diff --git a/testsuite/gateway/__init__.py b/testsuite/gateway/__init__.py
index b8d26068..4412188b 100644
--- a/testsuite/gateway/__init__.py
+++ b/testsuite/gateway/__init__.py
@@ -1,13 +1,15 @@
 """Classes related to Gateways"""
+import abc
+import enum
 from abc import ABC, abstractmethod
 from dataclasses import dataclass
-from typing import Any, Optional, TYPE_CHECKING
+from typing import Any, Optional, TYPE_CHECKING, Literal, List
 
 from httpx import Client
 
 from testsuite.certificates import Certificate
 from testsuite.lifecycle import LifecycleObject
-from testsuite.utils import asdict
+from testsuite.utils import asdict, _asdict_recurse
 
 if TYPE_CHECKING:
     from testsuite.openshift.client import OpenShiftClient
@@ -45,6 +47,94 @@ def reference(self) -> dict[str, Any]:
     port: Optional[int] = None
 
 
+class HTTPMethod(enum.Enum):
+    """HTTP methods supported by Matchers"""
+
+    CONNECT = "CONNECT"
+    DELETE = "DELETE"
+    GET = "GET"
+    HEAD = "HEAD"
+    OPTIONS = "OPTIONS"
+    PATCH = "PATCH"
+    POST = "POST"
+    PUT = "PUT"
+    TRACE = "TRACE"
+
+
+class MatchType(enum.Enum):
+    """MatchType specifies the semantics of how HTTP header values should be compared."""
+
+    EXACT = "Exact"
+    PATH_PREFIX = "PathPrefix"
+    REGULAR_EXPRESSION = "RegularExpression"
+
+
+@dataclass
+class PathMatch:
+    """HTTPPathMatch describes how to select an HTTP route by matching the HTTP request path."""
+
+    type: Optional[MatchType] = None
+    value: Optional[str] = None
+
+    # def asdict(self):
+    #     """Custom dict due to nested structure of matchers."""
+    #     return {"path": _asdict_recurse(self, False)}
+
+
+@dataclass
+class HeadersMatch:
+    """HTTPHeaderMatch describes how to select a HTTP route by matching HTTP request headers."""
+
+    name: str
+    value: str
+    type: Optional[Literal[MatchType.EXACT, MatchType.REGULAR_EXPRESSION]] = None
+
+    # def asdict(self):
+    #     """Custom dict due to nested structure of matchers."""
+    #     return {"headers": [_asdict_recurse(self, False)]}
+
+
+@dataclass
+class QueryParamsMatch:
+    """HTTPQueryParamMatch describes how to select a HTTP route by matching HTTP query parameters."""
+
+    name: str
+    value: str
+    type: Optional[Literal[MatchType.EXACT, MatchType.REGULAR_EXPRESSION]] = None
+
+    # def asdict(self):
+    #     """Custom dict due to nested structure of matchers."""
+    #     return {"queryParams": [_asdict_recurse(self, False)]}
+
+
+@dataclass
+class MethodMatch:
+    """
+    HTTPMethod describes how to select a HTTP route by matching the HTTP method. The value is expected in upper case.
+    """
+
+    value: HTTPMethod = None
+
+    def asdict(self):
+        """Custom dict due to nested structure of matchers."""
+        return {"method": self.value.value}
+
+
+@dataclass
+class RouteMatch:
+    """
+    Abstract Dataclass for HTTPRouteMatch.
+    API specification consists of two layers: HTTPRouteMatch which can contain 4 matchers (see offsprings).
+    We merged this to a single Matcher representation for simplicity, which is why we need custom `asdict` methods.
+    https://gateway-api.sigs.k8s.io/reference/spec/#gateway.networking.k8s.io/v1.HTTPRouteMatch
+    """
+
+    path: Optional[PathMatch] = None
+    headers: Optional[List[HeadersMatch]] = None
+    query_params: Optional[List[QueryParamsMatch]] = None
+    method: HTTPMethod = None
+
+
 class Gateway(LifecycleObject, Referencable):
     """
     Abstraction layer for a Gateway sitting between end-user and Kuadrant
diff --git a/testsuite/policy/rate_limit_policy.py b/testsuite/policy/rate_limit_policy.py
index 069442ed..9343fa0a 100644
--- a/testsuite/policy/rate_limit_policy.py
+++ b/testsuite/policy/rate_limit_policy.py
@@ -1,13 +1,13 @@
 """RateLimitPolicy related objects"""
 from dataclasses import dataclass
 from time import sleep
-from typing import Iterable, Literal
+from typing import Iterable, Literal, Optional
 
 import openshift as oc
 
-from testsuite.policy.authorization import Pattern
+from testsuite.policy.authorization import Rule
 from testsuite.utils import asdict
-from testsuite.gateway import Referencable
+from testsuite.gateway import Referencable, HTTPMatcher
 from testsuite.openshift.client import OpenShiftClient
 from testsuite.openshift import OpenShiftObject, modify
 
@@ -21,6 +21,17 @@ class Limit:
     unit: Literal["second", "minute", "day"] = "second"
 
 
+@dataclass
+class RouteSelect:
+    """
+    HTRTPPathMatch, HTTPHeaderMatch, HTTPQueryParamMatch, HTTPMethodMatch
+    https://docs.kuadrant.io/kuadrant-operator/doc/reference/route-selectors/#routeselector
+    """
+
+    matches: Optional[list[HTTPMatcher]] = None
+    hostnames: Optional[list[str]] = None
+
+
 class RateLimitPolicy(OpenShiftObject):
     """RateLimitPolicy (or RLP for short) object, used for applying rate limiting rules to a Gateway/HTTPRoute"""
 
@@ -40,7 +51,14 @@ def create_instance(cls, openshift: OpenShiftClient, name, target: Referencable,
         return cls(model, context=openshift.context)
 
     @modify
-    def add_limit(self, name, limits: Iterable[Limit], when: Iterable[Pattern] = None, counters: list[str] = None):
+    def add_limit(
+        self,
+        name,
+        limits: Iterable[Limit],
+        when: Iterable[Rule] = None,
+        counters: list[str] = None,
+        route_selectors: Iterable[RouteSelect] = None,
+    ):
         """Add another limit"""
         limit: dict = {
             "rates": [asdict(limit) for limit in limits],
@@ -49,6 +67,8 @@ def add_limit(self, name, limits: Iterable[Limit], when: Iterable[Pattern] = Non
             limit["when"] = [asdict(rule) for rule in when]
         if counters:
             limit["counters"] = counters
+        if route_selectors:
+            limit["routeSelectors"] = [asdict(rule) for rule in route_selectors]
         self.model.spec.limits[name] = limit
 
     def wait_for_ready(self):
diff --git a/testsuite/utils.py b/testsuite/utils.py
index 2697a727..e9116fa6 100644
--- a/testsuite/utils.py
+++ b/testsuite/utils.py
@@ -138,9 +138,6 @@ def asdict(obj) -> dict[str, JSONValues]:
 
 
 def _asdict_recurse(obj):
-    if hasattr(obj, "asdict"):
-        return obj.asdict()
-
     if not is_dataclass(obj):
         return deepcopy(obj)
 
@@ -156,6 +153,8 @@ def _asdict_recurse(obj):
             result[field.name] = type(value)(_asdict_recurse(i) for i in value)
         elif isinstance(value, dict):
             result[field.name] = type(value)((_asdict_recurse(k), _asdict_recurse(v)) for k, v in value.items())
+        elif isinstance(value, enum.Enum):
+            result[field.name] = value.value
         else:
             result[field.name] = deepcopy(value)
     return result