...ce_builder.component.experience_builder+image.yml |  8 +++-----
 .../experience_builder.component.sdc_test+my-cta.yml | 20 +++++++++++---------
 ...experience_builder.prop_shape_input.ref+image.yml | 10 ++++++++++
 .../experience_builder.prop_shape_input.string.yml   |  6 ++++++
 ...xperience_builder.prop_share_input.string+uri.yml |  6 ++++++
 5 files changed, 36 insertions(+), 14 deletions(-)

diff --git a/config/optional/experience_builder.component.experience_builder+image.yml b/config/optional/experience_builder.component.experience_builder+image.yml
index 308aa4a..f43ac82 100644
--- a/config/optional/experience_builder.component.experience_builder+image.yml
+++ b/config/optional/experience_builder.component.experience_builder+image.yml
@@ -1,14 +1,12 @@
 langcode: en
 status: true
 dependencies:
+  config:
+    - experience_builder.prop_shape_input.ref+image
   module:
     - image
 label: 'My Test Image Component'
 component: experience_builder+image
 defaults:
   props:
-    image:
-      field_type: image
-      field_widget: image_image
-      default_value: ~
-      expression: ℹ︎image␟image
+    image: '<inherit>'
diff --git a/config/optional/experience_builder.component.sdc_test+my-cta.yml b/config/optional/experience_builder.component.sdc_test+my-cta.yml
index 878b047..92e4e02 100644
--- a/config/optional/experience_builder.component.sdc_test+my-cta.yml
+++ b/config/optional/experience_builder.component.sdc_test+my-cta.yml
@@ -1,22 +1,24 @@
 langcode: en
 status: true
 dependencies:
+  config:
+    - experience_builder.prop_shape_input.string
+    - experience_builder.prop_shape_input.string+uri
   module:
     - sdc_test
 label: 'My Test CTA Component'
 component: sdc_test+my-cta
 defaults:
   props:
+    # Inherit *most* of the default input experience for `text` — only override the `default_value`.
     text:
-      field_type: string
-      field_widget: string_textfield
-      default_value: { value: 'Hello, world!' }
-      expression: ℹ︎string␟text
-    href:
-      field_type: uri
-      field_widget: uri
-      default_value: { value: 'https://drupal.org' }
-      expression: ℹ︎uri␟href
+      field_type: '<inherit>'
+      field_widget: '<inherit>'
+      expression: '<inherit>'
+      default_value: { value: 'Call to action!' }
+    # Inherit the complete default input experience for `href`.
+    href: '<inherit>'
+    # Nothing to inherit for `target` — no PropShapeInput config entity exists for that shape.
     target:
       field_type: ~
       field_widget: ~
diff --git a/config/optional/experience_builder.prop_shape_input.ref+image.yml b/config/optional/experience_builder.prop_shape_input.ref+image.yml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..d834209
--- /dev/null
+++ b/config/optional/experience_builder.prop_shape_input.ref+image.yml
@@ -0,0 +1,10 @@
+json_schema_type: $ref
+$ref: json-schema-definitions://experience_builder.module/image
+dependencies:
+  # This config entity must depend on whichever module provides the JSON schema definition.
+  module:
+    - experience_builder
+field_type: image
+field_widget: image_image
+structured_data_prop_expression: ℹ︎image␟image
+default_value: ~
diff --git a/config/optional/experience_builder.prop_shape_input.string.yml b/config/optional/experience_builder.prop_shape_input.string.yml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..bc25812
--- /dev/null
+++ b/config/optional/experience_builder.prop_shape_input.string.yml
@@ -0,0 +1,6 @@
+json_schema_type: string
+format: ~
+field_type: string
+field_widget: string_textfield
+structured_data_prop_expression: ℹ︎string␟value
+default_value: { value: 'Hello, world!' }
diff --git a/config/optional/experience_builder.prop_share_input.string+uri.yml b/config/optional/experience_builder.prop_share_input.string+uri.yml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..ad55792
--- /dev/null
+++ b/config/optional/experience_builder.prop_share_input.string+uri.yml
@@ -0,0 +1,6 @@
+json_schema_type: string
+format: uri
+field_type: uri
+field_widget: uri
+structured_data_prop_expression: ℹ︎uri␟href
+default_value: { value: 'https://drupal.org' }