diff --git a/backend/src/main/groovy/edu/internet2/tier/shibboleth/admin/ui/controller/MetadataResolverUiDefinitionController.groovy b/backend/src/main/groovy/edu/internet2/tier/shibboleth/admin/ui/controller/MetadataResolverUiDefinitionController.groovy
index 35815d31e..fe4a54434 100644
--- a/backend/src/main/groovy/edu/internet2/tier/shibboleth/admin/ui/controller/MetadataResolverUiDefinitionController.groovy
+++ b/backend/src/main/groovy/edu/internet2/tier/shibboleth/admin/ui/controller/MetadataResolverUiDefinitionController.groovy
@@ -13,11 +13,11 @@ import org.springframework.web.bind.annotation.RequestMapping
 import org.springframework.web.bind.annotation.RestController
 
 import static edu.internet2.tier.shibboleth.admin.ui.jsonschema.JsonSchemaLocationLookup.dynamicHttpMetadataProviderSchema
+import static edu.internet2.tier.shibboleth.admin.ui.jsonschema.JsonSchemaLocationLookup.externalMetadataProviderSchema
 import static edu.internet2.tier.shibboleth.admin.ui.jsonschema.JsonSchemaLocationLookup.filesystemMetadataProviderSchema
 import static edu.internet2.tier.shibboleth.admin.ui.jsonschema.JsonSchemaLocationLookup.localDynamicMetadataProviderSchema
 import static edu.internet2.tier.shibboleth.admin.ui.jsonschema.JsonSchemaResourceLocation.SchemaType
 import static org.springframework.http.HttpStatus.INTERNAL_SERVER_ERROR
-
 /**
  * Controller implementing REST resource responsible for exposing structure definition for metadata resolvers user
  * interface in terms of JSON schema.
@@ -50,6 +50,9 @@ class MetadataResolverUiDefinitionController {
             case SchemaType.DYNAMIC_HTTP_METADATA_RESOLVER:
                 jsonSchemaLocation = dynamicHttpMetadataProviderSchema(this.jsonSchemaResourceLocationRegistry)
                 break
+            case SchemaType.EXTERNAL_METADATA_RESOLVER:
+                jsonSchemaLocation = externalMetadataProviderSchema(this.jsonSchemaResourceLocationRegistry)
+                break
             default:
                 throw new UnsupportedOperationException("Json schema for an unsupported metadata resolver (" + resolverType + ") was requested")
         }
diff --git a/backend/src/main/java/edu/internet2/tier/shibboleth/admin/ui/configuration/JsonSchemaComponentsConfiguration.java b/backend/src/main/java/edu/internet2/tier/shibboleth/admin/ui/configuration/JsonSchemaComponentsConfiguration.java
index eaeb0b753..34c5c1eaf 100644
--- a/backend/src/main/java/edu/internet2/tier/shibboleth/admin/ui/configuration/JsonSchemaComponentsConfiguration.java
+++ b/backend/src/main/java/edu/internet2/tier/shibboleth/admin/ui/configuration/JsonSchemaComponentsConfiguration.java
@@ -94,11 +94,11 @@ public JsonSchemaResourceLocationRegistry jsonSchemaResourceLocationRegistry(Res
                         .detectMalformedJson(true)
                         .build())
                 .register(EXTERNAL_METADATA_RESOLVER, JsonSchemaLocationBuilder.with()
-                                .jsonSchemaLocation(externalMetadataResolverUiSchemaLocation)
-                                .resourceLoader(resourceLoader)
-                                .jacksonMapper(jacksonMapper)
-                                .detectMalformedJson(true)
-                                .build())
+                        .jsonSchemaLocation(externalMetadataResolverUiSchemaLocation)
+                        .resourceLoader(resourceLoader)
+                        .jacksonMapper(jacksonMapper)
+                        .detectMalformedJson(true)
+                        .build())
                 .register(NAME_ID_FORMAT_FILTER, JsonSchemaLocationBuilder.with()
                         .jsonSchemaLocation(nameIdFormatFilterUiSchemaLocation)
                         .resourceLoader(resourceLoader)
diff --git a/backend/src/main/java/edu/internet2/tier/shibboleth/admin/ui/jsonschema/JsonSchemaLocationLookup.java b/backend/src/main/java/edu/internet2/tier/shibboleth/admin/ui/jsonschema/JsonSchemaLocationLookup.java
index 71986eea7..b44e4e7ce 100644
--- a/backend/src/main/java/edu/internet2/tier/shibboleth/admin/ui/jsonschema/JsonSchemaLocationLookup.java
+++ b/backend/src/main/java/edu/internet2/tier/shibboleth/admin/ui/jsonschema/JsonSchemaLocationLookup.java
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 package edu.internet2.tier.shibboleth.admin.ui.jsonschema;
 
 import static edu.internet2.tier.shibboleth.admin.ui.jsonschema.JsonSchemaResourceLocation.SchemaType.ENTITY_ATTRIBUTES_FILTERS;
+import static edu.internet2.tier.shibboleth.admin.ui.jsonschema.JsonSchemaResourceLocation.SchemaType.EXTERNAL_METADATA_RESOLVER;
 import static edu.internet2.tier.shibboleth.admin.ui.jsonschema.JsonSchemaResourceLocation.SchemaType.METADATA_SOURCES;
 import static edu.internet2.tier.shibboleth.admin.ui.jsonschema.JsonSchemaResourceLocation.SchemaType.FILESYSTEM_METADATA_RESOLVER;
 import static edu.internet2.tier.shibboleth.admin.ui.jsonschema.JsonSchemaResourceLocation.SchemaType.LOCAL_DYNAMIC_METADATA_RESOLVER;
@@ -66,6 +67,19 @@ public static JsonSchemaResourceLocation localDynamicMetadataProviderSchema(Json
                 .orElseThrow(() -> new IllegalStateException("JSON schema resource location for local dynamic metadata resolver is not registered."));
     }
 
+    /**
+     * Searches external metadata resolver JSON schema resource location object in the given location registry.
+     *
+     * @param resourceLocationRegistry
+     * @return external metadata resolver JSON schema resource location object
+     * @throws IllegalStateException if schema is not found in the given registry
+     */
+    public static JsonSchemaResourceLocation externalMetadataProviderSchema(JsonSchemaResourceLocationRegistry resourceLocationRegistry) {
+        return resourceLocationRegistry
+                .lookup(EXTERNAL_METADATA_RESOLVER)
+                .orElseThrow(() -> new IllegalStateException("JSON schema resource location for external metadata resolver is not registered."));
+    }
+
     /**
      * Searches dynamic http metadata resolver JSON schema resource location object in the given location registry.
      *
@@ -75,8 +89,8 @@ public static JsonSchemaResourceLocation localDynamicMetadataProviderSchema(Json
      */
     public static JsonSchemaResourceLocation dynamicHttpMetadataProviderSchema(JsonSchemaResourceLocationRegistry resourceLocationRegistry) {
         return resourceLocationRegistry
-                .lookup(DYNAMIC_HTTP_METADATA_RESOLVER)
-                .orElseThrow(() -> new IllegalStateException("JSON schema resource location for dynamic http metadata resolver is not registered."));
+                        .lookup(DYNAMIC_HTTP_METADATA_RESOLVER)
+                        .orElseThrow(() -> new IllegalStateException("JSON schema resource location for dynamic http metadata resolver is not registered."));
     }
 
     /**
@@ -91,4 +105,4 @@ public static JsonSchemaResourceLocation nameIdFormatFilterSchema(JsonSchemaReso
                 .lookup(NAME_ID_FORMAT_FILTER)
                 .orElseThrow(() -> new IllegalStateException("JSON schema resource location for name id format filter is not registered."));
     }
-}
+}
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