diff --git a/.changeset/stupid-clocks-return.md b/.changeset/stupid-clocks-return.md
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..84b061334f
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.changeset/stupid-clocks-return.md
@@ -0,0 +1,12 @@
+---
+'@backstage/plugin-events-backend-module-gitlab': patch
+---
+
+Add `createGitlabTokenValidator(config)` which can be used
+to create a validator used at an ingress for topic `gitlab`.
+
+On top, there is a new `gitlabWebhookEventsModule` for the new backend plugin API
+which auto-registers the `HttpPostIngress` for topic `gitlab` incl. the validator.
+
+Please find more information at
+https://github.com/backstage/backstage/tree/master/plugins/events-backend-module-gitlab/README.md.
diff --git a/plugins/events-backend-module-gitlab/README.md b/plugins/events-backend-module-gitlab/README.md
index dfbfcd9f4a..dbe9f7bfe3 100644
--- a/plugins/events-backend-module-gitlab/README.md
+++ b/plugins/events-backend-module-gitlab/README.md
@@ -40,3 +40,31 @@ Add the event router to the `EventsBackend`:
 +  .addSubscribers(gitlabEventRouter);
 // [...]
 ```
+
+### Token Validator
+
+Add the token validator for the topic `gitlab`:
+
+```diff
+// at packages/backend/src/plugins/events.ts
++ import { createGitlabTokenValidator } from '@backstage/plugin-events-backend-module-gitlab';
+// [...]
+   const http = HttpPostIngressEventPublisher.fromConfig({
+     config: env.config,
+     ingresses: {
++       gitlab: {
++         validator: createGitlabTokenValidator(env.config),
++       },
+     },
+     logger: env.logger,
+  });
+```
+
+Additionally, you need to add the configuration:
+
+```yaml
+events:
+  modules:
+    gitlab:
+      webhookSecret: your-secret-token
+```
diff --git a/plugins/events-backend-module-gitlab/api-report.md b/plugins/events-backend-module-gitlab/api-report.md
index 8b5183a8d0..8f130902a2 100644
--- a/plugins/events-backend-module-gitlab/api-report.md
+++ b/plugins/events-backend-module-gitlab/api-report.md
@@ -4,9 +4,14 @@
 
 ```ts
 import { BackendFeature } from '@backstage/backend-plugin-api';
+import { Config } from '@backstage/config';
 import { EventParams } from '@backstage/plugin-events-node';
+import { RequestValidator } from '@backstage/plugin-events-node';
 import { SubTopicEventRouter } from '@backstage/plugin-events-node';
 
+// @public
+export function createGitlabTokenValidator(config: Config): RequestValidator;
+
 // @public
 export class GitlabEventRouter extends SubTopicEventRouter {
   constructor();
@@ -18,4 +23,7 @@ export class GitlabEventRouter extends SubTopicEventRouter {
 export const gitlabEventRouterEventsModule: (
   options?: undefined,
 ) => BackendFeature;
+
+// @alpha
+export const gitlabWebhookEventsModule: (options?: undefined) => BackendFeature;
 ```
diff --git a/plugins/events-backend-module-gitlab/config.d.ts b/plugins/events-backend-module-gitlab/config.d.ts
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..6d02533845
--- /dev/null
+++ b/plugins/events-backend-module-gitlab/config.d.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,36 @@
+/*
+ * Copyright 2022 The Backstage Authors
+ *
+ * Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
+ * you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
+ * You may obtain a copy of the License at
+ *
+ *     http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+ *
+ * Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
+ * distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
+ * WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
+ * See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
+ * limitations under the License.
+ */
+
+export interface Config {
+  events?: {
+    modules?: {
+      /**
+       * events-backend-module-gitlab plugin configuration.
+       */
+      gitlab?: {
+        /**
+         * Secret token for webhook requests used to verify tokens.
+         *
+         * See https://docs.gitlab.com/ee/user/project/integrations/webhooks.html#validate-payloads-by-using-a-secret-token
+         * for more details.
+         *
+         * @visibility secret
+         */
+        webhookSecret?: string;
+      };
+    };
+  };
+}
diff --git a/plugins/events-backend-module-gitlab/package.json b/plugins/events-backend-module-gitlab/package.json
index c13f9b5289..0c77d7a30e 100644
--- a/plugins/events-backend-module-gitlab/package.json
+++ b/plugins/events-backend-module-gitlab/package.json
@@ -24,6 +24,7 @@
   },
   "dependencies": {
     "@backstage/backend-plugin-api": "workspace:^",
+    "@backstage/config": "workspace:^",
     "@backstage/plugin-events-node": "workspace:^",
     "winston": "^3.2.1"
   },
@@ -35,6 +36,8 @@
   },
   "files": [
     "alpha",
+    "config.d.ts",
     "dist"
-  ]
+  ],
+  "configSchema": "config.d.ts"
 }
diff --git a/plugins/events-backend-module-gitlab/src/http/createGitlabTokenValidator.test.ts b/plugins/events-backend-module-gitlab/src/http/createGitlabTokenValidator.test.ts
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..33e677450e
--- /dev/null
+++ b/plugins/events-backend-module-gitlab/src/http/createGitlabTokenValidator.test.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,98 @@
+/*
+ * Copyright 2022 The Backstage Authors
+ *
+ * Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
+ * you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
+ * You may obtain a copy of the License at
+ *
+ *     http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+ *
+ * Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
+ * distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
+ * WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
+ * See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
+ * limitations under the License.
+ */
+
+import { ConfigReader } from '@backstage/config';
+import {
+  RequestDetails,
+  RequestRejectionDetails,
+  RequestValidationContext,
+} from '@backstage/plugin-events-node';
+import { createGitlabTokenValidator } from './createGitlabTokenValidator';
+
+class TestContext implements RequestValidationContext {
+  #details?: Partial<RequestRejectionDetails>;
+
+  reject(details?: Partial<RequestRejectionDetails>): void {
+    this.#details = details;
+  }
+
+  get details() {
+    return this.#details;
+  }
+}
+
+describe('createGitlabTokenValidator', () => {
+  const validToken = 'valid-token';
+  const configWithoutSecret = new ConfigReader({});
+  const configWithSecret = new ConfigReader({
+    events: {
+      modules: {
+        gitlab: {
+          webhookSecret: validToken,
+        },
+      },
+    },
+  });
+
+  const requestWithToken = (token: string | undefined) => {
+    return {
+      body: undefined,
+      headers: {
+        'x-gitlab-token': token,
+      },
+    } as RequestDetails;
+  };
+
+  it('no secret configured, throw error', async () => {
+    expect(() => createGitlabTokenValidator(configWithoutSecret)).toThrow(
+      "Missing required config value at 'events.modules.gitlab.webhookSecret'",
+    );
+  });
+
+  it('secret configured, reject request without token', async () => {
+    const request = requestWithToken(undefined);
+    const context = new TestContext();
+
+    const validator = createGitlabTokenValidator(configWithSecret);
+    await validator(request, context);
+
+    expect(context.details).not.toBeUndefined();
+    expect(context.details?.status).toBe(403);
+    expect(context.details?.payload).toEqual({ message: 'invalid token' });
+  });
+
+  it('secret configured, reject request with invalid token', async () => {
+    const request = requestWithToken('invalid-token');
+    const context = new TestContext();
+
+    const validator = createGitlabTokenValidator(configWithSecret);
+    await validator(request, context);
+
+    expect(context.details).not.toBeUndefined();
+    expect(context.details?.status).toBe(403);
+    expect(context.details?.payload).toEqual({ message: 'invalid token' });
+  });
+
+  it('secret configured, accept request with valid token', async () => {
+    const request = requestWithToken(validToken);
+    const context = new TestContext();
+
+    const validator = createGitlabTokenValidator(configWithSecret);
+    await validator(request, context);
+
+    expect(context.details).toBeUndefined();
+  });
+});
diff --git a/plugins/events-backend-module-gitlab/src/http/createGitlabTokenValidator.ts b/plugins/events-backend-module-gitlab/src/http/createGitlabTokenValidator.ts
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..9ebc054194
--- /dev/null
+++ b/plugins/events-backend-module-gitlab/src/http/createGitlabTokenValidator.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,49 @@
+/*
+ * Copyright 2022 The Backstage Authors
+ *
+ * Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
+ * you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
+ * You may obtain a copy of the License at
+ *
+ *     http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+ *
+ * Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
+ * distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
+ * WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
+ * See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
+ * limitations under the License.
+ */
+
+import { Config } from '@backstage/config';
+import {
+  RequestDetails,
+  RequestValidationContext,
+  RequestValidator,
+} from '@backstage/plugin-events-node';
+
+/**
+ * Validates a configured secret token against the token received with the `x-gitlab-token` header.
+ *
+ * See https://docs.gitlab.com/ee/user/project/integrations/webhooks.html#validate-payloads-by-using-a-secret-token
+ * for more details.
+ *
+ * @param config - root config
+ * @public
+ */
+export function createGitlabTokenValidator(config: Config): RequestValidator {
+  const secret = config.getString('events.modules.gitlab.webhookSecret');
+
+  return async (
+    request: RequestDetails,
+    context: RequestValidationContext,
+  ): Promise<void> => {
+    const token = request.headers['x-gitlab-token'] as string | undefined;
+
+    if (secret !== token) {
+      context.reject({
+        status: 403,
+        payload: { message: 'invalid token' },
+      });
+    }
+  };
+}
diff --git a/plugins/events-backend-module-gitlab/src/index.ts b/plugins/events-backend-module-gitlab/src/index.ts
index ea96244df4..859a6c69c0 100644
--- a/plugins/events-backend-module-gitlab/src/index.ts
+++ b/plugins/events-backend-module-gitlab/src/index.ts
@@ -16,10 +16,12 @@
 
 /**
  * The module "gitlab" for the Backstage backend plugin "events-backend"
- * adding an event router for GitLab.
+ * adding an event router and token validator for GitLab.
  *
  * @packageDocumentation
  */
 
+export { createGitlabTokenValidator } from './http/createGitlabTokenValidator';
 export { GitlabEventRouter } from './router/GitlabEventRouter';
 export { gitlabEventRouterEventsModule } from './service/GitlabEventRouterEventsModule';
+export { gitlabWebhookEventsModule } from './service/GitlabWebhookEventsModule';
diff --git a/plugins/events-backend-module-gitlab/src/service/GitlabWebhookEventsModule.test.ts b/plugins/events-backend-module-gitlab/src/service/GitlabWebhookEventsModule.test.ts
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..594be74ab8
--- /dev/null
+++ b/plugins/events-backend-module-gitlab/src/service/GitlabWebhookEventsModule.test.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,82 @@
+/*
+ * Copyright 2022 The Backstage Authors
+ *
+ * Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
+ * you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
+ * You may obtain a copy of the License at
+ *
+ *     http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+ *
+ * Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
+ * distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
+ * WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
+ * See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
+ * limitations under the License.
+ */
+
+import { configServiceRef } from '@backstage/backend-plugin-api';
+import { startTestBackend } from '@backstage/backend-test-utils';
+import { ConfigReader } from '@backstage/config';
+import {
+  eventsExtensionPoint,
+  HttpPostIngressOptions,
+  RequestDetails,
+} from '@backstage/plugin-events-node';
+import { gitlabWebhookEventsModule } from './GitlabWebhookEventsModule';
+
+describe('gitlabWebhookEventsModule', () => {
+  const requestWithToken = (token?: string) => {
+    return {
+      body: undefined,
+      headers: {
+        'x-gitlab-token': token,
+      },
+    } as RequestDetails;
+  };
+
+  it('should be correctly wired and set up', async () => {
+    let addedIngress: HttpPostIngressOptions | undefined;
+    const extensionPoint = {
+      addHttpPostIngress: (ingress: any) => {
+        addedIngress = ingress;
+      },
+    };
+
+    const config = new ConfigReader({
+      events: {
+        modules: {
+          gitlab: {
+            webhookSecret: 'test-secret',
+          },
+        },
+      },
+    });
+
+    await startTestBackend({
+      extensionPoints: [[eventsExtensionPoint, extensionPoint]],
+      services: [[configServiceRef, config]],
+      features: [gitlabWebhookEventsModule()],
+    });
+
+    expect(addedIngress).not.toBeUndefined();
+    expect(addedIngress?.topic).toEqual('gitlab');
+    expect(addedIngress?.validator).not.toBeUndefined();
+    const rejections: any[] = [];
+    const context = {
+      reject: (details: { status?: any; payload?: any }) => {
+        rejections.push(details);
+      },
+    };
+    await addedIngress!.validator!(requestWithToken(), context);
+    expect(rejections).toEqual([
+      {
+        status: 403,
+        payload: {
+          message: 'invalid token',
+        },
+      },
+    ]);
+    await addedIngress!.validator!(requestWithToken('test-secret'), context);
+    expect(rejections.length).toEqual(1);
+  });
+});
diff --git a/plugins/events-backend-module-gitlab/src/service/GitlabWebhookEventsModule.ts b/plugins/events-backend-module-gitlab/src/service/GitlabWebhookEventsModule.ts
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..562fdb9cf5
--- /dev/null
+++ b/plugins/events-backend-module-gitlab/src/service/GitlabWebhookEventsModule.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,50 @@
+/*
+ * Copyright 2022 The Backstage Authors
+ *
+ * Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
+ * you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
+ * You may obtain a copy of the License at
+ *
+ *     http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+ *
+ * Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
+ * distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
+ * WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
+ * See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
+ * limitations under the License.
+ */
+
+import {
+  configServiceRef,
+  createBackendModule,
+} from '@backstage/backend-plugin-api';
+import { eventsExtensionPoint } from '@backstage/plugin-events-node';
+import { createGitlabTokenValidator } from '../http/createGitlabTokenValidator';
+
+/**
+ * Module for the events-backend plugin,
+ * registering an HTTP POST ingress with request validator
+ * which verifies the webhook token based on a secret.
+ *
+ * Registers the {@link GitlabEventRouter}.
+ *
+ * @alpha
+ */
+export const gitlabWebhookEventsModule = createBackendModule({
+  pluginId: 'events',
+  moduleId: 'gitlabWebhook',
+  register(env) {
+    env.registerInit({
+      deps: {
+        config: configServiceRef,
+        events: eventsExtensionPoint,
+      },
+      async init({ config, events }) {
+        events.addHttpPostIngress({
+          topic: 'gitlab',
+          validator: createGitlabTokenValidator(config),
+        });
+      },
+    });
+  },
+});
diff --git a/yarn.lock b/yarn.lock
index 28bb925fe4..2da96e27bc 100644
--- a/yarn.lock
+++ b/yarn.lock
@@ -5264,6 +5264,7 @@ __metadata:
     "@backstage/backend-plugin-api": "workspace:^"
     "@backstage/backend-test-utils": "workspace:^"
     "@backstage/cli": "workspace:^"
+    "@backstage/config": "workspace:^"
     "@backstage/plugin-events-backend-test-utils": "workspace:^"
     "@backstage/plugin-events-node": "workspace:^"
     supertest: ^6.1.3