diff --git a/lib/reversetunnel/agentpool.go b/lib/reversetunnel/agentpool.go
index 645f984e312bc..34abcfbfadc8c 100644
--- a/lib/reversetunnel/agentpool.go
+++ b/lib/reversetunnel/agentpool.go
@@ -556,20 +556,21 @@ func (p *AgentPool) getVersion(ctx context.Context) (string, error) {
 // transport creates a new transport instance.
 func (p *AgentPool) transport(ctx context.Context, channel ssh.Channel, requests <-chan *ssh.Request, conn sshutils.Conn) *transport {
 	return &transport{
-		closeContext:        ctx,
-		component:           p.Component,
-		localClusterName:    p.LocalCluster,
-		kubeDialAddr:        p.KubeDialAddr,
-		authClient:          p.Client,
-		reverseTunnelServer: p.ReverseTunnelServer,
-		server:              p.Server,
-		emitter:             p.Client,
-		sconn:               conn,
-		channel:             channel,
-		requestCh:           requests,
-		log:                 p.log,
-		authServers:         p.LocalAuthAddresses,
-		proxySigner:         p.PROXYSigner,
+		closeContext:         ctx,
+		component:            p.Component,
+		localClusterName:     p.LocalCluster,
+		kubeDialAddr:         p.KubeDialAddr,
+		authClient:           p.Client,
+		reverseTunnelServer:  p.ReverseTunnelServer,
+		server:               p.Server,
+		emitter:              p.Client,
+		sconn:                conn,
+		channel:              channel,
+		requestCh:            requests,
+		log:                  p.log,
+		authServers:          p.LocalAuthAddresses,
+		proxySigner:          p.PROXYSigner,
+		forwardClientAddress: true,
 	}
 }
 
diff --git a/lib/reversetunnel/srv.go b/lib/reversetunnel/srv.go
index 792c814fad911..5068696bec113 100644
--- a/lib/reversetunnel/srv.go
+++ b/lib/reversetunnel/srv.go
@@ -688,6 +688,7 @@ func (s *server) handleTransport(sconn *ssh.ServerConn, nch ssh.NewChannel) {
 		localClusterName: s.ClusterName,
 		emitter:          s.Emitter,
 		proxySigner:      s.proxySigner,
+		sconn:            sconn,
 	}
 	go t.start()
 }
diff --git a/lib/reversetunnel/transport.go b/lib/reversetunnel/transport.go
index d48de1da47ba8..273a275beb840 100644
--- a/lib/reversetunnel/transport.go
+++ b/lib/reversetunnel/transport.go
@@ -164,6 +164,12 @@ type transport struct {
 
 	// proxySigner is used to sign PROXY headers and securely propagate client IP information
 	proxySigner multiplexer.PROXYHeaderSigner
+
+	// forwardClientAddress indicates whether we should take into account ClientSrcAddr/ClientDstAddr on incoming
+	// dial request. If false, we ignore those fields and take address from the parent ssh connection. It allows
+	// preventing users connecting to the proxy tunnel listener spoofing their address; but we are still able to
+	// correctly propagate client address in reverse tunnel agents of nodes/services.
+	forwardClientAddress bool
 }
 
 // start will start the transporting data over the tunnel. This function will
@@ -201,6 +207,24 @@ func (p *transport) start() {
 		p.reply(req, false, []byte(err.Error()))
 		return
 	}
+
+	if !p.forwardClientAddress {
+		// This shouldn't happen in normal operation. Either malicious user or misconfigured client.
+		if dreq.ClientSrcAddr != "" || dreq.ClientDstAddr != "" {
+			p.log.Warnf("Received unexpected dial request with client source address %q, "+
+				"client destination address %q, when they should be empty.", dreq.ClientSrcAddr, dreq.ClientDstAddr)
+		}
+
+		// Make sure address fields are overwritten.
+		if p.sconn != nil {
+			dreq.ClientSrcAddr = p.sconn.RemoteAddr().String()
+			dreq.ClientDstAddr = p.sconn.LocalAddr().String()
+		} else {
+			dreq.ClientSrcAddr = ""
+			dreq.ClientDstAddr = ""
+		}
+	}
+
 	p.log.Debugf("Received out-of-band proxy transport request for %v [%v], from %v.", dreq.Address, dreq.ServerID, dreq.ClientSrcAddr)
 
 	// directAddress will hold the address of the node to dial to, if we don't