diff --git a/internal/ingress/annotations/disableproxyintercepterrors/main.go b/internal/ingress/annotations/disableproxyintercepterrors/main.go
index 818fdf142..ac8611087 100644
--- a/internal/ingress/annotations/disableproxyintercepterrors/main.go
+++ b/internal/ingress/annotations/disableproxyintercepterrors/main.go
@@ -24,17 +24,48 @@ import (
 	"k8s.io/ingress-nginx/internal/ingress/resolver"
 )
 
+const (
+	disableProxyInterceptErrorsAnnotation = "disable-proxy-intercept-errors"
+)
+
+var disableProxyInterceptErrorsAnnotations = parser.Annotation{
+	Group: "backend",
+	Annotations: parser.AnnotationFields{
+		disableProxyInterceptErrorsAnnotation: {
+			Validator: parser.ValidateBool,
+			Scope:     parser.AnnotationScopeLocation,
+			Risk:      parser.AnnotationRiskLow,
+			Documentation: `This annotation allows to disable NGINX proxy-intercept-errors when custom-http-errors are set.
+			If a default backend annotation is specified on the ingress, the errors will be routed to that annotation's default backend service (instead of the global default backend).
+			Different ingresses can specify different sets of errors codes and there are UseCases where NGINX shall not intercept all errors returned from upstream.`,
+		},
+	},
+}
+
 type disableProxyInterceptErrors struct {
-	r resolver.Resolver
+	r                resolver.Resolver
+	annotationConfig parser.Annotation
+}
+
+func (pie disableProxyInterceptErrors) GetDocumentation() parser.AnnotationFields {
+	return pie.annotationConfig.Annotations
+}
+
+func (pie disableProxyInterceptErrors) Validate(anns map[string]string) error {
+	maxrisk := parser.StringRiskToRisk(pie.r.GetSecurityConfiguration().AnnotationsRiskLevel)
+	return parser.CheckAnnotationRisk(anns, maxrisk, disableProxyInterceptErrorsAnnotations.Annotations)
 }
 
 // NewParser creates a new disableProxyInterceptErrors annotation parser
 func NewParser(r resolver.Resolver) parser.IngressAnnotation {
-	return disableProxyInterceptErrors{r}
+	return disableProxyInterceptErrors{
+		r:                r,
+		annotationConfig: disableProxyInterceptErrorsAnnotations,
+	}
 }
 
 func (pie disableProxyInterceptErrors) Parse(ing *networking.Ingress) (interface{}, error) {
-	val, err := parser.GetBoolAnnotation("disable-proxy-intercept-errors", ing)
+	val, err := parser.GetBoolAnnotation(disableProxyInterceptErrorsAnnotation, ing, pie.annotationConfig.Annotations)
 
 	// A missing annotation is not a problem, just use the default
 	if err == errors.ErrMissingAnnotations {