diff --git a/openapi_core/contrib/falcon/compat.py b/openapi_core/contrib/falcon/compat.py
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..4e60e86c
--- /dev/null
+++ b/openapi_core/contrib/falcon/compat.py
@@ -0,0 +1,24 @@
+"""OpenAPI core contrib falcon compat module"""
+try:
+    from falcon import App  # noqa: F401
+    HAS_FALCON3 = True
+except ImportError:
+    HAS_FALCON3 = False
+
+
+def get_request_media(req, default=None):
+    # in falcon 3 media is deprecated
+    return req.get_media(default_when_empty=default) if HAS_FALCON3 else \
+        (req.media if req.media else default)
+
+
+def get_response_text(resp):
+    # in falcon 3 body is deprecated
+    return getattr(resp, 'text') if HAS_FALCON3 else \
+        getattr(resp, 'body')
+
+
+def set_response_text(resp, text):
+    # in falcon 3 body is deprecated
+    setattr(resp, 'text', text) if HAS_FALCON3 else \
+        setattr(resp, 'body', text)
diff --git a/openapi_core/contrib/falcon/handlers.py b/openapi_core/contrib/falcon/handlers.py
index 85d96a6b..924e600c 100644
--- a/openapi_core/contrib/falcon/handlers.py
+++ b/openapi_core/contrib/falcon/handlers.py
@@ -5,6 +5,8 @@
 from falcon.status_codes import (
     HTTP_400, HTTP_404, HTTP_405, HTTP_415,
 )
+
+from openapi_core.contrib.falcon.compat import set_response_text
 from openapi_core.templating.media_types.exceptions import MediaTypeNotFound
 from openapi_core.templating.paths.exceptions import (
     ServerNotFound, OperationNotFound, PathNotFound,
@@ -36,11 +38,12 @@ def handle(cls, req, resp, errors):
         data = {
             'errors': data_errors,
         }
+        data_str = dumps(data)
         data_error_max = max(data_errors, key=lambda x: x['status'])
         resp.content_type = MEDIA_JSON
         resp.status = cls.FALCON_STATUS_CODES.get(
             data_error_max['status'], HTTP_400)
-        resp.body = dumps(data)
+        set_response_text(resp, data_str)
         resp.complete = True
 
     @classmethod
diff --git a/openapi_core/contrib/falcon/requests.py b/openapi_core/contrib/falcon/requests.py
index e48b4fa7..83dc5020 100644
--- a/openapi_core/contrib/falcon/requests.py
+++ b/openapi_core/contrib/falcon/requests.py
@@ -3,6 +3,7 @@
 
 from werkzeug.datastructures import ImmutableMultiDict
 
+from openapi_core.contrib.falcon.compat import get_request_media
 from openapi_core.validation.request.datatypes import (
     OpenAPIRequest, RequestParameters,
 )
@@ -11,19 +12,20 @@
 class FalconOpenAPIRequestFactory:
 
     @classmethod
-    def create(cls, request):
+    def create(cls, request, default_when_empty={}):
         """
         Create OpenAPIRequest from falcon Request and route params.
         """
+        default = default_when_empty
         method = request.method.lower()
 
         # gets deduced by path finder against spec
         path = {}
 
+        media = get_request_media(request, default=default)
         # Support falcon-jsonify.
         body = (
-            dumps(request.json) if getattr(request, "json", None)
-            else dumps(request.media)
+            dumps(getattr(request, "json", media))
         )
         mimetype = request.options.default_media_type
         if request.content_type:
diff --git a/openapi_core/contrib/falcon/responses.py b/openapi_core/contrib/falcon/responses.py
index 9cca6597..cc996920 100644
--- a/openapi_core/contrib/falcon/responses.py
+++ b/openapi_core/contrib/falcon/responses.py
@@ -1,4 +1,5 @@
 """OpenAPI core contrib falcon responses module"""
+from openapi_core.contrib.falcon.compat import get_response_text
 from openapi_core.validation.response.datatypes import OpenAPIResponse
 
 
@@ -13,8 +14,10 @@ def create(cls, response):
         else:
             mimetype = response.options.default_media_type
 
+        data = get_response_text(response)
+
         return OpenAPIResponse(
-            data=response.body,
+            data=data,
             status_code=status_code,
             mimetype=mimetype,
         )
diff --git a/requirements_dev.txt b/requirements_dev.txt
index 2254af2b..c55a9398 100644
--- a/requirements_dev.txt
+++ b/requirements_dev.txt
@@ -2,7 +2,8 @@ mock==2.0.0
 pytest==3.5.0
 pytest-flake8
 pytest-cov==2.5.1
-falcon==2.0.0
+falcon==2.0.0; python_version<"3.0"
+falcon==3.0.0; python_version>="3.0"
 flask
 django==2.2.18; python_version>="3.0"
 requests==2.22.0
diff --git a/tests/integration/contrib/falcon/conftest.py b/tests/integration/contrib/falcon/conftest.py
index 60ac8d65..5ad05030 100644
--- a/tests/integration/contrib/falcon/conftest.py
+++ b/tests/integration/contrib/falcon/conftest.py
@@ -33,7 +33,6 @@ def create_request(
         options = RequestOptions()
         # return create_req(options=options, **environ)
         req = Request(environ, options)
-        resource, method_map, params, req.uri_template = router.find(path, req)
         return req
     return create_request
 
diff --git a/tests/integration/contrib/falcon/test_falcon_middlewares.py b/tests/integration/contrib/falcon/test_falcon_middlewares.py
index d41a7385..a2348357 100644
--- a/tests/integration/contrib/falcon/test_falcon_middlewares.py
+++ b/tests/integration/contrib/falcon/test_falcon_middlewares.py
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 from json import dumps
 
-from falcon import API
+from falcon import API as App
 from falcon.testing import TestClient
 import pytest
 
@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@ def middleware(self, spec):
 
     @pytest.fixture
     def app(self, middleware):
-        return API(middleware=[middleware])
+        return App(middleware=[middleware])
 
     @pytest.yield_fixture
     def client(self, app):