diff --git a/daemon/fw/forwarder.cpp b/daemon/fw/forwarder.cpp
index e6d3438..a723a17 100644
--- a/daemon/fw/forwarder.cpp
+++ b/daemon/fw/forwarder.cpp
@@ -15,6 +15,7 @@
 
 const ndn::Milliseconds Forwarder::DEFAULT_INTEREST_LIFETIME(static_cast<ndn::Milliseconds>(4000));
 const Name Forwarder::LOCALHOST_NAME("ndn:/localhost");
+const Name Forwarder::LOCALHOP_NAME("ndn:/localhop");
 
 Forwarder::Forwarder()
   : m_faceTable(*this)
@@ -140,6 +141,16 @@
     return;
   }
 
+  // /localhop scope control
+  bool isViolatingLocalhop = !outFace.isLocal() &&
+                             LOCALHOP_NAME.isPrefixOf(pitEntry->getName()) &&
+                             !pitEntry->hasLocalInRecord();
+  if (isViolatingLocalhop) {
+    NFD_LOG_DEBUG("onOutgoingInterest face=" << outFace.getId() <<
+                  " interest=" << pitEntry->getName() << " violates /localhop");
+    return;
+  }
+
   // pick Interest
   const pit::InRecordCollection& inRecords = pitEntry->getInRecords();
   pit::InRecordCollection::const_iterator pickedInRecord = std::max_element(
diff --git a/daemon/fw/forwarder.hpp b/daemon/fw/forwarder.hpp
index c6e3529..e229dcf 100644
--- a/daemon/fw/forwarder.hpp
+++ b/daemon/fw/forwarder.hpp
@@ -159,6 +159,7 @@
 
   static const ndn::Milliseconds DEFAULT_INTEREST_LIFETIME;
   static const Name LOCALHOST_NAME;
+  static const Name LOCALHOP_NAME;
 
   // allow Strategy (base class) to enter pipelines
   friend class fw::Strategy;