diff --git a/packages/aws-cdk-lib/aws-route53/README.md b/packages/aws-cdk-lib/aws-route53/README.md
index 1c26a12541242..6fd275a2eb478 100644
--- a/packages/aws-cdk-lib/aws-route53/README.md
+++ b/packages/aws-cdk-lib/aws-route53/README.md
@@ -313,7 +313,7 @@ const delegationRole = iam.Role.fromRoleArn(this, 'DelegationRole', delegationRo
 
 // create the record
 new route53.CrossAccountZoneDelegationRecord(this, 'delegate', {
-  delegatedZone: subZone,
+  delegatedZone: subZone, // Note that an imported HostedZone is not supported as Name Servers info will not be available
   parentHostedZoneName: 'someexample.com', // or you can use parentHostedZoneId
   delegationRole,
 });
diff --git a/packages/aws-cdk-lib/aws-route53/lib/record-set.ts b/packages/aws-cdk-lib/aws-route53/lib/record-set.ts
index 6706443b1f260..3ee6f4aee669c 100644
--- a/packages/aws-cdk-lib/aws-route53/lib/record-set.ts
+++ b/packages/aws-cdk-lib/aws-route53/lib/record-set.ts
@@ -929,6 +929,10 @@ export class CrossAccountZoneDelegationRecord extends Construct {
       throw Error('Only one of parentHostedZoneName and parentHostedZoneId is supported');
     }
 
+    if (!props.delegatedZone.hostedZoneNameServers) {
+      throw Error(`Not able to retrieve Name Servers for ${props.delegatedZone.zoneName} due to it being imported.`);
+    }
+
     const provider = CrossAccountZoneDelegationProvider.getOrCreateProvider(this, CROSS_ACCOUNT_ZONE_DELEGATION_RESOURCE_TYPE);
 
     const role = iam.Role.fromRoleArn(this, 'cross-account-zone-delegation-handler-role', provider.roleArn);
diff --git a/packages/aws-cdk-lib/aws-route53/test/record-set.test.ts b/packages/aws-cdk-lib/aws-route53/test/record-set.test.ts
index 20abd698ee68b..9974237f6292c 100644
--- a/packages/aws-cdk-lib/aws-route53/test/record-set.test.ts
+++ b/packages/aws-cdk-lib/aws-route53/test/record-set.test.ts
@@ -893,6 +893,27 @@ describe('record set', () => {
     });
   });
 
+  test('CrossAccountZoneDelegationRecord should throw if delegatedZone is imported', () => {
+    // GIVEN
+    const stack = new Stack();
+    const parentZone = new route53.PublicHostedZone(stack, 'ParentHostedZone', {
+      zoneName: 'myzone.com',
+    });
+
+    // WHEN
+    const childZone = route53.PublicHostedZone.fromPublicHostedZoneAttributes(stack, 'ChildHostedZone', {
+      hostedZoneId: 'fake-id',
+      zoneName: 'fake-name',
+    });
+
+    //THEN
+    expect(() => new route53.CrossAccountZoneDelegationRecord(stack, 'Delegation', {
+      delegatedZone: childZone,
+      parentHostedZoneId: parentZone.hostedZoneId,
+      delegationRole: parentZone.crossAccountZoneDelegationRole!,
+    })).toThrow(/Not able to retrieve Name Servers for fake-name due to it being imported./);
+  });
+
   testDeprecated('Cross account zone delegation record with parentHostedZoneName', () => {
     // GIVEN
     const stack = new Stack();