diff --git a/packages/core/types/src/http/product/admin/payloads.ts b/packages/core/types/src/http/product/admin/payloads.ts
index 35739f8179be7..c976542ef600d 100644
--- a/packages/core/types/src/http/product/admin/payloads.ts
+++ b/packages/core/types/src/http/product/admin/payloads.ts
@@ -69,6 +69,7 @@ export interface AdminCreateProduct {
   handle?: string
   status?: ProductStatus
   type_id?: string
+  external_id?: string
   collection_id?: string
   categories?: { id: string }[]
   tags?: { id: string }[]
@@ -119,6 +120,7 @@ export interface AdminUpdateProduct {
   handle?: string
   status?: ProductStatus
   type_id?: string | null
+  external_id?: string | null
   collection_id?: string | null
   categories?: { id: string }[]
   tags?: { id: string }[]
diff --git a/packages/core/types/src/product/common.ts b/packages/core/types/src/product/common.ts
index e419d18b771e7..9c43e90b8a17e 100644
--- a/packages/core/types/src/product/common.ts
+++ b/packages/core/types/src/product/common.ts
@@ -1453,6 +1453,10 @@ export interface CreateProductDTO {
    * The associated images to created or updated.
    */
   images?: UpsertProductImageDTO[]
+  /**
+   * The id of the product in an external system
+   */
+  external_id?: string
   /**
    * The product type id to associate with the product.
    */
@@ -1569,6 +1573,10 @@ export interface UpdateProductDTO {
    * The associated images to create or update.
    */
   images?: UpsertProductImageDTO[]
+  /**
+   * The id of the product in an external system
+   */
+  external_id?: string | null
   /**
    * The product type to associate with the product.
    */
diff --git a/packages/medusa/src/api/admin/products/validators.ts b/packages/medusa/src/api/admin/products/validators.ts
index 2b63ebed97b7d..b516fcd554e30 100644
--- a/packages/medusa/src/api/admin/products/validators.ts
+++ b/packages/medusa/src/api/admin/products/validators.ts
@@ -218,6 +218,7 @@ export const CreateProduct = z
     thumbnail: z.string().nullish(),
     handle: z.string().optional(),
     status: statusEnum.nullish().default(ProductStatus.DRAFT),
+    external_id: z.string().nullish(),
     type_id: z.string().nullish(),
     collection_id: z.string().nullish(),
     categories: z.array(IdAssociation).optional(),
@@ -254,6 +255,7 @@ export const UpdateProduct = z
     thumbnail: z.string().nullish(),
     handle: z.string().nullish(),
     type_id: z.string().nullish(),
+    external_id: z.string().nullish(),
     collection_id: z.string().nullish(),
     categories: z.array(IdAssociation).optional(),
     tags: z.array(IdAssociation).optional(),