# istio_59356.yaml
apiVersion: release-notes/v2
kind: bug-fix
area: traffic-management
issue:
  - 59356
releaseNotes:
  - |
    **Fixed** an issue where an `HTTPRoute` with no `backendRefs` returned an HTTP 500 status code
    instead of the expected 404. Per the Gateway API specification, routes without any backend
    references should return 404, while routes with backend references that all have zero weight
    should return 500.