diff --git a/nano/node/network.cpp b/nano/node/network.cpp
index 5885520a7f..8aaecce04d 100644
--- a/nano/node/network.cpp
+++ b/nano/node/network.cpp
@@ -418,12 +418,16 @@ class network_message_visitor : public nano::message_visitor
 		}
 		node.stats.inc (nano::stat::type::message, nano::stat::detail::keepalive, nano::stat::dir::in);
 		node.network.merge_peers (message_a.peers);
+
 		// Check for special node port data
 		auto peer0 (message_a.peers[0]);
 		if (peer0.address () == boost::asio::ip::address_v6{} && peer0.port () != 0)
 		{
 			nano::endpoint new_endpoint (channel->get_tcp_endpoint ().address (), peer0.port ());
 			node.network.merge_peer (new_endpoint);
+
+			// Remember this for future forwarding to other peers
+			channel->set_peering_endpoint (new_endpoint);
 		}
 	}
 	void publish (nano::publish const & message_a) override
@@ -652,9 +656,9 @@ void nano::network::random_fill (std::array<nano::endpoint, 8> & target_a) const
 	auto j (target_a.begin ());
 	for (auto i (peers.begin ()), n (peers.end ()); i != n; ++i, ++j)
 	{
-		debug_assert ((*i)->get_endpoint ().address ().is_v6 ());
+		debug_assert ((*i)->get_peering_endpoint ().address ().is_v6 ());
 		debug_assert (j < target_a.end ());
-		*j = (*i)->get_endpoint ();
+		*j = (*i)->get_peering_endpoint ();
 	}
 }
 
diff --git a/nano/node/transport/tcp.cpp b/nano/node/transport/tcp.cpp
index f0623375e9..ba03f71ee1 100644
--- a/nano/node/transport/tcp.cpp
+++ b/nano/node/transport/tcp.cpp
@@ -257,7 +257,7 @@ nano::tcp_endpoint nano::transport::tcp_channels::bootstrap_peer (uint8_t connec
 	{
 		if (i->channel->get_network_version () >= connection_protocol_version_min)
 		{
-			result = i->endpoint ();
+			result = nano::transport::map_endpoint_to_tcp (i->channel->get_peering_endpoint ());
 			channels.get<last_bootstrap_attempt_tag> ().modify (i, [] (channel_tcp_wrapper & wrapper_a) {
 				wrapper_a.channel->set_last_bootstrap_attempt (std::chrono::steady_clock::now ());
 			});
diff --git a/nano/node/transport/transport.cpp b/nano/node/transport/transport.cpp
index beda88c82b..7408496cac 100644
--- a/nano/node/transport/transport.cpp
+++ b/nano/node/transport/transport.cpp
@@ -134,6 +134,23 @@ void nano::transport::channel::send (nano::message & message_a, std::function<vo
 	}
 }
 
+void nano::transport::channel::set_peering_endpoint (nano::endpoint endpoint)
+{
+	peering_endpoint = endpoint;
+}
+
+nano::endpoint nano::transport::channel::get_peering_endpoint () const
+{
+	if (peering_endpoint)
+	{
+		return *peering_endpoint;
+	}
+	else
+	{
+		return get_endpoint ();
+	}
+}
+
 boost::asio::ip::address_v6 nano::transport::mapped_from_v4_bytes (unsigned long address_a)
 {
 	return boost::asio::ip::address_v6::v4_mapped (boost::asio::ip::address_v4 (address_a));
diff --git a/nano/node/transport/transport.hpp b/nano/node/transport/transport.hpp
index 0f35c80316..7ec412dbed 100644
--- a/nano/node/transport/transport.hpp
+++ b/nano/node/transport/transport.hpp
@@ -134,6 +134,9 @@ namespace transport
 			network_version = network_version_a;
 		}
 
+		nano::endpoint get_peering_endpoint () const;
+		void set_peering_endpoint (nano::endpoint endpoint);
+
 		mutable nano::mutex channel_mutex;
 
 	private:
@@ -142,6 +145,7 @@ namespace transport
 		std::chrono::steady_clock::time_point last_packet_sent{ std::chrono::steady_clock::now () };
 		boost::optional<nano::account> node_id{ boost::none };
 		std::atomic<uint8_t> network_version{ 0 };
+		std::optional<nano::endpoint> peering_endpoint{};
 
 	protected:
 		nano::node & node;