diff --git a/apis/v1alpha1/ack-generate-metadata.yaml b/apis/v1alpha1/ack-generate-metadata.yaml
index 7418074..7b320f6 100755
--- a/apis/v1alpha1/ack-generate-metadata.yaml
+++ b/apis/v1alpha1/ack-generate-metadata.yaml
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 ack_generate_info:
-  build_date: "2025-09-25T18:46:28Z"
+  build_date: "2025-09-26T17:23:37Z"
   build_hash: 5bf1e456e1dfc638d47ab492376335f528c0f455
   go_version: go1.24.5
   version: v0.52.0-1-g5bf1e45
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@ api_directory_checksum: c0850c127b1c1c46a7abf233f454e1c7c561a71c
 api_version: v1alpha1
 aws_sdk_go_version: v1.32.6
 generator_config_info:
-  file_checksum: e59ecda70fd052399089af65a682c10fe45d58a5
+  file_checksum: d04b5f7d437623f4ddc566ea1f2e6b068125115e
   original_file_name: generator.yaml
 last_modification:
   reason: API generation
diff --git a/apis/v1alpha1/generator.yaml b/apis/v1alpha1/generator.yaml
index 9cff6a2..c78a035 100644
--- a/apis/v1alpha1/generator.yaml
+++ b/apis/v1alpha1/generator.yaml
@@ -213,6 +213,10 @@ resources:
         references:
           resource: TargetGroup
           path: Status.ACKResourceMetadata.ARN
+      Actions.ForwardConfig.TargetGroups.TargetGroupARN:
+        references:
+          resource: TargetGroup
+          path: Status.ACKResourceMetadata.ARN
       Priority:
         set:
         - ignore: true
diff --git a/generator.yaml b/generator.yaml
index 9cff6a2..c78a035 100644
--- a/generator.yaml
+++ b/generator.yaml
@@ -213,6 +213,10 @@ resources:
         references:
           resource: TargetGroup
           path: Status.ACKResourceMetadata.ARN
+      Actions.ForwardConfig.TargetGroups.TargetGroupARN:
+        references:
+          resource: TargetGroup
+          path: Status.ACKResourceMetadata.ARN
       Priority:
         set:
         - ignore: true
diff --git a/pkg/resource/rule/references.go b/pkg/resource/rule/references.go
index a96bf56..86869f0 100644
--- a/pkg/resource/rule/references.go
+++ b/pkg/resource/rule/references.go
@@ -33,6 +33,9 @@ import (
 // +kubebuilder:rbac:groups=elbv2.services.k8s.aws,resources=targetgroups,verbs=get;list
 // +kubebuilder:rbac:groups=elbv2.services.k8s.aws,resources=targetgroups/status,verbs=get;list
 
+// +kubebuilder:rbac:groups=elbv2.services.k8s.aws,resources=targetgroups,verbs=get;list
+// +kubebuilder:rbac:groups=elbv2.services.k8s.aws,resources=targetgroups/status,verbs=get;list
+
 // +kubebuilder:rbac:groups=elbv2.services.k8s.aws,resources=listeners,verbs=get;list
 // +kubebuilder:rbac:groups=elbv2.services.k8s.aws,resources=listeners/status,verbs=get;list
 
@@ -43,6 +46,16 @@ import (
 func (rm *resourceManager) ClearResolvedReferences(res acktypes.AWSResource) acktypes.AWSResource {
 	ko := rm.concreteResource(res).ko.DeepCopy()
 
+	for f0idx, f0iter := range ko.Spec.Actions {
+		if f0iter.ForwardConfig != nil {
+			for f1idx, f1iter := range f0iter.ForwardConfig.TargetGroups {
+				if f1iter.TargetGroupRef != nil {
+					ko.Spec.Actions[f0idx].ForwardConfig.TargetGroups[f1idx].TargetGroupARN = nil
+				}
+			}
+		}
+	}
+
 	for f0idx, f0iter := range ko.Spec.Actions {
 		if f0iter.TargetGroupRef != nil {
 			ko.Spec.Actions[f0idx].TargetGroupARN = nil
@@ -72,6 +85,12 @@ func (rm *resourceManager) ResolveReferences(
 
 	resourceHasReferences := false
 	err := validateReferenceFields(ko)
+	if fieldHasReferences, err := rm.resolveReferenceForActions_ForwardConfig_TargetGroups_TargetGroupARN(ctx, apiReader, ko); err != nil {
+		return &resource{ko}, (resourceHasReferences || fieldHasReferences), err
+	} else {
+		resourceHasReferences = resourceHasReferences || fieldHasReferences
+	}
+
 	if fieldHasReferences, err := rm.resolveReferenceForActions_TargetGroupARN(ctx, apiReader, ko); err != nil {
 		return &resource{ko}, (resourceHasReferences || fieldHasReferences), err
 	} else {
@@ -91,6 +110,16 @@ func (rm *resourceManager) ResolveReferences(
 // identifier field.
 func validateReferenceFields(ko *svcapitypes.Rule) error {
 
+	for _, f0iter := range ko.Spec.Actions {
+		if f0iter.ForwardConfig != nil {
+			for _, f1iter := range f0iter.ForwardConfig.TargetGroups {
+				if f1iter.TargetGroupRef != nil && f1iter.TargetGroupARN != nil {
+					return ackerr.ResourceReferenceAndIDNotSupportedFor("Actions.ForwardConfig.TargetGroups.TargetGroupARN", "Actions.ForwardConfig.TargetGroups.TargetGroupRef")
+				}
+			}
+		}
+	}
+
 	for _, f0iter := range ko.Spec.Actions {
 		if f0iter.TargetGroupRef != nil && f0iter.TargetGroupARN != nil {
 			return ackerr.ResourceReferenceAndIDNotSupportedFor("Actions.TargetGroupARN", "Actions.TargetGroupRef")
@@ -106,31 +135,35 @@ func validateReferenceFields(ko *svcapitypes.Rule) error {
 	return nil
 }
 
-// resolveReferenceForActions_TargetGroupARN reads the resource referenced
-// from Actions.TargetGroupRef field and sets the Actions.TargetGroupARN
+// resolveReferenceForActions_ForwardConfig_TargetGroups_TargetGroupARN reads the resource referenced
+// from Actions.ForwardConfig.TargetGroups.TargetGroupRef field and sets the Actions.ForwardConfig.TargetGroups.TargetGroupARN
 // from referenced resource. Returns a boolean indicating whether a reference
 // contains references, or an error
-func (rm *resourceManager) resolveReferenceForActions_TargetGroupARN(
+func (rm *resourceManager) resolveReferenceForActions_ForwardConfig_TargetGroups_TargetGroupARN(
 	ctx context.Context,
 	apiReader client.Reader,
 	ko *svcapitypes.Rule,
 ) (hasReferences bool, err error) {
 	for f0idx, f0iter := range ko.Spec.Actions {
-		if f0iter.TargetGroupRef != nil && f0iter.TargetGroupRef.From != nil {
-			hasReferences = true
-			arr := f0iter.TargetGroupRef.From
-			if arr.Name == nil || *arr.Name == "" {
-				return hasReferences, fmt.Errorf("provided resource reference is nil or empty: Actions.TargetGroupRef")
-			}
-			namespace := ko.ObjectMeta.GetNamespace()
-			if arr.Namespace != nil && *arr.Namespace != "" {
-				namespace = *arr.Namespace
-			}
-			obj := &svcapitypes.TargetGroup{}
-			if err := getReferencedResourceState_TargetGroup(ctx, apiReader, obj, *arr.Name, namespace); err != nil {
-				return hasReferences, err
+		if f0iter.ForwardConfig != nil {
+			for f1idx, f1iter := range f0iter.ForwardConfig.TargetGroups {
+				if f1iter.TargetGroupRef != nil && f1iter.TargetGroupRef.From != nil {
+					hasReferences = true
+					arr := f1iter.TargetGroupRef.From
+					if arr.Name == nil || *arr.Name == "" {
+						return hasReferences, fmt.Errorf("provided resource reference is nil or empty: Actions.ForwardConfig.TargetGroups.TargetGroupRef")
+					}
+					namespace := ko.ObjectMeta.GetNamespace()
+					if arr.Namespace != nil && *arr.Namespace != "" {
+						namespace = *arr.Namespace
+					}
+					obj := &svcapitypes.TargetGroup{}
+					if err := getReferencedResourceState_TargetGroup(ctx, apiReader, obj, *arr.Name, namespace); err != nil {
+						return hasReferences, err
+					}
+					ko.Spec.Actions[f0idx].ForwardConfig.TargetGroups[f1idx].TargetGroupARN = (*string)(obj.Status.ACKResourceMetadata.ARN)
+				}
 			}
-			ko.Spec.Actions[f0idx].TargetGroupARN = (*string)(obj.Status.ACKResourceMetadata.ARN)
 		}
 	}
 
@@ -191,6 +224,37 @@ func getReferencedResourceState_TargetGroup(
 	return nil
 }
 
+// resolveReferenceForActions_TargetGroupARN reads the resource referenced
+// from Actions.TargetGroupRef field and sets the Actions.TargetGroupARN
+// from referenced resource. Returns a boolean indicating whether a reference
+// contains references, or an error
+func (rm *resourceManager) resolveReferenceForActions_TargetGroupARN(
+	ctx context.Context,
+	apiReader client.Reader,
+	ko *svcapitypes.Rule,
+) (hasReferences bool, err error) {
+	for f0idx, f0iter := range ko.Spec.Actions {
+		if f0iter.TargetGroupRef != nil && f0iter.TargetGroupRef.From != nil {
+			hasReferences = true
+			arr := f0iter.TargetGroupRef.From
+			if arr.Name == nil || *arr.Name == "" {
+				return hasReferences, fmt.Errorf("provided resource reference is nil or empty: Actions.TargetGroupRef")
+			}
+			namespace := ko.ObjectMeta.GetNamespace()
+			if arr.Namespace != nil && *arr.Namespace != "" {
+				namespace = *arr.Namespace
+			}
+			obj := &svcapitypes.TargetGroup{}
+			if err := getReferencedResourceState_TargetGroup(ctx, apiReader, obj, *arr.Name, namespace); err != nil {
+				return hasReferences, err
+			}
+			ko.Spec.Actions[f0idx].TargetGroupARN = (*string)(obj.Status.ACKResourceMetadata.ARN)
+		}
+	}
+
+	return hasReferences, nil
+}
+
 // resolveReferenceForListenerARN reads the resource referenced
 // from ListenerRef field and sets the ListenerARN
 // from referenced resource. Returns a boolean indicating whether a reference
diff --git a/test/e2e/resources/rule.yaml b/test/e2e/resources/rule.yaml
index 833ba9c..a01b822 100644
--- a/test/e2e/resources/rule.yaml
+++ b/test/e2e/resources/rule.yaml
@@ -6,8 +6,13 @@ spec:
   priority: 300
   listenerARN: $LISTENER_ARN
   actions:
-  - type: "forward"
-    targetGroupARN: $TARGET_GROUP_ARN
+    - forwardConfig:
+        targetGroups:
+          - targetGroupRef:
+              from:
+                name: $TARGET_GROUP_NAME
+            weight: 1
+      type: forward
   conditions:
   - field: http-request-method
     httpRequestMethodConfig:
diff --git a/test/e2e/tests/test_rule.py b/test/e2e/tests/test_rule.py
index 34992f6..54029c1 100644
--- a/test/e2e/tests/test_rule.py
+++ b/test/e2e/tests/test_rule.py
@@ -45,7 +45,7 @@ def simple_rule(elbv2_client, simple_listener, simple_target_group, simple_load_
     replacements = REPLACEMENT_VALUES.copy()
     replacements["RULE_NAME"] = resource_name
     replacements["LISTENER_ARN"] = listener_cr["status"]["ackResourceMetadata"]["arn"]
-    replacements["TARGET_GROUP_ARN"] = target_group_cr["status"]["ackResourceMetadata"]["arn"]
+    replacements["TARGET_GROUP_NAME"] = target_group_cr["spec"]["name"]
 
     resource_data = load_elbv2_resource(
         "rule",