diff --git a/graphql-schemas/schema.yml b/graphql-schemas/schema.yml
index 7080b689..806afcd0 100644
--- a/graphql-schemas/schema.yml
+++ b/graphql-schemas/schema.yml
@@ -933,6 +933,15 @@ confs:
   - { name: workloads, type: string, isList: true, isRequired: true }
   - { name: versionGateApprovals, type: string, isList: true }
   - { name: conditions, type: ClusterUpgradePolicyConditions_v1, isRequired: true }
+  - { name: fastPath, type: ClusterUpgradeFastPath_v1 }
+
+- name: ClusterUpgradeFastPath_v1
+  fields:
+  - { name: path, type: string }
+  - { name: towardsVersions, type: string, isList: true }
+  - { name: schedule, type: string }
+  - { name: speedUpFactor, type: int, isRequired: true }
+  - { name: description, type: string }
 
 - name: ClusterNetwork_v1
   fields:
@@ -1181,6 +1190,7 @@ confs:
   - { name: blockedVersions, type: string, isList: true }
   - { name: upgradePolicyAllowedWorkloads, type: string, isList: true }
   - { name: upgradePolicyAllowedMutexes, type: string, isList: true }
+  - { name: upgradePolicyFastPath, type: ClusterUpgradeFastPath_v1 }
   - { name: ausClusterHealthChecks, type: AusClusterHealthCheck_v1, isList: true }
   - { name: sectors, type: OpenShiftClusterManagerSector_v1, isList: true }
   - { name: upgradePolicyDefaults, type: OpenShiftClusterManagerUpgradePolicyDefault_v1, isList: true }
diff --git a/schemas/openshift/cluster-upgrade-fast-path-1.yml b/schemas/openshift/cluster-upgrade-fast-path-1.yml
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..7d2c0f60
--- /dev/null
+++ b/schemas/openshift/cluster-upgrade-fast-path-1.yml
@@ -0,0 +1,37 @@
+---
+"$schema": /metaschema-1.json
+version: '1.0'
+type: object
+
+additionalProperties: false
+properties:
+  "$schema":
+    type: string
+    enum:
+    - /openshift/cluster-upgrade-fast-path-1.yml
+  description:
+    type: string
+  towardsVersions:
+    description: |
+      List of versions or version regexes that the cluster needs to
+      upgrade towards. Once a cluster reaches or surpasses on of these
+      versions, the effect of the upgrade fast path is disabled.
+    type: array
+    items:
+      type: string
+  schedule:
+    description: |
+      The allowed maintenance window for cluster upgrades while the fast
+      path upgrade policy is in effect. If present, this schedule overwrites
+      the one from the cluster upgrade policy. The schedule is a cron-like
+      expression.
+    type: string
+    pattern: '(((\d+,)+\d+|(\d+(\/|-)\d+)|\d+|\*) ?){5}'
+  speedUpFactor:
+    description: |
+      The speed up factor scales down the required soak days for a version
+      on a cluster.
+    type: integer
+required:
+- towardsVersions
+- speedUpFactor
diff --git a/schemas/openshift/cluster-upgrade-policy-1.yml b/schemas/openshift/cluster-upgrade-policy-1.yml
index f3b21149..912a82a5 100644
--- a/schemas/openshift/cluster-upgrade-policy-1.yml
+++ b/schemas/openshift/cluster-upgrade-policy-1.yml
@@ -58,6 +58,13 @@ properties:
     oneOf:
     - required:
       - soakDays
+  fastPath:
+    oneOf:
+    # inline
+    - "$ref": "/openshift/cluster-upgrade-fast-path-1.yml"
+    # referenced
+    - "$ref": "/common-1.json#/definitions/crossref"
+      "$schemaRef": "/openshift/cluster-upgrade-fast-path-1.yml"
 required:
 - workloads
 - schedule
diff --git a/schemas/openshift/openshift-cluster-manager-1.yml b/schemas/openshift/openshift-cluster-manager-1.yml
index fc81044a..6855a034 100644
--- a/schemas/openshift/openshift-cluster-manager-1.yml
+++ b/schemas/openshift/openshift-cluster-manager-1.yml
@@ -102,6 +102,13 @@ properties:
     type: array
     items:
       type: string
+  upgradePolicyFastPath:
+    oneOf:
+    # inline
+    - "$ref": "/openshift/cluster-upgrade-fast-path-1.yml"
+    # referenced
+    - "$ref": "/common-1.json#/definitions/crossref"
+      "$schemaRef": "/openshift/cluster-upgrade-fast-path-1.yml"
   ausClusterHealthChecks:
     description: List of cluster health check providers
     type: array