diff --git a/spring-cloud-gateway-mvc/pom.xml b/spring-cloud-gateway-mvc/pom.xml
index 14d0d2aa..e339f496 100644
--- a/spring-cloud-gateway-mvc/pom.xml
+++ b/spring-cloud-gateway-mvc/pom.xml
@@ -41,6 +41,11 @@
 			<version>4.5.14</version>
 			<scope>test</scope>
 		</dependency>
+		<dependency>
+			<groupId>org.springframework.boot</groupId>
+			<artifactId>spring-boot-properties-migrator</artifactId>
+			<scope>test</scope>
+		</dependency>
 		<dependency>
 			<groupId>org.springframework.boot</groupId>
 			<artifactId>spring-boot-configuration-processor</artifactId>
diff --git a/spring-cloud-gateway-mvc/src/main/java/org/springframework/cloud/gateway/mvc/config/ProxyExchangeWebMvcProperties.java b/spring-cloud-gateway-mvc/src/main/java/org/springframework/cloud/gateway/mvc/config/ProxyExchangeWebMvcProperties.java
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..12e75015
--- /dev/null
+++ b/spring-cloud-gateway-mvc/src/main/java/org/springframework/cloud/gateway/mvc/config/ProxyExchangeWebMvcProperties.java
@@ -0,0 +1,116 @@
+/*
+ * Copyright 2016-2019 the original author or 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
+ *
+ *      https://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.
+ */
+
+package org.springframework.cloud.gateway.mvc.config;
+
+import java.util.HashSet;
+import java.util.LinkedHashMap;
+import java.util.Map;
+import java.util.Set;
+
+import org.springframework.boot.context.properties.ConfigurationProperties;
+import org.springframework.cloud.gateway.mvc.ProxyExchange;
+import org.springframework.http.HttpHeaders;
+
+/**
+ * Configuration properties for the {@link ProxyExchange} argument handler in
+ * <code>@RequestMapping</code> methods.
+ *
+ * @author Dave Syer
+ * @author Tim Ysewyn
+ * @author Joris Kuipers
+ *
+ */
+@ConfigurationProperties(ProxyExchangeWebMvcProperties.PREFIX)
+public class ProxyExchangeWebMvcProperties {
+
+	/**
+	 * Properties prefix.
+	 */
+	public static final String PREFIX = "spring.cloud.gateway.proxy-exchange.webmvc";
+
+	/**
+	 * Contains headers that are considered sensitive by default.
+	 */
+	public static Set<String> DEFAULT_SENSITIVE = Set.of("cookie", "authorization");
+
+	/**
+	 * Contains headers that are skipped by default.
+	 */
+	public static Set<String> DEFAULT_SKIPPED = Set.of("content-length", "host");
+
+	/**
+	 * Fixed header values that will be added to all downstream requests.
+	 */
+	private Map<String, String> headers = new LinkedHashMap<>();
+
+	/**
+	 * A set of header names that should be sent downstream by default.
+	 */
+	private Set<String> autoForward = new HashSet<>();
+
+	/**
+	 * A set of sensitive header names that will not be sent downstream by default.
+	 */
+	private Set<String> sensitive = DEFAULT_SENSITIVE;
+
+	/**
+	 * A set of header names that will not be sent downstream because they could be
+	 * problematic.
+	 */
+	private Set<String> skipped = DEFAULT_SKIPPED;
+
+	public Map<String, String> getHeaders() {
+		return headers;
+	}
+
+	public void setHeaders(Map<String, String> headers) {
+		this.headers = headers;
+	}
+
+	public Set<String> getAutoForward() {
+		return autoForward;
+	}
+
+	public void setAutoForward(Set<String> autoForward) {
+		this.autoForward = autoForward;
+	}
+
+	public Set<String> getSensitive() {
+		return sensitive;
+	}
+
+	public void setSensitive(Set<String> sensitive) {
+		this.sensitive = sensitive;
+	}
+
+	public Set<String> getSkipped() {
+		return skipped;
+	}
+
+	public void setSkipped(Set<String> skipped) {
+		this.skipped = skipped;
+	}
+
+	public HttpHeaders convertHeaders() {
+		HttpHeaders headers = new HttpHeaders();
+		for (String key : this.headers.keySet()) {
+			headers.set(key, this.headers.get(key));
+		}
+		return headers;
+	}
+
+}
diff --git a/spring-cloud-gateway-mvc/src/main/java/org/springframework/cloud/gateway/mvc/config/ProxyProperties.java b/spring-cloud-gateway-mvc/src/main/java/org/springframework/cloud/gateway/mvc/config/ProxyProperties.java
index 59296583..e9b546bf 100644
--- a/spring-cloud-gateway-mvc/src/main/java/org/springframework/cloud/gateway/mvc/config/ProxyProperties.java
+++ b/spring-cloud-gateway-mvc/src/main/java/org/springframework/cloud/gateway/mvc/config/ProxyProperties.java
@@ -22,6 +22,7 @@ import java.util.Map;
 import java.util.Set;
 
 import org.springframework.boot.context.properties.ConfigurationProperties;
+import org.springframework.boot.context.properties.DeprecatedConfigurationProperty;
 import org.springframework.cloud.gateway.mvc.ProxyExchange;
 import org.springframework.http.HttpHeaders;
 
@@ -32,8 +33,10 @@ import org.springframework.http.HttpHeaders;
  * @author Dave Syer
  * @author Tim Ysewyn
  * @author Joris Kuipers
- *
+ * @author Spencer Gibb
+ * @deprecated {@link ProxyExchangeWebMvcProperties}
  */
+@Deprecated
 @ConfigurationProperties("spring.cloud.gateway.proxy")
 public class ProxyProperties {
 
@@ -68,6 +71,7 @@ public class ProxyProperties {
 	 */
 	private Set<String> skipped = DEFAULT_SKIPPED;
 
+	@DeprecatedConfigurationProperty(replacement = ProxyExchangeWebMvcProperties.PREFIX + ".headers", since = "4.3.0")
 	public Map<String, String> getHeaders() {
 		return headers;
 	}
@@ -76,6 +80,8 @@ public class ProxyProperties {
 		this.headers = headers;
 	}
 
+	@DeprecatedConfigurationProperty(replacement = ProxyExchangeWebMvcProperties.PREFIX + ".auto-forward",
+			since = "4.3.0")
 	public Set<String> getAutoForward() {
 		return autoForward;
 	}
@@ -84,6 +90,7 @@ public class ProxyProperties {
 		this.autoForward = autoForward;
 	}
 
+	@DeprecatedConfigurationProperty(replacement = ProxyExchangeWebMvcProperties.PREFIX + ".sensitive", since = "4.3.0")
 	public Set<String> getSensitive() {
 		return sensitive;
 	}
@@ -92,6 +99,7 @@ public class ProxyProperties {
 		this.sensitive = sensitive;
 	}
 
+	@DeprecatedConfigurationProperty(replacement = ProxyExchangeWebMvcProperties.PREFIX + ".skipped", since = "4.3.0")
 	public Set<String> getSkipped() {
 		return skipped;
 	}
diff --git a/spring-cloud-gateway-mvc/src/main/java/org/springframework/cloud/gateway/mvc/config/ProxyResponseAutoConfiguration.java b/spring-cloud-gateway-mvc/src/main/java/org/springframework/cloud/gateway/mvc/config/ProxyResponseAutoConfiguration.java
index 0a840d78..b7cfeb18 100644
--- a/spring-cloud-gateway-mvc/src/main/java/org/springframework/cloud/gateway/mvc/config/ProxyResponseAutoConfiguration.java
+++ b/spring-cloud-gateway-mvc/src/main/java/org/springframework/cloud/gateway/mvc/config/ProxyResponseAutoConfiguration.java
@@ -57,7 +57,7 @@ import org.springframework.web.servlet.config.annotation.WebMvcConfigurer;
 @Configuration(proxyBeanMethods = false)
 @ConditionalOnWebApplication
 @ConditionalOnClass({ HandlerMethodReturnValueHandler.class })
-@EnableConfigurationProperties(ProxyProperties.class)
+@EnableConfigurationProperties({ ProxyExchangeWebMvcProperties.class, ProxyProperties.class })
 public class ProxyResponseAutoConfiguration implements WebMvcConfigurer {
 
 	@Autowired
@@ -66,7 +66,7 @@ public class ProxyResponseAutoConfiguration implements WebMvcConfigurer {
 	@Bean
 	@ConditionalOnMissingBean
 	public ProxyExchangeArgumentResolver proxyExchangeArgumentResolver(Optional<RestTemplateBuilder> optional,
-			ProxyProperties proxy) {
+			ProxyExchangeWebMvcProperties properties) {
 		RestTemplateBuilder builder = optional.orElse(new RestTemplateBuilder());
 		RestTemplate template = builder.build();
 		template.setErrorHandler(new NoOpResponseErrorHandler());
@@ -77,14 +77,14 @@ public class ProxyResponseAutoConfiguration implements WebMvcConfigurer {
 			}
 		});
 		ProxyExchangeArgumentResolver resolver = new ProxyExchangeArgumentResolver(template);
-		resolver.setHeaders(proxy.convertHeaders());
-		resolver.setAutoForwardedHeaders(proxy.getAutoForward());
+		resolver.setHeaders(properties.convertHeaders());
+		resolver.setAutoForwardedHeaders(properties.getAutoForward());
 		Set<String> excludedHeaderNames = new HashSet<>();
-		if (proxy.getSensitive() != null) {
-			excludedHeaderNames.addAll(proxy.getSensitive());
+		if (properties.getSensitive() != null) {
+			excludedHeaderNames.addAll(properties.getSensitive());
 		}
-		if (proxy.getSkipped() != null) {
-			excludedHeaderNames.addAll(proxy.getSkipped());
+		if (properties.getSkipped() != null) {
+			excludedHeaderNames.addAll(properties.getSkipped());
 		}
 		resolver.setExcluded(excludedHeaderNames);
 		return resolver;
diff --git a/spring-cloud-gateway-mvc/src/test/java/org/springframework/cloud/gateway/mvc/config/ProxyExchangeWebmvcPropertiesMigrationTests.java b/spring-cloud-gateway-mvc/src/test/java/org/springframework/cloud/gateway/mvc/config/ProxyExchangeWebmvcPropertiesMigrationTests.java
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..4c15b7f3
--- /dev/null
+++ b/spring-cloud-gateway-mvc/src/test/java/org/springframework/cloud/gateway/mvc/config/ProxyExchangeWebmvcPropertiesMigrationTests.java
@@ -0,0 +1,52 @@
+/*
+ * Copyright 2013-2025 the original author or 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
+ *
+ *      https://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.
+ */
+
+package org.springframework.cloud.gateway.mvc.config;
+
+import org.junit.jupiter.api.Test;
+
+import org.springframework.beans.factory.annotation.Autowired;
+import org.springframework.boot.SpringBootConfiguration;
+import org.springframework.boot.autoconfigure.EnableAutoConfiguration;
+import org.springframework.boot.test.context.SpringBootTest;
+import org.springframework.boot.test.context.SpringBootTest.WebEnvironment;
+import org.springframework.test.context.ActiveProfiles;
+
+import static org.assertj.core.api.Assertions.assertThat;
+
+@SuppressWarnings("unchecked")
+@SpringBootTest(properties = {}, webEnvironment = WebEnvironment.RANDOM_PORT)
+@ActiveProfiles("propertiesmigrationtests")
+public class ProxyExchangeWebmvcPropertiesMigrationTests {
+
+	@Autowired
+	ProxyExchangeWebMvcProperties properties;
+
+	@Test
+	public void deprecatedRoutePropertiesWork() {
+		assertThat(properties.getHeaders()).hasSize(2);
+		assertThat(properties.getAutoForward()).hasSize(2);
+		assertThat(properties.getSensitive()).hasSize(2);
+		assertThat(properties.getSkipped()).hasSize(3);
+	}
+
+	@SpringBootConfiguration
+	@EnableAutoConfiguration
+	protected static class TestConfiguration {
+
+	}
+
+}
diff --git a/spring-cloud-gateway-mvc/src/test/resources/application-propertiesmigrationtests.yml b/spring-cloud-gateway-mvc/src/test/resources/application-propertiesmigrationtests.yml
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..d6b6dfe5
--- /dev/null
+++ b/spring-cloud-gateway-mvc/src/test/resources/application-propertiesmigrationtests.yml
@@ -0,0 +1,10 @@
+spring.cloud.gateway.proxy:
+  headers:
+    X-Foo: xfooval
+    X-Bar: xbarval
+  auto-forward: X-FWD1, X-FWD2
+  sensitive: X-S1, X-S21
+  skipped: X-SK1, X-SK2, X-SK3
+logging:
+  level:
+    org.springframework.cloud.gateway.server.mvc: TRACE