diff --git a/internal/xds/translator/ratelimit.go b/internal/xds/translator/ratelimit.go
index d99e62fe92c..2577bfde552 100644
--- a/internal/xds/translator/ratelimit.go
+++ b/internal/xds/translator/ratelimit.go
@@ -139,6 +139,7 @@ func buildRouteRateLimits(descriptorPrefix string, global *ir.GlobalRateLimit) [
 			action := &route.RateLimit_Action{
 				ActionSpecifier: &route.RateLimit_Action_GenericKey_{
 					GenericKey: &route.RateLimit_Action_GenericKey{
+						DescriptorKey:   getRateLimitDescriptorKey(descriptorPrefix, rIdx, -1),
 						DescriptorValue: getRateLimitDescriptorValue(descriptorPrefix, rIdx, -1),
 					},
 				},
diff --git a/internal/xds/translator/testdata/in/xds-ir/ratelimit.yaml b/internal/xds/translator/testdata/in/xds-ir/ratelimit.yaml
index 7d917d3e872..afafd146673 100644
--- a/internal/xds/translator/testdata/in/xds-ir/ratelimit.yaml
+++ b/internal/xds/translator/testdata/in/xds-ir/ratelimit.yaml
@@ -16,8 +16,33 @@ http:
             requests: 5
             unit: second
     pathMatch:
-      name: "test"
       exact: "foo/bar"
     destinations:
+    - host: "1.2.3.4"
+      port: 50000    
+  - name: "second-route"
+    rateLimit:
+      global:
+        rules:
+        - headerMatches:
+          - name: "x-user-id"
+          limit:
+            requests: 5
+            unit: second
+    pathMatch:
+      exact: "example"
+    destinations:
+    - host: "1.2.3.4"
+      port: 50000     
+  - name: "third-route"
+    rateLimit:
+      global:
+        rules:
+        - limit:
+            requests: 5
+            unit: second
+    pathMatch:
+      exact: "test"
+    destinations:
     - host: "1.2.3.4"
       port: 50000
diff --git a/internal/xds/translator/testdata/out/xds-ir/ratelimit.clusters.yaml b/internal/xds/translator/testdata/out/xds-ir/ratelimit.clusters.yaml
index 97777b1b3c3..cb605d770dc 100644
--- a/internal/xds/translator/testdata/out/xds-ir/ratelimit.clusters.yaml
+++ b/internal/xds/translator/testdata/out/xds-ir/ratelimit.clusters.yaml
@@ -16,6 +16,42 @@
   name: first-route
   outlierDetection: {}
   type: STATIC
+- commonLbConfig:
+    localityWeightedLbConfig: {}
+  connectTimeout: 5s
+  dnsLookupFamily: V4_ONLY
+  loadAssignment:
+    clusterName: second-route
+    endpoints:
+    - lbEndpoints:
+      - endpoint:
+          address:
+            socketAddress:
+              address: 1.2.3.4
+              portValue: 50000
+      loadBalancingWeight: 1
+      locality: {}
+  name: second-route
+  outlierDetection: {}
+  type: STATIC
+- commonLbConfig:
+    localityWeightedLbConfig: {}
+  connectTimeout: 5s
+  dnsLookupFamily: V4_ONLY
+  loadAssignment:
+    clusterName: third-route
+    endpoints:
+    - lbEndpoints:
+      - endpoint:
+          address:
+            socketAddress:
+              address: 1.2.3.4
+              portValue: 50000
+      loadBalancingWeight: 1
+      locality: {}
+  name: third-route
+  outlierDetection: {}
+  type: STATIC
 - connectTimeout: 10s
   dnsLookupFamily: V4_ONLY
   dnsRefreshRate: 30s
diff --git a/internal/xds/translator/testdata/out/xds-ir/ratelimit.routes.yaml b/internal/xds/translator/testdata/out/xds-ir/ratelimit.routes.yaml
index 1a58e137740..d9b2c18aa21 100644
--- a/internal/xds/translator/testdata/out/xds-ir/ratelimit.routes.yaml
+++ b/internal/xds/translator/testdata/out/xds-ir/ratelimit.routes.yaml
@@ -17,3 +17,21 @@
               - name: x-user-id
                 stringMatch:
                   exact: one
+    - match:
+        path: example
+      route:
+        cluster: second-route
+        rateLimits:
+        - actions:
+          - requestHeaders:
+              descriptorKey: second-route-key-rule-0-match-0
+              headerName: x-user-id
+    - match:
+        path: test
+      route:
+        cluster: third-route
+        rateLimits:
+        - actions:
+          - genericKey:
+              descriptorKey: third-route-key-rule-0-match--1
+              descriptorValue: third-route-value-rule-0-match--1