diff --git a/docs/advanced-usage/validation-attributes.md b/docs/advanced-usage/validation-attributes.md
index 66692a99..4c6c4304 100644
--- a/docs/advanced-usage/validation-attributes.md
+++ b/docs/advanced-usage/validation-attributes.md
@@ -20,13 +20,16 @@ class SongData extends Data
 
 ## Creating your validation attribute
 
-A validation attribute is a class that extends `ValidationRule` and returns an array of validation rules when the `getRules` method is called:
+It is possible to create your own validation attribute by extending the `CustomValidationAttribute` class, this class has a `getRules` method that returns the rules that should be applied to the property.
 
 ```php
-#[Attribute(Attribute::TARGET_PROPERTY)]
-class CustomRule extends ValidationRule
+#[Attribute(Attribute::TARGET_PROPERTY | Attribute::TARGET_PARAMETER)]
+class CustomRule extends CustomValidationAttribute
 {
-    public function getRules(): array
+    /**
+     * @return array<object|string>|object|string
+     */
+    public function getRules(ValidationPath $path): array|object|string;
     {
         return [new CustomRule()];
     }
diff --git a/src/Attributes/Validation/CustomValidationAttribute.php b/src/Attributes/Validation/CustomValidationAttribute.php
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..81a977de
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/Attributes/Validation/CustomValidationAttribute.php
@@ -0,0 +1,14 @@
+<?php
+
+namespace Spatie\LaravelData\Attributes\Validation;
+
+use Spatie\LaravelData\Support\Validation\ValidationPath;
+use Spatie\LaravelData\Support\Validation\ValidationRule;
+
+abstract class CustomValidationAttribute extends ValidationRule
+{
+    /**
+     * @return array<object|string>|object|string
+     */
+    abstract public function getRules(ValidationPath $path): array|object|string;
+}
diff --git a/src/RuleInferrers/AttributesRuleInferrer.php b/src/RuleInferrers/AttributesRuleInferrer.php
index dd0d104c..b3cf7e07 100644
--- a/src/RuleInferrers/AttributesRuleInferrer.php
+++ b/src/RuleInferrers/AttributesRuleInferrer.php
@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@
 
 namespace Spatie\LaravelData\RuleInferrers;
 
+use Spatie\LaravelData\Attributes\Validation\CustomValidationAttribute;
 use Spatie\LaravelData\Attributes\Validation\Present;
 use Spatie\LaravelData\Support\DataProperty;
 use Spatie\LaravelData\Support\Validation\PropertyRules;
diff --git a/src/Support/Validation/RuleDenormalizer.php b/src/Support/Validation/RuleDenormalizer.php
index 5280348f..823a6347 100644
--- a/src/Support/Validation/RuleDenormalizer.php
+++ b/src/Support/Validation/RuleDenormalizer.php
@@ -8,6 +8,7 @@
 use Illuminate\Contracts\Validation\Rule as RuleContract;
 use Illuminate\Support\Arr;
 use Illuminate\Support\Str;
+use Spatie\LaravelData\Attributes\Validation\CustomValidationAttribute;
 use Spatie\LaravelData\Attributes\Validation\ObjectValidationAttribute;
 use Spatie\LaravelData\Attributes\Validation\Rule;
 use Spatie\LaravelData\Attributes\Validation\StringValidationAttribute;
@@ -38,6 +39,10 @@ public function execute(mixed $rule, ValidationPath $path): array
             return [$rule->getRule($path)];
         }
 
+        if($rule instanceof CustomValidationAttribute){
+            return Arr::wrap($rule->getRules($path));
+        }
+
         if ($rule instanceof Rule) {
             return $this->execute($rule->get(), $path);
         }
diff --git a/tests/Fakes/ValidationAttributes/PassThroughCustomValidationAttribute.php b/tests/Fakes/ValidationAttributes/PassThroughCustomValidationAttribute.php
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..59cb2b6a
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/Fakes/ValidationAttributes/PassThroughCustomValidationAttribute.php
@@ -0,0 +1,24 @@
+<?php
+
+namespace Spatie\LaravelData\Tests\Fakes\ValidationAttributes;
+
+use Attribute;
+use Spatie\LaravelData\Attributes\Validation\CustomValidationAttribute;
+use Spatie\LaravelData\Support\Validation\ValidationPath;
+
+#[Attribute(Attribute::TARGET_PROPERTY | Attribute::TARGET_PARAMETER)]
+class PassThroughCustomValidationAttribute extends CustomValidationAttribute
+{
+    public function __construct(
+        private array|object|string $rules,
+    ) {
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * @return array<object|string>|object|string
+     */
+    public function getRules(ValidationPath $path): array|object|string
+    {
+        return $this->rules;
+    }
+}
diff --git a/tests/ValidationTest.php b/tests/ValidationTest.php
index f8b0074b..01466eec 100644
--- a/tests/ValidationTest.php
+++ b/tests/ValidationTest.php
@@ -9,14 +9,10 @@
 use Illuminate\Support\Facades\Validator as ValidatorFacade;
 use Illuminate\Validation\Rules\Enum;
 use Illuminate\Validation\Rules\Exists as LaravelExists;
+use Illuminate\Validation\Rules\In as LaravelIn;
 use Illuminate\Validation\ValidationException;
 use Illuminate\Validation\Validator;
-
-use function Pest\Laravel\mock;
-use function PHPUnit\Framework\assertFalse;
-
 use Spatie\LaravelData\Attributes\DataCollectionOf;
-
 use Spatie\LaravelData\Attributes\MapInputName;
 use Spatie\LaravelData\Attributes\MapName;
 use Spatie\LaravelData\Attributes\Validation\ArrayType;
@@ -66,7 +62,10 @@
 use Spatie\LaravelData\Tests\Fakes\SimpleDataWithExplicitValidationRuleAttributeData;
 use Spatie\LaravelData\Tests\Fakes\SimpleDataWithOverwrittenRules;
 use Spatie\LaravelData\Tests\Fakes\Support\FakeInjectable;
+use Spatie\LaravelData\Tests\Fakes\ValidationAttributes\PassThroughCustomValidationAttribute;
 use Spatie\LaravelData\Tests\TestSupport\DataValidationAsserter;
+use function Pest\Laravel\mock;
+use function PHPUnit\Framework\assertFalse;
 
 it('can validate a string', function () {
     $dataClass = new class () extends Data {
@@ -2316,3 +2315,44 @@ public static function rules(ValidationContext $context): array
             'array' => ['array', 'present'],
         ], []);
 });
+
+it('supports custom validation attributes', function () {
+    $dataClass = new class () extends Data {
+        #[PassThroughCustomValidationAttribute(['url'])]
+        public string $url;
+    };
+
+    DataValidationAsserter::for($dataClass)
+        ->assertOk(['url' => 'https://spatie.be'])
+        ->assertErrors(['url' => 'nowp'])
+        ->assertRules([
+            'url' => ['required', 'string', 'url'],
+        ], []);
+
+    $dataClass = new class () extends Data {
+        #[PassThroughCustomValidationAttribute(['url', 'max:20'])]
+        public string $url;
+    };
+
+    DataValidationAsserter::for($dataClass)
+        ->assertOk(['url' => 'https://spatie.be'])
+        ->assertErrors(['url' => 'nowp'])
+        ->assertErrors(['url' => 'https://rubenvanassche.com'])
+        ->assertRules([
+            'url' => ['required', 'string', 'url', 'max:20'],
+        ], []);
+
+    $dataClass = new class () extends Data {
+        #[PassThroughCustomValidationAttribute([new LaravelIn(['a', 'b'])])]
+        public string $something;
+    };
+
+
+    DataValidationAsserter::for($dataClass)
+        ->assertOk(['something' => 'a'])
+        ->assertOk(['something' => 'b'])
+        ->assertErrors(['something' => 'c'])
+        ->assertRules([
+            'something' => ['required', 'string', new LaravelIn(['a', 'b'])],
+        ], []);
+});