diff --git a/akka-actor-tests/src/test/scala/akka/pattern/AskSpec.scala b/akka-actor-tests/src/test/scala/akka/pattern/AskSpec.scala
index 3ab2c2a3bd..2055e3c62f 100644
--- a/akka-actor-tests/src/test/scala/akka/pattern/AskSpec.scala
+++ b/akka-actor-tests/src/test/scala/akka/pattern/AskSpec.scala
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@ package akka.pattern
 import language.postfixOps
 
 import akka.actor._
-import akka.testkit.AkkaSpec
+import akka.testkit.{ TestProbe, AkkaSpec }
 import akka.util.Timeout
 import scala.concurrent.Await
 import scala.concurrent.duration._
@@ -111,6 +111,94 @@ class AskSpec extends AkkaSpec {
       Await.result(identityFuture, 5 seconds) should be(echo)
     }
 
+    "work when reply uses actor selection" in {
+      implicit val timeout = Timeout(0.5 seconds)
+      val deadListener = TestProbe()
+      system.eventStream.subscribe(deadListener.ref, classOf[DeadLetter])
+
+      val echo = system.actorOf(Props(new Actor { def receive = { case x ⇒ context.actorSelection(sender().path) ! x } }), "select-echo2")
+      val f = echo ? "hi"
+
+      Await.result(f, 1 seconds) should be("hi")
+
+      deadListener.expectNoMsg(200 milliseconds)
+    }
+
+    "throw AskTimeoutException on using *" in {
+      implicit val timeout = Timeout(0.5 seconds)
+      val deadListener = TestProbe()
+      system.eventStream.subscribe(deadListener.ref, classOf[DeadLetter])
+
+      val echo = system.actorOf(Props(new Actor { def receive = { case x ⇒ context.actorSelection("/temp/*") ! x } }), "select-echo3")
+      val f = echo ? "hi"
+      intercept[AskTimeoutException] {
+        Await.result(f, 1 seconds)
+      }
+
+      deadListener.expectMsgClass(200 milliseconds, classOf[DeadLetter])
+    }
+
+    "throw AskTimeoutException on using .." in {
+      implicit val timeout = Timeout(0.5 seconds)
+      val deadListener = TestProbe()
+      system.eventStream.subscribe(deadListener.ref, classOf[DeadLetter])
+
+      val echo = system.actorOf(Props(new Actor {
+        def receive = {
+          case x ⇒
+            val name = sender.path.name
+            val parent = sender.path.parent
+            context.actorSelection(parent / ".." / "temp" / name) ! x
+        }
+      }), "select-echo4")
+      val f = echo ? "hi"
+      intercept[AskTimeoutException] {
+        Await.result(f, 1 seconds) should be("hi")
+      }
+
+      deadListener.expectMsgClass(200 milliseconds, classOf[DeadLetter])
+    }
+
+    "send to DeadLetter when child does not exist" in {
+      implicit val timeout = Timeout(0.5 seconds)
+      val deadListener = TestProbe()
+      system.eventStream.subscribe(deadListener.ref, classOf[DeadLetter])
+
+      val echo = system.actorOf(Props(new Actor {
+        def receive = {
+          case x ⇒
+            val name = sender.path.name
+            val parent = sender.path.parent
+            context.actorSelection(parent / "missing") ! x
+        }
+      }), "select-echo5")
+      val f = echo ? "hi"
+      intercept[AskTimeoutException] {
+        Await.result(f, 1 seconds) should be("hi")
+      }
+      deadListener.expectMsgClass(200 milliseconds, classOf[DeadLetter])
+    }
+
+    "send DeadLetter when answering to grandchild" in {
+      implicit val timeout = Timeout(0.5 seconds)
+      val deadListener = TestProbe()
+      system.eventStream.subscribe(deadListener.ref, classOf[DeadLetter])
+
+      val echo = system.actorOf(Props(new Actor {
+        def receive = {
+          case x ⇒
+            val name = sender.path.name
+            val parent = sender.path.parent
+            context.actorSelection(sender().path / "missing") ! x
+        }
+      }), "select-echo6")
+      val f = echo ? "hi"
+      intercept[AskTimeoutException] {
+        Await.result(f, 1 seconds) should be(ActorSelectionMessage("hi", Vector(SelectChildName("missing")), false))
+      }
+      deadListener.expectMsgClass(200 milliseconds, classOf[DeadLetter])
+    }
+
   }
 
 }
diff --git a/akka-actor/src/main/scala/akka/actor/ActorRef.scala b/akka-actor/src/main/scala/akka/actor/ActorRef.scala
index f14b73c992..0f602e998f 100644
--- a/akka-actor/src/main/scala/akka/actor/ActorRef.scala
+++ b/akka-actor/src/main/scala/akka/actor/ActorRef.scala
@@ -599,6 +599,38 @@ private[akka] class VirtualPathContainer(
 
   private val children = new ConcurrentHashMap[String, InternalActorRef]
 
+  /**
+   * In [[ActorSelectionMessage]]s only [[SelectChildName]] elements
+   * are supported, otherwise messages are sent to [[EmptyLocalActorRef]].
+   */
+  override def !(message: Any)(implicit sender: ActorRef = Actor.noSender): Unit = message match {
+    case sel @ ActorSelectionMessage(msg, elements, wildcardFanOut) ⇒ {
+      require(elements.nonEmpty)
+
+      def emptyRef = new EmptyLocalActorRef(provider, path / sel.elements.map(_.toString),
+        provider.systemGuardian.underlying.system.eventStream)
+
+      elements.head match {
+        case SelectChildName(name) ⇒
+          getChild(name) match {
+            case null ⇒
+              if (!wildcardFanOut)
+                emptyRef.tell(msg, sender)
+            case child ⇒
+              if (elements.tail.isEmpty) {
+                child ! msg
+              } else if (!wildcardFanOut) {
+                emptyRef.tell(msg, sender)
+              }
+          }
+        case _ ⇒
+          if (!wildcardFanOut)
+            emptyRef.tell(msg, sender)
+      }
+    }
+    case _ ⇒ super.!(message)
+  }
+
   def addChild(name: String, ref: InternalActorRef): Unit = {
     children.put(name, ref) match {
       case null ⇒ // okay