diff --git a/internal/gatewayapi/resource/load.go b/internal/gatewayapi/resource/load.go
index 23f64c96a6..4cbec0765d 100644
--- a/internal/gatewayapi/resource/load.go
+++ b/internal/gatewayapi/resource/load.go
@@ -315,6 +315,8 @@ func loadKubernetesYAMLToResources(input []byte, addMissingResources bool) (*Res
 		case KindSecret:
 			typedData := data.Interface()
 			typedStringData := stringData.Interface()
+			typedSecretType := kobjVal.FieldByName("Type").Interface()
+
 			secret := &corev1.Secret{
 				TypeMeta: metav1.TypeMeta{
 					Kind: KindSecret,
@@ -323,6 +325,7 @@ func loadKubernetesYAMLToResources(input []byte, addMissingResources bool) (*Res
 					Name:      name,
 					Namespace: namespace,
 				},
+				Type:       typedSecretType.(corev1.SecretType),
 				Data:       typedData.(map[string][]byte),
 				StringData: typedStringData.(map[string]string),
 			}
diff --git a/internal/gatewayapi/resource/testdata/all-resources.in.yaml b/internal/gatewayapi/resource/testdata/all-resources.in.yaml
index 6bb5994374..f5cba5ff61 100644
--- a/internal/gatewayapi/resource/testdata/all-resources.in.yaml
+++ b/internal/gatewayapi/resource/testdata/all-resources.in.yaml
@@ -257,6 +257,15 @@ stringData:
   secret: "literal value"
 ---
 apiVersion: v1
+kind: Secret
+metadata:
+  name: secret-with-type
+  namespace: default
+type: "type value"
+data:
+  .secret-file: dmFsdWUtMg0KDQo=
+---
+apiVersion: v1
 kind: ConfigMap
 metadata:
   name: configmap
diff --git a/internal/gatewayapi/resource/testdata/all-resources.out.yaml b/internal/gatewayapi/resource/testdata/all-resources.out.yaml
index b9cd72b999..55e2fadb44 100644
--- a/internal/gatewayapi/resource/testdata/all-resources.out.yaml
+++ b/internal/gatewayapi/resource/testdata/all-resources.out.yaml
@@ -270,6 +270,14 @@ secrets:
     namespace: default
   stringData:
     secret: literal value
+- data:
+    .secret-file: dmFsdWUtMg0KDQo=
+  kind: Secret
+  metadata:
+    creationTimestamp: null
+    name: secret-with-type
+    namespace: default
+  type: type value
 securityPolicies:
 - kind: SecurityPolicy
   metadata: