diff --git a/api/base.proto b/api/base.proto
index 9cbaeb0c..a08f9894 100644
--- a/api/base.proto
+++ b/api/base.proto
@@ -116,7 +116,7 @@ message HeaderValueOption {
   // of -. [V2-API-DIFF].
   HeaderValue header = 1;
 
-  // Should the value be appended? If false (default), the value overrides
+  // Should the value be appended? If true (default), the value is appended to
   // existing values [V2-API-DIFF].
   google.protobuf.BoolValue append = 2;
 }
diff --git a/api/rds.proto b/api/rds.proto
index 7a66e4c2..cab811cd 100644
--- a/api/rds.proto
+++ b/api/rds.proto
@@ -198,9 +198,19 @@ message RouteAction {
   RoutingPriority priority = 11;
 
   // Specifies a set of headers that will be added to requests matching this
-  // route.
+  // route. Headers specified at this level are applied before headers from the
+  // enclosing VirtualHost and RouteConfiguration.
   repeated HeaderValueOption request_headers_to_add = 12;
 
+  // Specifies a set of headers that will be added to responses to requests
+  // matching this route. Headers specified at this level are applied before
+  // headers from the enclosing VirtualHost and RouteConfiguration.
+  repeated HeaderValueOption response_headers_to_add = 18;
+
+  // Specifies a list of HTTP headers that should be removed from each response
+  // to requests matching this route.
+  repeated string response_headers_to_remove = 19;
+
   // Specifies a set of rate limit configurations that could be applied to the
   // route.
   repeated RateLimit rate_limits = 13;
@@ -498,10 +508,21 @@ message VirtualHost {
   repeated RateLimit rate_limits = 6;
 
   // Specifies a list of HTTP headers that should be added to each request
-  // handled by this virtual host. In the presence of duplicate header keys,
-  // precedence rules apply.
+  // handled by this virtual host. Headers specified at this level are applied
+  // after headers from enclosed RouteActions and before headers from the
+  // enclosing RouteConfiguration.
   repeated HeaderValueOption request_headers_to_add = 7;
 
+  // Specifies a list of HTTP headers that should be added to each response
+  // handled by this virtual host. Headers specified at this level are applied
+  // after headers from enclosed RouteActions and before headers from the
+  // enclosing RouteConfiguration.
+  repeated HeaderValueOption response_headers_to_add = 10;
+
+  // Specifies a list of HTTP headers that should be removed from each response
+  // handle by this virtual host.
+  repeated string response_headers_to_remove = 11;
+
   // Indicates that the virtual host has a CORS policy.
   CorsPolicy cors = 8;
 
@@ -526,7 +547,8 @@ message RouteConfiguration {
   repeated string internal_only_headers = 3;
 
   // Specifies a list of HTTP headers that should be added to each response that
-  // the connection manager encodes.
+  // the connection manager encodes. Headers specified at this level are applied
+  // after headers from any enclosed VirtualHost or RouteAction.
   repeated HeaderValueOption response_headers_to_add = 4;
 
   // Specifies a list of HTTP headers that should be removed from each response
@@ -534,8 +556,8 @@ message RouteConfiguration {
   repeated string response_headers_to_remove = 5;
 
   // Specifies a list of HTTP headers that should be added to each request
-  // routed by the HTTP connection manager. In the presence of duplicate
-  // header keys, precendence rules apply.
+  // routed by the HTTP connection manager. Headers specified at this level are
+  // applied after headers from any enclosed VirtualHost or RouteAction.
   repeated HeaderValueOption request_headers_to_add = 6;
 
   // An optional boolean that specifies whether the clusters that the route