diff --git a/charts/fullstack-deployment/templates/gateway-api/gateway.yaml b/charts/fullstack-deployment/templates/gateway-api/gateway.yaml
index 4bea8d1c5..2fdff18e8 100644
--- a/charts/fullstack-deployment/templates/gateway-api/gateway.yaml
+++ b/charts/fullstack-deployment/templates/gateway-api/gateway.yaml
@@ -47,7 +47,12 @@ spec:
       protocol: HTTP
       port: {{ $grpc_web_port }}
     {{- end }}
-   {{- end }}
+  {{- end }}
+    {{- if $.Values.gatewayApi.gateway.listeners.hederaExplorer.enable | eq "true" }}
+    - name: hedera-explorer # for exposing fst-hedera-explorer port 80
+      protocol: HTTP
+      port: {{ $.Values.gatewayApi.gateway.listeners.hederaExplorer.port }}
+    {{- end }}
    # Debug ports
     {{- if $.Values.gatewayApi.gateway.listeners.httpDebug.enable | eq "true" }}
     - name: http-debug # this helps debugging gateway if needed
diff --git a/charts/fullstack-deployment/templates/gateway-api/hedera-explorer-route.yaml b/charts/fullstack-deployment/templates/gateway-api/hedera-explorer-route.yaml
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..1518d331a
--- /dev/null
+++ b/charts/fullstack-deployment/templates/gateway-api/hedera-explorer-route.yaml
@@ -0,0 +1,15 @@
+apiVersion: gateway.networking.k8s.io/v1beta1
+kind: HTTPRoute
+metadata:
+  name: hedera-explorer-route
+  namespace: {{ default $.Release.Namespace $.Values.global.namespaceOverride }}
+  labels:
+    fullstack.hedera.com/type: http-route
+spec:
+  parentRefs:
+    - name: fst
+      sectionName: hedera-explorer
+  rules:
+    - backendRefs:
+      - name: fst-hedera-explorer
+        port: 80
diff --git a/charts/fullstack-deployment/values.yaml b/charts/fullstack-deployment/values.yaml
index 35c46558f..e4a77acaf 100644
--- a/charts/fullstack-deployment/values.yaml
+++ b/charts/fullstack-deployment/values.yaml
@@ -61,6 +61,9 @@ gatewayApi:
       tcpDebug: # this helps debugging gateway if needed by provisioning a mock grpc app
         port: 3101
         enable: "true"
+      hederaExplorer:
+        port: 8888 # points to 80 port on fst-hedera-explorer
+        enable: "true"
   route:
     hostname: "{{ .node.name }}.fst.local"
 
diff --git a/dev/gateway-api/Makefile b/dev/gateway-api/Makefile
index b2d82c5dd..1cc3b403c 100644
--- a/dev/gateway-api/Makefile
+++ b/dev/gateway-api/Makefile
@@ -44,3 +44,7 @@ test-gateway-grpc-route:
 .PHONY: test-gateway-tcp-route
 test-gateway-tcp-route:
 	source "${SCRIPTS_DIR}/${GATEWAY_API_SCRIPT}" && test_tcp_route
+
+.PHONY: test-gateway-hedera-explorer-route
+test-gateway-hedera-explorer-route:
+	source "${SCRIPTS_DIR}/${GATEWAY_API_SCRIPT}" && test_hedera_explorer_route
diff --git a/dev/scripts/gateway.sh b/dev/scripts/gateway.sh
index 0817a2c10..d6a48b70b 100644
--- a/dev/scripts/gateway.sh
+++ b/dev/scripts/gateway.sh
@@ -287,3 +287,37 @@ function test_tcp_route() {
 
   log_time "test_tcp_route"
 }
+
+function test_hedera_explorer_route() {
+  local local_port=8888
+  local gateway_port=8888 # needs to match the port specified at: $.Values.gatewayApi.gateway.listeners.hederaExplorer
+  expose_envoy_gateway_svc ${local_port} ${gateway_port} || return 1
+
+  local route_host="fst.local"
+
+  sleep 1
+
+  echo "Checking ${route_host}"
+  echo "-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------"
+  echo ""
+
+  local status=$(curl --header "Host: ${route_host}" -o /dev/null -s -w "%{http_code}\n" localhost:${local_port})
+
+  echo ""
+  echo "********************************************************"
+  if [[ $status -eq 200 ]]; then
+    echo "SUCCESS: HederaExplorerRoute ${route_host}:${gateway_port}"
+  else
+    curl --header "Host: ${route_host}" -vvv localhost:${local_port}
+    echo ""
+    echo "FAIL: HederaExplorerRoute ${route_host}:${gateway_port}"
+  fi
+  echo "********************************************************"
+  echo ""
+
+  echo "Cleanup"
+  echo "-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------"
+  unexpose_envoy_gateway_svc || true
+
+  log_time "test_hedera_explorer_route"
+}