diff --git a/packages/event-handler/src/rest/constants.ts b/packages/event-handler/src/rest/constants.ts
index b647b78fb9..ae9a80103f 100644
--- a/packages/event-handler/src/rest/constants.ts
+++ b/packages/event-handler/src/rest/constants.ts
@@ -88,6 +88,23 @@ export const SAFE_CHARS = "-._~()'!*:@,;=+&$";
 
 export const UNSAFE_CHARS = '%<> \\[\\]{}|^';
 
+/**
+ * Default CORS configuration
+ */
+export const DEFAULT_CORS_OPTIONS = {
+  origin: '*',
+  allowMethods: ['DELETE', 'GET', 'HEAD', 'PATCH', 'POST', 'PUT'],
+  allowHeaders: [
+    'Authorization',
+    'Content-Type',
+    'X-Amz-Date',
+    'X-Api-Key',
+    'X-Amz-Security-Token',
+  ],
+  exposeHeaders: [],
+  credentials: false
+};
+
 export const DEFAULT_COMPRESSION_RESPONSE_THRESHOLD = 1024;
 
 export const CACHE_CONTROL_NO_TRANSFORM_REGEX =
diff --git a/packages/event-handler/src/rest/middleware/cors.ts b/packages/event-handler/src/rest/middleware/cors.ts
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..6809a1d2d4
--- /dev/null
+++ b/packages/event-handler/src/rest/middleware/cors.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,98 @@
+import type {
+  CorsOptions,
+  Middleware,
+} from '../../types/rest.js';
+import {
+  DEFAULT_CORS_OPTIONS,
+  HttpErrorCodes,
+  HttpVerbs,
+} from '../constants.js';
+
+/**
+ * Resolves the origin value based on the configuration
+ */
+const resolveOrigin = (
+  originConfig: NonNullable<CorsOptions['origin']>,
+  requestOrigin: string | null,
+): string => {
+  if (Array.isArray(originConfig)) {
+    return requestOrigin && originConfig.includes(requestOrigin) ? requestOrigin : '';
+  }
+  return originConfig;
+};
+
+/**
+ * Creates a CORS middleware that adds appropriate CORS headers to responses
+ * and handles OPTIONS preflight requests.
+ *
+ * @example
+ * ```typescript
+ * import { Router } from '@aws-lambda-powertools/event-handler/experimental-rest';
+ * import { cors } from '@aws-lambda-powertools/event-handler/experimental-rest/middleware';
+ * 
+ * const app = new Router();
+ * 
+ * // Use default configuration
+ * app.use(cors());
+ *
+ * // Custom configuration
+ * app.use(cors({
+ *   origin: 'https://example.com',
+ *   allowMethods: ['GET', 'POST'],
+ *   credentials: true,
+ * }));
+ *
+ * // Dynamic origin with function
+ * app.use(cors({
+ *   origin: (origin, reqCtx) => {
+ *     const allowedOrigins = ['https://app.com', 'https://admin.app.com'];
+ *     return origin && allowedOrigins.includes(origin);
+ *   }
+ * }));
+ * ```
+ * 
+ * @param options.origin - The origin to allow requests from
+ * @param options.allowMethods - The HTTP methods to allow
+ * @param options.allowHeaders - The headers to allow
+ * @param options.exposeHeaders - The headers to expose
+ * @param options.credentials - Whether to allow credentials
+ * @param options.maxAge - The maximum age for the preflight response
+ */
+export const cors = (options?: CorsOptions): Middleware => {
+  const config = {
+    ...DEFAULT_CORS_OPTIONS,
+    ...options
+  };
+
+  return async (_params, reqCtx, next) => {
+    const requestOrigin = reqCtx.request.headers.get('Origin');
+    const resolvedOrigin = resolveOrigin(config.origin, requestOrigin);
+
+    reqCtx.res.headers.set('access-control-allow-origin', resolvedOrigin);
+    if (resolvedOrigin !== '*') {
+      reqCtx.res.headers.set('Vary', 'Origin');
+    }
+    config.allowMethods.forEach(method => {
+      reqCtx.res.headers.append('access-control-allow-methods', method);
+    });
+    config.allowHeaders.forEach(header => {
+      reqCtx.res.headers.append('access-control-allow-headers', header);
+    });
+    config.exposeHeaders.forEach(header => {
+      reqCtx.res.headers.append('access-control-expose-headers', header);
+    });
+    reqCtx.res.headers.set('access-control-allow-credentials', config.credentials.toString());
+    if (config.maxAge !== undefined) {
+      reqCtx.res.headers.set('access-control-max-age', config.maxAge.toString());
+    }
+
+    // Handle preflight OPTIONS request
+    if (reqCtx.request.method === HttpVerbs.OPTIONS && reqCtx.request.headers.has('Access-Control-Request-Method')) {
+      return new Response(null, {
+        status: HttpErrorCodes.NO_CONTENT,
+        headers: reqCtx.res.headers,
+      });
+    }
+    await next();
+  };
+};
diff --git a/packages/event-handler/src/rest/middleware/index.ts b/packages/event-handler/src/rest/middleware/index.ts
index 2b65a8ee8e..96686c578b 100644
--- a/packages/event-handler/src/rest/middleware/index.ts
+++ b/packages/event-handler/src/rest/middleware/index.ts
@@ -1 +1,2 @@
 export { compress } from './compress.js';
+export { cors } from './cors.js';
diff --git a/packages/event-handler/src/types/index.ts b/packages/event-handler/src/types/index.ts
index 4625fcf1fe..56e017c563 100644
--- a/packages/event-handler/src/types/index.ts
+++ b/packages/event-handler/src/types/index.ts
@@ -32,6 +32,7 @@ export type {
 } from './common.js';
 
 export type {
+  CorsOptions,
   ErrorHandler,
   ErrorResolveOptions,
   ErrorResponse,
diff --git a/packages/event-handler/src/types/rest.ts b/packages/event-handler/src/types/rest.ts
index 0ba650c0dc..e4924d1d2c 100644
--- a/packages/event-handler/src/types/rest.ts
+++ b/packages/event-handler/src/types/rest.ts
@@ -111,6 +111,48 @@ type ValidationResult = {
   issues: string[];
 };
 
+/**
+ * Configuration options for CORS middleware
+ */
+type CorsOptions = {
+  /**
+   * The Access-Control-Allow-Origin header value.
+   * Can be a string, array of strings.
+   * @default '*'
+   */
+  origin?: string | string[];
+
+  /**
+   * The Access-Control-Allow-Methods header value.
+   * @default ['DELETE', 'GET', 'HEAD', 'PATCH', 'POST', 'PUT']
+   */
+  allowMethods?: string[];
+
+  /**
+   * The Access-Control-Allow-Headers header value.
+   * @default ['Authorization', 'Content-Type', 'X-Amz-Date', 'X-Api-Key', 'X-Amz-Security-Token']
+   */
+  allowHeaders?: string[];
+
+  /**
+   * The Access-Control-Expose-Headers header value.
+   * @default []
+   */
+  exposeHeaders?: string[];
+
+  /**
+   * The Access-Control-Allow-Credentials header value.
+   * @default false
+   */
+  credentials?: boolean;
+
+  /**
+   * The Access-Control-Max-Age header value in seconds.
+   * Only applicable for preflight requests.
+   */
+  maxAge?: number;
+};
+
 type CompressionOptions = {
   encoding?: 'gzip' | 'deflate';
   threshold?: number;
@@ -118,6 +160,7 @@ type CompressionOptions = {
 
 export type {
   CompiledRoute,
+  CorsOptions,
   DynamicRoute,
   ErrorResponse,
   ErrorConstructor,
diff --git a/packages/event-handler/tests/unit/rest/helpers.ts b/packages/event-handler/tests/unit/rest/helpers.ts
index 93255f79c1..6edd2c4678 100644
--- a/packages/event-handler/tests/unit/rest/helpers.ts
+++ b/packages/event-handler/tests/unit/rest/helpers.ts
@@ -77,3 +77,14 @@ export const createSettingHeadersMiddleware = (headers: {
     });
   };
 };
+
+export const createHeaderCheckMiddleware = (headers: {
+  [key: string]: string;
+}): Middleware => {
+  return async (_params, options, next) => {
+    options.res.headers.forEach((value, key) => {
+      headers[key] = value;
+    });
+    await next();
+  };
+};
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/packages/event-handler/tests/unit/rest/middleware/cors.test.ts b/packages/event-handler/tests/unit/rest/middleware/cors.test.ts
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..989e875d31
--- /dev/null
+++ b/packages/event-handler/tests/unit/rest/middleware/cors.test.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,111 @@
+import { beforeEach, describe, expect, it } from 'vitest';
+import context from '@aws-lambda-powertools/testing-utils/context';
+import { cors } from '../../../../src/rest/middleware/cors.js';
+import { createTestEvent, createHeaderCheckMiddleware } from '../helpers.js';
+import { Router } from '../../../../src/rest/Router.js';
+import { DEFAULT_CORS_OPTIONS } from 'src/rest/constants.js';
+
+describe('CORS Middleware', () => {
+  const getRequestEvent = createTestEvent('/test', 'GET');
+  const optionsRequestEvent = createTestEvent('/test', 'OPTIONS');
+  let app: Router;
+
+  const customCorsOptions = {
+    origin: 'https://example.com',
+    allowMethods: ['GET', 'POST'],
+    allowHeaders: ['Authorization', 'Content-Type'],
+    credentials: true,
+    exposeHeaders: ['Authorization', 'X-Custom-Header'],
+    maxAge: 86400,
+  };
+
+  const expectedDefaultHeaders = {
+    "access-control-allow-credentials": "false",
+    "access-control-allow-headers": "Authorization, Content-Type, X-Amz-Date, X-Api-Key, X-Amz-Security-Token",
+    "access-control-allow-methods": "DELETE, GET, HEAD, PATCH, POST, PUT",
+    "access-control-allow-origin": "*",
+  };
+
+  beforeEach(() => {
+    app = new Router();
+    app.use(cors());
+  });
+
+  it('uses default configuration when no options are provided', async () => {
+    // Prepare
+    const corsHeaders: { [key: string]: string } = {};
+    app.get('/test', [createHeaderCheckMiddleware(corsHeaders)], async () => ({ success: true }));
+
+    // Act
+    const result = await app.resolve(getRequestEvent, context);
+
+    // Assess
+    expect(result.headers?.['access-control-allow-origin']).toEqual(DEFAULT_CORS_OPTIONS.origin);
+    expect(result.multiValueHeaders?.['access-control-allow-methods']).toEqual(DEFAULT_CORS_OPTIONS.allowMethods);
+    expect(result.multiValueHeaders?.['access-control-allow-headers']).toEqual(DEFAULT_CORS_OPTIONS.allowHeaders);
+    expect(result.headers?.['access-control-allow-credentials']).toEqual(DEFAULT_CORS_OPTIONS.credentials.toString());
+    expect(corsHeaders).toMatchObject(expectedDefaultHeaders);
+  });
+
+  it('merges user options with defaults', async () => {
+    // Prepare
+    const corsHeaders: { [key: string]: string } = {};
+    const app = new Router();
+    app.get('/test', [cors(customCorsOptions), createHeaderCheckMiddleware(corsHeaders)], async () => ({ success: true }));
+
+    // Act
+    const result = await app.resolve(getRequestEvent, context);
+
+    // Assess
+    expect(result.headers?.['access-control-allow-origin']).toEqual('https://example.com');
+    expect(result.multiValueHeaders?.['access-control-allow-methods']).toEqual(['GET', 'POST']);
+    expect(result.multiValueHeaders?.['access-control-allow-headers']).toEqual(['Authorization', 'Content-Type']);
+    expect(result.headers?.['access-control-allow-credentials']).toEqual('true');
+    expect(result.multiValueHeaders?.['access-control-expose-headers']).toEqual(['Authorization', 'X-Custom-Header']);
+    expect(result.headers?.['access-control-max-age']).toEqual('86400');
+    expect(corsHeaders).toMatchObject({
+      "access-control-allow-credentials": "true",
+      "access-control-allow-headers": "Authorization, Content-Type",
+      "access-control-allow-methods": "GET, POST",
+      "access-control-allow-origin": "https://example.com",
+    });
+  });
+
+  it.each([
+    ['matching', 'https://app.com', 'https://app.com'],
+    ['non-matching', 'https://non-matching.com', '']
+  ])('handles array origin with %s request', async (_, origin, expected) => {
+    // Prepare
+    const app = new Router();
+    app.get('/test', [cors({ origin: ['https://app.com', 'https://admin.app.com'] })], async () => ({ success: true }));
+
+    // Act
+    const result = await app.resolve(createTestEvent('/test', 'GET', { 'Origin': origin }), context);
+
+    // Assess
+    expect(result.headers?.['access-control-allow-origin']).toEqual(expected);
+  });
+
+  it('handles OPTIONS preflight requests', async () => {
+    // Prepare
+    app.options('/test', async () => ({ foo: 'bar' }));
+
+    // Act
+    const result = await app.resolve(createTestEvent('/test', 'OPTIONS', { 'Access-Control-Request-Method': 'GET' }), context);
+
+    // Assess
+    expect(result.statusCode).toBe(204);
+  });
+
+  it('calls the next middleware if the Access-Control-Request-Method is not present', async () => {
+    // Prepare
+    const corsHeaders: { [key: string]: string } = {};
+    app.options('/test', [createHeaderCheckMiddleware(corsHeaders)], async () => ({ success: true }));
+
+    // Act
+    await app.resolve(optionsRequestEvent, context);
+
+    // Assess
+    expect(corsHeaders).toMatchObject(expectedDefaultHeaders);
+  });
+});