diff --git a/ingress/origin_proxy.go b/ingress/origin_proxy.go
index 08f25a38..ffc3d9cb 100644
--- a/ingress/origin_proxy.go
+++ b/ingress/origin_proxy.go
@@ -40,6 +40,8 @@ func (o *httpService) RoundTrip(req *http.Request) (*http.Response, error) {
 
 	if o.hostHeader != "" {
 		// For incoming requests, the Host header is promoted to the Request.Host field and removed from the Header map.
+		// Pass the original Host header as X-Forwarded-Host.
+		req.Header.Set("X-Forwarded-Host", req.Host)
 		req.Host = o.hostHeader
 	}
 	return o.transport.RoundTrip(req)
diff --git a/ingress/origin_proxy_test.go b/ingress/origin_proxy_test.go
index 9be788d0..b14408b8 100644
--- a/ingress/origin_proxy_test.go
+++ b/ingress/origin_proxy_test.go
@@ -3,6 +3,7 @@ package ingress
 import (
 	"context"
 	"fmt"
+	"io/ioutil"
 	"net"
 	"net/http"
 	"net/http/httptest"
@@ -118,7 +119,9 @@ func TestHTTPServiceHostHeaderOverride(t *testing.T) {
 			w.WriteHeader(http.StatusSwitchingProtocols)
 			return
 		}
-		w.Write([]byte("ok"))
+		// return the X-Forwarded-Host header for assertions
+		// as the httptest Server URL isn't available here yet
+		w.Write([]byte(r.Header.Get("X-Forwarded-Host")))
 	}
 	origin := httptest.NewServer(http.HandlerFunc(handler))
 	defer origin.Close()
@@ -141,6 +144,10 @@ func TestHTTPServiceHostHeaderOverride(t *testing.T) {
 	require.NoError(t, err)
 	require.Equal(t, http.StatusOK, resp.StatusCode)
 
+	respBody, err := ioutil.ReadAll(resp.Body)
+	require.NoError(t, err)
+	require.Equal(t, respBody, []byte(originURL.Host))
+
 }
 
 func tcpListenRoutine(listener net.Listener, closeChan chan struct{}) {