diff --git a/BUILD b/BUILD
index 046fac3d..d3d57829 100644
--- a/BUILD
+++ b/BUILD
@@ -245,6 +245,7 @@ proto_library(
         "//envoy/extensions/internal_redirect/safe_cross_scheme/v3:pkg",
         "//envoy/extensions/network/socket_interface/v3:pkg",
         "//envoy/extensions/rate_limit_descriptors/expr/v3:pkg",
+        "//envoy/extensions/request_id/uuid/v3:pkg",
         "//envoy/extensions/resource_monitors/fixed_heap/v3:pkg",
         "//envoy/extensions/resource_monitors/injected_resource/v3:pkg",
         "//envoy/extensions/retry/host/omit_canary_hosts/v3:pkg",
diff --git a/envoy/extensions/filters/network/http_connection_manager/v3/http_connection_manager.proto b/envoy/extensions/filters/network/http_connection_manager/v3/http_connection_manager.proto
index 8c6e430e..65fa6b3a 100644
--- a/envoy/extensions/filters/network/http_connection_manager/v3/http_connection_manager.proto
+++ b/envoy/extensions/filters/network/http_connection_manager/v3/http_connection_manager.proto
@@ -528,15 +528,21 @@ message HttpConnectionManager {
   bool merge_slashes = 33;
 
   // The configuration of the request ID extension. This includes operations such as
-  // generation, validation, and associated tracing operations.
+  // generation, validation, and associated tracing operations. If empty, the
+  // :ref:`UuidRequestIdConfig <envoy_v3_api_msg_extensions.request_id.uuid.v3.UuidRequestIdConfig>`
+  // default extension is used with default parameters. See the documentation for that extension
+  // for details on what it does. Customizing the configuration for the default extension can be
+  // achieved by configuring it explicitly here. For example, to disable trace reason packing,
+  // the following configuration can be used:
   //
-  // If not set, Envoy uses the default UUID-based behavior:
-  //
-  // 1. Request ID is propagated using *x-request-id* header.
+  // .. validated-code-block:: yaml
+  //   :type-name: envoy.extensions.filters.network.http_connection_manager.v3.RequestIDExtension
   //
-  // 2. Request ID is a universally unique identifier (UUID).
+  //   typed_config:
+  //     "@type": type.googleapis.com/envoy.extensions.request_id.uuid.v3.UuidRequestIdConfig
+  //     pack_trace_reason: false
   //
-  // 3. Tracing decision (sampled, forced, etc) is set in 14th byte of the UUID.
+  // [#extension-category: envoy.request_id]
   RequestIDExtension request_id_extension = 36;
 
   // The configuration to customize local reply returned by Envoy. It can customize status code,
diff --git a/envoy/extensions/filters/network/http_connection_manager/v4alpha/http_connection_manager.proto b/envoy/extensions/filters/network/http_connection_manager/v4alpha/http_connection_manager.proto
index 7d4198fb..246df060 100644
--- a/envoy/extensions/filters/network/http_connection_manager/v4alpha/http_connection_manager.proto
+++ b/envoy/extensions/filters/network/http_connection_manager/v4alpha/http_connection_manager.proto
@@ -527,15 +527,21 @@ message HttpConnectionManager {
   bool merge_slashes = 33;
 
   // The configuration of the request ID extension. This includes operations such as
-  // generation, validation, and associated tracing operations.
+  // generation, validation, and associated tracing operations. If empty, the
+  // :ref:`UuidRequestIdConfig <envoy_v3_api_msg_extensions.request_id.uuid.v3.UuidRequestIdConfig>`
+  // default extension is used with default parameters. See the documentation for that extension
+  // for details on what it does. Customizing the configuration for the default extension can be
+  // achieved by configuring it explicitly here. For example, to disable trace reason packing,
+  // the following configuration can be used:
   //
-  // If not set, Envoy uses the default UUID-based behavior:
-  //
-  // 1. Request ID is propagated using *x-request-id* header.
+  // .. validated-code-block:: yaml
+  //   :type-name: envoy.extensions.filters.network.http_connection_manager.v3.RequestIDExtension
   //
-  // 2. Request ID is a universally unique identifier (UUID).
+  //   typed_config:
+  //     "@type": type.googleapis.com/envoy.extensions.request_id.uuid.v3.UuidRequestIdConfig
+  //     pack_trace_reason: false
   //
-  // 3. Tracing decision (sampled, forced, etc) is set in 14th byte of the UUID.
+  // [#extension-category: envoy.request_id]
   RequestIDExtension request_id_extension = 36;
 
   // The configuration to customize local reply returned by Envoy. It can customize status code,
diff --git a/envoy/extensions/request_id/uuid/v3/BUILD b/envoy/extensions/request_id/uuid/v3/BUILD
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..ee92fb65
--- /dev/null
+++ b/envoy/extensions/request_id/uuid/v3/BUILD
@@ -0,0 +1,9 @@
+# DO NOT EDIT. This file is generated by tools/proto_format/proto_sync.py.
+
+load("@envoy_api//bazel:api_build_system.bzl", "api_proto_package")
+
+licenses(["notice"])  # Apache 2
+
+api_proto_package(
+    deps = ["@com_github_cncf_udpa//udpa/annotations:pkg"],
+)
diff --git a/envoy/extensions/request_id/uuid/v3/uuid.proto b/envoy/extensions/request_id/uuid/v3/uuid.proto
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..9b8b7a45
--- /dev/null
+++ b/envoy/extensions/request_id/uuid/v3/uuid.proto
@@ -0,0 +1,43 @@
+syntax = "proto3";
+
+package envoy.extensions.request_id.uuid.v3;
+
+import "google/protobuf/wrappers.proto";
+
+import "udpa/annotations/status.proto";
+
+option java_package = "io.envoyproxy.envoy.extensions.request_id.uuid.v3";
+option java_outer_classname = "UuidProto";
+option java_multiple_files = true;
+option (udpa.annotations.file_status).package_version_status = ACTIVE;
+
+// [#protodoc-title: UUID]
+// [#extension: envoy.request_id.uuid]
+
+// Configuration for the default UUID request ID extension which has the following behavior:
+//
+// 1. Request ID is propagated using the :ref:`x-request-id
+//    <config_http_conn_man_headers_x-request-id>` header.
+//
+// 2. Request ID is a universally unique identifier `(UUID4)
+//    <https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Universally_unique_identifier#Version_4_(random)>`_.
+//
+// 3. Tracing decision (sampled, forced, etc) is set in 14th nibble of the UUID. By default this will
+//    overwrite existing UUIDs received in the *x-request-id* header if the trace sampling decision
+//    is changed. The 14th nibble of the UUID4 has been chosen because it is fixed to '4' by the
+//    standard. Thus, '4' indicates a default UUID and no trace status. This nibble is swapped to:
+//
+//      a. '9': Sampled.
+//      b. 'a': Force traced due to server-side override.
+//      c. 'b': Force traced due to client-side request ID joining.
+//
+//    See the :ref:`x-request-id <config_http_conn_man_headers_x-request-id>` documentation for
+//    more information.
+message UuidRequestIdConfig {
+  // Whether the implementation alters the UUID to contain the trace sampling decision as per the
+  // `UuidRequestIdConfig` message documentation. This defaults to true. If disabled no
+  // modification to the UUID will be performed. It is important to note that if disabled,
+  // stable sampling of traces, access logs, etc. will no longer work and only random sampling will
+  // be possible.
+  google.protobuf.BoolValue pack_trace_reason = 1;
+}
diff --git a/versioning/BUILD b/versioning/BUILD
index f5bb3ce6..173b942b 100644
--- a/versioning/BUILD
+++ b/versioning/BUILD
@@ -128,6 +128,7 @@ proto_library(
         "//envoy/extensions/internal_redirect/safe_cross_scheme/v3:pkg",
         "//envoy/extensions/network/socket_interface/v3:pkg",
         "//envoy/extensions/rate_limit_descriptors/expr/v3:pkg",
+        "//envoy/extensions/request_id/uuid/v3:pkg",
         "//envoy/extensions/resource_monitors/fixed_heap/v3:pkg",
         "//envoy/extensions/resource_monitors/injected_resource/v3:pkg",
         "//envoy/extensions/retry/host/omit_canary_hosts/v3:pkg",