diff --git a/internal/xds/translator/route.go b/internal/xds/translator/route.go
index 03af02482835..07336fa48ee1 100644
--- a/internal/xds/translator/route.go
+++ b/internal/xds/translator/route.go
@@ -8,6 +8,7 @@ package translator
 import (
 	"errors"
 	"strings"
+	"time"
 
 	corev3 "github.com/envoyproxy/go-control-plane/envoy/config/core/v3"
 	routev3 "github.com/envoyproxy/go-control-plane/envoy/config/route/v3"
@@ -62,7 +63,7 @@ func buildXdsRoute(httpRoute *ir.HTTPRoute) (*routev3.Route, error) {
 			// If there are invalid backends then a weighted cluster is required for the route
 			routeAction = buildXdsWeightedRouteAction(httpRoute)
 		} else {
-			routeAction = buildXdsRouteAction(httpRoute.Destination.Name)
+			routeAction = buildXdsRouteAction(httpRoute)
 		}
 		if httpRoute.Mirrors != nil {
 			routeAction.RequestMirrorPolicies = buildXdsRequestMirrorPolicies(httpRoute.Mirrors)
@@ -207,11 +208,12 @@ func buildXdsStringMatcher(irMatch *ir.StringMatch) *matcherv3.StringMatcher {
 	return stringMatcher
 }
 
-func buildXdsRouteAction(destName string) *routev3.RouteAction {
+func buildXdsRouteAction(httpRoute *ir.HTTPRoute) *routev3.RouteAction {
 	return &routev3.RouteAction{
 		ClusterSpecifier: &routev3.RouteAction_Cluster{
-			Cluster: destName,
+			Cluster: httpRoute.Destination.Name,
 		},
+		IdleTimeout: idleTimeout(httpRoute),
 	}
 }
 
@@ -239,9 +241,31 @@ func buildXdsWeightedRouteAction(httpRoute *ir.HTTPRoute) *routev3.RouteAction {
 				Clusters: clusters,
 			},
 		},
+		IdleTimeout: idleTimeout(httpRoute),
 	}
 }
 
+func idleTimeout(httpRoute *ir.HTTPRoute) *durationpb.Duration {
+	if httpRoute.Timeout != nil && httpRoute.Timeout.HTTP != nil {
+		if httpRoute.Timeout.HTTP.RequestTimeout != nil {
+			timeout := time.Hour // Default to 1 hour
+
+			// Ensure is not less than the request timeout
+			if timeout < httpRoute.Timeout.HTTP.RequestTimeout.Duration {
+				timeout = httpRoute.Timeout.HTTP.RequestTimeout.Duration
+			}
+
+			// Disable idle timeout when request timeout is disabled
+			if httpRoute.Timeout.HTTP.RequestTimeout.Duration == 0 {
+				timeout = 0
+			}
+
+			return durationpb.New(timeout)
+		}
+	}
+	return nil
+}
+
 func buildXdsRedirectAction(redirection *ir.Redirect) *routev3.RedirectAction {
 	routeAction := &routev3.RedirectAction{}
 
diff --git a/internal/xds/translator/testdata/in/xds-ir/http-route-timeout.yaml b/internal/xds/translator/testdata/in/xds-ir/http-route-timeout.yaml
index da1a4243aa3a..fdd2b84ef849 100644
--- a/internal/xds/translator/testdata/in/xds-ir/http-route-timeout.yaml
+++ b/internal/xds/translator/testdata/in/xds-ir/http-route-timeout.yaml
@@ -23,3 +23,25 @@ http:
       - endpoints:
         - host: "1.2.3.4"
           port: 50000
+  - name: "second-route"
+    hostname: "*"
+    timeout:
+      http:
+        requestTimeout: 4000s
+    destination:
+      name: "second-route-dest"
+      settings:
+      - endpoints:
+        - host: "1.2.3.4"
+          port: 50001
+  - name: "third-route"
+    hostname: "*"
+    timeout:
+      http:
+        requestTimeout: 0s
+    destination:
+      name: "third-route-dest"
+      settings:
+      - endpoints:
+        - host: "1.2.3.4"
+          port: 50002
diff --git a/internal/xds/translator/testdata/out/xds-ir/http-route-timeout.clusters.yaml b/internal/xds/translator/testdata/out/xds-ir/http-route-timeout.clusters.yaml
index c8692b816025..869321c6504a 100644
--- a/internal/xds/translator/testdata/out/xds-ir/http-route-timeout.clusters.yaml
+++ b/internal/xds/translator/testdata/out/xds-ir/http-route-timeout.clusters.yaml
@@ -12,3 +12,31 @@
   outlierDetection: {}
   perConnectionBufferLimitBytes: 32768
   type: EDS
+- commonLbConfig:
+    localityWeightedLbConfig: {}
+  connectTimeout: 10s
+  dnsLookupFamily: V4_ONLY
+  edsClusterConfig:
+    edsConfig:
+      ads: {}
+      resourceApiVersion: V3
+    serviceName: second-route-dest
+  lbPolicy: LEAST_REQUEST
+  name: second-route-dest
+  outlierDetection: {}
+  perConnectionBufferLimitBytes: 32768
+  type: EDS
+- commonLbConfig:
+    localityWeightedLbConfig: {}
+  connectTimeout: 10s
+  dnsLookupFamily: V4_ONLY
+  edsClusterConfig:
+    edsConfig:
+      ads: {}
+      resourceApiVersion: V3
+    serviceName: third-route-dest
+  lbPolicy: LEAST_REQUEST
+  name: third-route-dest
+  outlierDetection: {}
+  perConnectionBufferLimitBytes: 32768
+  type: EDS
diff --git a/internal/xds/translator/testdata/out/xds-ir/http-route-timeout.endpoints.yaml b/internal/xds/translator/testdata/out/xds-ir/http-route-timeout.endpoints.yaml
index 3b3f2d09076e..42a346c4041a 100644
--- a/internal/xds/translator/testdata/out/xds-ir/http-route-timeout.endpoints.yaml
+++ b/internal/xds/translator/testdata/out/xds-ir/http-route-timeout.endpoints.yaml
@@ -10,3 +10,27 @@
     loadBalancingWeight: 1
     locality:
       region: first-route-dest/backend/0
+- clusterName: second-route-dest
+  endpoints:
+  - lbEndpoints:
+    - endpoint:
+        address:
+          socketAddress:
+            address: 1.2.3.4
+            portValue: 50001
+      loadBalancingWeight: 1
+    loadBalancingWeight: 1
+    locality:
+      region: second-route-dest/backend/0
+- clusterName: third-route-dest
+  endpoints:
+  - lbEndpoints:
+    - endpoint:
+        address:
+          socketAddress:
+            address: 1.2.3.4
+            portValue: 50002
+      loadBalancingWeight: 1
+    loadBalancingWeight: 1
+    locality:
+      region: third-route-dest/backend/0
diff --git a/internal/xds/translator/testdata/out/xds-ir/http-route-timeout.routes.yaml b/internal/xds/translator/testdata/out/xds-ir/http-route-timeout.routes.yaml
index db3dbd4ba6a1..23d2bf4b701b 100644
--- a/internal/xds/translator/testdata/out/xds-ir/http-route-timeout.routes.yaml
+++ b/internal/xds/translator/testdata/out/xds-ir/http-route-timeout.routes.yaml
@@ -14,6 +14,25 @@
       name: first-route
       route:
         cluster: first-route-dest
+        idleTimeout: 3600s
         timeout: 5s
         upgradeConfigs:
         - upgradeType: websocket
+    - match:
+        prefix: /
+      name: second-route
+      route:
+        cluster: second-route-dest
+        idleTimeout: 4000s
+        timeout: 4000s
+        upgradeConfigs:
+        - upgradeType: websocket
+    - match:
+        prefix: /
+      name: third-route
+      route:
+        cluster: third-route-dest
+        idleTimeout: 0s
+        timeout: 0s
+        upgradeConfigs:
+        - upgradeType: websocket