diff --git a/src/rules/vpc/VPCDefaultSecurityGroupClosed.ts b/src/rules/vpc/VPCDefaultSecurityGroupClosed.ts
index 07a1336933..79d8ea12d1 100644
--- a/src/rules/vpc/VPCDefaultSecurityGroupClosed.ts
+++ b/src/rules/vpc/VPCDefaultSecurityGroupClosed.ts
@@ -3,20 +3,38 @@ Copyright Amazon.com, Inc. or its affiliates. All Rights Reserved.
 SPDX-License-Identifier: Apache-2.0
 */
 import { parse } from 'path';
-import { CfnResource } from 'aws-cdk-lib';
+import { CfnResource, CustomResource } from 'aws-cdk-lib';
 import { CfnVPC } from 'aws-cdk-lib/aws-ec2';
 import { NagRuleCompliance } from '../../nag-rules';
 
 /**
  * VPCs have their default security group closed
  * VPCs created via CloudFormation will not have their default security group closed.
- * https://docs.aws.amazon.com/vpc/latest/userguide/VPC_SecurityGroups.html#DefaultSecurityGroup
+ * The L2 VPC Construct provides a way to remmediate this via a custom resource.
+ * @see https://docs.aws.amazon.com/vpc/latest/userguide/VPC_SecurityGroups.html#DefaultSecurityGroup
+ * @see https://github.com/aws/aws-cdk/pull/25297
  * @param node the CfnResource to check
  */
 export default Object.defineProperty(
   (node: CfnResource): NagRuleCompliance => {
     if (node instanceof CfnVPC) {
-      return NagRuleCompliance.NON_COMPLIANT;
+      const parent = node.node.scope;
+      if (parent) {
+        const restrictSgCR = parent.node.tryFindChild(
+          'RestrictDefaultSecurityGroupCustomResource'
+        ) as CustomResource;
+        if (
+          restrictSgCR &&
+          (restrictSgCR.node.defaultChild as CfnResource).cfnResourceType ==
+            'Custom::VpcRestrictDefaultSG'
+        ) {
+          return NagRuleCompliance.COMPLIANT;
+        } else {
+          return NagRuleCompliance.NON_COMPLIANT;
+        }
+      } else {
+        return NagRuleCompliance.NON_COMPLIANT;
+      }
     } else {
       return NagRuleCompliance.NOT_APPLICABLE;
     }
diff --git a/test/rules/VPC.test.ts b/test/rules/VPC.test.ts
index aea3fd99d4..ec21d0a963 100644
--- a/test/rules/VPC.test.ts
+++ b/test/rules/VPC.test.ts
@@ -3,19 +3,19 @@ Copyright Amazon.com, Inc. or its affiliates. All Rights Reserved.
 SPDX-License-Identifier: Apache-2.0
 */
 import {
-  CfnVPC,
+  CfnFlowLog,
   CfnRoute,
   CfnSubnet,
-  Subnet,
-  Vpc,
+  CfnVPC,
   FlowLog,
   FlowLogResourceType,
-  CfnFlowLog,
   FlowLogTrafficType,
   NetworkAcl,
+  Subnet,
+  Vpc,
 } from 'aws-cdk-lib/aws-ec2';
 import { Aspects, Stack } from 'aws-cdk-lib/core';
-import { TestPack, validateStack, TestType } from './utils';
+import { TestPack, TestType, validateStack } from './utils';
 import {
   VPCDefaultSecurityGroupClosed,
   VPCFlowLogsEnabled,
@@ -42,11 +42,19 @@ describe('Amazon Virtual Private Cloud (VPC)', () => {
   describe('VPCDefaultSecurityGroupClosed: VPCs have their default security group closed', () => {
     const ruleId = 'VPCDefaultSecurityGroupClosed';
     test('Noncompliance 1', () => {
-      new CfnVPC(stack, 'rVPC', {
+      new CfnVPC(stack, 'VPC', {
         cidrBlock: '1.1.1.1',
       });
       validateStack(stack, ruleId, TestType.NON_COMPLIANCE);
     });
+    test('Noncompliance 2', () => {
+      new Vpc(stack, 'VPC', { restrictDefaultSecurityGroup: false });
+      validateStack(stack, ruleId, TestType.NON_COMPLIANCE);
+    });
+    test('Compliance', () => {
+      new Vpc(stack, 'VPC', { restrictDefaultSecurityGroup: true });
+      validateStack(stack, ruleId, TestType.COMPLIANCE);
+    });
   });
 
   describe('VPCFlowLogsEnabled: VPCs have Flow Logs enabled', () => {