diff --git a/cmd/cloudFoundryDeploy.go b/cmd/cloudFoundryDeploy.go
index 4bf7cf40e2..463d640b87 100644
--- a/cmd/cloudFoundryDeploy.go
+++ b/cmd/cloudFoundryDeploy.go
@@ -428,7 +428,13 @@ func deployMta(config *cloudFoundryDeployOptions, mtarFilePath string, command c
 		cfDeployParams = append(cfDeployParams, deployParams...)
 	}
 
-	extFileParams, extFiles := handleMtaExtensionDescriptors(config.MtaExtensionDescriptor)
+	var extFileParams []string
+	var extFiles []string
+	if len(config.MtaExtensionDescriptors) > 0 {
+		extFileParams, extFiles = handleMtaExtensionDescriptorsAsList(config.MtaExtensionDescriptors)
+	} else {
+		extFileParams, extFiles = handleMtaExtensionDescriptors(config.MtaExtensionDescriptor)
+	}
 
 	for _, extFile := range extFiles {
 		_, err := fileUtils.Copy(extFile, extFile+".original")
@@ -549,10 +555,10 @@ func toMap(keyValue []string, separator string) (map[string]string, error) {
 	return result, nil
 }
 
-func handleMtaExtensionDescriptors(mtaExtensionDescriptor string) ([]string, []string) {
+func handleMtaExtensionDescriptorsAsList(mtaExtensionDescriptors []string) ([]string, []string) {
 	var result = []string{}
 	var extFiles = []string{}
-	for _, part := range strings.Fields(strings.Trim(mtaExtensionDescriptor, " ")) {
+	for _, part := range mtaExtensionDescriptors {
 		if part == "-e" || part == "" {
 			continue
 		}
@@ -566,6 +572,10 @@ func handleMtaExtensionDescriptors(mtaExtensionDescriptor string) ([]string, []s
 	return result, extFiles
 }
 
+func handleMtaExtensionDescriptors(mtaExtensionDescriptor string) ([]string, []string) {
+	return handleMtaExtensionDescriptorsAsList(strings.Fields(strings.Trim(mtaExtensionDescriptor, " ")))
+}
+
 func cfDeploy(
 	config *cloudFoundryDeployOptions,
 	cfDeployParams []string,
diff --git a/cmd/cloudFoundryDeploy_generated.go b/cmd/cloudFoundryDeploy_generated.go
index ab41659673..43f1a6bdec 100644
--- a/cmd/cloudFoundryDeploy_generated.go
+++ b/cmd/cloudFoundryDeploy_generated.go
@@ -38,6 +38,7 @@ type cloudFoundryDeployOptions struct {
 	ManifestVariablesFiles   []string               `json:"manifestVariablesFiles,omitempty"`
 	MtaDeployParameters      string                 `json:"mtaDeployParameters,omitempty"`
 	MtaExtensionDescriptor   string                 `json:"mtaExtensionDescriptor,omitempty"`
+	MtaExtensionDescriptors  []string               `json:"mtaExtensionDescriptors,omitempty"`
 	MtaExtensionCredentials  map[string]interface{} `json:"mtaExtensionCredentials,omitempty"`
 	MtaPath                  string                 `json:"mtaPath,omitempty"`
 	Org                      string                 `json:"org,omitempty"`
@@ -221,7 +222,8 @@ func addCloudFoundryDeployFlags(cmd *cobra.Command, stepConfig *cloudFoundryDepl
 	cmd.Flags().StringSliceVar(&stepConfig.ManifestVariables, "manifestVariables", []string{}, "Defines a list of variables in the form `key=value` which are used for variable substitution within the file given by manifest.")
 	cmd.Flags().StringSliceVar(&stepConfig.ManifestVariablesFiles, "manifestVariablesFiles", []string{`manifest-variables.yml`}, "path(s) of the Yaml file(s) containing the variable values to use as a replacement in the manifest file. The order of the files is relevant in case there are conflicting variable names and values within variable files. In such a case, the values of the last file win.")
 	cmd.Flags().StringVar(&stepConfig.MtaDeployParameters, "mtaDeployParameters", `-f`, "Additional parameters passed to mta deployment command")
-	cmd.Flags().StringVar(&stepConfig.MtaExtensionDescriptor, "mtaExtensionDescriptor", os.Getenv("PIPER_mtaExtensionDescriptor"), "Defines additional extension descriptor file for deployment with the mtaDeployPlugin")
+	cmd.Flags().StringVar(&stepConfig.MtaExtensionDescriptor, "mtaExtensionDescriptor", os.Getenv("PIPER_mtaExtensionDescriptor"), "Defines additional extension descriptor file for deployment with the mtaDeployPlugin. Multiple files can be provided as a space separated string.")
+	cmd.Flags().StringSliceVar(&stepConfig.MtaExtensionDescriptors, "mtaExtensionDescriptors", []string{}, "Defines additional extension descriptor file(s) for deployment with the mtaDeployPlugin provided as a list.")
 
 	cmd.Flags().StringVar(&stepConfig.MtaPath, "mtaPath", os.Getenv("PIPER_mtaPath"), "Defines the path to *.mtar for deployment with the mtaDeployPlugin")
 	cmd.Flags().StringVar(&stepConfig.Org, "org", os.Getenv("PIPER_org"), "Cloud Foundry target organization.")
@@ -458,6 +460,15 @@ func cloudFoundryDeployMetadata() config.StepData {
 						Aliases:     []config.Alias{{Name: "cloudFoundry/mtaExtensionDescriptor", Deprecated: true}},
 						Default:     os.Getenv("PIPER_mtaExtensionDescriptor"),
 					},
+					{
+						Name:        "mtaExtensionDescriptors",
+						ResourceRef: []config.ResourceReference{},
+						Scope:       []string{"PARAMETERS", "STAGES", "STEPS", "GENERAL"},
+						Type:        "[]string",
+						Mandatory:   false,
+						Aliases:     []config.Alias{},
+						Default:     []string{},
+					},
 					{
 						Name:        "mtaExtensionCredentials",
 						ResourceRef: []config.ResourceReference{},
diff --git a/cmd/cloudFoundryDeploy_test.go b/cmd/cloudFoundryDeploy_test.go
index 4558ab835b..6b7bcb788d 100644
--- a/cmd/cloudFoundryDeploy_test.go
+++ b/cmd/cloudFoundryDeploy_test.go
@@ -939,6 +939,14 @@ func TestExtensionDescriptorsWithMinusE(t *testing.T) {
 		extDesc, _ := handleMtaExtensionDescriptors("")
 		assert.Equal(t, []string{}, extDesc)
 	})
+
+	t.Run("ExtensionDescriptorsDefinedAsList", func(t *testing.T) {
+		extDesc, _ := handleMtaExtensionDescriptorsAsList([]string{"1.yaml", "2.yaml"})
+		assert.Equal(t, []string{
+			"-e",
+			"1.yaml,2.yaml",
+		}, extDesc)
+	})
 }
 
 func TestAppNameChecks(t *testing.T) {
diff --git a/resources/metadata/cloudFoundryDeploy.yaml b/resources/metadata/cloudFoundryDeploy.yaml
index c49a5c5a30..bcaafedc5a 100644
--- a/resources/metadata/cloudFoundryDeploy.yaml
+++ b/resources/metadata/cloudFoundryDeploy.yaml
@@ -274,7 +274,7 @@ spec:
         default: "-f"
       - name: mtaExtensionDescriptor
         type: string
-        description: "Defines additional extension descriptor file for deployment with the mtaDeployPlugin"
+        description: "Defines additional extension descriptor file for deployment with the mtaDeployPlugin. Multiple files can be provided as a space separated string."
         scope:
           - PARAMETERS
           - STAGES
@@ -284,6 +284,15 @@ spec:
         aliases:
           - name: cloudFoundry/mtaExtensionDescriptor
             deprecated: true
+      - name: mtaExtensionDescriptors
+        type: "[]string"
+        description: "Defines additional extension descriptor file(s) for deployment with the mtaDeployPlugin provided as a list."
+        scope:
+          - PARAMETERS
+          - STAGES
+          - STEPS
+          - GENERAL
+        mandatory: false
       - name: mtaExtensionCredentials
         type: "map[string]interface{}"
         description: "Defines a map of credentials that need to be replaced in the `mtaExtensionDescriptor`. This map needs to be created as `value-to-be-replaced`:`id-of-a-credential-in-jenkins`. The placeholders in the extension descriptor file(s) looks like: `<%= value-to-be-replaced %>`. When used outside Jenkins the secret which corresponds to `id-of-a-credential-in-jenkins` needs to be provided as environment variable in screaming snake case, e.g.: `export ID_OF_A_CREDENTIAL_IN_JENKINS=<secret>`. `id-of-a-credential-in-jenkins` needs to be provided in a way so that it can be translated into a valid environment variable name (e.g. don't start with a number). `value-to-be-replaced` must match this regex: `^[-_A-Za-z0-9]+$`."