diff --git a/spec/02-integration/20-wasm/01-admin-api_spec.lua b/spec/02-integration/20-wasm/01-admin-api_spec.lua
index 6ca6d75798c1..9d4297ec6c01 100644
--- a/spec/02-integration/20-wasm/01-admin-api_spec.lua
+++ b/spec/02-integration/20-wasm/01-admin-api_spec.lua
@@ -17,7 +17,7 @@ end
 for _, strategy in helpers.each_strategy({ "postgres" }) do
 
 describe("wasm admin API [#" .. strategy .. "]", function()
-  local admin
+  local admin, proxy
   local bp, db
   local service, route
 
@@ -57,10 +57,13 @@ describe("wasm admin API [#" .. strategy .. "]", function()
 
 
     admin = helpers.admin_client()
+    proxy = helpers.proxy_client()
+    proxy.reopen = true
   end)
 
   lazy_teardown(function()
     if admin then admin:close() end
+    if proxy then proxy:close() end
     helpers.stop_kong()
   end)
 
@@ -179,14 +182,23 @@ describe("wasm admin API [#" .. strategy .. "]", function()
 
     describe("PATCH", function()
       local chain
+      local host
 
-      lazy_setup(function()
+      before_each(function()
+        host = "wasm-" .. uuid.uuid() .. ".test"
         chain = bp.filter_chains:insert({
-          service = assert(bp.services:insert({})),
+          route = assert(bp.routes:insert({
+            hosts = { host },
+          })),
           filters = { { name = "tests" } },
         }, { nulls = true })
       end)
 
+      after_each(function()
+        admin:delete("/filter-chains/" .. chain.id)
+        admin:delete("/routes/" .. chain.route.id)
+      end)
+
       it("updates a filter chain in-place", function()
         assert.equals(ngx.null, chain.tags)
         assert.is_true(chain.enabled)
@@ -211,6 +223,57 @@ describe("wasm admin API [#" .. strategy .. "]", function()
         assert.same({ name = "tests", config = "456", enabled = false },
                     patched.filters[2])
       end)
+
+      it("updates filter configuration", function()
+        helpers.wait_for_all_config_update()
+
+        local function await_filter_response(body, context)
+          assert.eventually(function()
+            local res = proxy:get("/", {
+              headers = {
+                ["Host"] = host,
+                ["X-PW-Test"] = "dump_config",
+              }
+            })
+
+            local got = res:read_body()
+            -- something is adding a trailing newline to the response body
+            got = got and got:gsub("%s*$", "")
+
+            return res.status == 200 and body == got,
+                   { status = res.status, body = got }
+          end)
+          .is_truthy("(" .. context .. ") expected 200 response code and "
+                     .. "body == '" .. body .. "'")
+        end
+
+        local function update_filters(filters)
+          local res = admin:patch("/filter-chains/" .. chain[key], json {
+            filters = filters,
+          })
+          assert.response(res).has.status(200)
+        end
+
+        local function update_config(config)
+          update_filters({
+            { name = "tests", config = config },
+          })
+        end
+
+        await_filter_response("", "after setup")
+
+        update_config("a=1 b=2")
+        await_filter_response("a=1 b=2", "after adding filter config")
+
+        update_config("a=1 b=2 c=3")
+        await_filter_response("a=1 b=2 c=3", "after updating filter config")
+
+        update_filters({
+          { name = "tests", config = "a=1 b=2 c=3", enabled = false },
+          { name = "tests", config = "foo=bar" },
+        })
+        await_filter_response("foo=bar", "after updating the filter chain")
+      end)
     end)
 
     describe("DELETE", function()
diff --git a/spec/fixtures/proxy_wasm_filters/tests/src/test_http.rs b/spec/fixtures/proxy_wasm_filters/tests/src/test_http.rs
index 38d78be5f2ba..9ad17e3c874e 100644
--- a/spec/fixtures/proxy_wasm_filters/tests/src/test_http.rs
+++ b/spec/fixtures/proxy_wasm_filters/tests/src/test_http.rs
@@ -137,6 +137,10 @@ impl TestHttp {
 
                         return self.send_http_dispatch(config);
                     }
+                    "dump_config" => {
+                        let res = self.config.as_ref().map(|config| config.to_string());
+                        self.send_plain_response(StatusCode::OK, res.as_deref());
+                    }
                     _ => (),
                 }
             }
diff --git a/spec/fixtures/proxy_wasm_filters/tests/src/types.rs b/spec/fixtures/proxy_wasm_filters/tests/src/types.rs
index 29f4d86a50fc..a6a585f7b57c 100644
--- a/spec/fixtures/proxy_wasm_filters/tests/src/types.rs
+++ b/spec/fixtures/proxy_wasm_filters/tests/src/types.rs
@@ -19,6 +19,16 @@ impl FromStr for TestConfig {
     }
 }
 
+impl std::fmt::Display for TestConfig {
+    fn fmt(&self, f: &mut std::fmt::Formatter<'_>) -> std::fmt::Result {
+        let mut values: Vec<String> = self.map.iter().map(|(k, v)| format!("{k}={v}")).collect();
+
+        values.sort();
+
+        write!(f, "{}", values.join(" "))
+    }
+}
+
 #[derive(Debug, Eq, PartialEq, enum_utils::FromStr)]
 #[enumeration(rename_all = "snake_case")]
 pub enum TestPhase {