diff --git a/cmd/generate_gatewayapi_httproute.go b/cmd/generate_gatewayapi_httproute.go
index 93b7960..fea188d 100644
--- a/cmd/generate_gatewayapi_httproute.go
+++ b/cmd/generate_gatewayapi_httproute.go
@@ -65,7 +65,7 @@ func runGenerateGatewayApiHttpRoute(cmd *cobra.Command, args []string) error {
 }
 
 func buildHTTPRoute(doc *openapi3.T) *gatewayapiv1beta1.HTTPRoute {
-	httpRoute := &gatewayapiv1beta1.HTTPRoute{
+	return &gatewayapiv1beta1.HTTPRoute{
 		TypeMeta: v1.TypeMeta{
 			APIVersion: "gateway.networking.k8s.io/v1beta1",
 			Kind:       "HTTPRoute",
@@ -79,12 +79,4 @@ func buildHTTPRoute(doc *openapi3.T) *gatewayapiv1beta1.HTTPRoute {
 			Rules:     gatewayapi.HTTPRouteRulesFromOAS(doc),
 		},
 	}
-
-	// Extract and set labels
-	labels, ok := gatewayapi.ExtractLabelsFromOAS(doc)
-	if ok {
-		httpRoute.ObjectMeta.Labels = labels
-	}
-
-	return httpRoute
 }
diff --git a/doc/openapi-kuadrant-extensions.md b/doc/openapi-kuadrant-extensions.md
index f927fd4..3f2ca70 100644
--- a/doc/openapi-kuadrant-extensions.md
+++ b/doc/openapi-kuadrant-extensions.md
@@ -10,6 +10,8 @@ info:
     route:  ## HTTPRoute metadata
       name: "petstore"
       namespace: "petstore"
+      labels:  ## map[string]string
+        deployment: petstore
       hostnames:  ## []gateway.networking.k8s.io/v1beta1.Hostname
         - example.com
       parentRefs:  ## []gateway.networking.k8s.io/v1beta1.ParentReference
@@ -27,7 +29,8 @@ is the default when there is no operation level configuration.
 paths:
   /cat:
     x-kuadrant:  ## Path level Kuadrant Extension
-      enable: true  ## Add to the HTTPRoute. Optional. Default: false
+      disable: true  ## Remove from the HTTPRoute. Optional. Default: false
+      pathMatchType: Exact ## Specifies how to match against the path Value. Valid values: [Exact;PathPrefix]. Optional. Default: Exact
       backendRefs:  ## Backend references to be included in the HTTPRoute. []gateway.networking.k8s.io/v1beta1.HTTPBackendRef. Optional.
         - name: petstore
           port: 80
@@ -55,7 +58,8 @@ paths:
   /cat:
     get:
       x-kuadrant:  ## Path level Kuadrant Extension
-        enable: true  ## Add to the HTTPRoute. Optional. Default: false
+        disable: true  ## Remove from the HTTPRoute. Optional. Default: path level "disable" value
+        pathMatchType: Exact ## Specifies how to match against the path Value. Valid values: [Exact;PathPrefix]. Optional. Default: Exact
         backendRefs:  ## Backend references to be included in the HTTPRoute. Optional.
           - name: petstore
             port: 80
diff --git a/pkg/gatewayapi/http_route.go b/pkg/gatewayapi/http_route.go
index 743f8f4..68c2ea4 100644
--- a/pkg/gatewayapi/http_route.go
+++ b/pkg/gatewayapi/http_route.go
@@ -1,8 +1,6 @@
 package gatewayapi
 
 import (
-	"fmt"
-
 	"github.com/getkin/kin-openapi/openapi3"
 	metav1 "k8s.io/apimachinery/pkg/apis/meta/v1"
 	"k8s.io/utils/ptr"
@@ -29,7 +27,10 @@ func HTTPRouteObjectMetaFromOAS(doc *openapi3.T) metav1.ObjectMeta {
 		panic("info kuadrant extension route name not found")
 	}
 
-	om := metav1.ObjectMeta{Name: *kuadrantInfoExtension.Route.Name}
+	om := metav1.ObjectMeta{
+		Name:   *kuadrantInfoExtension.Route.Name,
+		Labels: kuadrantInfoExtension.Route.Labels,
+	}
 
 	if kuadrantInfoExtension.Route.Namespace != nil {
 		om.Namespace = *kuadrantInfoExtension.Route.Namespace
@@ -89,8 +90,6 @@ func HTTPRouteRulesFromOAS(doc *openapi3.T) []gatewayapiv1beta1.HTTPRouteRule {
 			panic(err)
 		}
 
-		pathEnabled := kuadrantPathExtension.IsEnabled()
-
 		// Operations
 		for verb, operation := range pathItem.Operations() {
 			kuadrantOperationExtension, err := utils.NewKuadrantOASOperationExtension(operation)
@@ -98,7 +97,7 @@ func HTTPRouteRulesFromOAS(doc *openapi3.T) []gatewayapiv1beta1.HTTPRouteRule {
 				panic(err)
 			}
 
-			if !ptr.Deref(kuadrantOperationExtension.Enable, pathEnabled) {
+			if ptr.Deref(kuadrantOperationExtension.Disable, kuadrantPathExtension.IsDisabled()) {
 				// not enabled for the operation
 				continue
 			}
@@ -109,7 +108,13 @@ func HTTPRouteRulesFromOAS(doc *openapi3.T) []gatewayapiv1beta1.HTTPRouteRule {
 				backendRefs = kuadrantOperationExtension.BackendRefs
 			}
 
-			rules = append(rules, buildHTTPRouteRule(basePath, path, pathItem, verb, operation, backendRefs))
+			// default pathMatchType at the path level
+			pathMatchType := ptr.Deref(
+				kuadrantOperationExtension.PathMatchType,
+				kuadrantPathExtension.GetPathMatchType(),
+			)
+
+			rules = append(rules, buildHTTPRouteRule(basePath, path, pathItem, verb, operation, backendRefs, pathMatchType))
 		}
 	}
 
@@ -120,30 +125,8 @@ func HTTPRouteRulesFromOAS(doc *openapi3.T) []gatewayapiv1beta1.HTTPRouteRule {
 	return rules
 }
 
-func ExtractLabelsFromOAS(doc *openapi3.T) (map[string]string, bool) {
-	if doc.Info == nil || doc.Info.Extensions == nil {
-		return nil, false
-	}
-
-	if extension, ok := doc.Info.Extensions["x-kuadrant"]; ok {
-		if extensionMap, ok := extension.(map[string]interface{}); ok {
-			if route, ok := extensionMap["route"].(map[string]interface{}); ok {
-				if labelsInterface, ok := route["labels"]; ok {
-					labels := make(map[string]string)
-					for key, value := range labelsInterface.(map[string]interface{}) {
-						labels[key] = fmt.Sprint(value)
-					}
-					return labels, true
-				}
-			}
-		}
-	}
-
-	return nil, false
-}
-
-func buildHTTPRouteRule(basePath, path string, pathItem *openapi3.PathItem, verb string, op *openapi3.Operation, backendRefs []gatewayapiv1beta1.HTTPBackendRef) gatewayapiv1beta1.HTTPRouteRule {
-	match := utils.OpenAPIMatcherFromOASOperations(basePath, path, pathItem, verb, op)
+func buildHTTPRouteRule(basePath, path string, pathItem *openapi3.PathItem, verb string, op *openapi3.Operation, backendRefs []gatewayapiv1beta1.HTTPBackendRef, pathMatchType gatewayapiv1beta1.PathMatchType) gatewayapiv1beta1.HTTPRouteRule {
+	match := utils.OpenAPIMatcherFromOASOperations(basePath, path, pathItem, verb, op, pathMatchType)
 
 	return gatewayapiv1beta1.HTTPRouteRule{
 		BackendRefs: backendRefs,
diff --git a/pkg/kuadrantapi/rate_limit_policy.go b/pkg/kuadrantapi/rate_limit_policy.go
index 8941b9e..2509574 100644
--- a/pkg/kuadrantapi/rate_limit_policy.go
+++ b/pkg/kuadrantapi/rate_limit_policy.go
@@ -33,8 +33,6 @@ func RateLimitPolicyLimitsFromOAS(doc *openapi3.T) map[string]kuadrantapiv1beta2
 			panic(err)
 		}
 
-		pathEnabled := kuadrantPathExtension.IsEnabled()
-
 		// Operations
 		for verb, operation := range pathItem.Operations() {
 			kuadrantOperationExtension, err := utils.NewKuadrantOASOperationExtension(operation)
@@ -42,7 +40,7 @@ func RateLimitPolicyLimitsFromOAS(doc *openapi3.T) map[string]kuadrantapiv1beta2
 				panic(err)
 			}
 
-			if !ptr.Deref(kuadrantOperationExtension.Enable, pathEnabled) {
+			if ptr.Deref(kuadrantOperationExtension.Disable, kuadrantPathExtension.IsDisabled()) {
 				// not enabled for the operation
 				//fmt.Printf("OUT not enabled: path: %s, method: %s\n", path, verb)
 				continue
@@ -60,10 +58,16 @@ func RateLimitPolicyLimitsFromOAS(doc *openapi3.T) map[string]kuadrantapiv1beta2
 				continue
 			}
 
+			// default pathMatchType at the path level
+			pathMatchType := ptr.Deref(
+				kuadrantOperationExtension.PathMatchType,
+				kuadrantPathExtension.GetPathMatchType(),
+			)
+
 			limitName := utils.OpenAPIOperationName(path, verb, operation)
 
 			limits[limitName] = kuadrantapiv1beta2.Limit{
-				RouteSelectors: buildLimitRouteSelectors(basePath, path, pathItem, verb, operation),
+				RouteSelectors: buildLimitRouteSelectors(basePath, path, pathItem, verb, operation, pathMatchType),
 				When:           rateLimit.When,
 				Counters:       rateLimit.Counters,
 				Rates:          rateLimit.Rates,
@@ -78,8 +82,8 @@ func RateLimitPolicyLimitsFromOAS(doc *openapi3.T) map[string]kuadrantapiv1beta2
 	return limits
 }
 
-func buildLimitRouteSelectors(basePath, path string, pathItem *openapi3.PathItem, verb string, op *openapi3.Operation) []kuadrantapiv1beta2.RouteSelector {
-	match := utils.OpenAPIMatcherFromOASOperations(basePath, path, pathItem, verb, op)
+func buildLimitRouteSelectors(basePath, path string, pathItem *openapi3.PathItem, verb string, op *openapi3.Operation, pathMatchType gatewayapiv1beta1.PathMatchType) []kuadrantapiv1beta2.RouteSelector {
+	match := utils.OpenAPIMatcherFromOASOperations(basePath, path, pathItem, verb, op, pathMatchType)
 
 	return []kuadrantapiv1beta2.RouteSelector{
 		{
diff --git a/pkg/utils/kuadrant_oas_extension_types.go b/pkg/utils/kuadrant_oas_extension_types.go
index 95eca2d..699fef1 100644
--- a/pkg/utils/kuadrant_oas_extension_types.go
+++ b/pkg/utils/kuadrant_oas_extension_types.go
@@ -14,6 +14,7 @@ type RouteObject struct {
 	Namespace  *string                             `json:"namespace,omitempty"`
 	Hostnames  []gatewayapiv1beta1.Hostname        `json:"hostnames,omitempty"`
 	ParentRefs []gatewayapiv1beta1.ParentReference `json:"parentRefs,omitempty"`
+	Labels     map[string]string                   `json:"labels,omitempty"`
 }
 
 type KuadrantOASInfoExtension struct {
@@ -48,14 +49,20 @@ type KuadrantRateLimitExtension struct {
 }
 
 type KuadrantOASPathExtension struct {
-	Enable      *bool                              `json:"enable,omitempty"`
-	BackendRefs []gatewayapiv1beta1.HTTPBackendRef `json:"backendRefs,omitempty"`
-	RateLimit   *KuadrantRateLimitExtension        `json:"rate_limit,omitempty"`
+	Disable       *bool                              `json:"disable,omitempty"`
+	PathMatchType *gatewayapiv1beta1.PathMatchType   `json:"pathMatchType,omitempty"`
+	BackendRefs   []gatewayapiv1beta1.HTTPBackendRef `json:"backendRefs,omitempty"`
+	RateLimit     *KuadrantRateLimitExtension        `json:"rate_limit,omitempty"`
 }
 
-func (k *KuadrantOASPathExtension) IsEnabled() bool {
+func (k *KuadrantOASPathExtension) IsDisabled() bool {
 	// Set default
-	return ptr.Deref(k.Enable, false)
+	return ptr.Deref(k.Disable, false)
+}
+
+func (k *KuadrantOASPathExtension) GetPathMatchType() gatewayapiv1beta1.PathMatchType {
+	// Set default
+	return ptr.Deref(k.PathMatchType, gatewayapiv1beta1.PathMatchExact)
 }
 
 func NewKuadrantOASPathExtension(pathItem *openapi3.PathItem) (*KuadrantOASPathExtension, error) {
diff --git a/pkg/utils/oas_utils.go b/pkg/utils/oas_utils.go
index e6ab9a2..46c55c1 100644
--- a/pkg/utils/oas_utils.go
+++ b/pkg/utils/oas_utils.go
@@ -97,8 +97,7 @@ func BasePathFromOpenAPI(obj *openapi3.T) (string, error) {
 	return serverURL.Path, nil
 }
 
-func OpenAPIMatcherFromOASOperations(basePath, path string, pathItem *openapi3.PathItem, verb string, op *openapi3.Operation) gatewayapiv1beta1.HTTPRouteMatch {
-
+func OpenAPIMatcherFromOASOperations(basePath, path string, pathItem *openapi3.PathItem, verb string, op *openapi3.Operation, pathMatchType gatewayapiv1beta1.PathMatchType) gatewayapiv1beta1.HTTPRouteMatch {
 	// remove the last slash of the Base Path
 	sanitizedBasePath := LastSlashRegexp.ReplaceAllString(basePath, "")
 
@@ -126,8 +125,7 @@ func OpenAPIMatcherFromOASOperations(basePath, path string, pathItem *openapi3.P
 	return gatewayapiv1beta1.HTTPRouteMatch{
 		Method: &[]gatewayapiv1beta1.HTTPMethod{gatewayapiv1beta1.HTTPMethod(verb)}[0],
 		Path: &gatewayapiv1beta1.HTTPPathMatch{
-			// TODO(eguzki): consider other path match types like PathPrefix
-			Type:  &[]gatewayapiv1beta1.PathMatchType{gatewayapiv1beta1.PathMatchExact}[0],
+			Type:  &pathMatchType,
 			Value: &[]string{matchPath}[0],
 		},
 		Headers:     headersMatch,