diff --git a/akka-actor-tests/src/test/scala/akka/io/TestUtils.scala b/akka-actor-tests/src/test/scala/akka/TestUtils.scala
similarity index 98%
rename from akka-actor-tests/src/test/scala/akka/io/TestUtils.scala
rename to akka-actor-tests/src/test/scala/akka/TestUtils.scala
index 27c9dd21a9..ed19d33367 100644
--- a/akka-actor-tests/src/test/scala/akka/io/TestUtils.scala
+++ b/akka-actor-tests/src/test/scala/akka/TestUtils.scala
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
  * Copyright (C) 2009-2013 Typesafe Inc. <http://www.typesafe.com>
  */
 
-package akka.io
+package akka
 
 import scala.collection.immutable
 import java.net.InetSocketAddress
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 001078a08f..0de13e7239 100644
--- a/akka-actor-tests/src/test/scala/akka/actor/ActorRefSpec.scala
+++ b/akka-actor-tests/src/test/scala/akka/actor/ActorRefSpec.scala
@@ -6,9 +6,6 @@ package akka.actor
 
 import language.postfixOps
 
-import org.scalatest.WordSpec
-import org.scalatest.matchers.MustMatchers
-
 import akka.testkit._
 import akka.util.Timeout
 import scala.concurrent.duration._
@@ -17,6 +14,7 @@ import java.lang.IllegalStateException
 import scala.concurrent.Promise
 import akka.pattern.ask
 import akka.serialization.JavaSerializer
+import akka.TestUtils.verifyActorTermination
 
 object ActorRefSpec {
 
@@ -316,17 +314,21 @@ 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
+
+      verifyActorTermination(ref)
+
       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)
       }
     }
 
@@ -401,7 +403,7 @@ 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)
+      verifyActorTermination(ref)
     }
 
     "restart when Kill:ed" in {
diff --git a/akka-actor-tests/src/test/scala/akka/actor/FSMActorSpec.scala b/akka-actor-tests/src/test/scala/akka/actor/FSMActorSpec.scala
index f77a29ba4a..383165cf2a 100644
--- a/akka-actor-tests/src/test/scala/akka/actor/FSMActorSpec.scala
+++ b/akka-actor-tests/src/test/scala/akka/actor/FSMActorSpec.scala
@@ -91,7 +91,7 @@ object FSMActorSpec {
     }
 
     // initialize the lock
-    initialize
+    initialize()
 
     private def doLock(): Unit = lockedLatch.open()
 
diff --git a/akka-actor-tests/src/test/scala/akka/actor/FSMTransitionSpec.scala b/akka-actor-tests/src/test/scala/akka/actor/FSMTransitionSpec.scala
index 783efc8f1f..c15da0cd00 100644
--- a/akka-actor-tests/src/test/scala/akka/actor/FSMTransitionSpec.scala
+++ b/akka-actor-tests/src/test/scala/akka/actor/FSMTransitionSpec.scala
@@ -25,7 +25,7 @@ object FSMTransitionSpec {
     whenUnhandled {
       case Event("reply", _) ⇒ stay replying "reply"
     }
-    initialize
+    initialize()
     override def preRestart(reason: Throwable, msg: Option[Any]) { target ! "restarted" }
   }
 
diff --git a/akka-actor-tests/src/test/scala/akka/actor/SupervisorHierarchySpec.scala b/akka-actor-tests/src/test/scala/akka/actor/SupervisorHierarchySpec.scala
index f2a937112a..b4e8840b0e 100644
--- a/akka-actor-tests/src/test/scala/akka/actor/SupervisorHierarchySpec.scala
+++ b/akka-actor-tests/src/test/scala/akka/actor/SupervisorHierarchySpec.scala
@@ -698,8 +698,7 @@ object SupervisorHierarchySpec {
         stop
     }
 
-    initialize
-
+    initialize()
   }
 
 }
diff --git a/akka-actor-tests/src/test/scala/akka/event/LoggerSpec.scala b/akka-actor-tests/src/test/scala/akka/event/LoggerSpec.scala
index f153c30649..aa4a82db0f 100644
--- a/akka-actor-tests/src/test/scala/akka/event/LoggerSpec.scala
+++ b/akka-actor-tests/src/test/scala/akka/event/LoggerSpec.scala
@@ -9,7 +9,8 @@ import com.typesafe.config.{ Config, ConfigFactory }
 import akka.actor.{ ActorRef, Actor, ActorSystem }
 import org.scalatest.WordSpec
 import org.scalatest.matchers.MustMatchers
-import akka.event.Logging.{ LogEvent, LoggerInitialized, InitializeLogger }
+import akka.serialization.SerializationExtension
+import akka.event.Logging.{ Warning, LogEvent, LoggerInitialized, InitializeLogger }
 
 object LoggerSpec {
 
@@ -37,6 +38,21 @@ object LoggerSpec {
       }
     """).withFallback(AkkaSpec.testConf)
 
+  val ticket3165Config = ConfigFactory.parseString("""
+      akka {
+        stdout-loglevel = "WARNING"
+        loglevel = "DEBUG"
+        loggers = ["akka.event.LoggerSpec$TestLogger1"]
+        actor {
+          serialize-messages = on
+          serialization-bindings {
+            "akka.event.Logging$LogEvent" = bytes
+            "java.io.Serializable" = java
+          }
+        }
+      }
+    """).withFallback(AkkaSpec.testConf)
+
   case class SetTarget(ref: ActorRef, qualifier: Int)
 
   class TestLogger1 extends TestLogger(1)
@@ -127,4 +143,16 @@ class LoggerSpec extends WordSpec with MustMatchers {
       }
     }
   }
+
+  "Ticket 3165 - serialize-messages and dual-entry serialization of LogEvent" must {
+    "not cause StackOverflowError" in {
+      implicit val s = ActorSystem("foo", ticket3165Config)
+      try {
+        SerializationExtension(s).serialize(Warning("foo", classOf[String]))
+      } finally {
+        s.shutdown()
+        s.awaitTermination(5.seconds.dilated)
+      }
+    }
+  }
 }
diff --git a/akka-actor-tests/src/test/scala/akka/io/CapacityLimitSpec.scala b/akka-actor-tests/src/test/scala/akka/io/CapacityLimitSpec.scala
index ea4e1a05b5..ad5b6a208b 100644
--- a/akka-actor-tests/src/test/scala/akka/io/CapacityLimitSpec.scala
+++ b/akka-actor-tests/src/test/scala/akka/io/CapacityLimitSpec.scala
@@ -6,6 +6,7 @@ package akka.io
 
 import akka.testkit.{ TestProbe, AkkaSpec }
 import Tcp._
+import akka.TestUtils
 import TestUtils._
 
 class CapacityLimitSpec extends AkkaSpec("akka.loglevel = ERROR\nakka.io.tcp.max-channels = 4")
diff --git a/akka-actor-tests/src/test/scala/akka/io/TcpConnectionSpec.scala b/akka-actor-tests/src/test/scala/akka/io/TcpConnectionSpec.scala
index 38152a2112..50add9d95b 100644
--- a/akka-actor-tests/src/test/scala/akka/io/TcpConnectionSpec.scala
+++ b/akka-actor-tests/src/test/scala/akka/io/TcpConnectionSpec.scala
@@ -16,6 +16,7 @@ import scala.util.control.NonFatal
 import org.scalatest.matchers._
 import akka.io.Tcp._
 import akka.io.SelectionHandler._
+import akka.TestUtils
 import TestUtils._
 import akka.actor.{ ActorRef, PoisonPill, Terminated }
 import akka.testkit.{ AkkaSpec, EventFilter, TestActorRef, TestProbe }
diff --git a/akka-actor-tests/src/test/scala/akka/io/TcpIntegrationSpec.scala b/akka-actor-tests/src/test/scala/akka/io/TcpIntegrationSpec.scala
index 9f35951ad9..cac2ab5a88 100644
--- a/akka-actor-tests/src/test/scala/akka/io/TcpIntegrationSpec.scala
+++ b/akka-actor-tests/src/test/scala/akka/io/TcpIntegrationSpec.scala
@@ -7,6 +7,7 @@ package akka.io
 import akka.testkit.AkkaSpec
 import akka.util.ByteString
 import Tcp._
+import akka.TestUtils
 import TestUtils._
 import akka.testkit.EventFilter
 import java.io.IOException
diff --git a/akka-actor-tests/src/test/scala/akka/io/TcpIntegrationSpecSupport.scala b/akka-actor-tests/src/test/scala/akka/io/TcpIntegrationSpecSupport.scala
index 4ed3bd9950..358b1d614a 100644
--- a/akka-actor-tests/src/test/scala/akka/io/TcpIntegrationSpecSupport.scala
+++ b/akka-actor-tests/src/test/scala/akka/io/TcpIntegrationSpecSupport.scala
@@ -10,6 +10,7 @@ import akka.actor.ActorRef
 import scala.collection.immutable
 import akka.io.Inet.SocketOption
 import Tcp._
+import akka.TestUtils
 import TestUtils._
 
 trait TcpIntegrationSpecSupport { _: AkkaSpec ⇒
diff --git a/akka-actor-tests/src/test/scala/akka/io/TcpListenerSpec.scala b/akka-actor-tests/src/test/scala/akka/io/TcpListenerSpec.scala
index 4c0652664f..30103b7344 100644
--- a/akka-actor-tests/src/test/scala/akka/io/TcpListenerSpec.scala
+++ b/akka-actor-tests/src/test/scala/akka/io/TcpListenerSpec.scala
@@ -13,6 +13,7 @@ import Tcp._
 import akka.testkit.EventFilter
 import akka.io.SelectionHandler._
 import akka.io.TcpListener.{ RegisterIncoming, FailedRegisterIncoming }
+import akka.TestUtils
 
 class TcpListenerSpec extends AkkaSpec("akka.io.tcp.batch-accept-limit = 2") {
 
diff --git a/akka-actor-tests/src/test/scala/akka/io/UdpConnIntegrationSpec.scala b/akka-actor-tests/src/test/scala/akka/io/UdpConnIntegrationSpec.scala
index e387255150..4651700ed1 100644
--- a/akka-actor-tests/src/test/scala/akka/io/UdpConnIntegrationSpec.scala
+++ b/akka-actor-tests/src/test/scala/akka/io/UdpConnIntegrationSpec.scala
@@ -4,6 +4,7 @@
 package akka.io
 
 import akka.testkit.{ TestProbe, ImplicitSender, AkkaSpec }
+import akka.TestUtils
 import TestUtils._
 import akka.util.ByteString
 import java.net.InetSocketAddress
diff --git a/akka-actor-tests/src/test/scala/akka/io/UdpFFIntegrationSpec.scala b/akka-actor-tests/src/test/scala/akka/io/UdpFFIntegrationSpec.scala
index 1e2b960219..9bcf1d4400 100644
--- a/akka-actor-tests/src/test/scala/akka/io/UdpFFIntegrationSpec.scala
+++ b/akka-actor-tests/src/test/scala/akka/io/UdpFFIntegrationSpec.scala
@@ -5,6 +5,7 @@ package akka.io
 
 import akka.testkit.{ TestProbe, ImplicitSender, AkkaSpec }
 import akka.io.UdpFF._
+import akka.TestUtils
 import TestUtils._
 import akka.util.ByteString
 import java.net.InetSocketAddress
diff --git a/akka-actor/src/main/scala/akka/actor/ActorRef.scala b/akka-actor/src/main/scala/akka/actor/ActorRef.scala
index aeaa824656..adf945d6b8 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)
 }
 
 /**
@@ -392,6 +390,10 @@ private[akka] class LocalActorRef private[akka] (
 private[akka] case class SerializedActorRef private (path: String) {
   import akka.serialization.JavaSerializer.currentSystem
 
+  def this(actorRef: ActorRef) = {
+    this(Serialization.serializedActorPath(actorRef))
+  }
+
   @throws(classOf[java.io.ObjectStreamException])
   def readResolve(): AnyRef = currentSystem.value match {
     case null ⇒
@@ -407,11 +409,8 @@ 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(actorRef)
   }
 }
 
@@ -437,7 +436,7 @@ 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/FSM.scala b/akka-actor/src/main/scala/akka/actor/FSM.scala
index ad70be0a0f..99f75dbaea 100644
--- a/akka-actor/src/main/scala/akka/actor/FSM.scala
+++ b/akka-actor/src/main/scala/akka/actor/FSM.scala
@@ -451,7 +451,7 @@ trait FSM[S, D] extends Listeners with ActorLogging {
    * Verify existence of initial state and setup timers. This should be the
    * last call within the constructor.
    */
-  final def initialize: Unit = makeTransition(currentState)
+  final def initialize(): Unit = makeTransition(currentState)
 
   /**
    * Return current state name (i.e. object of type S)
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/dispatch/Mailbox.scala b/akka-actor/src/main/scala/akka/dispatch/Mailbox.scala
index 19b3c3762a..60cbcedf5f 100644
--- a/akka-actor/src/main/scala/akka/dispatch/Mailbox.scala
+++ b/akka-actor/src/main/scala/akka/dispatch/Mailbox.scala
@@ -390,10 +390,15 @@ private[akka] trait DefaultSystemMessageQueue { self: Mailbox ⇒
   @tailrec
   final def systemDrain(newContents: LatestFirstSystemMessageList): EarliestFirstSystemMessageList = {
     val currentList = systemQueueGet
-    if (systemQueuePut(currentList, newContents)) currentList.reverse else systemDrain(newContents)
+    if (currentList.head == NoMessage) new EarliestFirstSystemMessageList(null)
+    else if (systemQueuePut(currentList, newContents)) currentList.reverse
+    else systemDrain(newContents)
   }
 
-  def hasSystemMessages: Boolean = systemQueueGet.nonEmpty
+  def hasSystemMessages: Boolean = systemQueueGet.head match {
+    case null | NoMessage ⇒ false
+    case _                ⇒ true
+  }
 
 }
 
diff --git a/akka-actor/src/main/scala/akka/event/Logging.scala b/akka-actor/src/main/scala/akka/event/Logging.scala
index 266958bf83..dc35609dee 100644
--- a/akka-actor/src/main/scala/akka/event/Logging.scala
+++ b/akka-actor/src/main/scala/akka/event/Logging.scala
@@ -570,7 +570,7 @@ object Logging {
   /**
    * Base type of LogEvents
    */
-  sealed trait LogEvent {
+  sealed trait LogEvent extends NoSerializationVerificationNeeded {
     /**
      * The thread that created this log event
      */
diff --git a/akka-actor/src/main/scala/akka/serialization/Serialization.scala b/akka-actor/src/main/scala/akka/serialization/Serialization.scala
index ef21355502..64f1031c3a 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 +21,11 @@ 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.
+   * INTERNAL API
    */
-  val currentTransportAddress = new DynamicVariable[Address](null)
+  private[akka] val currentTransportInformation = new DynamicVariable[Information](null)
 
   class Settings(val config: Config) {
     val Serializers: Map[String, String] = configToMap("akka.actor.serializers")
@@ -35,6 +36,35 @@ object Serialization {
       config.getConfig(path).root.unwrapped.asScala.toMap map { case (k, v) ⇒ (k -> v.toString) }
     }
   }
+
+  /**
+   * Serialization information needed for serializing local actor refs.
+   * INTERNAL API
+   */
+  private[akka] case class Information(address: Address, system: ActorSystem)
+
+  /**
+   * The serialized path of an actorRef, based on the current transport serialization information.
+   * If there is no external address available for the requested address then the systems default
+   * address will be used.
+   */
+  def serializedActorPath(actorRef: ActorRef): String = {
+    val path = actorRef.path
+    val originalSystem: ExtendedActorSystem = actorRef match {
+      case a: ActorRefWithCell ⇒ a.underlying.system.asInstanceOf[ExtendedActorSystem]
+      case _                   ⇒ null
+    }
+    Serialization.currentTransportInformation.value match {
+      case null ⇒ path.toSerializationFormat
+      case Information(address, system) ⇒
+        if (originalSystem == null || originalSystem == system)
+          path.toSerializationFormatWithAddress(address)
+        else {
+          val provider = originalSystem.provider
+          path.toSerializationFormatWithAddress(provider.getExternalAddressFor(address).getOrElse(provider.getDefaultAddress))
+        }
+    }
+  }
 }
 
 /**
diff --git a/akka-contrib/src/main/scala/akka/contrib/throttle/TimerBasedThrottler.scala b/akka-contrib/src/main/scala/akka/contrib/throttle/TimerBasedThrottler.scala
index 3e1d2c6908..01003aff3d 100644
--- a/akka-contrib/src/main/scala/akka/contrib/throttle/TimerBasedThrottler.scala
+++ b/akka-contrib/src/main/scala/akka/contrib/throttle/TimerBasedThrottler.scala
@@ -276,7 +276,7 @@ class TimerBasedThrottler(var rate: Rate) extends Actor with Throttler with FSM[
     case Active -> Idle ⇒ stopTimer()
   }
 
-  initialize
+  initialize()
 
   private def startTimer(rate: Rate) = setTimer("morePermits", Tick, rate.duration, true)
   private def stopTimer() = cancelTimer("morePermits")
diff --git a/akka-docs/rst/java/code/docs/serialization/SerializationDocTestBase.java b/akka-docs/rst/java/code/docs/serialization/SerializationDocTestBase.java
index 3eac0502d2..705f6ed5e4 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 +57,10 @@ public class SerializationDocTestBase {
     //#actorref-serializer
     // Serialize
     // (beneath toBinary)
-    final Address transportAddress =
-      Serialization.currentTransportAddress().value();
-    String identifier;
+    String identifier = Serialization.serializedActorPath(theActorRef);
 
-    // If there is no transportAddress,
-    // it means that either 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);
     // Then just serialize the identifier however you like
 
-
     // Deserialize
     // (beneath fromBinary)
     final ActorRef deserializedActorRef = theActorSystem.actorFor(identifier);
@@ -118,16 +107,20 @@ public class SerializationDocTestBase {
   }
 
   //#external-address
-
-  public void demonstrateExternalAddress() {
-    // this is not meant to be run, only to be compiled
+  static
+  //#external-address
+  public class ExternalAddressExample {
+    //#external-address
     final ActorSystem system = ActorSystem.create();
-    final Address remoteAddr = new Address("", "");
-    // #external-address
-    final Address addr = ExternalAddress.ID.get(system).getAddressFor(remoteAddr);
-    // #external-address
+    //#external-address
+    public String serializeTo(ActorRef ref, Address remote) {
+      return ref.path().toSerializationFormatWithAddress(
+          ExternalAddress.ID.get(system).getAddressFor(remote));
+    }
   }
 
+  //#external-address
+
   static
   //#external-address-default
   public class DefaultAddressExt implements Extension {
diff --git a/akka-docs/rst/java/serialization.rst b/akka-docs/rst/java/serialization.rst
index 7d72b6ef43..f58646ce4a 100644
--- a/akka-docs/rst/java/serialization.rst
+++ b/akka-docs/rst/java/serialization.rst
@@ -109,8 +109,11 @@ list which classes that should be serialized using it.
 Serializing ActorRefs
 ---------------------
 
-All ActorRefs are serializable using JavaSerializer, but in case you are writing your own serializer,
-you might want to know how to serialize and deserialize them properly, here's the magic incantation:
+All ActorRefs are serializable using JavaSerializer, but in case you are writing your
+own serializer, you might want to know how to serialize and deserialize them properly.
+In the general case, the local address to be used depends on the type of remote
+address which shall be the recipient of the serialized information. Use
+:meth:`Serialization.serializedActorPath(actorRef)` like this:
 
 .. includecode:: code/docs/serialization/SerializationDocTestBase.java
    :include: imports
@@ -118,6 +121,22 @@ you might want to know how to serialize and deserialize them properly, here's th
 .. includecode:: code/docs/serialization/SerializationDocTestBase.java
    :include: actorref-serializer
 
+This assumes that serialization happens in the context of sending a message
+through the remote transport. There are other uses of serialization, though,
+e.g. storing actor references outside of an actor application (database,
+durable mailbox, etc.). In this case, it is important to keep in mind that the
+address part of an actor’s path determines how that actor is communicated with.
+Storing a local actor path might be the right choice if the retrieval happens
+in the same logical context, but it is not enough when deserializing it on a
+different network host: for that it would need to include the system’s remote
+transport address. An actor system is not limited to having just one remote
+transport per se, which makes this question a bit more interesting. To find out
+the appropriate address to use when sending to ``remoteAddr`` you can use
+:meth:`ActorRefProvider.getExternalAddressFor(remoteAddr)` like this:
+
+.. includecode:: code/docs/serialization/SerializationDocTestBase.java
+   :include: external-address
+
 .. note::
   
   ``ActorPath.toSerializationFormatWithAddress`` differs from ``toString`` if the
@@ -132,25 +151,6 @@ you might want to know how to serialize and deserialize them properly, here's th
   include the unique id.
 
 
-This assumes that serialization happens in the context of sending a message
-through the remote transport. There are other uses of serialization, though,
-e.g. storing actor references outside of an actor application (database,
-durable mailbox, etc.). In this case, it is important to keep in mind that the
-address part of an actor’s path determines how that actor is communicated with.
-Storing a local actor path might be the right choice if the retrieval happens
-in the same logical context, but it is not enough when deserializing it on a
-different network host: for that it would need to include the system’s remote
-transport address. An actor system is not limited to having just one remote
-transport per se, which makes this question a bit more interesting.
-
-In the general case, the local address to be used depends on the type of remote
-address which shall be the recipient of the serialized information. Use
-:meth:`ActorRefProvider.getExternalAddressFor(remoteAddr)` to query the system
-for the appropriate address to use when sending to ``remoteAddr``:
-
-.. includecode:: code/docs/serialization/SerializationDocTestBase.java
-   :include: external-address
-
 This requires that you know at least which type of address will be supported by
 the system which will deserialize the resulting actor reference; if you have no
 concrete address handy you can create a dummy one for the right protocol using
diff --git a/akka-docs/rst/scala/code/docs/actor/FSMDocSpec.scala b/akka-docs/rst/scala/code/docs/actor/FSMDocSpec.scala
index 4ce3ac07a6..59c62e93b9 100644
--- a/akka-docs/rst/scala/code/docs/actor/FSMDocSpec.scala
+++ b/akka-docs/rst/scala/code/docs/actor/FSMDocSpec.scala
@@ -81,7 +81,7 @@ class FSMDocSpec extends MyFavoriteTestFrameWorkPlusAkkaTestKit {
       //#unhandled-elided
       //#fsm-body
 
-      initialize
+      initialize()
     }
     //#simple-fsm
     object DemoCode {
diff --git a/akka-docs/rst/scala/code/docs/serialization/SerializationDocSpec.scala b/akka-docs/rst/scala/code/docs/serialization/SerializationDocSpec.scala
index 0dacdeff3b..da3809b211 100644
--- a/akka-docs/rst/scala/code/docs/serialization/SerializationDocSpec.scala
+++ b/akka-docs/rst/scala/code/docs/serialization/SerializationDocSpec.scala
@@ -4,7 +4,6 @@
 
 package docs.serialization {
 
-  import org.scalatest.matchers.MustMatchers
   import akka.testkit._
   //#imports
   import akka.actor.{ ActorRef, ActorSystem }
@@ -16,7 +15,6 @@ package docs.serialization {
   import akka.actor.ExtendedActorSystem
   import akka.actor.Extension
   import akka.actor.Address
-  import akka.remote.RemoteActorRefProvider
 
   //#my-own-serializer
   class MyOwnSerializer extends Serializer {
@@ -164,16 +162,8 @@ package docs.serialization {
       //#actorref-serializer
       // Serialize
       // (beneath toBinary)
+      val identifier: String = Serialization.serializedActorPath(theActorRef)
 
-      // If there is no transportAddress,
-      // it means that either 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.
-      val identifier: String = Serialization.currentTransportAddress.value match {
-        case null    ⇒ theActorRef.path.toSerializationFormat
-        case address ⇒ theActorRef.path.toSerializationFormatWithAddress(address)
-      }
       // Then just serialize the identifier however you like
 
       // Deserialize
diff --git a/akka-docs/rst/scala/serialization.rst b/akka-docs/rst/scala/serialization.rst
index 1e59226b7d..285dd52e49 100644
--- a/akka-docs/rst/scala/serialization.rst
+++ b/akka-docs/rst/scala/serialization.rst
@@ -101,12 +101,31 @@ list which classes that should be serialized using it.
 Serializing ActorRefs
 ---------------------
 
-All ActorRefs are serializable using JavaSerializer, but in case you are writing your own serializer,
-you might want to know how to serialize and deserialize them properly, here's the magic incantation:
+All ActorRefs are serializable using JavaSerializer, but in case you are writing your
+own serializer, you might want to know how to serialize and deserialize them properly.
+In the general case, the local address to be used depends on the type of remote
+address which shall be the recipient of the serialized information. Use
+:meth:`Serialization.serializedActorPath(actorRef)` like this:
 
 .. includecode:: code/docs/serialization/SerializationDocSpec.scala
    :include: imports,actorref-serializer
 
+This assumes that serialization happens in the context of sending a message
+through the remote transport. There are other uses of serialization, though,
+e.g. storing actor references outside of an actor application (database,
+durable mailbox, etc.). In this case, it is important to keep in mind that the
+address part of an actor’s path determines how that actor is communicated with.
+Storing a local actor path might be the right choice if the retrieval happens
+in the same logical context, but it is not enough when deserializing it on a
+different network host: for that it would need to include the system’s remote
+transport address. An actor system is not limited to having just one remote
+transport per se, which makes this question a bit more interesting. To find out
+the appropriate address to use when sending to ``remoteAddr`` you can use
+:meth:`ActorRefProvider.getExternalAddressFor(remoteAddr)` like this:
+
+.. includecode:: code/docs/serialization/SerializationDocSpec.scala
+   :include: external-address
+
 .. note::
   
   ``ActorPath.toSerializationFormatWithAddress`` differs from ``toString`` if the
@@ -120,24 +139,6 @@ you might want to know how to serialize and deserialize them properly, here's th
   storage of the reference, you can use ``toStringWithAddress``, which doesn't
   include the unique id.
 
-This assumes that serialization happens in the context of sending a message
-through the remote transport. There are other uses of serialization, though,
-e.g. storing actor references outside of an actor application (database,
-durable mailbox, etc.). In this case, it is important to keep in mind that the
-address part of an actor’s path determines how that actor is communicated with.
-Storing a local actor path might be the right choice if the retrieval happens
-in the same logical context, but it is not enough when deserializing it on a
-different network host: for that it would need to include the system’s remote
-transport address. An actor system is not limited to having just one remote
-transport per se, which makes this question a bit more interesting.
-
-In the general case, the local address to be used depends on the type of remote
-address which shall be the recipient of the serialized information. Use
-:meth:`ActorRefProvider.getExternalAddressFor(remoteAddr)` to query the system
-for the appropriate address to use when sending to ``remoteAddr``:
-
-.. includecode:: code/docs/serialization/SerializationDocSpec.scala
-   :include: external-address
 
 This requires that you know at least which type of address will be supported by
 the system which will deserialize the resulting actor reference; if you have no
diff --git a/akka-multi-node-testkit/src/main/scala/akka/remote/testconductor/Conductor.scala b/akka-multi-node-testkit/src/main/scala/akka/remote/testconductor/Conductor.scala
index 512881a4fd..392b7f5925 100644
--- a/akka-multi-node-testkit/src/main/scala/akka/remote/testconductor/Conductor.scala
+++ b/akka-multi-node-testkit/src/main/scala/akka/remote/testconductor/Conductor.scala
@@ -336,7 +336,7 @@ private[akka] class ServerFSM(val controller: ActorRef, val channel: Channel) ex
       stay
   }
 
-  initialize
+  initialize()
 }
 
 /**
@@ -574,7 +574,7 @@ private[akka] class BarrierCoordinator extends Actor with LoggingFSM[BarrierCoor
       throw BarrierTimeout(d)
   }
 
-  initialize
+  initialize()
 
   def handleBarrier(data: Data): State = {
     log.debug("handleBarrier({})", data)
diff --git a/akka-multi-node-testkit/src/main/scala/akka/remote/testconductor/Player.scala b/akka-multi-node-testkit/src/main/scala/akka/remote/testconductor/Player.scala
index f787b82ddf..0316e2608c 100644
--- a/akka-multi-node-testkit/src/main/scala/akka/remote/testconductor/Player.scala
+++ b/akka-multi-node-testkit/src/main/scala/akka/remote/testconductor/Player.scala
@@ -257,8 +257,7 @@ private[akka] class ClientFSM(name: RoleName, controllerAddr: InetSocketAddress)
       channel.close()
   }
 
-  initialize
-
+  initialize()
 }
 
 /**
diff --git a/akka-remote/src/main/scala/akka/remote/Endpoint.scala b/akka-remote/src/main/scala/akka/remote/Endpoint.scala
index 9b870e0f46..ccb1e148de 100644
--- a/akka-remote/src/main/scala/akka/remote/Endpoint.scala
+++ b/akka-remote/src/main/scala/akka/remote/Endpoint.scala
@@ -15,9 +15,9 @@ import akka.remote.transport.AssociationHandle._
 import akka.remote.transport.{ AkkaPduCodec, Transport, AssociationHandle }
 import akka.serialization.Serialization
 import akka.util.ByteString
+import scala.util.control.NonFatal
 import akka.remote.transport.Transport.InvalidAssociationException
 import java.io.NotSerializableException
-import scala.util.control.{ NoStackTrace, NonFatal }
 
 /**
  * INTERNAL API
@@ -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(Serialization.Information(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..f9521bebda 100644
--- a/akka-remote/src/main/scala/akka/remote/RemoteActorRefProvider.scala
+++ b/akka-remote/src/main/scala/akka/remote/RemoteActorRefProvider.scala
@@ -271,8 +271,17 @@ 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 {
+        val rootPath = RootActorPath(address) / elems
+        try {
+          new RemoteActorRef(transport, transport.localAddressForRemote(address),
+            rootPath, Nobody, props = None, deploy = None)
+        } catch {
+          case NonFatal(e) ⇒
+            log.error(e, "Error while looking up address {}", rootPath.address)
+            new EmptyLocalActorRef(this, rootPath, eventStream)
+        }
+      }
     case _ ⇒ local.actorFor(ref, path)
   }
 
@@ -378,5 +387,5 @@ 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 92f47f64fd..f49a2244f5 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
@@ -229,7 +252,6 @@ class RemotingSpec extends AkkaSpec(RemotingSpec.cfg) with ImplicitSender with D
       moreSystems foreach { sys ⇒
         sys.shutdown()
         sys.awaitTermination(5.seconds.dilated)
-        sys.isTerminated must be(true)
       }
 
       1 to n foreach { x ⇒
@@ -259,7 +281,7 @@ 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 +289,7 @@ 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 +297,7 @@ 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
@@ -289,7 +311,7 @@ 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)
+      // 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)
@@ -335,7 +357,7 @@ 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 +373,7 @@ 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 +389,7 @@ 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 +437,30 @@ 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:${port(remoteSystem, "tcp")}/user/echo")
+        val proxyTcp = system.actorOf(Props(new Proxy(remoteEchoHereTcp, testActor)), "proxy-tcp")
+        proxyTcp ! otherGuy
+        expectMsg(3.seconds, ("pong", otherGuyRemoteTcp))
+        // now check that we fall back to default when we haven't got a corresponding transport
+        val otherGuyRemoteTest = otherGuy.path.toSerializationFormatWithAddress(addr(otherSystem, "test"))
+        val remoteEchoHereSsl = system.actorFor(s"akka.ssl.tcp://remote-sys@localhost:${port(remoteSystem, "ssl.tcp")}/user/echo")
+        val proxySsl = system.actorOf(Props(new Proxy(remoteEchoHereSsl, testActor)), "proxy-ssl")
+        proxySsl ! otherGuy
+        expectMsg(3.seconds, ("pong", otherGuyRemoteTest))
+      } finally {
+        otherSystem.shutdown()
+        otherSystem.awaitTermination(5.seconds.dilated)
+      }
+    }
   }
-
-  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)")))
-  }
-
 }
diff --git a/akka-samples/akka-sample-fsm/src/main/scala/Buncher.scala b/akka-samples/akka-sample-fsm/src/main/scala/Buncher.scala
index 8ebaa4a2e9..b773f316d4 100644
--- a/akka-samples/akka-sample-fsm/src/main/scala/Buncher.scala
+++ b/akka-samples/akka-sample-fsm/src/main/scala/Buncher.scala
@@ -76,7 +76,7 @@ abstract class GenericBuncher[A: ClassTag, B](val singleTimeout: FiniteDuration,
       stop
   }
 
-  initialize
+  initialize()
 }
 
 object Buncher {
diff --git a/akka-samples/akka-sample-fsm/src/main/scala/DiningHakkersOnFsm.scala b/akka-samples/akka-sample-fsm/src/main/scala/DiningHakkersOnFsm.scala
index ad8ba0e0c6..fc43289c3c 100644
--- a/akka-samples/akka-sample-fsm/src/main/scala/DiningHakkersOnFsm.scala
+++ b/akka-samples/akka-sample-fsm/src/main/scala/DiningHakkersOnFsm.scala
@@ -55,7 +55,7 @@ class Chopstick extends Actor with FSM[ChopstickState, TakenBy] {
   }
 
   // Initialze the chopstick
-  initialize
+  initialize()
 }
 
 /**
@@ -155,7 +155,7 @@ class FSMHakker(name: String, left: ActorRef, right: ActorRef) extends Actor wit
   }
 
   // Initialize the hakker
-  initialize
+  initialize()
 
   private def startThinking(duration: FiniteDuration): State = {
     goto(Thinking) using TakenChopsticks(None, None) forMax duration