diff --git a/src/gcp/frameworks.ts b/src/gcp/frameworks.ts
index af4ce113eee..0904f44bce1 100644
--- a/src/gcp/frameworks.ts
+++ b/src/gcp/frameworks.ts
@@ -19,11 +19,20 @@ interface Codebase {
   rootDirectory: string;
 }
 
+/**
+ * Specifies how Backend's data is replicated and served.
+ *   GLOBAL_ACCESS: Stores and serves content from multiple points-of-presence (POP)
+ *   REGIONAL_STRICT: Restricts data and serving infrastructure in Backend's region
+ *
+ */
+export type ServingLocality = "GLOBAL_ACCESS" | "REGIONAL_STRICT";
+
 /** A Backend, the primary resource of Frameworks. */
 export interface Backend {
   name: string;
   mode?: string;
   codebase: Codebase;
+  servingLocality: ServingLocality;
   labels: Record<string, string>;
   createTime: string;
   updateTime: string;
diff --git a/src/init/features/frameworks/index.ts b/src/init/features/frameworks/index.ts
index 0f778f16091..c3749671b31 100644
--- a/src/init/features/frameworks/index.ts
+++ b/src/init/features/frameworks/index.ts
@@ -69,6 +69,7 @@ export async function doSetup(setup: any, projectId: string): Promise<void> {
 
 function toBackend(cloudBuildConnRepo: Repository): Omit<Backend, BackendOutputOnlyFields> {
   return {
+    servingLocality: "GLOBAL_ACCESS",
     codebase: {
       repository: `${cloudBuildConnRepo.name}`,
       rootDirectory: "/",
diff --git a/src/test/init/frameworks/index.spec.ts b/src/test/init/frameworks/index.spec.ts
index af678372607..84ecadd34c4 100644
--- a/src/test/init/frameworks/index.spec.ts
+++ b/src/test/init/frameworks/index.spec.ts
@@ -60,7 +60,8 @@ describe("operationsConverter", () => {
       createTime: "0",
       updateTime: "1",
     };
-    const backendInput = {
+    const backendInput: Omit<gcp.Backend, gcp.BackendOutputOnlyFields> = {
+      servingLocality: "GLOBAL_ACCESS",
       codebase: {
         repository: cloudBuildConnRepo.name,
         rootDirectory: "/",