diff --git a/pkgschema/schemas/definitions.json b/pkgschema/schemas/definitions.json
index e93bb00..783feff 100644
--- a/pkgschema/schemas/definitions.json
+++ b/pkgschema/schemas/definitions.json
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
     "mode": {
         "description": "Represents the install mode for the object data",
         "type": "string",
-        "enum": ["copy", "flash", "imxkobs", "raw", "tarball", "ubifs", "mender", "zephyr"]
+        "enum": ["copy", "flash", "imxkobs", "raw", "tarball", "ubifs", "uboot-env", "mender", "zephyr"]
     },
     "filename": {
         "description": "file name used by client to rebuild the commit",
diff --git a/pkgschema/schemas/metadata.json b/pkgschema/schemas/metadata.json
index b9ac550..dc623a9 100644
--- a/pkgschema/schemas/metadata.json
+++ b/pkgschema/schemas/metadata.json
@@ -45,6 +45,7 @@
                         {"$ref": "raw-object.json"},
                         {"$ref": "tarball-object.json"},
                         {"$ref": "ubifs-object.json"},
+                        {"$ref": "uboot-env-object.json"},
                         {"$ref": "mender-object.json"},
                         {"$ref": "zephyr-object.json"}
                     ]
diff --git a/pkgschema/schemas/uboot-env-object.json b/pkgschema/schemas/uboot-env-object.json
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..97a0902
--- /dev/null
+++ b/pkgschema/schemas/uboot-env-object.json
@@ -0,0 +1,42 @@
+{
+    "$schema": "http://json-schema.org/draft-04/schema#",
+
+    "title": "U-Boot Environment object",
+    "description": "Object specifications for U-Boot Environment mode",
+
+    "type": "object",
+
+    "properties": {
+        "mode": {
+            "$ref": "definitions.json#/mode"
+        },
+        "filename": {
+            "$ref": "definitions.json#/filename"
+        },
+        "size": {
+            "$ref": "definitions.json#/size"
+        },
+        "sha256sum": {
+            "$ref": "definitions.json#/sha256sum"
+        }
+    },
+
+    "required": [
+        "filename",
+        "mode",
+        "size",
+        "sha256sum"
+    ],
+
+    "additionalProperties": false,
+
+    "dependencies": {
+        "mode": {
+            "properties": {
+                "mode": {
+                    "enum": ["uboot-env"]
+                }
+            }
+        }
+    }
+}
diff --git a/tests/pkgschema/fixture-metadata.json b/tests/pkgschema/fixture-metadata.json
index 951b032..b8d5278 100644
--- a/tests/pkgschema/fixture-metadata.json
+++ b/tests/pkgschema/fixture-metadata.json
@@ -92,6 +92,12 @@
                 "filename": "artifact.bin",
                 "size": 1024,
                 "sha256sum": "cfe2be1c64b0387500853de0f48303e3de7b1c6f1508dc719eeafa0d41c36722"
+            },
+            {
+                "mode": "uboot-env",
+                "filename": "updatehub.defenv",
+                "size": 1024,
+                "sha256sum": "cfe2be1c64b0387500853de0f48303e3de7b1c6f1508dc719eeafa0d41c36722"
             }
         ]
     ]
diff --git a/tests/schemas/fixtures/uboot-env-object/full-document.json b/tests/schemas/fixtures/uboot-env-object/full-document.json
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..55a160a
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/schemas/fixtures/uboot-env-object/full-document.json
@@ -0,0 +1,6 @@
+{
+    "mode": "uboot-env",
+    "filename": "updatehub.defenv",
+    "sha256sum": "e3b0c44298fc1c149afbf4c8996fb92427ae41e4649b934ca495991b7852b855",
+    "size": 1024
+}
diff --git a/tests/schemas/fixtures/uboot-env-object/minimal-document.json b/tests/schemas/fixtures/uboot-env-object/minimal-document.json
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..55a160a
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/schemas/fixtures/uboot-env-object/minimal-document.json
@@ -0,0 +1,6 @@
+{
+    "mode": "uboot-env",
+    "filename": "updatehub.defenv",
+    "sha256sum": "e3b0c44298fc1c149afbf4c8996fb92427ae41e4649b934ca495991b7852b855",
+    "size": 1024
+}
diff --git a/tests/schemas/fixtures/uboot-env-object/without-filename-property.json b/tests/schemas/fixtures/uboot-env-object/without-filename-property.json
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..619ea94
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/schemas/fixtures/uboot-env-object/without-filename-property.json
@@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
+{
+    "mode": "uboot-env",
+    "sha256sum": "e3b0c44298fc1c149afbf4c8996fb92427ae41e4649b934ca495991b7852b855",
+    "size": 1024
+}
diff --git a/tests/schemas/fixtures/uboot-env-object/without-mode-property.json b/tests/schemas/fixtures/uboot-env-object/without-mode-property.json
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..6d3cc62
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/schemas/fixtures/uboot-env-object/without-mode-property.json
@@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
+{
+    "filename": "updatehub.defenv",
+    "sha256sum": "e3b0c44298fc1c149afbf4c8996fb92427ae41e4649b934ca495991b7852b855",
+    "size": 1024
+}
diff --git a/tests/schemas/fixtures/uboot-env-object/without-sha256sum-property.json b/tests/schemas/fixtures/uboot-env-object/without-sha256sum-property.json
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..877f611
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/schemas/fixtures/uboot-env-object/without-sha256sum-property.json
@@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
+{
+    "mode": "uboot-env",
+    "filename": "updatehub.defenv",
+    "size": 1024
+}
diff --git a/tests/schemas/fixtures/uboot-env-object/without-size-property.json b/tests/schemas/fixtures/uboot-env-object/without-size-property.json
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..12c8596
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/schemas/fixtures/uboot-env-object/without-size-property.json
@@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
+{
+    "mode": "uboot-env",
+    "filename": "updatehub.defenv",
+    "sha256sum": "e3b0c44298fc1c149afbf4c8996fb92427ae41e4649b934ca495991b7852b855"
+}
diff --git a/tests/schemas/run.sh b/tests/schemas/run.sh
index fa6d87d..401133b 100755
--- a/tests/schemas/run.sh
+++ b/tests/schemas/run.sh
@@ -933,6 +933,46 @@ runner "ubifs-object target property is required" \
        "required: 'target' is a required property"
 
 
+# SCHEMA: uboot-env-object.json
+runner "uboot-env-object minimal document is valid" \
+       uboot-env-object.json \
+       uboot-env-object/minimal-document.json \
+       VALID
+
+runner "uboot-env-object full document is valid" \
+       uboot-env-object.json \
+       uboot-env-object/full-document.json \
+       VALID
+
+## PROPERTY: mode
+runner "uboot-env-object mode property is required" \
+       uboot-env-object.json \
+       uboot-env-object/without-mode-property.json \
+       INVALID \
+       "required: 'mode' is a required property"
+
+## PROPERTY: filename
+runner "uboot-env-object filename property is required" \
+       uboot-env-object.json \
+       uboot-env-object/without-filename-property.json \
+       INVALID \
+       "required: 'filename' is a required property"
+
+## PROPERTY: size
+runner "uboot-env-object size property is required" \
+       uboot-env-object.json \
+       uboot-env-object/without-size-property.json \
+       INVALID \
+       "required: 'size' is a required property"
+
+## PROPERTY: sha256sum
+runner "uboot-env-object sha256sum property is required" \
+       uboot-env-object.json \
+       uboot-env-object/without-sha256sum-property.json \
+       INVALID \
+       "required: 'sha256sum' is a required property"
+
+
 # SCHEMA: mender-object.json
 runner "mender-object expected document is valid" \
        mender-object.json \