diff --git a/agent/consul/testdata/v2-resource-dependencies.md b/agent/consul/testdata/v2-resource-dependencies.md
index 1e34812446..2e1c18f54a 100644
--- a/agent/consul/testdata/v2-resource-dependencies.md
+++ b/agent/consul/testdata/v2-resource-dependencies.md
@@ -34,6 +34,7 @@ flowchart TD
   mesh/v2beta1/destinations
   mesh/v2beta1/grpcroute
   mesh/v2beta1/httproute
+  mesh/v2beta1/meshgateway
   mesh/v2beta1/proxyconfiguration
   mesh/v2beta1/proxystatetemplate --> auth/v2beta1/computedtrafficpermissions
   mesh/v2beta1/proxystatetemplate --> catalog/v2beta1/service
diff --git a/internal/mesh/internal/controllers/meshgateways/controller.go b/internal/mesh/internal/controllers/meshgateways/controller.go
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..76cd44748c
--- /dev/null
+++ b/internal/mesh/internal/controllers/meshgateways/controller.go
@@ -0,0 +1,26 @@
+// Copyright (c) HashiCorp, Inc.
+// SPDX-License-Identifier: BUSL-1.1
+
+package meshgateways
+
+import (
+	"context"
+	"errors"
+
+	"github.com/hashicorp/consul/internal/controller"
+	pbmesh "github.com/hashicorp/consul/proto-public/pbmesh/v2beta1"
+)
+
+func Controller() controller.Controller {
+	r := &reconciler{}
+
+	return controller.ForType(pbmesh.MeshGatewayType).
+		WithReconciler(r)
+}
+
+type reconciler struct{}
+
+func (r *reconciler) Reconcile(ctx context.Context, rt controller.Runtime, req controller.Request) error {
+	// TODO NET-6426, NET-6427, NET-6428, NET-6429, NET-6430, NET-6431, NET-6432
+	return errors.New("not implemented")
+}
diff --git a/internal/mesh/internal/controllers/register.go b/internal/mesh/internal/controllers/register.go
index fec92dba1b..99209d5ea4 100644
--- a/internal/mesh/internal/controllers/register.go
+++ b/internal/mesh/internal/controllers/register.go
@@ -10,6 +10,7 @@ import (
 	"github.com/hashicorp/consul/internal/controller"
 	"github.com/hashicorp/consul/internal/mesh/internal/controllers/explicitdestinations"
 	"github.com/hashicorp/consul/internal/mesh/internal/controllers/explicitdestinations/mapper"
+	"github.com/hashicorp/consul/internal/mesh/internal/controllers/meshgateways"
 	"github.com/hashicorp/consul/internal/mesh/internal/controllers/proxyconfiguration"
 	"github.com/hashicorp/consul/internal/mesh/internal/controllers/routes"
 	"github.com/hashicorp/consul/internal/mesh/internal/controllers/sidecarproxy"
@@ -48,4 +49,6 @@ func Register(mgr *controller.Manager, deps Dependencies) {
 
 	mgr.Register(proxyconfiguration.Controller(workloadselectionmapper.New[*pbmesh.ProxyConfiguration](pbmesh.ComputedProxyConfigurationType)))
 	mgr.Register(explicitdestinations.Controller(mapper.New()))
+
+	mgr.Register(meshgateways.Controller())
 }
diff --git a/internal/mesh/internal/types/mesh_gateway.go b/internal/mesh/internal/types/mesh_gateway.go
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..3c652bcc79
--- /dev/null
+++ b/internal/mesh/internal/types/mesh_gateway.go
@@ -0,0 +1,20 @@
+// Copyright (c) HashiCorp, Inc.
+// SPDX-License-Identifier: BUSL-1.1
+
+package types
+
+import (
+	"github.com/hashicorp/consul/internal/resource"
+	pbmesh "github.com/hashicorp/consul/proto-public/pbmesh/v2beta1"
+)
+
+func RegisterMeshGateway(r resource.Registry) {
+	r.Register(resource.Registration{
+		Type:     pbmesh.MeshGatewayType,
+		Proto:    &pbmesh.MeshGateway{},
+		Scope:    resource.ScopePartition,
+		ACLs:     nil, // TODO NET-6423
+		Mutate:   nil, // TODO NET-6425
+		Validate: nil, // TODO NET-6424
+	})
+}
diff --git a/internal/mesh/internal/types/types.go b/internal/mesh/internal/types/types.go
index cf1443aabf..69f99c8984 100644
--- a/internal/mesh/internal/types/types.go
+++ b/internal/mesh/internal/types/types.go
@@ -18,6 +18,7 @@ func Register(r resource.Registry) {
 	RegisterGRPCRoute(r)
 	RegisterDestinationPolicy(r)
 	RegisterComputedRoutes(r)
+	RegisterMeshGateway(r)
 	// todo (v2): uncomment once we implement it.
 	//RegisterDestinationsConfiguration(r)
 }
diff --git a/proto-public/pbmesh/v2beta1/mesh_gateway.pb.go b/proto-public/pbmesh/v2beta1/mesh_gateway.pb.go
index 7eb247ded3..f33d915e85 100644
--- a/proto-public/pbmesh/v2beta1/mesh_gateway.pb.go
+++ b/proto-public/pbmesh/v2beta1/mesh_gateway.pb.go
@@ -10,6 +10,7 @@
 package meshv2beta1
 
 import (
+	_ "github.com/hashicorp/consul/proto-public/pbresource"
 	protoreflect "google.golang.org/protobuf/reflect/protoreflect"
 	protoimpl "google.golang.org/protobuf/runtime/protoimpl"
 	reflect "reflect"
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 var (
diff --git a/proto-public/pbmesh/v2beta1/mesh_gateway.proto b/proto-public/pbmesh/v2beta1/mesh_gateway.proto
index 1d976d7e22..312cac061d 100644
--- a/proto-public/pbmesh/v2beta1/mesh_gateway.proto
+++ b/proto-public/pbmesh/v2beta1/mesh_gateway.proto
@@ -5,4 +5,8 @@ syntax = "proto3";
 
 package hashicorp.consul.mesh.v2beta1;
 
-message MeshGateway {}
+import "pbresource/annotations.proto";
+
+message MeshGateway {
+  option (hashicorp.consul.resource.spec) = {scope: SCOPE_PARTITION};
+}
diff --git a/proto-public/pbmesh/v2beta1/resource_types.gen.go b/proto-public/pbmesh/v2beta1/resource_types.gen.go
index 68406c5d1e..b82fbfc176 100644
--- a/proto-public/pbmesh/v2beta1/resource_types.gen.go
+++ b/proto-public/pbmesh/v2beta1/resource_types.gen.go
@@ -18,6 +18,7 @@ const (
 	DestinationsConfigurationKind    = "DestinationsConfiguration"
 	GRPCRouteKind                    = "GRPCRoute"
 	HTTPRouteKind                    = "HTTPRoute"
+	MeshGatewayKind                  = "MeshGateway"
 	ProxyConfigurationKind           = "ProxyConfiguration"
 	ProxyStateTemplateKind           = "ProxyStateTemplate"
 	TCPRouteKind                     = "TCPRoute"
@@ -72,6 +73,12 @@ var (
 		Kind:         HTTPRouteKind,
 	}
 
+	MeshGatewayType = &pbresource.Type{
+		Group:        GroupName,
+		GroupVersion: Version,
+		Kind:         MeshGatewayKind,
+	}
+
 	ProxyConfigurationType = &pbresource.Type{
 		Group:        GroupName,
 		GroupVersion: Version,