diff --git a/pkg/cache/v3/resource.go b/pkg/cache/v3/resource.go
index 65c916c796..55dba8f8de 100644
--- a/pkg/cache/v3/resource.go
+++ b/pkg/cache/v3/resource.go
@@ -202,22 +202,11 @@ func getListenerReferences(src *listener.Listener, out map[resource.Type]map[str
 
 	// Extract route configuration names from HTTP connection manager.
 	for _, chain := range src.GetFilterChains() {
-		for _, filter := range chain.GetFilters() {
-			config := resource.GetHTTPConnectionManager(filter)
-			if config == nil {
-				continue
-			}
-
-			// If we are using RDS, add the referenced the route name.
-			if name := config.GetRds().GetRouteConfigName(); name != "" {
-				routes[name] = true
-			}
+		getListenerReferencesFromChain(chain, routes)
+	}
 
-			// If the scoped route mapping is embedded, add the referenced route resource names.
-			for _, s := range config.GetScopedRoutes().GetScopedRouteConfigurationsList().GetScopedRouteConfigurations() {
-				routes[s.GetRouteConfigurationName()] = true
-			}
-		}
+	if src.GetDefaultFilterChain() != nil {
+		getListenerReferencesFromChain(src.GetDefaultFilterChain(), routes)
 	}
 
 	if len(routes) > 0 {
@@ -229,6 +218,25 @@ func getListenerReferences(src *listener.Listener, out map[resource.Type]map[str
 	}
 }
 
+func getListenerReferencesFromChain(chain *listener.FilterChain, routes map[string]bool) {
+	// If we are using RDS, add the referenced the route name.
+	// If the scoped route mapping is embedded, add the referenced route resource names.
+	for _, filter := range chain.GetFilters() {
+		config := resource.GetHTTPConnectionManager(filter)
+		if config == nil {
+			continue
+		}
+
+		if name := config.GetRds().GetRouteConfigName(); name != "" {
+			routes[name] = true
+		}
+
+		for _, s := range config.GetScopedRoutes().GetScopedRouteConfigurationsList().GetScopedRouteConfigurations() {
+			routes[s.GetRouteConfigurationName()] = true
+		}
+	}
+}
+
 func getScopedRouteReferences(src *route.ScopedRouteConfiguration, out map[resource.Type]map[string]bool) {
 	routes := map[string]bool{}
 
diff --git a/pkg/cache/v3/resource_test.go b/pkg/cache/v3/resource_test.go
index 6927a933b6..0f311af5c8 100644
--- a/pkg/cache/v3/resource_test.go
+++ b/pkg/cache/v3/resource_test.go
@@ -51,6 +51,7 @@ var (
 	testScopedRoute     = resource.MakeScopedRouteConfig(scopedRouteName, routeName, []string{"1.2.3.4"})
 	testVirtualHost     = resource.MakeVirtualHost(virtualHostName, clusterName)
 	testListener        = resource.MakeRouteHTTPListener(resource.Ads, listenerName, 80, routeName)
+	testListenerDefault = resource.MakeRouteHTTPListenerDefaultFilterChain(resource.Ads, listenerName, 80, routeName)
 	testScopedListener  = resource.MakeScopedRouteHTTPListenerForRoute(resource.Ads, scopedListenerName, 80, embeddedRouteName)
 	testRuntime         = resource.MakeRuntime(runtimeName)
 	testSecret          = resource.MakeSecrets(tlsName, rootName)
@@ -137,8 +138,8 @@ func TestGetResourceNames(t *testing.T) {
 		},
 		{
 			name:  "many",
-			input: []types.Resource{testRuntime, testListener, testVirtualHost},
-			want:  []string{runtimeName, listenerName, virtualHostName},
+			input: []types.Resource{testRuntime, testListener, testListenerDefault, testVirtualHost},
+			want:  []string{runtimeName, listenerName, listenerName, virtualHostName},
 		},
 	}
 	for _, test := range tests {
@@ -182,6 +183,10 @@ func TestGetResourceReferences(t *testing.T) {
 			in:  resource.MakeRouteHTTPListener(resource.Ads, listenerName, 80, routeName),
 			out: map[rsrc.Type]map[string]bool{rsrc.RouteType: {routeName: true}},
 		},
+		{
+			in:  resource.MakeRouteHTTPListenerDefaultFilterChain(resource.Ads, listenerName, 80, routeName),
+			out: map[rsrc.Type]map[string]bool{rsrc.RouteType: {routeName: true}},
+		},
 		{
 			in:  resource.MakeTCPListener(listenerName, 80, clusterName),
 			out: map[rsrc.Type]map[string]bool{},
diff --git a/pkg/test/resource/v3/resource.go b/pkg/test/resource/v3/resource.go
index e300570b1d..f22fe3108c 100644
--- a/pkg/test/resource/v3/resource.go
+++ b/pkg/test/resource/v3/resource.go
@@ -297,6 +297,27 @@ func makeListener(listenerName string, port uint32, filterChains []*listener.Fil
 	}
 }
 
+func makeListenerDefaultFilterChain(listenerName string, port uint32, defaultFilterChain *listener.FilterChain,
+	filterChains []*listener.FilterChain,
+) *listener.Listener {
+	return &listener.Listener{
+		Name: listenerName,
+		Address: &core.Address{
+			Address: &core.Address_SocketAddress{
+				SocketAddress: &core.SocketAddress{
+					Protocol: core.SocketAddress_TCP,
+					Address:  localhost,
+					PortSpecifier: &core.SocketAddress_PortValue{
+						PortValue: port,
+					},
+				},
+			},
+		},
+		DefaultFilterChain: defaultFilterChain,
+		FilterChains:       filterChains,
+	}
+}
+
 func MakeRouteHTTPListener(mode, listenerName string, port uint32, route string) *listener.Listener {
 	rdsSource := configSource(mode)
 	routeSpecifier := &hcm.HttpConnectionManager_Rds{
@@ -330,6 +351,38 @@ func MakeRouteHTTPListener(mode, listenerName string, port uint32, route string)
 	return makeListener(listenerName, port, filterChains)
 }
 
+func MakeRouteHTTPListenerDefaultFilterChain(mode, listenerName string, port uint32, route string) *listener.Listener {
+	rdsSource := configSource(mode)
+	routeSpecifier := &hcm.HttpConnectionManager_Rds{
+		Rds: &hcm.Rds{
+			ConfigSource:    rdsSource,
+			RouteConfigName: route,
+		},
+	}
+
+	manager := buildHTTPConnectionManager()
+	manager.RouteSpecifier = routeSpecifier
+
+	pbst, err := anypb.New(manager)
+	if err != nil {
+		panic(err)
+	}
+
+	filterChains := []*listener.FilterChain{}
+	defaultChain := &listener.FilterChain{
+		Filters: []*listener.Filter{
+			{
+				Name: "http_connection_manager", // should work for any name.
+				ConfigType: &listener.Filter_TypedConfig{
+					TypedConfig: pbst,
+				},
+			},
+		},
+	}
+
+	return makeListenerDefaultFilterChain(listenerName, port, defaultChain, filterChains)
+}
+
 // Creates a HTTP listener using Scoped Routes, which extracts the "Host" header field as the key.
 func MakeScopedRouteHTTPListener(mode, listenerName string, port uint32) *listener.Listener {
 	source := configSource(mode)