diff --git a/testsuite/gateway/__init__.py b/testsuite/gateway/__init__.py
index f1098a6f..5c02ff8b 100644
--- a/testsuite/gateway/__init__.py
+++ b/testsuite/gateway/__init__.py
@@ -97,9 +97,8 @@ class QueryParamsMatch:
 @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.
+    HTTPRouteMatch defines the predicate used to match requests to a given action.
+    Multiple match types are ANDed together, i.e. the match will evaluate to true only if all conditions are satisfied.
     https://gateway-api.sigs.k8s.io/reference/spec/#gateway.networking.k8s.io/v1.HTTPRouteMatch
     """
 
@@ -163,6 +162,14 @@ def remove_hostname(self, hostname: str):
     def remove_all_hostnames(self):
         """Remove all hostnames from the Route"""
 
+    @abstractmethod
+    def add_rule(self, backend: "Httpbin", *route_matches: RouteMatch):
+        """Adds rule to the Route"""
+
+    @abstractmethod
+    def remove_all_rules(self):
+        """Remove all rules from the Route"""
+
     @abstractmethod
     def add_backend(self, backend: "Httpbin", prefix):
         """Adds another backend to the Route, with specific prefix"""
diff --git a/testsuite/gateway/gateway_api/route.py b/testsuite/gateway/gateway_api/route.py
index bf04fc76..83206d6c 100644
--- a/testsuite/gateway/gateway_api/route.py
+++ b/testsuite/gateway/gateway_api/route.py
@@ -5,9 +5,10 @@
 from httpx import Client
 
 from testsuite.httpx import KuadrantClient
-from testsuite.gateway import Gateway, GatewayRoute
+from testsuite.gateway import Gateway, GatewayRoute, PathMatch, MatchType, RouteMatch
 from testsuite.openshift.client import OpenShiftClient
 from testsuite.openshift import OpenShiftObject, modify
+from testsuite.utils import asdict
 
 if typing.TYPE_CHECKING:
     from testsuite.openshift.httpbin import Httpbin
@@ -73,17 +74,20 @@ def remove_all_hostnames(self):
         self.model.spec.hostnames = []
 
     @modify
-    def set_match(self, backend: "Httpbin", path_prefix: str = None):
-        """Limits HTTPRoute to a certain path"""
-        match = {}
-        if path_prefix:
-            match["path"] = {"value": path_prefix, "type": "PathPrefix"}
-        for rule in self.model.spec.rules:
-            for ref in rule.backendRefs:
-                if backend.reference["name"] == ref["name"]:
-                    rule["matches"] = [match]
-                    return
-        raise NameError("This backend is not assigned to this Route")
+    def add_rule(self, backend: "Httpbin", *route_matches: RouteMatch):
+        """Adds rule to the Route"""
+        rules = {"backendRefs": [backend.reference]}
+        matches = list(route_matches)
+        if len(matches) == 0:
+            matches.append(RouteMatch(path=PathMatch(type=MatchType.PATH_PREFIX, value="/")))
+
+        rules["matches"] = [asdict(match) for match in matches]
+        self.model.spec.rules.append(rules)
+
+    @modify
+    def remove_all_rules(self):
+        """Remove all rules from the Route"""
+        self.model.spec.rules = []
 
     @modify
     def add_backend(self, backend: "Httpbin", prefix="/"):
diff --git a/testsuite/policy/rate_limit_policy.py b/testsuite/policy/rate_limit_policy.py
index 1e547bb2..26110c78 100644
--- a/testsuite/policy/rate_limit_policy.py
+++ b/testsuite/policy/rate_limit_policy.py
@@ -25,7 +25,7 @@ class Limit:
 class RouteSelector:
     """
     RouteSelector is an object composed of a set of HTTPRouteMatch objects (from Gateway API -
-    HTRTPPathMatch, HTTPHeaderMatch, HTTPQueryParamMatch, HTTPMethodMatch),
+    HTTPPathMatch, HTTPHeaderMatch, HTTPQueryParamMatch, HTTPMethodMatch),
     and an additional hostnames field.
     https://docs.kuadrant.io/kuadrant-operator/doc/reference/route-selectors/#routeselector
     """
diff --git a/testsuite/tests/kuadrant/reconciliation/test_httproute_matches.py b/testsuite/tests/kuadrant/reconciliation/test_httproute_matches.py
index 601a2833..85229b12 100644
--- a/testsuite/tests/kuadrant/reconciliation/test_httproute_matches.py
+++ b/testsuite/tests/kuadrant/reconciliation/test_httproute_matches.py
@@ -1,4 +1,5 @@
 """Tests that HTTPRoute spec.routes.matches changes are reconciled when changed."""
+from testsuite.gateway import RouteMatch, PathMatch
 
 
 def test_matches(client, backend, route, resilient_request):
@@ -12,7 +13,8 @@ def test_matches(client, backend, route, resilient_request):
     response = client.get("/get")
     assert response.status_code == 200
 
-    route.set_match(backend, path_prefix="/anything")
+    route.remove_all_rules()
+    route.add_rule(backend, RouteMatch(path=PathMatch(value="/anything")))
 
     response = resilient_request("/get", expected_status=404)
     assert response.status_code == 404, "Matches were not reconciled"