diff --git a/source/common/upstream/load_stats_reporter.cc b/source/common/upstream/load_stats_reporter.cc
index 386f79b6be99a..a06d85c40dede 100644
--- a/source/common/upstream/load_stats_reporter.cc
+++ b/source/common/upstream/load_stats_reporter.cc
@@ -123,6 +123,14 @@ void LoadStatsReporter::sendLoadStatsRequest() {
     }
     cluster_stats->set_total_dropped_requests(
         cluster.info()->loadReportStats().upstream_rq_dropped_.latch());
+    const uint64_t drop_overload_count =
+        cluster.info()->loadReportStats().upstream_rq_drop_overload_.latch();
+    if (drop_overload_count > 0) {
+      auto* dropped_request = cluster_stats->add_dropped_requests();
+      dropped_request->set_category("drop_overload");
+      dropped_request->set_dropped_count(drop_overload_count);
+    }
+
     const auto now = time_source_.monotonicTime().time_since_epoch();
     const auto measured_interval = now - cluster_name_and_timestamp.second;
     cluster_stats->mutable_load_report_interval()->MergeFrom(
@@ -214,6 +222,7 @@ void LoadStatsReporter::startLoadReportPeriod() {
       }
     }
     cluster.info()->loadReportStats().upstream_rq_dropped_.latch();
+    cluster.info()->loadReportStats().upstream_rq_drop_overload_.latch();
   };
   if (message_->send_all_clusters()) {
     for (const auto& p : all_clusters.active_clusters_) {
diff --git a/test/common/upstream/load_stats_reporter_test.cc b/test/common/upstream/load_stats_reporter_test.cc
index 429cea9b41821..1997e2d324c5c 100644
--- a/test/common/upstream/load_stats_reporter_test.cc
+++ b/test/common/upstream/load_stats_reporter_test.cc
@@ -73,6 +73,12 @@ class LoadStatsReporterTest : public testing::Test {
     load_stats_reporter_->onReceiveMessage(std::move(response));
   }
 
+  void setDropOverload(envoy::config::endpoint::v3::ClusterStats& cluster_stats, uint64_t count) {
+    auto* dropped_request = cluster_stats.add_dropped_requests();
+    dropped_request->set_category("drop_overload");
+    dropped_request->set_dropped_count(count);
+  }
+
   Event::SimulatedTimeSystem time_system_;
   NiceMock<Upstream::MockClusterManager> cm_;
   Event::MockDispatcher dispatcher_;
@@ -132,12 +138,14 @@ TEST_F(LoadStatsReporterTest, ExistingClusters) {
   deliverLoadStatsResponse({"foo"});
   // Initial stats report for foo on timer tick.
   foo_cluster.info_->load_report_stats_.upstream_rq_dropped_.add(5);
+  foo_cluster.info_->load_report_stats_.upstream_rq_drop_overload_.add(7);
   time_system_.setMonotonicTime(std::chrono::microseconds(4));
   {
     envoy::config::endpoint::v3::ClusterStats foo_cluster_stats;
     foo_cluster_stats.set_cluster_name("foo");
     foo_cluster_stats.set_cluster_service_name("bar");
     foo_cluster_stats.set_total_dropped_requests(5);
+    setDropOverload(foo_cluster_stats, 7);
     foo_cluster_stats.mutable_load_report_interval()->MergeFrom(
         Protobuf::util::TimeUtil::MicrosecondsToDuration(1));
     expectSendMessage({foo_cluster_stats});
@@ -148,6 +156,7 @@ TEST_F(LoadStatsReporterTest, ExistingClusters) {
   // Some traffic on foo/bar in between previous request and next response.
   foo_cluster.info_->load_report_stats_.upstream_rq_dropped_.add(1);
   bar_cluster.info_->load_report_stats_.upstream_rq_dropped_.add(1);
+  bar_cluster.info_->load_report_stats_.upstream_rq_drop_overload_.add(5);
 
   // Start reporting on bar.
   time_system_.setMonotonicTime(std::chrono::microseconds(6));
@@ -155,6 +164,7 @@ TEST_F(LoadStatsReporterTest, ExistingClusters) {
   // Stats report foo/bar on timer tick.
   foo_cluster.info_->load_report_stats_.upstream_rq_dropped_.add(1);
   bar_cluster.info_->load_report_stats_.upstream_rq_dropped_.add(1);
+  bar_cluster.info_->load_report_stats_.upstream_rq_drop_overload_.add(3);
   time_system_.setMonotonicTime(std::chrono::microseconds(28));
   {
     envoy::config::endpoint::v3::ClusterStats foo_cluster_stats;
@@ -166,6 +176,7 @@ TEST_F(LoadStatsReporterTest, ExistingClusters) {
     envoy::config::endpoint::v3::ClusterStats bar_cluster_stats;
     bar_cluster_stats.set_cluster_name("bar");
     bar_cluster_stats.set_total_dropped_requests(1);
+    setDropOverload(bar_cluster_stats, 3);
     bar_cluster_stats.mutable_load_report_interval()->MergeFrom(
         Protobuf::util::TimeUtil::MicrosecondsToDuration(22));
     expectSendMessage({bar_cluster_stats, foo_cluster_stats});
@@ -176,17 +187,20 @@ TEST_F(LoadStatsReporterTest, ExistingClusters) {
   // Some traffic on foo/bar in between previous request and next response.
   foo_cluster.info_->load_report_stats_.upstream_rq_dropped_.add(1);
   bar_cluster.info_->load_report_stats_.upstream_rq_dropped_.add(1);
+  bar_cluster.info_->load_report_stats_.upstream_rq_drop_overload_.add(1);
 
   // Stop reporting on foo.
   deliverLoadStatsResponse({"bar"});
   // Stats report for bar on timer tick.
   foo_cluster.info_->load_report_stats_.upstream_rq_dropped_.add(5);
   bar_cluster.info_->load_report_stats_.upstream_rq_dropped_.add(5);
+  bar_cluster.info_->load_report_stats_.upstream_rq_drop_overload_.add(7);
   time_system_.setMonotonicTime(std::chrono::microseconds(33));
   {
     envoy::config::endpoint::v3::ClusterStats bar_cluster_stats;
     bar_cluster_stats.set_cluster_name("bar");
     bar_cluster_stats.set_total_dropped_requests(6);
+    setDropOverload(bar_cluster_stats, 8);
     bar_cluster_stats.mutable_load_report_interval()->MergeFrom(
         Protobuf::util::TimeUtil::MicrosecondsToDuration(5));
     expectSendMessage({bar_cluster_stats});
@@ -196,25 +210,31 @@ TEST_F(LoadStatsReporterTest, ExistingClusters) {
 
   // Some traffic on foo/bar in between previous request and next response.
   foo_cluster.info_->load_report_stats_.upstream_rq_dropped_.add(1);
+  foo_cluster.info_->load_report_stats_.upstream_rq_drop_overload_.add(8);
   bar_cluster.info_->load_report_stats_.upstream_rq_dropped_.add(1);
+  bar_cluster.info_->load_report_stats_.upstream_rq_drop_overload_.add(3);
 
   // Start tracking foo again, we should forget earlier history for foo.
   time_system_.setMonotonicTime(std::chrono::microseconds(43));
   deliverLoadStatsResponse({"foo", "bar"});
   // Stats report foo/bar on timer tick.
   foo_cluster.info_->load_report_stats_.upstream_rq_dropped_.add(1);
+  foo_cluster.info_->load_report_stats_.upstream_rq_drop_overload_.add(9);
   bar_cluster.info_->load_report_stats_.upstream_rq_dropped_.add(1);
+  bar_cluster.info_->load_report_stats_.upstream_rq_drop_overload_.add(4);
   time_system_.setMonotonicTime(std::chrono::microseconds(47));
   {
     envoy::config::endpoint::v3::ClusterStats foo_cluster_stats;
     foo_cluster_stats.set_cluster_name("foo");
     foo_cluster_stats.set_cluster_service_name("bar");
     foo_cluster_stats.set_total_dropped_requests(1);
+    setDropOverload(foo_cluster_stats, 9);
     foo_cluster_stats.mutable_load_report_interval()->MergeFrom(
         Protobuf::util::TimeUtil::MicrosecondsToDuration(4));
     envoy::config::endpoint::v3::ClusterStats bar_cluster_stats;
     bar_cluster_stats.set_cluster_name("bar");
     bar_cluster_stats.set_total_dropped_requests(2);
+    setDropOverload(bar_cluster_stats, 7);
     bar_cluster_stats.mutable_load_report_interval()->MergeFrom(
         Protobuf::util::TimeUtil::MicrosecondsToDuration(14));
     expectSendMessage({bar_cluster_stats, foo_cluster_stats});
diff --git a/test/integration/load_stats_integration_test.cc b/test/integration/load_stats_integration_test.cc
index 4dd11637cc980..668cdb0fcf523 100644
--- a/test/integration/load_stats_integration_test.cc
+++ b/test/integration/load_stats_integration_test.cc
@@ -191,6 +191,20 @@ class LoadStatsIntegrationTest : public Grpc::GrpcClientIntegrationParamTest,
 
     cluster_stats->set_total_dropped_requests(cluster_stats->total_dropped_requests() +
                                               local_cluster_stats.total_dropped_requests());
+    if (local_cluster_stats.dropped_requests().size() > 0) {
+      const uint64_t local_drop_count = local_cluster_stats.dropped_requests(0).dropped_count();
+      if (local_drop_count > 0) {
+        envoy::config::endpoint::v3::ClusterStats::DroppedRequests* drop_request;
+        if (cluster_stats->dropped_requests().size() > 0) {
+          drop_request = cluster_stats->mutable_dropped_requests(0);
+          drop_request->set_dropped_count(drop_request->dropped_count() + local_drop_count);
+        } else {
+          drop_request = cluster_stats->add_dropped_requests();
+          drop_request->set_dropped_count(local_drop_count);
+        }
+        drop_request->set_category("drop_overload");
+      }
+    }
 
     for (int i = 0; i < local_cluster_stats.upstream_locality_stats_size(); ++i) {
       const auto& local_upstream_locality_stats = local_cluster_stats.upstream_locality_stats(i);
@@ -243,7 +257,7 @@ class LoadStatsIntegrationTest : public Grpc::GrpcClientIntegrationParamTest,
   ABSL_MUST_USE_RESULT AssertionResult
   waitForLoadStatsRequest(const std::vector<envoy::config::endpoint::v3::UpstreamLocalityStats>&
                               expected_locality_stats,
-                          uint64_t dropped = 0) {
+                          uint64_t dropped = 0, bool drop_overload_test = false) {
     Event::TestTimeSystem::RealTimeBound bound(TestUtility::DefaultTimeout);
     Protobuf::RepeatedPtrField<envoy::config::endpoint::v3::ClusterStats> expected_cluster_stats;
     if (!expected_locality_stats.empty() || dropped != 0) {
@@ -253,6 +267,11 @@ class LoadStatsIntegrationTest : public Grpc::GrpcClientIntegrationParamTest,
       cluster_stats->set_cluster_service_name("service_name_0");
       if (dropped > 0) {
         cluster_stats->set_total_dropped_requests(dropped);
+        if (drop_overload_test) {
+          auto* drop_request = cluster_stats->add_dropped_requests();
+          drop_request->set_category("drop_overload");
+          drop_request->set_dropped_count(dropped);
+        }
       }
       std::copy(
           expected_locality_stats.begin(), expected_locality_stats.end(),
@@ -368,6 +387,19 @@ class LoadStatsIntegrationTest : public Grpc::GrpcClientIntegrationParamTest,
     cleanupUpstreamAndDownstream();
   }
 
+  void updateDropOverloadConfig() {
+    envoy::config::endpoint::v3::ClusterLoadAssignment cluster_load_assignment;
+    cluster_load_assignment.set_cluster_name("service_name_0");
+    // Config drop_overload to drop 100% requests.
+    auto* policy = cluster_load_assignment.mutable_policy();
+    auto* drop_overload = policy->add_drop_overloads();
+    drop_overload->set_category("drop_overload");
+    auto* drop_percentage = drop_overload->mutable_drop_percentage();
+    drop_percentage->set_numerator(100);
+    drop_percentage->set_denominator(envoy::type::v3::FractionalPercent::HUNDRED);
+    eds_helper_.setEdsAndWait({cluster_load_assignment}, *test_server_);
+  }
+
   static constexpr uint32_t upstream_endpoints_ = 5;
 
   IntegrationStreamDecoderPtr response_;
@@ -646,5 +678,30 @@ TEST_P(LoadStatsIntegrationTest, Dropped) {
   cleanupLoadStatsConnection();
 }
 
+// Validate the load reports for dropped requests due to drop_overload make sense.
+TEST_P(LoadStatsIntegrationTest, DropOverloadDropped) {
+  initialize();
+  waitForLoadStatsStream();
+  ASSERT_TRUE(waitForLoadStatsRequest({}));
+  loadstats_stream_->startGrpcStream();
+  updateClusterLoadAssignment({{0}}, {}, {}, {});
+  updateDropOverloadConfig();
+
+  requestLoadStatsResponse({"cluster_0"});
+  initiateClientConnection();
+  ASSERT_TRUE(response_->waitForEndStream());
+  ASSERT_TRUE(response_->complete());
+  EXPECT_EQ("503", response_->headers().getStatusValue());
+  cleanupUpstreamAndDownstream();
+
+  ASSERT_TRUE(waitForLoadStatsRequest({}, 1, true));
+
+  EXPECT_EQ(1, test_server_->counter("load_reporter.requests")->value());
+  EXPECT_LE(2, test_server_->counter("load_reporter.responses")->value());
+  EXPECT_EQ(0, test_server_->counter("load_reporter.errors")->value());
+
+  cleanupLoadStatsConnection();
+}
+
 } // namespace
 } // namespace Envoy