diff --git a/agent/structs/config_entry_gateways.go b/agent/structs/config_entry_gateways.go
index aebb0a0f3..bad63294a 100644
--- a/agent/structs/config_entry_gateways.go
+++ b/agent/structs/config_entry_gateways.go
@@ -266,10 +266,7 @@ func (e *IngressGatewayConfigEntry) Validate() error {
 
 		declaredHosts := make(map[string]bool)
 		serviceNames := make(map[ServiceID]struct{})
-		for i, s := range listener.Services {
-			if err := validateInnerEnterpriseMeta(&s.EnterpriseMeta, &e.EnterpriseMeta); err != nil {
-				return fmt.Errorf("services[%d]: %w", i, err)
-			}
+		for _, s := range listener.Services {
 			sn := NewServiceName(s.Name, &s.EnterpriseMeta)
 			if err := s.RequestHeaders.Validate(listener.Protocol); err != nil {
 				return fmt.Errorf("request headers %s (service %q on listener on port %d)", err, sn.String(), listener.Port)
diff --git a/api/config_entry_gateways.go b/api/config_entry_gateways.go
index c3eb07f12..0792ad824 100644
--- a/api/config_entry_gateways.go
+++ b/api/config_entry_gateways.go
@@ -103,12 +103,14 @@ type IngressService struct {
 	// using a "tcp" listener.
 	Hosts []string
 
-	// Referencing other partitions is not supported.
-
 	// Namespace is the namespace where the service is located.
 	// Namespacing is a Consul Enterprise feature.
 	Namespace string `json:",omitempty"`
 
+	// Partition is the partition where the service is located.
+	// Partitioning is a Consul Enterprise feature.
+	Partition string `json:",omitempty"`
+
 	// TLS allows specifying some TLS configuration per listener.
 	TLS *GatewayServiceTLSConfig `json:",omitempty"`
 
diff --git a/api/config_entry_test.go b/api/config_entry_test.go
index 699d4ddc7..04419ea37 100644
--- a/api/config_entry_test.go
+++ b/api/config_entry_test.go
@@ -964,7 +964,8 @@ func TestDecodeConfigEntry(t *testing.T) {
 						"Services": [
 							{
 								"Name": "web",
-								"Namespace": "foo"
+								"Namespace": "foo",
+								"Partition": "bar"
 							},
 							{
 								"Name": "db"
@@ -1001,6 +1002,7 @@ func TestDecodeConfigEntry(t *testing.T) {
 							{
 								Name:      "web",
 								Namespace: "foo",
+								Partition: "bar",
 							},
 							{
 								Name: "db",