diff --git a/akka-actor-tests/src/test/scala/akka/actor/ActorRefSpec.scala b/akka-actor-tests/src/test/scala/akka/actor/ActorRefSpec.scala
index ae6532acea..66714125c9 100644
--- a/akka-actor-tests/src/test/scala/akka/actor/ActorRefSpec.scala
+++ b/akka-actor-tests/src/test/scala/akka/actor/ActorRefSpec.scala
@@ -318,17 +318,20 @@ class ActorRefSpec extends AkkaSpec with DefaultTimeout {
       val out = new ObjectOutputStream(baos)
 
       val sysImpl = system.asInstanceOf[ActorSystemImpl]
-      val addr = sysImpl.provider.rootPath.address
-      val serialized = SerializedActorRef(RootActorPath(addr, "/non-existing"))
+      val ref = system.actorOf(Props[ReplyActor], "non-existing")
+      val serialized = SerializedActorRef(ref)
 
       out.writeObject(serialized)
 
       out.flush
       out.close
 
+      ref ! PoisonPill
+      awaitCond(ref.isTerminated, 2 seconds)
+
       JavaSerializer.currentSystem.withValue(sysImpl) {
         val in = new ObjectInputStream(new ByteArrayInputStream(baos.toByteArray))
-        in.readObject must be === new EmptyLocalActorRef(sysImpl.provider, system.actorFor("/").path / "non-existing", system.eventStream)
+        in.readObject must be === new EmptyLocalActorRef(sysImpl.provider, ref.path, system.eventStream)
       }
     }
 
@@ -403,7 +406,7 @@ class ActorRefSpec extends AkkaSpec with DefaultTimeout {
       Await.result(ffive, timeout.duration) must be("five")
       Await.result(fnull, timeout.duration) must be("null")
 
-      awaitCond(ref.isTerminated, 2000 millis)
+      awaitCond(ref.isTerminated, 2 seconds)
     }
 
     "restart when Kill:ed" in {
diff --git a/akka-actor/src/main/scala/akka/actor/ActorRef.scala b/akka-actor/src/main/scala/akka/actor/ActorRef.scala
index fe0f66f5f5..99eae0fff4 100644
--- a/akka-actor/src/main/scala/akka/actor/ActorRef.scala
+++ b/akka-actor/src/main/scala/akka/actor/ActorRef.scala
@@ -6,14 +6,12 @@ package akka.actor
 
 import akka.dispatch._
 import akka.dispatch.sysmsg._
-import akka.util._
 import java.lang.{ UnsupportedOperationException, IllegalStateException }
 import akka.serialization.{ Serialization, JavaSerializer }
 import akka.event.EventStream
 import scala.annotation.tailrec
 import java.util.concurrent.ConcurrentHashMap
 import akka.event.LoggingAdapter
-import scala.collection.JavaConverters
 
 /**
  * Immutable and serializable handle to an actor, which may or may not reside
@@ -381,7 +379,7 @@ private[akka] class LocalActorRef private[akka] (
   override def restart(cause: Throwable): Unit = actorCell.restart(cause)
 
   @throws(classOf[java.io.ObjectStreamException])
-  protected def writeReplace(): AnyRef = SerializedActorRef(path)
+  protected def writeReplace(): AnyRef = SerializedActorRef(this)
 }
 
 /**
@@ -407,11 +405,8 @@ private[akka] case class SerializedActorRef private (path: String) {
  * INTERNAL API
  */
 private[akka] object SerializedActorRef {
-  def apply(path: ActorPath): SerializedActorRef = {
-    Serialization.currentTransportAddress.value match {
-      case null ⇒ new SerializedActorRef(path.toSerializationFormat)
-      case addr ⇒ new SerializedActorRef(path.toSerializationFormatWithAddress(addr))
-    }
+  def apply(actorRef: ActorRef): SerializedActorRef = {
+    new SerializedActorRef(Serialization.serializedActorPath(actorRef))
   }
 }
 
@@ -437,7 +432,7 @@ private[akka] trait MinimalActorRef extends InternalActorRef with LocalRef {
   override def restart(cause: Throwable): Unit = ()
 
   @throws(classOf[java.io.ObjectStreamException])
-  protected def writeReplace(): AnyRef = SerializedActorRef(path)
+  protected def writeReplace(): AnyRef = SerializedActorRef(this)
 }
 
 /**
diff --git a/akka-actor/src/main/scala/akka/actor/RepointableActorRef.scala b/akka-actor/src/main/scala/akka/actor/RepointableActorRef.scala
index 123a576462..9ce7169be3 100644
--- a/akka-actor/src/main/scala/akka/actor/RepointableActorRef.scala
+++ b/akka-actor/src/main/scala/akka/actor/RepointableActorRef.scala
@@ -157,7 +157,7 @@ private[akka] class RepointableActorRef(
   def sendSystemMessage(message: SystemMessage) = underlying.sendSystemMessage(message)
 
   @throws(classOf[java.io.ObjectStreamException])
-  protected def writeReplace(): AnyRef = SerializedActorRef(path)
+  protected def writeReplace(): AnyRef = SerializedActorRef(this)
 }
 
 private[akka] class UnstartedCell(val systemImpl: ActorSystemImpl,
diff --git a/akka-actor/src/main/scala/akka/serialization/Serialization.scala b/akka-actor/src/main/scala/akka/serialization/Serialization.scala
index ef21355502..fbe4933dcf 100644
--- a/akka-actor/src/main/scala/akka/serialization/Serialization.scala
+++ b/akka-actor/src/main/scala/akka/serialization/Serialization.scala
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@
 package akka.serialization
 
 import com.typesafe.config.Config
-import akka.actor.{ Extension, ExtendedActorSystem, Address }
+import akka.actor._
 import akka.event.Logging
 import java.util.concurrent.ConcurrentHashMap
 import scala.collection.mutable.ArrayBuffer
@@ -21,10 +21,10 @@ object Serialization {
   type ClassSerializer = (Class[_], Serializer)
 
   /**
-   * This holds a reference to the current transport address to be inserted
-   * into local actor refs during serialization.
+   * This holds a reference to the current transport serialization information used for
+   * serializing local actor refs.
    */
-  val currentTransportAddress = new DynamicVariable[Address](null)
+  val currentTransportInformation = new DynamicVariable[SerializationInformation](null)
 
   class Settings(val config: Config) {
     val Serializers: Map[String, String] = configToMap("akka.actor.serializers")
@@ -35,8 +35,34 @@ object Serialization {
       config.getConfig(path).root.unwrapped.asScala.toMap map { case (k, v) ⇒ (k -> v.toString) }
     }
   }
+
+  /**
+   * The serialized path of an actorRef, based on the current transport serialization information.
+   */
+  def serializedActorPath(actorRef: ActorRef): String = {
+    val path = actorRef.path
+    val originalSystem: ActorSystemImpl = actorRef match {
+      case a: ActorRefWithCell ⇒ a.underlying.systemImpl
+      case _                   ⇒ null
+    }
+    Serialization.currentTransportInformation.value match {
+      case null ⇒ path.toSerializationFormat
+      case SerializationInformation(address, system) ⇒
+        if (originalSystem == null || originalSystem == system)
+          path.toSerializationFormatWithAddress(address)
+        else {
+          val provider = originalSystem.provider
+          path.toSerializationFormatWithAddress(provider.getExternalAddressFor(address).getOrElse(provider.getDefaultAddress))
+        }
+    }
+  }
 }
 
+/**
+ * Serialization information needed for serializing local actor refs.
+ */
+case class SerializationInformation(val address: Address, val system: ActorSystem)
+
 /**
  * Serialization module. Contains methods for serialization and deserialization as well as
  * locating a Serializer for a particular class as defined in the mapping in the configuration.
diff --git a/akka-docs/rst/java/code/docs/serialization/SerializationDocTestBase.java b/akka-docs/rst/java/code/docs/serialization/SerializationDocTestBase.java
index 3eac0502d2..7c8a1bda69 100644
--- a/akka-docs/rst/java/code/docs/serialization/SerializationDocTestBase.java
+++ b/akka-docs/rst/java/code/docs/serialization/SerializationDocTestBase.java
@@ -7,7 +7,6 @@ import org.junit.Test;
 import static org.junit.Assert.*;
 //#imports
 import akka.actor.*;
-import akka.remote.RemoteActorRefProvider;
 import akka.serialization.*;
 
 //#imports
@@ -58,20 +57,19 @@ public class SerializationDocTestBase {
     //#actorref-serializer
     // Serialize
     // (beneath toBinary)
-    final Address transportAddress =
-      Serialization.currentTransportAddress().value();
+    final SerializationInformation info = Serialization.currentTransportInformation().value();
+
     String identifier;
 
-    // If there is no transportAddress,
-    // it means that either this Serializer isn't called
+    // If there is no SerializationInformation,
+    // it means that this Serializer isn't called
     // within a piece of code that sets it,
     // so either you need to supply your own,
     // or simply use the local path.
-    if (transportAddress == null) identifier = theActorRef.path().toSerializationFormat();
-    else identifier = theActorRef.path().toSerializationFormatWithAddress(transportAddress);
+    if (info == null) identifier = theActorRef.path().toSerializationFormat();
+    else identifier = Serialization.serializedActorPath(theActorRef);
     // Then just serialize the identifier however you like
 
-
     // Deserialize
     // (beneath fromBinary)
     final ActorRef deserializedActorRef = theActorSystem.actorFor(identifier);
diff --git a/akka-docs/rst/scala/code/docs/serialization/SerializationDocSpec.scala b/akka-docs/rst/scala/code/docs/serialization/SerializationDocSpec.scala
index 0dacdeff3b..7b0a4fce28 100644
--- a/akka-docs/rst/scala/code/docs/serialization/SerializationDocSpec.scala
+++ b/akka-docs/rst/scala/code/docs/serialization/SerializationDocSpec.scala
@@ -165,14 +165,14 @@ package docs.serialization {
       // Serialize
       // (beneath toBinary)
 
-      // If there is no transportAddress,
-      // it means that either this Serializer isn't called
+      // If there is no SerializationInformation,
+      // it means that this Serializer isn't called
       // within a piece of code that sets it,
-      // so either you need to supply your own,
+      // so either you need to supply your own address,
       // or simply use the local path.
-      val identifier: String = Serialization.currentTransportAddress.value match {
-        case null    ⇒ theActorRef.path.toSerializationFormat
-        case address ⇒ theActorRef.path.toSerializationFormatWithAddress(address)
+      val identifier: String = Serialization.currentTransportInformation.value match {
+        case null                        ⇒ theActorRef.path.toSerializationFormat
+        case _: SerializationInformation ⇒ Serialization.serializedActorPath(theActorRef)
       }
       // Then just serialize the identifier however you like
 
diff --git a/akka-remote/src/main/scala/akka/remote/Endpoint.scala b/akka-remote/src/main/scala/akka/remote/Endpoint.scala
index 9b870e0f46..2a7a8368cf 100644
--- a/akka-remote/src/main/scala/akka/remote/Endpoint.scala
+++ b/akka-remote/src/main/scala/akka/remote/Endpoint.scala
@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@ import akka.remote.RemoteProtocol.MessageProtocol
 import akka.remote.transport.AkkaPduCodec._
 import akka.remote.transport.AssociationHandle._
 import akka.remote.transport.{ AkkaPduCodec, Transport, AssociationHandle }
-import akka.serialization.Serialization
+import akka.serialization.{ SerializationInformation, Serialization }
 import akka.util.ByteString
 import akka.remote.transport.Transport.InvalidAssociationException
 import java.io.NotSerializableException
@@ -332,7 +332,7 @@ private[remote] class EndpointWriter(
 
   private def serializeMessage(msg: Any): MessageProtocol = handle match {
     case Some(h) ⇒
-      Serialization.currentTransportAddress.withValue(h.localAddress) {
+      Serialization.currentTransportInformation.withValue(SerializationInformation(h.localAddress, context.system)) {
         (MessageSerializer.serialize(extendedSystem, msg.asInstanceOf[AnyRef]))
       }
     case None ⇒ throw new EndpointException("Internal error: No handle was present during serialization of" +
diff --git a/akka-remote/src/main/scala/akka/remote/RemoteActorRefProvider.scala b/akka-remote/src/main/scala/akka/remote/RemoteActorRefProvider.scala
index 4ac2b95229..867e59d859 100644
--- a/akka-remote/src/main/scala/akka/remote/RemoteActorRefProvider.scala
+++ b/akka-remote/src/main/scala/akka/remote/RemoteActorRefProvider.scala
@@ -271,8 +271,15 @@ private[akka] class RemoteActorRefProvider(
   def actorFor(ref: InternalActorRef, path: String): InternalActorRef = path match {
     case ActorPathExtractor(address, elems) ⇒
       if (hasAddress(address)) actorFor(rootGuardian, elems)
-      else new RemoteActorRef(transport, transport.localAddressForRemote(address),
-        new RootActorPath(address) / elems, Nobody, props = None, deploy = None)
+      else try {
+        new RemoteActorRef(transport, transport.localAddressForRemote(address),
+          new RootActorPath(address) / elems, Nobody, props = None, deploy = None)
+      } catch {
+        case NonFatal(e) ⇒
+          val oldPath = RootActorPath(address) / elems
+          log.error(e, "Error while looking up address {}", oldPath.address)
+          new EmptyLocalActorRef(this, oldPath, eventStream)
+      }
     case _ ⇒ local.actorFor(ref, path)
   }
 
@@ -378,5 +385,5 @@ private[akka] class RemoteActorRef private[akka] (
   def restart(cause: Throwable): Unit = sendSystemMessage(Recreate(cause))
 
   @throws(classOf[java.io.ObjectStreamException])
-  private def writeReplace(): AnyRef = SerializedActorRef(path)
+  private def writeReplace(): AnyRef = SerializedActorRef(this)
 }
diff --git a/akka-remote/src/main/scala/akka/remote/RemoteTransport.scala b/akka-remote/src/main/scala/akka/remote/RemoteTransport.scala
index c697068b07..6725383c49 100644
--- a/akka-remote/src/main/scala/akka/remote/RemoteTransport.scala
+++ b/akka-remote/src/main/scala/akka/remote/RemoteTransport.scala
@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@ class RemoteTransportException(message: String, cause: Throwable) extends AkkaEx
  *
  * The remote transport is responsible for sending and receiving messages.
  * Each transport has an address, which it should provide in
- * Serialization.currentTransportAddress (thread-local) while serializing
+ * Serialization.currentTransportInformation (thread-local) while serializing
  * actor references (which might also be part of messages). This address must
  * be available (i.e. fully initialized) by the time the first message is
  * received or when the start() method returns, whatever happens first.
diff --git a/akka-remote/src/main/scala/akka/remote/Remoting.scala b/akka-remote/src/main/scala/akka/remote/Remoting.scala
index 1fe6fc21a7..9be6deb426 100644
--- a/akka-remote/src/main/scala/akka/remote/Remoting.scala
+++ b/akka-remote/src/main/scala/akka/remote/Remoting.scala
@@ -74,7 +74,7 @@ private[remote] object Remoting {
               null)
         }
       case None ⇒ throw new RemoteTransportException(
-        s"No transport is loaded for protocol: [${remote.protocol}], available protocols: [${transportMapping.keys.mkString}]", null)
+        s"No transport is loaded for protocol: [${remote.protocol}], available protocols: [${transportMapping.keys.mkString(", ")}]", null)
     }
   }
 
diff --git a/akka-remote/src/main/scala/akka/remote/serialization/ProtobufSerializer.scala b/akka-remote/src/main/scala/akka/remote/serialization/ProtobufSerializer.scala
index 056439c23e..acbbc26cf2 100644
--- a/akka-remote/src/main/scala/akka/remote/serialization/ProtobufSerializer.scala
+++ b/akka-remote/src/main/scala/akka/remote/serialization/ProtobufSerializer.scala
@@ -6,10 +6,8 @@ package akka.remote.serialization
 
 import akka.serialization.{ Serializer, Serialization }
 import com.google.protobuf.Message
-import akka.actor.DynamicAccess
+import akka.actor.{ ActorSystem, ActorRef }
 import akka.remote.RemoteProtocol.ActorRefProtocol
-import akka.actor.ActorSystem
-import akka.actor.ActorRef
 
 object ProtobufSerializer {
 
@@ -18,11 +16,7 @@ object ProtobufSerializer {
    * protobuf representation.
    */
   def serializeActorRef(ref: ActorRef): ActorRefProtocol = {
-    val identifier: String = Serialization.currentTransportAddress.value match {
-      case null    ⇒ ref.path.toSerializationFormat
-      case address ⇒ ref.path.toSerializationFormatWithAddress(address)
-    }
-    ActorRefProtocol.newBuilder.setPath(identifier).build
+    ActorRefProtocol.newBuilder.setPath(Serialization.serializedActorPath(ref)).build
   }
 
   /**
diff --git a/akka-remote/src/test/scala/akka/remote/RemotingSpec.scala b/akka-remote/src/test/scala/akka/remote/RemotingSpec.scala
index 37be9b5553..6fafb50d98 100644
--- a/akka-remote/src/test/scala/akka/remote/RemotingSpec.scala
+++ b/akka-remote/src/test/scala/akka/remote/RemotingSpec.scala
@@ -37,14 +37,24 @@ object RemotingSpec {
 
   class Echo2 extends Actor {
     def receive = {
-      case "ping" ⇒ sender ! (("pong", sender))
+      case "ping"                ⇒ sender ! (("pong", sender))
+      case a: ActorRef           ⇒ a ! (("ping", sender))
+      case ("ping", a: ActorRef) ⇒ sender ! (("pong", a))
+      case ("pong", a: ActorRef) ⇒ a ! (("pong", sender.path.toSerializationFormat))
     }
   }
 
-  val cfg: Config = ConfigFactory parseString ("""
+  class Proxy(val one: ActorRef, val another: ActorRef) extends Actor {
+    def receive = {
+      case s if sender.path == one.path     ⇒ another ! s
+      case s if sender.path == another.path ⇒ one ! s
+    }
+  }
+
+  val cfg: Config = ConfigFactory parseString (s"""
     common-ssl-settings {
-      key-store = "%s"
-      trust-store = "%s"
+      key-store = "${getClass.getClassLoader.getResource("keystore").getPath}"
+      trust-store = "${getClass.getClassLoader.getResource("truststore").getPath}"
       key-store-password = "changeme"
       trust-store-password = "changeme"
       protocol = "TLSv1"
@@ -83,10 +93,10 @@ object RemotingSpec {
           }
         }
 
-        netty.tcp = ${common-netty-settings}
-        netty.udp = ${common-netty-settings}
-        netty.ssl = ${common-netty-settings}
-        netty.ssl.security = ${common-ssl-settings}
+        netty.tcp = $${common-netty-settings}
+        netty.udp = $${common-netty-settings}
+        netty.ssl = $${common-netty-settings}
+        netty.ssl.security = $${common-ssl-settings}
 
         test {
           transport-class = "akka.remote.transport.TestTransport"
@@ -104,9 +114,7 @@ object RemotingSpec {
         /looker/child/grandchild.remote = "akka.test://RemotingSpec@localhost:12345"
       }
     }
-                                               """.format(
-    getClass.getClassLoader.getResource("keystore").getPath,
-    getClass.getClassLoader.getResource("truststore").getPath))
+  """)
 
 }
 
@@ -122,14 +130,14 @@ class RemotingSpec extends AkkaSpec(RemotingSpec.cfg) with ImplicitSender with D
         maximum-payload-bytes = 48000 bytes
       }
     """).withFallback(system.settings.config).resolve()
-  val otherSystem = ActorSystem("remote-sys", conf)
+  val remoteSystem = ActorSystem("remote-sys", conf)
 
   for (
     (name, proto) ← Seq(
       "/gonk" -> "tcp",
       "/zagzag" -> "udp",
       "/roghtaar" -> "ssl.tcp")
-  ) deploy(system, Deploy(name, scope = RemoteScope(addr(otherSystem, proto))))
+  ) deploy(system, Deploy(name, scope = RemoteScope(addr(remoteSystem, proto))))
 
   def addr(sys: ActorSystem, proto: String) =
     sys.asInstanceOf[ExtendedActorSystem].provider.getExternalAddressFor(Address(s"akka.$proto", "", "", 0)).get
@@ -138,12 +146,12 @@ class RemotingSpec extends AkkaSpec(RemotingSpec.cfg) with ImplicitSender with D
     sys.asInstanceOf[ExtendedActorSystem].provider.asInstanceOf[RemoteActorRefProvider].deployer.deploy(d)
   }
 
-  val remote = otherSystem.actorOf(Props[Echo2], "echo")
+  val remote = remoteSystem.actorOf(Props[Echo2], "echo")
 
   val here = system.actorFor("akka.test://remote-sys@localhost:12346/user/echo")
 
   private def verifySend(msg: Any)(afterSend: ⇒ Unit) {
-    val bigBounceOther = otherSystem.actorOf(Props(new Actor {
+    val bigBounceOther = remoteSystem.actorOf(Props(new Actor {
       def receive = {
         case x: Int ⇒ sender ! byteStringOfSize(x)
         case x      ⇒ sender ! x
@@ -166,16 +174,26 @@ class RemotingSpec extends AkkaSpec(RemotingSpec.cfg) with ImplicitSender with D
       system.eventStream.unsubscribe(eventForwarder, classOf[AssociationErrorEvent])
       system.eventStream.unsubscribe(eventForwarder, classOf[DisassociatedEvent])
       system.stop(eventForwarder)
-      otherSystem.stop(bigBounceOther)
+      remoteSystem.stop(bigBounceOther)
     }
   }
 
+  override def atStartup() = {
+    system.eventStream.publish(TestEvent.Mute(
+      EventFilter.error(start = "AssociationError"),
+      EventFilter.warning(pattern = "received dead letter.*")))
+    remoteSystem.eventStream.publish(TestEvent.Mute(
+      EventFilter[EndpointException](),
+      EventFilter.error(start = "AssociationError"),
+      EventFilter.warning(pattern = "received dead letter.*(InboundPayload|Disassociate|HandleListener)")))
+  }
+
   private def byteStringOfSize(size: Int) = ByteString.fromArray(Array.fill(size)(42: Byte))
 
   val maxPayloadBytes = system.settings.config.getBytes("akka.remote.test.maximum-payload-bytes").toInt
 
   override def afterTermination() {
-    otherSystem.shutdown()
+    remoteSystem.shutdown()
     AssociationRegistry.clear()
   }
 
@@ -203,16 +221,21 @@ class RemotingSpec extends AkkaSpec(RemotingSpec.cfg) with ImplicitSender with D
     "send dead letters on remote if actor does not exist" in {
       EventFilter.warning(pattern = "dead.*buh", occurrences = 1).intercept {
         system.actorFor("akka.test://remote-sys@localhost:12346/does/not/exist") ! "buh"
-      }(otherSystem)
+      }(remoteSystem)
     }
 
     "not be exhausted by sending to broken connections" in {
       val tcpOnlyConfig = ConfigFactory.parseString("""akka.remote.enabled-transports = ["akka.remote.netty.tcp"]""").
-        withFallback(otherSystem.settings.config)
-      val moreSystems = Vector.fill(5)(ActorSystem(otherSystem.name, tcpOnlyConfig))
-      moreSystems foreach (_.actorOf(Props[Echo2], name = "echo"))
+        withFallback(remoteSystem.settings.config)
+      val moreSystems = Vector.fill(5)(ActorSystem(remoteSystem.name, tcpOnlyConfig))
+      moreSystems foreach { sys ⇒
+        sys.eventStream.publish(TestEvent.Mute(
+          EventFilter[EndpointDisassociatedException](),
+          EventFilter.warning(pattern = "received dead letter.*")))
+        sys.actorOf(Props[Echo2], name = "echo")
+      }
       val moreRefs = moreSystems map (sys ⇒ system.actorFor(RootActorPath(addr(sys, "tcp")) / "user" / "echo"))
-      val aliveEcho = system.actorFor(RootActorPath(addr(otherSystem, "tcp")) / "user" / "echo")
+      val aliveEcho = system.actorFor(RootActorPath(addr(remoteSystem, "tcp")) / "user" / "echo")
       val n = 100
 
       // first everything is up and running
@@ -259,7 +282,7 @@ class RemotingSpec extends AkkaSpec(RemotingSpec.cfg) with ImplicitSender with D
     }
 
     "not send to remote re-created actor with same name" in {
-      val echo = otherSystem.actorOf(Props[Echo1], "otherEcho1")
+      val echo = remoteSystem.actorOf(Props[Echo1], "otherEcho1")
       echo ! 71
       expectMsg(71)
       echo ! PoisonPill
@@ -267,7 +290,7 @@ class RemotingSpec extends AkkaSpec(RemotingSpec.cfg) with ImplicitSender with D
       echo ! 72
       expectNoMsg(1.second)
 
-      val echo2 = otherSystem.actorOf(Props[Echo1], "otherEcho1")
+      val echo2 = remoteSystem.actorOf(Props[Echo1], "otherEcho1")
       echo2 ! 73
       expectMsg(73)
       // msg to old ActorRef (different uid) should not get through
@@ -275,7 +298,7 @@ class RemotingSpec extends AkkaSpec(RemotingSpec.cfg) with ImplicitSender with D
       echo ! 74
       expectNoMsg(1.second)
 
-      otherSystem.actorFor("/user/otherEcho1") ! 75
+      remoteSystem.actorFor("/user/otherEcho1") ! 75
       expectMsg(75)
 
       system.actorFor("akka.test://remote-sys@localhost:12346/user/otherEcho1") ! 76
@@ -289,11 +312,11 @@ class RemotingSpec extends AkkaSpec(RemotingSpec.cfg) with ImplicitSender with D
           case s: String             ⇒ sender ! context.actorFor(s)
         }
       }), "looker")
-      // child is configured to be deployed on remote-sys (otherSystem)
-      l ! (Props[Echo1], "child")
+      // child is configured to be deployed on remote-sys (remoteSystem)
+      l ! ((Props[Echo1], "child"))
       val child = expectMsgType[ActorRef]
       // grandchild is configured to be deployed on RemotingSpec (system)
-      child ! (Props[Echo1], "grandchild")
+      child ! ((Props[Echo1], "grandchild"))
       val grandchild = expectMsgType[ActorRef]
       grandchild.asInstanceOf[ActorRefScope].isLocal must be(true)
       grandchild ! 43
@@ -313,7 +336,7 @@ class RemotingSpec extends AkkaSpec(RemotingSpec.cfg) with ImplicitSender with D
       child ! PoisonPill
       expectMsg("postStop")
       expectMsgType[Terminated].actor must be === child
-      l ! (Props[Echo1], "child")
+      l ! ((Props[Echo1], "child"))
       val child2 = expectMsgType[ActorRef]
       child2 ! 45
       expectMsg(45)
@@ -335,7 +358,7 @@ class RemotingSpec extends AkkaSpec(RemotingSpec.cfg) with ImplicitSender with D
     "be able to use multiple transports and use the appropriate one (TCP)" in {
       val r = system.actorOf(Props[Echo1], "gonk")
       r.path.toString must be ===
-        s"akka.tcp://remote-sys@localhost:${port(otherSystem, "tcp")}/remote/akka.tcp/RemotingSpec@localhost:${port(system, "tcp")}/user/gonk"
+        s"akka.tcp://remote-sys@localhost:${port(remoteSystem, "tcp")}/remote/akka.tcp/RemotingSpec@localhost:${port(system, "tcp")}/user/gonk"
       r ! 42
       expectMsg(42)
       EventFilter[Exception]("crash", occurrences = 1).intercept {
@@ -351,7 +374,7 @@ class RemotingSpec extends AkkaSpec(RemotingSpec.cfg) with ImplicitSender with D
     "be able to use multiple transports and use the appropriate one (UDP)" in {
       val r = system.actorOf(Props[Echo1], "zagzag")
       r.path.toString must be ===
-        s"akka.udp://remote-sys@localhost:${port(otherSystem, "udp")}/remote/akka.udp/RemotingSpec@localhost:${port(system, "udp")}/user/zagzag"
+        s"akka.udp://remote-sys@localhost:${port(remoteSystem, "udp")}/remote/akka.udp/RemotingSpec@localhost:${port(system, "udp")}/user/zagzag"
       r ! 42
       expectMsg(10.seconds, 42)
       EventFilter[Exception]("crash", occurrences = 1).intercept {
@@ -367,7 +390,7 @@ class RemotingSpec extends AkkaSpec(RemotingSpec.cfg) with ImplicitSender with D
     "be able to use multiple transports and use the appropriate one (SSL)" in {
       val r = system.actorOf(Props[Echo1], "roghtaar")
       r.path.toString must be ===
-        s"akka.ssl.tcp://remote-sys@localhost:${port(otherSystem, "ssl.tcp")}/remote/akka.ssl.tcp/RemotingSpec@localhost:${port(system, "ssl.tcp")}/user/roghtaar"
+        s"akka.ssl.tcp://remote-sys@localhost:${port(remoteSystem, "ssl.tcp")}/remote/akka.ssl.tcp/RemotingSpec@localhost:${port(system, "ssl.tcp")}/user/roghtaar"
       r ! 42
       expectMsg(10.seconds, 42)
       EventFilter[Exception]("crash", occurrences = 1).intercept {
@@ -415,15 +438,31 @@ class RemotingSpec extends AkkaSpec(RemotingSpec.cfg) with ImplicitSender with D
       }
     }
 
+    "be able to serialize a local actor ref from another actor system" in {
+      val config = ConfigFactory.parseString("""
+        akka.remote.enabled-transports = ["akka.remote.test", "akka.remote.netty.tcp"]
+        akka.remote.test.local-address = "test://other-system@localhost:12347"
+      """).withFallback(remoteSystem.settings.config)
+      val otherSystem = ActorSystem("other-system", config)
+      try {
+        val otherGuy = otherSystem.actorOf(Props[Echo2], "other-guy")
+        // check that we use the specified transport address instead of the default
+        val otherGuyRemoteTcp = otherGuy.path.toSerializationFormatWithAddress(addr(otherSystem, "tcp"))
+        val remoteEchoHereTcp = system.actorFor(s"akka.tcp://remote-sys@localhost:${port(remoteSystem, "tcp")}/user/echo")
+        val proxyTcp = system.actorOf(Props(new Proxy(remoteEchoHereTcp, self)), "proxy-tcp")
+        proxyTcp ! otherGuy
+        expectMsg(3.seconds, ("pong", otherGuyRemoteTcp))
+        // now check that we fall back to default when we haven't got a corresponding transport
+        val otherGuyRemoteTest = otherGuy.path.toSerializationFormatWithAddress(addr(otherSystem, "test"))
+        val remoteEchoHereSsl = system.actorFor(s"akka.ssl.tcp://remote-sys@localhost:${port(remoteSystem, "ssl.tcp")}/user/echo")
+        val proxySsl = system.actorOf(Props(new Proxy(remoteEchoHereSsl, self)), "proxy-ssl")
+        proxySsl ! otherGuy
+        expectMsg(3.seconds, ("pong", otherGuyRemoteTest))
+      } finally {
+        otherSystem.shutdown()
+        otherSystem.awaitTermination(5.seconds.dilated)
+        otherSystem.isTerminated must be(true)
+      }
+    }
   }
-
-  override def beforeTermination() {
-    system.eventStream.publish(TestEvent.Mute(
-      EventFilter.warning(pattern = "received dead letter.*(InboundPayload|Disassociate)")))
-    otherSystem.eventStream.publish(TestEvent.Mute(
-      EventFilter[EndpointException](),
-      EventFilter.error(start = "AssociationError"),
-      EventFilter.warning(pattern = "received dead letter.*(InboundPayload|Disassociate|HandleListener)")))
-  }
-
 }