diff --git a/pipelines/types/common.go b/pipelines/types/common.go
index edf7667..0a39097 100644
--- a/pipelines/types/common.go
+++ b/pipelines/types/common.go
@@ -654,6 +654,21 @@ func (s *ProwJobStep) IsWellFormedOverInputs() bool {
 	return true
 }
 
+// ProwJobValidationStep represents a shell step that is a validation step.
+type ProwJobValidationStep struct {
+	ProwJobStep `json:",inline"`
+	Validation  []string `json:"validation,omitempty"`
+}
+
+func (s *ProwJobValidationStep) Validations() []string {
+	return s.Validation
+}
+
+func (s *ProwJobValidationStep) IsWellFormedOverInputs() bool {
+	// raw shell steps capture the whole repository as an archive input, so they are not well-formed
+	return false
+}
+
 const StepActionGrafanaDashboards = "GrafanaDashboards"
 
 type GrafanaDashboardsStep struct {
diff --git a/pipelines/types/resourcegroup.go b/pipelines/types/resourcegroup.go
index d20544d..919b4dd 100644
--- a/pipelines/types/resourcegroup.go
+++ b/pipelines/types/resourcegroup.go
@@ -135,6 +135,10 @@ func (s *Steps) UnmarshalJSON(data []byte) error {
 			step = &GenevaHealthStep{}
 		case StepActionPublishGenevaAutomation:
 			step = &PublishGenevaAutomationStep{}
+		case StepActionProwJob:
+			step = &ProwJobStep{}
+		case StepActionGrafanaDashboards:
+			step = &GrafanaDashboardsStep{}
 		default:
 			step = &GenericStep{}
 		}
@@ -166,6 +170,8 @@ func (s *ValidationSteps) UnmarshalJSON(data []byte) error {
 		switch stepMeta.Action {
 		case StepActionShell:
 			step = &ShellValidationStep{}
+		case StepActionProwJob:
+			step = &ProwJobValidationStep{}
 		default:
 			step = &GenericValidationStep{}
 		}
diff --git a/pipelines/types/testdata/zz_fixture_TestNewPipelineFromFile.yaml b/pipelines/types/testdata/zz_fixture_TestNewPipelineFromFile.yaml
index 2c0ef3a..f0b2002 100644
--- a/pipelines/types/testdata/zz_fixture_TestNewPipelineFromFile.yaml
+++ b/pipelines/types/testdata/zz_fixture_TestNewPipelineFromFile.yaml
@@ -497,7 +497,16 @@ resourceGroups:
       configRef: ev2.assistedId.certificate.keyVault
     workflowPath: path/to/workflow
   - action: GrafanaDashboards
+    grafanaName:
+      name: whatever
+      resourceGroup: regional
+      step: deploy
+    identityFrom:
+      name: whatever
+      resourceGroup: regional
+      step: deploy
     name: dashboards
+    observabilityConfig: ./observability.yaml
   subscription: hcp-uksouth
   subscriptionProvisioning:
     displayName:
@@ -505,7 +514,15 @@ resourceGroups:
     roleAssignment: test.bicepparam
   validationSteps:
   - action: ProwJob
+    gatePromotion: true
+    identityFrom:
+      name: whatever
+      resourceGroup: regional
+      step: deploy
+    jobName: test-me
     name: e2e
+    tokenKeyvault: arohcpint-global.vault.azure.net
+    tokenSecret: prow-token
     validation:
     - Internal
 rolloutName: Test Rollout