diff --git a/packages/@aws-cdk/aws-apigateway/lib/restapi.ts b/packages/@aws-cdk/aws-apigateway/lib/restapi.ts
index 9d74e2a1ec7a9..e213ddad7f22f 100644
--- a/packages/@aws-cdk/aws-apigateway/lib/restapi.ts
+++ b/packages/@aws-cdk/aws-apigateway/lib/restapi.ts
@@ -170,6 +170,16 @@ export interface RestApiBaseProps {
    * @default EndpointType.EDGE
    */
   readonly endpointTypes?: EndpointType[];
+
+  /**
+   * Specifies whether clients can invoke the API using the default execute-api
+   * endpoint. To require that clients use a custom domain name to invoke the
+   * API, disable the default endpoint.
+   * @see https://docs.aws.amazon.com/AWSCloudFormation/latest/UserGuide/aws-resource-apigateway-restapi.html
+   *
+   * @default false
+   */
+  readonly disableExecuteApiEndpoint?: boolean;
 }
 
 /**
@@ -719,6 +729,7 @@ export class RestApi extends RestApiBase {
       apiKeySourceType: props.apiKeySourceType,
       cloneFrom: props.cloneFrom?.restApiId,
       parameters: props.parameters,
+      disableExecuteApiEndpoint: props.disableExecuteApiEndpoint,
     });
     this.node.defaultChild = resource;
     this.restApiId = resource.ref;
diff --git a/packages/@aws-cdk/aws-apigateway/test/restapi.test.ts b/packages/@aws-cdk/aws-apigateway/test/restapi.test.ts
index 8a213ca5b8569..60cc707468c4c 100644
--- a/packages/@aws-cdk/aws-apigateway/test/restapi.test.ts
+++ b/packages/@aws-cdk/aws-apigateway/test/restapi.test.ts
@@ -1069,4 +1069,18 @@ describe('restapi', () => {
       expect(countMetric.color).toEqual(color);
     });
   });
+
+  test('"disableExecuteApiEndpoint" can disable the default execute-api endpoint', () => {
+    // GIVEN
+    const stack = new Stack();
+
+    // WHEN
+    const api = new apigw.RestApi(stack, 'my-api', { disableExecuteApiEndpoint: true });
+    api.root.addMethod('GET');
+
+    // THEN
+    expect(stack).toHaveResource('AWS::ApiGateway::RestApi', {
+      DisableExecuteApiEndpoint: true,
+    });
+  });
 });