diff --git a/devel/BUILD.bazel b/devel/BUILD.bazel
index 0ad434022..fe4d13a2e 100644
--- a/devel/BUILD.bazel
+++ b/devel/BUILD.bazel
@@ -11,6 +11,7 @@ filegroup(
         ":package-srcs",
         "//devel/addon/bind:all-srcs",
         "//devel/addon/certmanager:all-srcs",
+        "//devel/addon/gatewayapi:all-srcs",
         "//devel/addon/ingressnginx:all-srcs",
         "//devel/addon/kyverno:all-srcs",
         "//devel/addon/pebble:all-srcs",
diff --git a/devel/addon/gatewayapi/BUILD.bazel b/devel/addon/gatewayapi/BUILD.bazel
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..6df04e38c
--- /dev/null
+++ b/devel/addon/gatewayapi/BUILD.bazel
@@ -0,0 +1,13 @@
+filegroup(
+    name = "package-srcs",
+    srcs = glob(["**"]),
+    tags = ["automanaged"],
+    visibility = ["//visibility:private"],
+)
+
+filegroup(
+    name = "all-srcs",
+    srcs = [":package-srcs"],
+    tags = ["automanaged"],
+    visibility = ["//visibility:public"],
+)
diff --git a/devel/addon/gatewayapi/install.sh b/devel/addon/gatewayapi/install.sh
new file mode 100755
index 000000000..0b4ab153e
--- /dev/null
+++ b/devel/addon/gatewayapi/install.sh
@@ -0,0 +1,22 @@
+#!/usr/bin/env bash
+
+# Copyright 2020 The cert-manager Authors.
+#
+# Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
+# you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
+# You may obtain a copy of the License at
+#
+#     http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+#
+# Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
+# distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
+# WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
+# See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
+# limitations under the License.
+
+set -ueo pipefail
+source "$(dirname "${BASH_SOURCE[0]}")/../../lib/lib.sh"
+
+check_tool kubectl
+
+kubectl kustomize "github.com/kubernetes-sigs/gateway-api/config/crd?ref=v0.3.0" | kubectl apply -f -
diff --git a/devel/setup-e2e-deps.sh b/devel/setup-e2e-deps.sh
index 9095c8bf9..9b4e5fada 100755
--- a/devel/setup-e2e-deps.sh
+++ b/devel/setup-e2e-deps.sh
@@ -34,6 +34,10 @@ setup_tools
 echo "Installing kyverno into cluster..."
 "${SCRIPT_ROOT}/addon/kyverno/install.sh"
 
+# cert-manager needs the gateway-api to be installed to start.
+echo "Installing gateway-api into the cluster..."
+"${SCRIPT_ROOT}/addon/gatewayapi/install.sh"
+
 echo "Installing cert-manager into the cluster..."
 "${SCRIPT_ROOT}/addon/certmanager/install.sh"