diff --git a/internal/xds/translator/ratelimit.go b/internal/xds/translator/ratelimit.go
index a08fc8d4885..6fb3e2d86db 100644
--- a/internal/xds/translator/ratelimit.go
+++ b/internal/xds/translator/ratelimit.go
@@ -268,7 +268,16 @@ func GetRateLimitServiceConfigStr(pbCfg *rlsconfv3.RateLimitConfig) (string, err
 	enc.SetIndent(2)
 	// Translate pb config to yaml
 	yamlRoot := config.ConfigXdsProtoToYaml(pbCfg)
-	err := enc.Encode(*yamlRoot)
+	rateLimitConfig := &struct {
+		Name        string
+		Domain      string
+		Descriptors []config.YamlDescriptor
+	}{
+		Name:        pbCfg.Name,
+		Domain:      yamlRoot.Domain,
+		Descriptors: yamlRoot.Descriptors,
+	}
+	err := enc.Encode(rateLimitConfig)
 	return buf.String(), err
 }
 
diff --git a/internal/xds/translator/testdata/out/ratelimit-config/distinct-match.yaml b/internal/xds/translator/testdata/out/ratelimit-config/distinct-match.yaml
index 0ad9f90e736..d418c71595e 100644
--- a/internal/xds/translator/testdata/out/ratelimit-config/distinct-match.yaml
+++ b/internal/xds/translator/testdata/out/ratelimit-config/distinct-match.yaml
@@ -1,3 +1,4 @@
+name: first-listener
 domain: first-listener
 descriptors:
   - key: first-route
diff --git a/internal/xds/translator/testdata/out/ratelimit-config/distinct-remote-address-match.yaml b/internal/xds/translator/testdata/out/ratelimit-config/distinct-remote-address-match.yaml
index c14867776b2..7f50507431f 100644
--- a/internal/xds/translator/testdata/out/ratelimit-config/distinct-remote-address-match.yaml
+++ b/internal/xds/translator/testdata/out/ratelimit-config/distinct-remote-address-match.yaml
@@ -1,3 +1,4 @@
+name: first-listener
 domain: first-listener
 descriptors:
   - key: first-route
diff --git a/internal/xds/translator/testdata/out/ratelimit-config/empty-header-matches.yaml b/internal/xds/translator/testdata/out/ratelimit-config/empty-header-matches.yaml
index db1ce990b00..f00ce09876f 100644
--- a/internal/xds/translator/testdata/out/ratelimit-config/empty-header-matches.yaml
+++ b/internal/xds/translator/testdata/out/ratelimit-config/empty-header-matches.yaml
@@ -1,3 +1,4 @@
+name: first-listener
 domain: first-listener
 descriptors:
   - key: first-route
diff --git a/internal/xds/translator/testdata/out/ratelimit-config/masked-remote-address-match.yaml b/internal/xds/translator/testdata/out/ratelimit-config/masked-remote-address-match.yaml
index e997acedcd6..d15316a3e41 100644
--- a/internal/xds/translator/testdata/out/ratelimit-config/masked-remote-address-match.yaml
+++ b/internal/xds/translator/testdata/out/ratelimit-config/masked-remote-address-match.yaml
@@ -1,3 +1,4 @@
+name: first-listener
 domain: first-listener
 descriptors:
   - key: first-route
diff --git a/internal/xds/translator/testdata/out/ratelimit-config/multiple-masked-remote-address-match-with-same-cidr.yaml b/internal/xds/translator/testdata/out/ratelimit-config/multiple-masked-remote-address-match-with-same-cidr.yaml
index 931e235d362..22db357e4fb 100644
--- a/internal/xds/translator/testdata/out/ratelimit-config/multiple-masked-remote-address-match-with-same-cidr.yaml
+++ b/internal/xds/translator/testdata/out/ratelimit-config/multiple-masked-remote-address-match-with-same-cidr.yaml
@@ -1,3 +1,4 @@
+name: first-listener
 domain: first-listener
 descriptors:
   - key: first-route
diff --git a/internal/xds/translator/testdata/out/ratelimit-config/multiple-matches.yaml b/internal/xds/translator/testdata/out/ratelimit-config/multiple-matches.yaml
index b1ba8190ced..69c29c429aa 100644
--- a/internal/xds/translator/testdata/out/ratelimit-config/multiple-matches.yaml
+++ b/internal/xds/translator/testdata/out/ratelimit-config/multiple-matches.yaml
@@ -1,3 +1,4 @@
+name: first-listener
 domain: first-listener
 descriptors:
   - key: first-route
diff --git a/internal/xds/translator/testdata/out/ratelimit-config/multiple-routes.yaml b/internal/xds/translator/testdata/out/ratelimit-config/multiple-routes.yaml
index 81dc4dea6ef..f2068677be6 100644
--- a/internal/xds/translator/testdata/out/ratelimit-config/multiple-routes.yaml
+++ b/internal/xds/translator/testdata/out/ratelimit-config/multiple-routes.yaml
@@ -1,3 +1,4 @@
+name: first-listener
 domain: first-listener
 descriptors:
   - key: first-route
diff --git a/internal/xds/translator/testdata/out/ratelimit-config/multiple-rules.yaml b/internal/xds/translator/testdata/out/ratelimit-config/multiple-rules.yaml
index ebe7d02ca8a..e3332959caa 100644
--- a/internal/xds/translator/testdata/out/ratelimit-config/multiple-rules.yaml
+++ b/internal/xds/translator/testdata/out/ratelimit-config/multiple-rules.yaml
@@ -1,3 +1,4 @@
+name: first-listener
 domain: first-listener
 descriptors:
   - key: first-route
diff --git a/internal/xds/translator/testdata/out/ratelimit-config/value-match.yaml b/internal/xds/translator/testdata/out/ratelimit-config/value-match.yaml
index 08078af1c67..fa71116ba75 100644
--- a/internal/xds/translator/testdata/out/ratelimit-config/value-match.yaml
+++ b/internal/xds/translator/testdata/out/ratelimit-config/value-match.yaml
@@ -1,3 +1,4 @@
+name: first-listener
 domain: first-listener
 descriptors:
   - key: first-route