diff --git a/pkg/apis/monitoring/v1beta1/conversion_from.go b/pkg/apis/monitoring/v1beta1/conversion_from.go
index e529feac0..e2b6aa49c 100644
--- a/pkg/apis/monitoring/v1beta1/conversion_from.go
+++ b/pkg/apis/monitoring/v1beta1/conversion_from.go
@@ -32,6 +32,7 @@ func convertRouteFrom(in *v1alpha1.Route) (*Route, error) {
 
 	out := &Route{
 		Receiver:            in.Receiver,
+		Continue:            in.Continue,
 		GroupBy:             in.GroupBy,
 		GroupWait:           in.GroupWait,
 		GroupInterval:       in.GroupInterval,
diff --git a/pkg/apis/monitoring/v1beta1/conversion_to.go b/pkg/apis/monitoring/v1beta1/conversion_to.go
index 5904f8d20..c991d84c2 100644
--- a/pkg/apis/monitoring/v1beta1/conversion_to.go
+++ b/pkg/apis/monitoring/v1beta1/conversion_to.go
@@ -32,6 +32,7 @@ func convertRouteTo(in *Route) (*v1alpha1.Route, error) {
 
 	out := &v1alpha1.Route{
 		Receiver:            in.Receiver,
+		Continue:            in.Continue,
 		GroupBy:             in.GroupBy,
 		GroupWait:           in.GroupWait,
 		GroupInterval:       in.GroupInterval,
diff --git a/test/e2e/alertmanager_test.go b/test/e2e/alertmanager_test.go
index cb0cf8cd6..56185ebdb 100644
--- a/test/e2e/alertmanager_test.go
+++ b/test/e2e/alertmanager_test.go
@@ -937,6 +937,7 @@ func testAlertmanagerConfigVersions(t *testing.T) {
 		Spec: monitoringv1alpha1.AlertmanagerConfigSpec{
 			Route: &monitoringv1alpha1.Route{
 				Receiver: "webhook",
+				Continue: true,
 				Matchers: []monitoringv1alpha1.Matcher{{
 					Name:  "job",
 					Value: "webapp.+",
@@ -963,6 +964,8 @@ func testAlertmanagerConfigVersions(t *testing.T) {
 		t.Fatalf("expected %#v matcher, got %#v", expected, amcfgV1beta1Converted.Spec.Route.Matchers)
 	}
 
+	require.True(t, amcfgV1beta1Converted.Spec.Route.Continue)
+
 	amcfgV1beta1 := &monitoringv1beta1.AlertmanagerConfig{
 		ObjectMeta: metav1.ObjectMeta{
 			Name: "amcfg-v1beta1",
@@ -970,6 +973,7 @@ func testAlertmanagerConfigVersions(t *testing.T) {
 		Spec: monitoringv1beta1.AlertmanagerConfigSpec{
 			Route: &monitoringv1beta1.Route{
 				Receiver: "webhook",
+				Continue: true,
 				Matchers: []monitoringv1beta1.Matcher{{
 					Name:      "job",
 					Value:     "webapp.+",
@@ -982,13 +986,19 @@ func testAlertmanagerConfigVersions(t *testing.T) {
 		},
 	}
 
-	if _, err := framework.MonClientV1beta1.AlertmanagerConfigs(alertmanager.Namespace).Create(context.Background(), amcfgV1beta1, metav1.CreateOptions{}); err != nil {
+	amcfgV1beta1, err = framework.MonClientV1beta1.AlertmanagerConfigs(alertmanager.Namespace).Create(context.Background(), amcfgV1beta1, metav1.CreateOptions{})
+	if err != nil {
 		t.Fatalf("failed to create v1beta1 AlertmanagerConfig object: %v", err)
 	}
 
-	if _, err := framework.MonClientV1alpha1.AlertmanagerConfigs(alertmanager.Namespace).Get(context.Background(), amcfgV1beta1.Name, metav1.GetOptions{}); err != nil {
+	require.True(t, amcfgV1beta1.Spec.Route.Continue)
+
+	amcfgV1alpha1, err = framework.MonClientV1alpha1.AlertmanagerConfigs(alertmanager.Namespace).Get(context.Background(), amcfgV1beta1.Name, metav1.GetOptions{})
+	if err != nil {
 		t.Fatalf("failed to get v1alpha1 AlertmanagerConfig object: %v", err)
 	}
+
+	require.True(t, amcfgV1alpha1.Spec.Route.Continue)
 }
 
 // e2e test to validate that all possible fields in an AlertmanagerConfig CR are