diff --git a/packages/aws-cdk-lib/aws-apigateway/README.md b/packages/aws-cdk-lib/aws-apigateway/README.md
index 3f94003b7872d..e2887054c988e 100644
--- a/packages/aws-cdk-lib/aws-apigateway/README.md
+++ b/packages/aws-cdk-lib/aws-apigateway/README.md
@@ -1190,6 +1190,27 @@ new apigateway.DomainName(this, 'custom-domain', {
 });
 ```
 
+AWS recommends using enhanced security policies for improved security. You can specify TLS 1.3 security policies:
+
+```ts
+declare const acmCertificateForExampleCom: any;
+
+// For regional or private APIs
+new apigateway.DomainName(this, 'custom-domain-tls13', {
+  domainName: 'example.com',
+  certificate: acmCertificateForExampleCom,
+  securityPolicy: apigateway.SecurityPolicy.TLS13_1_3_2025_09 // TLS 1.3 (recommended)
+});
+
+// For edge-optimized APIs
+new apigateway.DomainName(this, 'custom-domain-edge-tls13', {
+  domainName: 'example.com',
+  certificate: acmCertificateForExampleCom,
+  endpointType: apigateway.EndpointType.EDGE,
+  securityPolicy: apigateway.SecurityPolicy.TLS13_2025_EDGE // TLS 1.3 for edge
+});
+```
+
 Once you have a domain, you can map base paths of the domain to APIs.
 The following example will map the URL <https://example.com/go-to-api1>
 to the `api1` API and <https://example.com/boom> to the `api2` API.
diff --git a/packages/aws-cdk-lib/aws-apigateway/lib/domain-name.ts b/packages/aws-cdk-lib/aws-apigateway/lib/domain-name.ts
index 5e09dcd25f76e..ce533b19654f9 100644
--- a/packages/aws-cdk-lib/aws-apigateway/lib/domain-name.ts
+++ b/packages/aws-cdk-lib/aws-apigateway/lib/domain-name.ts
@@ -37,6 +37,18 @@ export enum SecurityPolicy {
 
   /** Cipher suite TLS 1.2 */
   TLS_1_2 = 'TLS_1_2',
+
+  /** Cipher suite TLS 1.3 */
+  TLS13_1_3_2025_09 = 'SecurityPolicy_TLS13_1_3_2025_09',
+
+  /** Cipher suite TLS 1.3 and TLS 1.2 with post-quantum cryptography */
+  TLS13_1_2_PQ_2025_09 = 'SecurityPolicy_TLS13_1_2_PQ_2025_09',
+
+  /** Cipher suite TLS 1.3 for edge-optimized endpoints */
+  TLS13_2025_EDGE = 'SecurityPolicy_TLS13_2025_EDGE',
+
+  /** Cipher suite TLS 1.3 (FIPS compliant) */
+  TLS13_1_3_FIPS_2025_09 = 'SecurityPolicy_TLS13_1_3_FIPS_2025_09',
 }
 
 export interface DomainNameOptions {
@@ -204,8 +216,16 @@ export class DomainName extends Resource implements IDomainName {
       if (this.endpointType === EndpointType.EDGE) {
         throw new ValidationError('multi-level basePath is only supported when endpointType is EndpointType.REGIONAL', this);
       }
-      if (this.securityPolicy && this.securityPolicy !== SecurityPolicy.TLS_1_2) {
-        throw new ValidationError('securityPolicy must be set to TLS_1_2 if multi-level basePath is provided', this);
+      // Multi-level base path mapping requires TLS 1.2 or higher
+      const tls12OrHigher = [
+        SecurityPolicy.TLS_1_2,
+        SecurityPolicy.TLS13_1_3_2025_09,
+        SecurityPolicy.TLS13_1_2_PQ_2025_09,
+        SecurityPolicy.TLS13_2025_EDGE,
+        SecurityPolicy.TLS13_1_3_FIPS_2025_09,
+      ];
+      if (this.securityPolicy && !tls12OrHigher.includes(this.securityPolicy)) {
+        throw new ValidationError('securityPolicy must be set to TLS 1.2 or higher if multi-level basePath is provided', this);
       }
       return true;
     }
diff --git a/packages/aws-cdk-lib/aws-apigateway/test/domains.test.ts b/packages/aws-cdk-lib/aws-apigateway/test/domains.test.ts
index a1fa83a727150..6acf2c24a4bfc 100644
--- a/packages/aws-cdk-lib/aws-apigateway/test/domains.test.ts
+++ b/packages/aws-cdk-lib/aws-apigateway/test/domains.test.ts
@@ -109,6 +109,44 @@ describe('domains', () => {
     });
   });
 
+  test('accepts TLS 1.3 security policies', () => {
+    // GIVEN
+    const stack = new Stack();
+    const cert = new acm.Certificate(stack, 'Cert', { domainName: 'example.com' });
+
+    // WHEN
+    new apigw.DomainName(stack, 'tls13-domain', {
+      domainName: 'tls13.example.com',
+      certificate: cert,
+      securityPolicy: apigw.SecurityPolicy.TLS13_1_3_2025_09,
+    });
+
+    // THEN
+    Template.fromStack(stack).hasResourceProperties('AWS::ApiGateway::DomainName', {
+      'DomainName': 'tls13.example.com',
+      'SecurityPolicy': 'SecurityPolicy_TLS13_1_3_2025_09',
+    });
+  });
+
+  test('allows TLS 1.3 for multi-level base paths', () => {
+    // GIVEN
+    const stack = new Stack();
+    const cert = new acm.Certificate(stack, 'Cert', { domainName: 'example.com' });
+    const api = new apigw.RestApi(stack, 'api');
+    api.root.addMethod('GET');
+
+    // WHEN - Should not throw error
+    expect(() => {
+      new apigw.DomainName(stack, 'domain', {
+        domainName: 'api.example.com',
+        certificate: cert,
+        securityPolicy: apigw.SecurityPolicy.TLS13_1_3_2025_09,
+        mapping: api,
+        basePath: 'v1/users',
+      });
+    }).not.toThrow();
+  });
+
   test('"mapping" can be used to automatically map this domain to the deployment stage of an API', () => {
     // GIVEN
     const stack = new Stack();
@@ -201,7 +239,7 @@ describe('domains', () => {
           basePath: 'v1/api',
           securityPolicy: apigw.SecurityPolicy.TLS_1_0,
         });
-      }).toThrow(/securityPolicy must be set to TLS_1_2 if multi-level basePath is provided/);
+      }).toThrow(/securityPolicy must be set to TLS 1.2 or higher if multi-level basePath is provided/);
     });
 
     test('can use addApiMapping', () => {