diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 37f6354..bdfe5df 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -1026,6 +1026,19 @@ To comply with the Gitea helm chart definition of the digest parameter, a "custo
 | `ingress.hosts[0].paths[0].path` | Default Ingress path            | `/`               |
 | `ingress.tls`                    | Ingress tls settings            | `[]`              |
 
+### Gateway
+
+| Name                                          | Description                                                      | Value                 |
+| --------------------------------------------- | ---------------------------------------------------------------- | --------------------- |
+| `gateway.httpRoute.enabled`                   | Enable HTTPRoute                                                 | `false`               |
+| `gateway.httpRoute.annotations`               | HTTPRoute annotations                                            | `{}`                  |
+| `gateway.httpRoute.hostnames`                 | HTTPRoute hostnames                                              | `["git.example.com"]` |
+| `gateway.httpRoute.parentRefs[0].name`        | HTTPRoute Gateway name                                           | `traefik`             |
+| `gateway.httpRoute.parentRefs[0].sectionName` | HTTPRoute Gateway section name                                   | `https`               |
+| `gateway.httpRoute.parentRefs[0].kind`        | HTTPRoute Gateway kind                                           | `Gateway`             |
+| `gateway.httpRoute.pathType`                  | HTTPRoute path match type (PathPrefix, Exact, RegularExpression) | `PathPrefix`          |
+| `gateway.httpRoute.paths[0].path`             | Default HTTPRoute path                                           | `/`                   |
+
 ### deployment
 
 | Name                                       | Description                                            | Value |
diff --git a/templates/_helpers.tpl b/templates/_helpers.tpl
index f993b95..5514c8b 100644
--- a/templates/_helpers.tpl
+++ b/templates/_helpers.tpl
@@ -471,3 +471,12 @@ https
 {{- define "gitea.metrics-secret-name" -}}
 {{ default (printf "%s-metrics-secret" (include "gitea.fullname" .)) }}
 {{- end -}}
+
+{{/*
+Validate that Ingress and Gateway HTTPRoute are not enabled at the same time
+*/}}
+{{- define "gitea.validate-ingress-gateway-conflict" -}}
+{{- if and ((.Values.ingress).enabled) (((.Values.gateway).httpRoute).enabled) -}}
+{{- fail "You cannot enable both Ingress and HTTPRoute at the same time" -}}
+{{- end -}}
+{{- end -}}
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/templates/gitea/httproute.yaml b/templates/gitea/httproute.yaml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..993e83c
--- /dev/null
+++ b/templates/gitea/httproute.yaml
@@ -0,0 +1,79 @@
+{{- include "gitea.validate-ingress-gateway-conflict" . }}
+{{- if .Values.gateway.httpRoute.enabled -}}
+{{- $fullName := include "gitea.fullname" . -}}
+{{- $httpPort := .Values.service.http.port -}}
+apiVersion: gateway.networking.k8s.io/v1
+kind: HTTPRoute
+metadata:
+  name: {{ $fullName }}
+  namespace: {{ .Values.namespace | default .Release.Namespace }}
+  labels:
+    {{- include "gitea.labels" . | nindent 4 }}
+  annotations:
+    {{- range $key, $value := .Values.gateway.httpRoute.annotations }}
+      {{ $key }}: {{ $value | quote }}
+    {{- end }}
+spec:
+  hostnames:
+    {{- range .Values.gateway.httpRoute.hostnames }}
+    - {{ tpl . $ | quote }}
+    {{- end }}
+  parentRefs:
+    {{- range .Values.gateway.httpRoute.parentRefs }}
+    - name: {{ .name | quote }}
+      {{- if .namespace }}
+      namespace: {{ .namespace | quote }}
+      {{- end }}
+      {{- if .kind }}
+      kind: {{ .kind | quote }}
+      {{- end }}
+      {{- if .group }}
+      group: {{ .group | quote }}
+      {{- end }}
+      {{- if .sectionName }}
+      sectionName: {{ .sectionName | quote }}
+      {{- end }}
+      {{- if .port }}
+      port: {{ .port }}
+      {{- end }}
+    {{- end }}
+  rules:
+    {{- if .Values.gateway.httpRoute.paths }}
+    {{- range .Values.gateway.httpRoute.paths }}
+    {{- if kindIs "string" . }}
+    - matches:
+        - path:
+            type: {{ default "PathPrefix" $.Values.gateway.httpRoute.pathType }}
+            value: {{ . }}
+      backendRefs:
+        - group: ""
+          kind: Service
+          name: {{ $fullName }}-http
+          namespace: {{ $.Values.namespace | default $.Release.Namespace }}
+          port: {{ $httpPort }}
+    {{- else }}
+    - matches:
+        - path:
+            type: {{ .pathType | default "PathPrefix" }}
+            value: {{ .path | default "/" }}
+      backendRefs:
+        - group: ""
+          kind: Service
+          name: {{ $fullName }}-http
+          namespace: {{ $.Values.namespace | default $.Release.Namespace }}
+          port: {{ $httpPort }}
+    {{- end }}
+    {{- end }}
+    {{- else }}
+    - matches:
+        - path:
+            type: PathPrefix
+            value: "/"
+      backendRefs:
+        - group: ""
+          kind: Service
+          name: {{ $fullName }}-http
+          namespace: {{ .Values.namespace | default .Release.Namespace }}
+          port: {{ $httpPort }}
+    {{- end }}
+{{- end }}
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diff --git a/templates/gitea/ingress.yaml b/templates/gitea/ingress.yaml
index 9312ffb..0056b1e 100644
--- a/templates/gitea/ingress.yaml
+++ b/templates/gitea/ingress.yaml
@@ -1,3 +1,4 @@
+{{- include "gitea.validate-ingress-gateway-conflict" . }}
 {{- if .Values.ingress.enabled -}}
 {{- $fullName := include "gitea.fullname" . -}}
 {{- $httpPort := .Values.service.http.port -}}
diff --git a/unittests/helm/httproute/basic.yaml b/unittests/helm/httproute/basic.yaml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..9daddd4
--- /dev/null
+++ b/unittests/helm/httproute/basic.yaml
@@ -0,0 +1,74 @@
+suite: Test httproute.yaml
+templates:
+  - templates/gitea/httproute.yaml
+tests:
+  - it: should enable httproute when gateway.httpRoute.enabled is true
+    set:
+      gateway.httpRoute.enabled: true
+      gateway.httpRoute.annotations:
+        some-annotation: some-value
+      gateway.httpRoute.hostnames:
+        - example.com
+      gateway.httpRoute.parentRefs:
+        - name: traefik
+          sectionName: https
+          kind: Gateway
+      gateway.httpRoute.paths:
+        - path: /
+    asserts:
+      - hasDocuments:
+          count: 1
+      - isKind:
+          of: HTTPRoute
+      - isAPIVersion:
+          of: gateway.networking.k8s.io/v1
+      - equal:
+          path: metadata.name
+          value: RELEASE-NAME-gitea
+      - equal:
+          path: metadata.annotations["some-annotation"]
+          value: some-value
+      - equal:
+          path: spec.hostnames[0]
+          value: "example.com"
+      - equal:
+          path: spec.parentRefs[0].name
+          value: "traefik"
+      - equal:
+          path: spec.parentRefs[0].kind
+          value: "Gateway"
+      - equal:
+          path: spec.parentRefs[0].sectionName
+          value: "https"
+      - equal:
+          path: spec.rules[0].matches[0].path.type
+          value: "PathPrefix"
+      - equal:
+          path: spec.rules[0].matches[0].path.value
+          value: "/"
+      - equal:
+          path: spec.rules[0].backendRefs[0].name
+          value: "RELEASE-NAME-gitea-http"
+      - equal:
+          path: spec.rules[0].backendRefs[0].port
+          value: 3000
+
+  - it: should not create httproute when gateway.httpRoute.enabled is false
+    set:
+      gateway.httpRoute.enabled: false
+    asserts:
+      - hasDocuments:
+          count: 0
+
+  - it: hostname using TPL
+    set:
+      global.giteaHostName: "gitea.example.com"
+      gateway.httpRoute.enabled: true
+      gateway.httpRoute.hostnames:
+        - "{{ .Values.global.giteaHostName }}"
+    asserts:
+      - isKind:
+          of: HTTPRoute
+      - equal:
+          path: spec.hostnames[0]
+          value: "gitea.example.com"
diff --git a/unittests/helm/httproute/implicit-defaults.yaml b/unittests/helm/httproute/implicit-defaults.yaml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..6bed4b6
--- /dev/null
+++ b/unittests/helm/httproute/implicit-defaults.yaml
@@ -0,0 +1,19 @@
+suite: Test httproute with implicit path defaults
+templates:
+  - templates/gitea/httproute.yaml
+tests:
+  - it: should use default path and pathType when no paths are specified
+    set:
+      gateway.httpRoute.enabled: true
+      gateway.httpRoute.paths: []
+    asserts:
+      - hasDocuments:
+          count: 1
+      - isKind:
+          of: HTTPRoute
+      - equal:
+          path: spec.rules[0].matches[0].path.type
+          value: "PathPrefix"
+      - equal:
+          path: spec.rules[0].matches[0].path.value
+          value: "/"
diff --git a/unittests/helm/httproute/structured-paths.yaml b/unittests/helm/httproute/structured-paths.yaml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..9dbe600
--- /dev/null
+++ b/unittests/helm/httproute/structured-paths.yaml
@@ -0,0 +1,56 @@
+suite: Test httproute with structured paths
+templates:
+  - templates/gitea/httproute.yaml
+tests:
+  - it: should work with a plain string path
+    set:
+      gateway.httpRoute.enabled: true
+      gateway.httpRoute.paths:
+        - /
+    asserts:
+      - hasDocuments:
+          count: 1
+      - isKind:
+          of: HTTPRoute
+      - equal:
+          path: spec.rules[0].matches[0].path.type
+          value: "PathPrefix"
+      - equal:
+          path: spec.rules[0].matches[0].path.value
+          value: "/"
+
+  - it: should work with structured path definitions and per-path pathType
+    set:
+      gateway.httpRoute.enabled: true
+      gateway.httpRoute.paths:
+        - path: /
+        - path: /foo
+          pathType: Exact
+    asserts:
+      - hasDocuments:
+          count: 1
+      - isKind:
+          of: HTTPRoute
+      - equal:
+          path: spec.rules[0].matches[0].path.type
+          value: "PathPrefix"
+      - equal:
+          path: spec.rules[0].matches[0].path.value
+          value: "/"
+      - equal:
+          path: spec.rules[1].matches[0].path.type
+          value: "Exact"
+      - equal:
+          path: spec.rules[1].matches[0].path.value
+          value: "/foo"
+
+  - it: should allow overriding the default pathType
+    set:
+      gateway.httpRoute.enabled: true
+      gateway.httpRoute.pathType: Exact
+      gateway.httpRoute.paths:
+        - /
+    asserts:
+      - equal:
+          path: spec.rules[0].matches[0].path.type
+          value: "Exact"
diff --git a/unittests/helm/values-conflicting-checks.yaml b/unittests/helm/values-conflicting-checks.yaml
index a1ba969..a1dd94a 100644
--- a/unittests/helm/values-conflicting-checks.yaml
+++ b/unittests/helm/values-conflicting-checks.yaml
@@ -12,3 +12,14 @@ tests:
     asserts:
       - failedTemplate:
           errorMessage: valkey and valkey-cluster cannot be enabled at the same time. Please only choose one.
+
+  - it: fails when trying to enable ingress and gateway httpRoute at the same time
+    set:
+      ingress:
+        enabled: true
+      gateway:
+        httpRoute:
+          enabled: true
+    asserts:
+      - failedTemplate:
+          errorMessage: You cannot enable both Ingress and HTTPRoute at the same time
diff --git a/values.yaml b/values.yaml
index 107e623..4f9560c 100644
--- a/values.yaml
+++ b/values.yaml
@@ -177,6 +177,30 @@ ingress:
   #    hosts:
   #      - git.example.com
 
+## @section Gateway
+## @param gateway.httpRoute.enabled Enable HTTPRoute
+## @param gateway.httpRoute.annotations HTTPRoute annotations
+## @param gateway.httpRoute.hostnames HTTPRoute hostnames
+## @param gateway.httpRoute.parentRefs[0].name HTTPRoute Gateway name
+## @param gateway.httpRoute.parentRefs[0].sectionName HTTPRoute Gateway section name
+## @param gateway.httpRoute.parentRefs[0].kind HTTPRoute Gateway kind
+## @param gateway.httpRoute.pathType HTTPRoute path match type (PathPrefix, Exact, RegularExpression)
+## @param gateway.httpRoute.paths[0].path Default HTTPRoute path
+gateway:
+  httpRoute:
+    enabled: false
+    annotations: {}
+    hostnames:
+      - git.example.com
+    parentRefs:
+      - name: traefik
+        sectionName: https
+        kind: Gateway
+    pathType: PathPrefix
+    paths:
+      - path: /
+
+
 ## @section deployment
 #
 ## @param resources Kubernetes resources