diff --git a/changelog/19043.txt b/changelog/19043.txt
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..20a1a77bb
--- /dev/null
+++ b/changelog/19043.txt
@@ -0,0 +1,3 @@
+```release-note:improvement
+openapi: added ability to validate response structures against openapi schema for test clusters
+```
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/sdk/helper/testhelpers/schema/response_validation.go b/sdk/helper/testhelpers/schema/response_validation.go
index 2a2d6b3b5..1238c595e 100644
--- a/sdk/helper/testhelpers/schema/response_validation.go
+++ b/sdk/helper/testhelpers/schema/response_validation.go
@@ -4,6 +4,7 @@ import (
 	"encoding/json"
 	"fmt"
 	"net/http"
+	"strings"
 	"testing"
 
 	"github.com/hashicorp/vault/sdk/framework"
@@ -126,3 +127,43 @@ func GetResponseSchema(t *testing.T, path *framework.Path, operation logical.Ope
 
 	return &schemaResponses[0]
 }
+
+// ResponseValidatingCallback can be used in setting up a [vault.TestCluster] that validates every response against the
+// openapi specifications
+//
+// [vault.TestCluster]: https://pkg.go.dev/github.com/hashicorp/vault/vault#TestCluster
+func ResponseValidatingCallback(t *testing.T) func(logical.Backend, *logical.Request, *logical.Response) {
+	type PathRouter interface {
+		Route(string) *framework.Path
+	}
+
+	return func(b logical.Backend, req *logical.Request, resp *logical.Response) {
+		t.Helper()
+
+		if b == nil {
+			t.Fatalf("non-nil backend required")
+		}
+		backend, ok := b.(PathRouter)
+		if !ok {
+			t.Fatalf("could not cast %T to have `Route(string) *framework.Path`", b)
+		}
+
+		// the full request path includes the backend
+		// but when passing to the backend, we have to trim the mount point
+		// `sys/mounts/secret` -> `mounts/secret`
+		// `auth/token/create` -> `create`
+		requestPath := strings.TrimPrefix(req.Path, req.MountPoint)
+
+		route := backend.Route(requestPath)
+		if route == nil {
+			t.Fatalf("backend %T could not find a route for %s", b, req.Path)
+		}
+
+		ValidateResponse(
+			t,
+			GetResponseSchema(t, route, req.Operation),
+			resp,
+			true,
+		)
+	}
+}
diff --git a/vault/core.go b/vault/core.go
index 50077d673..45940ae94 100644
--- a/vault/core.go
+++ b/vault/core.go
@@ -688,6 +688,10 @@ type Core struct {
 	// contains absolute paths that we intend to forward (and template) when
 	// we're on a secondary cluster.
 	writeForwardedPaths *pathmanager.PathManager
+
+	// if populated, the callback is called for every request
+	// for testing purposes
+	requestResponseCallback func(logical.Backend, *logical.Request, *logical.Response)
 }
 
 // c.stateLock needs to be held in read mode before calling this function.
diff --git a/vault/request_handling.go b/vault/request_handling.go
index ff041838d..164956950 100644
--- a/vault/request_handling.go
+++ b/vault/request_handling.go
@@ -675,6 +675,10 @@ func (c *Core) handleCancelableRequest(ctx context.Context, req *logical.Request
 		resp, auth, err = c.handleRequest(ctx, req)
 	}
 
+	if err == nil && c.requestResponseCallback != nil {
+		c.requestResponseCallback(c.router.MatchingBackend(ctx, req.Path), req, resp)
+	}
+
 	// If we saved the token in the request, we should return it in the response
 	// data.
 	if resp != nil && resp.Data != nil {
diff --git a/vault/testing.go b/vault/testing.go
index da3c72e33..da11ae30c 100644
--- a/vault/testing.go
+++ b/vault/testing.go
@@ -1186,6 +1186,9 @@ type TestClusterOptions struct {
 	NoDefaultQuotas bool
 
 	Plugins *TestPluginConfig
+
+	// if populated, the callback is called for every request
+	RequestResponseCallback func(logical.Backend, *logical.Request, *logical.Response)
 }
 
 type TestPluginConfig struct {
@@ -1936,6 +1939,10 @@ func (testCluster *TestCluster) newCore(t testing.T, idx int, coreConfig *CoreCo
 		handler = opts.HandlerFunc.Handler(&props)
 	}
 
+	if opts != nil && opts.RequestResponseCallback != nil {
+		c.requestResponseCallback = opts.RequestResponseCallback
+	}
+
 	// Set this in case the Seal was manually set before the core was
 	// created
 	if localConfig.Seal != nil {