diff --git a/packages/aws-cdk-lib/aws-dynamodb/test/dynamodb.test.ts b/packages/aws-cdk-lib/aws-dynamodb/test/dynamodb.test.ts
index b3b05fc391de5..add429387d673 100644
--- a/packages/aws-cdk-lib/aws-dynamodb/test/dynamodb.test.ts
+++ b/packages/aws-cdk-lib/aws-dynamodb/test/dynamodb.test.ts
@@ -441,6 +441,59 @@ describe('L1 static factory methods', () => {
   });
 });
 
+describe('L1 grant method', () => {
+  test('grant can be used to add permissions to a principal', () => {
+    // GIVEN
+    const stack = new Stack();
+    const table = new CfnTable(stack, 'MyTable', {
+      keySchema: [{ attributeName: 'ID', keyType: 'HASH' }],
+    });
+    const user = new iam.User(stack, 'user');
+
+    // WHEN
+    const grant = table.grant(
+      user,
+      ['dynamodb:GetRecords', 'dynamodb:GetShardIterator'],
+      {
+        'StringEqualsIfExists': {
+          'dynamodb:Select': 'SPECIFIC_ATTRIBUTES',
+        },
+      },
+    );
+
+    // THEN
+    grant.assertSuccess();
+    Template.fromStack(stack).hasResourceProperties('AWS::IAM::Policy', {
+      'PolicyDocument': {
+        'Statement': [
+          {
+            'Action': ['dynamodb:GetRecords', 'dynamodb:GetShardIterator'],
+            'Effect': 'Allow',
+            'Resource': {
+              'Fn::GetAtt': [
+                'MyTable',
+                'Arn',
+              ],
+            },
+            'Condition': {
+              'StringEqualsIfExists': {
+                'dynamodb:Select': 'SPECIFIC_ATTRIBUTES',
+              },
+            },
+          },
+        ],
+        'Version': '2012-10-17',
+      },
+      'PolicyName': 'userDefaultPolicy083DF682',
+      'Users': [
+        {
+          'Ref': 'user2C2B57AE',
+        },
+      ],
+    });
+  });
+});
+
 testDeprecated('when specifying every property', () => {
   const stack = new Stack();
   const stream = new kinesis.Stream(stack, 'MyStream');
diff --git a/tools/@aws-cdk/spec2cdk/lib/cdk/cdk.ts b/tools/@aws-cdk/spec2cdk/lib/cdk/cdk.ts
index 60074230f0cdc..4f082ecd88b1f 100644
--- a/tools/@aws-cdk/spec2cdk/lib/cdk/cdk.ts
+++ b/tools/@aws-cdk/spec2cdk/lib/cdk/cdk.ts
@@ -123,8 +123,14 @@ export class CdkCloudWatch extends ExternalModule {
   public readonly MetricOptions = Type.fromName(this, 'MetricOptions');
 }
 
+export class CdkIam extends ExternalModule {
+  public readonly Grant = $T(Type.fromName(this, 'Grant'));
+  public readonly IGrantable = $T(Type.fromName(this, 'IGrantable'));
+}
+
 export const CDK_CORE = new CdkCore('aws-cdk-lib');
 export const CDK_CLOUDWATCH = new CdkCloudWatch('aws-cdk-lib/aws-cloudwatch');
+export const CDK_IAM = new CdkIam('aws-cdk-lib/aws-iam');
 export const CONSTRUCTS = new Constructs();
 
 function makeCallableExpr(scope: IScope, name: string) {
diff --git a/tools/@aws-cdk/spec2cdk/lib/cdk/resource-class.ts b/tools/@aws-cdk/spec2cdk/lib/cdk/resource-class.ts
index 3e08ed49323df..960e677b9ee3d 100644
--- a/tools/@aws-cdk/spec2cdk/lib/cdk/resource-class.ts
+++ b/tools/@aws-cdk/spec2cdk/lib/cdk/resource-class.ts
@@ -6,8 +6,10 @@ import {
   Block,
   ClassType,
   code,
+  DocsSpec,
   DummyScope,
-  expr, Expression,
+  expr,
+  Expression,
   Initializer,
   InterfaceType,
   IScope,
@@ -16,7 +18,8 @@ import {
   MemberVisibility,
   Module,
   ObjectLiteral,
-  Stability, Statement,
+  Stability,
+  Statement,
   stmt,
   StructType,
   SuperInitializer,
@@ -24,18 +27,20 @@ import {
   TruthyOr,
   Type,
   TypeDeclarationStatement,
-  DocsSpec,
 } from '@cdklabs/typewriter';
-import { CDK_CORE, CONSTRUCTS } from './cdk';
+import { CDK_CORE, CDK_IAM, CONSTRUCTS } from './cdk';
 import { CloudFormationMapping } from './cloudformation-mapping';
 import { ResourceDecider, shouldBuildReferenceInterface } from './resource-decider';
 import { TypeConverter } from './type-converter';
 import {
+  attributePropertyName,
   cfnParserNameFromType,
   cfnProducerNameFromType,
   classNameFromResource,
-  cloudFormationDocLink, propertyNameFromCloudFormation,
-  propStructNameFromResource, referencePropertyName,
+  cloudFormationDocLink,
+  propertyNameFromCloudFormation,
+  propStructNameFromResource,
+  referencePropertyName,
   staticRequiredTransform,
   staticResourceTypeName,
 } from '../naming';
@@ -152,6 +157,7 @@ export class ResourceClass extends ClassType {
     this.makeFromCloudFormationFactory();
     this.makeFromArnFactory();
     this.makeFromNameFactory();
+    this.makeGrant();
 
     if (this.resource.cloudFormationTransform) {
       this.addProperty({
@@ -467,6 +473,54 @@ export class ResourceClass extends ClassType {
     );
   }
 
+  private makeGrant() {
+    const cfnArnProperty = this.decider.findArnProperty();
+    if (cfnArnProperty == null) {
+      return;
+    }
+
+    if (!this.module.imports.some(imp => imp.module.fqn === CDK_IAM.fqn)) {
+      CDK_IAM.import(this.module, 'iam');
+    }
+
+    const grant = this.addMethod({
+      name: 'grant',
+      docs: {
+        summary: 'Grant the given IGrantable permissions to perform the actions specified in actions on this resource.',
+      },
+      returnType: CDK_IAM.Grant,
+    });
+
+    grant.addParameter({
+      name: 'grantee',
+      type: CDK_IAM.IGrantable,
+      documentation: 'The principal to grant permissions to.',
+    });
+
+    grant.addParameter({
+      name: 'actions',
+      type: Type.arrayOf(Type.STRING),
+      documentation: 'The actions to grant permissions for.',
+    });
+
+    grant.addParameter({
+      name: 'conditions',
+      type: Type.mapOf(Type.mapOf(Type.ambient('unknown'))),
+      documentation: 'The conditions under which the actions should be allowed.',
+      optional: true,
+    });
+
+    grant.addBody(
+      stmt.ret(CDK_IAM.Grant.addToPrincipal(expr.object({
+        grantee: expr.ident('grantee'),
+        actions: expr.ident('actions'),
+        resourceArns: expr.list([$this[attributePropertyName(cfnArnProperty)]]),
+        scope: $this,
+        conditions: expr.ident('conditions'),
+      }))),
+    );
+  }
+
   private makeConstructor() {
     // Ctor
     const init = this.addInitializer({