diff --git a/spring-restdocs-core/src/main/java/org/springframework/restdocs/constraints/ValidatorConstraintResolver.java b/spring-restdocs-core/src/main/java/org/springframework/restdocs/constraints/ValidatorConstraintResolver.java
index 5c8efc6b..dc3b8af7 100644
--- a/spring-restdocs-core/src/main/java/org/springframework/restdocs/constraints/ValidatorConstraintResolver.java
+++ b/spring-restdocs-core/src/main/java/org/springframework/restdocs/constraints/ValidatorConstraintResolver.java
@@ -17,7 +17,9 @@
 package org.springframework.restdocs.constraints;
 
 import java.util.ArrayList;
+import java.util.Collections;
 import java.util.List;
+import java.util.Set;
 
 import jakarta.validation.Validation;
 import jakarta.validation.Validator;
@@ -38,40 +40,51 @@
  */
 public class ValidatorConstraintResolver implements ConstraintResolver {
 
+	private final Class<?>[] groups;
+
 	private final Validator validator;
 
 	/**
 	 * Creates a new {@code ValidatorConstraintResolver} that will use a {@link Validator}
 	 * in its default configuration to resolve constraints.
-	 *
+	 * @param groups the validation groups to consider when resolving constraints
 	 * @see Validation#buildDefaultValidatorFactory()
 	 * @see ValidatorFactory#getValidator()
 	 */
-	public ValidatorConstraintResolver() {
-		this(Validation.buildDefaultValidatorFactory().getValidator());
+	public ValidatorConstraintResolver(Class<?>... groups) {
+		this(Validation.buildDefaultValidatorFactory().getValidator(), groups);
 	}
 
 	/**
 	 * Creates a new {@code ValidatorConstraintResolver} that will use the given
 	 * {@code Validator} to resolve constraints.
 	 * @param validator the validator
+	 * @param groups the validation groups to consider when resolving constraints.
 	 */
-	public ValidatorConstraintResolver(Validator validator) {
+	public ValidatorConstraintResolver(Validator validator, Class<?>... groups) {
 		this.validator = validator;
+		this.groups = groups;
 	}
 
 	@Override
 	public List<Constraint> resolveForProperty(String property, Class<?> clazz) {
 		List<Constraint> constraints = new ArrayList<>();
+		for (ConstraintDescriptor<?> constraintDescriptor : getConstraintDescriptors(property, clazz)) {
+			constraints.add(new Constraint(constraintDescriptor.getAnnotation().annotationType().getName(),
+					constraintDescriptor.getAttributes()));
+		}
+		return constraints;
+	}
+
+	private Set<ConstraintDescriptor<?>> getConstraintDescriptors(String property, Class<?> clazz) {
 		BeanDescriptor beanDescriptor = this.validator.getConstraintsForClass(clazz);
 		PropertyDescriptor propertyDescriptor = beanDescriptor.getConstraintsForProperty(property);
 		if (propertyDescriptor != null) {
-			for (ConstraintDescriptor<?> constraintDescriptor : propertyDescriptor.getConstraintDescriptors()) {
-				constraints.add(new Constraint(constraintDescriptor.getAnnotation().annotationType().getName(),
-						constraintDescriptor.getAttributes()));
-			}
+			return propertyDescriptor.findConstraints()
+				.unorderedAndMatchingGroups(this.groups)
+				.getConstraintDescriptors();
 		}
-		return constraints;
+		return Collections.emptySet();
 	}
 
 }
diff --git a/spring-restdocs-core/src/test/java/org/springframework/restdocs/constraints/ValidatorConstraintResolverTests.java b/spring-restdocs-core/src/test/java/org/springframework/restdocs/constraints/ValidatorConstraintResolverTests.java
index e5ad3f53..2754841b 100644
--- a/spring-restdocs-core/src/test/java/org/springframework/restdocs/constraints/ValidatorConstraintResolverTests.java
+++ b/spring-restdocs-core/src/test/java/org/springframework/restdocs/constraints/ValidatorConstraintResolverTests.java
@@ -31,6 +31,7 @@
 import jakarta.validation.constraints.NotNull;
 import jakarta.validation.constraints.Null;
 import jakarta.validation.constraints.Size;
+import jakarta.validation.groups.Default;
 import org.assertj.core.api.Condition;
 import org.assertj.core.description.TextDescription;
 import org.hibernate.validator.constraints.CompositionType;
@@ -46,18 +47,16 @@
  */
 class ValidatorConstraintResolverTests {
 
-	private final ValidatorConstraintResolver resolver = new ValidatorConstraintResolver();
-
 	@Test
 	void singleFieldConstraint() {
-		List<Constraint> constraints = this.resolver.resolveForProperty("single", ConstrainedFields.class);
+		List<Constraint> constraints = resolveForProperty("single", ConstrainedFields.class);
 		assertThat(constraints).hasSize(1);
 		assertThat(constraints.get(0).getName()).isEqualTo(NotNull.class.getName());
 	}
 
 	@Test
 	void multipleFieldConstraints() {
-		List<Constraint> constraints = this.resolver.resolveForProperty("multiple", ConstrainedFields.class);
+		List<Constraint> constraints = resolveForProperty("multiple", ConstrainedFields.class);
 		assertThat(constraints).hasSize(2);
 		assertThat(constraints.get(0)).is(constraint(NotNull.class));
 		assertThat(constraints.get(1)).is(constraint(Size.class).config("min", 8).config("max", 16));
@@ -65,14 +64,67 @@ void multipleFieldConstraints() {
 
 	@Test
 	void noFieldConstraints() {
-		List<Constraint> constraints = this.resolver.resolveForProperty("none", ConstrainedFields.class);
+		List<Constraint> constraints = resolveForProperty("none", ConstrainedFields.class);
 		assertThat(constraints).hasSize(0);
 	}
 
 	@Test
 	void compositeConstraint() {
-		List<Constraint> constraints = this.resolver.resolveForProperty("composite", ConstrainedFields.class);
+		List<Constraint> constraints = resolveForProperty("composite", ConstrainedFields.class);
+		assertThat(constraints).hasSize(1);
+	}
+
+	@Test
+	void constraintsWithSpecificGroup() {
+		List<Constraint> constraints = resolveForProperty("street1", ConstrainedFields.class, BasicPostal.class);
+		assertThat(constraints).hasSize(1);
+		assertThat(constraints.get(0)).is(constraint(NotNull.class));
+	}
+
+	@Test
+	void constraintsWithSpecificGroupInheritance() {
+		List<Constraint> constraints = resolveForProperty("street1", ConstrainedFields.class, FullPostal.class);
 		assertThat(constraints).hasSize(1);
+		assertThat(constraints.get(0)).is(constraint(NotNull.class));
+	}
+
+	@Test
+	void constraintsWithSpecificGroupInheritanceIncludingDefault() {
+		List<Constraint> constraints = resolveForProperty("single", ConstrainedFields.class, FullPostal.class);
+		assertThat(constraints).hasSize(1);
+		assertThat(constraints.get(0)).is(constraint(NotNull.class));
+	}
+
+	@Test
+	void constraintsWithNoMatchingGroup() {
+		List<Constraint> constraints = resolveForProperty("doorCode", ConstrainedFields.class, BasicPostal.class);
+		assertThat(constraints).hasSize(0);
+	}
+
+	@Test
+	void constraintsWithMatchingGroup() {
+		List<Constraint> constraints = resolveForProperty("doorCode", ConstrainedFields.class, FullPostal.class);
+		assertThat(constraints).hasSize(1);
+		assertThat(constraints.get(0)).is(constraint(NotNull.class));
+	}
+
+	@Test
+	void constraintsWithMultipleGroups() {
+		List<Constraint> constraints = resolveForProperty("street1", ConstrainedFields.class, BasicPostal.class,
+				FullPostal.class);
+		assertThat(constraints).hasSize(1);
+		assertThat(constraints.get(0)).is(constraint(NotNull.class));
+	}
+
+	@Test
+	void constraintsWithDefaultGroup() {
+		List<Constraint> constraints = resolveForProperty("single", ConstrainedFields.class, Default.class);
+		assertThat(constraints).hasSize(1);
+	}
+
+	private List<Constraint> resolveForProperty(String property, Class<?> clazz, Class<?>... groups) {
+		ValidatorConstraintResolver resolver = new ValidatorConstraintResolver(groups);
+		return resolver.resolveForProperty(property, clazz);
 	}
 
 	private ConstraintCondition constraint(final Class<? extends Annotation> annotation) {
@@ -94,6 +146,15 @@ private static final class ConstrainedFields {
 		@CompositeConstraint
 		private String composite;
 
+		@NotNull(groups = BasicPostal.class)
+		String street1;
+
+		@NotNull(groups = BasicPostal.class)
+		String zipCode;
+
+		@NotNull(groups = FullPostal.class)
+		String doorCode;
+
 	}
 
 	@ConstraintComposition(CompositionType.OR)
@@ -143,4 +204,12 @@ public boolean matches(Constraint constraint) {
 
 	}
 
+	interface BasicPostal extends Default {
+
+	}
+
+	interface FullPostal extends BasicPostal {
+
+	}
+
 }