diff --git a/zenoh/src/net/routing/face.rs b/zenoh/src/net/routing/face.rs
index 4562c73e69..cb01f3ea6e 100644
--- a/zenoh/src/net/routing/face.rs
+++ b/zenoh/src/net/routing/face.rs
@@ -31,6 +31,7 @@ pub struct FaceState {
     pub(super) id: usize,
     pub(super) zid: ZenohId,
     pub(super) whatami: WhatAmI,
+    pub(super) local: bool,
     #[cfg(feature = "stats")]
     pub(super) stats: Option<Arc<TransportStats>>,
     pub(super) primitives: Arc<dyn Primitives + Send + Sync>,
@@ -47,10 +48,12 @@ pub struct FaceState {
 }
 
 impl FaceState {
+    #[allow(clippy::too_many_arguments)]
     pub(crate) fn new(
         id: usize,
         zid: ZenohId,
         whatami: WhatAmI,
+        local: bool,
         #[cfg(feature = "stats")] stats: Option<Arc<TransportStats>>,
         primitives: Arc<dyn Primitives + Send + Sync>,
         link_id: usize,
@@ -60,6 +63,7 @@ impl FaceState {
             id,
             zid,
             whatami,
+            local,
             #[cfg(feature = "stats")]
             stats,
             primitives,
@@ -76,6 +80,11 @@ impl FaceState {
         })
     }
 
+    #[inline]
+    pub fn is_local(&self) -> bool {
+        self.local
+    }
+
     #[inline]
     #[allow(clippy::trivially_copy_pass_by_ref)]
     pub(super) fn get_mapping(
diff --git a/zenoh/src/net/routing/router.rs b/zenoh/src/net/routing/router.rs
index dbf687ba79..60012a48eb 100644
--- a/zenoh/src/net/routing/router.rs
+++ b/zenoh/src/net/routing/router.rs
@@ -272,6 +272,7 @@ impl Tables {
                     fid,
                     zid,
                     whatami,
+                    false,
                     #[cfg(feature = "stats")]
                     Some(stats),
                     primitives.clone(),
@@ -304,6 +305,7 @@ impl Tables {
                     fid,
                     zid,
                     whatami,
+                    true,
                     #[cfg(feature = "stats")]
                     None,
                     primitives.clone(),
@@ -649,6 +651,7 @@ impl Router {
             fid,
             ZenohId::from_str("1").unwrap(),
             WhatAmI::Peer,
+            false,
             #[cfg(feature = "stats")]
             None,
             Arc::new(McastMux::new(transport.clone())),
@@ -674,6 +677,7 @@ impl Router {
             fid,
             peer.zid,
             WhatAmI::Client, // Quick hack
+            false,
             #[cfg(feature = "stats")]
             Some(transport.get_stats().unwrap()),
             Arc::new(DummyPrimitives),
diff --git a/zenoh/src/publication.rs b/zenoh/src/publication.rs
index 0beb36ab04..dd16849640 100644
--- a/zenoh/src/publication.rs
+++ b/zenoh/src/publication.rs
@@ -412,7 +412,10 @@ impl<'a> Publisher<'a> {
     /// ```
     #[zenoh_macros::unstable]
     pub fn matching_status(&self) -> impl Resolve<ZResult<MatchingStatus>> + '_ {
-        zenoh_core::ResolveFuture::new(async move { self.session.matching_status(self.key_expr()) })
+        zenoh_core::ResolveFuture::new(async move {
+            self.session
+                .matching_status(self.key_expr(), self.destination)
+        })
     }
 
     /// Return a [`MatchingListener`] for this Publisher.
@@ -1081,6 +1084,7 @@ pub(crate) struct MatchingListenerState {
     pub(crate) id: Id,
     pub(crate) current: std::sync::Mutex<bool>,
     pub(crate) key_expr: KeyExpr<'static>,
+    pub(crate) destination: Locality,
     pub(crate) callback: Callback<'static, MatchingStatus>,
 }
 
diff --git a/zenoh/src/session.rs b/zenoh/src/session.rs
index 352bc9e9ff..67094fc5d3 100644
--- a/zenoh/src/session.rs
+++ b/zenoh/src/session.rs
@@ -1458,6 +1458,7 @@ impl Session {
         let sub_state = Arc::new(MatchingListenerState {
             id,
             current: std::sync::Mutex::new(false),
+            destination: publisher.destination,
             key_expr: publisher.key_expr.clone().into_owned(),
             callback,
         });
@@ -1466,7 +1467,7 @@ impl Session {
         match sub_state.current.lock() {
             Ok(mut current) => {
                 if self
-                    .matching_status(&publisher.key_expr)
+                    .matching_status(&publisher.key_expr, sub_state.destination)
                     .map(|s| s.is_matching())
                     .unwrap_or(true)
                 {
@@ -1480,7 +1481,11 @@ impl Session {
     }
 
     #[zenoh_macros::unstable]
-    pub(crate) fn matching_status(&self, key_expr: &KeyExpr) -> ZResult<MatchingStatus> {
+    pub(crate) fn matching_status(
+        &self,
+        key_expr: &KeyExpr,
+        destination: Locality,
+    ) -> ZResult<MatchingStatus> {
         use crate::net::routing::router::RoutingExpr;
         use zenoh_protocol::core::WhatAmI;
         let tables = zread!(self.runtime.router.tables.tables);
@@ -1488,16 +1493,20 @@ impl Session {
             &tables.root_res,
             key_expr.as_str(),
         );
-        let matching = !crate::net::routing::pubsub::get_data_route(
+
+        let route = crate::net::routing::pubsub::get_data_route(
             &tables,
             WhatAmI::Client,
             0,
             &res,
             &mut RoutingExpr::new(&tables.root_res, key_expr.as_str()),
             0,
-        )
-        .is_empty();
-
+        );
+        let matching = match destination {
+            Locality::Any => !route.is_empty(),
+            Locality::Remote => route.values().any(|dir| !dir.0.is_local()),
+            Locality::SessionLocal => route.values().any(|dir| dir.0.is_local()),
+        };
         Ok(MatchingStatus { matching })
     }
 
@@ -1513,7 +1522,9 @@ impl Session {
                         match msub.current.lock() {
                             Ok(mut current) => {
                                 if !*current {
-                                    if let Ok(status) = session.matching_status(&msub.key_expr) {
+                                    if let Ok(status) =
+                                        session.matching_status(&msub.key_expr, msub.destination)
+                                    {
                                         if status.is_matching() {
                                             *current = true;
                                             let callback = msub.callback.clone();
@@ -1544,7 +1555,9 @@ impl Session {
                         match msub.current.lock() {
                             Ok(mut current) => {
                                 if *current {
-                                    if let Ok(status) = session.matching_status(&msub.key_expr) {
+                                    if let Ok(status) =
+                                        session.matching_status(&msub.key_expr, msub.destination)
+                                    {
                                         if !status.is_matching() {
                                             *current = false;
                                             let callback = msub.callback.clone();