diff --git a/proxy/src/main/java/com/velocitypowered/proxy/connection/backend/BungeeCordMessageResponder.java b/proxy/src/main/java/com/velocitypowered/proxy/connection/backend/BungeeCordMessageResponder.java
index e8896cf63..f9f61a7a4 100644
--- a/proxy/src/main/java/com/velocitypowered/proxy/connection/backend/BungeeCordMessageResponder.java
+++ b/proxy/src/main/java/com/velocitypowered/proxy/connection/backend/BungeeCordMessageResponder.java
@@ -27,7 +27,7 @@ import net.kyori.adventure.text.serializer.legacy.LegacyComponentSerializer;
 @SuppressFBWarnings(value = "OS_OPEN_STREAM", justification = "Most methods in this class open "
     + "instances of ByteBufDataOutput backed by heap-allocated ByteBufs. Closing them does "
     + "nothing.")
-class BungeeCordMessageResponder {
+public class BungeeCordMessageResponder {
 
   private static final MinecraftChannelIdentifier MODERN_CHANNEL = MinecraftChannelIdentifier
       .create("bungeecord", "main");
@@ -42,6 +42,11 @@ class BungeeCordMessageResponder {
     this.player = player;
   }
 
+  public static boolean isBungeeCordMessage(PluginMessage message) {
+    return MODERN_CHANNEL.getId().equals(message.getChannel()) && !LEGACY_CHANNEL.getId()
+        .equals(message.getChannel());
+  }
+
   private void processConnect(ByteBufDataInput in) {
     String serverName = in.readUTF();
     proxy.getServer(serverName).ifPresent(server -> player.createConnectionRequest(server)
@@ -307,8 +312,7 @@ class BungeeCordMessageResponder {
       return false;
     }
 
-    if (!MODERN_CHANNEL.getId().equals(message.getChannel()) && !LEGACY_CHANNEL.getId()
-        .equals(message.getChannel())) {
+    if (!isBungeeCordMessage(message)) {
       return false;
     }
 
diff --git a/proxy/src/main/java/com/velocitypowered/proxy/connection/client/ClientPlaySessionHandler.java b/proxy/src/main/java/com/velocitypowered/proxy/connection/client/ClientPlaySessionHandler.java
index 956772000..b2cb097ea 100644
--- a/proxy/src/main/java/com/velocitypowered/proxy/connection/client/ClientPlaySessionHandler.java
+++ b/proxy/src/main/java/com/velocitypowered/proxy/connection/client/ClientPlaySessionHandler.java
@@ -16,6 +16,7 @@ import com.velocitypowered.proxy.VelocityServer;
 import com.velocitypowered.proxy.connection.MinecraftConnection;
 import com.velocitypowered.proxy.connection.MinecraftSessionHandler;
 import com.velocitypowered.proxy.connection.backend.BackendConnectionPhases;
+import com.velocitypowered.proxy.connection.backend.BungeeCordMessageResponder;
 import com.velocitypowered.proxy.connection.backend.VelocityServerConnection;
 import com.velocitypowered.proxy.protocol.MinecraftPacket;
 import com.velocitypowered.proxy.protocol.StateRegistry;
@@ -194,6 +195,8 @@ public class ClientPlaySessionHandler implements MinecraftSessionHandler {
       } else if (PluginMessageUtil.isMcBrand(packet)) {
         backendConn.write(PluginMessageUtil
             .rewriteMinecraftBrand(packet, server.getVersion(), player.getProtocolVersion()));
+      } else if (BungeeCordMessageResponder.isBungeeCordMessage(packet)) {
+        return true;
       } else {
         if (serverConn.getPhase() == BackendConnectionPhases.IN_TRANSITION) {
           // We must bypass the currently-connected server when forwarding Forge packets.