diff --git a/localstack-core/localstack/openapi.yaml b/localstack-core/localstack/openapi.yaml
index 666d4ac5b1e89..93388ead5367f 100644
--- a/localstack-core/localstack/openapi.yaml
+++ b/localstack-core/localstack/openapi.yaml
@@ -21,13 +21,20 @@ servers:
         default: 'localhost.localstack.cloud'
 components:
   parameters:
-    SesMessageId:
-      description: ID of the message (`id` field of SES message)
+    SesIdFilter:
+      description: Filter for the `id` field in SES message
       in: query
       name: id
       required: false
       schema:
         type: string
+    SesEmailFilter:
+      description: Filter for the `source` field in SES message
+      in: query
+      name: email
+      required: false
+      schema:
+        type: string
     SnsAccountId:
       description: '`accountId` field of the resource'
       in: query
@@ -124,6 +131,26 @@ components:
         - completed
         - scripts
       type: object
+    SESDestination:
+      type: object
+      description: Possible destination of a SES message
+      properties:
+        ToAddresses:
+          type: array
+          items:
+            type: string
+            format: email
+        CcAddresses:
+          type: array
+          items:
+            type: string
+            format: email
+        BccAddresses:
+          type: array
+          items:
+            type: string
+            format: email
+      additionalProperties: false
     SesSentEmail:
       additionalProperties: false
       properties:
@@ -139,7 +166,7 @@ components:
           - text_part
           type: object
         Destination:
-          type: string
+          $ref: '#/components/schemas/SESDestination'
         Id:
           type: string
         RawData:
@@ -160,13 +187,7 @@ components:
       - Id
       - Region
       - Timestamp
-      - Destination
-      - RawData
       - Source
-      - Subject
-      - Template
-      - TemplateData
-      - Body
       type: object
     SessionInfo:
       additionalProperties: false
@@ -420,7 +441,7 @@ paths:
       operationId: discard_ses_messages
       tags: [aws]
       parameters:
-      - $ref: '#/components/parameters/SesMessageId'
+      - $ref: '#/components/parameters/SesIdFilter'
       responses:
         '204':
           description: Message was successfully discarded
@@ -429,13 +450,8 @@ paths:
       operationId: get_ses_messages
       tags: [aws]
       parameters:
-      - $ref: '#/components/parameters/SesMessageId'
-      - description: Source of the message (`source` field of SES message)
-        in: query
-        name: email
-        required: false
-        schema:
-          type: string
+      - $ref: '#/components/parameters/SesIdFilter'
+      - $ref: '#/components/parameters/SesEmailFilter'
       responses:
         '200':
           content:
@@ -580,7 +596,9 @@ paths:
       responses:
         '200':
           content:
-            text/xml: {}
+            text/xml:
+              schema:
+                $ref: '#/components/schemas/ReceiveMessageResult'
             application/json:
               schema:
                 $ref: '#/components/schemas/ReceiveMessageResult'
diff --git a/tests/aws/services/ses/test_ses.py b/tests/aws/services/ses/test_ses.py
index c38ffcd8a0234..b9ba8fe976b8e 100644
--- a/tests/aws/services/ses/test_ses.py
+++ b/tests/aws/services/ses/test_ses.py
@@ -872,6 +872,7 @@ def test_special_tags_send_email(self, tag_name, tag_value, aws_client):
         assert exc.match("MessageRejected")
 
 
+@pytest.mark.usefixtures("openapi_validate")
 class TestSESRetrospection:
     @markers.aws.only_localstack
     def test_send_email_can_retrospect(self, aws_client):