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 e8a0bde681..37d74cf925 100644
--- a/akka-actor-tests/src/test/scala/akka/pattern/AskSpec.scala
+++ b/akka-actor-tests/src/test/scala/akka/pattern/AskSpec.scala
@@ -7,16 +7,19 @@ package akka.pattern
 import scala.concurrent.Await
 import scala.concurrent.duration._
 import scala.util.Failure
-
 import com.github.ghik.silencer.silent
-import language.postfixOps
 
+import language.postfixOps
 import akka.actor._
+import akka.testkit.WithLogCapturing
 import akka.testkit.{ AkkaSpec, TestProbe }
 import akka.util.Timeout
 
 @silent
-class AskSpec extends AkkaSpec {
+class AskSpec extends AkkaSpec("""
+     akka.loglevel = DEBUG
+     akka.loggers = ["akka.testkit.SilenceAllTestEventListener"]
+    """) with WithLogCapturing {
 
   "The “ask” pattern" must {
     "send request to actor and wrap the answer in Future" in {
@@ -232,6 +235,26 @@ class AskSpec extends AkkaSpec {
       completed should ===("complete")
       expectTerminated(promiseActorRef, 1.second)
     }
+
+    "encode target name in temporary actor name" in {
+      implicit val timeout: Timeout = Timeout(300 millis)
+      val p = TestProbe()
+
+      val act = system.actorOf(Props(new Actor {
+        def receive = {
+          case msg => p.ref ! sender() -> msg
+        }
+      }), "myName")
+
+      (act ? "ask").mapTo[String]
+      val (promiseActorRef, "ask") = p.expectMsgType[(ActorRef, String)]
+
+      promiseActorRef.path.name should startWith("myName")
+
+      (system.actorSelection("/user/myName") ? "ask").mapTo[String]
+      val (promiseActorRefForSelection, "ask") = p.expectMsgType[(ActorRef, String)]
+      promiseActorRefForSelection.path.name should startWith("_user_myName")
+    }
   }
 
 }
diff --git a/akka-actor-typed/src/main/mima-filters/2.6.6.backwards.excludes/actor-path-in-ask-temp-name.excludes b/akka-actor-typed/src/main/mima-filters/2.6.6.backwards.excludes/actor-path-in-ask-temp-name.excludes
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..afb755240f
--- /dev/null
+++ b/akka-actor-typed/src/main/mima-filters/2.6.6.backwards.excludes/actor-path-in-ask-temp-name.excludes
@@ -0,0 +1,2 @@
+# target actor name in the temporary ask actor name #29205, changes to ask internals
+ProblemFilters.exclude[DirectMissingMethodProblem]("akka.actor.typed.scaladsl.AskPattern.AskPath")
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/akka-actor-typed/src/main/scala/akka/actor/typed/internal/InternalRecipientRef.scala b/akka-actor-typed/src/main/scala/akka/actor/typed/internal/InternalRecipientRef.scala
index e91843124d..6f3b8d7ba1 100644
--- a/akka-actor-typed/src/main/scala/akka/actor/typed/internal/InternalRecipientRef.scala
+++ b/akka-actor-typed/src/main/scala/akka/actor/typed/internal/InternalRecipientRef.scala
@@ -23,4 +23,6 @@ import akka.annotation.InternalApi
    */
   def isTerminated: Boolean
 
+  def refPrefix: String = toString
+
 }
diff --git a/akka-actor-typed/src/main/scala/akka/actor/typed/internal/adapter/ActorRefAdapter.scala b/akka-actor-typed/src/main/scala/akka/actor/typed/internal/adapter/ActorRefAdapter.scala
index 5bd523bec7..aaad47418d 100644
--- a/akka-actor-typed/src/main/scala/akka/actor/typed/internal/adapter/ActorRefAdapter.scala
+++ b/akka-actor-typed/src/main/scala/akka/actor/typed/internal/adapter/ActorRefAdapter.scala
@@ -38,6 +38,8 @@ import akka.dispatch.sysmsg
   // impl InternalRecipientRef
   def isTerminated: Boolean = classicRef.isTerminated
 
+  override def refPrefix: String = path.name
+
   @throws(classOf[java.io.ObjectStreamException])
   private def writeReplace(): AnyRef = SerializedActorRef[T](this)
 }
diff --git a/akka-actor-typed/src/main/scala/akka/actor/typed/internal/adapter/ActorSystemAdapter.scala b/akka-actor-typed/src/main/scala/akka/actor/typed/internal/adapter/ActorSystemAdapter.scala
index d5318e3c45..367c3f88ce 100644
--- a/akka-actor-typed/src/main/scala/akka/actor/typed/internal/adapter/ActorSystemAdapter.scala
+++ b/akka-actor-typed/src/main/scala/akka/actor/typed/internal/adapter/ActorSystemAdapter.scala
@@ -121,6 +121,8 @@ import akka.annotation.InternalApi
     ActorRefAdapter(ref)
   }
 
+  override def refPrefix: String = "user"
+
   override def address: Address = system.provider.getDefaultAddress
 
 }
diff --git a/akka-actor-typed/src/main/scala/akka/actor/typed/scaladsl/AskPattern.scala b/akka-actor-typed/src/main/scala/akka/actor/typed/scaladsl/AskPattern.scala
index 5894b194e1..082989dafb 100644
--- a/akka-actor-typed/src/main/scala/akka/actor/typed/scaladsl/AskPattern.scala
+++ b/akka-actor-typed/src/main/scala/akka/actor/typed/scaladsl/AskPattern.scala
@@ -7,17 +7,14 @@ package akka.actor.typed.scaladsl
 import java.util.concurrent.TimeoutException
 
 import scala.concurrent.Future
-
 import com.github.ghik.silencer.silent
-
-import akka.actor.{ Address, RootActorPath }
 import akka.actor.typed.ActorRef
 import akka.actor.typed.ActorSystem
 import akka.actor.typed.RecipientRef
 import akka.actor.typed.Scheduler
 import akka.actor.typed.internal.{ adapter => adapt }
 import akka.actor.typed.internal.InternalRecipientRef
-import akka.annotation.{ InternalApi, InternalStableApi }
+import akka.annotation.InternalStableApi
 import akka.pattern.PromiseActorRef
 import akka.util.{ unused, Timeout }
 
@@ -138,7 +135,7 @@ object AskPattern {
           null)
       else {
         // messageClassName "unknown' is set later, after applying the message factory
-        val a = PromiseActorRef(target.provider, timeout, target, "unknown", onTimeout = onTimeout)
+        val a = PromiseActorRef(target.provider, timeout, target, "unknown", target.refPrefix, onTimeout = onTimeout)
         val b = adapt.ActorRefAdapter[U](a)
         (b, a.result.future.asInstanceOf[Future[U]], a)
       }
@@ -161,9 +158,4 @@ object AskPattern {
     p.ask(target, m, timeout)
   }
 
-  /**
-   * INTERNAL API
-   */
-  @InternalApi
-  private[typed] val AskPath = RootActorPath(Address("akka.actor.typed.internal", "ask"))
 }
diff --git a/akka-actor/src/main/mima-filters/2.6.6.backwards.excludes/actor-path-in-ask-temp-name.excludes b/akka-actor/src/main/mima-filters/2.6.6.backwards.excludes/actor-path-in-ask-temp-name.excludes
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..034b1f5b45
--- /dev/null
+++ b/akka-actor/src/main/mima-filters/2.6.6.backwards.excludes/actor-path-in-ask-temp-name.excludes
@@ -0,0 +1,6 @@
+# target actor name in the temporary ask actor name #29205, changes to ask internals
+ProblemFilters.exclude[ReversedMissingMethodProblem]("akka.actor.ActorRefProvider.tempPath")
+ProblemFilters.exclude[DirectMissingMethodProblem]("akka.pattern.PromiseActorRef.apply")
+ProblemFilters.exclude[DirectMissingMethodProblem]("akka.pattern.PromiseActorRef.apply$default$5")
+ProblemFilters.exclude[IncompatibleResultTypeProblem]("akka.pattern.PromiseActorRef.apply$default$6")
+ProblemFilters.exclude[DirectMissingMethodProblem]("akka.pattern.PromiseActorRef.this")
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/akka-actor/src/main/scala/akka/actor/ActorRefProvider.scala b/akka-actor/src/main/scala/akka/actor/ActorRefProvider.scala
index 3eaf85f406..ee5f466051 100644
--- a/akka-actor/src/main/scala/akka/actor/ActorRefProvider.scala
+++ b/akka-actor/src/main/scala/akka/actor/ActorRefProvider.scala
@@ -9,7 +9,6 @@ import java.util.concurrent.atomic.AtomicLong
 import scala.annotation.implicitNotFound
 import scala.concurrent.{ ExecutionContextExecutor, Future, Promise }
 import scala.util.control.NonFatal
-
 import akka.ConfigurationException
 import akka.annotation.DoNotInherit
 import akka.annotation.InternalApi
@@ -89,6 +88,11 @@ import akka.util.OptionVal
    */
   def tempPath(): ActorPath
 
+  /**
+   * Generates and returns a unique actor path starting with `prefix` below “/temp”.
+   */
+  def tempPath(prefix: String): ActorPath
+
   /**
    * Returns the actor reference representing the “/temp” path.
    */
@@ -414,7 +418,17 @@ private[akka] class LocalActorRefProvider private[akka] (
 
   private val tempNode = rootPath / "temp"
 
-  override def tempPath(): ActorPath = tempNode / Helpers.base64(tempNumber.getAndIncrement())
+  override def tempPath(): ActorPath = tempPath("")
+
+  override def tempPath(prefix: String): ActorPath = {
+    val builder = new java.lang.StringBuilder()
+    if (prefix.nonEmpty) {
+      builder.append(prefix)
+    }
+    builder.append("$")
+    Helpers.base64(tempNumber.getAndIncrement(), builder)
+    tempNode / builder.toString
+  }
 
   /**
    * Top-level anchor for the supervision hierarchy of this actor system. Will
diff --git a/akka-actor/src/main/scala/akka/pattern/AskSupport.scala b/akka-actor/src/main/scala/akka/pattern/AskSupport.scala
index c59427c22f..183f5aea5c 100644
--- a/akka-actor/src/main/scala/akka/pattern/AskSupport.scala
+++ b/akka-actor/src/main/scala/akka/pattern/AskSupport.scala
@@ -4,19 +4,19 @@
 
 package akka.pattern
 
+import java.net.URLEncoder
 import java.util.concurrent.TimeoutException
 
 import scala.annotation.tailrec
 import scala.concurrent.{ Future, Promise }
 import scala.language.implicitConversions
 import scala.util.{ Failure, Success }
-
 import com.github.ghik.silencer.silent
-
 import akka.actor._
 import akka.annotation.{ InternalApi, InternalStableApi }
 import akka.dispatch.ExecutionContexts
 import akka.dispatch.sysmsg._
+import akka.util.ByteString
 import akka.util.{ Timeout, Unsafe }
 import akka.util.unused
 
@@ -340,7 +340,7 @@ final class AskableActorRef(val actorRef: ActorRef) extends AnyVal {
       if (timeout.duration.length <= 0)
         Future.failed[Any](AskableActorRef.negativeTimeoutException(actorRef, message, sender))
       else {
-        PromiseActorRef(ref.provider, timeout, targetName = actorRef, message.getClass.getName, sender)
+        PromiseActorRef(ref.provider, timeout, targetName = actorRef, message.getClass.getName, ref.path.name, sender)
           .ask(actorRef, message, timeout)
       }
     case _ => Future.failed[Any](AskableActorRef.unsupportedRecipientType(actorRef, message, sender))
@@ -373,7 +373,7 @@ final class ExplicitlyAskableActorRef(val actorRef: ActorRef) extends AnyVal {
           val message = messageFactory(ref.provider.deadLetters)
           Future.failed[Any](AskableActorRef.negativeTimeoutException(actorRef, message, sender))
         } else {
-          val a = PromiseActorRef(ref.provider, timeout, targetName = actorRef, "unknown", sender)
+          val a = PromiseActorRef(ref.provider, timeout, targetName = actorRef, "unknown", ref.path.name, sender)
           val message = messageFactory(a)
           a.messageClassName = message.getClass.getName
           a.ask(actorRef, message, timeout)
@@ -422,7 +422,8 @@ final class AskableActorSelection(val actorSel: ActorSelection) extends AnyVal {
         if (timeout.duration.length <= 0)
           Future.failed[Any](AskableActorRef.negativeTimeoutException(actorSel, message, sender))
         else {
-          PromiseActorRef(ref.provider, timeout, targetName = actorSel, message.getClass.getName, sender)
+          val refPrefix = URLEncoder.encode(actorSel.pathString.replace("/", "_"), ByteString.UTF_8)
+          PromiseActorRef(ref.provider, timeout, targetName = actorSel, message.getClass.getName, refPrefix, sender)
             .ask(actorSel, message, timeout)
         }
       case _ => Future.failed[Any](AskableActorRef.unsupportedRecipientType(actorSel, message, sender))
@@ -450,7 +451,8 @@ final class ExplicitlyAskableActorSelection(val actorSel: ActorSelection) extend
           val message = messageFactory(ref.provider.deadLetters)
           Future.failed[Any](AskableActorRef.negativeTimeoutException(actorSel, message, sender))
         } else {
-          val a = PromiseActorRef(ref.provider, timeout, targetName = actorSel, "unknown", sender)
+          val refPrefix = URLEncoder.encode(actorSel.pathString.replace("/", "_"), ByteString.UTF_8)
+          val a = PromiseActorRef(ref.provider, timeout, targetName = actorSel, "unknown", refPrefix, sender)
           val message = messageFactory(a)
           a.messageClassName = message.getClass.getName
           a.ask(actorSel, message, timeout)
@@ -476,7 +478,8 @@ final class ExplicitlyAskableActorSelection(val actorSel: ActorSelection) extend
 private[akka] final class PromiseActorRef private (
     val provider: ActorRefProvider,
     val result: Promise[Any],
-    _mcn: String)
+    _mcn: String,
+    refPathPrefix: String)
     extends MinimalActorRef {
   import AbstractPromiseActorRef.{ stateOffset, watchedByOffset }
   import PromiseActorRef._
@@ -553,7 +556,7 @@ private[akka] final class PromiseActorRef private (
       if (updateState(null, Registering)) {
         var p: ActorPath = null
         try {
-          p = provider.tempPath()
+          p = provider.tempPath(refPathPrefix)
           provider.registerTempActor(this, p)
           p
         } finally {
@@ -670,11 +673,14 @@ private[akka] object PromiseActorRef {
       timeout: Timeout,
       targetName: Any,
       messageClassName: String,
+      refPathPrefix: String,
       sender: ActorRef = Actor.noSender,
       onTimeout: String => Throwable = defaultOnTimeout): PromiseActorRef = {
+    if (refPathPrefix.indexOf('/') > -1)
+      throw new IllegalArgumentException(s"refPathPrefix must not contain slash, was: $refPathPrefix")
     val result = Promise[Any]()
     val scheduler = provider.guardian.underlying.system.scheduler
-    val a = new PromiseActorRef(provider, result, messageClassName)
+    val a = new PromiseActorRef(provider, result, messageClassName, refPathPrefix)
     implicit val ec = ExecutionContexts.parasitic
     val f = scheduler.scheduleOnce(timeout.duration) {
       val timedOut = result.tryComplete {
diff --git a/akka-actor/src/main/scala/akka/pattern/GracefulStopSupport.scala b/akka-actor/src/main/scala/akka/pattern/GracefulStopSupport.scala
index c1e50fce25..f9482efe9a 100644
--- a/akka-actor/src/main/scala/akka/pattern/GracefulStopSupport.scala
+++ b/akka-actor/src/main/scala/akka/pattern/GracefulStopSupport.scala
@@ -48,7 +48,8 @@ trait GracefulStopSupport {
    */
   def gracefulStop(target: ActorRef, timeout: FiniteDuration, stopMessage: Any = PoisonPill): Future[Boolean] = {
     val internalTarget = target.asInstanceOf[InternalActorRef]
-    val ref = PromiseActorRef(internalTarget.provider, Timeout(timeout), target, stopMessage.getClass.getName)
+    val ref =
+      PromiseActorRef(internalTarget.provider, Timeout(timeout), target, stopMessage.getClass.getName, target.path.name)
     internalTarget.sendSystemMessage(Watch(internalTarget, ref))
     target.tell(stopMessage, Actor.noSender)
     ref.result.future.transform({
diff --git a/akka-actor/src/main/scala/akka/pattern/PromiseRef.scala b/akka-actor/src/main/scala/akka/pattern/PromiseRef.scala
index 65d6b75465..a2e056bc10 100644
--- a/akka-actor/src/main/scala/akka/pattern/PromiseRef.scala
+++ b/akka-actor/src/main/scala/akka/pattern/PromiseRef.scala
@@ -154,7 +154,8 @@ private[akka] final class AskPromiseRef private (promiseActorRef: PromiseActorRe
 private[akka] object AskPromiseRef {
   def apply(provider: ActorRefProvider, timeout: Timeout): AskPromiseRef = {
     if (timeout.duration.length > 0) {
-      val promiseActorRef = PromiseActorRef(provider, timeout, "unknown", "unknown", provider.deadLetters)
+      val promiseActorRef =
+        PromiseActorRef(provider, timeout, "unknown", "unknown", "deadLetters", provider.deadLetters)
       new AskPromiseRef(promiseActorRef)
     } else {
       throw new IllegalArgumentException(s"Timeout length must not be negative, was: $timeout")
diff --git a/akka-cluster-sharding-typed/src/main/mima-filters/2.6.6.backwards.excludes/actor-path-in-ask-temp-name.excludes b/akka-cluster-sharding-typed/src/main/mima-filters/2.6.6.backwards.excludes/actor-path-in-ask-temp-name.excludes
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..de58572864
--- /dev/null
+++ b/akka-cluster-sharding-typed/src/main/mima-filters/2.6.6.backwards.excludes/actor-path-in-ask-temp-name.excludes
@@ -0,0 +1,2 @@
+# target actor name in the temporary ask actor name #29205, changes to ask internals
+ProblemFilters.exclude[DirectMissingMethodProblem]("akka.cluster.sharding.typed.internal.EntityRefImpl#EntityPromiseRef.this")
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/akka-cluster-sharding-typed/src/main/scala/akka/cluster/sharding/typed/internal/ClusterShardingImpl.scala b/akka-cluster-sharding-typed/src/main/scala/akka/cluster/sharding/typed/internal/ClusterShardingImpl.scala
index dbf2aa39cd..df61d1b9e5 100644
--- a/akka-cluster-sharding-typed/src/main/scala/akka/cluster/sharding/typed/internal/ClusterShardingImpl.scala
+++ b/akka-cluster-sharding-typed/src/main/scala/akka/cluster/sharding/typed/internal/ClusterShardingImpl.scala
@@ -12,7 +12,6 @@ import java.util.concurrent.ConcurrentHashMap
 
 import scala.compat.java8.FutureConverters._
 import scala.concurrent.Future
-
 import akka.actor.ActorRefProvider
 import akka.actor.ExtendedActorSystem
 import akka.actor.InternalActorRef
@@ -303,11 +302,13 @@ import akka.util.JavaDurationConverters._
     with scaladsl.EntityRef[M]
     with InternalRecipientRef[M] {
 
+  override val refPrefix = URLEncoder.encode(s"${typeKey.name}-$entityId", ByteString.UTF_8)
+
   override def tell(msg: M): Unit =
     shardRegion ! ShardingEnvelope(entityId, msg)
 
   override def ask[U](message: ActorRef[U] => M)(implicit timeout: Timeout): Future[U] = {
-    val replyTo = new EntityPromiseRef[U](shardRegion.asInstanceOf[InternalActorRef], timeout)
+    val replyTo = new EntityPromiseRef[U](shardRegion.asInstanceOf[InternalActorRef], timeout, refPrefix)
     val m = message(replyTo.ref)
     if (replyTo.promiseRef ne null) replyTo.promiseRef.messageClassName = m.getClass.getName
     replyTo.ask(shardRegion, entityId, m, timeout)
@@ -318,7 +319,7 @@ import akka.util.JavaDurationConverters._
 
   /** Similar to [[akka.actor.typed.scaladsl.AskPattern.PromiseRef]] but for an `EntityRef` target. */
   @InternalApi
-  private final class EntityPromiseRef[U](classic: InternalActorRef, timeout: Timeout) {
+  private final class EntityPromiseRef[U](classic: InternalActorRef, timeout: Timeout, refPathPrefix: String) {
     import akka.actor.typed.internal.{ adapter => adapt }
 
     // Note: _promiseRef mustn't have a type pattern, since it can be null
@@ -339,7 +340,12 @@ import akka.util.JavaDurationConverters._
       else {
         // note that the real messageClassName will be set afterwards, replyTo pattern
         val a =
-          PromiseActorRef(classic.provider, timeout, targetName = EntityRefImpl.this, messageClassName = "unknown")
+          PromiseActorRef(
+            classic.provider,
+            timeout,
+            targetName = EntityRefImpl.this,
+            messageClassName = "unknown",
+            refPathPrefix)
         val b = adapt.ActorRefAdapter[U](a)
         (b, a.result.future.asInstanceOf[Future[U]], a)
       }
@@ -372,7 +378,6 @@ import akka.util.JavaDurationConverters._
   }
 
   override def toString: String = s"EntityRef($typeKey, $entityId)"
-
 }
 
 /**
diff --git a/akka-cluster-sharding-typed/src/test/scala/akka/cluster/sharding/typed/scaladsl/ClusterShardingSpec.scala b/akka-cluster-sharding-typed/src/test/scala/akka/cluster/sharding/typed/scaladsl/ClusterShardingSpec.scala
index 9417b5b286..020911cb88 100644
--- a/akka-cluster-sharding-typed/src/test/scala/akka/cluster/sharding/typed/scaladsl/ClusterShardingSpec.scala
+++ b/akka-cluster-sharding-typed/src/test/scala/akka/cluster/sharding/typed/scaladsl/ClusterShardingSpec.scala
@@ -78,7 +78,7 @@ object ClusterShardingSpec {
 
         case (ctx, WhoAreYou(replyTo)) =>
           val address = Cluster(ctx.system).selfMember.address
-          replyTo ! s"I'm ${ctx.self.path.name} at ${address.host.get}:${address.port.get}"
+          replyTo ! s"I'm ${ctx.self.path.name} at ${address.host.get}:${address.port.get} responding to $replyTo"
           Behaviors.same
 
         case (_, ReplyPlz(toMe)) =>
@@ -270,7 +270,10 @@ class ClusterShardingSpec
       val charlieRef = sharding.entityRefFor(typeKeyWithEnvelopes, "charlie")
 
       val reply1 = bobRef ? WhoAreYou // TODO document that WhoAreYou(_) would not work
-      reply1.futureValue should startWith("I'm bob")
+      val response = reply1.futureValue
+      response should startWith("I'm bob")
+      // typekey and entity id encoded in promise ref path
+      response should include(s"${typeKeyWithEnvelopes.name}-bob")
 
       val reply2 = charlieRef.ask(WhoAreYou)
       reply2.futureValue should startWith("I'm charlie")
@@ -295,7 +298,10 @@ class ClusterShardingSpec
         }
       })
 
-      p.receiveMessage().s should startWith("I'm alice")
+      val response = p.receiveMessage()
+      response.s should startWith("I'm alice")
+      // typekey and entity id encoded in promise ref path
+      response.s should include(s"${typeKeyWithEnvelopes.name}-alice")
 
       aliceRef ! StopPlz()
 
diff --git a/akka-remote/src/main/scala/akka/remote/RemoteActorRefProvider.scala b/akka-remote/src/main/scala/akka/remote/RemoteActorRefProvider.scala
index 889c37a174..3e7b705eca 100644
--- a/akka-remote/src/main/scala/akka/remote/RemoteActorRefProvider.scala
+++ b/akka-remote/src/main/scala/akka/remote/RemoteActorRefProvider.scala
@@ -199,6 +199,7 @@ private[akka] class RemoteActorRefProvider(
     local.registerTempActor(actorRef, path)
   override def unregisterTempActor(path: ActorPath): Unit = local.unregisterTempActor(path)
   override def tempPath(): ActorPath = local.tempPath()
+  override def tempPath(prefix: String): ActorPath = local.tempPath(prefix)
   override def tempContainer: VirtualPathContainer = local.tempContainer
 
   @volatile private var _internals: Internals = _
diff --git a/akka-remote/src/main/scala/akka/remote/transport/ThrottlerTransportAdapter.scala b/akka-remote/src/main/scala/akka/remote/transport/ThrottlerTransportAdapter.scala
index 8a41d7f264..ea074ba871 100644
--- a/akka-remote/src/main/scala/akka/remote/transport/ThrottlerTransportAdapter.scala
+++ b/akka-remote/src/main/scala/akka/remote/transport/ThrottlerTransportAdapter.scala
@@ -358,7 +358,8 @@ private[transport] class ThrottlerManager(wrappedTransport: Transport)
     if (target.isTerminated) Future.successful(SetThrottleAck)
     else {
       val internalTarget = target.asInstanceOf[InternalActorRef]
-      val ref = PromiseActorRef(internalTarget.provider, timeout, target, mode.getClass.getName)
+      val ref =
+        PromiseActorRef(internalTarget.provider, timeout, target, mode.getClass.getName, internalTarget.path.name)
       internalTarget.sendSystemMessage(Watch(internalTarget, ref))
       target.tell(mode, ref)
       ref.result.future.transform({