diff --git a/src/bus-proxyd/proxy.c b/src/bus-proxyd/proxy.c
index b3ec048d03a..df361ac400e 100644
--- a/src/bus-proxyd/proxy.c
+++ b/src/bus-proxyd/proxy.c
@@ -653,6 +653,10 @@ static int process_hello(Proxy *p, sd_bus_message *m) {
         if (r < 0)
                 return log_error_errno(r, "Failed to append sender to NameAcquired message: %m");
 
+        r = sd_bus_message_set_destination(n, p->destination_bus->unique_name);
+        if (r < 0)
+                return log_error_errno(r, "Failed to set destination for NameAcquired message: %m");
+
         r = bus_seal_synthetic_message(p->local_bus, n);
         if (r < 0)
                 return log_error_errno(r, "Failed to seal NameAcquired message: %m");
diff --git a/src/bus-proxyd/synthesize.c b/src/bus-proxyd/synthesize.c
index 3ecedfd5753..15d99103f6d 100644
--- a/src/bus-proxyd/synthesize.c
+++ b/src/bus-proxyd/synthesize.c
@@ -214,22 +214,13 @@ int synthesize_name_acquired(Proxy *p, sd_bus *a, sd_bus *b, sd_bus_message *m)
         if (r < 0)
                 return r;
 
+        r = sd_bus_message_set_destination(n, a->unique_name);
+        if (r < 0)
+                return r;
+
         r = bus_seal_synthetic_message(b, n);
         if (r < 0)
                 return r;
 
-        /*
-         * Make sure to only forward NameLost/NameAcquired messages if they
-         * match an installed MATCH rule of the local client. We really must
-         * not send messages the client doesn't expect.
-         */
-
-        r = bus_match_run(b, &b->match_callbacks, n);
-        if (r >= 0 && p->message_matched)
-                r = sd_bus_send(b, n, NULL);
-
-        p->message_matched = false;
-        p->synthetic_matched = false;
-
-        return r;
+        return sd_bus_send(b, n, NULL);
 }
diff --git a/src/libsystemd/sd-bus/test-bus-proxy.c b/src/libsystemd/sd-bus/test-bus-proxy.c
index 369c2f331cd..aef768dc185 100644
--- a/src/libsystemd/sd-bus/test-bus-proxy.c
+++ b/src/libsystemd/sd-bus/test-bus-proxy.c
@@ -53,7 +53,9 @@ static int test_proxy_acquired(sd_bus_message *m, void *userdata, sd_bus_error *
 
 static void test_proxy_matched(void) {
         _cleanup_bus_flush_close_unref_ sd_bus *a = NULL;
+        _cleanup_free_ char *matchstr = NULL;
         TestProxyMatch match = {};
+        const char *me;
         int r;
 
         /* open bus 'a' */
@@ -70,10 +72,17 @@ static void test_proxy_matched(void) {
         r = sd_bus_start(a);
         assert_se(r >= 0);
 
-        r = sd_bus_add_match(a, NULL,
-                             "type='signal',"
-                             "member='NameAcquired'",
-                             test_proxy_acquired, &match);
+        r = sd_bus_get_unique_name(a, &me);
+        assert_se(r >= 0);
+
+        matchstr = strjoin("type='signal',"
+                           "member='NameAcquired',"
+                           "destination='",
+                           me,
+                           "'",
+                           NULL);
+        assert_se(matchstr);
+        r = sd_bus_add_match(a, NULL, matchstr, test_proxy_acquired, &match);
         assert_se(r >= 0);
 
         r = sd_bus_get_unique_name(a, &match.sender);