diff --git a/activemq-core/src/main/java/org/apache/activemq/network/DemandForwardingBridgeSupport.java b/activemq-core/src/main/java/org/apache/activemq/network/DemandForwardingBridgeSupport.java
index d1b1029229..9c46be6384 100644
--- a/activemq-core/src/main/java/org/apache/activemq/network/DemandForwardingBridgeSupport.java
+++ b/activemq-core/src/main/java/org/apache/activemq/network/DemandForwardingBridgeSupport.java
@@ -280,6 +280,7 @@ public abstract class DemandForwardingBridgeSupport implements NetworkBridge {
                     // set our properties
                     Properties props = new Properties();
                     IntrospectionSupport.getProperties(this, props, null);
+                    props.setProperty("networkTTL", String.valueOf(configuration.getNetworkTTL()));
                     String str = MarshallingSupport.propertiesToString(props);
                     brokerInfo.setNetworkProperties(str);
                     remoteBroker.oneway(brokerInfo);