diff --git a/source/server/listener_manager_impl.cc b/source/server/listener_manager_impl.cc
index 82f7b2261084..00978ccbb933 100644
--- a/source/server/listener_manager_impl.cc
+++ b/source/server/listener_manager_impl.cc
@@ -441,13 +441,22 @@ ProtobufTypes::MessagePtr ListenerManagerImpl::dumpListenerConfigs() {
       static_listener.mutable_listener()->MergeFrom(listener->config());
       TimestampUtil::systemClockToTimestamp(listener->last_updated_,
                                             *(static_listener.mutable_last_updated()));
+      continue;
+    }
+    envoy::admin::v2alpha::ListenersConfigDump_DynamicListener* dump_listener;
+    // Listeners are always added to active_listeners_ list before workers are started.
+    // This applies even when the listeners are still waiting for initialization.
+    // To avoid confusion in config dump, in that case, we add these listeners to warming
+    // listeners config dump rather than active ones.
+    if (workers_started_) {
+      dump_listener = config_dump->mutable_dynamic_active_listeners()->Add();
     } else {
-      auto& dynamic_listener = *config_dump->mutable_dynamic_active_listeners()->Add();
-      dynamic_listener.set_version_info(listener->versionInfo());
-      dynamic_listener.mutable_listener()->MergeFrom(listener->config());
-      TimestampUtil::systemClockToTimestamp(listener->last_updated_,
-                                            *(dynamic_listener.mutable_last_updated()));
+      dump_listener = config_dump->mutable_dynamic_warming_listeners()->Add();
     }
+    dump_listener->set_version_info(listener->versionInfo());
+    dump_listener->mutable_listener()->MergeFrom(listener->config());
+    TimestampUtil::systemClockToTimestamp(listener->last_updated_,
+                                          *(dump_listener->mutable_last_updated()));
   }
 
   for (const auto& listener : warming_listeners_) {
diff --git a/test/integration/ads_integration_test.cc b/test/integration/ads_integration_test.cc
index 3ef9f4df589e..3745513ee431 100644
--- a/test/integration/ads_integration_test.cc
+++ b/test/integration/ads_integration_test.cc
@@ -969,6 +969,9 @@ TEST_P(AdsIntegrationTest, ListenerDrainBeforeServerStart) {
       Config::TypeUrl::get().Listener, {buildListener("listener_0", "route_config_0")},
       {buildListener("listener_0", "route_config_0")}, {}, "1");
   test_server_->waitForGaugeGe("listener_manager.total_listeners_active", 1);
+  // Before server is started, even though listeners are added to active list
+  // we mark them as "warming" in config dump since they're not initialized yet.
+  EXPECT_EQ(getListenersConfigDump().dynamic_warming_listeners().size(), 1);
 
   // Remove listener.
   sendDiscoveryResponse<envoy::api::v2::Listener>(Config::TypeUrl::get().Listener, {}, {}, {}, "1");
diff --git a/test/server/listener_manager_impl_test.cc b/test/server/listener_manager_impl_test.cc
index cbdeb23e8c6b..bf7a4818288b 100644
--- a/test/server/listener_manager_impl_test.cc
+++ b/test/server/listener_manager_impl_test.cc
@@ -766,6 +766,7 @@ filter_chains: {}
 version_info: version1
 static_listeners:
 dynamic_active_listeners:
+dynamic_warming_listeners:
   version_info: "version1"
   listener:
     name: "foo"
@@ -777,7 +778,6 @@ version_info: version1
   last_updated:
     seconds: 1001001001
     nanos: 1000000
-dynamic_warming_listeners:
 dynamic_draining_listeners:
 )EOF");
 
@@ -808,6 +808,7 @@ per_connection_buffer_limit_bytes: 10
 version_info: version2
 static_listeners:
 dynamic_active_listeners:
+dynamic_warming_listeners:
   version_info: "version2"
   listener:
     name: "foo"
@@ -820,7 +821,6 @@ version_info: version2
   last_updated:
     seconds: 2002002002
     nanos: 2000000
-dynamic_warming_listeners:
 dynamic_draining_listeners:
 )EOF");