diff --git a/docs/providers/aws/events/apigateway.md b/docs/providers/aws/events/apigateway.md
index fa1b312cd..8d29725c9 100644
--- a/docs/providers/aws/events/apigateway.md
+++ b/docs/providers/aws/events/apigateway.md
@@ -24,6 +24,7 @@ layout: Doc
     - [Setting API keys for your Rest API](#setting-api-keys-for-your-rest-api)
     - [Configuring endpoint types](#configuring-endpoint-types)
     - [Request Parameters](#request-parameters)
+    - [Request Schema Validation](#request-schema-validation)
     - [Setting source of API key for metering requests](#setting-source-of-api-key-for-metering-requests)
   - [Lambda Integration](#lambda-integration)
     - [Example "LAMBDA" event (before customization)](#example-lambda-event-before-customization)
@@ -649,6 +650,50 @@ functions:
                 id: true
 ```
 
+### Request Schema Validators
+
+To use request schema validation with API gateway, add the [JSON Schema](https://json-schema.org/)
+for your content type. Since JSON Schema is represented in JSON, it's easier to include it from a
+file.
+
+```yml
+functions:
+  create:
+    handler: posts.create
+    events:
+      - http:
+          path: posts/create
+          method: post
+          request:
+            schema:
+              application/json: ${file(create_request.json)}
+```
+
+A sample schema contained in `create_request.json` might look something like this:
+
+```json
+{
+  "definitions": {},
+  "$schema": "http://json-schema.org/draft-07/schema#",
+  "type": "object",
+  "title": "The Root Schema",
+  "required": [
+    "username"
+  ],
+  "properties": {
+    "username": {
+      "type": "string",
+      "title": "The Foo Schema",
+      "default": "",
+      "pattern": "^[a-zA-Z0-9]+$"
+    }
+  }
+}
+```
+
+**NOTE:** schema validators are only applied to content types you specify. Other content types are
+not blocked.
+
 ### Setting source of API key for metering requests
 
 API Gateway provide a feature for metering your API's requests and you can choice [the source of key](https://docs.aws.amazon.com/apigateway/api-reference/resource/rest-api/#apiKeySource) which is used for metering. If you want to acquire that key from the request's X-API-Key header, set option like this:
diff --git a/lib/plugins/aws/lib/naming.js b/lib/plugins/aws/lib/naming.js
index 7f78238c3..69d3f344d 100644
--- a/lib/plugins/aws/lib/naming.js
+++ b/lib/plugins/aws/lib/naming.js
@@ -242,6 +242,13 @@ module.exports = {
   getMethodLogicalId(resourceId, methodName) {
     return `ApiGatewayMethod${resourceId}${this.normalizeMethodName(methodName)}`;
   },
+  getValidatorLogicalId(resourceId, methodName) {
+    return `${this.getMethodLogicalId(resourceId, methodName)}Validator`;
+  },
+  getModelLogicalId(resourceId, methodName, contentType) {
+    return `${this.getMethodLogicalId(resourceId, methodName)}${_.startCase(
+      contentType).replace(' ', '')}Model`;
+  },
   getApiKeyLogicalId(apiKeyNumber, apiKeyName) {
     if (apiKeyName) {
       return `ApiGatewayApiKey${this.normalizeName(apiKeyName)}${apiKeyNumber}`;
diff --git a/lib/plugins/aws/lib/naming.test.js b/lib/plugins/aws/lib/naming.test.js
index da0557213..3eee2e787 100644
--- a/lib/plugins/aws/lib/naming.test.js
+++ b/lib/plugins/aws/lib/naming.test.js
@@ -390,6 +390,22 @@ describe('#naming()', () => {
     });
   });
 
+  describe('#getValidatorLogicalId()', () => {
+    it('', () => {
+      expect(sdk.naming.getValidatorLogicalId(
+        'ResourceId', 'get'
+      )).to.equal('ApiGatewayMethodResourceIdGetValidator');
+    });
+  });
+
+  describe('#getModelLogicalId()', () => {
+    it('', () => {
+      expect(sdk.naming.getModelLogicalId(
+        'ResourceId', 'get', 'application/json'
+      )).to.equal('ApiGatewayMethodResourceIdGetApplicationJsonModel');
+    });
+  });
+
   describe('#getApiKeyLogicalId(keyIndex)', () => {
     it('should produce the given index with ApiGatewayApiKey as a prefix', () => {
       expect(sdk.naming.getApiKeyLogicalId(1)).to.equal('ApiGatewayApiKey1');
diff --git a/lib/plugins/aws/package/compile/events/apiGateway/lib/method/index.js b/lib/plugins/aws/package/compile/events/apiGateway/lib/method/index.js
index 77fd557c1..0d12adb4d 100644
--- a/lib/plugins/aws/package/compile/events/apiGateway/lib/method/index.js
+++ b/lib/plugins/aws/package/compile/events/apiGateway/lib/method/index.js
@@ -30,6 +30,8 @@ module.exports = {
 
       const methodLogicalId = this.provider.naming
         .getMethodLogicalId(resourceName, event.http.method);
+      const validatorLogicalId = this.provider.naming
+        .getValidatorLogicalId(resourceName, event.http.method);
       const lambdaLogicalId = this.provider.naming
         .getLambdaLogicalId(event.functionName);
 
@@ -67,6 +69,42 @@ module.exports = {
 
       this.apiGatewayMethodLogicalIds.push(methodLogicalId);
 
+      if (event.http.request && event.http.request.schema) {
+        for (const requestSchema of _.entries(event.http.request.schema)) {
+          const contentType = requestSchema[0];
+          const schema = requestSchema[1];
+
+          const modelLogicalId = this.provider.naming
+            .getModelLogicalId(resourceName, event.http.method, contentType);
+
+          template.Properties.RequestValidatorId = { Ref: validatorLogicalId };
+          template.Properties.RequestModels = { [contentType]: { Ref: modelLogicalId } };
+
+          _.merge(this.serverless.service.provider.compiledCloudFormationTemplate.Resources, {
+            [modelLogicalId]: {
+              Type: 'AWS::ApiGateway::Model',
+              Properties: {
+                RestApiId: {
+                  Ref: this.provider.naming.getRestApiLogicalId(),
+                },
+                ContentType: contentType,
+                Schema: schema,
+              },
+            },
+            [validatorLogicalId]: {
+              Type: 'AWS::ApiGateway::RequestValidator',
+              Properties: {
+                RestApiId: {
+                  Ref: this.provider.naming.getRestApiLogicalId(),
+                },
+                ValidateRequestBody: true,
+                ValidateRequestParameters: true,
+              },
+            },
+          });
+        }
+      }
+
       _.merge(this.serverless.service.provider.compiledCloudFormationTemplate.Resources, {
         [methodLogicalId]: template,
       });
diff --git a/lib/plugins/aws/package/compile/events/apiGateway/lib/method/index.test.js b/lib/plugins/aws/package/compile/events/apiGateway/lib/method/index.test.js
index 705e477ce..78ef18d37 100644
--- a/lib/plugins/aws/package/compile/events/apiGateway/lib/method/index.test.js
+++ b/lib/plugins/aws/package/compile/events/apiGateway/lib/method/index.test.js
@@ -57,6 +57,54 @@ describe('#compileMethods()', () => {
     };
   });
 
+  it('should have request validators/models defined when they are set', () => {
+    awsCompileApigEvents.validated.events = [
+      {
+        functionName: 'First',
+        http: {
+          path: 'users/create',
+          method: 'post',
+          integration: 'AWS',
+          request: { schema: { 'application/json': { foo: 'bar' } } },
+        },
+      },
+    ];
+    return awsCompileApigEvents.compileMethods().then(() => {
+      expect(
+        awsCompileApigEvents.serverless.service.provider.compiledCloudFormationTemplate
+          .Resources.ApiGatewayMethodUsersCreatePostValidator
+      ).to.deep.equal({
+        Type: 'AWS::ApiGateway::RequestValidator',
+        Properties: {
+          RestApiId: { Ref: 'ApiGatewayRestApi' },
+          ValidateRequestBody: true,
+          ValidateRequestParameters: true,
+        },
+      });
+      expect(
+        awsCompileApigEvents.serverless.service.provider.compiledCloudFormationTemplate
+          .Resources.ApiGatewayMethodUsersCreatePostApplicationJsonModel
+      ).to.deep.equal({
+        Type: 'AWS::ApiGateway::Model',
+        Properties: {
+          RestApiId: { Ref: 'ApiGatewayRestApi' },
+          ContentType: 'application/json',
+          Schema: { foo: 'bar' },
+        },
+      });
+      expect(
+        awsCompileApigEvents.serverless.service.provider.compiledCloudFormationTemplate
+          .Resources.ApiGatewayMethodUsersCreatePost.Properties.RequestModels
+      ).to.deep.equal({
+        'application/json': { Ref: 'ApiGatewayMethodUsersCreatePostApplicationJsonModel' },
+      });
+      expect(
+        awsCompileApigEvents.serverless.service.provider.compiledCloudFormationTemplate
+          .Resources.ApiGatewayMethodUsersCreatePost.Properties.RequestValidatorId
+      ).to.deep.equal({ Ref: 'ApiGatewayMethodUsersCreatePostValidator' });
+    });
+  });
+
   it('should have request parameters defined when they are set', () => {
     awsCompileApigEvents.validated.events = [
       {
diff --git a/lib/plugins/aws/package/compile/events/apiGateway/lib/validate.js b/lib/plugins/aws/package/compile/events/apiGateway/lib/validate.js
index f0b724b68..b435c8fc3 100644
--- a/lib/plugins/aws/package/compile/events/apiGateway/lib/validate.js
+++ b/lib/plugins/aws/package/compile/events/apiGateway/lib/validate.js
@@ -98,7 +98,9 @@ module.exports = {
             if (http.request) {
               const keys = Object.keys(http.request);
               const allowedKeys =
-                http.integration === 'AWS_PROXY' ? ['parameters'] : ['parameters', 'uri'];
+                http.integration === 'AWS_PROXY'
+                  ? ['parameters', 'schema']
+                  : ['parameters', 'uri', 'schema'];
 
               if (!_.isEmpty(_.difference(keys, allowedKeys))) {
                 const requestWarningMessage = [