diff --git a/packages/graphql-auth-transformer/src/ModelAuthTransformer.ts b/packages/graphql-auth-transformer/src/ModelAuthTransformer.ts
index 920b858e08a..cf2fab44ac3 100644
--- a/packages/graphql-auth-transformer/src/ModelAuthTransformer.ts
+++ b/packages/graphql-auth-transformer/src/ModelAuthTransformer.ts
@@ -1921,17 +1921,14 @@ operations will be generated by the CLI.`,
         // check if owner is enabled in auth
         const ownerRules = rules.filter(rule => rule.allow === OWNER_AUTH_STRATEGY);
         const needsDefaultOwnerField = ownerRules.find(rule => !rule.ownerField);
-        // if there are any public, private, and/or static group rules then the owner argument is optional
-        const needsOwnerArgument = rules.find(
-          rule => (rule.allow === GROUPS_AUTH_STRATEGY && !rule.groupsField) || rule.allow === 'private' || rule.allow === 'public',
-        );
+
         if (ownerRules) {
           // if there is an owner rule without ownerField add the owner field in the type
           if (needsDefaultOwnerField) {
             this.addOwner(ctx, parent.name.value);
           }
-          // If static group is specified in any of the rules then it would specify the owner arg(s) as optional
-          const makeNonNull = needsOwnerArgument ? false : true;
+
+          const makeNonNull = !this.isSubscriptionOwnerArgumentOptional(rules);
           this.addSubscriptionOwnerArgument(ctx, resolver, ownerRules, makeNonNull);
         }
       }
@@ -1944,6 +1941,22 @@ operations will be generated by the CLI.`,
     ctx.mapResourceToStack(parent.name.value, resolverResourceId);
   }
 
+  private isSubscriptionOwnerArgumentOptional(rules: AuthRule[]): Boolean {
+    const ownerRules = rules.filter(rule => rule.allow === OWNER_AUTH_STRATEGY);
+
+    // if there are multiple owner rules then the owner argument is optional
+    if (ownerRules.length > 1) {
+      return true;
+    }
+
+    // if there are any public, private, and/or static group rules then the owner argument is optional
+    return rules.find(
+      rule => (rule.allow === GROUPS_AUTH_STRATEGY && !rule.groupsField) || rule.allow === 'private' || rule.allow === 'public',
+    )
+      ? true
+      : false;
+  }
+
   private addSubscriptionOwnerArgument(ctx: TransformerContext, resolver: Resolver, ownerRules: AuthRule[], makeNonNull: boolean = false) {
     let subscription = ctx.getSubscription();
     let createField: FieldDefinitionNode = subscription.fields.find(
diff --git a/packages/graphql-auth-transformer/src/__tests__/OwnerAuthTransformer.test.ts b/packages/graphql-auth-transformer/src/__tests__/OwnerAuthTransformer.test.ts
index a0314833991..edc49c5568a 100644
--- a/packages/graphql-auth-transformer/src/__tests__/OwnerAuthTransformer.test.ts
+++ b/packages/graphql-auth-transformer/src/__tests__/OwnerAuthTransformer.test.ts
@@ -91,6 +91,64 @@ test('Test OwnerField with Subscriptions', () => {
   );
 });
 
+test('Test multiple owner rules with Subscriptions', () => {
+  const validSchema = `
+        type Post @model
+            @auth(rules: [
+              { allow: owner },
+              { allow: owner, ownerField: "editors", operations: [read, update] }
+            ])
+        {
+            id: ID!
+            title: String
+            owner: String
+            editors: [String]
+        }`;
+  const transformer = new GraphQLTransform({
+    featureFlags,
+    transformers: [
+      new DynamoDBModelTransformer(),
+      new ModelAuthTransformer({
+        authConfig: {
+          defaultAuthentication: {
+            authenticationType: 'AMAZON_COGNITO_USER_POOLS',
+          },
+          additionalAuthenticationProviders: [],
+        },
+      }),
+    ],
+  });
+  const out = transformer.transform(validSchema);
+  expect(out).toBeDefined();
+
+  // expect 'owner' and 'editors' as arguments for subscription operations
+  expect(out.schema).toContain('onCreatePost(owner: String, editors: String)');
+  expect(out.schema).toContain('onUpdatePost(owner: String, editors: String)');
+  expect(out.schema).toContain('onDeletePost(owner: String, editors: String)');
+
+  // expect logic in the resolvers to check for owner args as an allowedOwner
+  expect(out.resolvers['Subscription.onCreatePost.res.vtl']).toContain(
+    '#set( $allowedOwners0 = $util.defaultIfNull($ctx.args.owner, null) )',
+  );
+  expect(out.resolvers['Subscription.onUpdatePost.res.vtl']).toContain(
+    '#set( $allowedOwners0 = $util.defaultIfNull($ctx.args.owner, null) )',
+  );
+  expect(out.resolvers['Subscription.onDeletePost.res.vtl']).toContain(
+    '#set( $allowedOwners0 = $util.defaultIfNull($ctx.args.owner, null) )',
+  );
+
+  // expect logic in the resolvers to check for editors args as an allowedOwner
+  expect(out.resolvers['Subscription.onCreatePost.res.vtl']).toContain(
+    '#set( $allowedOwners1 = $util.defaultIfNull($ctx.args.editors, null) )',
+  );
+  expect(out.resolvers['Subscription.onUpdatePost.res.vtl']).toContain(
+    '#set( $allowedOwners1 = $util.defaultIfNull($ctx.args.editors, null) )',
+  );
+  expect(out.resolvers['Subscription.onDeletePost.res.vtl']).toContain(
+    '#set( $allowedOwners1 = $util.defaultIfNull($ctx.args.editors, null) )',
+  );
+});
+
 describe('add missing implicit owner fields to type', () => {
   let ff: FeatureFlagProvider;
   const runTransformer = (validSchema: string) => {