diff --git a/test/config/BUILD b/test/config/BUILD
index 8c230a6adf07..e45e7a26cd56 100644
--- a/test/config/BUILD
+++ b/test/config/BUILD
@@ -35,6 +35,7 @@ envoy_cc_test_library(
         "@envoy_api//envoy/config/listener/v3:pkg_cc_proto",
         "@envoy_api//envoy/config/route/v3:pkg_cc_proto",
         "@envoy_api//envoy/extensions/access_loggers/file/v3:pkg_cc_proto",
+        "@envoy_api//envoy/extensions/filters/http/upstream_codec/v3:pkg_cc_proto",
         "@envoy_api//envoy/extensions/filters/network/http_connection_manager/v3:pkg_cc_proto",
         "@envoy_api//envoy/extensions/transport_sockets/quic/v3:pkg_cc_proto",
         "@envoy_api//envoy/extensions/transport_sockets/tls/v3:pkg_cc_proto",
diff --git a/test/config/utility.cc b/test/config/utility.cc
index 4a0b3c3e5a19..ae5655910d78 100644
--- a/test/config/utility.cc
+++ b/test/config/utility.cc
@@ -7,6 +7,7 @@
 #include "envoy/config/listener/v3/listener_components.pb.h"
 #include "envoy/config/route/v3/route_components.pb.h"
 #include "envoy/extensions/access_loggers/file/v3/file.pb.h"
+#include "envoy/extensions/filters/http/upstream_codec/v3/upstream_codec.pb.h"
 #include "envoy/extensions/filters/network/http_connection_manager/v3/http_connection_manager.pb.h"
 #include "envoy/extensions/transport_sockets/quic/v3/quic_transport.pb.h"
 #include "envoy/extensions/transport_sockets/tls/v3/cert.pb.h"
@@ -1252,7 +1253,10 @@ void ConfigHelper::prependFilter(const std::string& config, bool downstream) {
               ["envoy.extensions.upstreams.http.v3.HttpProtocolOptions"]);
     }
     if (old_protocol_options.http_filters().empty()) {
-      old_protocol_options.add_http_filters()->set_name("envoy.filters.http.upstream_codec");
+      auto* codec_filter = old_protocol_options.add_http_filters();
+      codec_filter->set_name("envoy.filters.http.upstream_codec");
+      codec_filter->mutable_typed_config()->PackFrom(
+          envoy::extensions::filters::http::upstream_codec::v3::UpstreamCodec::default_instance());
     }
     auto* filter_list_back = old_protocol_options.add_http_filters();
 #ifdef ENVOY_ENABLE_YAML