diff --git a/src/code.cloudfoundry.org/gorouter/proxy/proxy.go b/src/code.cloudfoundry.org/gorouter/proxy/proxy.go
index 6bc0e5392..d30ff9f7c 100644
--- a/src/code.cloudfoundry.org/gorouter/proxy/proxy.go
+++ b/src/code.cloudfoundry.org/gorouter/proxy/proxy.go
@@ -142,11 +142,16 @@ func NewProxy(
 	rproxy := &httputil.ReverseProxy{
 		Rewrite: func(r *httputil.ProxyRequest) {
 			p.setupProxyRequest(r.Out)
-			// Rewrite mode strips X-Forwarded-* from r.Out before calling this
-			// function. Restore them to replicate the behavior Director had:
+			// Rewrite mode strips the Forwarded and X-Forwarded-* headers from
+			// r.Out before calling this function. Restore them to replicate the
+			// behavior Director had:
+			// - Forwarded: pass the client-supplied value(s) through verbatim.
 			// - X-Forwarded-Proto: copy the value already set by the XForwardedProto middleware.
 			// - X-Forwarded-Host: preserve whatever the client/middleware set.
 			// - X-Forwarded-For: append the client IP from r.In.RemoteAddr.
+			if fwd := r.In.Header.Values("Forwarded"); len(fwd) > 0 {
+				r.Out.Header["Forwarded"] = append([]string(nil), fwd...)
+			}
 			if proto := r.In.Header.Get("X-Forwarded-Proto"); proto != "" {
 				r.Out.Header.Set("X-Forwarded-Proto", proto)
 			}
diff --git a/src/code.cloudfoundry.org/gorouter/proxy/proxy_test.go b/src/code.cloudfoundry.org/gorouter/proxy/proxy_test.go
index b5a703da4..9f1c5762c 100644
--- a/src/code.cloudfoundry.org/gorouter/proxy/proxy_test.go
+++ b/src/code.cloudfoundry.org/gorouter/proxy/proxy_test.go
@@ -498,6 +498,24 @@ var _ = Describe("Proxy", func() {
 			})
 		})
 
+		Describe("Forwarded", func() {
+			It("passes a client-supplied Forwarded header through verbatim", func() {
+				req.Header.Set("Forwarded", "for=1.2.3.4;proto=https;host=example.com")
+				Expect(getProxiedHeaders(req).Get("Forwarded")).To(Equal("for=1.2.3.4;proto=https;host=example.com"))
+			})
+
+			It("preserves multiple Forwarded header values", func() {
+				req.Header.Add("Forwarded", "for=1.2.3.4")
+				req.Header.Add("Forwarded", "for=5.6.7.8")
+				Expect(getProxiedHeaders(req).Values("Forwarded")).To(Equal([]string{"for=1.2.3.4", "for=5.6.7.8"}))
+			})
+
+			It("does not add a Forwarded header when the client does not send one", func() {
+				_, ok := getProxiedHeaders(req)["Forwarded"]
+				Expect(ok).To(BeFalse())
+			})
+		})
+
 		Describe("X-Forwarded-Host", func() {
 			Context("for expect-100-continue requests", func() {
 				It("preserves the X-Forwarded-Host header", func() {