diff --git a/config/src/main/kotlin/org/springframework/security/config/web/servlet/HttpSecurityDsl.kt b/config/src/main/kotlin/org/springframework/security/config/web/servlet/HttpSecurityDsl.kt
index 8e0b790177..170d80a797 100644
--- a/config/src/main/kotlin/org/springframework/security/config/web/servlet/HttpSecurityDsl.kt
+++ b/config/src/main/kotlin/org/springframework/security/config/web/servlet/HttpSecurityDsl.kt
@@ -18,9 +18,11 @@ package org.springframework.security.config.web.servlet
 
 import org.springframework.context.ApplicationContext
 import org.springframework.security.authentication.AuthenticationManager
+import org.springframework.security.config.annotation.SecurityConfigurerAdapter
 import org.springframework.security.config.annotation.web.builders.HttpSecurity
 import org.springframework.security.oauth2.client.registration.ClientRegistrationRepository
 import org.springframework.security.saml2.provider.service.registration.RelyingPartyRegistrationRepository
+import org.springframework.security.web.DefaultSecurityFilterChain
 import org.springframework.security.web.util.matcher.RequestMatcher
 import org.springframework.util.ClassUtils
 import javax.servlet.Filter
@@ -75,6 +77,35 @@ class HttpSecurityDsl(private val http: HttpSecurity, private val init: HttpSecu
 
     var authenticationManager: AuthenticationManager? = null
 
+    /**
+     * Applies a [SecurityConfigurerAdapter] to this [HttpSecurity]
+     *
+     * Example:
+     *
+     * ```
+     * @Configuration
+     * @EnableWebSecurity
+     * class SecurityConfig {
+     *
+     *     @Bean
+     *     fun securityFilterChain(http: HttpSecurity): SecurityFilterChain {
+     *         http {
+     *             apply(CustomSecurityConfigurer<HttpSecurity>()) {
+     *                 customProperty = "..."
+     *             }
+     *         }
+     *         return http.build()
+     *     }
+     * }
+     * ```
+     *
+     * @param configurer
+     * the [SecurityConfigurerAdapter] for further customizations
+     */
+    fun <C : SecurityConfigurerAdapter<DefaultSecurityFilterChain, HttpSecurity>> apply(configurer: C, configuration: C.() -> Unit = { }): C {
+        return this.http.apply(configurer).apply(configuration)
+    }
+
     /**
      * Allows configuring the [HttpSecurity] to only be invoked when matching the
      * provided pattern.
diff --git a/config/src/test/kotlin/org/springframework/security/config/web/servlet/HttpSecurityDslTests.kt b/config/src/test/kotlin/org/springframework/security/config/web/servlet/HttpSecurityDslTests.kt
index 1e981ac57f..1b147429b2 100644
--- a/config/src/test/kotlin/org/springframework/security/config/web/servlet/HttpSecurityDslTests.kt
+++ b/config/src/test/kotlin/org/springframework/security/config/web/servlet/HttpSecurityDslTests.kt
@@ -22,6 +22,8 @@ import io.mockk.verify
 import org.assertj.core.api.Assertions.assertThat
 import org.junit.jupiter.api.Test
 import org.junit.jupiter.api.extension.ExtendWith
+import org.junit.jupiter.params.ParameterizedTest
+import org.junit.jupiter.params.provider.ValueSource
 import org.springframework.beans.factory.annotation.Autowired
 import org.springframework.context.annotation.Bean
 import org.springframework.context.annotation.Configuration
@@ -30,9 +32,11 @@ import org.springframework.security.authentication.AuthenticationManager
 import org.springframework.security.authentication.ProviderManager
 import org.springframework.security.authentication.TestingAuthenticationProvider
 import org.springframework.security.authentication.TestingAuthenticationToken
+import org.springframework.security.config.annotation.web.HttpSecurityBuilder
 import org.springframework.security.config.annotation.web.builders.HttpSecurity
 import org.springframework.security.config.annotation.web.configuration.EnableWebSecurity
 import org.springframework.security.config.annotation.web.configuration.WebSecurityConfigurerAdapter
+import org.springframework.security.config.annotation.web.configurers.AbstractHttpConfigurer
 import org.springframework.security.config.test.SpringTestContext
 import org.springframework.security.config.test.SpringTestContextExtension
 import org.springframework.security.core.userdetails.User
@@ -40,6 +44,7 @@ import org.springframework.security.core.userdetails.UserDetailsService
 import org.springframework.security.provisioning.InMemoryUserDetailsManager
 import org.springframework.security.test.web.servlet.request.SecurityMockMvcRequestPostProcessors.httpBasic
 import org.springframework.security.web.FilterChainProxy
+import org.springframework.security.web.SecurityFilterChain
 import org.springframework.security.web.authentication.UsernamePasswordAuthenticationFilter
 import org.springframework.security.web.header.writers.frameoptions.XFrameOptionsHeaderWriter
 import org.springframework.security.web.server.header.ContentTypeOptionsServerHttpHeadersWriter
@@ -53,9 +58,6 @@ import org.springframework.test.web.servlet.post
 import org.springframework.test.web.servlet.request.MockMvcRequestBuilders
 import org.springframework.web.servlet.config.annotation.EnableWebMvc
 import javax.servlet.Filter
-import org.junit.jupiter.params.ParameterizedTest
-import org.junit.jupiter.params.provider.ValueSource
-import org.springframework.security.web.SecurityFilterChain
 
 /**
  * Tests for [HttpSecurityDsl]
@@ -483,4 +485,42 @@ class HttpSecurityDslTests {
     }
 
     class CustomFilter : UsernamePasswordAuthenticationFilter()
+
+    @Test
+    fun `HTTP security when apply custom security configurer then custom filter added to filter chain`() {
+        this.spring.register(CustomSecurityConfigurerConfig::class.java).autowire()
+
+        val filterChain = spring.context.getBean(FilterChainProxy::class.java)
+        val filterClasses: List<Class<out Filter>> = filterChain.getFilters("/").map { it.javaClass }
+
+        assertThat(filterClasses).contains(
+            CustomFilter::class.java
+        )
+    }
+
+    @Configuration
+    @EnableWebSecurity
+    @EnableWebMvc
+    open class CustomSecurityConfigurerConfig {
+        @Bean
+        open fun securityFilterChain(http: HttpSecurity): SecurityFilterChain {
+            http {
+                apply(CustomSecurityConfigurer<HttpSecurity>()) {
+                    filter = CustomFilter()
+                }
+            }
+            return http.build()
+        }
+    }
+
+    class CustomSecurityConfigurer<H : HttpSecurityBuilder<H>> : AbstractHttpConfigurer<CustomSecurityConfigurer<H>, H>() {
+        var filter: Filter? = null
+        override fun init(builder: H) {
+            filter = filter ?: UsernamePasswordAuthenticationFilter()
+        }
+
+        override fun configure(builder: H) {
+            builder.addFilterBefore(CustomFilter(), UsernamePasswordAuthenticationFilter::class.java)
+        }
+    }
 }