diff --git a/internal/gatewayapi/route.go b/internal/gatewayapi/route.go
index 35b114b980..031764753a 100644
--- a/internal/gatewayapi/route.go
+++ b/internal/gatewayapi/route.go
@@ -2003,7 +2003,7 @@ func (t *Translator) processBackendDestinationSetting(
 			addrTypeMap[ir.FQDN]++
 			irde = ir.NewDestEndpoint(bep.Hostname, bep.FQDN.Hostname, uint32(bep.FQDN.Port), false, bep.Zone)
 		case bep.Unix != nil:
-			addrTypeMap[ir.IP]++
+			addrTypeMap[ir.UDS]++
 			irde = &ir.DestinationEndpoint{
 				Path: ptr.To(bep.Unix.Path),
 				Zone: bep.Zone,
diff --git a/internal/gatewayapi/testdata/accesslog-als-backend.out.yaml b/internal/gatewayapi/testdata/accesslog-als-backend.out.yaml
index 0ecd9d6029..36d3e30cda 100644
--- a/internal/gatewayapi/testdata/accesslog-als-backend.out.yaml
+++ b/internal/gatewayapi/testdata/accesslog-als-backend.out.yaml
@@ -163,7 +163,7 @@ xdsIR:
             namespace: envoy-gateway-system
           name: accesslog_otel_0_0
           settings:
-          - addressType: IP
+          - addressType: UDS
             endpoints:
             - host: ""
               path: /var/run/backend.sock
diff --git a/internal/gatewayapi/testdata/envoyproxy-tracing-backend-uds.out.yaml b/internal/gatewayapi/testdata/envoyproxy-tracing-backend-uds.out.yaml
index ab36d85fcf..81cef801a6 100644
--- a/internal/gatewayapi/testdata/envoyproxy-tracing-backend-uds.out.yaml
+++ b/internal/gatewayapi/testdata/envoyproxy-tracing-backend-uds.out.yaml
@@ -223,7 +223,7 @@ xdsIR:
           namespace: envoy-gateway-system
         name: tracing
         settings:
-        - addressType: IP
+        - addressType: UDS
           endpoints:
           - host: ""
             path: /var/run/envoy-uds/dsd.socket
diff --git a/internal/gatewayapi/testdata/securitypolicy-with-extauth-backend.out.yaml b/internal/gatewayapi/testdata/securitypolicy-with-extauth-backend.out.yaml
index 46ef87404e..e1294c2595 100644
--- a/internal/gatewayapi/testdata/securitypolicy-with-extauth-backend.out.yaml
+++ b/internal/gatewayapi/testdata/securitypolicy-with-extauth-backend.out.yaml
@@ -619,7 +619,7 @@ xdsIR:
                   namespace: default
                 name: securitypolicy/default/policy-for-http-route-3-http-backendref/extauth/0
                 settings:
-                - addressType: IP
+                - addressType: UDS
                   endpoints:
                   - host: ""
                     path: /var/run/uds.sock
diff --git a/internal/ir/xds.go b/internal/ir/xds.go
index b7514a535d..cc55f0de90 100644
--- a/internal/ir/xds.go
+++ b/internal/ir/xds.go
@@ -1685,6 +1685,7 @@ const (
 	IP    DestinationAddressType = "IP"
 	FQDN  DestinationAddressType = "FQDN"
 	MIXED DestinationAddressType = "Mixed"
+	UDS   DestinationAddressType = "UDS"
 )
 
 // DestinationEndpoint holds the endpoint details associated with the destination
diff --git a/internal/xds/translator/testdata/in/xds-ir/tracing-datadog-uds.yaml b/internal/xds/translator/testdata/in/xds-ir/tracing-datadog-uds.yaml
index 694c99fd27..5281717c86 100644
--- a/internal/xds/translator/testdata/in/xds-ir/tracing-datadog-uds.yaml
+++ b/internal/xds/translator/testdata/in/xds-ir/tracing-datadog-uds.yaml
@@ -21,7 +21,7 @@ tracing:
   destination:
     name: "tracing-0"
     settings:
-      - addressType: IP
+      - addressType: UDS
         endpoints:
           - host: ""
             path: /var/run/envoy-uds/dsd.socket