diff --git a/internal/dag/builder_test.go b/internal/dag/builder_test.go
index 70f9ee3ed0f..882ae4588d7 100644
--- a/internal/dag/builder_test.go
+++ b/internal/dag/builder_test.go
@@ -266,6 +266,14 @@ func TestDAGInsertGatewayAPI(t *testing.T) {
 				},
 			}},
 		},
+		Status: gatewayapi_v1.GatewayStatus{
+			Addresses: []gatewayapi_v1.GatewayStatusAddress{
+				{
+					Type:  ptr.To(gatewayapi_v1.IPAddressType),
+					Value: "1.2.3.5",
+				},
+			},
+		},
 	}
 
 	gatewayTLSPassthroughAllNamespaces := &gatewayapi_v1.Gateway{
diff --git a/internal/dag/gatewayapi_processor.go b/internal/dag/gatewayapi_processor.go
index 96bc3c61103..64a80ce4757 100644
--- a/internal/dag/gatewayapi_processor.go
+++ b/internal/dag/gatewayapi_processor.go
@@ -413,7 +413,9 @@ func (l *listenerInfo) AllowsKind(kind gatewayapi_v1.Kind) bool {
 // isAddressAssigned returns true if either there are no addresses requested in specAddresses,
 // or if at least one address from specAddresses appears in statusAddresses.
 func isAddressAssigned(specAddresses []gatewayapi_v1.GatewayAddress, statusAddresses []gatewayapi_v1.GatewayStatusAddress) bool {
-	if len(specAddresses) == 0 {
+	// 1. no addresses requested in specAddresses
+	// 2. at least one address in specAddresses but no address in statusAddresses at the moment.
+	if len(specAddresses) == 0 || len(statusAddresses) == 0 {
 		return true
 	}
 
diff --git a/internal/dag/status_test.go b/internal/dag/status_test.go
index cefc5a79836..6878f675719 100644
--- a/internal/dag/status_test.go
+++ b/internal/dag/status_test.go
@@ -8576,6 +8576,13 @@ func TestGatewayAPIHTTPRouteDAGStatus(t *testing.T) {
 					},
 				}},
 			},
+			Status: gatewayapi_v1.GatewayStatus{
+				Addresses: []gatewayapi_v1.GatewayStatusAddress{
+					{
+						Value: "1.2.3.5",
+					},
+				},
+			},
 		},
 		wantGatewayStatusUpdate: []*status.GatewayStatusUpdate{{
 			FullName: types.NamespacedName{Namespace: "projectcontour", Name: "contour"},