diff --git a/packages/@aws-cdk-testing/framework-integ/test/aws-iam/test/integ.customize-roles-restapi.js.snapshot/IntegTestDefaultTestDeployAssertE3E7D2A4.assets.json b/packages/@aws-cdk-testing/framework-integ/test/aws-iam/test/integ.customize-roles-restapi.js.snapshot/IntegTestDefaultTestDeployAssertE3E7D2A4.assets.json
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000000..8bbe077289ad2
--- /dev/null
+++ b/packages/@aws-cdk-testing/framework-integ/test/aws-iam/test/integ.customize-roles-restapi.js.snapshot/IntegTestDefaultTestDeployAssertE3E7D2A4.assets.json
@@ -0,0 +1,19 @@
+{
+  "version": "38.0.1",
+  "files": {
+    "21fbb51d7b23f6a6c262b46a9caee79d744a3ac019fd45422d988b96d44b2a22": {
+      "source": {
+        "path": "IntegTestDefaultTestDeployAssertE3E7D2A4.template.json",
+        "packaging": "file"
+      },
+      "destinations": {
+        "current_account-current_region": {
+          "bucketName": "cdk-hnb659fds-assets-${AWS::AccountId}-${AWS::Region}",
+          "objectKey": "21fbb51d7b23f6a6c262b46a9caee79d744a3ac019fd45422d988b96d44b2a22.json",
+          "assumeRoleArn": "arn:${AWS::Partition}:iam::${AWS::AccountId}:role/cdk-hnb659fds-file-publishing-role-${AWS::AccountId}-${AWS::Region}"
+        }
+      }
+    }
+  },
+  "dockerImages": {}
+}
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/packages/@aws-cdk-testing/framework-integ/test/aws-iam/test/integ.customize-roles-restapi.js.snapshot/IntegTestDefaultTestDeployAssertE3E7D2A4.template.json b/packages/@aws-cdk-testing/framework-integ/test/aws-iam/test/integ.customize-roles-restapi.js.snapshot/IntegTestDefaultTestDeployAssertE3E7D2A4.template.json
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000000..ad9d0fb73d1dd
--- /dev/null
+++ b/packages/@aws-cdk-testing/framework-integ/test/aws-iam/test/integ.customize-roles-restapi.js.snapshot/IntegTestDefaultTestDeployAssertE3E7D2A4.template.json
@@ -0,0 +1,36 @@
+{
+ "Parameters": {
+  "BootstrapVersion": {
+   "Type": "AWS::SSM::Parameter::Value<String>",
+   "Default": "/cdk-bootstrap/hnb659fds/version",
+   "Description": "Version of the CDK Bootstrap resources in this environment, automatically retrieved from SSM Parameter Store. [cdk:skip]"
+  }
+ },
+ "Rules": {
+  "CheckBootstrapVersion": {
+   "Assertions": [
+    {
+     "Assert": {
+      "Fn::Not": [
+       {
+        "Fn::Contains": [
+         [
+          "1",
+          "2",
+          "3",
+          "4",
+          "5"
+         ],
+         {
+          "Ref": "BootstrapVersion"
+         }
+        ]
+       }
+      ]
+     },
+     "AssertDescription": "CDK bootstrap stack version 6 required. Please run 'cdk bootstrap' with a recent version of the CDK CLI."
+    }
+   ]
+  }
+ }
+}
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/packages/@aws-cdk-testing/framework-integ/test/aws-iam/test/integ.customize-roles-restapi.js.snapshot/cdk.out b/packages/@aws-cdk-testing/framework-integ/test/aws-iam/test/integ.customize-roles-restapi.js.snapshot/cdk.out
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000000..c6e612584e352
--- /dev/null
+++ b/packages/@aws-cdk-testing/framework-integ/test/aws-iam/test/integ.customize-roles-restapi.js.snapshot/cdk.out
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+{"version":"38.0.1"}
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/packages/@aws-cdk-testing/framework-integ/test/aws-iam/test/integ.customize-roles-restapi.js.snapshot/iam-policy-report.json b/packages/@aws-cdk-testing/framework-integ/test/aws-iam/test/integ.customize-roles-restapi.js.snapshot/iam-policy-report.json
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000000..5bf553722bfed
--- /dev/null
+++ b/packages/@aws-cdk-testing/framework-integ/test/aws-iam/test/integ.customize-roles-restapi.js.snapshot/iam-policy-report.json
@@ -0,0 +1,40 @@
+{
+  "roles": [
+    {
+      "roleConstructPath": "integ-customize-roles-restapi/RestApi/CloudWatchRole",
+      "roleName": "precreated-role-api",
+      "missing": false,
+      "assumeRolePolicy": [
+        {
+          "Action": "sts:AssumeRole",
+          "Effect": "Allow",
+          "Principal": {
+            "Service": "apigateway.amazonaws.com"
+          }
+        }
+      ],
+      "managedPolicyArns": [
+        "arn:(PARTITION):iam::aws:policy/service-role/AmazonAPIGatewayPushToCloudWatchLogs"
+      ],
+      "managedPolicyStatements": [],
+      "identityPolicyStatements": []
+    },
+    {
+      "roleConstructPath": "integ-customize-roles-restapi/Role",
+      "roleName": "precreated-role",
+      "missing": false,
+      "assumeRolePolicy": [
+        {
+          "Action": "sts:AssumeRole",
+          "Effect": "Allow",
+          "Principal": {
+            "Service": "sns.amazonaws.com"
+          }
+        }
+      ],
+      "managedPolicyArns": [],
+      "managedPolicyStatements": [],
+      "identityPolicyStatements": []
+    }
+  ]
+}
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/packages/@aws-cdk-testing/framework-integ/test/aws-iam/test/integ.customize-roles-restapi.js.snapshot/iam-policy-report.txt b/packages/@aws-cdk-testing/framework-integ/test/aws-iam/test/integ.customize-roles-restapi.js.snapshot/iam-policy-report.txt
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000000..70dcad97ab6ad
--- /dev/null
+++ b/packages/@aws-cdk-testing/framework-integ/test/aws-iam/test/integ.customize-roles-restapi.js.snapshot/iam-policy-report.txt
@@ -0,0 +1,43 @@
+<precreated-role-api> (integ-customize-roles-restapi/RestApi/CloudWatchRole)
+
+AssumeRole Policy:
+[
+  {
+    "Action": "sts:AssumeRole",
+    "Effect": "Allow",
+    "Principal": {
+      "Service": "apigateway.amazonaws.com"
+    }
+  }
+]
+
+Managed Policy ARNs:
+[
+  "arn:(PARTITION):iam::aws:policy/service-role/AmazonAPIGatewayPushToCloudWatchLogs"
+]
+
+Managed Policies Statements:
+NONE
+
+Identity Policy Statements:
+NONE<precreated-role> (integ-customize-roles-restapi/Role)
+
+AssumeRole Policy:
+[
+  {
+    "Action": "sts:AssumeRole",
+    "Effect": "Allow",
+    "Principal": {
+      "Service": "sns.amazonaws.com"
+    }
+  }
+]
+
+Managed Policy ARNs:
+NONE
+
+Managed Policies Statements:
+NONE
+
+Identity Policy Statements:
+NONE
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/packages/@aws-cdk-testing/framework-integ/test/aws-iam/test/integ.customize-roles-restapi.js.snapshot/integ-customize-roles-restapi.assets.json b/packages/@aws-cdk-testing/framework-integ/test/aws-iam/test/integ.customize-roles-restapi.js.snapshot/integ-customize-roles-restapi.assets.json
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000000..7b3fab795d4a7
--- /dev/null
+++ b/packages/@aws-cdk-testing/framework-integ/test/aws-iam/test/integ.customize-roles-restapi.js.snapshot/integ-customize-roles-restapi.assets.json
@@ -0,0 +1,19 @@
+{
+  "version": "38.0.1",
+  "files": {
+    "f692d0500df97f81556e1e1627880690167cd1d83aecfb1f9c16ed86c73797f9": {
+      "source": {
+        "path": "integ-customize-roles-restapi.template.json",
+        "packaging": "file"
+      },
+      "destinations": {
+        "current_account-current_region": {
+          "bucketName": "cdk-hnb659fds-assets-${AWS::AccountId}-${AWS::Region}",
+          "objectKey": "f692d0500df97f81556e1e1627880690167cd1d83aecfb1f9c16ed86c73797f9.json",
+          "assumeRoleArn": "arn:${AWS::Partition}:iam::${AWS::AccountId}:role/cdk-hnb659fds-file-publishing-role-${AWS::AccountId}-${AWS::Region}"
+        }
+      }
+    }
+  },
+  "dockerImages": {}
+}
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/packages/@aws-cdk-testing/framework-integ/test/aws-iam/test/integ.customize-roles-restapi.js.snapshot/integ-customize-roles-restapi.template.json b/packages/@aws-cdk-testing/framework-integ/test/aws-iam/test/integ.customize-roles-restapi.js.snapshot/integ-customize-roles-restapi.template.json
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000000..84cf2aeb6ad18
--- /dev/null
+++ b/packages/@aws-cdk-testing/framework-integ/test/aws-iam/test/integ.customize-roles-restapi.js.snapshot/integ-customize-roles-restapi.template.json
@@ -0,0 +1,144 @@
+{
+ "Resources": {
+  "RestApi0C43BF4B": {
+   "Type": "AWS::ApiGateway::RestApi",
+   "Properties": {
+    "Name": "RestApi"
+   }
+  },
+  "RestApiAccount7C83CF5A": {
+   "Type": "AWS::ApiGateway::Account",
+   "Properties": {
+    "CloudWatchRoleArn": {
+     "Fn::Join": [
+      "",
+      [
+       "arn:",
+       {
+        "Ref": "AWS::Partition"
+       },
+       ":iam::",
+       {
+        "Ref": "AWS::AccountId"
+       },
+       ":role/precreated-role-api"
+      ]
+     ]
+    }
+   },
+   "DependsOn": [
+    "RestApi0C43BF4B"
+   ],
+   "UpdateReplacePolicy": "Retain",
+   "DeletionPolicy": "Retain"
+  },
+  "RestApiDeployment180EC503f7fb2c75a4565f0d9e459f179f2a7481": {
+   "Type": "AWS::ApiGateway::Deployment",
+   "Properties": {
+    "Description": "Automatically created by the RestApi construct",
+    "RestApiId": {
+     "Ref": "RestApi0C43BF4B"
+    }
+   },
+   "DependsOn": [
+    "RestApiGET0F59260B"
+   ]
+  },
+  "RestApiDeploymentStageprod3855DE66": {
+   "Type": "AWS::ApiGateway::Stage",
+   "Properties": {
+    "DeploymentId": {
+     "Ref": "RestApiDeployment180EC503f7fb2c75a4565f0d9e459f179f2a7481"
+    },
+    "RestApiId": {
+     "Ref": "RestApi0C43BF4B"
+    },
+    "StageName": "prod"
+   },
+   "DependsOn": [
+    "RestApiAccount7C83CF5A"
+   ]
+  },
+  "RestApiGET0F59260B": {
+   "Type": "AWS::ApiGateway::Method",
+   "Properties": {
+    "AuthorizationType": "NONE",
+    "HttpMethod": "GET",
+    "Integration": {
+     "Type": "MOCK"
+    },
+    "ResourceId": {
+     "Fn::GetAtt": [
+      "RestApi0C43BF4B",
+      "RootResourceId"
+     ]
+    },
+    "RestApiId": {
+     "Ref": "RestApi0C43BF4B"
+    }
+   }
+  }
+ },
+ "Outputs": {
+  "RestApiEndpoint0551178A": {
+   "Value": {
+    "Fn::Join": [
+     "",
+     [
+      "https://",
+      {
+       "Ref": "RestApi0C43BF4B"
+      },
+      ".execute-api.",
+      {
+       "Ref": "AWS::Region"
+      },
+      ".",
+      {
+       "Ref": "AWS::URLSuffix"
+      },
+      "/",
+      {
+       "Ref": "RestApiDeploymentStageprod3855DE66"
+      },
+      "/"
+     ]
+    ]
+   }
+  }
+ },
+ "Parameters": {
+  "BootstrapVersion": {
+   "Type": "AWS::SSM::Parameter::Value<String>",
+   "Default": "/cdk-bootstrap/hnb659fds/version",
+   "Description": "Version of the CDK Bootstrap resources in this environment, automatically retrieved from SSM Parameter Store. [cdk:skip]"
+  }
+ },
+ "Rules": {
+  "CheckBootstrapVersion": {
+   "Assertions": [
+    {
+     "Assert": {
+      "Fn::Not": [
+       {
+        "Fn::Contains": [
+         [
+          "1",
+          "2",
+          "3",
+          "4",
+          "5"
+         ],
+         {
+          "Ref": "BootstrapVersion"
+         }
+        ]
+       }
+      ]
+     },
+     "AssertDescription": "CDK bootstrap stack version 6 required. Please run 'cdk bootstrap' with a recent version of the CDK CLI."
+    }
+   ]
+  }
+ }
+}
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/packages/@aws-cdk-testing/framework-integ/test/aws-iam/test/integ.customize-roles-restapi.js.snapshot/integ.json b/packages/@aws-cdk-testing/framework-integ/test/aws-iam/test/integ.customize-roles-restapi.js.snapshot/integ.json
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000000..2e88ad6a89995
--- /dev/null
+++ b/packages/@aws-cdk-testing/framework-integ/test/aws-iam/test/integ.customize-roles-restapi.js.snapshot/integ.json
@@ -0,0 +1,20 @@
+{
+  "version": "38.0.1",
+  "testCases": {
+    "IntegTest/DefaultTest": {
+      "stacks": [
+        "integ-customize-roles-restapi"
+      ],
+      "cdkCommandOptions": {
+        "deploy": {
+          "enabled": false
+        },
+        "destroy": {
+          "enabled": false
+        }
+      },
+      "assertionStack": "IntegTest/DefaultTest/DeployAssert",
+      "assertionStackName": "IntegTestDefaultTestDeployAssertE3E7D2A4"
+    }
+  }
+}
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/packages/@aws-cdk-testing/framework-integ/test/aws-iam/test/integ.customize-roles-restapi.js.snapshot/manifest.json b/packages/@aws-cdk-testing/framework-integ/test/aws-iam/test/integ.customize-roles-restapi.js.snapshot/manifest.json
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000000..88e643710795a
--- /dev/null
+++ b/packages/@aws-cdk-testing/framework-integ/test/aws-iam/test/integ.customize-roles-restapi.js.snapshot/manifest.json
@@ -0,0 +1,145 @@
+{
+  "version": "38.0.1",
+  "artifacts": {
+    "integ-customize-roles-restapi.assets": {
+      "type": "cdk:asset-manifest",
+      "properties": {
+        "file": "integ-customize-roles-restapi.assets.json",
+        "requiresBootstrapStackVersion": 6,
+        "bootstrapStackVersionSsmParameter": "/cdk-bootstrap/hnb659fds/version"
+      }
+    },
+    "integ-customize-roles-restapi": {
+      "type": "aws:cloudformation:stack",
+      "environment": "aws://unknown-account/unknown-region",
+      "properties": {
+        "templateFile": "integ-customize-roles-restapi.template.json",
+        "terminationProtection": false,
+        "validateOnSynth": false,
+        "notificationArns": [],
+        "assumeRoleArn": "arn:${AWS::Partition}:iam::${AWS::AccountId}:role/cdk-hnb659fds-deploy-role-${AWS::AccountId}-${AWS::Region}",
+        "cloudFormationExecutionRoleArn": "arn:${AWS::Partition}:iam::${AWS::AccountId}:role/cdk-hnb659fds-cfn-exec-role-${AWS::AccountId}-${AWS::Region}",
+        "stackTemplateAssetObjectUrl": "s3://cdk-hnb659fds-assets-${AWS::AccountId}-${AWS::Region}/f692d0500df97f81556e1e1627880690167cd1d83aecfb1f9c16ed86c73797f9.json",
+        "requiresBootstrapStackVersion": 6,
+        "bootstrapStackVersionSsmParameter": "/cdk-bootstrap/hnb659fds/version",
+        "additionalDependencies": [
+          "integ-customize-roles-restapi.assets"
+        ],
+        "lookupRole": {
+          "arn": "arn:${AWS::Partition}:iam::${AWS::AccountId}:role/cdk-hnb659fds-lookup-role-${AWS::AccountId}-${AWS::Region}",
+          "requiresBootstrapStackVersion": 8,
+          "bootstrapStackVersionSsmParameter": "/cdk-bootstrap/hnb659fds/version"
+        }
+      },
+      "dependencies": [
+        "integ-customize-roles-restapi.assets"
+      ],
+      "metadata": {
+        "/integ-customize-roles-restapi/RestApi/Resource": [
+          {
+            "type": "aws:cdk:logicalId",
+            "data": "RestApi0C43BF4B"
+          }
+        ],
+        "/integ-customize-roles-restapi/RestApi/Account": [
+          {
+            "type": "aws:cdk:logicalId",
+            "data": "RestApiAccount7C83CF5A"
+          }
+        ],
+        "/integ-customize-roles-restapi/RestApi/Deployment/Resource": [
+          {
+            "type": "aws:cdk:logicalId",
+            "data": "RestApiDeployment180EC503f7fb2c75a4565f0d9e459f179f2a7481"
+          }
+        ],
+        "/integ-customize-roles-restapi/RestApi/DeploymentStage.prod/Resource": [
+          {
+            "type": "aws:cdk:logicalId",
+            "data": "RestApiDeploymentStageprod3855DE66"
+          }
+        ],
+        "/integ-customize-roles-restapi/RestApi/Endpoint": [
+          {
+            "type": "aws:cdk:logicalId",
+            "data": "RestApiEndpoint0551178A"
+          }
+        ],
+        "/integ-customize-roles-restapi/RestApi/Default/GET/Resource": [
+          {
+            "type": "aws:cdk:logicalId",
+            "data": "RestApiGET0F59260B"
+          }
+        ],
+        "/integ-customize-roles-restapi/BootstrapVersion": [
+          {
+            "type": "aws:cdk:logicalId",
+            "data": "BootstrapVersion"
+          }
+        ],
+        "/integ-customize-roles-restapi/CheckBootstrapVersion": [
+          {
+            "type": "aws:cdk:logicalId",
+            "data": "CheckBootstrapVersion"
+          }
+        ]
+      },
+      "displayName": "integ-customize-roles-restapi"
+    },
+    "IntegTestDefaultTestDeployAssertE3E7D2A4.assets": {
+      "type": "cdk:asset-manifest",
+      "properties": {
+        "file": "IntegTestDefaultTestDeployAssertE3E7D2A4.assets.json",
+        "requiresBootstrapStackVersion": 6,
+        "bootstrapStackVersionSsmParameter": "/cdk-bootstrap/hnb659fds/version"
+      }
+    },
+    "IntegTestDefaultTestDeployAssertE3E7D2A4": {
+      "type": "aws:cloudformation:stack",
+      "environment": "aws://unknown-account/unknown-region",
+      "properties": {
+        "templateFile": "IntegTestDefaultTestDeployAssertE3E7D2A4.template.json",
+        "terminationProtection": false,
+        "validateOnSynth": false,
+        "notificationArns": [],
+        "assumeRoleArn": "arn:${AWS::Partition}:iam::${AWS::AccountId}:role/cdk-hnb659fds-deploy-role-${AWS::AccountId}-${AWS::Region}",
+        "cloudFormationExecutionRoleArn": "arn:${AWS::Partition}:iam::${AWS::AccountId}:role/cdk-hnb659fds-cfn-exec-role-${AWS::AccountId}-${AWS::Region}",
+        "stackTemplateAssetObjectUrl": "s3://cdk-hnb659fds-assets-${AWS::AccountId}-${AWS::Region}/21fbb51d7b23f6a6c262b46a9caee79d744a3ac019fd45422d988b96d44b2a22.json",
+        "requiresBootstrapStackVersion": 6,
+        "bootstrapStackVersionSsmParameter": "/cdk-bootstrap/hnb659fds/version",
+        "additionalDependencies": [
+          "IntegTestDefaultTestDeployAssertE3E7D2A4.assets"
+        ],
+        "lookupRole": {
+          "arn": "arn:${AWS::Partition}:iam::${AWS::AccountId}:role/cdk-hnb659fds-lookup-role-${AWS::AccountId}-${AWS::Region}",
+          "requiresBootstrapStackVersion": 8,
+          "bootstrapStackVersionSsmParameter": "/cdk-bootstrap/hnb659fds/version"
+        }
+      },
+      "dependencies": [
+        "IntegTestDefaultTestDeployAssertE3E7D2A4.assets"
+      ],
+      "metadata": {
+        "/IntegTest/DefaultTest/DeployAssert/BootstrapVersion": [
+          {
+            "type": "aws:cdk:logicalId",
+            "data": "BootstrapVersion"
+          }
+        ],
+        "/IntegTest/DefaultTest/DeployAssert/CheckBootstrapVersion": [
+          {
+            "type": "aws:cdk:logicalId",
+            "data": "CheckBootstrapVersion"
+          }
+        ]
+      },
+      "displayName": "IntegTest/DefaultTest/DeployAssert"
+    },
+    "Tree": {
+      "type": "cdk:tree",
+      "properties": {
+        "file": "tree.json"
+      }
+    }
+  }
+}
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/packages/@aws-cdk-testing/framework-integ/test/aws-iam/test/integ.customize-roles-restapi.js.snapshot/tree.json b/packages/@aws-cdk-testing/framework-integ/test/aws-iam/test/integ.customize-roles-restapi.js.snapshot/tree.json
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000000..4c229eb69e4d9
--- /dev/null
+++ b/packages/@aws-cdk-testing/framework-integ/test/aws-iam/test/integ.customize-roles-restapi.js.snapshot/tree.json
@@ -0,0 +1,326 @@
+{
+  "version": "tree-0.1",
+  "tree": {
+    "id": "App",
+    "path": "",
+    "children": {
+      "integ-customize-roles-restapi": {
+        "id": "integ-customize-roles-restapi",
+        "path": "integ-customize-roles-restapi",
+        "children": {
+          "RestApi": {
+            "id": "RestApi",
+            "path": "integ-customize-roles-restapi/RestApi",
+            "children": {
+              "Resource": {
+                "id": "Resource",
+                "path": "integ-customize-roles-restapi/RestApi/Resource",
+                "attributes": {
+                  "aws:cdk:cloudformation:type": "AWS::ApiGateway::RestApi",
+                  "aws:cdk:cloudformation:props": {
+                    "name": "RestApi"
+                  }
+                },
+                "constructInfo": {
+                  "fqn": "constructs.Construct",
+                  "version": "10.3.0"
+                }
+              },
+              "CloudWatchRole": {
+                "id": "CloudWatchRole",
+                "path": "integ-customize-roles-restapi/RestApi/CloudWatchRole",
+                "children": {
+                  "ImportCloudWatchRole": {
+                    "id": "ImportCloudWatchRole",
+                    "path": "integ-customize-roles-restapi/RestApi/CloudWatchRole/ImportCloudWatchRole",
+                    "constructInfo": {
+                      "fqn": "constructs.Construct",
+                      "version": "10.3.0"
+                    }
+                  },
+                  "PrecreatedRoleCloudWatchRole": {
+                    "id": "PrecreatedRoleCloudWatchRole",
+                    "path": "integ-customize-roles-restapi/RestApi/CloudWatchRole/PrecreatedRoleCloudWatchRole",
+                    "constructInfo": {
+                      "fqn": "constructs.Construct",
+                      "version": "10.3.0"
+                    }
+                  }
+                },
+                "constructInfo": {
+                  "fqn": "constructs.Construct",
+                  "version": "10.3.0"
+                }
+              },
+              "Account": {
+                "id": "Account",
+                "path": "integ-customize-roles-restapi/RestApi/Account",
+                "attributes": {
+                  "aws:cdk:cloudformation:type": "AWS::ApiGateway::Account",
+                  "aws:cdk:cloudformation:props": {
+                    "cloudWatchRoleArn": {
+                      "Fn::Join": [
+                        "",
+                        [
+                          "arn:",
+                          {
+                            "Ref": "AWS::Partition"
+                          },
+                          ":iam::",
+                          {
+                            "Ref": "AWS::AccountId"
+                          },
+                          ":role/precreated-role-api"
+                        ]
+                      ]
+                    }
+                  }
+                },
+                "constructInfo": {
+                  "fqn": "constructs.Construct",
+                  "version": "10.3.0"
+                }
+              },
+              "Deployment": {
+                "id": "Deployment",
+                "path": "integ-customize-roles-restapi/RestApi/Deployment",
+                "children": {
+                  "Resource": {
+                    "id": "Resource",
+                    "path": "integ-customize-roles-restapi/RestApi/Deployment/Resource",
+                    "attributes": {
+                      "aws:cdk:cloudformation:type": "AWS::ApiGateway::Deployment",
+                      "aws:cdk:cloudformation:props": {
+                        "description": "Automatically created by the RestApi construct",
+                        "restApiId": {
+                          "Ref": "RestApi0C43BF4B"
+                        }
+                      }
+                    },
+                    "constructInfo": {
+                      "fqn": "constructs.Construct",
+                      "version": "10.3.0"
+                    }
+                  }
+                },
+                "constructInfo": {
+                  "fqn": "constructs.Construct",
+                  "version": "10.3.0"
+                }
+              },
+              "DeploymentStage.prod": {
+                "id": "DeploymentStage.prod",
+                "path": "integ-customize-roles-restapi/RestApi/DeploymentStage.prod",
+                "children": {
+                  "Resource": {
+                    "id": "Resource",
+                    "path": "integ-customize-roles-restapi/RestApi/DeploymentStage.prod/Resource",
+                    "attributes": {
+                      "aws:cdk:cloudformation:type": "AWS::ApiGateway::Stage",
+                      "aws:cdk:cloudformation:props": {
+                        "deploymentId": {
+                          "Ref": "RestApiDeployment180EC503f7fb2c75a4565f0d9e459f179f2a7481"
+                        },
+                        "restApiId": {
+                          "Ref": "RestApi0C43BF4B"
+                        },
+                        "stageName": "prod"
+                      }
+                    },
+                    "constructInfo": {
+                      "fqn": "constructs.Construct",
+                      "version": "10.3.0"
+                    }
+                  }
+                },
+                "constructInfo": {
+                  "fqn": "constructs.Construct",
+                  "version": "10.3.0"
+                }
+              },
+              "Endpoint": {
+                "id": "Endpoint",
+                "path": "integ-customize-roles-restapi/RestApi/Endpoint",
+                "constructInfo": {
+                  "fqn": "constructs.Construct",
+                  "version": "10.3.0"
+                }
+              },
+              "Default": {
+                "id": "Default",
+                "path": "integ-customize-roles-restapi/RestApi/Default",
+                "children": {
+                  "GET": {
+                    "id": "GET",
+                    "path": "integ-customize-roles-restapi/RestApi/Default/GET",
+                    "children": {
+                      "Resource": {
+                        "id": "Resource",
+                        "path": "integ-customize-roles-restapi/RestApi/Default/GET/Resource",
+                        "attributes": {
+                          "aws:cdk:cloudformation:type": "AWS::ApiGateway::Method",
+                          "aws:cdk:cloudformation:props": {
+                            "authorizationType": "NONE",
+                            "httpMethod": "GET",
+                            "integration": {
+                              "type": "MOCK"
+                            },
+                            "resourceId": {
+                              "Fn::GetAtt": [
+                                "RestApi0C43BF4B",
+                                "RootResourceId"
+                              ]
+                            },
+                            "restApiId": {
+                              "Ref": "RestApi0C43BF4B"
+                            }
+                          }
+                        },
+                        "constructInfo": {
+                          "fqn": "constructs.Construct",
+                          "version": "10.3.0"
+                        }
+                      }
+                    },
+                    "constructInfo": {
+                      "fqn": "constructs.Construct",
+                      "version": "10.3.0"
+                    }
+                  }
+                },
+                "constructInfo": {
+                  "fqn": "constructs.Construct",
+                  "version": "10.3.0"
+                }
+              }
+            },
+            "constructInfo": {
+              "fqn": "constructs.Construct",
+              "version": "10.3.0"
+            }
+          },
+          "Role": {
+            "id": "Role",
+            "path": "integ-customize-roles-restapi/Role",
+            "children": {
+              "ImportRole": {
+                "id": "ImportRole",
+                "path": "integ-customize-roles-restapi/Role/ImportRole",
+                "constructInfo": {
+                  "fqn": "constructs.Construct",
+                  "version": "10.3.0"
+                }
+              },
+              "PrecreatedRoleRole": {
+                "id": "PrecreatedRoleRole",
+                "path": "integ-customize-roles-restapi/Role/PrecreatedRoleRole",
+                "constructInfo": {
+                  "fqn": "constructs.Construct",
+                  "version": "10.3.0"
+                }
+              }
+            },
+            "constructInfo": {
+              "fqn": "constructs.Construct",
+              "version": "10.3.0"
+            }
+          },
+          "BootstrapVersion": {
+            "id": "BootstrapVersion",
+            "path": "integ-customize-roles-restapi/BootstrapVersion",
+            "constructInfo": {
+              "fqn": "constructs.Construct",
+              "version": "10.3.0"
+            }
+          },
+          "CheckBootstrapVersion": {
+            "id": "CheckBootstrapVersion",
+            "path": "integ-customize-roles-restapi/CheckBootstrapVersion",
+            "constructInfo": {
+              "fqn": "constructs.Construct",
+              "version": "10.3.0"
+            }
+          }
+        },
+        "constructInfo": {
+          "fqn": "constructs.Construct",
+          "version": "10.3.0"
+        }
+      },
+      "PolicySynthesizer": {
+        "id": "PolicySynthesizer",
+        "path": "PolicySynthesizer",
+        "constructInfo": {
+          "fqn": "constructs.Construct",
+          "version": "10.3.0"
+        }
+      },
+      "IntegTest": {
+        "id": "IntegTest",
+        "path": "IntegTest",
+        "children": {
+          "DefaultTest": {
+            "id": "DefaultTest",
+            "path": "IntegTest/DefaultTest",
+            "children": {
+              "Default": {
+                "id": "Default",
+                "path": "IntegTest/DefaultTest/Default",
+                "constructInfo": {
+                  "fqn": "constructs.Construct",
+                  "version": "10.3.0"
+                }
+              },
+              "DeployAssert": {
+                "id": "DeployAssert",
+                "path": "IntegTest/DefaultTest/DeployAssert",
+                "children": {
+                  "BootstrapVersion": {
+                    "id": "BootstrapVersion",
+                    "path": "IntegTest/DefaultTest/DeployAssert/BootstrapVersion",
+                    "constructInfo": {
+                      "fqn": "constructs.Construct",
+                      "version": "10.3.0"
+                    }
+                  },
+                  "CheckBootstrapVersion": {
+                    "id": "CheckBootstrapVersion",
+                    "path": "IntegTest/DefaultTest/DeployAssert/CheckBootstrapVersion",
+                    "constructInfo": {
+                      "fqn": "constructs.Construct",
+                      "version": "10.3.0"
+                    }
+                  }
+                },
+                "constructInfo": {
+                  "fqn": "constructs.Construct",
+                  "version": "10.3.0"
+                }
+              }
+            },
+            "constructInfo": {
+              "fqn": "@aws-cdk/integ-tests-alpha.IntegTestCase",
+              "version": "0.0.0"
+            }
+          }
+        },
+        "constructInfo": {
+          "fqn": "@aws-cdk/integ-tests-alpha.IntegTest",
+          "version": "0.0.0"
+        }
+      },
+      "Tree": {
+        "id": "Tree",
+        "path": "Tree",
+        "constructInfo": {
+          "fqn": "constructs.Construct",
+          "version": "10.3.0"
+        }
+      }
+    },
+    "constructInfo": {
+      "fqn": "constructs.Construct",
+      "version": "10.3.0"
+    }
+  }
+}
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/packages/@aws-cdk-testing/framework-integ/test/aws-iam/test/integ.customize-roles-restapi.ts b/packages/@aws-cdk-testing/framework-integ/test/aws-iam/test/integ.customize-roles-restapi.ts
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000000..aba7fb4bd223c
--- /dev/null
+++ b/packages/@aws-cdk-testing/framework-integ/test/aws-iam/test/integ.customize-roles-restapi.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,42 @@
+import { Role, ServicePrincipal } from 'aws-cdk-lib/aws-iam';
+import { App, Stack, RemovalPolicy } from 'aws-cdk-lib';
+import { IntegTest } from '@aws-cdk/integ-tests-alpha';
+import { RestApi } from 'aws-cdk-lib/aws-apigateway';
+
+const app = new App();
+const stack = new Stack(app, 'integ-customize-roles-restapi');
+Role.customizeRoles(stack, {
+  usePrecreatedRoles: {
+    'integ-customize-roles-restapi/Role': 'precreated-role',
+    'integ-customize-roles-restapi/RestApi/CloudWatchRole':
+      'precreated-role-api',
+  },
+});
+
+// test not throws an error with RestApi that calls `applyRemovalPolicy` internally
+const api = new RestApi(stack, 'RestApi', {
+  cloudWatchRole: true,
+});
+api.root.addMethod('GET');
+
+// test not throws an error with explicitly calling `applyRemovalPolicy`
+const role = new Role(stack, 'Role', {
+  assumedBy: new ServicePrincipal('sns.amazonaws.com'),
+});
+role.applyRemovalPolicy(RemovalPolicy.DESTROY);
+
+/**
+ * This test will not deploy and is only used to provide an example
+ * of the synthesized iam policy report
+ */
+new IntegTest(app, 'IntegTest', {
+  testCases: [stack],
+  cdkCommandOptions: {
+    deploy: {
+      enabled: false,
+    },
+    destroy: {
+      enabled: false,
+    },
+  },
+});
diff --git a/packages/aws-cdk-lib/aws-events/lib/event-bus.ts b/packages/aws-cdk-lib/aws-events/lib/event-bus.ts
index 4999351a625a3..f7b7e94d745e5 100644
--- a/packages/aws-cdk-lib/aws-events/lib/event-bus.ts
+++ b/packages/aws-cdk-lib/aws-events/lib/event-bus.ts
@@ -353,8 +353,11 @@ export class EventBus extends EventBusBase {
       resourceName: eventBus.name,
     });
 
-    // Allow EventBridge to use customer managed key
-    // See https://docs.aws.amazon.com/eventbridge/latest/userguide/eb-encryption-event-bus-key-policy.html
+    /**
+     * Allow EventBridge to use customer managed key
+     *
+     * @see https://docs.aws.amazon.com/eventbridge/latest/userguide/eb-encryption-key-policy.html#eb-encryption-key-policy-bus
+     */
     if (props?.kmsKey) {
       props?.kmsKey.addToResourcePolicy(new iam.PolicyStatement({
         resources: ['*'],
diff --git a/packages/aws-cdk-lib/aws-iam/lib/role.ts b/packages/aws-cdk-lib/aws-iam/lib/role.ts
index c72a569e1214f..37484fdf0f2ff 100644
--- a/packages/aws-cdk-lib/aws-iam/lib/role.ts
+++ b/packages/aws-cdk-lib/aws-iam/lib/role.ts
@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@ import { ImportedRole } from './private/imported-role';
 import { MutatingPolicyDocumentAdapter } from './private/policydoc-adapter';
 import { PrecreatedRole } from './private/precreated-role';
 import { AttachedPolicies, UniqueStringSet } from './private/util';
-import { ArnFormat, Duration, Resource, Stack, Token, TokenComparison, Aspects, Annotations } from '../../core';
+import { ArnFormat, Duration, Resource, Stack, Token, TokenComparison, Aspects, Annotations, RemovalPolicy } from '../../core';
 import { getCustomizeRolesConfig, getPrecreatedRoleConfig, CUSTOMIZE_ROLES_CONTEXT_KEY, CustomizeRoleConfig } from '../../core/lib/helpers-internal';
 
 const MAX_INLINE_SIZE = 10000;
@@ -631,6 +631,19 @@ export class Role extends Resource implements IRole {
     return this.immutableRole;
   }
 
+  /**
+   * Skip applyRemovalPolicy if role synthesis is prevented by customizeRoles.
+   * Because in this case, this construct does not have a CfnResource in the tree.
+   * @override
+   * @param policy RemovalPolicy
+   */
+  public applyRemovalPolicy(policy: RemovalPolicy): void {
+    const config = this.getPrecreatedRoleConfig();
+    if (!config.preventSynthesis) {
+      super.applyRemovalPolicy(policy);
+    }
+  }
+
   private validateRole(): string[] {
     const errors = new Array<string>();
     errors.push(...this.assumeRolePolicy?.validateForResourcePolicy() ?? []);
diff --git a/packages/aws-cdk-lib/aws-iam/test/role.test.ts b/packages/aws-cdk-lib/aws-iam/test/role.test.ts
index 1733b256400c1..5cec09456f042 100644
--- a/packages/aws-cdk-lib/aws-iam/test/role.test.ts
+++ b/packages/aws-cdk-lib/aws-iam/test/role.test.ts
@@ -249,7 +249,7 @@ describe('customizeRoles', () => {
     // THEN
     expect(() => {
       role.applyRemovalPolicy(RemovalPolicy.DESTROY);
-    }).toThrow(/Cannot apply RemovalPolicy/);
+    }).not.toThrow(/Cannot apply RemovalPolicy/);
     expect(() => {
       new CfnResource(stack, 'MyResource2', {
         type: 'AWS::Custom',
diff --git a/packages/aws-cdk-lib/aws-route53/README.md b/packages/aws-cdk-lib/aws-route53/README.md
index 1c26a12541242..27914033f704d 100644
--- a/packages/aws-cdk-lib/aws-route53/README.md
+++ b/packages/aws-cdk-lib/aws-route53/README.md
@@ -105,11 +105,14 @@ new route53.ARecord(this, 'ARecord', {
 ```
 
 To create an A record of type alias with target set to another record created outside CDK:
-### This function registers the given input i.e. DNS Name(string) of an existing record as an AliasTarget to the new ARecord. To register a target that is created as part of CDK use this instead https://docs.aws.amazon.com/cdk/api/v2/docs/aws-cdk-lib.aws_route53_targets-readme.html
 
-```ts
+This function registers the given input i.e. DNS Name(string) of an existing record as an AliasTarget to the new ARecord. To register a target that is created as part of CDK use this instead.
+
+Detailed information can be found in the [documentation](https://docs.aws.amazon.com/cdk/api/v2/docs/aws-cdk-lib.aws_route53_targets-readme.html).
 
+```ts
 declare const myZone: route53.HostedZone;
+
 const targetRecord = 'existing.record.cdk.local';
 const record = route53.ARecord.fromARecordAttributes(this, 'A', {
   zone: myZone,