diff --git a/akka-core/src/main/scala/remote/RemoteServer.scala b/akka-core/src/main/scala/remote/RemoteServer.scala
index 5f3c12d5a4..7c9f73258c 100644
--- a/akka-core/src/main/scala/remote/RemoteServer.scala
+++ b/akka-core/src/main/scala/remote/RemoteServer.scala
@@ -410,6 +410,8 @@ class RemoteServerHandler(
           } else future.getChannel.close
         }
       })
+    } else {
+       server.foreachListener(_ ! RemoteServerClientConnected(server))
     }
   }