diff --git a/packages/graphql-transformer-core/src/GraphQLTransform.ts b/packages/graphql-transformer-core/src/GraphQLTransform.ts
index 51c8c3d99ad..b44cc25bcb5 100644
--- a/packages/graphql-transformer-core/src/GraphQLTransform.ts
+++ b/packages/graphql-transformer-core/src/GraphQLTransform.ts
@@ -234,6 +234,7 @@ export class GraphQLTransform {
       aws_api_key: true,
       aws_iam: true,
       aws_oidc: true,
+      aws_lambda: true,
       aws_cognito_user_pools: true,
       deprecated: true,
     });
diff --git a/packages/graphql-transformer-core/src/TransformFormatter.ts b/packages/graphql-transformer-core/src/TransformFormatter.ts
index c199d93cc01..746a10037da 100644
--- a/packages/graphql-transformer-core/src/TransformFormatter.ts
+++ b/packages/graphql-transformer-core/src/TransformFormatter.ts
@@ -96,7 +96,7 @@ export class TransformFormatter {
         kind: 'Document',
         definitions: Object.keys(ctx.nodeMap).map((k: string) => ctx.getType(k)),
       },
-      ['aws_subscribe', 'aws_auth', 'aws_api_key', 'aws_iam', 'aws_oidc', 'aws_cognito_user_pools', 'deprecated']
+      ['aws_subscribe', 'aws_auth', 'aws_api_key', 'aws_iam', 'aws_oidc', 'aws_cognito_user_pools', 'aws_lambda', 'deprecated'],
     );
     const SDL = print(astSansDirectives);
     return SDL;
diff --git a/packages/graphql-transformer-core/src/validation.ts b/packages/graphql-transformer-core/src/validation.ts
index 4e94fd7b6e4..f35712f54c7 100644
--- a/packages/graphql-transformer-core/src/validation.ts
+++ b/packages/graphql-transformer-core/src/validation.ts
@@ -109,6 +109,7 @@ directive @aws_api_key on FIELD_DEFINITION | OBJECT
 directive @aws_iam on FIELD_DEFINITION | OBJECT
 directive @aws_oidc on FIELD_DEFINITION | OBJECT
 directive @aws_cognito_user_pools(cognito_groups: [String!]) on FIELD_DEFINITION | OBJECT
+directive @aws_lambda on FIELD_DEFINITION | OBJECT
 
 # Allows transformer libraries to deprecate directive arguments.
 directive @deprecated(reason: String) on FIELD_DEFINITION | INPUT_FIELD_DEFINITION | ENUM | ENUM_VALUE