diff --git a/source/gateway.go b/source/gateway.go
index 6ca9b0bfc..40956bd09 100644
--- a/source/gateway.go
+++ b/source/gateway.go
@@ -352,8 +352,12 @@ func (c *gatewayRouteResolver) resolve(rt gatewayRoute) (map[string]endpoint.Tar
 				if !ok {
 					continue
 				}
-				for _, addr := range gw.gateway.Status.Addresses {
-					hostTargets[host] = append(hostTargets[host], addr.Value)
+				override := getTargetsFromTargetAnnotation(gw.gateway.Annotations)
+				hostTargets[host] = append(hostTargets[host], override...)
+				if override == nil {
+					for _, addr := range gw.gateway.Status.Addresses {
+						hostTargets[host] = append(hostTargets[host], addr.Value)
+					}
 				}
 				match = true
 			}