diff --git a/src/face.cpp b/src/face.cpp
index fa8e992..4e477a6 100644
--- a/src/face.cpp
+++ b/src/face.cpp
@@ -308,6 +308,10 @@
 {
   addTagFromField<lp::IncomingFaceIdTag, lp::IncomingFaceIdField>(netPacket, lpPacket);
   addTagFromField<lp::CongestionMarkTag, lp::CongestionMarkField>(netPacket, lpPacket);
+
+  if (lpPacket.has<lp::HopCountTagField>()) {
+    netPacket.setTag(make_shared<lp::HopCountTag>(lpPacket.get<lp::HopCountTagField>() + 1));
+  }
 }
 
 void