diff --git a/api/v1alpha1/envoyextensionypolicy_types.go b/api/v1alpha1/envoyextensionypolicy_types.go
index 6cee71c8d2d..410f18890da 100644
--- a/api/v1alpha1/envoyextensionypolicy_types.go
+++ b/api/v1alpha1/envoyextensionypolicy_types.go
@@ -55,6 +55,8 @@ type EnvoyExtensionPolicySpec struct {
 
 	// ExtProc is an ordered list of external processing filters
 	// that should added to the envoy filter chain
+	//
+	// +optional
 	ExtProc []ExtProc `json:"extProc,omitempty"`
 }
 
diff --git a/site/content/en/latest/api/extension_types.md b/site/content/en/latest/api/extension_types.md
index 7ffbd623dc8..8af00b81b1e 100644
--- a/site/content/en/latest/api/extension_types.md
+++ b/site/content/en/latest/api/extension_types.md
@@ -647,7 +647,7 @@ _Appears in:_
 | ---   | ---  | ---      | ---         |
 | `targetRef` | _[PolicyTargetReferenceWithSectionName](https://gateway-api.sigs.k8s.io/reference/spec/#gateway.networking.k8s.io/v1alpha2.PolicyTargetReferenceWithSectionName)_ |  true  | TargetRef is the name of the Gateway resource this policy<br />is being attached to.<br />This Policy and the TargetRef MUST be in the same namespace<br />for this Policy to have effect and be applied to the Gateway.<br />TargetRef |
 | `wasm` | _[Wasm](#wasm) array_ |  false  | Wasm is a list of Wasm extensions to be loaded by the Gateway.<br />Order matters, as the extensions will be loaded in the order they are<br />defined in this list. |
-| `extProc` | _[ExtProc](#extproc) array_ |  true  | ExtProc is an ordered list of external processing filters<br />that should added to the envoy filter chain |
+| `extProc` | _[ExtProc](#extproc) array_ |  false  | ExtProc is an ordered list of external processing filters<br />that should added to the envoy filter chain |
 
 
 #### EnvoyFilter