diff --git a/src/events/http/lambda-events/LambdaIntegrationEvent.js b/src/events/http/lambda-events/LambdaIntegrationEvent.js
index 5a6ffc6e5..4ded00747 100644
--- a/src/events/http/lambda-events/LambdaIntegrationEvent.js
+++ b/src/events/http/lambda-events/LambdaIntegrationEvent.js
@@ -1,6 +1,8 @@
 import renderVelocityTemplateObject from './renderVelocityTemplateObject.js'
 import VelocityContext from './VelocityContext.js'
 
+const { parse } = JSON
+
 export default class LambdaIntegrationEvent {
   #path = null
   #request = null
@@ -16,6 +18,28 @@ export default class LambdaIntegrationEvent {
   }
 
   create() {
+    if (process.env.AUTHORIZER) {
+      try {
+        const authorizerContext = parse(process.env.AUTHORIZER)
+        if (authorizerContext) {
+          this.#request.auth = {
+            ...this.#request.auth,
+            authorizer: authorizerContext,
+          }
+        }
+      } catch (error) {
+        if (this.log) {
+          this.log.error(
+            'Could not parse process.env.AUTHORIZER, make sure it is correct JSON',
+          )
+        } else {
+          console.error(
+            'Serverless-offline: Could not parse process.env.AUTHORIZER, make sure it is correct JSON.',
+          )
+        }
+      }
+    }
+
     const velocityContext = new VelocityContext(
       this.#request,
       this.#stage,