diff --git a/conformance/echo-basic/echo-basic.go b/conformance/echo-basic/echo-basic.go
index 29a58b5375..ac0e568c02 100644
--- a/conformance/echo-basic/echo-basic.go
+++ b/conformance/echo-basic/echo-basic.go
@@ -28,6 +28,9 @@ import (
 	"strconv"
 	"strings"
 	"time"
+
+	"golang.org/x/net/http2"
+	"golang.org/x/net/http2/h2c"
 )
 
 // RequestAssertions contains information about the request and the Ingress
@@ -76,6 +79,10 @@ func main() {
 	if httpPort == "" {
 		httpPort = "3000"
 	}
+	h2cPort := os.Getenv("H2C_PORT")
+	if h2cPort == "" {
+		h2cPort = "3001"
+	}
 
 	httpsPort := os.Getenv("HTTPS_PORT")
 	if httpsPort == "" {
@@ -105,6 +112,8 @@ func main() {
 		}
 	}()
 
+	go runH2CServer(h2cPort, errchan)
+
 	// Enable HTTPS if certificate and private key are given.
 	if os.Getenv("TLS_SERVER_CERT") != "" && os.Getenv("TLS_SERVER_PRIVKEY") != "" {
 		go func() {
@@ -152,6 +161,28 @@ func delayResponse(request *http.Request) error {
 	return nil
 }
 
+func runH2CServer(h2cPort string, errchan chan<- error) {
+	handler := http.HandlerFunc(func(w http.ResponseWriter, r *http.Request) {
+		if r.ProtoMajor != 2 && r.Header.Get("Upgrade") != "h2c" {
+			w.WriteHeader(http.StatusBadRequest)
+			fmt.Fprint(w, "Expected h2c request")
+			return
+		}
+
+		echoHandler(w, r)
+	})
+	h2c := &http.Server{
+		ReadHeaderTimeout: time.Second,
+		Addr:              fmt.Sprintf(":%s", h2cPort),
+		Handler:           h2c.NewHandler(handler, &http2.Server{}),
+	}
+	fmt.Printf("Starting server, listening on port %s (h2c)\n", h2cPort)
+	err := h2c.ListenAndServe()
+	if err != nil {
+		errchan <- err
+	}
+}
+
 func echoHandler(w http.ResponseWriter, r *http.Request) {
 	fmt.Printf("Echoing back request made to %s to client (%s)\n", r.RequestURI, r.RemoteAddr)
 
diff --git a/conformance/echo-basic/go.mod b/conformance/echo-basic/go.mod
index 9d8d77d80d..148024095d 100644
--- a/conformance/echo-basic/go.mod
+++ b/conformance/echo-basic/go.mod
@@ -1,3 +1,7 @@
 module sigs.k8s.io/gateway-api/conformance/echo-basic
 
 go 1.20
+
+require golang.org/x/net v0.17.0
+
+require golang.org/x/text v0.13.0 // indirect
diff --git a/conformance/echo-basic/go.sum b/conformance/echo-basic/go.sum
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..0a8da4eb71
--- /dev/null
+++ b/conformance/echo-basic/go.sum
@@ -0,0 +1,6 @@
+golang.org/x/net v0.15.0 h1:ugBLEUaxABaB5AJqW9enI0ACdci2RUd4eP51NTBvuJ8=
+golang.org/x/net v0.15.0/go.mod h1:idbUs1IY1+zTqbi8yxTbhexhEEk5ur9LInksu6HrEpk=
+golang.org/x/net v0.17.0 h1:pVaXccu2ozPjCXewfr1S7xza/zcXTity9cCdXQYSjIM=
+golang.org/x/net v0.17.0/go.mod h1:NxSsAGuq816PNPmqtQdLE42eU2Fs7NoRIZrHJAlaCOE=
+golang.org/x/text v0.13.0 h1:ablQoSUd0tRdKxZewP80B+BaqeKJuVhuRxj/dkrun3k=
+golang.org/x/text v0.13.0/go.mod h1:TvPlkZtksWOMsz7fbANvkp4WM8x/WCo/om8BMLbz+aE=
diff --git a/go.work.sum b/go.work.sum
index e588815616..671b287bf4 100644
--- a/go.work.sum
+++ b/go.work.sum
@@ -1 +1,18 @@
+github.com/yuin/goldmark v1.4.13/go.mod h1:6yULJ656Px+3vBD8DxQVa3kxgyrAnzto9xy5taEt/CY=
 golang.org/x/crypto v0.12.0 h1:tFM/ta59kqch6LlvYnPa0yx5a83cL2nHflFhYKvv9Yk=
+golang.org/x/crypto v0.13.0/go.mod h1:y6Z2r+Rw4iayiXXAIxJIDAJ1zMW4yaTpebo8fPOliYc=
+golang.org/x/crypto v0.14.0 h1:wBqGXzWJW6m1XrIKlAH0Hs1JJ7+9KBwnIO8v66Q9cHc=
+golang.org/x/crypto v0.14.0/go.mod h1:MVFd36DqK4CsrnJYDkBA3VC4m2GkXAM0PvzMCn4JQf4=
+golang.org/x/mod v0.8.0/go.mod h1:iBbtSCu2XBx23ZKBPSOrRkjjQPZFPuis4dIYUhu/chs=
+golang.org/x/sync v0.3.0/go.mod h1:FU7BRWz2tNW+3quACPkgCx/L+uEAv1htQ0V83Z9Rj+Y=
+golang.org/x/sys v0.5.0/go.mod h1:oPkhp1MJrh7nUepCBck5+mAzfO9JrbApNNgaTdGDITg=
+golang.org/x/sys v0.12.0 h1:CM0HF96J0hcLAwsHPJZjfdNzs0gftsLfgKt57wWHJ0o=
+golang.org/x/sys v0.12.0/go.mod h1:oPkhp1MJrh7nUepCBck5+mAzfO9JrbApNNgaTdGDITg=
+golang.org/x/sys v0.13.0 h1:Af8nKPmuFypiUBjVoU9V20FiaFXOcuZI21p0ycVYYGE=
+golang.org/x/sys v0.13.0/go.mod h1:oPkhp1MJrh7nUepCBck5+mAzfO9JrbApNNgaTdGDITg=
+golang.org/x/term v0.12.0 h1:/ZfYdc3zq+q02Rv9vGqTeSItdzZTSNDmfTi0mBAuidU=
+golang.org/x/term v0.12.0/go.mod h1:owVbMEjm3cBLCHdkQu9b1opXd4ETQWc3BhuQGKgXgvU=
+golang.org/x/term v0.13.0 h1:bb+I9cTfFazGW51MZqBVmZy7+JEJMouUHTUSKVQLBek=
+golang.org/x/term v0.13.0/go.mod h1:LTmsnFJwVN6bCy1rVCoS+qHT1HhALEFxKncY3WNNh4U=
+golang.org/x/tools v0.1.12/go.mod h1:hNGJHUnrk76NpqgfD5Aqm5Crs+Hm0VOH/i9J2+nxYbc=
+golang.org/x/tools v0.6.0/go.mod h1:Xwgl3UAJ/d3gWutnCtw505GrjyAbvKui8lOU390QaIU=