diff --git a/.changelog/4001.txt b/.changelog/4001.txt
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..669053b84c
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.changelog/4001.txt
@@ -0,0 +1,3 @@
+```release-note:bug
+api-gateway: fix bug where multiple logical APIGateways would share the same ACL policy.
+```
diff --git a/control-plane/api-gateway/cache/consul.go b/control-plane/api-gateway/cache/consul.go
index 44047b0f31..b6e99d8b85 100644
--- a/control-plane/api-gateway/cache/consul.go
+++ b/control-plane/api-gateway/cache/consul.go
@@ -415,9 +415,27 @@ func (c *Cache) ensureRole(client *api.Client, gatewayName string) (string, erro
 		}
 
 		_, _, err = client.ACL().RoleCreate(role, &api.WriteOptions{})
-		if err != nil {
+		if err != nil && !isRoleExistsErr(err, aclRoleName) {
+			// don't error out in the case that the role already exists.
 			return "", err
 		}
+
+		if err != nil && isRoleExistsErr(err, aclRoleName) {
+			role, _, err := client.ACL().RoleReadByName(role.Name, &api.QueryOptions{})
+			if err != nil {
+				return "", err
+			}
+
+			role.Policies = []*api.ACLLink{{ID: policyID}}
+			role, _, err = client.ACL().RoleUpdate(role, &api.WriteOptions{})
+			if err != nil {
+				return "", err
+			}
+
+			c.gatewayNameToRole[gatewayName] = role
+			return aclRoleName, err
+		}
+
 		c.gatewayNameToRole[gatewayName] = role
 		return aclRoleName, err
 	}
@@ -453,7 +471,7 @@ func (c *Cache) gatewayPolicy(gatewayName string) api.ACLPolicy {
 	}
 
 	return api.ACLPolicy{
-		Name:        "api-gateway-token-policy",
+		Name:        fmt.Sprint("api-gateway-policy-for-", gatewayName),
 		Description: "API Gateway token Policy",
 		Rules:       data.String(),
 	}
@@ -589,10 +607,21 @@ func ignoreACLsDisabled(err error) error {
 	return err
 }
 
+// isExistsErr returns true if err is due to trying to call an API for a given type and it already exists.
+func isExistsErr(err error, typeName, name string) bool {
+	return err != nil &&
+		strings.Contains(err.Error(), "Unexpected response code: 500") &&
+		strings.Contains(err.Error(), fmt.Sprintf("Invalid %s: A %s with Name %q already exists", typeName, typeName, name))
+}
+
+// isRoleExistsErr returns true if err is due to trying to call the
+// role create API when the role already exists.
+func isRoleExistsErr(err error, roleName string) bool {
+	return isExistsErr(err, "Role", roleName)
+}
+
 // isPolicyExistsErr returns true if err is due to trying to call the
 // policy create API when the policy already exists.
 func isPolicyExistsErr(err error, policyName string) bool {
-	return err != nil &&
-		strings.Contains(err.Error(), "Unexpected response code: 500") &&
-		strings.Contains(err.Error(), fmt.Sprintf("Invalid Policy: A Policy with Name %q already exists", policyName))
+	return isExistsErr(err, "Policy", policyName)
 }