diff --git a/zenoh/src/api/session.rs b/zenoh/src/api/session.rs
index 2e059710c9..0231a808f0 100644
--- a/zenoh/src/api/session.rs
+++ b/zenoh/src/api/session.rs
@@ -1436,7 +1436,7 @@ impl Session {
             remote_id: id,
             key_expr: key_expr.clone().into_owned(),
             origin,
-            callback,
+            callback: callback.clone(),
         };
 
         let sub_state = Arc::new(sub_state);
@@ -1467,9 +1467,42 @@ impl Session {
             }
         }
 
+        let known_tokens = if history {
+            state
+                .remote_tokens
+                .values()
+                .filter(|token| key_expr.intersects(token))
+                .cloned()
+                .collect::<Vec<KeyExpr<'static>>>()
+        } else {
+            vec![]
+        };
+
         let primitives = state.primitives.as_ref().unwrap().clone();
         drop(state);
 
+        if !known_tokens.is_empty() {
+            self.task_controller
+                .spawn_with_rt(zenoh_runtime::ZRuntime::Net, async move {
+                    for token in known_tokens {
+                        callback(Sample {
+                            key_expr: token,
+                            payload: ZBytes::empty(),
+                            kind: SampleKind::Put,
+                            encoding: Encoding::default(),
+                            timestamp: None,
+                            qos: QoS::default(),
+                            #[cfg(feature = "unstable")]
+                            reliability: Reliability::Reliable,
+                            #[cfg(feature = "unstable")]
+                            source_info: SourceInfo::empty(),
+                            #[cfg(feature = "unstable")]
+                            attachment: None,
+                        })
+                    }
+                });
+        }
+
         primitives.send_interest(Interest {
             id,
             mode: if history {
diff --git a/zenoh/src/net/routing/hat/client/token.rs b/zenoh/src/net/routing/hat/client/token.rs
index bca5dca323..18a202cd82 100644
--- a/zenoh/src/net/routing/hat/client/token.rs
+++ b/zenoh/src/net/routing/hat/client/token.rs
@@ -339,7 +339,7 @@ pub(crate) fn declare_token_interest(
                 for src_face in tables
                     .faces
                     .values()
-                    .filter(|f| mode.future() || f.whatami == WhatAmI::Client)
+                    .filter(|f| f.whatami == WhatAmI::Client)
                     .cloned()
                     .collect::<Vec<Arc<FaceState>>>()
                 {
@@ -371,7 +371,7 @@ pub(crate) fn declare_token_interest(
             for src_face in tables
                 .faces
                 .values()
-                .filter(|f| mode.future() || f.whatami == WhatAmI::Client)
+                .filter(|f| f.whatami == WhatAmI::Client)
                 .cloned()
                 .collect::<Vec<Arc<FaceState>>>()
             {
diff --git a/zenoh/src/net/routing/hat/p2p_peer/token.rs b/zenoh/src/net/routing/hat/p2p_peer/token.rs
index 5d85ebbe13..3b81a3ce57 100644
--- a/zenoh/src/net/routing/hat/p2p_peer/token.rs
+++ b/zenoh/src/net/routing/hat/p2p_peer/token.rs
@@ -475,7 +475,7 @@ pub(crate) fn declare_token_interest(
                 for src_face in tables
                     .faces
                     .values()
-                    .filter(|f| mode.future() || f.whatami != WhatAmI::Router)
+                    .filter(|f| f.whatami != WhatAmI::Router)
                     .cloned()
                     .collect::<Vec<Arc<FaceState>>>()
                 {
@@ -508,7 +508,7 @@ pub(crate) fn declare_token_interest(
             for src_face in tables
                 .faces
                 .values()
-                .filter(|f| mode.future() || f.whatami != WhatAmI::Router)
+                .filter(|f| f.whatami != WhatAmI::Router)
                 .cloned()
                 .collect::<Vec<Arc<FaceState>>>()
             {