diff --git a/apidef/oas/oas_test.go b/apidef/oas/oas_test.go
index 78e6e29cf54..f0ca0ee4f4b 100644
--- a/apidef/oas/oas_test.go
+++ b/apidef/oas/oas_test.go
@@ -240,7 +240,6 @@ func TestOAS_ExtractTo_ResetAPIDefinition(t *testing.T) {
 		"APIDefinition.UptimeTests.Config.ExpireUptimeAnalyticsAfter",
 		"APIDefinition.UptimeTests.Config.ServiceDiscovery.CacheDisabled",
 		"APIDefinition.UptimeTests.Config.RecheckWait",
-		"APIDefinition.Proxy.PreserveHostHeader",
 		"APIDefinition.Proxy.DisableStripSlash",
 		"APIDefinition.Proxy.CheckHostAgainstUptimeTests",
 		"APIDefinition.Proxy.Transport.SSLInsecureSkipVerify",
diff --git a/apidef/oas/schema/x-tyk-api-gateway.json b/apidef/oas/schema/x-tyk-api-gateway.json
index e85a8de8262..0450a310da3 100644
--- a/apidef/oas/schema/x-tyk-api-gateway.json
+++ b/apidef/oas/schema/x-tyk-api-gateway.json
@@ -1346,6 +1346,9 @@
         },
         "loadBalancing": {
           "$ref": "#/definitions/X-Tyk-LoadBalancing"
+        },
+        "preserveHostHeader": {
+          "$ref": "#/definitions/X-Tyk-PreserveHostHeader"
         }
       },
       "required": [
@@ -2283,6 +2286,17 @@
         "enabled"
       ]
     },
+    "X-Tyk-PreserveHostHeader": {
+      "type": "object",
+        "properties": {
+            "enabled": {
+            "type": "boolean"
+            }
+        },
+        "required": [
+            "enabled"
+        ]
+    },
     "X-Tyk-LoadBalancingTarget": {
       "type": "object",
       "properties": {
diff --git a/apidef/oas/upstream.go b/apidef/oas/upstream.go
index fa9758c5633..2b7ecfb0c51 100644
--- a/apidef/oas/upstream.go
+++ b/apidef/oas/upstream.go
@@ -35,6 +35,9 @@ type Upstream struct {
 
 	// LoadBalancing contains configuration for load balancing between multiple upstream targets.
 	LoadBalancing *LoadBalancing `bson:"loadBalancing,omitempty" json:"loadBalancing,omitempty"`
+
+	// PreserveHostHeader contains the configuration for preserving the host header.
+	PreserveHostHeader *PreserveHostHeader `bson:"preserveHostHeader,omitempty" json:"preserveHostHeader,omitempty"`
 }
 
 // Fill fills *Upstream from apidef.APIDefinition.
@@ -96,6 +99,20 @@ func (u *Upstream) Fill(api apidef.APIDefinition) {
 	}
 
 	u.fillLoadBalancing(api)
+
+	u.fillPreserveHostHeader(api)
+}
+
+func (u *Upstream) fillPreserveHostHeader(api apidef.APIDefinition) {
+	if u.PreserveHostHeader == nil {
+		u.PreserveHostHeader = &PreserveHostHeader{}
+	}
+
+	u.PreserveHostHeader.Fill(api)
+
+	if ShouldOmit(u.PreserveHostHeader) {
+		u.PreserveHostHeader = nil
+	}
 }
 
 // ExtractTo extracts *Upstream into *apidef.APIDefinition.
@@ -157,6 +174,19 @@ func (u *Upstream) ExtractTo(api *apidef.APIDefinition) {
 	u.Authentication.ExtractTo(&api.UpstreamAuth)
 
 	u.loadBalancingExtractTo(api)
+
+	u.preserveHostHeaderExtractTo(api)
+}
+
+func (u *Upstream) preserveHostHeaderExtractTo(api *apidef.APIDefinition) {
+	if u.PreserveHostHeader == nil {
+		u.PreserveHostHeader = &PreserveHostHeader{}
+		defer func() {
+			u.PreserveHostHeader = nil
+		}()
+	}
+
+	u.PreserveHostHeader.ExtractTo(api)
 }
 
 func (u *Upstream) fillLoadBalancing(api apidef.APIDefinition) {
@@ -905,3 +935,19 @@ func (l *LoadBalancing) ExtractTo(api *apidef.APIDefinition) {
 
 	api.Proxy.Targets = proxyConfTargets
 }
+
+// PreserveHostHeader holds the configuration for preserving the host header.
+type PreserveHostHeader struct {
+	// Enabled activates preserving the host header.
+	Enabled bool `json:"enabled" bson:"enabled"`
+}
+
+// Fill fills *PreserveHostHeader from apidef.APIDefinition.
+func (p *PreserveHostHeader) Fill(api apidef.APIDefinition) {
+	p.Enabled = api.Proxy.PreserveHostHeader
+}
+
+// ExtractTo extracts *PreserveHostHeader into *apidef.APIDefinition.
+func (p *PreserveHostHeader) ExtractTo(api *apidef.APIDefinition) {
+	api.Proxy.PreserveHostHeader = p.Enabled
+}
diff --git a/apidef/oas/upstream_test.go b/apidef/oas/upstream_test.go
index 8150c39b085..46fc59be7c0 100644
--- a/apidef/oas/upstream_test.go
+++ b/apidef/oas/upstream_test.go
@@ -668,3 +668,84 @@ func TestLoadBalancing(t *testing.T) {
 		}
 	})
 }
+
+func TestPreserveHostHeader(t *testing.T) {
+	t.Run("fill", func(t *testing.T) {
+		type testCase struct {
+			title    string
+			input    apidef.APIDefinition
+			expected *PreserveHostHeader
+		}
+		testCases := []testCase{
+			{
+				title: "preserve host header disabled",
+				input: apidef.APIDefinition{
+					Proxy: apidef.ProxyConfig{
+						PreserveHostHeader: false,
+					},
+				},
+				expected: nil,
+			},
+			{
+				title: "preserve host header enabled",
+				input: apidef.APIDefinition{
+					Proxy: apidef.ProxyConfig{
+						PreserveHostHeader: true,
+					},
+				},
+				expected: &PreserveHostHeader{
+					Enabled: true,
+				},
+			},
+		}
+		for _, tc := range testCases {
+			tc := tc
+			t.Run(tc.title, func(t *testing.T) {
+				t.Parallel()
+
+				g := new(Upstream)
+				g.Fill(tc.input)
+
+				assert.Equal(t, tc.expected, g.PreserveHostHeader)
+			})
+		}
+	})
+
+	t.Run("extractTo", func(t *testing.T) {
+		type testCase struct {
+			title           string
+			input           *PreserveHostHeader
+			expectedEnabled bool
+		}
+		testcases := []testCase{
+			{
+				title: "preserve host header disabled",
+				input: &PreserveHostHeader{
+					Enabled: false,
+				},
+				expectedEnabled: false,
+			},
+			{
+				title: "preserve host header enabled",
+				input: &PreserveHostHeader{
+					Enabled: true,
+				},
+				expectedEnabled: true,
+			},
+		}
+
+		for _, tc := range testcases {
+			tc := tc // Creating a new 'tc' scoped to the loop
+			t.Run(tc.title, func(t *testing.T) {
+				g := new(Upstream)
+				g.PreserveHostHeader = tc.input
+
+				var apiDef apidef.APIDefinition
+				apiDef.Proxy.PreserveHostHeader = true
+				g.ExtractTo(&apiDef)
+
+				assert.Equal(t, tc.expectedEnabled, apiDef.Proxy.PreserveHostHeader)
+			})
+		}
+	})
+}