diff --git a/package/network/services/unetmsg/files/usr/sbin/unetmsgd b/package/network/services/unetmsg/files/usr/sbin/unetmsgd
index 09d9fcdd7db..727ac3be3fa 100755
--- a/package/network/services/unetmsg/files/usr/sbin/unetmsgd
+++ b/package/network/services/unetmsg/files/usr/sbin/unetmsgd
@@ -51,11 +51,14 @@ let obj = ubus.publish("unetmsg", {
 		args: {
 			name: "",
 			type: "",
+			host: "",
 			data: {},
 		},
 		call: function(req) {
 			try {
-				core.handle_request(null, req, req.args, true);
+				let host = req.args.host;
+				delete req.args.host;
+				core.handle_request(null, req, req.args, true, host);
 			} catch (e) {
 				core.exception(e);
 			}
diff --git a/package/network/services/unetmsg/files/usr/share/ucode/unetmsg/client.uc b/package/network/services/unetmsg/files/usr/share/ucode/unetmsg/client.uc
index 1ed69822334..6519eac560c 100644
--- a/package/network/services/unetmsg/files/usr/share/ucode/unetmsg/client.uc
+++ b/package/network/services/unetmsg/files/usr/share/ucode/unetmsg/client.uc
@@ -44,14 +44,26 @@ function subscribe(name, message_cb, update_cb)
 	this.channel.request("subscribe", { name });
 }
 
-function send(name, type, data)
+function send_ext(data)
 {
 	this.channel.request({
 		method: "message",
 		return: "ignore",
-		data: {
-			name, type, data
-		},
+		data
+	});
+}
+
+function send_host(host, name, type, data)
+{
+	this.send_ext({
+		host, name, type, data
+	});
+}
+
+function send(name, type, data)
+{
+	this.send_ext({
+		name, type, data
 	});
 }
 
@@ -59,7 +71,7 @@ function default_complete_cb()
 {
 }
 
-function request(name, type, data, data_cb, complete_cb)
+function request_ext(data, data_cb, complete_cb)
 {
 	if (!this.channel)
 		this.connect();
@@ -69,9 +81,7 @@ function request(name, type, data, data_cb, complete_cb)
 
 	let req = this.channel.defer({
 		method: "request",
-		data: {
-			name, type, data
-		},
+		data,
 		data_cb,
 		cb: complete_cb
 	});
@@ -82,6 +92,20 @@ function request(name, type, data, data_cb, complete_cb)
 	req.await();
 }
 
+function request_host(host, name, type, data, data_cb, complete_cb)
+{
+	return this.request_ext({
+		host, name, type, data
+	}, data_cb, complete_cb);
+}
+
+function request(name, type, data, data_cb, complete_cb)
+{
+	return this.request_ext({
+		name, type, data
+	}, data_cb, complete_cb);
+}
+
 function connect()
 {
 	if (this.channel)
@@ -113,7 +137,9 @@ function connect()
 }
 
 const client_proto = {
-	connect, publish, subscribe, send, request,
+	connect, publish, subscribe,
+	send, send_ext, send_host,
+	request, request_ext, request_host,
 	close: function() {
 		for (let sub in this.sub_cb) {
 			if (!sub.timer)
diff --git a/package/network/services/unetmsg/files/usr/share/ucode/unetmsg/unetmsgd-client.uc b/package/network/services/unetmsg/files/usr/share/ucode/unetmsg/unetmsgd-client.uc
index 6da745a7709..6d38909347e 100644
--- a/package/network/services/unetmsg/files/usr/share/ucode/unetmsg/unetmsgd-client.uc
+++ b/package/network/services/unetmsg/files/usr/share/ucode/unetmsg/unetmsgd-client.uc
@@ -65,14 +65,14 @@ function client_request(cl, req)
 	if (type(name) != "string" || type(args.type) != "string" || type(args.data) != "object")
 		return libubus.STATUS_INVALID_ARGUMENT;
 
-	let data = prepare_data(req.args);
+	let data = prepare_data(args);
 	let handle;
 	switch (req.type) {
 	case "message":
 		handle = cl.publish[name];
 	    if (!handle)
 			return libubus.STATUS_INVALID_ARGUMENT;
-		return core.handle_message(handle, data, true);
+		return core.handle_message(handle, data, true, args.host);
 	case "request":
 		handle = cl.subscribe[name];
 		if (!handle &&
@@ -80,7 +80,7 @@ function client_request(cl, req)
 			return libubus.STATUS_PERMISSION_DENIED;
 
 		handle ??= { client: cl.id };
-		return core.handle_request(handle, req, data, true);
+		return core.handle_request(handle, req, data, true, args.host);
 	}
 }
 
diff --git a/package/network/services/unetmsg/files/usr/share/ucode/unetmsg/unetmsgd.uc b/package/network/services/unetmsg/files/usr/share/ucode/unetmsg/unetmsgd.uc
index b81acb908eb..1d452bb0f39 100644
--- a/package/network/services/unetmsg/files/usr/share/ucode/unetmsg/unetmsgd.uc
+++ b/package/network/services/unetmsg/files/usr/share/ucode/unetmsg/unetmsgd.uc
@@ -62,10 +62,15 @@ function pubsub_del(kind, name, data)
 		remote.pubsub_set(kind, name, length(list) > 0);
 }
 
-function get_handles(handle, local, remote)
+function get_handles(handle, local, remote, host)
 {
 	let handles = [];
 
+	if (host == "")
+		remote = {};
+	else if (host != null)
+		local = {};
+
 	for (let cur_id, cur in local) {
 		if (handle) {
 			if (handle.id == cur_id)
@@ -80,19 +85,22 @@ function get_handles(handle, local, remote)
 	if (!remote)
 		return handles;
 
-	for (let cur_id, cur in remote)
+	for (let cur_id, cur in remote) {
+		if (host != null && cur.name != host)
+			continue;
 		push(handles, cur);
+	}
 
 	return handles;
 }
 
-function handle_request(handle, req, data, remote)
+function handle_request(handle, req, data, remote, host)
 {
 	let name = data.name;
 	let local = this.publish[name];
 	if (remote)
 		remote = this.remote_publish[name];
-	let handles = get_handles(handle, local, remote);
+	let handles = get_handles(handle, local, remote, host);
 
 	let context = {
 		pending: length(handles),
@@ -134,13 +142,13 @@ function handle_request(handle, req, data, remote)
 	}
 }
 
-function handle_message(handle, data, remote)
+function handle_message(handle, data, remote, host)
 {
 	let name = data.name;
 	let local = this.subscribe[name];
 	if (remote)
 		remote = this.remote_subscribe[name];
-	let handles = get_handles(handle, local, remote);
+	let handles = get_handles(handle, local, remote, host);
 	for (let cur in handles) {
 		if (!cur || !cur.get_channel)
 			continue;