diff --git a/.changeset/validate-options.md b/.changeset/validate-options.md
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..06cef98d532
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.changeset/validate-options.md
@@ -0,0 +1,12 @@
+---
+'@apollo/server': minor
+---
+
+Expose `graphql` validation options.
+
+```
+const server = new ApolloServer({
+  typeDefs,
+  resolvers,
+  validateOptions: { maxErrors: 10 },
+});
diff --git a/packages/server/src/ApolloServer.ts b/packages/server/src/ApolloServer.ts
index 4a9c8d97c9f..a597900ab4f 100644
--- a/packages/server/src/ApolloServer.ts
+++ b/packages/server/src/ApolloServer.ts
@@ -14,6 +14,7 @@ import {
   assertValidSchema,
   print,
   printSchema,
+  type validate,
   type DocumentNode,
   type FormattedExecutionResult,
   type GraphQLFieldResolver,
@@ -152,6 +153,8 @@ type ServerState =
       stopError: Error | null;
     };
 
+export type ValidateOptions = NonNullable<Parameters<typeof validate>[3]>;
+
 export interface ApolloServerInternals<TContext extends BaseContext> {
   state: ServerState;
   gatewayExecutor: GatewayExecutor | null;
@@ -167,6 +170,7 @@ export interface ApolloServerInternals<TContext extends BaseContext> {
   apolloConfig: ApolloConfig;
   plugins: ApolloServerPlugin<TContext>[];
   parseOptions: ParseOptions;
+  validationOptions: ValidateOptions;
   // `undefined` means we figure out what to do during _start (because
   // the default depends on whether or not we used the background version
   // of start).
@@ -304,6 +308,7 @@ export class ApolloServer<in out TContext extends BaseContext = BaseContext> {
       hideSchemaDetailsFromClientErrors,
       dangerouslyDisableValidation:
         config.dangerouslyDisableValidation ?? false,
+      validationOptions: config.validationOptions ?? {},
       fieldResolver: config.fieldResolver,
       includeStacktraceInErrorResponses:
         config.includeStacktraceInErrorResponses ??
diff --git a/packages/server/src/__tests__/ApolloServer.test.ts b/packages/server/src/__tests__/ApolloServer.test.ts
index 460a7d5cc76..089e0c0a1c6 100644
--- a/packages/server/src/__tests__/ApolloServer.test.ts
+++ b/packages/server/src/__tests__/ApolloServer.test.ts
@@ -425,7 +425,9 @@ describe('ApolloServer start', () => {
   });
 });
 
-function singleResult(body: GraphQLResponseBody): FormattedExecutionResult {
+export function singleResult(
+  body: GraphQLResponseBody,
+): FormattedExecutionResult {
   if (body.kind === 'single') {
     return body.singleResult;
   }
diff --git a/packages/server/src/__tests__/runQuery.test.ts b/packages/server/src/__tests__/runQuery.test.ts
index 854bddfc4e9..85ad6e4b8a5 100644
--- a/packages/server/src/__tests__/runQuery.test.ts
+++ b/packages/server/src/__tests__/runQuery.test.ts
@@ -25,6 +25,7 @@ import {
 } from '..';
 import { mockLogger } from './mockLogger';
 import { jest, describe, it, expect } from '@jest/globals';
+import { singleResult } from './ApolloServer.test';
 
 async function runQuery(
   config: ApolloServerOptions<BaseContext>,
@@ -1192,4 +1193,52 @@ describe('parsing and validation cache', () => {
     expect(parsingDidStart.mock.calls.length).toBe(6);
     expect(validationDidStart.mock.calls.length).toBe(6);
   });
+
+  describe('validationMaxErrors option', () => {
+    it('should be 100 by default', async () => {
+      const server = new ApolloServer({
+        schema,
+      });
+      await server.start();
+
+      const vars = new Array(1000).fill('$a:a').join(',');
+      const query = `query aaa (${vars}) { a }`;
+
+      const res = await server.executeOperation({ query });
+      expect(res.http.status).toBe(400);
+
+      const body = singleResult(res.body);
+
+      // 100 by default plus one "Too many validation errors" error
+      // https://github.com/graphql/graphql-js/blob/main/src/validation/validate.ts#L46
+      expect(body.errors).toHaveLength(101);
+      await server.stop();
+    });
+
+    it('aborts the validation if max errors more than expected', async () => {
+      const server = new ApolloServer({
+        schema,
+        validationOptions: { maxErrors: 1 },
+      });
+      await server.start();
+
+      const vars = new Array(1000).fill('$a:a').join(',');
+      const query = `query aaa (${vars}) { a }`;
+
+      const res = await server.executeOperation({ query });
+      expect(res.http.status).toBe(400);
+
+      const body = singleResult(res.body);
+
+      expect(body.errors).toHaveLength(2);
+      expect(body.errors?.[0]).toMatchObject({
+        message: `There can be only one variable named "$a".`,
+      });
+      expect(body.errors?.[1]).toMatchObject({
+        message: `Too many validation errors, error limit reached. Validation aborted.`,
+      });
+
+      await server.stop();
+    });
+  });
 });
diff --git a/packages/server/src/externalTypes/constructor.ts b/packages/server/src/externalTypes/constructor.ts
index 6d6f354f655..794144d483c 100644
--- a/packages/server/src/externalTypes/constructor.ts
+++ b/packages/server/src/externalTypes/constructor.ts
@@ -20,6 +20,7 @@ import type { GatewayInterface } from '@apollo/server-gateway-interface';
 import type { ApolloServerPlugin } from './plugins.js';
 import type { BaseContext } from './index.js';
 import type { GraphQLExperimentalIncrementalExecutionResults } from '../incrementalDeliveryPolyfill.js';
+import type { ValidateOptions } from '../ApolloServer.js';
 
 export type DocumentStore = KeyValueCache<DocumentNode>;
 
@@ -101,6 +102,7 @@ interface ApolloServerOptionsBase<TContext extends BaseContext> {
   nodeEnv?: string;
   documentStore?: DocumentStore | null;
   dangerouslyDisableValidation?: boolean;
+  validationOptions?: ValidateOptions;
   csrfPrevention?: CSRFPreventionOptions | boolean;
 
   // Used for parsing operations; unlike in AS3, this is not also used for
diff --git a/packages/server/src/requestPipeline.ts b/packages/server/src/requestPipeline.ts
index b9b4b5542dc..4ae15b6b1e1 100644
--- a/packages/server/src/requestPipeline.ts
+++ b/packages/server/src/requestPipeline.ts
@@ -247,6 +247,7 @@ export async function processGraphQLRequest<TContext extends BaseContext>(
         schemaDerivedData.schema,
         requestContext.document,
         [...specifiedRules, ...internals.validationRules],
+        internals.validationOptions,
       );
 
       if (validationErrors.length === 0) {