diff --git a/src/core/ext/filters/stateful_session/stateful_session_filter.cc b/src/core/ext/filters/stateful_session/stateful_session_filter.cc
index 0c785be77d8..cefed052921 100644
--- a/src/core/ext/filters/stateful_session/stateful_session_filter.cc
+++ b/src/core/ext/filters/stateful_session/stateful_session_filter.cc
@@ -67,7 +67,8 @@ UniqueTypeName XdsOverrideHostTypeName() {
 }
 
 const grpc_channel_filter StatefulSessionFilter::kFilter =
-    MakePromiseBasedFilter<StatefulSessionFilter, FilterEndpoint::kClient>(
+    MakePromiseBasedFilter<StatefulSessionFilter, FilterEndpoint::kClient,
+                           kFilterExaminesServerInitialMetadata>(
         "stateful_session_filter");
 
 absl::StatusOr<StatefulSessionFilter> StatefulSessionFilter::Create(