diff --git a/source/traefik_proxy.go b/source/traefik_proxy.go
index ab949f2fe..212b604c4 100644
--- a/source/traefik_proxy.go
+++ b/source/traefik_proxy.go
@@ -171,7 +171,7 @@ func NewTraefikSource(ctx context.Context, dynamicKubeClient dynamic.Interface,
 	}, nil
 }
 
-func (ts *traefikSource) Endpoints(ctx context.Context) ([]*endpoint.Endpoint, error) {
+func (ts *traefikSource) Endpoints(_ context.Context) ([]*endpoint.Endpoint, error) {
 	var endpoints []*endpoint.Endpoint
 
 	if ts.ingressRouteInformer != nil {
@@ -226,54 +226,18 @@ func (ts *traefikSource) Endpoints(ctx context.Context) ([]*endpoint.Endpoint, e
 
 // ingressRouteEndpoints extracts endpoints from all IngressRoute objects
 func (ts *traefikSource) ingressRouteEndpoints() ([]*endpoint.Endpoint, error) {
-	var endpoints []*endpoint.Endpoint
-
-	irs, err := ts.ingressRouteInformer.Lister().ByNamespace(ts.namespace).List(labels.Everything())
-	if err != nil {
-		return nil, err
-	}
-
-	var ingressRoutes []*IngressRoute
-	for _, ingressRouteObj := range irs {
-		unstructuredHost, ok := ingressRouteObj.(*unstructured.Unstructured)
-		if !ok {
-			return nil, errors.New("could not convert IngressRoute object to unstructured")
-		}
-
-		ingressRoute := &IngressRoute{}
-		err := ts.unstructuredConverter.scheme.Convert(unstructuredHost, ingressRoute, nil)
-		if err != nil {
-			return nil, err
-		}
-		ingressRoutes = append(ingressRoutes, ingressRoute)
-	}
-
-	ingressRoutes, err = ts.filterIngressRouteByAnnotation(ingressRoutes)
-	if err != nil {
-		return nil, fmt.Errorf("failed to filter IngressRoute: %w", err)
-	}
-
-	for _, ingressRoute := range ingressRoutes {
-		var targets endpoint.Targets
-
-		targets = append(targets, annotations.TargetsFromTargetAnnotation(ingressRoute.Annotations)...)
-
-		fullname := fmt.Sprintf("%s/%s", ingressRoute.Namespace, ingressRoute.Name)
-
-		ingressEndpoints, err := ts.endpointsFromIngressRoute(ingressRoute, targets)
-		if err != nil {
-			return nil, err
-		}
-		if len(ingressEndpoints) == 0 {
-			log.Debugf("No endpoints could be generated from Host %s", fullname)
-			continue
-		}
-
-		log.Debugf("Endpoints generated from IngressRoute: %s: %v", fullname, ingressEndpoints)
-		endpoints = append(endpoints, ingressEndpoints...)
-	}
-
-	return endpoints, nil
+	return extractEndpoints[IngressRoute](
+		ts.ingressRouteInformer.Lister(),
+		ts.namespace,
+		func(u *unstructured.Unstructured) (*IngressRoute, error) {
+			typed := &IngressRoute{}
+			return typed, ts.unstructuredConverter.scheme.Convert(u, typed, nil)
+		},
+		ts.filterIngressRouteByAnnotation,
+		func(r *IngressRoute, targets endpoint.Targets) []*endpoint.Endpoint {
+			return ts.endpointsFromIngressRoute(r, targets)
+		},
+	)
 }
 
 // ingressRouteTCPEndpoints extracts endpoints from all IngressRouteTCP objects
@@ -312,10 +276,7 @@ func (ts *traefikSource) ingressRouteTCPEndpoints() ([]*endpoint.Endpoint, error
 
 		fullname := fmt.Sprintf("%s/%s", ingressRouteTCP.Namespace, ingressRouteTCP.Name)
 
-		ingressEndpoints, err := ts.endpointsFromIngressRouteTCP(ingressRouteTCP, targets)
-		if err != nil {
-			return nil, err
-		}
+		ingressEndpoints := ts.endpointsFromIngressRouteTCP(ingressRouteTCP, targets)
 		if len(ingressEndpoints) == 0 {
 			log.Debugf("No endpoints could be generated from Host %s", fullname)
 			continue
@@ -330,286 +291,85 @@ func (ts *traefikSource) ingressRouteTCPEndpoints() ([]*endpoint.Endpoint, error
 
 // ingressRouteUDPEndpoints extracts endpoints from all IngressRouteUDP objects
 func (ts *traefikSource) ingressRouteUDPEndpoints() ([]*endpoint.Endpoint, error) {
-	var endpoints []*endpoint.Endpoint
-
-	irs, err := ts.ingressRouteUdpInformer.Lister().ByNamespace(ts.namespace).List(labels.Everything())
-	if err != nil {
-		return nil, err
-	}
-
-	var ingressRouteUDPs []*IngressRouteUDP
-	for _, ingressRouteUDPObj := range irs {
-		unstructuredHost, ok := ingressRouteUDPObj.(*unstructured.Unstructured)
-		if !ok {
-			return nil, errors.New("could not convert IngressRouteUDP object to unstructured")
-		}
-
-		ingressRoute := &IngressRouteUDP{}
-		err := ts.unstructuredConverter.scheme.Convert(unstructuredHost, ingressRoute, nil)
-		if err != nil {
-			return nil, err
-		}
-		ingressRouteUDPs = append(ingressRouteUDPs, ingressRoute)
-	}
-
-	ingressRouteUDPs, err = ts.filterIngressRouteUdpByAnnotations(ingressRouteUDPs)
-	if err != nil {
-		return nil, fmt.Errorf("failed to filter IngressRouteUDP: %w", err)
-	}
-
-	for _, ingressRouteUDP := range ingressRouteUDPs {
-		var targets endpoint.Targets
-
-		targets = append(targets, annotations.TargetsFromTargetAnnotation(ingressRouteUDP.Annotations)...)
-
-		fullname := fmt.Sprintf("%s/%s", ingressRouteUDP.Namespace, ingressRouteUDP.Name)
-
-		ingressEndpoints, err := ts.endpointsFromIngressRouteUDP(ingressRouteUDP, targets)
-		if err != nil {
-			return nil, err
-		}
-		if len(ingressEndpoints) == 0 {
-			log.Debugf("No endpoints could be generated from Host %s", fullname)
-			continue
-		}
-
-		log.Debugf("Endpoints generated from IngressRouteUDP: %s: %v", fullname, ingressEndpoints)
-		endpoints = append(endpoints, ingressEndpoints...)
-	}
-
-	return endpoints, nil
+	return extractEndpoints[IngressRouteUDP](
+		ts.ingressRouteUdpInformer.Lister(),
+		ts.namespace,
+		func(u *unstructured.Unstructured) (*IngressRouteUDP, error) {
+			typed := &IngressRouteUDP{}
+			return typed, ts.unstructuredConverter.scheme.Convert(u, typed, nil)
+		},
+		ts.filterIngressRouteUdpByAnnotations,
+		ts.endpointsFromIngressRouteUDP,
+	)
 }
 
 // oldIngressRouteEndpoints extracts endpoints from all IngressRoute objects
 func (ts *traefikSource) oldIngressRouteEndpoints() ([]*endpoint.Endpoint, error) {
-	var endpoints []*endpoint.Endpoint
-
-	irs, err := ts.oldIngressRouteInformer.Lister().ByNamespace(ts.namespace).List(labels.Everything())
-	if err != nil {
-		return nil, err
-	}
-
-	var ingressRoutes []*IngressRoute
-	for _, ingressRouteObj := range irs {
-		unstructuredHost, ok := ingressRouteObj.(*unstructured.Unstructured)
-		if !ok {
-			return nil, errors.New("could not convert IngressRoute object to unstructured")
-		}
-
-		ingressRoute := &IngressRoute{}
-		err := ts.unstructuredConverter.scheme.Convert(unstructuredHost, ingressRoute, nil)
-		if err != nil {
-			return nil, err
-		}
-		ingressRoutes = append(ingressRoutes, ingressRoute)
-	}
-
-	ingressRoutes, err = ts.filterIngressRouteByAnnotation(ingressRoutes)
-	if err != nil {
-		return nil, fmt.Errorf("failed to filter IngressRoute: %w", err)
-	}
-
-	for _, ingressRoute := range ingressRoutes {
-		var targets endpoint.Targets
-
-		targets = append(targets, annotations.TargetsFromTargetAnnotation(ingressRoute.Annotations)...)
-
-		fullname := fmt.Sprintf("%s/%s", ingressRoute.Namespace, ingressRoute.Name)
-
-		ingressEndpoints, err := ts.endpointsFromIngressRoute(ingressRoute, targets)
-		if err != nil {
-			return nil, err
-		}
-		if len(ingressEndpoints) == 0 {
-			log.Debugf("No endpoints could be generated from Host %s", fullname)
-			continue
-		}
-
-		log.Debugf("Endpoints generated from IngressRoute: %s: %v", fullname, ingressEndpoints)
-		endpoints = append(endpoints, ingressEndpoints...)
-	}
-
-	return endpoints, nil
+	return extractEndpoints[IngressRoute](
+		ts.oldIngressRouteInformer.Lister(),
+		ts.namespace,
+		func(u *unstructured.Unstructured) (*IngressRoute, error) {
+			typed := &IngressRoute{}
+			return typed, ts.unstructuredConverter.scheme.Convert(u, typed, nil)
+		},
+		ts.filterIngressRouteByAnnotation,
+		func(r *IngressRoute, targets endpoint.Targets) []*endpoint.Endpoint {
+			return ts.endpointsFromIngressRoute(r, targets)
+		},
+	)
 }
 
 // oldIngressRouteTCPEndpoints extracts endpoints from all IngressRouteTCP objects
 func (ts *traefikSource) oldIngressRouteTCPEndpoints() ([]*endpoint.Endpoint, error) {
-	var endpoints []*endpoint.Endpoint
-
-	irs, err := ts.oldIngressRouteTcpInformer.Lister().ByNamespace(ts.namespace).List(labels.Everything())
-	if err != nil {
-		return nil, err
-	}
-
-	var ingressRouteTCPs []*IngressRouteTCP
-	for _, ingressRouteTCPObj := range irs {
-		unstructuredHost, ok := ingressRouteTCPObj.(*unstructured.Unstructured)
-		if !ok {
-			return nil, errors.New("could not convert IngressRouteTCP object to unstructured")
-		}
-
-		ingressRouteTCP := &IngressRouteTCP{}
-		err := ts.unstructuredConverter.scheme.Convert(unstructuredHost, ingressRouteTCP, nil)
-		if err != nil {
-			return nil, err
-		}
-		ingressRouteTCPs = append(ingressRouteTCPs, ingressRouteTCP)
-	}
-
-	ingressRouteTCPs, err = ts.filterIngressRouteTcpByAnnotations(ingressRouteTCPs)
-	if err != nil {
-		return nil, fmt.Errorf("failed to filter IngressRouteTCP: %w", err)
-	}
-
-	for _, ingressRouteTCP := range ingressRouteTCPs {
-		var targets endpoint.Targets
-
-		targets = append(targets, annotations.TargetsFromTargetAnnotation(ingressRouteTCP.Annotations)...)
-
-		fullname := fmt.Sprintf("%s/%s", ingressRouteTCP.Namespace, ingressRouteTCP.Name)
-
-		ingressEndpoints, err := ts.endpointsFromIngressRouteTCP(ingressRouteTCP, targets)
-		if err != nil {
-			return nil, err
-		}
-		if len(ingressEndpoints) == 0 {
-			log.Debugf("No endpoints could be generated from Host %s", fullname)
-			continue
-		}
-
-		log.Debugf("Endpoints generated from IngressRouteTCP: %s: %v", fullname, ingressEndpoints)
-		endpoints = append(endpoints, ingressEndpoints...)
-	}
-
-	return endpoints, nil
+	return extractEndpoints[IngressRouteTCP](
+		ts.oldIngressRouteTcpInformer.Lister(),
+		ts.namespace,
+		func(u *unstructured.Unstructured) (*IngressRouteTCP, error) {
+			typed := &IngressRouteTCP{}
+			return typed, ts.unstructuredConverter.scheme.Convert(u, typed, nil)
+		},
+		ts.filterIngressRouteTcpByAnnotations,
+		ts.endpointsFromIngressRouteTCP,
+	)
 }
 
 // oldIngressRouteUDPEndpoints extracts endpoints from all IngressRouteUDP objects
 func (ts *traefikSource) oldIngressRouteUDPEndpoints() ([]*endpoint.Endpoint, error) {
-	var endpoints []*endpoint.Endpoint
-
-	irs, err := ts.oldIngressRouteUdpInformer.Lister().ByNamespace(ts.namespace).List(labels.Everything())
-	if err != nil {
-		return nil, err
-	}
-
-	var ingressRouteUDPs []*IngressRouteUDP
-	for _, ingressRouteUDPObj := range irs {
-		unstructuredHost, ok := ingressRouteUDPObj.(*unstructured.Unstructured)
-		if !ok {
-			return nil, errors.New("could not convert IngressRouteUDP object to unstructured")
-		}
-
-		ingressRoute := &IngressRouteUDP{}
-		err := ts.unstructuredConverter.scheme.Convert(unstructuredHost, ingressRoute, nil)
-		if err != nil {
-			return nil, err
-		}
-		ingressRouteUDPs = append(ingressRouteUDPs, ingressRoute)
-	}
-
-	ingressRouteUDPs, err = ts.filterIngressRouteUdpByAnnotations(ingressRouteUDPs)
-	if err != nil {
-		return nil, fmt.Errorf("failed to filter IngressRouteUDP: %w", err)
-	}
-
-	for _, ingressRouteUDP := range ingressRouteUDPs {
-		var targets endpoint.Targets
-
-		targets = append(targets, annotations.TargetsFromTargetAnnotation(ingressRouteUDP.Annotations)...)
-
-		fullname := fmt.Sprintf("%s/%s", ingressRouteUDP.Namespace, ingressRouteUDP.Name)
-
-		ingressEndpoints, err := ts.endpointsFromIngressRouteUDP(ingressRouteUDP, targets)
-		if err != nil {
-			return nil, err
-		}
-		if len(ingressEndpoints) == 0 {
-			log.Debugf("No endpoints could be generated from Host %s", fullname)
-			continue
-		}
-
-		log.Debugf("Endpoints generated from IngressRouteUDP: %s: %v", fullname, ingressEndpoints)
-		endpoints = append(endpoints, ingressEndpoints...)
-	}
-
-	return endpoints, nil
+	return extractEndpoints[IngressRouteUDP](
+		ts.oldIngressRouteUdpInformer.Lister(),
+		ts.namespace,
+		func(u *unstructured.Unstructured) (*IngressRouteUDP, error) {
+			typed := &IngressRouteUDP{}
+			return typed, ts.unstructuredConverter.scheme.Convert(u, typed, nil)
+		},
+		ts.filterIngressRouteUdpByAnnotations,
+		ts.endpointsFromIngressRouteUDP,
+	)
 }
 
 // filterIngressRouteByAnnotation filters a list of IngressRoute by a given annotation selector.
-func (ts *traefikSource) filterIngressRouteByAnnotation(ingressRoutes []*IngressRoute) ([]*IngressRoute, error) {
-	selector, err := annotations.ParseFilter(ts.annotationFilter)
-	if err != nil {
-		return nil, err
-	}
-
-	// empty filter returns original list
-	if selector.Empty() {
-		return ingressRoutes, nil
-	}
-
-	filteredList := []*IngressRoute{}
-
-	for _, ingressRoute := range ingressRoutes {
-		// include IngressRoute if its annotations match the selector
-		if selector.Matches(labels.Set(ingressRoute.Annotations)) {
-			filteredList = append(filteredList, ingressRoute)
-		}
-	}
-
-	return filteredList, nil
+func (ts *traefikSource) filterIngressRouteByAnnotation(input []*IngressRoute) ([]*IngressRoute, error) {
+	return filterResourcesByAnnotations(input, ts.annotationFilter, func(ir *IngressRoute) map[string]string {
+		return ir.Annotations
+	})
 }
 
 // filterIngressRouteTcpByAnnotations filters a list of IngressRouteTCP by a given annotation selector.
-func (ts *traefikSource) filterIngressRouteTcpByAnnotations(ingressRoutes []*IngressRouteTCP) ([]*IngressRouteTCP, error) {
-	selector, err := annotations.ParseFilter(ts.annotationFilter)
-	if err != nil {
-		return nil, err
-	}
-
-	// empty filter returns original list
-	if selector.Empty() {
-		return ingressRoutes, nil
-	}
-
-	var filteredList []*IngressRouteTCP
-
-	for _, ingressRoute := range ingressRoutes {
-		// include IngressRoute if its annotations match the selector
-		if selector.Matches(labels.Set(ingressRoute.Annotations)) {
-			filteredList = append(filteredList, ingressRoute)
-		}
-	}
-
-	return filteredList, nil
+func (ts *traefikSource) filterIngressRouteTcpByAnnotations(input []*IngressRouteTCP) ([]*IngressRouteTCP, error) {
+	return filterResourcesByAnnotations(input, ts.annotationFilter, func(ir *IngressRouteTCP) map[string]string {
+		return ir.Annotations
+	})
 }
 
 // filterIngressRouteUdpByAnnotations filters a list of IngressRoute by a given annotation selector.
-func (ts *traefikSource) filterIngressRouteUdpByAnnotations(ingressRoutes []*IngressRouteUDP) ([]*IngressRouteUDP, error) {
-	selector, err := annotations.ParseFilter(ts.annotationFilter)
-	if err != nil {
-		return nil, err
-	}
-
-	// empty filter returns original list
-	if selector.Empty() {
-		return ingressRoutes, nil
-	}
-
-	var filteredList []*IngressRouteUDP
-
-	for _, ingressRoute := range ingressRoutes {
-		// include IngressRoute if its annotations match the selector
-		if selector.Matches(labels.Set(ingressRoute.Annotations)) {
-			filteredList = append(filteredList, ingressRoute)
-		}
-	}
-
-	return filteredList, nil
+func (ts *traefikSource) filterIngressRouteUdpByAnnotations(input []*IngressRouteUDP) ([]*IngressRouteUDP, error) {
+	return filterResourcesByAnnotations(input, ts.annotationFilter, func(ir *IngressRouteUDP) map[string]string {
+		return ir.Annotations
+	})
 }
 
 // endpointsFromIngressRoute extracts the endpoints from a IngressRoute object
-func (ts *traefikSource) endpointsFromIngressRoute(ingressRoute *IngressRoute, targets endpoint.Targets) ([]*endpoint.Endpoint, error) {
+func (ts *traefikSource) endpointsFromIngressRoute(ingressRoute *IngressRoute, targets endpoint.Targets) []*endpoint.Endpoint {
 	var endpoints []*endpoint.Endpoint
 
 	resource := fmt.Sprintf("ingressroute/%s/%s", ingressRoute.Namespace, ingressRoute.Name)
@@ -626,12 +386,9 @@ func (ts *traefikSource) endpointsFromIngressRoute(ingressRoute *IngressRoute, t
 	}
 
 	for _, route := range ingressRoute.Spec.Routes {
-		match := route.Match
-
-		for _, hostEntry := range traefikHostExtractor.FindAllString(match, -1) {
+		for _, hostEntry := range traefikHostExtractor.FindAllString(route.Match, -1) {
 			for _, host := range traefikValueProcessor.FindAllString(hostEntry, -1) {
-				host = strings.TrimPrefix(host, "`")
-				host = strings.TrimSuffix(host, "`")
+				host = strings.Trim(host, "`")
 
 				// Checking for host = * is required, as Host(`*`) can be set
 				if host != "*" && host != "" {
@@ -641,11 +398,11 @@ func (ts *traefikSource) endpointsFromIngressRoute(ingressRoute *IngressRoute, t
 		}
 	}
 
-	return endpoints, nil
+	return endpoints
 }
 
 // endpointsFromIngressRouteTCP extracts the endpoints from a IngressRouteTCP object
-func (ts *traefikSource) endpointsFromIngressRouteTCP(ingressRoute *IngressRouteTCP, targets endpoint.Targets) ([]*endpoint.Endpoint, error) {
+func (ts *traefikSource) endpointsFromIngressRouteTCP(ingressRoute *IngressRouteTCP, targets endpoint.Targets) []*endpoint.Endpoint {
 	var endpoints []*endpoint.Endpoint
 
 	resource := fmt.Sprintf("ingressroutetcp/%s/%s", ingressRoute.Namespace, ingressRoute.Name)
@@ -662,13 +419,9 @@ func (ts *traefikSource) endpointsFromIngressRouteTCP(ingressRoute *IngressRoute
 	}
 
 	for _, route := range ingressRoute.Spec.Routes {
-		match := route.Match
-
-		for _, hostEntry := range traefikHostExtractor.FindAllString(match, -1) {
+		for _, hostEntry := range traefikHostExtractor.FindAllString(route.Match, -1) {
 			for _, host := range traefikValueProcessor.FindAllString(hostEntry, -1) {
-				host = strings.TrimPrefix(host, "`")
-				host = strings.TrimSuffix(host, "`")
-
+				host = strings.Trim(host, "`")
 				// Checking for host = * is required, as HostSNI(`*`) can be set
 				// in the case of TLS passthrough
 				if host != "*" && host != "" {
@@ -678,11 +431,11 @@ func (ts *traefikSource) endpointsFromIngressRouteTCP(ingressRoute *IngressRoute
 		}
 	}
 
-	return endpoints, nil
+	return endpoints
 }
 
 // endpointsFromIngressRouteUDP extracts the endpoints from a IngressRouteUDP object
-func (ts *traefikSource) endpointsFromIngressRouteUDP(ingressRoute *IngressRouteUDP, targets endpoint.Targets) ([]*endpoint.Endpoint, error) {
+func (ts *traefikSource) endpointsFromIngressRouteUDP(ingressRoute *IngressRouteUDP, targets endpoint.Targets) []*endpoint.Endpoint {
 	var endpoints []*endpoint.Endpoint
 
 	resource := fmt.Sprintf("ingressrouteudp/%s/%s", ingressRoute.Namespace, ingressRoute.Name)
@@ -698,7 +451,7 @@ func (ts *traefikSource) endpointsFromIngressRouteUDP(ingressRoute *IngressRoute
 		}
 	}
 
-	return endpoints, nil
+	return endpoints
 }
 
 func (ts *traefikSource) AddEventHandler(ctx context.Context, handler func()) {
@@ -1081,3 +834,119 @@ func (in *IngressRouteUDPList) DeepCopyObject() runtime.Object {
 	}
 	return nil
 }
+
+// extractEndpoints is a generic function that extracts endpoints from Kubernetes resources.
+// It performs the following steps:
+// 1. Lists all objects in the specified namespace using the provided informer.
+// 2. Converts the unstructured objects to the desired type using the convertFunc.
+// 3. Filters the converted objects based on the provided filterFunc.
+// 4. Generates endpoints for each filtered object using the generateEndpoints function.
+// Returns a list of generated endpoints or an error if any step fails.
+func extractEndpoints[T any](
+	informer cache.GenericLister,
+	namespace string,
+	convertFunc func(*unstructured.Unstructured) (*T, error),
+	filterFunc func([]*T) ([]*T, error),
+	generateEndpoints func(*T, endpoint.Targets) []*endpoint.Endpoint,
+) ([]*endpoint.Endpoint, error) {
+	var endpoints []*endpoint.Endpoint
+
+	objs, err := informer.ByNamespace(namespace).List(labels.Everything())
+	if err != nil {
+		return nil, err
+	}
+
+	var typedObjs []*T
+	for _, obj := range objs {
+		unstructuredObj, ok := obj.(*unstructured.Unstructured)
+		if !ok {
+			return nil, errors.New("failed to cast to unstructured.Unstructured")
+		}
+
+		typed, err := convertFunc(unstructuredObj)
+		if err != nil {
+			return nil, err
+		}
+		typedObjs = append(typedObjs, typed)
+	}
+
+	typedObjs, err = filterFunc(typedObjs)
+	if err != nil {
+		return nil, err
+	}
+
+	for _, item := range typedObjs {
+		targets := annotations.TargetsFromTargetAnnotation(getAnnotations(item))
+
+		name := getObjectFullName(item)
+		ingressEndpoints := generateEndpoints(item, targets)
+
+		if len(ingressEndpoints) == 0 {
+			log.Debugf("No endpoints could be generated from Host %s", name)
+			continue
+		}
+
+		log.Debugf("Endpoints generated from %s: %v", name, ingressEndpoints)
+		endpoints = append(endpoints, ingressEndpoints...)
+	}
+
+	return endpoints, nil
+}
+
+// filterResourcesByAnnotations filters a list of resources based on a given annotation selector.
+// It performs the following steps:
+// 1. Parses the annotation filter into a label selector.
+// 2. Converts the label selector into a Kubernetes selector.
+// 3. If the selector is empty, returns the original list of resources.
+// 4. Iterates through the resources and matches their annotations against the selector.
+// 5. Returns the filtered list of resources or an error if any step fails.
+func filterResourcesByAnnotations[T any](resources []*T, annotationFilter string, getAnnotations func(*T) map[string]string) ([]*T, error) {
+	labelSelector, err := metav1.ParseToLabelSelector(annotationFilter)
+	if err != nil {
+		return nil, err
+	}
+	selector, err := metav1.LabelSelectorAsSelector(labelSelector)
+	if err != nil {
+		return nil, err
+	}
+
+	if selector.Empty() {
+		return resources, nil
+	}
+
+	var filteredList []*T
+	for _, resource := range resources {
+		annotations := getAnnotations(resource)
+		if selector.Matches(labels.Set(annotations)) {
+			filteredList = append(filteredList, resource)
+		}
+	}
+
+	return filteredList, nil
+}
+
+func getAnnotations(obj interface{}) map[string]string {
+	switch o := obj.(type) {
+	case *IngressRouteUDP:
+		return o.Annotations
+	case *IngressRoute:
+		return o.Annotations
+	case *IngressRouteTCP:
+		return o.Annotations
+	default:
+		return nil
+	}
+}
+
+func getObjectFullName(obj interface{}) string {
+	switch o := obj.(type) {
+	case *IngressRouteUDP:
+		return fmt.Sprintf("%s/%s", o.Namespace, o.Name)
+	case *IngressRoute:
+		return fmt.Sprintf("%s/%s", o.Namespace, o.Name)
+	case *IngressRouteTCP:
+		return fmt.Sprintf("%s/%s", o.Namespace, o.Name)
+	default:
+		return ""
+	}
+}
diff --git a/source/traefik_proxy_test.go b/source/traefik_proxy_test.go
index 88cefb51f..4db395254 100644
--- a/source/traefik_proxy_test.go
+++ b/source/traefik_proxy_test.go
@@ -21,7 +21,9 @@ import (
 	"encoding/json"
 	"testing"
 
+	"github.com/stretchr/testify/mock"
 	"k8s.io/apimachinery/pkg/runtime/schema"
+	"k8s.io/client-go/tools/cache"
 
 	"github.com/stretchr/testify/assert"
 	metav1 "k8s.io/apimachinery/pkg/apis/meta/v1"
@@ -1731,3 +1733,80 @@ func TestTraefikAPIGroupDisableFlags(t *testing.T) {
 		})
 	}
 }
+
+func TestAddEventHandler_AllBranches(t *testing.T) {
+	ctx := context.Background()
+	handlerCalled := false
+	handler := func() { handlerCalled = true }
+
+	inf := testInformer{}
+	fakeInformer := new(FakeInformer)
+	fakeInformer.On("Informer").Return(&inf)
+
+	cases := []struct {
+		name string
+		ts   *traefikSource
+		want int
+	}{
+		{"all nil", &traefikSource{}, 0},
+		{"all set", &traefikSource{
+			ingressRouteInformer:       fakeInformer,
+			oldIngressRouteInformer:    fakeInformer,
+			ingressRouteTcpInformer:    fakeInformer,
+			oldIngressRouteTcpInformer: fakeInformer,
+			ingressRouteUdpInformer:    fakeInformer,
+			oldIngressRouteUdpInformer: fakeInformer,
+		}, 6},
+		{"some set", &traefikSource{
+			ingressRouteInformer:       fakeInformer,
+			oldIngressRouteInformer:    fakeInformer,
+			ingressRouteTcpInformer:    nil,
+			oldIngressRouteTcpInformer: fakeInformer,
+			ingressRouteUdpInformer:    nil,
+			oldIngressRouteUdpInformer: nil,
+		}, 3},
+	}
+
+	for _, test := range cases {
+		t.Run(test.name, func(t *testing.T) {
+			test.ts.AddEventHandler(ctx, handler)
+			assert.Equal(t, test.want, inf.times)
+			assert.False(t, handlerCalled)
+
+			if test.want > 0 {
+				fakeInformer.AssertExpectations(t)
+				fakeInformer.AssertCalled(t, "Informer")
+			} else {
+				fakeInformer.AssertNotCalled(t, "Informer")
+			}
+			// reset the call count
+			inf.times = 0
+		})
+	}
+}
+
+type FakeInformer struct {
+	mock.Mock
+	informer cache.SharedIndexInformer
+	lister   cache.GenericLister
+}
+
+func (f *FakeInformer) Informer() cache.SharedIndexInformer {
+	args := f.Called()
+	return args.Get(0).(cache.SharedIndexInformer)
+}
+
+func (f *FakeInformer) Lister() cache.GenericLister {
+	return f.lister
+}
+
+type testInformer struct {
+	cache.SharedIndexInformer
+
+	times int
+}
+
+func (t *testInformer) AddEventHandler(handler cache.ResourceEventHandler) (cache.ResourceEventHandlerRegistration, error) {
+	t.times += 1
+	return nil, nil
+}