diff --git a/packages/Http/Api/src/Requests/ValidatedApiRequest.php b/packages/Http/Api/src/Requests/ValidatedApiRequest.php
index 283cc15ab..9daa52b43 100644
--- a/packages/Http/Api/src/Requests/ValidatedApiRequest.php
+++ b/packages/Http/Api/src/Requests/ValidatedApiRequest.php
@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@
 
 namespace Aedart\Http\Api\Requests;
 
+use Illuminate\Contracts\Validation\Factory as ValidationFactory;
 use Illuminate\Contracts\Validation\Validator;
 use Illuminate\Foundation\Http\FormRequest;
 use Illuminate\Validation\ValidationException;
@@ -39,6 +40,41 @@ protected function prepareForValidation()
         }
     }
 
+    /**
+     * @inheritdoc
+     */
+    protected function getValidatorInstance()
+    {
+        if ($this->validator) {
+            return $this->validator;
+        }
+
+        $factory = $this->container->make(ValidationFactory::class);
+
+        if (method_exists($this, 'validator')) {
+            $validator = $this->container->call([$this, 'validator'], compact('factory'));
+        } else {
+            $validator = $this->createDefaultValidator($factory);
+        }
+
+        if (method_exists($this, 'withValidator')) {
+            $this->withValidator($validator);
+        }
+
+        // TODO: This disables the "after validation rules" feature introduced by Laravel in v10.8.0
+        // TODO @see https://github.com/aedart/athenaeum/issues/167
+//        if (method_exists($this, 'after')) {
+//            $validator->after($this->container->call(
+//                $this->after(...),
+//                ['validator' => $validator]
+//            ));
+//        }
+
+        $this->setValidator($validator);
+
+        return $this->validator;
+    }
+
     /**
      * Perform post request data validation, e.g. business logic validation
      *