diff --git a/packages/@aws-cdk/integ-tests/README.md b/packages/@aws-cdk/integ-tests/README.md
index e35714a844fd4..08c2e70fa811b 100644
--- a/packages/@aws-cdk/integ-tests/README.md
+++ b/packages/@aws-cdk/integ-tests/README.md
@@ -192,6 +192,17 @@ const integ = new IntegTest(app, 'Integ', { testCases: [stack] });
 integ.assertions.awsApiCall('S3', 'getObject');
 ```
 
+By default an assertions stack is automatically generated for you. You may however provide your own stack to use. 
+
+```ts
+declare const app: App;
+declare const stack: Stack;
+declare const assertionStack: Stack;
+
+const integ = new IntegTest(app, 'Integ', { testCases: [stack], assertionStack: assertionStack });
+integ.assertions.awsApiCall('S3', 'getObject');
+```
+
 - Part of a  normal CDK deployment
 
 In this case you may be using assertions as part of a normal CDK deployment in order to make an assertion on the infrastructure
diff --git a/packages/@aws-cdk/integ-tests/lib/assertions/private/deploy-assert.ts b/packages/@aws-cdk/integ-tests/lib/assertions/private/deploy-assert.ts
index 321082d7f8ce4..3cce887cc27b0 100644
--- a/packages/@aws-cdk/integ-tests/lib/assertions/private/deploy-assert.ts
+++ b/packages/@aws-cdk/integ-tests/lib/assertions/private/deploy-assert.ts
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@ import { Stack } from '@aws-cdk/core';
 import { Construct, IConstruct, Node } from 'constructs';
 import { IApiCall } from '../api-call-base';
 import { EqualsAssertion } from '../assertions';
-import { ExpectedResult, ActualResult } from '../common';
+import { ActualResult, ExpectedResult } from '../common';
 import { md5hash } from '../private/hash';
 import { AwsApiCall, LambdaInvokeFunction, LambdaInvokeFunctionProps } from '../sdk';
 import { IDeployAssert } from '../types';
@@ -13,7 +13,15 @@ const DEPLOY_ASSERT_SYMBOL = Symbol.for('@aws-cdk/integ-tests.DeployAssert');
 /**
  * Options for DeployAssert
  */
-export interface DeployAssertProps { }
+export interface DeployAssertProps {
+
+  /**
+   * A stack to use for assertions
+   *
+   * @default - a stack is created for you
+   */
+  readonly stack?: Stack
+}
 
 /**
  * Construct that allows for registering a list of assertions
@@ -25,7 +33,7 @@ export class DeployAssert extends Construct implements IDeployAssert {
    * Returns whether the construct is a DeployAssert construct
    */
   public static isDeployAssert(x: any): x is DeployAssert {
-    return x !== null && typeof(x) === 'object' && DEPLOY_ASSERT_SYMBOL in x;
+    return x !== null && typeof (x) === 'object' && DEPLOY_ASSERT_SYMBOL in x;
   }
 
   /**
@@ -42,10 +50,10 @@ export class DeployAssert extends Construct implements IDeployAssert {
 
   public scope: Stack;
 
-  constructor(scope: Construct) {
+  constructor(scope: Construct, props?: DeployAssertProps) {
     super(scope, 'Default');
 
-    this.scope = new Stack(scope, 'DeployAssert');
+    this.scope = props?.stack ?? new Stack(scope, 'DeployAssert');
 
     Object.defineProperty(this, DEPLOY_ASSERT_SYMBOL, { value: true });
   }
diff --git a/packages/@aws-cdk/integ-tests/lib/test-case.ts b/packages/@aws-cdk/integ-tests/lib/test-case.ts
index 1d3cce2026bb5..50aa946ac155c 100644
--- a/packages/@aws-cdk/integ-tests/lib/test-case.ts
+++ b/packages/@aws-cdk/integ-tests/lib/test-case.ts
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 import { IntegManifest, Manifest, TestCase, TestOptions } from '@aws-cdk/cloud-assembly-schema';
-import { attachCustomSynthesis, Stack, ISynthesisSession, StackProps } from '@aws-cdk/core';
+import { attachCustomSynthesis, ISynthesisSession, Stack, StackProps } from '@aws-cdk/core';
 import { Construct } from 'constructs';
 import { IDeployAssert } from './assertions';
 import { DeployAssert } from './assertions/private/deploy-assert';
@@ -15,6 +15,13 @@ export interface IntegTestCaseProps extends TestOptions {
    * Stacks to be deployed during the test
    */
   readonly stacks: Stack[];
+
+  /**
+   * Specify a stack to use for assertions
+   *
+   * @default - a stack is created for you
+   */
+  readonly assertionStack?: Stack
 }
 
 /**
@@ -35,7 +42,7 @@ export class IntegTestCase extends Construct {
   constructor(scope: Construct, id: string, private readonly props: IntegTestCaseProps) {
     super(scope, id);
 
-    this._assert = new DeployAssert(this);
+    this._assert = new DeployAssert(this, { stack: props.assertionStack });
     this.assertions = this._assert;
   }
 
@@ -63,7 +70,7 @@ export class IntegTestCase extends Construct {
 /**
  * Properties of an integration test case stack
  */
-export interface IntegTestCaseStackProps extends TestOptions, StackProps {}
+export interface IntegTestCaseStackProps extends TestOptions, StackProps { }
 
 /**
  * An integration test case stack. Allows the definition of test properties
@@ -78,7 +85,7 @@ export class IntegTestCaseStack extends Stack {
    * Returns whether the construct is a IntegTestCaseStack
    */
   public static isIntegTestCaseStack(x: any): x is IntegTestCaseStack {
-    return x !== null && typeof(x) === 'object' && TEST_CASE_STACK_SYMBOL in x;
+    return x !== null && typeof (x) === 'object' && TEST_CASE_STACK_SYMBOL in x;
   }
 
   /**
@@ -119,12 +126,19 @@ export interface IntegTestProps extends TestOptions {
   /**
    * Enable lookups for this test. If lookups are enabled
    * then `stackUpdateWorkflow` must be set to false.
-   * Lookups should only be enabled when you are explicitely testing
+   * Lookups should only be enabled when you are explicitly testing
    * lookups.
    *
    * @default false
    */
   readonly enableLookups?: boolean;
+
+  /**
+   * Specify a stack to use for assertions
+   *
+   * @default - a stack is created for you
+   */
+  readonly assertionStack?: Stack
 }
 
 /**
@@ -150,6 +164,7 @@ export class IntegTest extends Construct {
       allowDestroy: props.allowDestroy,
       cdkCommandOptions: props.cdkCommandOptions,
       stackUpdateWorkflow: props.stackUpdateWorkflow,
+      assertionStack: props.assertionStack,
     });
     this.assertions = defaultTestCase.assertions;
 
diff --git a/packages/@aws-cdk/integ-tests/test/assertions/deploy-assert.test.ts b/packages/@aws-cdk/integ-tests/test/assertions/deploy-assert.test.ts
index bbc2609822356..df7a5253dba62 100644
--- a/packages/@aws-cdk/integ-tests/test/assertions/deploy-assert.test.ts
+++ b/packages/@aws-cdk/integ-tests/test/assertions/deploy-assert.test.ts
@@ -1,7 +1,8 @@
 import { Template } from '@aws-cdk/assertions';
-import { App, Stack } from '@aws-cdk/core';
+import { App, CustomResource, Stack } from '@aws-cdk/core';
 import { ActualResult, ExpectedResult, InvocationType, LogType } from '../../lib/assertions';
 import { DeployAssert } from '../../lib/assertions/private/deploy-assert';
+import { IntegTest } from '../../lib/test-case';
 
 describe('DeployAssert', () => {
 
@@ -164,3 +165,65 @@ describe('DeployAssert', () => {
     });
   });
 });
+
+describe('User provided assertions stack', () => {
+  test('Same stack for integration test and assertions', () => {
+    //GIVEN
+    const app = new App();
+    const stack = new Stack(app, 'TestStack');
+
+    // WHEN
+    const cr = new CustomResource(stack, 'cr', { resourceType: 'Custom::Bar', serviceToken: 'foo' });
+    const integ = new IntegTest(app, 'integ', {
+      testCases: [stack],
+      assertionStack: stack,
+    });
+    integ.assertions.awsApiCall('Service', 'Api', { Reference: cr.ref });
+
+    // THEN
+    const template = Template.fromStack(stack);
+    template.resourceCountIs('Custom::DeployAssert@SdkCallServiceApi', 1);
+    template.resourceCountIs('Custom::Bar', 1);
+  });
+
+  test('Different stack for integration test and assertions', () => {
+    //GIVEN
+    const app = new App();
+    const integStack = new Stack(app, 'TestStack');
+    const assertionStack = new Stack(app, 'AssertionsStack');
+    const integ = new IntegTest(app, 'integ', {
+      testCases: [integStack],
+      assertionStack: assertionStack,
+    });
+
+    // WHEN
+    const cr = new CustomResource(integStack, 'cr', { resourceType: 'Custom::Bar', serviceToken: 'foo' });
+    integ.assertions.awsApiCall('Service', 'Api', { Reference: cr.ref });
+
+    // THEN
+    const integTemplate = Template.fromStack(integStack);
+    const assertionTemplate = Template.fromStack(assertionStack);
+    integTemplate.resourceCountIs('Custom::Bar', 1);
+    assertionTemplate.resourceCountIs('Custom::DeployAssert@SdkCallServiceApi', 1);
+  });
+
+  test('not throw when environment matches', () => {
+    //GIVEN
+    const app = new App();
+    const env = { region: 'us-west-2' };
+    const integStack = new Stack(app, 'IntegStack', { env: env });
+    const assertionStack = new Stack(app, 'AssertionsStack', { env: env });
+    const cr = new CustomResource(integStack, 'cr', { serviceToken: 'foo' });
+    const integ = new IntegTest(app, 'integ', {
+      testCases: [integStack],
+      assertionStack: assertionStack,
+    });
+    integ.assertions.awsApiCall('Service', 'api', { Reference: cr.getAttString('bar') });
+
+    // WHEN
+    expect(() => {
+      // THEN
+      app.synth();
+    }).not.toThrow(/only supported for stacks deployed to the same environment/);
+  });
+});
diff --git a/packages/@aws-cdk/integ-tests/test/assertions/sdk.test.ts b/packages/@aws-cdk/integ-tests/test/assertions/sdk.test.ts
index 672888f937892..3d0cbaa57f13b 100644
--- a/packages/@aws-cdk/integ-tests/test/assertions/sdk.test.ts
+++ b/packages/@aws-cdk/integ-tests/test/assertions/sdk.test.ts
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
-import { Template, Match } from '@aws-cdk/assertions';
+import { Match, Template } from '@aws-cdk/assertions';
 import { App, CfnOutput } from '@aws-cdk/core';
-import { LogType, InvocationType, ExpectedResult } from '../../lib/assertions';
+import { ExpectedResult, InvocationType, LogType } from '../../lib/assertions';
 import { DeployAssert } from '../../lib/assertions/private/deploy-assert';
 
 describe('AwsApiCall', () => {