diff --git a/changelog/v1.19.0-beta4/otel-tracing-grpc-authority.yaml b/changelog/v1.19.0-beta4/otel-tracing-grpc-authority.yaml
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..e31d964d923
--- /dev/null
+++ b/changelog/v1.19.0-beta4/otel-tracing-grpc-authority.yaml
@@ -0,0 +1,9 @@
+changelog:
+  - type: NEW_FEATURE
+    description: |
+      Add support for setting the authority field on gRPC requests made to OTEL Collectors during tracing.
+      When the authority field is set, the gRPC client will use the specified value as the :authority header
+      when making requests to the collector. This is useful when the collector is behind a reverse proxy that
+      requires a specific authority to be set on incoming requests.
+    issueLink: https://github.com/solo-io/solo-projects/issues/7740
+    resolvesIssue: true
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/test/kubernetes/e2e/features/tracing/suite.go b/test/kubernetes/e2e/features/tracing/suite.go
index 45e99e32809..6fbcac2f850 100644
--- a/test/kubernetes/e2e/features/tracing/suite.go
+++ b/test/kubernetes/e2e/features/tracing/suite.go
@@ -251,18 +251,34 @@ func (s *testingSuite) TestGatewayWithoutOtelTracingGrpcAuthority() {
 }
 
 func (s *testingSuite) TestGatewayWithOtelTracingGrpcAuthority() {
+	// create new gateway with grpc authority set
 	err := s.testInstallation.Actions.Kubectl().ApplyFile(s.ctx, gatewayAuthorityConfigManifest,
 		"-n", s.testInstallation.Metadata.InstallNamespace)
-	s.NoError(err, "can apply service/gateway-proxy-tracing")
+	s.NoError(err, "can create gateway and service")
+	s.testInstallation.Assertions.EventuallyResourceStatusMatchesState(
+		func() (resources.InputResource, error) {
+			return s.testInstallation.ResourceClients.GatewayClient().Read(
+				s.testInstallation.Metadata.InstallNamespace, "gateway-proxy-tracing-authority", clients.ReadOpts{Ctx: s.ctx})
+		},
+		core.Status_Accepted,
+		gloo_defaults.GlooReporter,
+	)
+
+	s.T().Cleanup(func() {
+		// cleanup the gateway
+		err = s.testInstallation.Actions.Kubectl().DeleteFile(s.ctx, gatewayAuthorityConfigManifest,
+			"-n", s.testInstallation.Metadata.InstallNamespace)
+		s.Assertions.NoError(err, "can delete gateway config")
+	})
 
 	s.testInstallation.Assertions.AssertEventuallyConsistentCurlResponse(s.ctx, testdefaults.CurlPodExecOpt,
 		[]curl.Option{
 			curl.WithHost(kubeutils.ServiceFQDN(metav1.ObjectMeta{
-				Name:      gatewayProxyHost,
+				Name:      gatewayAuthorityProxyHost,
 				Namespace: s.testInstallation.Metadata.InstallNamespace,
 			})),
 			curl.WithHostHeader("example.com"),
-			curl.WithPort(gatewayProxyPort),
+			curl.WithPort(gatewayAuthorityProxyPort),
 			curl.WithPath(pathWithRouteDescriptor),
 			curl.Silent(),
 		},
@@ -273,7 +289,8 @@ func (s *testingSuite) TestGatewayWithOtelTracingGrpcAuthority() {
 	)
 
 	s.EventuallyWithT(func(c *assert.CollectT) {
-		logs, err := s.testInstallation.Actions.Kubectl().GetContainerLogs(s.ctx, otelcolPod.ObjectMeta.GetNamespace(), otelcolPod.ObjectMeta.GetName())
+		logs, err := s.testInstallation.Actions.Kubectl().GetContainerLogs(s.ctx,
+			otelcolPod.ObjectMeta.GetNamespace(), otelcolPod.ObjectMeta.GetName())
 		assert.NoError(c, err, "can get otelcol logs")
 
 		fmt.Printf("logs: %s\n", logs)
diff --git a/test/kubernetes/e2e/features/tracing/testdata/gateway-authority.yaml b/test/kubernetes/e2e/features/tracing/testdata/gateway-authority.yaml
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..653809c9e06
--- /dev/null
+++ b/test/kubernetes/e2e/features/tracing/testdata/gateway-authority.yaml
@@ -0,0 +1,27 @@
+# Avoid using the default gateway because we don't want to destroy it when this
+# test is over - that will break other tests that depend on the default gateway
+# existing.
+apiVersion: gateway.solo.io/v1
+kind: Gateway
+metadata:
+  labels:
+    app: gloo
+    app.kubernetes.io/name: gateway-proxy-tracing-authority
+  name: gateway-proxy-tracing-authority
+spec:
+  bindAddress: '::'
+  bindPort: 18082
+  proxyNames:
+    - gateway-proxy
+  httpGateway:
+    virtualServiceSelector:
+      gateway-type: tracing
+    options:
+      httpConnectionManagerSettings:
+        tracing:
+          openTelemetryConfig:
+            collectorUpstreamRef:
+              name: opentelemetry-collector
+              namespace: default
+            grpcService:
+              authority: test-authority
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diff --git a/test/kubernetes/e2e/features/tracing/testdata/gw-proxy-tracing-service.yaml b/test/kubernetes/e2e/features/tracing/testdata/gw-proxy-tracing-service.yaml
index cc00e679877..d4d8c8e057b 100644
--- a/test/kubernetes/e2e/features/tracing/testdata/gw-proxy-tracing-service.yaml
+++ b/test/kubernetes/e2e/features/tracing/testdata/gw-proxy-tracing-service.yaml
@@ -17,4 +17,24 @@ spec:
   selector:
     gateway-proxy-id: gateway-proxy
     gateway-proxy: live
+---
+apiVersion: v1
+kind: Service
+metadata:
+  name: gateway-proxy-tracing-authority
+  labels:
+    app.kubernetes.io/name: gateway-proxy-tracing-authority-service
+spec:
+  type: LoadBalancer
+  ports:
+    # This service exposes the Port 18080, used by the Gateway defined in ./gateway.yaml
+    - name: gateway-proxy-tracing-authority
+      port: 18082
+      protocol: TCP
+      targetPort: 18082
+  # This selector is meant to match the Selector of the deployed gateway-proxy Service
+  # We intend to route traffic to the gateway-proxy pod(s) that are deployed at install time
+  selector:
+    gateway-proxy-id: gateway-proxy
+    gateway-proxy: live
 ---
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diff --git a/test/kubernetes/e2e/features/tracing/types.go b/test/kubernetes/e2e/features/tracing/types.go
index 46c5da7c15c..ef69d42128e 100644
--- a/test/kubernetes/e2e/features/tracing/types.go
+++ b/test/kubernetes/e2e/features/tracing/types.go
@@ -14,6 +14,8 @@ const (
 	routeDescriptorSpanName    = "THISISAROUTEDESCRIPTOR"
 	gatewayProxyHost           = "gateway-proxy-tracing"
 	gatewayProxyPort           = 18080
+	gatewayAuthorityProxyHost  = "gateway-proxy-tracing-authority"
+	gatewayAuthorityProxyPort  = 18082
 )
 
 var (