diff --git a/aws_lambda_powertools/event_handler/api_gateway.py b/aws_lambda_powertools/event_handler/api_gateway.py
index 112bcd92dfe..c1c92ddabf7 100644
--- a/aws_lambda_powertools/event_handler/api_gateway.py
+++ b/aws_lambda_powertools/event_handler/api_gateway.py
@@ -689,9 +689,14 @@ def not_found(self, func: Optional[Callable] = None):
             return self.exception_handler(NotFoundError)
         return self.exception_handler(NotFoundError)(func)
 
-    def exception_handler(self, exc_class: Type[Exception]):
+    def exception_handler(self, exc_class: Union[Type[Exception], List[Type[Exception]]]):
         def register_exception_handler(func: Callable):
-            self._exception_handlers[exc_class] = func
+            if isinstance(exc_class, list):
+                for exp in exc_class:
+                    self._exception_handlers[exp] = func
+            else:
+                self._exception_handlers[exc_class] = func
+            return func
 
         return register_exception_handler
 
diff --git a/docs/core/event_handler/api_gateway.md b/docs/core/event_handler/api_gateway.md
index 88ffe3cb0bd..ca092e30c04 100644
--- a/docs/core/event_handler/api_gateway.md
+++ b/docs/core/event_handler/api_gateway.md
@@ -226,6 +226,9 @@ You can use **`exception_handler`** decorator with any Python exception. This al
 --8<-- "examples/event_handler_rest/src/exception_handling.py"
 ```
 
+???+ info
+    The `exception_handler` also supports passing a list of exception types you wish to handle with one handler.
+
 ### Raising HTTP errors
 
 You can easily raise any HTTP Error back to the client using `ServiceError` exception. This ensures your Lambda function doesn't fail but return the correct HTTP response signalling the error.
diff --git a/tests/functional/event_handler/test_api_gateway.py b/tests/functional/event_handler/test_api_gateway.py
index 6b343dd1f0f..2d439bc0e0b 100644
--- a/tests/functional/event_handler/test_api_gateway.py
+++ b/tests/functional/event_handler/test_api_gateway.py
@@ -1388,6 +1388,65 @@ def get_lambda() -> Response:
     assert result["body"] == json_dump(expected)
 
 
+def test_exception_handler_supports_list(json_dump):
+    # GIVEN a resolver with an exception handler defined for a multiple exceptions in a list
+    app = ApiGatewayResolver()
+    event = deepcopy(LOAD_GW_EVENT)
+
+    @app.exception_handler([ValueError, NotFoundError])
+    def multiple_error(ex: Exception):
+        raise BadRequestError("Bad request")
+
+    @app.get("/path/a")
+    def path_a() -> Response:
+        raise ValueError("foo")
+
+    @app.get("/path/b")
+    def path_b() -> Response:
+        raise NotFoundError
+
+    # WHEN calling the app generating each exception
+    for route in ["/path/a", "/path/b"]:
+        event["path"] = route
+        result = app(event, {})
+
+        # THEN call the exception handler in the same way for both exceptions
+        assert result["statusCode"] == 400
+        assert result["multiValueHeaders"]["Content-Type"] == [content_types.APPLICATION_JSON]
+        expected = {"statusCode": 400, "message": "Bad request"}
+        assert result["body"] == json_dump(expected)
+
+
+def test_exception_handler_supports_multiple_decorators(json_dump):
+    # GIVEN a resolver with an exception handler defined with multiple decorators
+    app = ApiGatewayResolver()
+    event = deepcopy(LOAD_GW_EVENT)
+
+    @app.exception_handler(ValueError)
+    @app.exception_handler(NotFoundError)
+    def multiple_error(ex: Exception):
+        raise BadRequestError("Bad request")
+
+    @app.get("/path/a")
+    def path_a() -> Response:
+        raise ValueError("foo")
+
+    @app.get("/path/b")
+    def path_b() -> Response:
+        raise NotFoundError
+
+    # WHEN calling the app generating each exception
+    for route in ["/path/a", "/path/b"]:
+        event["path"] = route
+        result = app(event, {})
+
+        # THEN call the exception handler in the same way for both exceptions
+        assert result["statusCode"] == 400
+        assert result["multiValueHeaders"]["Content-Type"] == [content_types.APPLICATION_JSON]
+        expected = {"statusCode": 400, "message": "Bad request"}
+        assert result["body"] == json_dump(expected)
+
+
 def test_event_source_compatibility():
     # GIVEN
     app = APIGatewayHttpResolver()