diff --git a/manifests/00-cluster-role.yaml b/manifests/00-cluster-role.yaml
index 4eb1c4bb4f..9a41bd8dfa 100644
--- a/manifests/00-cluster-role.yaml
+++ b/manifests/00-cluster-role.yaml
@@ -58,9 +58,12 @@ rules:
   - monitoring.coreos.com
   resources:
   - servicemonitors
+  - podmonitors
   verbs:
   - create
   - get
+  - list
+  - watch
   - update
 
 - apiGroups:
diff --git a/pkg/operator/controller/gateway-podmonitor/controller.go b/pkg/operator/controller/gateway-podmonitor/controller.go
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..e0067e51b7
--- /dev/null
+++ b/pkg/operator/controller/gateway-podmonitor/controller.go
@@ -0,0 +1,99 @@
+package gatewaypodmonitor
+
+import (
+	"context"
+
+	logf "github.com/openshift/cluster-ingress-operator/pkg/log"
+	"github.com/openshift/cluster-ingress-operator/pkg/manifests"
+	operatorcontroller "github.com/openshift/cluster-ingress-operator/pkg/operator/controller"
+
+	"k8s.io/apimachinery/pkg/api/errors"
+	"k8s.io/apimachinery/pkg/apis/meta/v1/unstructured"
+	"k8s.io/apimachinery/pkg/runtime/schema"
+	"k8s.io/apimachinery/pkg/types"
+	"sigs.k8s.io/controller-runtime/pkg/cache"
+	"sigs.k8s.io/controller-runtime/pkg/client"
+	"sigs.k8s.io/controller-runtime/pkg/controller"
+	"sigs.k8s.io/controller-runtime/pkg/handler"
+	"sigs.k8s.io/controller-runtime/pkg/manager"
+	"sigs.k8s.io/controller-runtime/pkg/predicate"
+	"sigs.k8s.io/controller-runtime/pkg/reconcile"
+	"sigs.k8s.io/controller-runtime/pkg/source"
+	gatewayapiv1 "sigs.k8s.io/gateway-api/apis/v1"
+)
+
+const (
+	controllerName = "gateway_podmonitor_controller"
+)
+
+var log = logf.Logger.WithName(controllerName)
+
+func NewUnmanaged(mgr manager.Manager) (controller.Controller, error) {
+	operatorCache := mgr.GetCache()
+	reconciler := &reconciler{
+		client: mgr.GetClient(),
+		cache:  operatorCache,
+	}
+	c, err := controller.NewUnmanaged(controllerName, controller.Options{Reconciler: reconciler})
+	if err != nil {
+		return nil, err
+	}
+
+	isOperandNamespace := predicate.NewPredicateFuncs(func(o client.Object) bool {
+		return o.GetNamespace() == operatorcontroller.DefaultOperandNamespace
+	})
+
+	if err := c.Watch(source.Kind[client.Object](operatorCache, &gatewayapiv1.Gateway{}, &handler.EnqueueRequestForObject{}, isOperandNamespace)); err != nil {
+		return nil, err
+	}
+
+	podMonitor := &unstructured.Unstructured{}
+	podMonitor.SetGroupVersionKind(schema.GroupVersionKind{
+		Group:   "monitoring.coreos.com",
+		Kind:    "PodMonitor",
+		Version: "v1",
+	})
+	if err := c.Watch(source.Kind[client.Object](operatorCache, podMonitor, enqueueRequestForOwningGateway(), isOperandNamespace)); err != nil {
+		return nil, err
+	}
+
+	return c, nil
+}
+
+func enqueueRequestForOwningGateway() handler.EventHandler {
+	return handler.EnqueueRequestsFromMapFunc(
+		func(ctx context.Context, a client.Object) []reconcile.Request {
+			labels := a.GetLabels()
+			if gatewayName, ok := labels[manifests.OwningGatewayLabel]; ok {
+				log.Info("Queueing gateway", "related object", a.GetNamespace()+"/"+a.GetName())
+				return []reconcile.Request{{NamespacedName: types.NamespacedName{
+					Name:      gatewayName,
+					Namespace: operatorcontroller.DefaultOperandNamespace,
+				}}}
+			}
+			return []reconcile.Request{}
+		})
+}
+
+type reconciler struct {
+	client client.Client
+	cache  cache.Cache
+}
+
+func (r *reconciler) Reconcile(ctx context.Context, request reconcile.Request) (reconcile.Result, error) {
+	log.Info("Reconciling gateway", "request", request)
+
+	gateway := gatewayapiv1.Gateway{}
+	if err := r.cache.Get(ctx, request.NamespacedName, &gateway); err != nil {
+		if errors.IsNotFound(err) {
+			return reconcile.Result{}, nil
+		}
+		return reconcile.Result{}, err
+	}
+
+	if _, _, err := r.ensureGatewayPodMonitor(ctx, &gateway); err != nil {
+		return reconcile.Result{}, err
+	}
+
+	return reconcile.Result{}, nil
+}
diff --git a/pkg/operator/controller/gateway-podmonitor/podmonitor.go b/pkg/operator/controller/gateway-podmonitor/podmonitor.go
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..fae4a7c313
--- /dev/null
+++ b/pkg/operator/controller/gateway-podmonitor/podmonitor.go
@@ -0,0 +1,150 @@
+package gatewaypodmonitor
+
+import (
+	"context"
+	"fmt"
+
+	"github.com/google/go-cmp/cmp"
+	"github.com/google/go-cmp/cmp/cmpopts"
+	"github.com/openshift/cluster-ingress-operator/pkg/manifests"
+	operatorcontroller "github.com/openshift/cluster-ingress-operator/pkg/operator/controller"
+
+	"k8s.io/apimachinery/pkg/api/errors"
+	metav1 "k8s.io/apimachinery/pkg/apis/meta/v1"
+	"k8s.io/apimachinery/pkg/apis/meta/v1/unstructured"
+	"k8s.io/apimachinery/pkg/runtime/schema"
+	"k8s.io/apimachinery/pkg/types"
+	gatewayapiv1 "sigs.k8s.io/gateway-api/apis/v1"
+)
+
+func (r *reconciler) ensureGatewayPodMonitor(ctx context.Context, gateway *gatewayapiv1.Gateway) (bool, *unstructured.Unstructured, error) {
+	name := operatorcontroller.GatewayPodMonitorName(gateway)
+	have, current, err := r.currentGatewayPodMonitor(ctx, name)
+	if err != nil {
+		return false, nil, err
+	}
+
+	ownerRef := metav1.OwnerReference{
+		APIVersion: gatewayapiv1.GroupVersion.String(),
+		Kind:       "Gateway",
+		Name:       gateway.Name,
+		UID:        gateway.UID,
+	}
+	desired := desiredGatewayPodMonitor(name, ownerRef)
+
+	switch {
+	case !have:
+		if err := r.client.Create(ctx, desired); err != nil {
+			if errors.IsAlreadyExists(err) {
+				return r.currentGatewayPodMonitor(ctx, name)
+			}
+			return false, nil, fmt.Errorf("failed to create gateway podmonitor: %w", err)
+		}
+		log.Info("Created gateway podmonitor", "namespace", desired.GetNamespace(), "name", desired.GetName())
+		return r.currentGatewayPodMonitor(ctx, name)
+	default:
+		if updated, err := r.updateGatewayPodMonitor(ctx, current, desired); err != nil {
+			return true, current, fmt.Errorf("failed to update gateway podmonitor: %w", err)
+		} else if updated {
+			return r.currentGatewayPodMonitor(ctx, name)
+		}
+	}
+
+	return true, current, err
+}
+
+func desiredGatewayPodMonitor(name types.NamespacedName, ownerRef metav1.OwnerReference) *unstructured.Unstructured {
+	// Use []interface{} for all slice fields to avoid DeepCopy failures
+	// and comparison issues with API-returned objects.
+	pm := &unstructured.Unstructured{
+		Object: map[string]interface{}{
+			"metadata": map[string]interface{}{
+				"namespace": name.Namespace,
+				"name":      name.Name,
+				"labels": map[string]interface{}{
+					manifests.OwningGatewayLabel: ownerRef.Name,
+				},
+			},
+			"spec": map[string]interface{}{
+				"selector": map[string]interface{}{
+					"matchLabels": map[string]interface{}{
+						operatorcontroller.GatewayNameLabelKey: ownerRef.Name,
+					},
+				},
+				"podMetricsEndpoints": []interface{}{
+					map[string]interface{}{
+						"path":     "/stats/prometheus",
+						"interval": "60s",
+						"port":     "http-envoy-prom",
+						"metricRelabelings": []interface{}{
+							map[string]interface{}{
+								"action":       "keep",
+								"sourceLabels": []interface{}{"__name__"},
+								"regex":        "istio_.*|envoy_cluster_upstream_cx_active|envoy_cluster_upstream_cx_total|envoy_cluster_upstream_rq_total|envoy_listener_downstream_cx_active|envoy_listener_http_downstream_rq|envoy_server_memory_allocated|envoy_server_memory_heap_size|envoy_server_uptime",
+							},
+						},
+					},
+				},
+			},
+		},
+	}
+	pm.SetGroupVersionKind(schema.GroupVersionKind{
+		Group:   "monitoring.coreos.com",
+		Kind:    "PodMonitor",
+		Version: "v1",
+	})
+	pm.SetOwnerReferences([]metav1.OwnerReference{ownerRef})
+	return pm
+}
+
+func (r *reconciler) currentGatewayPodMonitor(ctx context.Context, name types.NamespacedName) (bool, *unstructured.Unstructured, error) {
+	pm := &unstructured.Unstructured{}
+	pm.SetGroupVersionKind(schema.GroupVersionKind{
+		Group:   "monitoring.coreos.com",
+		Kind:    "PodMonitor",
+		Version: "v1",
+	})
+	if err := r.client.Get(ctx, name, pm); err != nil {
+		if errors.IsNotFound(err) {
+			return false, nil, nil
+		}
+		return false, nil, err
+	}
+	return true, pm, nil
+}
+
+func (r *reconciler) updateGatewayPodMonitor(ctx context.Context, current, desired *unstructured.Unstructured) (bool, error) {
+	changed, updated := gatewayPodMonitorChanged(current, desired)
+	if !changed {
+		return false, nil
+	}
+	diff := cmp.Diff(current, updated, cmpopts.EquateEmpty())
+	if err := r.client.Update(ctx, updated); err != nil {
+		return false, err
+	}
+	log.Info("Updated gateway podmonitor", "namespace", updated.GetNamespace(), "name", updated.GetName(), "diff", diff)
+	return true, nil
+}
+
+func gatewayPodMonitorChanged(current, desired *unstructured.Unstructured) (bool, *unstructured.Unstructured) {
+	changed := false
+	updated := current.DeepCopy()
+
+	if !cmp.Equal(current.Object["spec"], desired.Object["spec"], cmpopts.EquateEmpty()) {
+		changed = true
+		updated.Object["spec"] = desired.Object["spec"]
+	}
+	if !cmp.Equal(current.GetLabels(), desired.GetLabels(), cmpopts.EquateEmpty()) {
+		changed = true
+		updated.SetLabels(desired.GetLabels())
+	}
+	if !cmp.Equal(current.GetOwnerReferences(), desired.GetOwnerReferences(), cmpopts.EquateEmpty()) {
+		changed = true
+		updated.SetOwnerReferences(desired.GetOwnerReferences())
+	}
+
+	if !changed {
+		return false, nil
+	}
+	return true, updated
+}
diff --git a/pkg/operator/controller/names.go b/pkg/operator/controller/names.go
index c74f05fd20..9f78c7c5d5 100644
--- a/pkg/operator/controller/names.go
+++ b/pkg/operator/controller/names.go
@@ -379,6 +379,13 @@ func GatewayNetworkPolicyName(gateway *gatewayapiv1.Gateway) types.NamespacedNam
 	}
 }
 
+func GatewayPodMonitorName(gateway *gatewayapiv1.Gateway) types.NamespacedName {
+	return types.NamespacedName{
+		Namespace: gateway.Namespace,
+		Name:      fmt.Sprintf("%s-monitor", gateway.Name),
+	}
+}
+
 func IstiodNetworkPolicyName() types.NamespacedName {
 	return types.NamespacedName{
 		Name:      "istiod-allow",
diff --git a/pkg/operator/operator.go b/pkg/operator/operator.go
index c2c21b6c4c..1b9a95bcbc 100644
--- a/pkg/operator/operator.go
+++ b/pkg/operator/operator.go
@@ -37,6 +37,7 @@ import (
 	dnscontroller "github.com/openshift/cluster-ingress-operator/pkg/operator/controller/dns"
 	gatewaylabelercontroller "github.com/openshift/cluster-ingress-operator/pkg/operator/controller/gateway-labeler"
 	gatewaynetworkpolicycontroller "github.com/openshift/cluster-ingress-operator/pkg/operator/controller/gateway-networkpolicy"
+	gatewaypodmonitorcontroller "github.com/openshift/cluster-ingress-operator/pkg/operator/controller/gateway-podmonitor"
 	gatewayservicednscontroller "github.com/openshift/cluster-ingress-operator/pkg/operator/controller/gateway-service-dns"
 	gatewaystatuscontroller "github.com/openshift/cluster-ingress-operator/pkg/operator/controller/gateway-status"
 	gatewayapicontroller "github.com/openshift/cluster-ingress-operator/pkg/operator/controller/gatewayapi"
@@ -354,6 +355,11 @@ func New(config operatorconfig.Config, kubeConfig *rest.Config) (*Operator, erro
 		return nil, fmt.Errorf("failed to create gateway-networkpolicy controller: %w", err)
 	}
 
+	gatewayPodMonitorController, err := gatewaypodmonitorcontroller.NewUnmanaged(mgr)
+	if err != nil {
+		return nil, fmt.Errorf("failed to create gateway-podmonitor controller: %w", err)
+	}
+
 	// Set up the gatewayapi controller.
 	if _, err := gatewayapicontroller.New(mgr, gatewayapicontroller.Config{
 		MarketplaceEnabled:              marketplaceEnabled,
@@ -365,6 +371,7 @@ func New(config operatorconfig.Config, kubeConfig *rest.Config) (*Operator, erro
 			gatewayLabelController,
 			gatewayStatusController,
 			gatewayNetworkPolicyController,
+			gatewayPodMonitorController,
 		},
 	}); err != nil {
 		return nil, fmt.Errorf("failed to create gatewayapi controller: %w", err)
diff --git a/test/e2e/gateway_api_test.go b/test/e2e/gateway_api_test.go
index dcd4289ecb..b8575a6816 100644
--- a/test/e2e/gateway_api_test.go
+++ b/test/e2e/gateway_api_test.go
@@ -27,6 +27,8 @@ import (
 	"k8s.io/apimachinery/pkg/api/errors"
 	kerrors "k8s.io/apimachinery/pkg/api/errors"
 	metav1 "k8s.io/apimachinery/pkg/apis/meta/v1"
+	"k8s.io/apimachinery/pkg/apis/meta/v1/unstructured"
+	"k8s.io/apimachinery/pkg/runtime/schema"
 	"k8s.io/apimachinery/pkg/types"
 	"k8s.io/apimachinery/pkg/util/wait"
 	"k8s.io/apiserver/pkg/storage/names"
@@ -1575,6 +1577,9 @@ func ensureGatewayObjectSuccess(t *testing.T, ns *corev1.Namespace) []string {
 	}
 	assertHorizontalPodAutoscalerEnabled(t, operatorcontroller.DefaultOperandNamespace, testGatewayName, operatorcontroller.OpenShiftDefaultGatewayClassName, expectedMinReplicas)
 
+	t.Log("Verifying PodMonitor is created for the gateway...")
+	assertGatewayPodMonitor(t, operatorcontroller.DefaultOperandNamespace, testGatewayName)
+
 	t.Log("Making sure the httproute is created and accepted...")
 	_, err = assertHttpRouteSuccessful(t, ns.Name, "test-httproute", gateway)
 	if err != nil {
@@ -1589,3 +1594,68 @@ func ensureGatewayObjectSuccess(t *testing.T, ns *corev1.Namespace) []string {
 
 	return errs
 }
+
+// assertGatewayPodMonitor verifies that a PodMonitor resource is created for
+// the given gateway with the expected spec, labels, and ownerReference.
+func assertGatewayPodMonitor(t *testing.T, namespace, gatewayName string) {
+	t.Helper()
+
+	podMonitorName := types.NamespacedName{
+		Namespace: namespace,
+		Name:      fmt.Sprintf("%s-monitor", gatewayName),
+	}
+
+	pm := &unstructured.Unstructured{}
+	pm.SetGroupVersionKind(schema.GroupVersionKind{
+		Group:   "monitoring.coreos.com",
+		Kind:    "PodMonitor",
+		Version: "v1",
+	})
+
+	err := wait.PollUntilContextTimeout(context.Background(), 2*time.Second, 2*time.Minute, false, func(ctx context.Context) (bool, error) {
+		if err := kclient.Get(ctx, podMonitorName, pm); err != nil {
+			t.Logf("Failed to get PodMonitor %v: %v; retrying...", podMonitorName, err)
+			return false, nil
+		}
+		return true, nil
+	})
+	if !assert.NoError(t, err, "PodMonitor %v should exist", podMonitorName) {
+		return
+	}
+
+	// Verify the owning-gateway label used by the controller to map
+	// PodMonitor events back to the owning Gateway for reconciliation.
+	labels := pm.GetLabels()
+	assert.Equal(t, gatewayName, labels["ingress.openshift.io/owning-gateway"],
+		"PodMonitor should have owning-gateway label set to the gateway name")
+
+	// Verify the ownerReference used by Kubernetes GC for cascading
+	// deletion when the Gateway is removed.
+	ownerRefs := pm.GetOwnerReferences()
+	if assert.Len(t, ownerRefs, 1, "PodMonitor should have exactly one ownerReference") {
+		assert.Equal(t, "Gateway", ownerRefs[0].Kind, "ownerReference should point to a Gateway")
+		assert.Equal(t, gatewayName, ownerRefs[0].Name, "ownerReference should point to the test gateway")
+	}
+
+	// Verify the pod selector matches the gateway name label.
+	selector, found, err := unstructured.NestedMap(pm.Object, "spec", "selector", "matchLabels")
+	if assert.NoError(t, err) && assert.True(t, found, "PodMonitor should have spec.selector.matchLabels") {
+		assert.Equal(t, gatewayName, selector["gateway.networking.k8s.io/gateway-name"],
+			"PodMonitor selector should match the gateway name")
+	}
+
+	// Verify podMetricsEndpoints configuration.
+	endpoints, found, err := unstructured.NestedSlice(pm.Object, "spec", "podMetricsEndpoints")
+	if assert.NoError(t, err) && assert.True(t, found, "PodMonitor should have spec.podMetricsEndpoints") {
+		if assert.Len(t, endpoints, 1, "PodMonitor should have exactly one endpoint") {
+			ep, ok := endpoints[0].(map[string]interface{})
+			if assert.True(t, ok, "endpoint should be a map") {
+				assert.Equal(t, "/stats/prometheus", ep["path"], "endpoint path should be /stats/prometheus")
+				assert.Equal(t, "60s", ep["interval"], "endpoint interval should be 60s")
+				assert.Equal(t, "http-envoy-prom", ep["port"], "endpoint port should be http-envoy-prom")
+			}
+		}
+	}
+
+	t.Logf("PodMonitor %v verified successfully", podMonitorName)
+}