diff --git a/Neos.Flow/Classes/Annotations/Policy.php b/Neos.Flow/Classes/Annotations/Policy.php
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..bb659da462
--- /dev/null
+++ b/Neos.Flow/Classes/Annotations/Policy.php
@@ -0,0 +1,41 @@
+<?php
+declare(strict_types=1);
+
+namespace Neos\Flow\Annotations;
+
+/*
+ * This file is part of the Neos.Flow package.
+ *
+ * (c) Contributors of the Neos Project - www.neos.io
+ *
+ * This package is Open Source Software. For the full copyright and license
+ * information, please view the LICENSE file which was distributed with this
+ * source code.
+ */
+
+use Doctrine\Common\Annotations\Annotation\NamedArgumentConstructor;
+use Neos\Flow\Security\Authorization\Privilege\PrivilegeInterface;
+
+/**
+ * Adds a policy configuration to a method
+ *
+ * This is a convenient way to add policies in project code
+ * but should not be used in libraries/packages that shall be
+ * configured for different use cases.
+ *
+ * @Annotation
+ * @NamedArgumentConstructor
+ * @Target({"METHOD"})
+ */
+#[\Attribute(\Attribute::TARGET_METHOD | \Attribute::IS_REPEATABLE)]
+final class Policy
+{
+    public function __construct(
+        public readonly string $role,
+        public readonly string $permission = 'grant',
+    ) {
+        if (!in_array($permission, [PrivilegeInterface::ABSTAIN, PrivilegeInterface::DENY, PrivilegeInterface::GRANT])) {
+            throw new \InvalidArgumentException(sprintf('Permission value "%s" is invalid. Allowed values are "%s", "%s" and "%s"', $this->permission, PrivilegeInterface::ABSTAIN, PrivilegeInterface::DENY, PrivilegeInterface::GRANT), 1614931217);
+        }
+    }
+}
diff --git a/Neos.Flow/Classes/Package.php b/Neos.Flow/Classes/Package.php
index 94405c7a34..88f37fa094 100644
--- a/Neos.Flow/Classes/Package.php
+++ b/Neos.Flow/Classes/Package.php
@@ -26,6 +26,8 @@
 use Neos\Flow\Security\Authentication\TokenInterface;
 use Neos\Flow\Security\Context;
 use Neos\Flow\Security\Cryptography\PrecomposedHashProvider;
+use Neos\Flow\Security\Policy\PolicyAnnotationService;
+use Neos\Flow\Security\Policy\PolicyService;
 
 /**
  * The Flow Package
@@ -160,5 +162,7 @@ public function boot(Core\Bootstrap $bootstrap)
             $annotationsCacheFlusher = $bootstrap->getObjectManager()->get(AnnotationsCacheFlusher::class);
             $annotationsCacheFlusher->flushConfigurationCachesByCompiledClass($classNames);
         });
+
+        $dispatcher->connect(PolicyService::class, 'configurationLoaded', PolicyAnnotationService::class, 'ammendPolicyConfiguration');
     }
 }
diff --git a/Neos.Flow/Classes/Security/Policy/PolicyAnnotationService.php b/Neos.Flow/Classes/Security/Policy/PolicyAnnotationService.php
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..ee75698131
--- /dev/null
+++ b/Neos.Flow/Classes/Security/Policy/PolicyAnnotationService.php
@@ -0,0 +1,65 @@
+<?php
+declare(strict_types=1);
+
+namespace Neos\Flow\Security\Policy;
+
+/*
+ * This file is part of the Neos.Flow package.
+ *
+ * (c) Contributors of the Neos Project - www.neos.io
+ *
+ * This package is Open Source Software. For the full copyright and license
+ * information, please view the LICENSE file which was distributed with this
+ * source code.
+ */
+
+use Neos\Flow\Annotations as Flow;
+use Neos\Flow\Reflection\ReflectionService;
+use Neos\Flow\Security\Authorization\Privilege\Method\MethodPrivilege;
+
+class PolicyAnnotationService
+{
+    /**
+     * @var ReflectionService
+     */
+    protected $reflectionService;
+
+
+    /**
+     * This object is created very early so we can't rely on AOP for the property injection
+     *
+     * @param ReflectionService $reflectionService
+     */
+    public function injectReflectionService(ReflectionService $reflectionService): void
+    {
+        $this->reflectionService = $reflectionService;
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * Add policy configuration for Flow\Policy annotations and attributes
+     */
+    public function ammendPolicyConfiguration(array &$policyConfiguration): void
+    {
+        $annotatedClasses = $this->reflectionService->getClassesContainingMethodsAnnotatedWith(Flow\Policy::class);
+        foreach ($annotatedClasses as $className) {
+            $annotatedMethods = $this->reflectionService->getMethodsAnnotatedWith($className, Flow\Policy::class);
+            // avoid methods beeing called multiple times when attributes are assigned more than once
+            $annotatedMethods = array_unique($annotatedMethods);
+            foreach ($annotatedMethods as $methodName) {
+                /**
+                 * @var Flow\Policy[] $annotations
+                 */
+                $annotations = $this->reflectionService->getMethodAnnotations($className, $methodName, Flow\Policy::class);
+                $privilegeTargetMatcher = sprintf('method(%s->%s())', $className, $methodName);
+                $privilegeTargetIdentifier = 'FromPhpAttribute:' . (str_replace('\\', '.', $className)) . ':'. $methodName . ':'. md5($privilegeTargetMatcher);
+                $policyConfiguration['privilegeTargets'][MethodPrivilege::class][$privilegeTargetIdentifier] = ['matcher' => $privilegeTargetMatcher];
+                foreach ($annotations as $annotation) {
+                    $policyConfiguration['roles'][$annotation->role]['privileges'][] = [
+                        'privilegeTarget' => $privilegeTargetIdentifier,
+                        'permission' => $annotation->permission
+                    ];
+                }
+            }
+        }
+    }
+}
diff --git a/Neos.Flow/Documentation/TheDefinitiveGuide/PartIII/Security.rst b/Neos.Flow/Documentation/TheDefinitiveGuide/PartIII/Security.rst
index 82cfd01690..69eafb62d0 100644
--- a/Neos.Flow/Documentation/TheDefinitiveGuide/PartIII/Security.rst
+++ b/Neos.Flow/Documentation/TheDefinitiveGuide/PartIII/Security.rst
@@ -1105,6 +1105,44 @@ By defining privilege targets, all matched subjects (methods, entities, etc.) wi
 permissions to allow access to them for certain roles. The use of a DENY permission should be the ultimate last
 resort for edge cases. Be careful, there is no way to override a DENY permission, if you use it anyways!
 
+Using policy attributes / annotations
+-------------------------------------
+
+The ``Flow\Policy`` Attribute allows to specify method privileges directly by annotating the php code of the affected method.
+
+.. note::
+
+  While this is a very convenient way to add policies in project code it should not be used in libraries/packages
+  that expect to be configured for the outside. In such cases the policy.yaml is still preferred as it is easier
+  to overwrite.
+
+.. code-block:: php
+
+  use Neos\Flow\Mvc\Controller\ActionController;
+  use Neos\Flow\Annotations as Flow;
+  use Neos\Flow\Security\Authorization\Privilege\PrivilegeInterface;
+
+  class ExampleController extends ActionController
+  {
+      /**
+       * By assigning a policy with a role argument access to the method is granted to the specified role
+       */
+      #[Flow\Policy(role: 'Neos.Flow:Everybody')]
+      public function everybodyAction(): void
+      {
+      }
+
+      /**
+       * By specifying the permission in addition and the DENY and ABSTAIN can be configured aswell
+       * Flow\Policy attributes can be assigned multiple times if multiple roles are to be configured
+       */
+      #[Flow\Policy(role: 'Neos.Flow:Administrator', permission: PrivilegeInterface::GRANT)]
+      #[Flow\Policy(role: 'Neos.Flow:Anonymous', permission: PrivilegeInterface::DENY)]
+      public function adminButNotAnonymousAction(): void
+      {
+      }
+  }
+
 Using privilege parameters
 --------------------------
 
diff --git a/Neos.Flow/Tests/Unit/Security/Policy/PolicyAnnotationServiceTest.php b/Neos.Flow/Tests/Unit/Security/Policy/PolicyAnnotationServiceTest.php
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..c0e98823e6
--- /dev/null
+++ b/Neos.Flow/Tests/Unit/Security/Policy/PolicyAnnotationServiceTest.php
@@ -0,0 +1,106 @@
+<?php
+namespace Neos\Flow\Tests\Unit\Security\Policy;
+
+/*
+ * This file is part of the Neos.Flow package.
+ *
+ * (c) Contributors of the Neos Project - www.neos.io
+ *
+ * This package is Open Source Software. For the full copyright and license
+ * information, please view the LICENSE file which was distributed with this
+ * source code.
+ */
+
+use Neos\Flow\Annotations\Policy;
+use Neos\Flow\Reflection\ReflectionService;
+use Neos\Flow\Security\Authorization\Privilege\Method\MethodPrivilege;
+use Neos\Flow\Security\Authorization\Privilege\PrivilegeInterface;
+use Neos\Flow\Security\Policy\PolicyAnnotationService;
+use Neos\Flow\Tests\UnitTestCase;
+
+/**
+ * Testcase for the PolicyAnnotationService
+ */
+class PolicyAnnotationServiceTest extends UnitTestCase
+{
+    /**
+     * @var PolicyAnnotationService
+     */
+    protected $policyAnnotationService;
+
+    /**
+     * @var ReflectionService|\PHPUnit\Framework\MockObject\MockObject
+     */
+    protected $mockReflectionService;
+
+    protected function setUp(): void
+    {
+        $this->policyAnnotationService = new PolicyAnnotationService();
+
+        $this->mockReflectionService = $this->getMockBuilder(ReflectionService::class)->disableOriginalConstructor()->getMock();
+        $this->inject($this->policyAnnotationService, 'reflectionService', $this->mockReflectionService);
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * @test
+     */
+    public function policyConfigurationIsNotModifiedIfNoAnnotationsAreFound()
+    {
+        $this->mockReflectionService->expects($this->once())
+            ->method('getClassesContainingMethodsAnnotatedWith')
+            ->with(Policy::class)
+            ->willReturn([]);
+
+        $policyConfiguration = [];
+
+        $this->policyAnnotationService->ammendPolicyConfiguration($policyConfiguration);
+
+        $this->assertSame(
+            [],
+            $policyConfiguration,
+        );
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * @test
+     */
+    public function policyConfigurationIsCreatedForAnnotationsCreated()
+    {
+        $this->mockReflectionService->expects($this->once())
+            ->method('getClassesContainingMethodsAnnotatedWith')
+            ->with(Policy::class)
+            ->willReturn(['Vendor\Example']);
+
+        $this->mockReflectionService->expects($this->once())
+            ->method('getMethodsAnnotatedWith')
+            ->with('Vendor\Example', Policy::class)
+            ->willReturn(['annotatedMethod']);
+
+        $this->mockReflectionService->expects($this->once())
+            ->method('getMethodAnnotations')
+            ->with('Vendor\Example', 'annotatedMethod', Policy::class)
+            ->willReturn([new Policy('Neos.Flow:Administrator'), new Policy('Neos.Flow:Anonymous', PrivilegeInterface::DENY)]);
+
+        $policyConfiguration = [];
+
+        $this->policyAnnotationService->ammendPolicyConfiguration($policyConfiguration);
+        $expectedTargetId = 'FromPhpAttribute:Vendor.Example:annotatedMethod:' . md5('method(Vendor\Example->annotatedMethod())');
+
+        $this->assertSame(
+            [
+                'privilegeTargets' => [
+                    MethodPrivilege::class => [
+                        $expectedTargetId => [
+                            'matcher' => 'method(Vendor\Example->annotatedMethod())'
+                        ]
+                    ]
+                ],
+                'roles' => [
+                    'Neos.Flow:Administrator' => ['privileges' => [['privilegeTarget'=> $expectedTargetId, 'permission' => 'grant']]],
+                    'Neos.Flow:Anonymous' => ['privileges' => [['privilegeTarget'=> $expectedTargetId, 'permission' => 'deny']]]
+                ]
+            ],
+            $policyConfiguration,
+        );
+    }
+}