diff --git a/.changelog/10394.txt b/.changelog/10394.txt
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..b3513e68ec
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.changelog/10394.txt
@@ -0,0 +1,3 @@
+```release-note:improvement
+connect: allow exposing duplicate HTTP paths through a proxy instance.
+```
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/agent/structs/structs.go b/agent/structs/structs.go
index 5c1ef99917..93c816e4b6 100644
--- a/agent/structs/structs.go
+++ b/agent/structs/structs.go
@@ -1230,18 +1230,13 @@ func (s *NodeService) Validate() error {
 			}
 			bindAddrs[addr] = struct{}{}
 		}
-		var knownPaths = make(map[string]bool)
+
 		var knownListeners = make(map[int]bool)
 		for _, path := range s.Proxy.Expose.Paths {
 			if path.Path == "" {
 				result = multierror.Append(result, fmt.Errorf("expose.paths: empty path exposed"))
 			}
 
-			if seen := knownPaths[path.Path]; seen {
-				result = multierror.Append(result, fmt.Errorf("expose.paths: duplicate paths exposed"))
-			}
-			knownPaths[path.Path] = true
-
 			if seen := knownListeners[path.ListenerPort]; seen {
 				result = multierror.Append(result, fmt.Errorf("expose.paths: duplicate listener ports exposed"))
 			}
diff --git a/agent/structs/structs_test.go b/agent/structs/structs_test.go
index 8c36368031..b5a0d0b7df 100644
--- a/agent/structs/structs_test.go
+++ b/agent/structs/structs_test.go
@@ -574,38 +574,38 @@ func TestStructs_NodeService_ValidateExposeConfig(t *testing.T) {
 	}
 	cases := map[string]testCase{
 		"valid": {
-			func(x *NodeService) {},
-			"",
+			Modify: func(x *NodeService) {},
+			Err:    "",
 		},
 		"empty path": {
-			func(x *NodeService) { x.Proxy.Expose.Paths[0].Path = "" },
-			"empty path exposed",
+			Modify: func(x *NodeService) { x.Proxy.Expose.Paths[0].Path = "" },
+			Err:    "empty path exposed",
 		},
 		"invalid port negative": {
-			func(x *NodeService) { x.Proxy.Expose.Paths[0].ListenerPort = -1 },
-			"invalid listener port",
+			Modify: func(x *NodeService) { x.Proxy.Expose.Paths[0].ListenerPort = -1 },
+			Err:    "invalid listener port",
 		},
 		"invalid port too large": {
-			func(x *NodeService) { x.Proxy.Expose.Paths[0].ListenerPort = 65536 },
-			"invalid listener port",
+			Modify: func(x *NodeService) { x.Proxy.Expose.Paths[0].ListenerPort = 65536 },
+			Err:    "invalid listener port",
 		},
-		"duplicate paths": {
-			func(x *NodeService) {
-				x.Proxy.Expose.Paths[0].Path = "/metrics"
-				x.Proxy.Expose.Paths[1].Path = "/metrics"
+		"duplicate paths are allowed": {
+			Modify: func(x *NodeService) {
+				x.Proxy.Expose.Paths[0].Path = "/healthz"
+				x.Proxy.Expose.Paths[1].Path = "/healthz"
 			},
-			"duplicate paths exposed",
+			Err: "",
 		},
-		"duplicate ports": {
-			func(x *NodeService) {
+		"duplicate listener ports are not allowed": {
+			Modify: func(x *NodeService) {
 				x.Proxy.Expose.Paths[0].ListenerPort = 21600
 				x.Proxy.Expose.Paths[1].ListenerPort = 21600
 			},
-			"duplicate listener ports exposed",
+			Err: "duplicate listener ports exposed",
 		},
 		"protocol not supported": {
-			func(x *NodeService) { x.Proxy.Expose.Paths[0].Protocol = "foo" },
-			"protocol 'foo' not supported for path",
+			Modify: func(x *NodeService) { x.Proxy.Expose.Paths[0].Protocol = "foo" },
+			Err:    "protocol 'foo' not supported for path",
 		},
 	}