diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index e305aaa3..e06ff1df 100644
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -29,3 +29,5 @@ test/e2e/generated/bindata.go
 .vscode
 
 .DS_Store
+
+lua_configuration/networking.istio.io/**/testdata/*.lua
diff --git a/lua_configuration/convert_test_case_to_lua_object.go b/lua_configuration/convert_test_case_to_lua_object.go
index d97e959a..325fc687 100644
--- a/lua_configuration/convert_test_case_to_lua_object.go
+++ b/lua_configuration/convert_test_case_to_lua_object.go
@@ -100,11 +100,12 @@ func objectToTable(path string) error {
 					Annotations: testCase.Original.GetAnnotations(),
 					Spec:        testCase.Original.Object["spec"],
 				},
-				Matches:       step.TrafficRoutingStrategy.Matches,
-				CanaryWeight:  *weight,
-				StableWeight:  100 - *weight,
-				CanaryService: canaryService,
-				StableService: stableService,
+				Matches:               step.TrafficRoutingStrategy.Matches,
+				CanaryWeight:          *weight,
+				StableWeight:          100 - *weight,
+				CanaryService:         canaryService,
+				StableService:         stableService,
+				RequestHeaderModifier: step.TrafficRoutingStrategy.RequestHeaderModifier,
 			}
 			uList[fmt.Sprintf("step_%d", i)] = data
 		}
@@ -128,11 +129,12 @@ func objectToTable(path string) error {
 				Annotations: testCase.Original.GetAnnotations(),
 				Spec:        testCase.Original.Object["spec"],
 			},
-			Matches:       matches,
-			CanaryWeight:  *weight,
-			StableWeight:  100 - *weight,
-			CanaryService: canaryService,
-			StableService: stableService,
+			Matches:               matches,
+			CanaryWeight:          *weight,
+			StableWeight:          100 - *weight,
+			CanaryService:         canaryService,
+			StableService:         stableService,
+			RequestHeaderModifier: trafficRouting.Spec.Strategy.RequestHeaderModifier,
 		}
 		uList["steps_0"] = data
 	} else {
diff --git a/lua_configuration/networking.istio.io/VirtualService/testdata/rollout_with_three_steps.yaml b/lua_configuration/networking.istio.io/VirtualService/testdata/rollout_with_three_steps.yaml
index 7550ebc1..e2e213b9 100644
--- a/lua_configuration/networking.istio.io/VirtualService/testdata/rollout_with_three_steps.yaml
+++ b/lua_configuration/networking.istio.io/VirtualService/testdata/rollout_with_three_steps.yaml
@@ -19,6 +19,10 @@ rollout:
             - type: RegularExpression
               name: name
               value: ".*demo"
+          requestHeaderModifier:
+            set:
+            - name: "header-foo"
+              value: "bar"
         - matches:
           - headers:
             - type: Exact
@@ -66,6 +70,10 @@ expected:
               exact: pc
             name:
               regex: .*demo
+        headers:
+          request:
+            set:
+              header-foo: bar
         route:
         - destination:
             host: svc-demo-canary
diff --git a/lua_configuration/networking.istio.io/VirtualService/testdata/traffic_routing_with_a_match.yaml b/lua_configuration/networking.istio.io/VirtualService/testdata/traffic_routing_with_a_match.yaml
index cd5b99cd..514494d7 100644
--- a/lua_configuration/networking.istio.io/VirtualService/testdata/traffic_routing_with_a_match.yaml
+++ b/lua_configuration/networking.istio.io/VirtualService/testdata/traffic_routing_with_a_match.yaml
@@ -13,6 +13,10 @@ trafficRouting:
         - type: RegularExpression
           name: name
           value: ".*demo"
+      requestHeaderModifier:
+        set:
+        - name: "header-foo"
+          value: "bar"
     objectRef:
     - service: svc-demo
       customNetworkRefs:
@@ -51,6 +55,10 @@ expected:
               exact: pc
             name:
               regex: .*demo
+        headers:
+          request:
+            set:
+              header-foo: bar
         route:
         - destination:
             host: svc-demo
diff --git a/lua_configuration/networking.istio.io/VirtualService/testdata/traffic_routing_with_matches.yaml b/lua_configuration/networking.istio.io/VirtualService/testdata/traffic_routing_with_matches.yaml
index 26c7d7db..eb5c4ed7 100644
--- a/lua_configuration/networking.istio.io/VirtualService/testdata/traffic_routing_with_matches.yaml
+++ b/lua_configuration/networking.istio.io/VirtualService/testdata/traffic_routing_with_matches.yaml
@@ -14,6 +14,10 @@ trafficRouting:
         - type: RegularExpression
           name: name
           value: ".*demo"
+      requestHeaderModifier:
+        set:
+        - name: "header-foo"
+          value: "bar"
     objectRef:
     - service: svc-demo
       customNetworkRefs:
@@ -50,6 +54,10 @@ expected:
         - headers:
             name:
               regex: .*demo
+        headers:
+          request:
+            set:
+              header-foo: bar
         route:
         - destination:
             host: svc-demo
diff --git a/lua_configuration/networking.istio.io/VirtualService/trafficRouting.lua b/lua_configuration/networking.istio.io/VirtualService/trafficRouting.lua
index 956d67f8..57fed53e 100644
--- a/lua_configuration/networking.istio.io/VirtualService/trafficRouting.lua
+++ b/lua_configuration/networking.istio.io/VirtualService/trafficRouting.lua
@@ -43,7 +43,7 @@ function CalculateWeight(route, stableWeight, n)
 end
 
 -- generate routes with matches, insert a rule before other rules, only support http headers, cookies etc.
-function GenerateRoutesWithMatches(spec, matches, stableService, canaryService)
+function GenerateRoutesWithMatches(spec, matches, stableService, canaryService, requestHeaderModifier)
     for _, match in ipairs(matches) do
         local route = {}
         route["match"] = {}
@@ -81,6 +81,23 @@ function GenerateRoutesWithMatches(spec, matches, stableService, canaryService)
             end
         end
         table.insert(route["match"], vsMatch)
+        if requestHeaderModifier then
+            route["headers"] = {}
+            route["headers"]["request"] = {}
+            for action, headers in pairs(requestHeaderModifier) do
+                if action == "set" or action == "add" then
+                    route["headers"]["request"][action] = {}
+                    for _, header in ipairs(headers) do
+                        route["headers"]["request"][action][header["name"]] = header["value"]
+                    end
+                elseif action == "remove" then
+                    route["headers"]["request"]["remove"] = {}
+                    for _, rHeader in ipairs(headers) do
+                        table.insert(route["headers"]["request"]["remove"], rHeader)
+                    end
+                end
+            end
+        end
         route.route = {
             {
                 destination = {}
@@ -130,7 +147,7 @@ end
 
 if (obj.matches and next(obj.matches) ~= nil)
 then
-    GenerateRoutesWithMatches(spec, obj.matches, obj.stableService, obj.canaryService)
+    GenerateRoutesWithMatches(spec, obj.matches, obj.stableService, obj.canaryService, obj.requestHeaderModifier)
 else
     GenerateRoutes(spec, obj.stableService, obj.canaryService, obj.stableWeight, obj.canaryWeight, "http")
     GenerateRoutes(spec, obj.stableService, obj.canaryService, obj.stableWeight, obj.canaryWeight, "tcp")