diff --git a/.changeset/tidy-ghosts-fry.md b/.changeset/tidy-ghosts-fry.md
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..550e6100fd
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.changeset/tidy-ghosts-fry.md
@@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
+---
+'@aws-amplify/backend-data': minor
+---
+
+add stackmappings parameter to AmplifyData
diff --git a/packages/backend-data/API.md b/packages/backend-data/API.md
index 36beacbf8a..acdda8ebd3 100644
--- a/packages/backend-data/API.md
+++ b/packages/backend-data/API.md
@@ -45,6 +45,7 @@ export type DataProps = {
     name?: string;
     authorizationModes?: AuthorizationModes;
     functions?: Record<string, ConstructFactory<AmplifyFunction>>;
+    stackMapping?: Record<string, string>;
     logging?: DataLoggingOptions;
 };
 
diff --git a/packages/backend-data/src/factory.ts b/packages/backend-data/src/factory.ts
index ba8efa6d23..6ed36ace85 100644
--- a/packages/backend-data/src/factory.ts
+++ b/packages/backend-data/src/factory.ts
@@ -261,6 +261,7 @@ class DataGenerator implements ConstructContainerEntryGenerator {
         authorizationModes,
         outputStorageStrategy: this.outputStorageStrategy,
         functionNameMap,
+        stackMappings: this.props.stackMapping,
         translationBehavior: {
           sandboxModeEnabled,
           /**
diff --git a/packages/backend-data/src/types.ts b/packages/backend-data/src/types.ts
index 794a125a43..254fc9a6ea 100644
--- a/packages/backend-data/src/types.ts
+++ b/packages/backend-data/src/types.ts
@@ -146,6 +146,10 @@ export type DataProps = {
   functions?: Record<string, ConstructFactory<AmplifyFunction>>;
 
   /**
+   * stackMapping override the assigned nested stack on a per-resource basis. Only applies to resolvers, and takes the form
+   * { <logicalId>: <stackName> }
+   */
+  stackMapping?: Record<string, string>;
    * Logging configuration for the API.
    */
   logging?: DataLoggingOptions;