diff --git a/vertx-web-openapi/src/main/java/io/vertx/ext/web/openapi/Operation.java b/vertx-web-openapi/src/main/java/io/vertx/ext/web/openapi/Operation.java
index 68768e42ea..154f2f6c13 100644
--- a/vertx-web-openapi/src/main/java/io/vertx/ext/web/openapi/Operation.java
+++ b/vertx-web-openapi/src/main/java/io/vertx/ext/web/openapi/Operation.java
@@ -7,6 +7,7 @@
 import io.vertx.core.http.HttpMethod;
 import io.vertx.core.json.JsonObject;
 import io.vertx.ext.web.RoutingContext;
+import io.vertx.ext.web.handler.AuthorizationHandler;
 
 /**
  * Interface representing an <a href="https://github.com/OAI/OpenAPI-Specification/blob/master/versions/3.0.1.md#operationObject">Operation</a>
@@ -14,6 +15,14 @@
 @VertxGen
 public interface Operation {
 
+  /**
+   * Mount an {@link io.vertx.ext.web.handler.AuthorizationHandler} for this operation
+   *
+   * @param handler
+   * @return
+   */
+  @Fluent Operation authorizationHandler(AuthorizationHandler handler);
+
   /**
    * Mount an handler for this operation
    *
diff --git a/vertx-web-openapi/src/main/java/io/vertx/ext/web/openapi/impl/OpenAPI3RouterBuilderImpl.java b/vertx-web-openapi/src/main/java/io/vertx/ext/web/openapi/impl/OpenAPI3RouterBuilderImpl.java
index 6e8c648c2d..98480a5152 100644
--- a/vertx-web-openapi/src/main/java/io/vertx/ext/web/openapi/impl/OpenAPI3RouterBuilderImpl.java
+++ b/vertx-web-openapi/src/main/java/io/vertx/ext/web/openapi/impl/OpenAPI3RouterBuilderImpl.java
@@ -290,6 +290,9 @@ public Router createRouter() {
         handlersToLoad.add(authnHandler);
       }
 
+      // Authorization Handlers
+      handlersToLoad.addAll(operation.getAuthorizationHandlers());
+
       // Generate ValidationHandler
       ValidationHandlerImpl validationHandler = validationHandlerGenerator.create(operation);
       handlersToLoad.add(validationHandler);
diff --git a/vertx-web-openapi/src/main/java/io/vertx/ext/web/openapi/impl/OperationImpl.java b/vertx-web-openapi/src/main/java/io/vertx/ext/web/openapi/impl/OperationImpl.java
index 5fe6518615..96f363487c 100644
--- a/vertx-web-openapi/src/main/java/io/vertx/ext/web/openapi/impl/OperationImpl.java
+++ b/vertx-web-openapi/src/main/java/io/vertx/ext/web/openapi/impl/OperationImpl.java
@@ -7,6 +7,7 @@
 import io.vertx.core.json.JsonObject;
 import io.vertx.core.json.pointer.JsonPointer;
 import io.vertx.ext.web.RoutingContext;
+import io.vertx.ext.web.handler.AuthorizationHandler;
 import io.vertx.ext.web.openapi.OpenAPIHolder;
 import io.vertx.ext.web.openapi.Operation;
 
@@ -28,6 +29,7 @@ public class OperationImpl implements Operation {
 
   private Map<JsonPointer, JsonObject> parameters;
   private List<String> tags;
+  private List<AuthorizationHandler> authzHandlers;
   private List<Handler<RoutingContext>> userHandlers;
   private List<Handler<RoutingContext>> userFailureHandlers;
 
@@ -69,10 +71,17 @@ protected OperationImpl(String operationId, HttpMethod method, String path, Json
         .noneMatch(j -> j.getString("in").equalsIgnoreCase(paramIn) && j.getString("name").equals(paramName)))
         this.parameters.put(pathPointer.copy().append(i), parameterModel);
     }
+    this.authzHandlers = new ArrayList<>();
     this.userHandlers = new ArrayList<>();
     this.userFailureHandlers = new ArrayList<>();
   }
 
+  @Override
+  public Operation authorizationHandler(AuthorizationHandler handler) {
+    this.authzHandlers.add(handler);
+    return this;
+  }
+
   @Override
   public Operation handler(Handler<RoutingContext> handler) {
     this.userHandlers.add(handler);
@@ -129,6 +138,10 @@ protected JsonObject getPathModel() {
     return pathModel;
   }
 
+  protected List<AuthorizationHandler> getAuthorizationHandlers() {
+    return authzHandlers;
+  }
+
   protected List<Handler<RoutingContext>> getUserHandlers() {
     return userHandlers;
   }
diff --git a/vertx-web-openapi/src/test/java/io/vertx/ext/web/openapi/RouterBuilderAuthZTest.java b/vertx-web-openapi/src/test/java/io/vertx/ext/web/openapi/RouterBuilderAuthZTest.java
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..23ee0b72c0
--- /dev/null
+++ b/vertx-web-openapi/src/test/java/io/vertx/ext/web/openapi/RouterBuilderAuthZTest.java
@@ -0,0 +1,122 @@
+package io.vertx.ext.web.openapi;
+
+import io.vertx.core.Future;
+import io.vertx.core.Handler;
+import io.vertx.core.Vertx;
+import io.vertx.core.http.HttpMethod;
+import io.vertx.core.json.JsonObject;
+import io.vertx.ext.auth.User;
+import io.vertx.ext.auth.authorization.Authorization;
+import io.vertx.ext.auth.authorization.AuthorizationContext;
+import io.vertx.ext.web.RoutingContext;
+import io.vertx.ext.web.handler.AuthenticationHandler;
+import io.vertx.ext.web.handler.AuthorizationHandler;
+import io.vertx.ext.web.handler.SimpleAuthenticationHandler;
+import io.vertx.junit5.Checkpoint;
+import io.vertx.junit5.Timeout;
+import io.vertx.junit5.VertxExtension;
+import io.vertx.junit5.VertxTestContext;
+import org.junit.jupiter.api.Test;
+import org.junit.jupiter.api.extension.ExtendWith;
+
+import static io.vertx.ext.web.validation.testutils.TestRequest.*;
+import static org.assertj.core.api.Assertions.assertThat;
+import static org.assertj.core.api.Assertions.assertThatCode;
+
+@ExtendWith(VertxExtension.class)
+@Timeout(1000)
+public class RouterBuilderAuthZTest extends BaseRouterBuilderTest {
+
+    private static final String SECURITY_TESTS = "src/test/resources/specs/security_test.yaml";
+
+    private static final RouterBuilderOptions FACTORY_OPTIONS = new RouterBuilderOptions()
+            .setRequireSecurityHandlers(true)
+            .setMountNotImplementedHandler(false);
+
+    @Test
+    public void routerBuilderFailsWithAuthZ(Vertx vertx, VertxTestContext testContext) {
+        Checkpoint checkpoint = testContext.checkpoint();
+        loadBuilderAndStartServer(vertx, SECURITY_TESTS, testContext, routerBuilder -> {
+            routerBuilder
+                    .setOptions(FACTORY_OPTIONS)
+                    .securityHandler("api_key")
+                    .bindBlocking(config -> mockSuccessfulAuthHandler(routingContext -> routingContext.put("api_key", "1")))
+                    .operation("listPetsSingleSecurity")
+                    .handler(mockAuthorizationHandler(true));
+
+            testContext.verify(() -> {
+                assertThatCode(routerBuilder::createRouter)
+                        .isInstanceOfSatisfying(IllegalStateException.class, ise ->
+                                assertThat(ise.getMessage())
+                                        .contains("AUTHORIZATION"));
+                checkpoint.flag();
+            });
+        });
+    }
+
+    @Test
+    public void mountAuthZSuccess(Vertx vertx, VertxTestContext testContext) {
+        Checkpoint checkpoint = testContext.checkpoint();
+        loadBuilderAndStartServer(vertx, SECURITY_TESTS, testContext, routerBuilder ->
+            routerBuilder
+                    .setOptions(FACTORY_OPTIONS)
+                    .securityHandler("api_key")
+                    .bindBlocking(config -> mockSuccessfulAuthHandler(routingContext -> routingContext.put("api_key", "1")))
+                    .operation("listPetsSingleSecurity")
+                    .authorizationHandler(mockAuthorizationHandler(true))
+                    .handler(routingContext ->
+                        routingContext
+                                .response()
+                                .setStatusCode(200)
+                                .setStatusMessage(routingContext.get("api_key"))
+                                .end()))
+        .onComplete(h ->
+                testRequest(client, HttpMethod.GET, "/pets_single_security")
+                        .expect(statusCode(200), statusMessage("1"))
+                        .send(testContext, checkpoint));
+    }
+
+    @Test
+    public void mountAuthZFailure(Vertx vertx, VertxTestContext testContext) {
+        Checkpoint checkpoint = testContext.checkpoint();
+        loadBuilderAndStartServer(vertx, SECURITY_TESTS, testContext, routerBuilder ->
+                routerBuilder
+                        .setOptions(FACTORY_OPTIONS)
+                        .securityHandler("api_key")
+                        .bindBlocking(config -> mockSuccessfulAuthHandler(routingContext -> routingContext.put("api_key", "1")))
+                        .operation("listPetsSingleSecurity")
+                        .authorizationHandler(mockAuthorizationHandler(false))
+                        .handler(routingContext ->
+                                routingContext
+                                        .response()
+                                        .setStatusCode(200)
+                                        .setStatusMessage(routingContext.get("api_key"))
+                                        .end()))
+                .onComplete(h ->
+                        testRequest(client, HttpMethod.GET, "/pets_single_security")
+                                .expect(statusCode(403), statusMessage("Forbidden"))
+                                .send(testContext, checkpoint));
+    }
+
+    private AuthorizationHandler mockAuthorizationHandler(boolean authorized) {
+        return AuthorizationHandler.create(new Authorization() {
+            @Override
+            public boolean match(AuthorizationContext authorizationContext) {
+                return authorized;
+            }
+
+            @Override
+            public boolean verify(Authorization authorization) {
+                return authorized;
+            }
+        });
+    }
+
+    private AuthenticationHandler mockSuccessfulAuthHandler(Handler<RoutingContext> mockHandler) {
+        return SimpleAuthenticationHandler.create()
+                .authenticate(ctx -> {
+                    mockHandler.handle(ctx);
+                    return Future.succeededFuture(User.create(new JsonObject()));
+                });
+    }
+}