diff --git a/api/adc/types.go b/api/adc/types.go
index 978b844d5..a5577efa7 100644
--- a/api/adc/types.go
+++ b/api/adc/types.go
@@ -68,22 +68,22 @@ type Metadata struct {
 }
 
 type Resources struct {
-	ConsumerGroups []*ConsumerGroup   `json:"consumer_groups,omitempty" yaml:"consumer_groups,omitempty"`
-	Consumers      []*ConsumerElement `json:"consumers,omitempty" yaml:"consumers,omitempty"`
-	GlobalRules    Plugins            `json:"global_rules,omitempty" yaml:"global_rules,omitempty"`
-	PluginMetadata Plugins            `json:"plugin_metadata,omitempty" yaml:"plugin_metadata,omitempty"`
-	Services       []*Service         `json:"services,omitempty" yaml:"services,omitempty"`
-	SSLs           []*SSL             `json:"ssls,omitempty" yaml:"ssls,omitempty"`
+	ConsumerGroups []*ConsumerGroup `json:"consumer_groups,omitempty" yaml:"consumer_groups,omitempty"`
+	Consumers      []*Consumer      `json:"consumers,omitempty" yaml:"consumers,omitempty"`
+	GlobalRules    Plugins          `json:"global_rules,omitempty" yaml:"global_rules,omitempty"`
+	PluginMetadata Plugins          `json:"plugin_metadata,omitempty" yaml:"plugin_metadata,omitempty"`
+	Services       []*Service       `json:"services,omitempty" yaml:"services,omitempty"`
+	SSLs           []*SSL           `json:"ssls,omitempty" yaml:"ssls,omitempty"`
 }
 
 type ConsumerGroup struct {
 	Metadata  `json:",inline" yaml:",inline"`
-	Consumers []ConsumerElement `json:"consumers,omitempty" yaml:"consumers,omitempty"`
-	Name      string            `json:"name" yaml:"name"`
-	Plugins   Plugins           `json:"plugins" yaml:"plugins"`
+	Consumers []Consumer `json:"consumers,omitempty" yaml:"consumers,omitempty"`
+	Name      string     `json:"name" yaml:"name"`
+	Plugins   Plugins    `json:"plugins" yaml:"plugins"`
 }
 
-type ConsumerElement struct {
+type Consumer struct {
 	Credentials []Credential      `json:"credentials,omitempty" yaml:"credentials,omitempty"`
 	Description string            `json:"description,omitempty" yaml:"description,omitempty"`
 	Labels      map[string]string `json:"labels,omitempty" yaml:"labels,omitempty"`
@@ -415,6 +415,19 @@ func ComposeServiceNameWithRule(namespace, name string, rule string) string {
 	return buf.String()
 }
 
+func ComposeConsumerName(namespace, name string) string {
+	// FIXME Use sync.Pool to reuse this buffer if the upstream
+	// name composing code path is hot.
+	p := make([]byte, 0, len(namespace)+len(name)+1)
+	buf := bytes.NewBuffer(p)
+
+	buf.WriteString(namespace)
+	buf.WriteByte('_')
+	buf.WriteString(name)
+
+	return buf.String()
+}
+
 // NewDefaultUpstream returns an empty Upstream with default values.
 func NewDefaultService() *Service {
 	return &Service{
diff --git a/api/v1alpha1/consumer_types.go b/api/v1alpha1/consumer_types.go
index f1f4ab34a..b4364df14 100644
--- a/api/v1alpha1/consumer_types.go
+++ b/api/v1alpha1/consumer_types.go
@@ -22,9 +22,13 @@ type ConsumerSpec struct {
 }
 
 type GatewayRef struct {
-	Name      string  `json:"name,omitempty"`
-	Kind      string  `json:"kind,omitempty"`
-	Group     string  `json:"group,omitempty"`
+	// +kubebuilder:validation:Required
+	// +kubebuilder:validation:MinLength=1
+	Name string `json:"name"`
+	// +kubebuilder:default=Gateway
+	Kind *string `json:"kind,omitempty"`
+	// +kubebuilder:default=gateway.networking.k8s.io
+	Group     *string `json:"group,omitempty"`
 	Namespace *string `json:"namespace,omitempty"`
 }
 
diff --git a/api/v1alpha1/pluginconfig_types.go b/api/v1alpha1/pluginconfig_types.go
index aaa225d45..b62730b04 100644
--- a/api/v1alpha1/pluginconfig_types.go
+++ b/api/v1alpha1/pluginconfig_types.go
@@ -36,7 +36,7 @@ type Plugin struct {
 	// The plugin name.
 	Name string `json:"name" yaml:"name"`
 	// Plugin configuration.
-	Config apiextensionsv1.JSON `json:"config" yaml:"config"`
+	Config apiextensionsv1.JSON `json:"config,omitempty" yaml:"config,omitempty"`
 }
 
 func init() {
diff --git a/api/v1alpha1/zz_generated.deepcopy.go b/api/v1alpha1/zz_generated.deepcopy.go
index 22efa4cab..562df618a 100644
--- a/api/v1alpha1/zz_generated.deepcopy.go
+++ b/api/v1alpha1/zz_generated.deepcopy.go
@@ -242,6 +242,16 @@ func (in *GatewayProxySpec) DeepCopy() *GatewayProxySpec {
 // DeepCopyInto is an autogenerated deepcopy function, copying the receiver, writing into out. in must be non-nil.
 func (in *GatewayRef) DeepCopyInto(out *GatewayRef) {
 	*out = *in
+	if in.Kind != nil {
+		in, out := &in.Kind, &out.Kind
+		*out = new(string)
+		**out = **in
+	}
+	if in.Group != nil {
+		in, out := &in.Group, &out.Group
+		*out = new(string)
+		**out = **in
+	}
 	if in.Namespace != nil {
 		in, out := &in.Namespace, &out.Namespace
 		*out = new(string)
diff --git a/config/crd/bases/gateway.apisix.io_consumers.yaml b/config/crd/bases/gateway.apisix.io_consumers.yaml
index efbfff195..a914c4979 100644
--- a/config/crd/bases/gateway.apisix.io_consumers.yaml
+++ b/config/crd/bases/gateway.apisix.io_consumers.yaml
@@ -67,13 +67,18 @@ spec:
               gatewayRef:
                 properties:
                   group:
+                    default: gateway.networking.k8s.io
                     type: string
                   kind:
+                    default: Gateway
                     type: string
                   name:
+                    minLength: 1
                     type: string
                   namespace:
                     type: string
+                required:
+                - name
                 type: object
               plugins:
                 items:
@@ -85,7 +90,6 @@ spec:
                       description: The plugin name.
                       type: string
                   required:
-                  - config
                   - name
                   type: object
                 type: array
diff --git a/config/crd/bases/gateway.apisix.io_pluginconfigs.yaml b/config/crd/bases/gateway.apisix.io_pluginconfigs.yaml
index 92f0ad79b..4365147fd 100644
--- a/config/crd/bases/gateway.apisix.io_pluginconfigs.yaml
+++ b/config/crd/bases/gateway.apisix.io_pluginconfigs.yaml
@@ -49,7 +49,6 @@ spec:
                       description: The plugin name.
                       type: string
                   required:
-                  - config
                   - name
                   type: object
                 type: array
diff --git a/internal/controller/consumer_controller.go b/internal/controller/consumer_controller.go
index c372e967b..823a2f533 100644
--- a/internal/controller/consumer_controller.go
+++ b/internal/controller/consumer_controller.go
@@ -4,12 +4,22 @@ import (
 	"context"
 
 	"github.com/api7/api7-ingress-controller/api/v1alpha1"
+	"github.com/api7/api7-ingress-controller/internal/controller/indexer"
 	"github.com/api7/api7-ingress-controller/internal/provider"
 	"github.com/go-logr/logr"
+	corev1 "k8s.io/api/core/v1"
+	"k8s.io/apimachinery/pkg/api/meta"
 	metav1 "k8s.io/apimachinery/pkg/apis/meta/v1"
 	"k8s.io/apimachinery/pkg/runtime"
+	"k8s.io/apimachinery/pkg/types"
 	ctrl "sigs.k8s.io/controller-runtime"
+	"sigs.k8s.io/controller-runtime/pkg/builder"
 	"sigs.k8s.io/controller-runtime/pkg/client"
+	"sigs.k8s.io/controller-runtime/pkg/event"
+	"sigs.k8s.io/controller-runtime/pkg/handler"
+	"sigs.k8s.io/controller-runtime/pkg/predicate"
+	"sigs.k8s.io/controller-runtime/pkg/reconcile"
+	gatewayv1 "sigs.k8s.io/gateway-api/apis/v1"
 )
 
 // ConsumerReconciler  reconciles a Gateway object.
@@ -24,10 +34,59 @@ type ConsumerReconciler struct { //nolint:revive
 // SetupWithManager sets up the controller with the Manager.
 func (r *ConsumerReconciler) SetupWithManager(mgr ctrl.Manager) error {
 	return ctrl.NewControllerManagedBy(mgr).
-		For(&v1alpha1.Consumer{}).
+		For(&v1alpha1.Consumer{},
+			builder.WithPredicates(
+				predicate.NewPredicateFuncs(r.checkGatewayRef),
+			),
+		).
+		WithEventFilter(predicate.GenerationChangedPredicate{}).
+		Watches(&gatewayv1.Gateway{},
+			handler.EnqueueRequestsFromMapFunc(r.listConsumersForGateway),
+			builder.WithPredicates(
+				predicate.Funcs{
+					GenericFunc: func(e event.GenericEvent) bool {
+						return false
+					},
+					DeleteFunc: func(e event.DeleteEvent) bool {
+						return false
+					},
+					CreateFunc: func(e event.CreateEvent) bool {
+						return true
+					},
+					UpdateFunc: func(e event.UpdateEvent) bool {
+						return true
+					},
+				},
+			),
+		).
 		Complete(r)
 }
 
+func (r *ConsumerReconciler) listConsumersForGateway(ctx context.Context, obj client.Object) []reconcile.Request {
+	gateway, ok := obj.(*gatewayv1.Gateway)
+	if !ok {
+		r.Log.Error(nil, "failed to convert to Gateway", "object", obj)
+		return nil
+	}
+	consumerList := &v1alpha1.ConsumerList{}
+	if err := r.List(ctx, consumerList, client.MatchingFields{
+		indexer.ConsumerGatewayRef: indexer.GenIndexKey(gateway.Name, gateway.GetNamespace()),
+	}); err != nil {
+		r.Log.Error(err, "failed to list consumers")
+		return nil
+	}
+	requests := make([]reconcile.Request, 0, len(consumerList.Items))
+	for _, consumer := range consumerList.Items {
+		requests = append(requests, reconcile.Request{
+			NamespacedName: client.ObjectKey{
+				Name:      consumer.Name,
+				Namespace: consumer.Namespace,
+			},
+		})
+	}
+	return requests
+}
+
 func (r *ConsumerReconciler) Reconcile(ctx context.Context, req ctrl.Request) (ctrl.Result, error) {
 	consumer := new(v1alpha1.Consumer)
 	if err := r.Get(ctx, req.NamespacedName, consumer); err != nil {
@@ -43,8 +102,107 @@ func (r *ConsumerReconciler) Reconcile(ctx context.Context, req ctrl.Request) (c
 			if err := r.Provider.Delete(ctx, consumer); err != nil {
 				return ctrl.Result{}, err
 			}
+			return ctrl.Result{}, nil
 		}
 		return ctrl.Result{}, err
 	}
+
+	var statusErr error
+	tctx := provider.NewDefaultTranslateContext()
+
+	if err := r.processSpec(ctx, tctx, consumer); err != nil {
+		r.Log.Error(err, "failed to process consumer spec", "consumer", consumer)
+		statusErr = err
+	}
+
+	if err := r.Provider.Update(ctx, tctx, consumer); err != nil {
+		r.Log.Error(err, "failed to update consumer", "consumer", consumer)
+		statusErr = err
+	}
+
+	if err := r.updateStatus(ctx, consumer, statusErr); err != nil {
+		return ctrl.Result{}, err
+	}
+
 	return ctrl.Result{}, nil
 }
+
+func (r *ConsumerReconciler) processSpec(ctx context.Context, tctx *provider.TranslateContext, consumer *v1alpha1.Consumer) error {
+	for _, credential := range consumer.Spec.Credentials {
+		if credential.SecretRef == nil {
+			continue
+		}
+		ns := consumer.GetNamespace()
+		if credential.SecretRef.Namespace != nil {
+			ns = *credential.SecretRef.Namespace
+		}
+		secret := corev1.Secret{}
+		if err := r.Get(ctx, client.ObjectKey{
+			Name:      credential.SecretRef.Name,
+			Namespace: ns,
+		}, &secret); err != nil {
+			if client.IgnoreNotFound(err) == nil {
+				continue
+			}
+			r.Log.Error(err, "failed to get secret", "secret", credential.SecretRef.Name)
+			return err
+		}
+
+		tctx.Secrets[types.NamespacedName{
+			Namespace: ns,
+			Name:      credential.SecretRef.Name,
+		}] = &secret
+
+	}
+	return nil
+}
+
+func (r *ConsumerReconciler) updateStatus(ctx context.Context, consumer *v1alpha1.Consumer, err error) error {
+	condition := NewCondition(consumer.Generation, true, "Successfully")
+	if err != nil {
+		condition = NewCondition(consumer.Generation, false, err.Error())
+	}
+	if !VerifyConditions(&consumer.Status.Conditions, condition) {
+		return nil
+	}
+	meta.SetStatusCondition(&consumer.Status.Conditions, condition)
+	if err := r.Status().Update(ctx, consumer); err != nil {
+		r.Log.Error(err, "failed to update consumer status", "consumer", consumer)
+		return err
+	}
+	return nil
+}
+
+func (r *ConsumerReconciler) checkGatewayRef(object client.Object) bool {
+	consumer, ok := object.(*v1alpha1.Consumer)
+	if !ok {
+		return false
+	}
+	if consumer.Spec.GatewayRef.Name == "" {
+		return false
+	}
+	if consumer.Spec.GatewayRef.Kind != nil && *consumer.Spec.GatewayRef.Kind != KindGateway {
+		return false
+	}
+	if consumer.Spec.GatewayRef.Group != nil && *consumer.Spec.GatewayRef.Group != gatewayv1.GroupName {
+		return false
+	}
+	ns := consumer.GetNamespace()
+	if consumer.Spec.GatewayRef.Namespace != nil {
+		ns = *consumer.Spec.GatewayRef.Namespace
+	}
+	gateway := &gatewayv1.Gateway{}
+	if err := r.Get(context.Background(), client.ObjectKey{
+		Name:      consumer.Spec.GatewayRef.Name,
+		Namespace: ns,
+	}, gateway); err != nil {
+		r.Log.Error(err, "failed to get gateway", "gateway", consumer.Spec.GatewayRef.Name)
+		return false
+	}
+	gatewayClass := &gatewayv1.GatewayClass{}
+	if err := r.Client.Get(context.Background(), client.ObjectKey{Name: string(gateway.Spec.GatewayClassName)}, gatewayClass); err != nil {
+		r.Log.Error(err, "failed to get gateway class", "gateway", gateway.GetName(), "gatewayclass", gateway.Spec.GatewayClassName)
+		return false
+	}
+	return matchesController(string(gatewayClass.Spec.ControllerName))
+}
diff --git a/internal/controller/indexer/indexer.go b/internal/controller/indexer/indexer.go
index 05ab2f590..7942e6493 100644
--- a/internal/controller/indexer/indexer.go
+++ b/internal/controller/indexer/indexer.go
@@ -3,6 +3,7 @@ package indexer
 import (
 	"context"
 
+	"github.com/api7/api7-ingress-controller/api/v1alpha1"
 	networkingv1 "k8s.io/api/networking/v1"
 	ctrl "sigs.k8s.io/controller-runtime"
 	"sigs.k8s.io/controller-runtime/pkg/client"
@@ -10,13 +11,14 @@ import (
 )
 
 const (
-	ServiceIndexRef = "serviceRefs"
-	ExtensionRef    = "extensionRef"
-	ParametersRef   = "parametersRef"
-	ParentRefs      = "parentRefs"
-	IngressClass    = "ingressClass"
-	SecretIndexRef  = "secretRefs"
-	IngressClassRef = "ingressClassRef"
+	ServiceIndexRef    = "serviceRefs"
+	ExtensionRef       = "extensionRef"
+	ParametersRef      = "parametersRef"
+	ParentRefs         = "parentRefs"
+	IngressClass       = "ingressClass"
+	SecretIndexRef     = "secretRefs"
+	IngressClassRef    = "ingressClassRef"
+	ConsumerGatewayRef = "consumerGatewayRef"
 )
 
 func SetupIndexer(mgr ctrl.Manager) error {
@@ -29,6 +31,9 @@ func SetupIndexer(mgr ctrl.Manager) error {
 	if err := setupIngressIndexer(mgr); err != nil {
 		return err
 	}
+	if err := setupConsumerIndexer(mgr); err != nil {
+		return err
+	}
 	return nil
 }
 
@@ -44,6 +49,31 @@ func setupGatewayIndexer(mgr ctrl.Manager) error {
 	return nil
 }
 
+func setupConsumerIndexer(mgr ctrl.Manager) error {
+	if err := mgr.GetFieldIndexer().IndexField(
+		context.Background(),
+		&v1alpha1.Consumer{},
+		ConsumerGatewayRef,
+		ConsumerGatewayRefIndexFunc,
+	); err != nil {
+		return err
+	}
+	return nil
+}
+func ConsumerGatewayRefIndexFunc(rawObj client.Object) []string {
+	consumer := rawObj.(*v1alpha1.Consumer)
+
+	if consumer.Spec.GatewayRef.Name == "" {
+		return nil
+	}
+
+	ns := consumer.GetNamespace()
+	if consumer.Spec.GatewayRef.Namespace != nil {
+		ns = *consumer.Spec.GatewayRef.Namespace
+	}
+	return []string{GenIndexKey(ns, consumer.Spec.GatewayRef.Name)}
+}
+
 func setupHTTPRouteIndexer(mgr ctrl.Manager) error {
 	if err := mgr.GetFieldIndexer().IndexField(
 		context.Background(),
diff --git a/internal/controller/status.go b/internal/controller/status.go
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..d60e2616b
--- /dev/null
+++ b/internal/controller/status.go
@@ -0,0 +1,46 @@
+package controller
+
+import (
+	"k8s.io/apimachinery/pkg/api/meta"
+	metav1 "k8s.io/apimachinery/pkg/apis/meta/v1"
+)
+
+const (
+	ConditionTypeAvailable   string = "Available"
+	ConditionTypeProgressing string = "Progressing"
+	ConditionTypeDegraded    string = "Degraded"
+
+	ConditionReasonSynced    string = "ResourceSynced"
+	ConditionReasonSyncAbort string = "ResourceSyncAbort"
+)
+
+func NewCondition(observedGeneration int64, status bool, message string) metav1.Condition {
+	condition := metav1.ConditionTrue
+	reason := ConditionReasonSynced
+	if !status {
+		condition = metav1.ConditionFalse
+		reason = ConditionReasonSyncAbort
+	}
+	return metav1.Condition{
+		Type:               ConditionTypeAvailable,
+		Reason:             reason,
+		Status:             condition,
+		Message:            message,
+		ObservedGeneration: observedGeneration,
+	}
+}
+
+func VerifyConditions(conditions *[]metav1.Condition, newCondition metav1.Condition) bool {
+	existingCondition := meta.FindStatusCondition(*conditions, newCondition.Type)
+	if existingCondition == nil {
+		return true
+	}
+
+	if existingCondition.ObservedGeneration > newCondition.ObservedGeneration {
+		return false
+	}
+	if *existingCondition == newCondition {
+		return false
+	}
+	return true
+}
diff --git a/internal/provider/adc/adc.go b/internal/provider/adc/adc.go
index 5d1674d9b..04e28ad27 100644
--- a/internal/provider/adc/adc.go
+++ b/internal/provider/adc/adc.go
@@ -15,6 +15,7 @@ import (
 	gatewayv1 "sigs.k8s.io/gateway-api/apis/v1"
 
 	types "github.com/api7/api7-ingress-controller/api/adc"
+	"github.com/api7/api7-ingress-controller/api/v1alpha1"
 	"github.com/api7/api7-ingress-controller/internal/controller/config"
 	"github.com/api7/api7-ingress-controller/internal/controller/label"
 	"github.com/api7/api7-ingress-controller/internal/provider"
@@ -64,6 +65,9 @@ func (d *adcClient) Update(ctx context.Context, tctx *provider.TranslateContext,
 	case *networkingv1.Ingress:
 		result, err = d.translator.TranslateIngress(tctx, t.DeepCopy())
 		resourceTypes = append(resourceTypes, "service", "ssl")
+	case *v1alpha1.Consumer:
+		result, err = d.translator.TranslateConsumerV1alpha1(tctx, t.DeepCopy())
+		resourceTypes = append(resourceTypes, "consumer")
 	}
 	if err != nil {
 		return err
@@ -80,6 +84,7 @@ func (d *adcClient) Update(ctx context.Context, tctx *provider.TranslateContext,
 			PluginMetadata: result.PluginMetadata,
 			Services:       result.Services,
 			SSLs:           result.SSL,
+			Consumers:      result.Consumers,
 		},
 		ResourceTypes: resourceTypes,
 	})
@@ -96,6 +101,9 @@ func (d *adcClient) Delete(ctx context.Context, obj client.Object) error {
 		labels = label.GenLabel(obj)
 	case *gatewayv1.Gateway:
 		// delete all resources
+	case *v1alpha1.Consumer:
+		resourceTypes = append(resourceTypes, "consumer")
+		labels = label.GenLabel(obj)
 	}
 
 	return d.sync(Task{
@@ -140,18 +148,22 @@ func (d *adcClient) sync(task Task) error {
 		args = append(args, "--include-resource-type", t)
 	}
 
+	adcEnv := []string{
+		"ADC_EXPERIMENTAL_FEATURE_FLAGS=remote-state-file,parallel-backend-request",
+		"ADC_RUNNING_MODE=ingress",
+		"ADC_BACKEND=api7ee",
+		"ADC_SERVER=" + d.ServerAddr,
+		"ADC_TOKEN=" + d.Token,
+	}
+
 	var stdout, stderr bytes.Buffer
 	cmd := exec.Command("adc", args...)
 	cmd.Stdout = &stdout
 	cmd.Stderr = &stderr
 	cmd.Env = append(cmd.Env, os.Environ()...)
-	cmd.Env = append(cmd.Env,
-		"ADC_EXPERIMENTAL_FEATURE_FLAGS=remote-state-file,parallel-backend-request",
-		"ADC_RUNNING_MODE=ingress",
-		"ADC_BACKEND=api7ee",
-		"ADC_SERVER="+d.ServerAddr,
-		"ADC_TOKEN="+d.Token,
-	)
+	cmd.Env = append(cmd.Env, adcEnv...)
+
+	log.Debug("running adc command", zap.String("command", cmd.String()), zap.Strings("env", adcEnv))
 
 	var result types.SyncResult
 	if err := cmd.Run(); err != nil {
diff --git a/internal/provider/adc/translator/consumer.go b/internal/provider/adc/translator/consumer.go
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..8bb1f0f55
--- /dev/null
+++ b/internal/provider/adc/translator/consumer.go
@@ -0,0 +1,70 @@
+package translator
+
+import (
+	"encoding/json"
+
+	"github.com/api7/api7-ingress-controller/api/adc"
+	adctypes "github.com/api7/api7-ingress-controller/api/adc"
+	"github.com/api7/api7-ingress-controller/api/v1alpha1"
+	"github.com/api7/api7-ingress-controller/internal/provider"
+	"k8s.io/apimachinery/pkg/types"
+)
+
+func (t *Translator) TranslateConsumerV1alpha1(tctx *provider.TranslateContext, consumerV *v1alpha1.Consumer) (*TranslateResult, error) {
+	result := &TranslateResult{}
+	if consumerV == nil {
+		return result, nil
+	}
+
+	username := adctypes.ComposeConsumerName(consumerV.Namespace, consumerV.Name)
+	consumer := &adctypes.Consumer{
+		Username: username,
+	}
+	credentials := make([]adctypes.Credential, 0, len(consumerV.Spec.Credentials))
+	for _, credentialSpec := range consumerV.Spec.Credentials {
+		credential := adc.Credential{}
+		credential.Name = credentialSpec.Name
+		credential.Type = credentialSpec.Type
+		if credentialSpec.SecretRef != nil {
+			ns := consumerV.Namespace
+			if credentialSpec.SecretRef.Namespace != nil {
+				ns = *credentialSpec.SecretRef.Namespace
+			}
+			secret := tctx.Secrets[types.NamespacedName{
+				Namespace: ns,
+				Name:      credentialSpec.SecretRef.Name,
+			}]
+			if secret == nil {
+				continue
+			}
+			authConfig := make(map[string]any)
+			for k, v := range secret.Data {
+				authConfig[k] = v
+			}
+			credential.Config = authConfig
+		} else {
+			authConfig := make(map[string]any)
+			if err := json.Unmarshal(credentialSpec.Config.Raw, &authConfig); err != nil {
+				t.Log.Error(err, "failed to unmarshal credential config", "credential", credentialSpec)
+				continue
+			}
+			credential.Config = authConfig
+		}
+		credentials = append(credentials, credential)
+	}
+	consumer.Credentials = credentials
+
+	plugins := adctypes.Plugins{}
+	for _, plugin := range consumerV.Spec.Plugins {
+		pluginName := plugin.Name
+		pluginConfig := make(map[string]any)
+		if err := json.Unmarshal(plugin.Config.Raw, &pluginConfig); err != nil {
+			t.Log.Error(err, "failed to unmarshal plugin config", "plugin", plugin)
+			continue
+		}
+		plugins[pluginName] = pluginConfig
+	}
+	consumer.Plugins = plugins
+	result.Consumers = append(result.Consumers, consumer)
+	return result, nil
+}
diff --git a/internal/provider/adc/translator/httproute.go b/internal/provider/adc/translator/httproute.go
index 1a29b477e..d285563dc 100644
--- a/internal/provider/adc/translator/httproute.go
+++ b/internal/provider/adc/translator/httproute.go
@@ -52,12 +52,17 @@ func (t *Translator) fillPluginFromExtensionRef(plugins adctypes.Plugins, namesp
 			Namespace: namespace,
 			Name:      string(extensionRef.Name),
 		}]
+		if pluginconfig == nil {
+			return
+		}
 		for _, plugin := range pluginconfig.Spec.Plugins {
 			pluginName := plugin.Name
 			var pluginconfig map[string]any
-			if err := json.Unmarshal(plugin.Config.Raw, &pluginconfig); err != nil {
-				log.Errorw("plugin config unmarshal failed", zap.Error(err))
-				continue
+			if len(plugin.Config.Raw) > 0 {
+				if err := json.Unmarshal(plugin.Config.Raw, &pluginconfig); err != nil {
+					log.Errorw("plugin config unmarshal failed", zap.Error(err))
+					continue
+				}
 			}
 			plugins[pluginName] = pluginconfig
 		}
diff --git a/internal/provider/adc/translator/translator.go b/internal/provider/adc/translator/translator.go
index 7be48c10c..e06519da3 100644
--- a/internal/provider/adc/translator/translator.go
+++ b/internal/provider/adc/translator/translator.go
@@ -15,4 +15,5 @@ type TranslateResult struct {
 	SSL            []*adctypes.SSL
 	GlobalRules    adctypes.Plugins
 	PluginMetadata adctypes.Plugins
+	Consumers      []*adctypes.Consumer
 }
diff --git a/internal/provider/provider.go b/internal/provider/provider.go
index a8fd9e236..1aca4a183 100644
--- a/internal/provider/provider.go
+++ b/internal/provider/provider.go
@@ -21,6 +21,7 @@ type TranslateContext struct {
 	BackendRefs      []gatewayv1.BackendRef
 	GatewayTLSConfig []gatewayv1.GatewayTLSConfig
 	GatewayProxy     *v1alpha1.GatewayProxy
+	Credentials      []v1alpha1.Credential
 	EndpointSlices   map[types.NamespacedName][]discoveryv1.EndpointSlice
 	Secrets          map[types.NamespacedName]*corev1.Secret
 	PluginConfigs    map[types.NamespacedName]*v1alpha1.PluginConfig
diff --git a/test/e2e/crds/consumer.go b/test/e2e/crds/consumer.go
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..618175d9a
--- /dev/null
+++ b/test/e2e/crds/consumer.go
@@ -0,0 +1,314 @@
+package gatewayapi
+
+import (
+	"fmt"
+	"time"
+
+	. "github.com/onsi/ginkgo/v2"
+	. "github.com/onsi/gomega"
+
+	"github.com/api7/api7-ingress-controller/test/e2e/scaffold"
+)
+
+var _ = Describe("Test Consumer", func() {
+	s := scaffold.NewDefaultScaffold()
+
+	var defaultGatewayClass = `
+apiVersion: gateway.networking.k8s.io/v1
+kind: GatewayClass
+metadata:
+  name: %s
+spec:
+  controllerName: %s
+`
+
+	var defaultGateway = `
+apiVersion: gateway.networking.k8s.io/v1
+kind: Gateway
+metadata:
+  name: api7ee
+spec:
+  gatewayClassName: %s
+  listeners:
+    - name: http1
+      protocol: HTTP
+      port: 80
+`
+
+	var defaultHTTPRoute = `
+apiVersion: gateway.apisix.io/v1alpha1
+kind: PluginConfig
+metadata:
+  name: auth-plugin-config
+spec:
+  plugins:
+    - name: multi-auth
+      config:
+        auth_plugins:
+          - basic-auth: {}
+          - key-auth:
+              header: apikey
+---
+
+apiVersion: gateway.networking.k8s.io/v1
+kind: HTTPRoute
+metadata:
+  name: httpbin
+spec:
+  parentRefs:
+  - name: api7ee
+  hostnames:
+  - "httpbin.org"
+  rules:
+  - matches: 
+    - path:
+        type: Exact
+        value: /get
+    filters:
+    - type: ExtensionRef
+      extensionRef:
+        group: gateway.api7.io
+        kind: PluginConfig
+        name: auth-plugin-config
+    backendRefs:
+    - name: httpbin-service-e2e-test
+      port: 80
+`
+
+	var beforeEachHTTP = func() {
+		By("create GatewayClass")
+		gatewayClassName := fmt.Sprintf("api7-%d", time.Now().Unix())
+		gatewayString := fmt.Sprintf(defaultGatewayClass, gatewayClassName, s.GetControllerName())
+		err := s.CreateResourceFromStringWithNamespace(gatewayString, "")
+		Expect(err).NotTo(HaveOccurred(), "creating GatewayClass")
+		time.Sleep(5 * time.Second)
+
+		By("check GatewayClass condition")
+		gcyaml, err := s.GetResourceYaml("GatewayClass", gatewayClassName)
+		Expect(err).NotTo(HaveOccurred(), "getting GatewayClass yaml")
+		Expect(gcyaml).To(ContainSubstring(`status: "True"`), "checking GatewayClass condition status")
+		Expect(gcyaml).To(
+			ContainSubstring("message: the gatewayclass has been accepted by the api7-ingress-controller"),
+			"checking GatewayClass condition message",
+		)
+
+		By("create Gateway")
+		err = s.CreateResourceFromString(fmt.Sprintf(defaultGateway, gatewayClassName))
+		Expect(err).NotTo(HaveOccurred(), "creating Gateway")
+		time.Sleep(5 * time.Second)
+
+		By("check Gateway condition")
+		gwyaml, err := s.GetResourceYaml("Gateway", "api7ee")
+		Expect(err).NotTo(HaveOccurred(), "getting Gateway yaml")
+		Expect(gwyaml).To(ContainSubstring(`status: "True"`), "checking Gateway condition status")
+		Expect(gwyaml).To(
+			ContainSubstring("message: the gateway has been accepted by the api7-ingress-controller"),
+			"checking Gateway condition message",
+		)
+
+		s.ResourceApplied("httproute", "httpbin", defaultHTTPRoute, 1)
+	}
+
+	Context("Consumer plugins", func() {
+		var keyAuthConsumer = `apiVersion: gateway.apisix.io/v1alpha1
+kind: Consumer
+metadata:
+  name: consumer-sample
+spec:
+  gatewayRef:
+    name: api7ee
+  plugins:
+    - name: key-auth
+      config:
+        key: sample-key
+`
+		var basicAuthConsumer = `apiVersion: gateway.apisix.io/v1alpha1
+kind: Consumer
+metadata:
+  name: consumer-sample
+spec:
+  gatewayRef:
+    name: api7ee
+  plugins:
+    - name: basic-auth
+      config:
+        username: sample-user
+        password: sample-password
+`
+
+		BeforeEach(beforeEachHTTP)
+
+		It("key-auth", func() {
+			s.ResourceApplied("Consumer", "consumer-sample", keyAuthConsumer, 1)
+
+			s.NewAPISIXClient().
+				GET("/get").
+				WithHost("httpbin.org").
+				Expect().
+				Status(401)
+
+			s.NewAPISIXClient().
+				GET("/get").
+				WithHeader("apikey", "sample-key").
+				WithHost("httpbin.org").
+				Expect().
+				Status(200)
+
+			By("delete Consumer")
+			err := s.DeleteResourceFromString(keyAuthConsumer)
+			Expect(err).NotTo(HaveOccurred(), "deleting Consumer")
+			time.Sleep(5 * time.Second)
+
+			s.NewAPISIXClient().
+				GET("/get").
+				WithHeader("apikey", "sample-key").
+				WithHost("httpbin.org").
+				Expect().
+				Status(401)
+		})
+
+		It("basic-auth", func() {
+			s.ResourceApplied("Consumer", "consumer-sample", basicAuthConsumer, 1)
+
+			s.NewAPISIXClient().
+				GET("/get").
+				WithHost("httpbin.org").
+				Expect().
+				Status(401)
+
+			s.NewAPISIXClient().
+				GET("/get").
+				WithBasicAuth("sample-user", "sample-password").
+				WithHost("httpbin.org").
+				Expect().
+				Status(200)
+
+			By("delete Consumer")
+			err := s.DeleteResourceFromString(basicAuthConsumer)
+			Expect(err).NotTo(HaveOccurred(), "deleting Consumer")
+			time.Sleep(5 * time.Second)
+
+			s.NewAPISIXClient().
+				GET("/get").
+				WithBasicAuth("sample-user", "sample-password").
+				WithHost("httpbin.org").
+				Expect().
+				Status(401)
+		})
+	})
+
+	Context("Credential", func() {
+		var defaultCredential = `apiVersion: gateway.apisix.io/v1alpha1
+kind: Consumer
+metadata:
+  name: consumer-sample
+spec:
+  gatewayRef:
+    name: api7ee
+  credentials:
+    - type: basic-auth
+      name: basic-auth-sample
+      config:
+        username: sample-user
+        password: sample-password
+    - type: key-auth
+      name: key-auth-sample
+      config:
+        key: sample-key
+    - type: key-auth
+      name: key-auth-sample2
+      config:
+        key: sample-key2
+`
+		var updateCredential = `apiVersion: gateway.apisix.io/v1alpha1
+kind: Consumer
+metadata:
+  name: consumer-sample
+spec:
+  gatewayRef:
+    name: api7ee
+  credentials:
+    - type: basic-auth
+      name: basic-auth-sample
+      config:
+        username: sample-user
+        password: sample-password
+  plugins:
+    - name: key-auth
+      config:
+        key: consumer-key
+`
+		BeforeEach(beforeEachHTTP)
+
+		It("Create/Update/Delete", func() {
+			s.ResourceApplied("Consumer", "consumer-sample", defaultCredential, 1)
+
+			s.NewAPISIXClient().
+				GET("/get").
+				WithHeader("apikey", "sample-key").
+				WithHost("httpbin.org").
+				Expect().
+				Status(200)
+
+			s.NewAPISIXClient().
+				GET("/get").
+				WithHeader("apikey", "sample-key2").
+				WithHost("httpbin.org").
+				Expect().
+				Status(200)
+
+			s.NewAPISIXClient().
+				GET("/get").
+				WithBasicAuth("sample-user", "sample-password").
+				WithHost("httpbin.org").
+				Expect().
+				Status(200)
+
+			By("update Consumer")
+			s.ResourceApplied("Consumer", "consumer-sample", updateCredential, 2)
+
+			s.NewAPISIXClient().
+				GET("/get").
+				WithHeader("apikey", "sample-key").
+				WithHost("httpbin.org").
+				Expect().
+				Status(401)
+
+			s.NewAPISIXClient().
+				GET("/get").
+				WithHeader("apikey", "sample-key2").
+				WithHost("httpbin.org").
+				Expect().
+				Status(401)
+
+			s.NewAPISIXClient().
+				GET("/get").
+				WithHeader("apikey", "consumer-key").
+				WithHost("httpbin.org").
+				Expect().
+				Status(200)
+
+			s.NewAPISIXClient().
+				GET("/get").
+				WithBasicAuth("sample-user", "sample-password").
+				WithHost("httpbin.org").
+				Expect().
+				Status(200)
+
+			By("delete Consumer")
+			err := s.DeleteResourceFromString(updateCredential)
+			Expect(err).NotTo(HaveOccurred(), "deleting Consumer")
+			time.Sleep(5 * time.Second)
+
+			s.NewAPISIXClient().
+				GET("/get").
+				WithBasicAuth("sample-user", "sample-password").
+				WithHost("httpbin.org").
+				Expect().
+				Status(401)
+		})
+	})
+
+	PContext("SecretRef", func() {
+	})
+})
diff --git a/test/e2e/e2e_test.go b/test/e2e/e2e_test.go
index daa720c38..8cff31d21 100644
--- a/test/e2e/e2e_test.go
+++ b/test/e2e/e2e_test.go
@@ -24,6 +24,7 @@ import (
 	. "github.com/onsi/gomega"
 
 	_ "github.com/api7/api7-ingress-controller/test/e2e/adminapi"
+	_ "github.com/api7/api7-ingress-controller/test/e2e/crds"
 	"github.com/api7/api7-ingress-controller/test/e2e/framework"
 	_ "github.com/api7/api7-ingress-controller/test/e2e/gatewayapi"
 )
diff --git a/test/e2e/scaffold/k8s.go b/test/e2e/scaffold/k8s.go
index 5a9aa9efb..e6cb5a3ad 100644
--- a/test/e2e/scaffold/k8s.go
+++ b/test/e2e/scaffold/k8s.go
@@ -223,3 +223,22 @@ func (s *Scaffold) RunDigDNSClientFromK8s(args ...string) (string, error) {
 	kubectlArgs = append(kubectlArgs, args...)
 	return s.RunKubectlAndGetOutput(kubectlArgs...)
 }
+
+func (s *Scaffold) ResourceApplied(resourType, resourceName, resourceRaw string, observedGeneration int) {
+	Expect(s.CreateResourceFromString(resourceRaw)).
+		NotTo(HaveOccurred(), fmt.Sprintf("creating %s", resourType))
+
+	Eventually(func() string {
+		hryaml, err := s.GetResourceYaml(resourType, resourceName)
+		Expect(err).NotTo(HaveOccurred(), fmt.Sprintf("getting %s yaml", resourType))
+		return hryaml
+	}).WithTimeout(8*time.Second).ProbeEvery(2*time.Second).
+		Should(
+			SatisfyAll(
+				ContainSubstring(`status: "True"`),
+				ContainSubstring(fmt.Sprintf("observedGeneration: %d", observedGeneration)),
+			),
+			fmt.Sprintf("checking %s condition status", resourType),
+		)
+	time.Sleep(1 * time.Second)
+}