diff --git a/packages/@aws-cdk/aws-apigateway/README.md b/packages/@aws-cdk/aws-apigateway/README.md
index 34d414c0f9f36..05f44abc54862 100644
--- a/packages/@aws-cdk/aws-apigateway/README.md
+++ b/packages/@aws-cdk/aws-apigateway/README.md
@@ -297,18 +297,17 @@ const errorResponseModel = api.addModel('ErrorResponseModel', {
 And reference all on your method definition.
 
 ```ts
-// If you want to define parameter mappings for the request, you need a validator
-const validator = api.addRequestValidator('DefaultValidator', {
-  validateRequestBody: false,
-  validateRequestParameters: true
-});
 resource.addMethod('GET', integration, {
   // We can mark the parameters as required
   requestParameters: {
     'method.request.querystring.who': true
   },
-  // We need to set the validator for ensuring they are passed
-  requestValidator: validator,
+  // we can set request validator options like below
+  requestValidatorOptions: {
+    requestValidatorName: 'test-validator',
+    validateRequestBody: true,
+    validateRequestParameters: false
+  }
   methodResponses: [
     {
       // Successful response from the integration
@@ -340,6 +339,9 @@ resource.addMethod('GET', integration, {
 });
 ```
 
+Specifying `requestValidatorOptions` automatically creates the RequestValidator construct with the given options.
+However, if you have your RequestValidator already initialized or imported, use the `requestValidator` option instead.
+
 #### Default Integration and Method Options
 
 The `defaultIntegration` and `defaultMethodOptions` properties can be used to
diff --git a/packages/@aws-cdk/aws-apigateway/lib/method.ts b/packages/@aws-cdk/aws-apigateway/lib/method.ts
index 9b43cec12d593..8120823d410fb 100644
--- a/packages/@aws-cdk/aws-apigateway/lib/method.ts
+++ b/packages/@aws-cdk/aws-apigateway/lib/method.ts
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@ import { ConnectionType, Integration } from './integration';
 import { MockIntegration } from './integrations/mock';
 import { MethodResponse } from './methodresponse';
 import { IModel } from './model';
-import { IRequestValidator } from './requestvalidator';
+import { IRequestValidator, RequestValidatorOptions } from './requestvalidator';
 import { IResource } from './resource';
 import { RestApi } from './restapi';
 import { validateHttpMethod } from './util';
@@ -73,6 +73,8 @@ export interface MethodOptions {
 
   /**
    * The ID of the associated request validator.
+   * Only one of `requestValidator` or `requestValidatorOptions` must be specified.
+   * @default - No default validator
    */
   readonly requestValidator?: IRequestValidator;
 
@@ -83,6 +85,13 @@ export interface MethodOptions {
    * @default - no authorization scopes
    */
   readonly authorizationScopes?: string[]
+
+  /**
+   * Request validator options to create new validator
+   * Only one of `requestValidator` or `requestValidatorOptions` must be specified.
+   * @default - No default validator
+   */
+  readonly requestValidatorOptions?: RequestValidatorOptions;
 }
 
 export interface MethodProps {
@@ -160,7 +169,7 @@ export class Method extends Resource {
       integration: this.renderIntegration(props.integration),
       methodResponses: this.renderMethodResponses(options.methodResponses),
       requestModels: this.renderRequestModels(options.requestModels),
-      requestValidatorId: options.requestValidator ? options.requestValidator.requestValidatorId : undefined,
+      requestValidatorId: this.requestValidatorId(options),
       authorizationScopes: options.authorizationScopes ?? defaultMethodOptions.authorizationScopes,
     };
 
@@ -302,6 +311,20 @@ export class Method extends Resource {
 
     return models;
   }
+
+  private requestValidatorId(options: MethodOptions): string | undefined {
+    if (options.requestValidator && options.requestValidatorOptions) {
+      throw new Error(`Only one of 'requestValidator' or 'requestValidatorOptions' must be specified.`);
+    }
+
+    if (options.requestValidatorOptions) {
+      const validator = this.restApi.addRequestValidator('validator', options.requestValidatorOptions);
+      return validator.requestValidatorId;
+    }
+
+    // For backward compatibility
+    return options.requestValidator?.requestValidatorId;
+  }
 }
 
 export enum AuthorizationType {
diff --git a/packages/@aws-cdk/aws-apigateway/test/test.method.ts b/packages/@aws-cdk/aws-apigateway/test/test.method.ts
index f4c5052e1ec40..7c898c11b606b 100644
--- a/packages/@aws-cdk/aws-apigateway/test/test.method.ts
+++ b/packages/@aws-cdk/aws-apigateway/test/test.method.ts
@@ -802,6 +802,84 @@ export = {
       AuthorizationScopes: ABSENT
     }));
 
+    test.done();
+  },
+
+  'method has a request validator with provided properties'(test: Test) {
+    // GIVEN
+    const stack = new cdk.Stack();
+    const api = new apigw.RestApi(stack, 'test-api', { deploy: false });
+
+    // WHEN
+    new apigw.Method(stack, 'method-man', {
+      httpMethod: 'GET',
+      resource: api.root,
+      options: {
+        requestValidatorOptions: {
+          requestValidatorName: 'test-validator',
+          validateRequestBody: true,
+          validateRequestParameters: false
+        }
+      }
+    });
+
+    // THEN
+    expect(stack).to(haveResource('AWS::ApiGateway::RequestValidator', {
+      RestApiId: stack.resolve(api.restApiId),
+      ValidateRequestBody: true,
+      ValidateRequestParameters: false,
+      Name: 'test-validator'
+    }));
+
+    test.done();
+  },
+
+  'method does not have a request validator'(test: Test) {
+    // GIVEN
+    const stack = new cdk.Stack();
+    const api = new apigw.RestApi(stack, 'test-api', { deploy: false });
+
+    // WHEN
+    new apigw.Method(stack, 'method-man', {
+      httpMethod: 'GET',
+      resource: api.root
+    });
+
+    // THEN
+    expect(stack).to(haveResource('AWS::ApiGateway::Method', {
+      RequestValidatorId: ABSENT
+    }));
+
+    test.done();
+  },
+
+  'method does not support both request validator and request validator options'(test: Test) {
+    // GIVEN
+    const stack = new cdk.Stack();
+    const api = new apigw.RestApi(stack, 'test-api', { deploy: false });
+    const validator = api.addRequestValidator('test-validator1', {
+      validateRequestBody: true,
+      validateRequestParameters: false
+    });
+
+    // WHEN
+    const methodProps = {
+      httpMethod: 'GET',
+      resource: api.root,
+      options: {
+        requestValidatorOptions: {
+          requestValidatorName: 'test-validator2',
+          validateRequestBody: true,
+          validateRequestParameters: false
+        },
+        requestValidator: validator
+      }
+    };
+
+    // THEN
+    test.throws(() => new apigw.Method(stack, 'method', methodProps),
+      /Only one of 'requestValidator' or 'requestValidatorOptions' must be specified./);
+
     test.done();
   }
 };