diff --git a/test/conformance/gatewayapi/gateway_conformance_test.go b/test/conformance/gatewayapi/gateway_conformance_test.go
index b9c35b29fa6..1bc417e2e8f 100644
--- a/test/conformance/gatewayapi/gateway_conformance_test.go
+++ b/test/conformance/gatewayapi/gateway_conformance_test.go
@@ -19,6 +19,7 @@ import (
 	"testing"
 
 	"github.com/stretchr/testify/require"
+	"k8s.io/apimachinery/pkg/util/sets"
 	"sigs.k8s.io/controller-runtime/pkg/client"
 	"sigs.k8s.io/controller-runtime/pkg/client/config"
 	"sigs.k8s.io/gateway-api/apis/v1alpha2"
@@ -55,6 +56,9 @@ func TestGatewayConformance(t *testing.T) {
 			"HTTPRouteRedirectPath",
 			"HTTPRouteRedirectScheme",
 		},
+		ExemptFeatures: sets.New(
+			suite.SupportMesh,
+		),
 	})
 	cSuite.Setup(t)
 	cSuite.Run(t, tests.ConformanceTests)
diff --git a/test/scripts/run-gateway-conformance.sh b/test/scripts/run-gateway-conformance.sh
index 20919f2fc3c..d3b30980a12 100755
--- a/test/scripts/run-gateway-conformance.sh
+++ b/test/scripts/run-gateway-conformance.sh
@@ -62,5 +62,5 @@ else
   # test/conformance/gatewayapi/gateway_conformance_test.go.
   # Can implement with the -skip flag available with go 1.20
   # or if Gateway API supports skipping tests via custom flag.
-  go test -timeout=20m ./conformance -gateway-class=contour -all-features
+  go test -timeout=20m ./conformance -gateway-class=contour -all-features -exempt-features=Mesh
 fi