diff --git a/pkg/apis/pipeline/v1alpha1/param_types.go b/pkg/apis/pipeline/v1alpha1/param_types.go
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..48c6e7b4bc9
--- /dev/null
+++ b/pkg/apis/pipeline/v1alpha1/param_types.go
@@ -0,0 +1,40 @@
+/*
+Copyright 2019 The Tekton Authors.
+
+Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
+you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
+You may obtain a copy of the License at
+
+    http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+
+Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
+distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
+WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
+See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
+limitations under the License.
+*/
+
+package v1alpha1
+
+// ParamSpec defines arbitrary parameters needed beyond typed inputs (such as
+// resources). Parameter values are provided by users as inputs on a TaskRun
+// or PipelineRun.
+type ParamSpec struct {
+	// Name declares the name by which a parameter is referenced.
+	Name string `json:"name"`
+	// Description is a user-facing description of the parameter that may be
+	// used to populate a UI.
+	// +optional
+	Description string `json:"description,omitempty"`
+	// Default is the value a parameter takes if no input value is supplied. If
+	// default is set, a Task may be executed without a supplied value for the
+	// parameter.
+	// +optional
+	Default string `json:"default,omitempty"`
+}
+
+// Param declares a value to use for the Param called Name.
+type Param struct {
+	Name  string `json:"name"`
+	Value string `json:"value"`
+}
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/pkg/apis/pipeline/v1alpha1/pipeline_types.go b/pkg/apis/pipeline/v1alpha1/pipeline_types.go
index 2f89faf7a36..59d1f83cd3a 100644
--- a/pkg/apis/pipeline/v1alpha1/pipeline_types.go
+++ b/pkg/apis/pipeline/v1alpha1/pipeline_types.go
@@ -30,7 +30,7 @@ type PipelineSpec struct {
 	Tasks []PipelineTask `json:"tasks,omitempty"`
 	// Params declares a list of input parameters that must be supplied when
 	// this Pipeline is run.
-	Params []PipelineParam `json:"params,omitempty"`
+	Params []ParamSpec `json:"params,omitempty"`
 }
 
 // PipelineStatus does not contain anything because Pipelines on their own
@@ -107,21 +107,6 @@ type PipelineTaskParam struct {
 	Value string `json:"value"`
 }
 
-// PipelineParam defines an arbitrary parameter needed by a Pipeline beyond typed inputs
-// such as resources.
-type PipelineParam struct {
-	// Name is the name of the parameter.
-	Name string `json:"name"`
-	// Description is an informational description of what the parameter
-	// represents.
-	// +optional
-	Description string `json:"description,omitempty"`
-	// Default specifies the value that this parameter should take if a value is
-	// not specified in a PipelineRun.
-	// +optional
-	Default string `json:"default,omitempty"`
-}
-
 // PipelineDeclaredResource is used by a Pipeline to declare the types of the
 // PipelineResources that it will required to run and names which can be used to
 // refer to these PipelineResources in PipelineTaskResourceBindings.
diff --git a/pkg/apis/pipeline/v1alpha1/pipeline_validation.go b/pkg/apis/pipeline/v1alpha1/pipeline_validation.go
index e243677e5be..ce6f6171d8b 100644
--- a/pkg/apis/pipeline/v1alpha1/pipeline_validation.go
+++ b/pkg/apis/pipeline/v1alpha1/pipeline_validation.go
@@ -149,7 +149,7 @@ func (ps *PipelineSpec) Validate(ctx context.Context) *apis.FieldError {
 	return nil
 }
 
-func validatePipelineParameterVariables(tasks []PipelineTask, params []PipelineParam) *apis.FieldError {
+func validatePipelineParameterVariables(tasks []PipelineTask, params []ParamSpec) *apis.FieldError {
 	parameterNames := map[string]struct{}{}
 	for _, p := range params {
 		parameterNames[p.Name] = struct{}{}
diff --git a/pkg/apis/pipeline/v1alpha1/task_types.go b/pkg/apis/pipeline/v1alpha1/task_types.go
index f2662879b28..00a0dc874c2 100644
--- a/pkg/apis/pipeline/v1alpha1/task_types.go
+++ b/pkg/apis/pipeline/v1alpha1/task_types.go
@@ -103,7 +103,7 @@ type Inputs struct {
 	// must be supplied as inputs in TaskRuns unless they declare a default
 	// value.
 	// +optional
-	Params []TaskParam `json:"params,omitempty"`
+	Params []ParamSpec `json:"params,omitempty"`
 }
 
 // TaskResource defines an input or output Resource declared as a requirement
@@ -127,31 +127,6 @@ type TaskResource struct {
 	OutputImageDir string `json:"outputImageDir"`
 }
 
-// TaskParam defines arbitrary parameters needed by a task beyond typed inputs
-// such as resources. Parameter values are provided by users as inputs on a
-// TaskRun.
-type TaskParam struct {
-	// Name declares the name by which a parameter is referenced in the Task's
-	// definition. Parameters may be referenced by name in the definition of a
-	// Task's steps.
-	Name string `json:"name"`
-	// Description is a user-facing description of the parameter that may be
-	// used to populate a UI.
-	// +optional
-	Description string `json:"description,omitempty"`
-	// Default is the value a parameter takes if no input value is supplied. If
-	// default is set, a Task maybe be executed by a TaskRun that does not
-	// supply a value for the parameter.
-	// +optional
-	Default string `json:"default,omitempty"`
-}
-
-// Param declares a value to use for the Param called Name.
-type Param struct {
-	Name  string `json:"name"`
-	Value string `json:"value"`
-}
-
 // Outputs allow a task to declare what data the Build/Task will be producing,
 // i.e. results such as logs and artifacts such as images.
 type Outputs struct {
diff --git a/pkg/apis/pipeline/v1alpha1/task_validation_test.go b/pkg/apis/pipeline/v1alpha1/task_validation_test.go
index 96c184f9052..e396a9e5dbe 100644
--- a/pkg/apis/pipeline/v1alpha1/task_validation_test.go
+++ b/pkg/apis/pipeline/v1alpha1/task_validation_test.go
@@ -62,7 +62,7 @@ func TestTaskSpecValidate(t *testing.T) {
 		fields: fields{
 			Inputs: &Inputs{
 				Resources: []TaskResource{validResource},
-				Params: []TaskParam{
+				Params: []ParamSpec{
 					{
 						Name:        "task",
 						Description: "param",
@@ -110,7 +110,7 @@ func TestTaskSpecValidate(t *testing.T) {
 					Name: "foo",
 					Type: PipelineResourceTypeImage,
 				}},
-				Params: []TaskParam{{
+				Params: []ParamSpec{{
 					Name: "baz",
 				}, {
 					Name: "foo-is-baz",
@@ -367,7 +367,7 @@ func TestTaskSpecValidateError(t *testing.T) {
 		name: "Inexistent param variable with existing",
 		fields: fields{
 			Inputs: &Inputs{
-				Params: []TaskParam{
+				Params: []ParamSpec{
 					{
 						Name:        "foo",
 						Description: "param",
diff --git a/pkg/apis/pipeline/v1alpha1/zz_generated.deepcopy.go b/pkg/apis/pipeline/v1alpha1/zz_generated.deepcopy.go
index 8768c69d018..d95226a4571 100644
--- a/pkg/apis/pipeline/v1alpha1/zz_generated.deepcopy.go
+++ b/pkg/apis/pipeline/v1alpha1/zz_generated.deepcopy.go
@@ -265,7 +265,7 @@ func (in *Inputs) DeepCopyInto(out *Inputs) {
 	}
 	if in.Params != nil {
 		in, out := &in.Params, &out.Params
-		*out = make([]TaskParam, len(*in))
+		*out = make([]ParamSpec, len(*in))
 		copy(*out, *in)
 	}
 	return
@@ -364,6 +364,22 @@ func (in *Param) DeepCopy() *Param {
 	return out
 }
 
+// DeepCopyInto is an autogenerated deepcopy function, copying the receiver, writing into out. in must be non-nil.
+func (in *ParamSpec) DeepCopyInto(out *ParamSpec) {
+	*out = *in
+	return
+}
+
+// DeepCopy is an autogenerated deepcopy function, copying the receiver, creating a new ParamSpec.
+func (in *ParamSpec) DeepCopy() *ParamSpec {
+	if in == nil {
+		return nil
+	}
+	out := new(ParamSpec)
+	in.DeepCopyInto(out)
+	return out
+}
+
 // DeepCopyInto is an autogenerated deepcopy function, copying the receiver, writing into out. in must be non-nil.
 func (in *Pipeline) DeepCopyInto(out *Pipeline) {
 	*out = *in
@@ -441,22 +457,6 @@ func (in *PipelineList) DeepCopyObject() runtime.Object {
 	return nil
 }
 
-// DeepCopyInto is an autogenerated deepcopy function, copying the receiver, writing into out. in must be non-nil.
-func (in *PipelineParam) DeepCopyInto(out *PipelineParam) {
-	*out = *in
-	return
-}
-
-// DeepCopy is an autogenerated deepcopy function, copying the receiver, creating a new PipelineParam.
-func (in *PipelineParam) DeepCopy() *PipelineParam {
-	if in == nil {
-		return nil
-	}
-	out := new(PipelineParam)
-	in.DeepCopyInto(out)
-	return out
-}
-
 // DeepCopyInto is an autogenerated deepcopy function, copying the receiver, writing into out. in must be non-nil.
 func (in *PipelineRef) DeepCopyInto(out *PipelineRef) {
 	*out = *in
@@ -873,7 +873,7 @@ func (in *PipelineSpec) DeepCopyInto(out *PipelineSpec) {
 	}
 	if in.Params != nil {
 		in, out := &in.Params, &out.Params
-		*out = make([]PipelineParam, len(*in))
+		*out = make([]ParamSpec, len(*in))
 		copy(*out, *in)
 	}
 	return
@@ -1168,22 +1168,6 @@ func (in *TaskList) DeepCopyObject() runtime.Object {
 	return nil
 }
 
-// DeepCopyInto is an autogenerated deepcopy function, copying the receiver, writing into out. in must be non-nil.
-func (in *TaskParam) DeepCopyInto(out *TaskParam) {
-	*out = *in
-	return
-}
-
-// DeepCopy is an autogenerated deepcopy function, copying the receiver, creating a new TaskParam.
-func (in *TaskParam) DeepCopy() *TaskParam {
-	if in == nil {
-		return nil
-	}
-	out := new(TaskParam)
-	in.DeepCopyInto(out)
-	return out
-}
-
 // DeepCopyInto is an autogenerated deepcopy function, copying the receiver, writing into out. in must be non-nil.
 func (in *TaskRef) DeepCopyInto(out *TaskRef) {
 	*out = *in
diff --git a/pkg/reconciler/v1alpha1/taskrun/resources/apply.go b/pkg/reconciler/v1alpha1/taskrun/resources/apply.go
index 9d7d79b6478..967ba3f0a3e 100644
--- a/pkg/reconciler/v1alpha1/taskrun/resources/apply.go
+++ b/pkg/reconciler/v1alpha1/taskrun/resources/apply.go
@@ -25,7 +25,7 @@ import (
 )
 
 // ApplyParameters applies the params from a TaskRun.Input.Parameters to a TaskSpec
-func ApplyParameters(spec *v1alpha1.TaskSpec, tr *v1alpha1.TaskRun, defaults ...v1alpha1.TaskParam) *v1alpha1.TaskSpec {
+func ApplyParameters(spec *v1alpha1.TaskSpec, tr *v1alpha1.TaskRun, defaults ...v1alpha1.ParamSpec) *v1alpha1.TaskSpec {
 	// This assumes that the TaskRun inputs have been validated against what the Task requests.
 	replacements := map[string]string{}
 	// Set all the default replacements
diff --git a/pkg/reconciler/v1alpha1/taskrun/resources/apply_test.go b/pkg/reconciler/v1alpha1/taskrun/resources/apply_test.go
index 75622f2f6db..a6398d4a216 100644
--- a/pkg/reconciler/v1alpha1/taskrun/resources/apply_test.go
+++ b/pkg/reconciler/v1alpha1/taskrun/resources/apply_test.go
@@ -205,7 +205,7 @@ func TestApplyParameters(t *testing.T) {
 	type args struct {
 		ts *v1alpha1.TaskSpec
 		tr *v1alpha1.TaskRun
-		dp []v1alpha1.TaskParam
+		dp []v1alpha1.ParamSpec
 	}
 	tests := []struct {
 		name string
@@ -282,7 +282,7 @@ func TestApplyParameters(t *testing.T) {
 					},
 				},
 			},
-			dp: []v1alpha1.TaskParam{
+			dp: []v1alpha1.ParamSpec{
 				{
 					Name:    "myimage",
 					Default: "replaced-image-name",
@@ -298,7 +298,7 @@ func TestApplyParameters(t *testing.T) {
 		args: args{
 			ts: simpleTaskSpec,
 			tr: &v1alpha1.TaskRun{},
-			dp: []v1alpha1.TaskParam{
+			dp: []v1alpha1.ParamSpec{
 				{
 					Name:    "myimage",
 					Default: "mydefault",
diff --git a/pkg/reconciler/v1alpha1/taskrun/taskrun.go b/pkg/reconciler/v1alpha1/taskrun/taskrun.go
index 1b889f0a1c2..d403c4bc601 100644
--- a/pkg/reconciler/v1alpha1/taskrun/taskrun.go
+++ b/pkg/reconciler/v1alpha1/taskrun/taskrun.go
@@ -461,7 +461,7 @@ func (c *Reconciler) createPod(tr *v1alpha1.TaskRun, rtr *resources.ResolvedTask
 		return nil, xerrors.Errorf("couldn't create redirected TaskSpec: %w", err)
 	}
 
-	var defaults []v1alpha1.TaskParam
+	var defaults []v1alpha1.ParamSpec
 	if ts.Inputs != nil {
 		defaults = append(defaults, ts.Inputs.Params...)
 	}
diff --git a/test/builder/pipeline.go b/test/builder/pipeline.go
index 730080f31f2..1610c11ed6a 100644
--- a/test/builder/pipeline.go
+++ b/test/builder/pipeline.go
@@ -28,8 +28,8 @@ type PipelineOp func(*v1alpha1.Pipeline)
 // PipelineSpecOp is an operation which modify a PipelineSpec struct.
 type PipelineSpecOp func(*v1alpha1.PipelineSpec)
 
-// PipelineParamOp is an operation which modify a PipelineParam struct.
-type PipelineParamOp func(*v1alpha1.PipelineParam)
+// PipelineParamOp is an operation which modify a ParamSpec struct.
+type PipelineParamOp func(*v1alpha1.ParamSpec)
 
 // PipelineTaskOp is an operation which modify a PipelineTask struct.
 type PipelineTaskOp func(*v1alpha1.PipelineTask)
@@ -110,11 +110,11 @@ func PipelineDeclaredResource(name string, t v1alpha1.PipelineResourceType) Pipe
 	}
 }
 
-// PipelineParam adds a param, with specified name, to the Spec.
-// Any number of PipelineParam modifiers can be passed to transform it.
+// ParamSpec adds a param, with specified name, to the Spec.
+// Any number of ParamSpec modifiers can be passed to transform it.
 func PipelineParam(name string, ops ...PipelineParamOp) PipelineSpecOp {
 	return func(ps *v1alpha1.PipelineSpec) {
-		pp := &v1alpha1.PipelineParam{Name: name}
+		pp := &v1alpha1.ParamSpec{Name: name}
 		for _, op := range ops {
 			op(pp)
 		}
@@ -122,16 +122,16 @@ func PipelineParam(name string, ops ...PipelineParamOp) PipelineSpecOp {
 	}
 }
 
-// PipelineParamDescription sets the description to the PipelineParam.
+// PipelineParamDescription sets the description to the ParamSpec.
 func PipelineParamDescription(desc string) PipelineParamOp {
-	return func(pp *v1alpha1.PipelineParam) {
+	return func(pp *v1alpha1.ParamSpec) {
 		pp.Description = desc
 	}
 }
 
-// PipelineParamDefault sets the default value to the PipelineParam.
+// PipelineParamDefault sets the default value to the ParamSpec.
 func PipelineParamDefault(value string) PipelineParamOp {
-	return func(pp *v1alpha1.PipelineParam) {
+	return func(pp *v1alpha1.ParamSpec) {
 		pp.Default = value
 	}
 }
diff --git a/test/builder/pipeline_test.go b/test/builder/pipeline_test.go
index cfa2c630740..0de6130654f 100644
--- a/test/builder/pipeline_test.go
+++ b/test/builder/pipeline_test.go
@@ -59,7 +59,7 @@ func TestPipeline(t *testing.T) {
 				Name: "my-only-image-resource",
 				Type: "image",
 			}},
-			Params: []v1alpha1.PipelineParam{{
+			Params: []v1alpha1.ParamSpec{{
 				Name:        "first-param",
 				Default:     "default-value",
 				Description: "default description",
diff --git a/test/builder/task.go b/test/builder/task.go
index 0c1b6c137e6..6b7dd9c9caa 100644
--- a/test/builder/task.go
+++ b/test/builder/task.go
@@ -38,8 +38,8 @@ type InputsOp func(*v1alpha1.Inputs)
 // OutputsOp is an operation which modify an Outputs struct.
 type OutputsOp func(*v1alpha1.Outputs)
 
-// TaskParamOp is an operation which modify a TaskParam struct.
-type TaskParamOp func(*v1alpha1.TaskParam)
+// TaskParamOp is an operation which modify a ParamSpec struct.
+type TaskParamOp func(*v1alpha1.ParamSpec)
 
 // TaskRunOp is an operation which modify a TaskRun struct.
 type TaskRunOp func(*v1alpha1.TaskRun)
@@ -249,10 +249,10 @@ func OutputsResource(name string, resourceType v1alpha1.PipelineResourceType) Ou
 }
 
 // InputsParam adds a param, with specified name, to the Inputs.
-// Any number of TaskParam modifier can be passed to transform it.
+// Any number of ParamSpec modifier can be passed to transform it.
 func InputsParam(name string, ops ...TaskParamOp) InputsOp {
 	return func(i *v1alpha1.Inputs) {
-		tp := &v1alpha1.TaskParam{Name: name}
+		tp := &v1alpha1.ParamSpec{Name: name}
 		for _, op := range ops {
 			op(tp)
 		}
@@ -260,16 +260,16 @@ func InputsParam(name string, ops ...TaskParamOp) InputsOp {
 	}
 }
 
-// ParamDescripiton sets the description to the TaskParam.
+// ParamDescripiton sets the description to the ParamSpec.
 func ParamDescription(desc string) TaskParamOp {
-	return func(tp *v1alpha1.TaskParam) {
+	return func(tp *v1alpha1.ParamSpec) {
 		tp.Description = desc
 	}
 }
 
-// ParamDefault sets the default value to the TaskParam.
+// ParamDefault sets the default value to the ParamSpec.
 func ParamDefault(value string) TaskParamOp {
-	return func(tp *v1alpha1.TaskParam) {
+	return func(tp *v1alpha1.ParamSpec) {
 		tp.Default = value
 	}
 }
diff --git a/test/builder/task_test.go b/test/builder/task_test.go
index 838b367f9f8..fef1b1e24b2 100644
--- a/test/builder/task_test.go
+++ b/test/builder/task_test.go
@@ -72,7 +72,7 @@ func TestTask(t *testing.T) {
 					Type:       v1alpha1.PipelineResourceTypeGit,
 					TargetPath: "/foo/bar",
 				}},
-				Params: []v1alpha1.TaskParam{{Name: "param", Description: "mydesc", Default: "default"}},
+				Params: []v1alpha1.ParamSpec{{Name: "param", Description: "mydesc", Default: "default"}},
 			},
 			Outputs: &v1alpha1.Outputs{
 				Resources: []v1alpha1.TaskResource{{