diff --git a/src/Microsoft.DotNet.Interactive.Tests/KernelInfoTests.cs b/src/Microsoft.DotNet.Interactive.Tests/KernelInfoTests.cs
index c7f4819743..b5facfd8b6 100644
--- a/src/Microsoft.DotNet.Interactive.Tests/KernelInfoTests.cs
+++ b/src/Microsoft.DotNet.Interactive.Tests/KernelInfoTests.cs
@@ -256,6 +256,42 @@ public async Task ProxyKernels_have_a_remote_uri()
                        .Be(new Uri("kernel://remote/python"));
         }
 
+        [Fact] public async Task ProxyKernels_can_share_values()
+        {
+            using var localCompositeKernel = new CompositeKernel
+            {
+                (new CSharpKernel()).UseValueSharing()
+            };
+            using var remoteCompositeKernel = new CompositeKernel
+            {
+                (new FSharpKernel()).UseValueSharing()
+            };
+
+            ConnectHost.ConnectInProcessHost(
+                localCompositeKernel,
+                remoteCompositeKernel);
+
+            var proxyKernel = await localCompositeKernel
+                .Host
+                .ConnectProxyKernelOnDefaultConnectorAsync(
+                    "fsharp",
+                    new Uri("kernel://remote/fsharp"));
+
+            await remoteCompositeKernel.SendAsync(new SubmitCode("let x = 123"));
+
+            var result = await localCompositeKernel.SendAsync(new SubmitCode("""
+                #!set --name x --value @fsharp:x
+                x
+                """, targetKernelName:"csharp"));
+
+            result.Events.Should()
+                .ContainSingle<ReturnValueProduced>()
+                .Which
+                .Value
+                .Should()
+                .Be(123);
+        }
+
         [Fact]
         public async Task When_kernel_info_is_requested_from_proxy_then_ProxyKernel_kernel_info_is_updated()
         {
diff --git a/src/Microsoft.DotNet.Interactive/Connection/ProxyKernel.cs b/src/Microsoft.DotNet.Interactive/Connection/ProxyKernel.cs
index 7ec9a779be..589ea6764a 100644
--- a/src/Microsoft.DotNet.Interactive/Connection/ProxyKernel.cs
+++ b/src/Microsoft.DotNet.Interactive/Connection/ProxyKernel.cs
@@ -99,12 +99,6 @@ private Task HandleByForwardingToRemoteAsync(KernelCommand command, KernelInvoca
             }
         }
 
-        var targetKernelName = command.TargetKernelName;
-        if (command.TargetKernelName == Name)
-        {
-            command.TargetKernelName = null;
-        }
-
         var completionSource = new TaskCompletionSource<KernelEvent>();
 
         var rootToken = KernelCommand.GetRootToken(token);
@@ -126,8 +120,6 @@ private Task HandleByForwardingToRemoteAsync(KernelCommand command, KernelInvoca
 
         return completionSource.Task.ContinueWith(te =>
         {
-            command.TargetKernelName = targetKernelName;
-
             if (te.Result is CommandFailed cf)
             {
                 context.Fail(command, cf.Exception, cf.Message);