diff --git a/src/bin/dhcp4/dhcp4.spec b/src/bin/dhcp4/dhcp4.spec
index d5066e8293..46192de7f8 100644
--- a/src/bin/dhcp4/dhcp4.spec
+++ b/src/bin/dhcp4/dhcp4.spec
@@ -34,6 +34,37 @@
         "item_default": 4000
       },
 
+      { "item_name": "option-data",
+        "item_type": "list",
+        "item_optional": false,
+        "item_default": [],
+        "list_item_spec":
+        {
+          "item_name": "single-option-data",
+          "item_type": "map",
+          "item_optional": false,
+          "item_default": {},
+          "map_item_spec": [
+          {
+            "item_name": "name",
+            "item_type": "string",
+            "item_optional": false,
+            "item_default": ""
+          },
+
+          { "item_name": "code",
+            "item_type": "integer",
+            "item_optional": false,
+            "item_default": 0
+          },
+          { "item_name": "data",
+            "item_type": "string",
+            "item_optional": false,
+            "item_default": ""
+          } ]
+        }
+      },
+
       { "item_name": "subnet4",
         "item_type": "list",
         "item_optional": false,
@@ -80,9 +111,40 @@
                         "item_optional": false,
                         "item_default": ""
                     }
-                }
-            ]
-        }
+                },
+
+                { "item_name": "option-data",
+                  "item_type": "list",
+                  "item_optional": false,
+                  "item_default": [],
+                  "list_item_spec":
+                  {
+                    "item_name": "single-option-data",
+                    "item_type": "map",
+                    "item_optional": false,
+                    "item_default": {},
+                    "map_item_spec": [
+                    {
+                      "item_name": "name",
+                      "item_type": "string",
+                      "item_optional": false,
+                      "item_default": ""
+                    },
+                    {
+                      "item_name": "code",
+                      "item_type": "integer",
+                      "item_optional": false,
+                      "item_default": 0
+                    },
+                    {
+                      "item_name": "data",
+                      "item_type": "string",
+                      "item_optional": false,
+                      "item_default": ""
+                    } ]
+                  }
+                } ]
+         }
       }
     ],
     "commands": [