diff --git a/api/rds.proto b/api/rds.proto
index 84471e1a2..e4d94d4eb 100644
--- a/api/rds.proto
+++ b/api/rds.proto
@@ -262,6 +262,11 @@ message RedirectAction {
   string path_redirect = 2;
 }
 
+message Decorator {
+  // The operation (or span name) to be used for the matched route.
+  string operation = 1;
+}
+
 // The match/action distinction in Route is surfaced explicitly in the v2 API
 // [V2-API-DIFF].
 message Route {
@@ -276,6 +281,9 @@ message Route {
 
   // See base.Metadata description.
   Metadata metadata = 4;
+
+  // Decorator for matched route.
+  Decorator decorator = 5;
 }
 
 // A virtual cluster is a way of specifying a regex matching rule against