diff --git a/policy-controller/k8s/status/src/index.rs b/policy-controller/k8s/status/src/index.rs
index 0e5db8ffc4c2d..cb439d29e2a0f 100644
--- a/policy-controller/k8s/status/src/index.rs
+++ b/policy-controller/k8s/status/src/index.rs
@@ -110,6 +110,7 @@ pub(crate) struct RouteRef<S> {
     pub(crate) parents: Vec<routes::ParentReference>,
     pub(crate) backends: Vec<routes::BackendReference>,
     pub(crate) statuses: Vec<S>,
+    pub(crate) generation: Option<i64>,
 }
 
 pub(crate) type HTTPRouteRef = RouteRef<gateway::HTTPRouteStatus>;
@@ -948,6 +949,7 @@ impl Index {
 
         let status = gateway::HTTPRouteStatus {
             parents: all_statuses,
+            observed_generation: route.generation,
         };
 
         make_patch(id, status)
@@ -1367,6 +1369,7 @@ impl kubert::index::IndexNamespacedResource<policy::HttpRoute> for Index {
             parents,
             backends,
             statuses: vec![gateway::HTTPRouteStatus { parents: statuses }],
+            generation: resource.metadata.generation,
         };
         tracing::trace!(?route);
         // Insert into the index; if the route is already in the index, and it hasn't
@@ -1437,6 +1440,7 @@ impl kubert::index::IndexNamespacedResource<gateway::HTTPRoute> for Index {
             parents,
             backends,
             statuses: vec![gateway::HTTPRouteStatus { parents: statuses }],
+            generation: resource.metadata.generation,
         };
         tracing::trace!(?route);
         // Insert into the index; if the route is already in the index, and it hasn't
@@ -1507,6 +1511,7 @@ impl kubert::index::IndexNamespacedResource<gateway::GRPCRoute> for Index {
             parents,
             backends,
             statuses: vec![gateway::GRPCRouteStatus { parents: statuses }],
+            generation: resource.metadata.generation,
         };
         tracing::trace!(?route);
         // Insert into the index; if the route is already in the index, and it hasn't
@@ -1575,6 +1580,7 @@ impl kubert::index::IndexNamespacedResource<gateway::TLSRoute> for Index {
         let route = RouteRef {
             parents,
             backends,
+            generation: resource.metadata.generation,
             statuses: vec![gateway::TLSRouteStatus { parents: statuses }],
         };
         tracing::trace!(?route);
@@ -1645,6 +1651,7 @@ impl kubert::index::IndexNamespacedResource<gateway::TCPRoute> for Index {
             parents,
             backends,
             statuses: vec![gateway::TCPRouteStatus { parents: statuses }],
+            generation: resource.metadata.generation,
         };
         tracing::trace!(?route);
         // Insert into the index; if the route is already in the index, and it hasn't
diff --git a/policy-controller/k8s/status/src/tests/conflict.rs b/policy-controller/k8s/status/src/tests/conflict.rs
index 87606e2574855..008ee86f1fe62 100644
--- a/policy-controller/k8s/status/src/tests/conflict.rs
+++ b/policy-controller/k8s/status/src/tests/conflict.rs
@@ -62,6 +62,7 @@ fn grpc_route_no_conflict(p: ParentRefType) {
             parents: vec![parent.clone()],
             statuses: vec![],
             backends: vec![],
+            generation: None,
         },
     );
     index.write().update_http_route(
@@ -77,6 +78,7 @@ fn grpc_route_no_conflict(p: ParentRefType) {
             parents: vec![parent.clone()],
             statuses: vec![],
             backends: vec![],
+            generation: None,
         },
     );
     index.write().update_tls_route(
@@ -92,6 +94,7 @@ fn grpc_route_no_conflict(p: ParentRefType) {
             parents: vec![parent.clone()],
             statuses: vec![],
             backends: vec![],
+            generation: None,
         },
     );
     index.write().update_tcp_route(
@@ -107,6 +110,7 @@ fn grpc_route_no_conflict(p: ParentRefType) {
             parents: vec![parent.clone()],
             statuses: vec![],
             backends: vec![],
+            generation: None,
         },
     );
 
@@ -143,6 +147,7 @@ fn http_route_conflict_grpc(p: ParentRefType) {
             parents: vec![parent.clone()],
             statuses: vec![],
             backends: vec![],
+            generation: None,
         },
     );
 
@@ -179,6 +184,7 @@ fn http_route_no_conflict(p: ParentRefType) {
             parents: vec![parent.clone()],
             statuses: vec![],
             backends: vec![],
+            generation: None,
         },
     );
     index.write().update_tls_route(
@@ -194,6 +200,7 @@ fn http_route_no_conflict(p: ParentRefType) {
             parents: vec![parent.clone()],
             statuses: vec![],
             backends: vec![],
+            generation: None,
         },
     );
     index.write().update_tcp_route(
@@ -209,6 +216,7 @@ fn http_route_no_conflict(p: ParentRefType) {
             parents: vec![parent.clone()],
             statuses: vec![],
             backends: vec![],
+            generation: None,
         },
     );
 
@@ -245,6 +253,7 @@ fn tls_route_conflict_http(p: ParentRefType) {
             parents: vec![parent.clone()],
             statuses: vec![],
             backends: vec![],
+            generation: None,
         },
     );
 
@@ -281,6 +290,7 @@ fn tls_route_conflict_grpc(p: ParentRefType) {
             parents: vec![parent.clone()],
             statuses: vec![],
             backends: vec![],
+            generation: None,
         },
     );
 
@@ -317,6 +327,7 @@ fn tls_route_no_conflict(p: ParentRefType) {
             parents: vec![parent.clone()],
             statuses: vec![],
             backends: vec![],
+            generation: None,
         },
     );
     index.write().update_tcp_route(
@@ -332,6 +343,7 @@ fn tls_route_no_conflict(p: ParentRefType) {
             parents: vec![parent.clone()],
             statuses: vec![],
             backends: vec![],
+            generation: None,
         },
     );
 
@@ -368,6 +380,7 @@ fn tcp_route_conflict_grpc(p: ParentRefType) {
             parents: vec![parent.clone()],
             statuses: vec![],
             backends: vec![],
+            generation: None,
         },
     );
 
@@ -404,6 +417,7 @@ fn tcp_route_conflict_http(p: ParentRefType) {
             parents: vec![parent.clone()],
             statuses: vec![],
             backends: vec![],
+            generation: None,
         },
     );
 
@@ -440,6 +454,7 @@ fn tcp_route_conflict_tls(p: ParentRefType) {
             parents: vec![parent.clone()],
             statuses: vec![],
             backends: vec![],
+            generation: None,
         },
     );
 
@@ -476,6 +491,7 @@ fn tcp_route_no_conflict(p: ParentRefType) {
             parents: vec![parent.clone()],
             statuses: vec![],
             backends: vec![],
+            generation: None,
         },
     );