diff --git a/lib/routes/admin-api/feature-schema.js b/lib/routes/admin-api/feature-schema.js
index fc730624fc..17b8f6f112 100644
--- a/lib/routes/admin-api/feature-schema.js
+++ b/lib/routes/admin-api/feature-schema.js
@@ -24,6 +24,15 @@ const variantsSchema = joi.object().keys({
             value: joi.string().required(),
         })
         .optional(),
+    overrides: joi.array().items(
+        joi
+            .object()
+            .keys({
+                field: joi.string().required(),
+                values: joi.array().items(joi.string()),
+            })
+            .optional()
+    ),
 });
 
 const featureShema = joi
diff --git a/lib/routes/admin-api/feature-schema.test.js b/lib/routes/admin-api/feature-schema.test.js
index 8dc789a63c..b3a9249ff6 100644
--- a/lib/routes/admin-api/feature-schema.test.js
+++ b/lib/routes/admin-api/feature-schema.test.js
@@ -25,3 +25,71 @@ test('should be valid toggle name', t => {
     const { value } = joi.validate(toggle, featureShema);
     t.deepEqual(value, toggle);
 });
+
+test('should strip extra variant fields', t => {
+    const toggle = {
+        name: 'app.name',
+        enabled: false,
+        strategies: [{ name: 'default' }],
+        variants: [
+            {
+                name: 'variant-a',
+                weight: 1,
+                unkown: 'not-allowed',
+            },
+        ],
+    };
+
+    const { value } = joi.validate(toggle, featureShema);
+    t.notDeepEqual(value, toggle);
+    t.falsy(value.variants[0].unkown);
+});
+
+test('should be possible to define variant overrides', t => {
+    const toggle = {
+        name: 'app.name',
+        enabled: false,
+        strategies: [{ name: 'default' }],
+        variants: [
+            {
+                name: 'variant-a',
+                weight: 1,
+                overrides: [
+                    {
+                        field: 'userId',
+                        values: ['123'],
+                    },
+                ],
+            },
+        ],
+    };
+
+    const { value, error } = joi.validate(toggle, featureShema);
+    t.deepEqual(value, toggle);
+    t.falsy(error);
+});
+
+test('variant overrides must have corect shape', async t => {
+    t.plan(1);
+    const toggle = {
+        name: 'app.name',
+        enabled: false,
+        strategies: [{ name: 'default' }],
+        variants: [
+            {
+                name: 'variant-a',
+                weight: 1,
+                overrides: {
+                    userId: ['not-alloed'],
+                    sessionId: ['not-alloed'],
+                },
+            },
+        ],
+    };
+
+    try {
+        await joi.validate(toggle, featureShema);
+    } catch (error) {
+        t.is(error.details[0].message, '"overrides" must be an array');
+    }
+});
diff --git a/test/e2e/api/admin/feature.e2e.test.js b/test/e2e/api/admin/feature.e2e.test.js
index 4067aab271..f646ef422b 100644
--- a/test/e2e/api/admin/feature.e2e.test.js
+++ b/test/e2e/api/admin/feature.e2e.test.js
@@ -234,3 +234,31 @@ test.serial('should not be possible to create archived toggle', async t => {
         .expect(400)
         .then(destroy);
 });
+
+test.serial('creates new feature toggle with variant overrides', async t => {
+    t.plan(0);
+    const { request, destroy } = await setupApp('feature_api_serial');
+    return request
+        .post('/api/admin/features')
+        .send({
+            name: 'com.test.variants',
+            enabled: false,
+            strategies: [{ name: 'default' }],
+            variants: [
+                {
+                    name: 'variant1',
+                    weight: 50,
+                    overrides: [
+                        {
+                            field: 'userId',
+                            values: ['123'],
+                        },
+                    ],
+                },
+                { name: 'variant2', weight: 50 },
+            ],
+        })
+        .set('Content-Type', 'application/json')
+        .expect(201)
+        .then(destroy);
+});