diff --git a/api/v1alpha1/backend_types.go b/api/v1alpha1/backend_types.go
index a2022c2c5ef..bb407981af8 100644
--- a/api/v1alpha1/backend_types.go
+++ b/api/v1alpha1/backend_types.go
@@ -131,7 +131,6 @@ type BackendSpec struct {
 	// the health of the active backends falls below 72%.
 	//
 	// +optional
-	// +notImplementedHide
 	Fallback *bool `json:"fallback,omitempty"`
 }
 
diff --git a/internal/gatewayapi/route.go b/internal/gatewayapi/route.go
index 1239caadc91..f82158715a5 100644
--- a/internal/gatewayapi/route.go
+++ b/internal/gatewayapi/route.go
@@ -1291,6 +1291,7 @@ func (t *Translator) processDestination(backendRefContext BackendRefContext,
 			resources,
 			envoyProxy,
 		)
+
 		ds.Filters = t.processDestinationFilters(routeType, backendRefContext, parentRef, route, resources)
 	}
 
@@ -1672,9 +1673,18 @@ func (t *Translator) processBackendDestinationSetting(backendRef gwapiv1.Backend
 		}
 	}
 
-	return &ir.DestinationSetting{
+	ds := &ir.DestinationSetting{
 		Protocol:    dstProtocol,
 		Endpoints:   dstEndpoints,
 		AddressType: dstAddrType,
 	}
+
+	if backend.Spec.Fallback != nil {
+		// set only the secondary priority, the backend defaults to a primary priority if unset.
+		if ptr.Deref(backend.Spec.Fallback, false) {
+			ds.Priority = ptr.To(uint32(1))
+		}
+	}
+
+	return ds
 }
diff --git a/internal/gatewayapi/testdata/backend-with-fallback.in.yaml b/internal/gatewayapi/testdata/backend-with-fallback.in.yaml
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..667a75a6557
--- /dev/null
+++ b/internal/gatewayapi/testdata/backend-with-fallback.in.yaml
@@ -0,0 +1,58 @@
+gateways:
+  - apiVersion: gateway.networking.k8s.io/v1
+    kind: Gateway
+    metadata:
+      namespace: envoy-gateway
+      name: gateway-1
+    spec:
+      gatewayClassName: envoy-gateway-class
+      listeners:
+        - name: http
+          protocol: HTTP
+          port: 80
+          allowedRoutes:
+            namespaces:
+              from: All
+httpRoutes:
+  - apiVersion: gateway.networking.k8s.io/v1
+    kind: HTTPRoute
+    metadata:
+      namespace: default
+      name: httproute-1
+    spec:
+      parentRefs:
+        - namespace: envoy-gateway
+          name: gateway-1
+      rules:
+        - matches:
+            - path:
+                value: "/"
+          backendRefs:
+            - group: gateway.envoyproxy.io
+              kind: Backend
+              name: backend-1
+            - group: gateway.envoyproxy.io
+              kind: Backend
+              name: backend-2
+backends:
+  - apiVersion: gateway.envoyproxy.io/v1alpha1
+    kind: Backend
+    metadata:
+      name: backend-1
+      namespace: default
+    spec:
+      endpoints:
+        - ip:
+            address: 1.1.1.1
+            port: 3001
+  - apiVersion: gateway.envoyproxy.io/v1alpha1
+    kind: Backend
+    metadata:
+      name: backend-2
+      namespace: default
+    spec:
+      fallback: true
+      endpoints:
+        - ip:
+            address: 2.2.2.2
+            port: 3001
diff --git a/internal/gatewayapi/testdata/backend-with-fallback.out.yaml b/internal/gatewayapi/testdata/backend-with-fallback.out.yaml
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..74bd61795fe
--- /dev/null
+++ b/internal/gatewayapi/testdata/backend-with-fallback.out.yaml
@@ -0,0 +1,180 @@
+backends:
+- apiVersion: gateway.envoyproxy.io/v1alpha1
+  kind: Backend
+  metadata:
+    creationTimestamp: null
+    name: backend-1
+    namespace: default
+  spec:
+    endpoints:
+    - ip:
+        address: 1.1.1.1
+        port: 3001
+  status:
+    conditions:
+    - lastTransitionTime: null
+      message: The Backend was accepted
+      reason: Accepted
+      status: "True"
+      type: Accepted
+- apiVersion: gateway.envoyproxy.io/v1alpha1
+  kind: Backend
+  metadata:
+    creationTimestamp: null
+    name: backend-2
+    namespace: default
+  spec:
+    endpoints:
+    - ip:
+        address: 2.2.2.2
+        port: 3001
+    fallback: true
+  status:
+    conditions:
+    - lastTransitionTime: null
+      message: The Backend was accepted
+      reason: Accepted
+      status: "True"
+      type: Accepted
+gateways:
+- apiVersion: gateway.networking.k8s.io/v1
+  kind: Gateway
+  metadata:
+    creationTimestamp: null
+    name: gateway-1
+    namespace: envoy-gateway
+  spec:
+    gatewayClassName: envoy-gateway-class
+    listeners:
+    - allowedRoutes:
+        namespaces:
+          from: All
+      name: http
+      port: 80
+      protocol: HTTP
+  status:
+    listeners:
+    - attachedRoutes: 1
+      conditions:
+      - lastTransitionTime: null
+        message: Sending translated listener configuration to the data plane
+        reason: Programmed
+        status: "True"
+        type: Programmed
+      - lastTransitionTime: null
+        message: Listener has been successfully translated
+        reason: Accepted
+        status: "True"
+        type: Accepted
+      - lastTransitionTime: null
+        message: Listener references have been resolved
+        reason: ResolvedRefs
+        status: "True"
+        type: ResolvedRefs
+      name: http
+      supportedKinds:
+      - group: gateway.networking.k8s.io
+        kind: HTTPRoute
+      - group: gateway.networking.k8s.io
+        kind: GRPCRoute
+httpRoutes:
+- apiVersion: gateway.networking.k8s.io/v1
+  kind: HTTPRoute
+  metadata:
+    creationTimestamp: null
+    name: httproute-1
+    namespace: default
+  spec:
+    parentRefs:
+    - name: gateway-1
+      namespace: envoy-gateway
+    rules:
+    - backendRefs:
+      - group: gateway.envoyproxy.io
+        kind: Backend
+        name: backend-1
+      - group: gateway.envoyproxy.io
+        kind: Backend
+        name: backend-2
+      matches:
+      - path:
+          value: /
+  status:
+    parents:
+    - conditions:
+      - lastTransitionTime: null
+        message: Route is accepted
+        reason: Accepted
+        status: "True"
+        type: Accepted
+      - lastTransitionTime: null
+        message: Resolved all the Object references for the Route
+        reason: ResolvedRefs
+        status: "True"
+        type: ResolvedRefs
+      controllerName: gateway.envoyproxy.io/gatewayclass-controller
+      parentRef:
+        name: gateway-1
+        namespace: envoy-gateway
+infraIR:
+  envoy-gateway/gateway-1:
+    proxy:
+      listeners:
+      - address: null
+        name: envoy-gateway/gateway-1/http
+        ports:
+        - containerPort: 10080
+          name: http-80
+          protocol: HTTP
+          servicePort: 80
+      metadata:
+        labels:
+          gateway.envoyproxy.io/owning-gateway-name: gateway-1
+          gateway.envoyproxy.io/owning-gateway-namespace: envoy-gateway
+      name: envoy-gateway/gateway-1
+xdsIR:
+  envoy-gateway/gateway-1:
+    accessLog:
+      text:
+      - path: /dev/stdout
+    http:
+    - address: 0.0.0.0
+      hostnames:
+      - '*'
+      isHTTP2: false
+      metadata:
+        kind: Gateway
+        name: gateway-1
+        namespace: envoy-gateway
+        sectionName: http
+      name: envoy-gateway/gateway-1/http
+      path:
+        escapedSlashesAction: UnescapeAndRedirect
+        mergeSlashes: true
+      port: 10080
+      routes:
+      - destination:
+          name: httproute/default/httproute-1/rule/0
+          settings:
+          - addressType: IP
+            endpoints:
+            - host: 1.1.1.1
+              port: 3001
+            weight: 1
+          - addressType: IP
+            endpoints:
+            - host: 2.2.2.2
+              port: 3001
+            priority: 1
+            weight: 1
+        hostname: '*'
+        isHTTP2: false
+        metadata:
+          kind: HTTPRoute
+          name: httproute-1
+          namespace: default
+        name: httproute/default/httproute-1/rule/0/match/0/*
+        pathMatch:
+          distinct: false
+          name: ""
+          prefix: /
diff --git a/site/content/en/latest/api/extension_types.md b/site/content/en/latest/api/extension_types.md
index ddc32a2021e..8a54fb2d6c6 100644
--- a/site/content/en/latest/api/extension_types.md
+++ b/site/content/en/latest/api/extension_types.md
@@ -384,6 +384,7 @@ _Appears in:_
 | ---   | ---  | ---      | ---         |
 | `endpoints` | _[BackendEndpoint](#backendendpoint) array_ |  true  | Endpoints defines the endpoints to be used when connecting to the backend. |
 | `appProtocols` | _[AppProtocolType](#appprotocoltype) array_ |  false  | AppProtocols defines the application protocols to be supported when connecting to the backend. |
+| `fallback` | _boolean_ |  false  | Fallback indicates whether the backend is designated as a fallback.<br />It is highly recommended to configure active or passive health checks to ensure that failover can be detected<br />when the active backends become unhealthy and to automatically readjust once the primary backends are healthy again.<br />The overprovisioning factor is set to 1.4, meaning the fallback backends will only start receiving traffic when<br />the health of the active backends falls below 72%. |
 
 
 #### BackendStatus
diff --git a/site/content/zh/latest/api/extension_types.md b/site/content/zh/latest/api/extension_types.md
index ddc32a2021e..8a54fb2d6c6 100644
--- a/site/content/zh/latest/api/extension_types.md
+++ b/site/content/zh/latest/api/extension_types.md
@@ -384,6 +384,7 @@ _Appears in:_
 | ---   | ---  | ---      | ---         |
 | `endpoints` | _[BackendEndpoint](#backendendpoint) array_ |  true  | Endpoints defines the endpoints to be used when connecting to the backend. |
 | `appProtocols` | _[AppProtocolType](#appprotocoltype) array_ |  false  | AppProtocols defines the application protocols to be supported when connecting to the backend. |
+| `fallback` | _boolean_ |  false  | Fallback indicates whether the backend is designated as a fallback.<br />It is highly recommended to configure active or passive health checks to ensure that failover can be detected<br />when the active backends become unhealthy and to automatically readjust once the primary backends are healthy again.<br />The overprovisioning factor is set to 1.4, meaning the fallback backends will only start receiving traffic when<br />the health of the active backends falls below 72%. |
 
 
 #### BackendStatus