diff --git a/examples/features/csm_observability/client/main.go b/examples/features/csm_observability/client/main.go
index cf33e6cb641d..c5b81ff0beb7 100644
--- a/examples/features/csm_observability/client/main.go
+++ b/examples/features/csm_observability/client/main.go
@@ -30,7 +30,7 @@ import (
 	"google.golang.org/grpc"
 	"google.golang.org/grpc/credentials/insecure"
 	xdscreds "google.golang.org/grpc/credentials/xds"
-	"google.golang.org/grpc/examples/features/proto/echo"
+	pb "google.golang.org/grpc/examples/helloworld/helloworld"
 	"google.golang.org/grpc/stats/opentelemetry"
 	"google.golang.org/grpc/stats/opentelemetry/csm"
 	_ "google.golang.org/grpc/xds" // To install the xds resolvers and balancers.
@@ -40,9 +40,12 @@ import (
 	"go.opentelemetry.io/otel/sdk/metric"
 )
 
+const defaultName = "world"
+
 var (
 	target             = flag.String("target", "xds:///helloworld:50051", "the server address to connect to")
 	prometheusEndpoint = flag.String("prometheus_endpoint", ":9464", "the Prometheus exporter endpoint")
+	name               = flag.String("name", defaultName, "Name to greet")
 )
 
 func main() {
@@ -68,15 +71,15 @@ func main() {
 		log.Fatalf("Failed to start NewClient: %v", err)
 	}
 	defer cc.Close()
-	c := echo.NewEchoClient(cc)
+	c := pb.NewGreeterClient(cc)
 
 	// Make an RPC every second. This should trigger telemetry to be emitted from
 	// the client and the server.
 	for {
 		ctx, cancel := context.WithTimeout(context.Background(), time.Second*5)
-		r, err := c.UnaryEcho(ctx, &echo.EchoRequest{Message: "this is examples/opentelemetry"})
+		r, err := c.SayHello(ctx, &pb.HelloRequest{Name: *name})
 		if err != nil {
-			log.Printf("UnaryEcho failed: %v", err)
+			log.Fatalf("Could not greet: %v", err)
 		}
 		fmt.Println(r)
 		time.Sleep(time.Second)
diff --git a/examples/features/csm_observability/server/main.go b/examples/features/csm_observability/server/main.go
index 7a87517cbde6..3c4c7a328e0c 100644
--- a/examples/features/csm_observability/server/main.go
+++ b/examples/features/csm_observability/server/main.go
@@ -22,7 +22,6 @@ package main
 import (
 	"context"
 	"flag"
-	"fmt"
 	"log"
 	"net"
 	"net/http"
@@ -30,7 +29,7 @@ import (
 	"google.golang.org/grpc"
 	"google.golang.org/grpc/credentials/insecure"
 	xdscreds "google.golang.org/grpc/credentials/xds"
-	pb "google.golang.org/grpc/examples/features/proto/echo"
+	pb "google.golang.org/grpc/examples/helloworld/helloworld"
 	"google.golang.org/grpc/stats/opentelemetry"
 	"google.golang.org/grpc/stats/opentelemetry/csm"
 	"google.golang.org/grpc/xds"
@@ -45,13 +44,15 @@ var (
 	prometheusEndpoint = flag.String("prometheus_endpoint", ":9464", "the Prometheus exporter endpoint")
 )
 
-type echoServer struct {
-	pb.UnimplementedEchoServer
+// server is used to implement helloworld.GreeterServer.
+type server struct {
+	pb.UnimplementedGreeterServer
 	addr string
 }
 
-func (s *echoServer) UnaryEcho(_ context.Context, req *pb.EchoRequest) (*pb.EchoResponse, error) {
-	return &pb.EchoResponse{Message: fmt.Sprintf("%s (from %s)", req.Message, s.addr)}, nil
+// SayHello implements helloworld.GreeterServer
+func (s *server) SayHello(_ context.Context, in *pb.HelloRequest) (*pb.HelloReply, error) {
+	return &pb.HelloReply{Message: "Hello " + in.GetName()}, nil
 }
 
 func main() {
@@ -80,7 +81,7 @@ func main() {
 	if err != nil {
 		log.Fatalf("Failed to start xDS Server: %v", err)
 	}
-	pb.RegisterEchoServer(s, &echoServer{addr: ":" + *port})
+	pb.RegisterGreeterServer(s, &server{addr: ":" + *port})
 
 	log.Printf("Serving on %s\n", *port)
 
diff --git a/internal/xds/rbac/rbac_engine.go b/internal/xds/rbac/rbac_engine.go
index 344052cb04fd..8f376c400333 100644
--- a/internal/xds/rbac/rbac_engine.go
+++ b/internal/xds/rbac/rbac_engine.go
@@ -219,6 +219,9 @@ func newRPCData(ctx context.Context) (*rpcData, error) {
 	if !ok {
 		return nil, errors.New("missing method in incoming context")
 	}
+	// gRPC-Go strips :path from the headers given to the application, but RBAC should be
+	// able to match against it.
+	md[":path"] = []string{mn}
 
 	// The connection is needed in order to find the destination address and
 	// port of the incoming RPC Call.
diff --git a/test/xds/xds_server_rbac_test.go b/test/xds/xds_server_rbac_test.go
index 831f2512a96a..f05cd05e5fd9 100644
--- a/test/xds/xds_server_rbac_test.go
+++ b/test/xds/xds_server_rbac_test.go
@@ -478,6 +478,30 @@ func (s) TestRBACHTTPFilter(t *testing.T) {
 			wantStatusEmptyCall: codes.PermissionDenied,
 			wantStatusUnaryCall: codes.OK,
 		},
+		// This test tests an RBAC HTTP Filter which is configured to allow only
+		// RPC's with certain paths ("UnaryCall") via the ":path" header. Only
+		// unary calls passing through this RBAC HTTP Filter should proceed as
+		// normal, and any others should be denied.
+		{
+			name: "allow-certain-path-by-header",
+			rbacCfg: &rpb.RBAC{
+				Rules: &v3rbacpb.RBAC{
+					Action: v3rbacpb.RBAC_ALLOW,
+					Policies: map[string]*v3rbacpb.Policy{
+						"certain-path": {
+							Permissions: []*v3rbacpb.Permission{
+								{Rule: &v3rbacpb.Permission_Header{Header: &v3routepb.HeaderMatcher{Name: ":path", HeaderMatchSpecifier: &v3routepb.HeaderMatcher_ExactMatch{ExactMatch: "/grpc.testing.TestService/UnaryCall"}}}},
+							},
+							Principals: []*v3rbacpb.Principal{
+								{Identifier: &v3rbacpb.Principal_Any{Any: true}},
+							},
+						},
+					},
+				},
+			},
+			wantStatusEmptyCall: codes.PermissionDenied,
+			wantStatusUnaryCall: codes.OK,
+		},
 		// This test that a RBAC Config with nil rules means that every RPC is
 		// allowed. This maps to the line "If absent, no enforcing RBAC policy
 		// will be applied" from the RBAC Proto documentation for the Rules