diff --git a/adapter/internal/controlplane/eventPublisher.go b/adapter/internal/controlplane/eventPublisher.go
index 23352a484..3f760656b 100644
--- a/adapter/internal/controlplane/eventPublisher.go
+++ b/adapter/internal/controlplane/eventPublisher.go
@@ -100,11 +100,30 @@ type API struct {
 	APIHash          string            `json:"-"`
 }
 
+// Headers contains the request and response header modifier information
+type Headers struct {
+	RequestHeaders  HeaderModifier `json:"requestHeaders"`
+	ResponseHeaders HeaderModifier `json:"responseHeaders"`
+}
+
+// HeaderModifier contains header modifier values
+type HeaderModifier struct {
+	AddHeaders    []Header `json:"addHeaders"`
+	RemoveHeaders []string `json:"removeHeaders"`
+}
+
+// Header contains the header information
+type Header struct {
+	Name  string `json:"headerName"`
+	Value string `json:"headerValue,omitempty"`
+}
+
 // Operation holds the path, verb, throttling and interceptor policy
 type Operation struct {
-	Path   string   `json:"path"`
-	Verb   string   `json:"verb"`
-	Scopes []string `json:"scopes"`
+	Path    string   `json:"path"`
+	Verb    string   `json:"verb"`
+	Scopes  []string `json:"scopes"`
+	Headers Headers  `json:"headers"`
 }
 
 // CORSPolicy hold cors configs
diff --git a/adapter/internal/operator/controllers/dp/api_controller.go b/adapter/internal/operator/controllers/dp/api_controller.go
index 0c13b4570..5c08c41a5 100644
--- a/adapter/internal/operator/controllers/dp/api_controller.go
+++ b/adapter/internal/operator/controllers/dp/api_controller.go
@@ -2673,6 +2673,10 @@ func prepareOperations(apiState *synchronizer.APIState) []controlplane.Operation
 	if apiState.ProdHTTPRoute != nil && apiState.ProdHTTPRoute.HTTPRouteCombined != nil {
 		for _, rule := range apiState.ProdHTTPRoute.HTTPRouteCombined.Spec.Rules {
 			scopes := []string{}
+			requestAddHeaders := []controlplane.Header{}
+			responseAddHeaders := []controlplane.Header{}
+			requestRemoveHeaders := []string{}
+			responseRemoveHeaders := []string{}
 			for _, filter := range rule.Filters {
 				if filter.ExtensionRef != nil && filter.ExtensionRef.Kind == "Scope" {
 					scope, found := apiState.ProdHTTPRoute.Scopes[types.NamespacedName{Namespace: apiState.APIDefinition.ObjectMeta.Namespace, Name: string(filter.ExtensionRef.Name)}.String()]
@@ -2680,7 +2684,34 @@ func prepareOperations(apiState *synchronizer.APIState) []controlplane.Operation
 						scopes = append(scopes, scope.Spec.Names...)
 					}
 				}
+
+				if filter.RequestHeaderModifier != nil {
+					requestHeaderModifier := filter.RequestHeaderModifier
+					for _, addHeader := range requestHeaderModifier.Add {
+						requestAddHeaders = append(requestAddHeaders, controlplane.Header{Name: string(addHeader.Name), Value: string(addHeader.Value)})
+					}
+					for _, setHeader := range requestHeaderModifier.Set {
+						requestAddHeaders = append(requestAddHeaders, controlplane.Header{Name: string(setHeader.Name), Value: string(setHeader.Value)})
+					}
+					for _, removeHeader := range requestHeaderModifier.Remove {
+						requestRemoveHeaders = append(requestRemoveHeaders, removeHeader)
+					}
+				}
+
+				if filter.ResponseHeaderModifier != nil {
+					responseHeaderModifier := filter.ResponseHeaderModifier
+					for _, addHeader := range responseHeaderModifier.Add {
+						responseAddHeaders = append(responseAddHeaders, controlplane.Header{Name: string(addHeader.Name), Value: string(addHeader.Value)})
+					}
+					for _, setHeader := range responseHeaderModifier.Set {
+						responseAddHeaders = append(responseAddHeaders, controlplane.Header{Name: string(setHeader.Name), Value: string(setHeader.Value)})
+					}
+					for _, removeHeader := range responseHeaderModifier.Remove {
+						responseRemoveHeaders = append(responseRemoveHeaders, removeHeader)
+					}
+				}
 			}
+
 			for _, match := range rule.Matches {
 				path := "/"
 				verb := "GET"
@@ -2694,7 +2725,21 @@ func prepareOperations(apiState *synchronizer.APIState) []controlplane.Operation
 					path = path + "*"
 				}
 				path = "^" + path + "$"
-				operations = append(operations, controlplane.Operation{Path: path, Verb: verb, Scopes: scopes})
+				operations = append(operations, controlplane.Operation{
+					Path:   path,
+					Verb:   verb,
+					Scopes: scopes,
+					Headers: controlplane.Headers{
+						RequestHeaders: controlplane.HeaderModifier{
+							AddHeaders:    requestAddHeaders,
+							RemoveHeaders: requestRemoveHeaders,
+						},
+						ResponseHeaders: controlplane.HeaderModifier{
+							AddHeaders:    responseAddHeaders,
+							RemoveHeaders: responseRemoveHeaders,
+						},
+					},
+				})
 			}
 		}
 	}
diff --git a/runtime/config-deployer-service/ballerina/APIClient.bal b/runtime/config-deployer-service/ballerina/APIClient.bal
index 335b15be6..0a6d3d8a5 100644
--- a/runtime/config-deployer-service/ballerina/APIClient.bal
+++ b/runtime/config-deployer-service/ballerina/APIClient.bal
@@ -822,8 +822,11 @@ public class APIClient {
         };
         routeFilters.push(replacePathFilter);
         APIOperationPolicies? operationPoliciesToUse = ();
-        if (apkConf.apiPolicies is APIOperationPolicies) {
-            operationPoliciesToUse = apkConf.apiPolicies;
+        APIOperationPolicies? operationPolicies = apkConf.apiPolicies;
+        if (operationPolicies is APIOperationPolicies && operationPolicies != {}) {
+            if operationPolicies.request is APKOperationPolicy[] || operationPolicies.response is APKOperationPolicy[] {
+                operationPoliciesToUse = apkConf.apiPolicies;
+            }
         } else {
             operationPoliciesToUse = operation.operationPolicies;
         }