diff --git a/airbyte-cdk/python/CHANGELOG.md b/airbyte-cdk/python/CHANGELOG.md
index 16a321727a0b..44e2a40ac743 100644
--- a/airbyte-cdk/python/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/airbyte-cdk/python/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -1,5 +1,8 @@
 # Changelog
 
+## 0.17.0
+Add utility class to infer schemas from real records
+
 ## 0.16.3
 Do not eagerly refresh access token in `SingleUseRefreshTokenOauth2Authenticator` [#20923](https://github.com/airbytehq/airbyte/pull/20923)
 
diff --git a/airbyte-cdk/python/airbyte_cdk/utils/__init__.py b/airbyte-cdk/python/airbyte_cdk/utils/__init__.py
index 29556737b88b..8018856f0c8e 100644
--- a/airbyte-cdk/python/airbyte_cdk/utils/__init__.py
+++ b/airbyte-cdk/python/airbyte_cdk/utils/__init__.py
@@ -1,6 +1,8 @@
 #
 # Copyright (c) 2022 Airbyte, Inc., all rights reserved.
 #
+
+from .schema_inferrer import SchemaInferrer
 from .traced_exception import AirbyteTracedException
 
-__all__ = ["AirbyteTracedException"]
+__all__ = ["AirbyteTracedException", "SchemaInferrer"]
diff --git a/airbyte-cdk/python/airbyte_cdk/utils/schema_inferrer.py b/airbyte-cdk/python/airbyte_cdk/utils/schema_inferrer.py
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..1862c890f293
--- /dev/null
+++ b/airbyte-cdk/python/airbyte_cdk/utils/schema_inferrer.py
@@ -0,0 +1,66 @@
+#
+# Copyright (c) 2022 Airbyte, Inc., all rights reserved.
+#
+
+from collections import defaultdict
+from typing import Any, Dict, List, Optional, Union
+
+from airbyte_cdk.models import AirbyteRecordMessage
+from genson import SchemaBuilder
+from genson.schema.strategies.object import Object
+
+
+class NoRequiredObj(Object):
+    """
+    This class has Object behaviour, but it does not generate "required[]" fields
+    every time it parses object. So we dont add unnecessary extra field.
+    """
+
+    def to_schema(self):
+        schema = super(NoRequiredObj, self).to_schema()
+        schema.pop("required", None)
+        return schema
+
+
+class NoRequiredSchemaBuilder(SchemaBuilder):
+    EXTRA_STRATEGIES = (NoRequiredObj,)
+
+
+# This type is inferred from the genson lib, but there is no alias provided for it - creating it here for type safety
+InferredSchema = Dict[str, Union[str, Any, List, List[Dict[str, Union[Any, List]]]]]
+
+
+class SchemaInferrer:
+    """
+    This class is used to infer a JSON schema which fits all the records passed into it
+    throughout its lifecycle via the accumulate method.
+
+    Instances of this class are stateful, meaning they build their inferred schemas
+    from every record passed into the accumulate method.
+
+    """
+
+    stream_to_builder: Dict[str, SchemaBuilder]
+
+    def __init__(self):
+        self.stream_to_builder = defaultdict(NoRequiredSchemaBuilder)
+
+    def accumulate(self, record: AirbyteRecordMessage):
+        """Uses the input record to add to the inferred schemas maintained by this object"""
+        self.stream_to_builder[record.stream].add_object(record.data)
+
+    def get_inferred_schemas(self) -> Dict[str, InferredSchema]:
+        """
+        Returns the JSON schemas for all encountered streams inferred by inspecting all records
+        passed via the accumulate method
+        """
+        schemas = {}
+        for stream_name, builder in self.stream_to_builder.items():
+            schemas[stream_name] = builder.to_schema()
+        return schemas
+
+    def get_stream_schema(self, stream_name: str) -> Optional[InferredSchema]:
+        """
+        Returns the inferred JSON schema for the specified stream. Might be `None` if there were no records for the given stream name.
+        """
+        return self.stream_to_builder[stream_name].to_schema() if stream_name in self.stream_to_builder else None
diff --git a/airbyte-cdk/python/setup.py b/airbyte-cdk/python/setup.py
index 043e1456f875..4be162a0e630 100644
--- a/airbyte-cdk/python/setup.py
+++ b/airbyte-cdk/python/setup.py
@@ -15,7 +15,7 @@
 
 setup(
     name="airbyte-cdk",
-    version="0.16.3",
+    version="0.17.0",
     description="A framework for writing Airbyte Connectors.",
     long_description=README,
     long_description_content_type="text/markdown",
@@ -51,6 +51,7 @@
         "jsonschema~=3.2.0",
         "jsonref~=0.2",
         "pendulum",
+        "genson==1.2.2",
         "pydantic~=1.9.2",
         "python-dateutil",
         "PyYAML~=5.4",
diff --git a/airbyte-cdk/python/unit_tests/utils/test_schema_inferrer.py b/airbyte-cdk/python/unit_tests/utils/test_schema_inferrer.py
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..b821d8d22f49
--- /dev/null
+++ b/airbyte-cdk/python/unit_tests/utils/test_schema_inferrer.py
@@ -0,0 +1,91 @@
+#
+# Copyright (c) 2022 Airbyte, Inc., all rights reserved.
+#
+
+from typing import List, Mapping
+
+import pytest
+from airbyte_cdk.models.airbyte_protocol import AirbyteRecordMessage
+from airbyte_cdk.utils.schema_inferrer import SchemaInferrer
+
+NOW = 1234567
+
+
+@pytest.mark.parametrize(
+    "input_records,expected_schemas",
+    [
+        pytest.param(
+            [
+                {"stream": "my_stream", "data": {"field_A": "abc"}},
+                {"stream": "my_stream", "data": {"field_A": "def"}},
+            ],
+            {"my_stream": {"field_A": {"type": "string"}}},
+            id="test_basic",
+        ),
+        pytest.param(
+            [
+                {"stream": "my_stream", "data": {"field_A": 1.0}},
+                {"stream": "my_stream", "data": {"field_A": "abc"}},
+            ],
+            {"my_stream": {"field_A": {"type": ["number", "string"]}}},
+            id="test_deriving_schema_refine",
+        ),
+        pytest.param(
+            [
+                {"stream": "my_stream", "data": {"obj": {"data": [1.0, 2.0, 3.0]}}},
+                {"stream": "my_stream", "data": {"obj": {"other_key": "xyz"}}},
+            ],
+            {
+                "my_stream": {
+                    "obj": {
+                        "type": "object",
+                        "properties": {
+                            "data": {"type": "array", "items": {"type": "number"}},
+                            "other_key": {"type": "string"},
+                        },
+                    }
+                }
+            },
+            id="test_derive_schema_for_nested_structures",
+        ),
+    ],
+)
+def test_schema_derivation(input_records: List, expected_schemas: Mapping):
+    inferrer = SchemaInferrer()
+    for record in input_records:
+        inferrer.accumulate(AirbyteRecordMessage(stream=record["stream"], data=record["data"], emitted_at=NOW))
+
+    for stream_name, expected_schema in expected_schemas.items():
+        assert inferrer.get_inferred_schemas()[stream_name] == {
+            "$schema": "http://json-schema.org/schema#",
+            "type": "object",
+            "properties": expected_schema,
+        }
+
+
+def test_deriving_schema_multiple_streams():
+    inferrer = SchemaInferrer()
+    inferrer.accumulate(AirbyteRecordMessage(stream="my_stream", data={"field_A": 1.0}, emitted_at=NOW))
+    inferrer.accumulate(AirbyteRecordMessage(stream="my_stream2", data={"field_A": "abc"}, emitted_at=NOW))
+    inferred_schemas = inferrer.get_inferred_schemas()
+    assert inferred_schemas["my_stream"] == {
+        "$schema": "http://json-schema.org/schema#",
+        "type": "object",
+        "properties": {"field_A": {"type": "number"}},
+    }
+    assert inferred_schemas["my_stream2"] == {
+        "$schema": "http://json-schema.org/schema#",
+        "type": "object",
+        "properties": {"field_A": {"type": "string"}},
+    }
+
+
+def test_get_individual_schema():
+    inferrer = SchemaInferrer()
+    inferrer.accumulate(AirbyteRecordMessage(stream="my_stream", data={"field_A": 1.0}, emitted_at=NOW))
+    assert inferrer.get_stream_schema("my_stream") == {
+        "$schema": "http://json-schema.org/schema#",
+        "type": "object",
+        "properties": {"field_A": {"type": "number"}},
+    }
+    assert inferrer.get_stream_schema("another_stream") is None