diff --git a/internal/controlplane/xds_routes.go b/internal/controlplane/xds_routes.go
index fbca5ab0c..3f521a260 100644
--- a/internal/controlplane/xds_routes.go
+++ b/internal/controlplane/xds_routes.go
@@ -3,6 +3,7 @@ package controlplane
 import (
 	"fmt"
 
+	envoy_config_core_v3 "github.com/envoyproxy/go-control-plane/envoy/config/core/v3"
 	envoy_config_route_v3 "github.com/envoyproxy/go-control-plane/envoy/config/route/v3"
 	envoy_type_matcher_v3 "github.com/envoyproxy/go-control-plane/envoy/type/matcher/v3"
 	"github.com/golang/protobuf/ptypes/any"
@@ -121,6 +122,17 @@ func (srv *Server) buildPolicyRoutes(options config.Options, domain string) []*e
 
 		clusterName, _, _ := srv.getClusterDetails(policy.Destination)
 
+		var requestHeadersToAdd []*envoy_config_core_v3.HeaderValueOption
+		for k, v := range policy.SetRequestHeaders {
+			requestHeadersToAdd = append(requestHeadersToAdd, &envoy_config_core_v3.HeaderValueOption{
+				Header: &envoy_config_core_v3.HeaderValue{
+					Key:   k,
+					Value: v,
+				},
+				Append: &wrappers.BoolValue{Value: false},
+			})
+		}
+
 		routes = append(routes, &envoy_config_route_v3.Route{
 			Name:  fmt.Sprintf("policy-%d", i),
 			Match: match,
@@ -138,6 +150,7 @@ func (srv *Server) buildPolicyRoutes(options config.Options, domain string) []*e
 					},
 				},
 			},
+			RequestHeadersToAdd: requestHeadersToAdd,
 		})
 	}
 	return routes