diff --git a/lib/reversetunnel/transport.go b/lib/reversetunnel/transport.go
index ca28a4c2112a0..b88006ed34d55 100644
--- a/lib/reversetunnel/transport.go
+++ b/lib/reversetunnel/transport.go
@@ -100,7 +100,10 @@ func (t *TunnelAuthDialer) DialContext(ctx context.Context, _, _ string) (net.Co
 	if mode == types.ProxyListenerMode_Multiplex {
 		opts = append(opts, proxy.WithALPNDialer(client.ALPNDialerConfig{
 			TLSConfig: &tls.Config{
-				NextProtos:         []string{string(alpncommon.ProtocolReverseTunnel)},
+				NextProtos: []string{
+					string(alpncommon.ProtocolReverseTunnelV2),
+					string(alpncommon.ProtocolReverseTunnel),
+				},
 				InsecureSkipVerify: t.InsecureSkipTLSVerify,
 			},
 			DialTimeout:             t.ClientConfig.Timeout,