allKafkas.delete();
         allKafkaUsers.delete();
+        allDeployments.delete();
         allConfigMaps.delete();
         allSecrets.delete();
 
@@ -84,6 +86,7 @@ void setUp() throws Exception {
             assertTrue(allConsoles.list().getItems().isEmpty());
             assertTrue(allKafkas.list().getItems().isEmpty());
             assertTrue(allKafkaUsers.list().getItems().isEmpty());
+            assertTrue(allDeployments.list().getItems().isEmpty());
             assertTrue(allConfigMaps.list().getItems().isEmpty());
             assertTrue(allSecrets.list().getItems().isEmpty());
         });
@@ -499,7 +502,6 @@ void testConsoleReconciliationWithValidKafkaUser() {
         });
     }
 
-
     @Test
     void testConsoleReconciliationWithKafkaProperties() {
         client.resource(new ConfigMapBuilder()
@@ -579,6 +581,50 @@ void testConsoleReconciliationWithKafkaProperties() {
         });
     }
 
+    @Test
+    void testConsoleReconciliationWithSchemaRegistryUrl() {
+        Console consoleCR = new ConsoleBuilder()
+                .withMetadata(new ObjectMetaBuilder()
+                        .withName("console-1")
+                        .withNamespace("ns2")
+                        .build())
+                .withNewSpec()
+                    .withHostname("example.com")
+                    .addNewKafkaCluster()
+                        .withName(kafkaCR.getMetadata().getName())
+                        .withNamespace(kafkaCR.getMetadata().getNamespace())
+                        .withListener(kafkaCR.getSpec().getKafka().getListeners().get(0).getName())
+                        .withNewSchemaRegistry()
+                            .withUrl("http://example.com/apis/registry/v2")
+                        .endSchemaRegistry()
+                    .endKafkaCluster()
+                .endSpec()
+                .build();
+
+        client.resource(consoleCR).create();
+
+        await().ignoreException(NullPointerException.class).atMost(LIMIT).untilAsserted(() -> {
+            var console = client.resources(Console.class)
+                    .inNamespace(consoleCR.getMetadata().getNamespace())
+                    .withName(consoleCR.getMetadata().getName())
+                    .get();
+            assertEquals(1, console.getStatus().getConditions().size());
+            var ready = console.getStatus().getConditions().get(0);
+            assertEquals("Ready", ready.getType());
+            assertEquals("False", ready.getStatus());
+            assertEquals("DependentsNotReady", ready.getReason());
+
+            var consoleSecret = client.secrets().inNamespace("ns2").withName("console-1-" + ConsoleSecret.NAME).get();
+            assertNotNull(consoleSecret);
+            String configEncoded = consoleSecret.getData().get("console-config.yaml");
+            byte[] configDecoded = Base64.getDecoder().decode(configEncoded);
+            ConsoleConfig consoleConfig = new ObjectMapper().readValue(configDecoded, ConsoleConfig.class);
+            String registryUrl = consoleConfig.getKafka().getClusters().get(0).getSchemaRegistry().getUrl();
+            Logger.getLogger(getClass()).infof("config YAML: %s", new String(configDecoded));
+            assertEquals("http://example.com/apis/registry/v2", registryUrl);
+        });
+    }
+
     // Utility
 
     private Deployment setReady(Deployment deployment) {