diff --git a/kong2kic/global_plugin.go b/kong2kic/global_plugin.go
index 0dfbc6c93..feda9ca71 100644
--- a/kong2kic/global_plugin.go
+++ b/kong2kic/global_plugin.go
@@ -29,6 +29,7 @@ func populateKICKongClusterPlugins(content *file.Content, file *KICContent) erro
 		kongClusterPlugin.APIVersion = ConfigurationKongHQv1
 		kongClusterPlugin.Kind = KongClusterPluginKind
 		kongClusterPlugin.Annotations = map[string]string{IngressClass: ClassName}
+		kongClusterPlugin.Labels = map[string]string{GlobalLabel: GlobalLabelValue}
 		if plugin.Name != nil {
 			kongClusterPlugin.PluginName = *plugin.Name
 			kongClusterPlugin.Name = calculateSlug(*plugin.Name)
diff --git a/kong2kic/kong2kic_integration_test.go b/kong2kic/kong2kic_integration_test.go
index b6df6a354..3ceb40d21 100644
--- a/kong2kic/kong2kic_integration_test.go
+++ b/kong2kic/kong2kic_integration_test.go
@@ -33,7 +33,7 @@ import (
 )
 
 func Test_deployManifests(t *testing.T) {
-	versions := []string{"2.12", "3.0", "3.1", "3.2", "3.3"}
+	versions := []string{"2.12", "3.0", "3.1", "3.2", "3.3", "3.4", "3.5"}
 	for _, version := range versions {
 		t.Run("KIC Version "+version, func(t *testing.T) {
 			t.Parallel()
@@ -75,6 +75,29 @@ func Test_deployManifests(t *testing.T) {
 			dynamicClient, err := dynamic.NewForConfig(config)
 			require.NoError(t, err)
 
+			t.Log("creating Gateway resource for HTTPRoutes")
+			gatewayGVR, gatewayClassGVR, err := createGatewayResources(t, dynamicClient, kindToResource)
+			require.NoError(t, err)
+			defer func() {
+				// Delete Gateway first
+				err := dynamicClient.Resource(gatewayGVR).
+					Namespace(apiv1.NamespaceDefault).
+					Delete(context.TODO(), "kong", metav1.DeleteOptions{})
+				if err != nil {
+					t.Logf("failed to delete Gateway: %v", err)
+				} else {
+					t.Log("deleted Gateway: kong")
+				}
+				// Then delete GatewayClass
+				err = dynamicClient.Resource(gatewayClassGVR).
+					Delete(context.TODO(), "kong", metav1.DeleteOptions{})
+				if err != nil {
+					t.Logf("failed to delete GatewayClass: %v", err)
+				} else {
+					t.Log("deleted GatewayClass: kong")
+				}
+			}()
+
 			t.Log("deploying manifests to the cluster")
 			err = deployManifestsToClusterForVersion(t, dynamicClient, kindToResource, version)
 			require.NoError(t, err)
@@ -190,10 +213,82 @@ func deployGatewayAPICRDs(t *testing.T, config *rest.Config) (*clientset.Clients
 	}
 
 	// Wait for CRDs to be available
-	time.Sleep(2 * time.Second)
+	time.Sleep(1 * time.Second)
 	return clientset, nil
 }
 
+// Helper function to create Gateway and GatewayClass resources
+func createGatewayResources(
+	t *testing.T,
+	dynamicClient dynamic.Interface,
+	kindToResource map[string]string,
+) (schema.GroupVersionResource, schema.GroupVersionResource, error) {
+	// Create GatewayClass first
+	gatewayClassManifest := `
+apiVersion: gateway.networking.k8s.io/v1
+kind: GatewayClass
+metadata:
+  name: kong
+spec:
+  controllerName: konghq.com/kic-gateway-controller
+`
+	gatewayClass := &unstructured.Unstructured{}
+	err := yaml.Unmarshal([]byte(gatewayClassManifest), gatewayClass)
+	if err != nil {
+		return schema.GroupVersionResource{}, schema.GroupVersionResource{}, err
+	}
+
+	gatewayClassGVR, err := getGroupVersionResource(gatewayClass, kindToResource)
+	if err != nil {
+		return schema.GroupVersionResource{}, schema.GroupVersionResource{}, err
+	}
+
+	_, err = dynamicClient.Resource(gatewayClassGVR).
+		Create(context.TODO(), gatewayClass, metav1.CreateOptions{})
+	if err != nil {
+		return schema.GroupVersionResource{}, schema.GroupVersionResource{}, err
+	}
+	t.Logf("created GatewayClass: %s", gatewayClass.GetName())
+
+	// Then create Gateway
+	gatewayManifest := `
+apiVersion: gateway.networking.k8s.io/v1
+kind: Gateway
+metadata:
+  name: kong
+spec:
+  gatewayClassName: kong
+  listeners:
+  - name: proxy
+    port: 80
+    protocol: HTTP
+`
+	gateway := &unstructured.Unstructured{}
+	err = yaml.Unmarshal([]byte(gatewayManifest), gateway)
+	if err != nil {
+		return schema.GroupVersionResource{}, schema.GroupVersionResource{}, err
+	}
+
+	gatewayGVR, err := getGroupVersionResource(gateway, kindToResource)
+	if err != nil {
+		return schema.GroupVersionResource{}, schema.GroupVersionResource{}, err
+	}
+
+	setNamespaceIfNeeded(gateway)
+
+	_, err = dynamicClient.Resource(gatewayGVR).
+		Namespace(gateway.GetNamespace()).
+		Create(context.TODO(), gateway, metav1.CreateOptions{})
+	if err != nil {
+		return schema.GroupVersionResource{}, schema.GroupVersionResource{}, err
+	}
+	t.Logf("created Gateway: %s in Namespace: %s", gateway.GetName(), gateway.GetNamespace())
+
+	// Wait for the Gateway to be ready
+	time.Sleep(1 * time.Second)
+	return gatewayGVR, gatewayClassGVR, nil
+}
+
 // Helper function to get Kind to Resource mapping
 func getKindToResourceMap(clientset *clientset.Clientset) (map[string]string, error) {
 	kindToResource := make(map[string]string)
diff --git a/kong2kic/testdata/global-plugin-output-expected.yaml b/kong2kic/testdata/global-plugin-output-expected.yaml
index 2ecdc5fb1..659133a73 100644
--- a/kong2kic/testdata/global-plugin-output-expected.yaml
+++ b/kong2kic/testdata/global-plugin-output-expected.yaml
@@ -10,6 +10,8 @@ metadata:
   annotations:
     konghq.com/tags: cloudops-managed,metrics
     kubernetes.io/ingress.class: kong
+  labels:
+    global: "true"
   name: prometheus
 plugin: prometheus
 ---
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/kong2kic/utils.go b/kong2kic/utils.go
index 28be4e350..88f1db4d5 100644
--- a/kong2kic/utils.go
+++ b/kong2kic/utils.go
@@ -47,6 +47,8 @@ const (
 	ConfigurationKongHQv1beta1 = "configuration.konghq.com/v1beta1"
 	GatewayAPIVersionV1        = "gateway.networking.k8s.io/v1"
 	GatewayAPIVersionV1Beta1   = "gateway.networking.k8s.io/v1beta1"
+	GlobalLabel								 = "global"
+	GlobalLabelValue           = "true"
 	HTTPRouteKind              = "HTTPRoute"
 	IngressAPIVersion          = "networking.k8s.io/v1"
 	IngressClass               = "kubernetes.io/ingress.class"