diff --git a/daemon/face/generic-link-service.cpp b/daemon/face/generic-link-service.cpp
index e2f7e0e..d00df79 100644
--- a/daemon/face/generic-link-service.cpp
+++ b/daemon/face/generic-link-service.cpp
@@ -147,6 +147,14 @@
       lpPacket.add<lp::PrefixAnnouncementField>(*prefixAnnouncementTag);
     }
   }
+
+  shared_ptr<lp::HopCountTag> hopCountTag = netPkt.getTag<lp::HopCountTag>();
+  if (hopCountTag != nullptr) {
+    lpPacket.add<lp::HopCountTagField>(*hopCountTag);
+  }
+  else {
+    lpPacket.add<lp::HopCountTagField>(0);
+  }
 }
 
 void
@@ -344,6 +352,11 @@
   // forwarding expects Interest to be created with make_shared
   auto interest = make_shared<Interest>(netPkt);
 
+  // Increment HopCount
+  if (firstPkt.has<lp::HopCountTagField>()) {
+    interest->setTag(make_shared<lp::HopCountTag>(firstPkt.get<lp::HopCountTagField>() + 1));
+  }
+
   if (firstPkt.has<lp::NextHopFaceIdField>()) {
     if (m_options.allowLocalFields) {
       interest->setTag(make_shared<lp::NextHopFaceIdTag>(firstPkt.get<lp::NextHopFaceIdField>()));
@@ -394,6 +407,10 @@
   // forwarding expects Data to be created with make_shared
   auto data = make_shared<Data>(netPkt);
 
+  if (firstPkt.has<lp::HopCountTagField>()) {
+    data->setTag(make_shared<lp::HopCountTag>(firstPkt.get<lp::HopCountTagField>() + 1));
+  }
+
   if (firstPkt.has<lp::NackField>()) {
     ++this->nInNetInvalid;
     NFD_LOG_FACE_WARN("received Nack with Data: DROP");
diff --git a/daemon/fw/forwarder.cpp b/daemon/fw/forwarder.cpp
index 2a36e57..c4b6f1d 100644
--- a/daemon/fw/forwarder.cpp
+++ b/daemon/fw/forwarder.cpp
@@ -309,11 +309,14 @@
     return;
   }
 
+  shared_ptr<Data> dataCopyWithoutTag = make_shared<Data>(data);
+  dataCopyWithoutTag->removeTag<lp::HopCountTag>();
+
   // CS insert
   if (m_csFromNdnSim == nullptr)
-    m_cs.insert(data);
+    m_cs.insert(*dataCopyWithoutTag);
   else
-    m_csFromNdnSim->Add(data.shared_from_this());
+    m_csFromNdnSim->Add(dataCopyWithoutTag);
 
   // when only one PIT entry is matched, trigger strategy: after receive Data
   if (pitMatches.size() == 1) {