diff --git a/control-plane/api/mesh/v2beta1/api_gateway_types.go b/control-plane/api/mesh/v2beta1/api_gateway_types.go
index 3eab687ecd..a62cc881c7 100644
--- a/control-plane/api/mesh/v2beta1/api_gateway_types.go
+++ b/control-plane/api/mesh/v2beta1/api_gateway_types.go
@@ -183,16 +183,7 @@ func (in *APIGateway) ListenersToServicePorts(portModifier int32) []corev1.Servi
 	return ports
 }
 
-func (in *APIGateway) ListenersToContainerPorts(portModifier int32) []corev1.ContainerPort {
-	ports := []corev1.ContainerPort{}
-
-	for _, listener := range in.Spec.Listeners {
-		port := int32(listener.Port)
-		ports = append(ports, corev1.ContainerPort{
-			Name:          listener.Name,
-			ContainerPort: port + portModifier,
-			Protocol:      corev1.Protocol(listener.Protocol),
-		})
-	}
-	return ports
+func (in *APIGateway) ListenersToContainerPorts(_ int32, _ int32) []corev1.ContainerPort {
+	// TODO: check if this is actually needed: we don't map any container ports in v1
+	return []corev1.ContainerPort{}
 }
diff --git a/control-plane/api/mesh/v2beta1/mesh_gateway_types.go b/control-plane/api/mesh/v2beta1/mesh_gateway_types.go
index ae27550886..8bf8cc8435 100644
--- a/control-plane/api/mesh/v2beta1/mesh_gateway_types.go
+++ b/control-plane/api/mesh/v2beta1/mesh_gateway_types.go
@@ -166,7 +166,7 @@ func (in *MeshGateway) ListenersToServicePorts(portModifier int32) []corev1.Serv
 	return ports
 }
 
-func (in *MeshGateway) ListenersToContainerPorts(portModifier int32) []corev1.ContainerPort {
+func (in *MeshGateway) ListenersToContainerPorts(portModifier int32, hostPort int32) []corev1.ContainerPort {
 	ports := []corev1.ContainerPort{}
 
 	for _, listener := range in.Spec.Listeners {
@@ -175,6 +175,7 @@ func (in *MeshGateway) ListenersToContainerPorts(portModifier int32) []corev1.Co
 		ports = append(ports, corev1.ContainerPort{
 			Name:          listener.Name,
 			ContainerPort: port + portModifier,
+			HostPort:      hostPort,
 			Protocol:      corev1.Protocol(listener.Protocol),
 		})
 	}
diff --git a/control-plane/gateways/builder.go b/control-plane/gateways/builder.go
index 8aeb5b0957..29242c1841 100644
--- a/control-plane/gateways/builder.go
+++ b/control-plane/gateways/builder.go
@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@ type Gateway interface {
 	GetName() string
 	GetNamespace() string
 	ListenersToServicePorts(int32) []corev1.ServicePort
-	ListenersToContainerPorts(int32) []corev1.ContainerPort
+	ListenersToContainerPorts(int32, int32) []corev1.ContainerPort
 	GetAnnotations() map[string]string
 	GetLabels() map[string]string
 }
diff --git a/control-plane/gateways/deployment_dataplane_container.go b/control-plane/gateways/deployment_dataplane_container.go
index 7e7523d629..630e337ad5 100644
--- a/control-plane/gateways/deployment_dataplane_container.go
+++ b/control-plane/gateways/deployment_dataplane_container.go
@@ -117,7 +117,7 @@ func (b *gatewayBuilder[T]) consulDataplaneContainer(containerConfig v2beta1.Gat
 		ContainerPort: int32(constants.ProxyDefaultHealthPort),
 	})
 
-	container.Ports = append(container.Ports, b.gateway.ListenersToContainerPorts(containerConfig.PortModifier)...)
+	container.Ports = append(container.Ports, b.gateway.ListenersToContainerPorts(containerConfig.PortModifier, containerConfig.HostPort)...)
 
 	// Configure the resource requests and limits for the proxy if they are set.
 	if resources != nil {
diff --git a/control-plane/gateways/deployment_test.go b/control-plane/gateways/deployment_test.go
index 99fc9b7090..2444d02e3d 100644
--- a/control-plane/gateways/deployment_test.go
+++ b/control-plane/gateways/deployment_test.go
@@ -67,6 +67,13 @@ func Test_gatewayBuilder_Deployment(t *testing.T) {
 					},
 					Spec: pbmesh.MeshGateway{
 						GatewayClassName: "test-gateway-class",
+						Listeners: []*pbmesh.MeshGatewayListener{
+							{
+								Name:     "wan",
+								Port:     443,
+								Protocol: "tcp",
+							},
+						},
 					},
 				},
 				config: GatewayConfig{},
@@ -327,6 +334,7 @@ func Test_gatewayBuilder_Deployment(t *testing.T) {
 											Name:          "wan",
 											ContainerPort: 8443,
 											HostPort:      8080,
+											Protocol:      "tcp",
 										},
 									},
 									Env: []corev1.EnvVar{
@@ -475,6 +483,13 @@ func Test_gatewayBuilder_Deployment(t *testing.T) {
 					},
 					Spec: pbmesh.MeshGateway{
 						GatewayClassName: "test-gateway-class",
+						Listeners: []*pbmesh.MeshGatewayListener{
+							{
+								Name:     "wan",
+								Port:     443,
+								Protocol: "tcp",
+							},
+						},
 					},
 				},
 				config: GatewayConfig{
@@ -728,6 +743,7 @@ func Test_gatewayBuilder_Deployment(t *testing.T) {
 											Name:          "wan",
 											ContainerPort: 8443,
 											HostPort:      8080,
+											Protocol:      "tcp",
 										},
 									},
 									Env: []corev1.EnvVar{
@@ -876,6 +892,13 @@ func Test_gatewayBuilder_Deployment(t *testing.T) {
 					},
 					Spec: pbmesh.MeshGateway{
 						GatewayClassName: "test-gateway-class",
+						Listeners: []*pbmesh.MeshGatewayListener{
+							{
+								Name:     "wan",
+								Port:     443,
+								Protocol: "tcp",
+							},
+						},
 					},
 				},
 				config: GatewayConfig{},
@@ -1009,6 +1032,7 @@ func Test_gatewayBuilder_Deployment(t *testing.T) {
 										{
 											Name:          "wan",
 											ContainerPort: 443,
+											Protocol:      "tcp",
 										},
 									},
 									Env: []corev1.EnvVar{