diff --git a/envoy/config/route/v3/route_components.proto b/envoy/config/route/v3/route_components.proto
index d58e6542..0d1d7cf4 100644
--- a/envoy/config/route/v3/route_components.proto
+++ b/envoy/config/route/v3/route_components.proto
@@ -997,7 +997,9 @@ message RouteAction {
   // limits. By default, if the route configured rate limits, the virtual host
   // :ref:`rate_limits <envoy_api_field_config.route.v3.VirtualHost.rate_limits>` are not applied to the
   // request.
-  google.protobuf.BoolValue include_vh_rate_limits = 14;
+  //
+  // This field is deprecated. Please use :ref:`vh_rate_limits <envoy_v3_api_field_extensions.filters.http.ratelimit.v3.RateLimitPerRoute.vh_rate_limits>`
+  google.protobuf.BoolValue include_vh_rate_limits = 14 [deprecated = true];
 
   // Specifies a list of hash policies to use for ring hash load balancing. Each
   // hash policy is evaluated individually and the combined result is used to
diff --git a/envoy/config/route/v4alpha/route_components.proto b/envoy/config/route/v4alpha/route_components.proto
index 5ab5bcb1..8f57aa0d 100644
--- a/envoy/config/route/v4alpha/route_components.proto
+++ b/envoy/config/route/v4alpha/route_components.proto
@@ -788,9 +788,10 @@ message RouteAction {
     google.protobuf.Duration grpc_timeout_offset = 3;
   }
 
-  reserved 12, 18, 19, 16, 22, 21, 10, 26, 31;
+  reserved 12, 18, 19, 16, 22, 21, 10, 14, 26, 31;
 
-  reserved "request_mirror_policy", "internal_redirect_action", "max_internal_redirects";
+  reserved "request_mirror_policy", "include_vh_rate_limits", "internal_redirect_action",
+      "max_internal_redirects";
 
   oneof cluster_specifier {
     option (validate.required) = true;
@@ -992,12 +993,6 @@ message RouteAction {
   // route.
   repeated RateLimit rate_limits = 13;
 
-  // Specifies if the rate limit filter should include the virtual host rate
-  // limits. By default, if the route configured rate limits, the virtual host
-  // :ref:`rate_limits <envoy_api_field_config.route.v4alpha.VirtualHost.rate_limits>` are not applied to the
-  // request.
-  google.protobuf.BoolValue include_vh_rate_limits = 14;
-
   // Specifies a list of hash policies to use for ring hash load balancing. Each
   // hash policy is evaluated individually and the combined result is used to
   // route the request. The method of combination is deterministic such that
diff --git a/envoy/extensions/filters/http/ratelimit/v3/rate_limit.proto b/envoy/extensions/filters/http/ratelimit/v3/rate_limit.proto
index 781fddc1..e16cf295 100644
--- a/envoy/extensions/filters/http/ratelimit/v3/rate_limit.proto
+++ b/envoy/extensions/filters/http/ratelimit/v3/rate_limit.proto
@@ -100,3 +100,19 @@ message RateLimit {
   XRateLimitHeadersRFCVersion enable_x_ratelimit_headers = 8
       [(validate.rules).enum = {defined_only: true}];
 }
+
+message RateLimitPerRoute {
+  enum VhRateLimitsOptions {
+    // Use the virtual host rate limits unless the route has a rate limit policy.
+    OVERRIDE = 0;
+
+    // Use the virtual host rate limits even if the route has a rate limit policy.
+    INCLUDE = 1;
+
+    // Ignore the virtual host rate limits even if the route does not have a rate limit policy.
+    IGNORE = 2;
+  }
+
+  // Specifies if the rate limit filter should include the virtual host rate limits.
+  VhRateLimitsOptions vh_rate_limits = 1 [(validate.rules).enum = {defined_only: true}];
+}