diff --git a/plugin/forward/forward.go b/plugin/forward/forward.go
index ba251d9ea..8a65dad3e 100644
--- a/plugin/forward/forward.go
+++ b/plugin/forward/forward.go
@@ -114,7 +114,7 @@ func (f *Forward) ServeDNS(ctx context.Context, w dns.ResponseWriter, r *dns.Msg
 			child.Finish()
 		}
 
-		ret, err = truncated(ret, err)
+		ret, err = truncated(state, ret, err)
 		upstreamErr = err
 
 		if err != nil {
diff --git a/plugin/forward/lookup.go b/plugin/forward/lookup.go
index 77df9b8a7..cbfed545e 100644
--- a/plugin/forward/lookup.go
+++ b/plugin/forward/lookup.go
@@ -33,7 +33,7 @@ func (f *Forward) Forward(state request.Request) (*dns.Msg, error) {
 
 		ret, err := proxy.connect(context.Background(), state, f.forceTCP, true)
 
-		ret, err = truncated(ret, err)
+		ret, err = truncated(state, ret, err)
 		upstreamErr = err
 
 		if err != nil {
diff --git a/plugin/forward/truncated.go b/plugin/forward/truncated.go
index edd68fc0c..f9bd464d1 100644
--- a/plugin/forward/truncated.go
+++ b/plugin/forward/truncated.go
@@ -1,10 +1,14 @@
 package forward
 
-import "github.com/miekg/dns"
+import (
+	"github.com/coredns/coredns/request"
+
+	"github.com/miekg/dns"
+)
 
 // truncated looks at the error and if truncated return a nil errror
 // and a possible reconstructed dns message if that was nil.
-func truncated(ret *dns.Msg, err error) (*dns.Msg, error) {
+func truncated(state request.Request, ret *dns.Msg, err error) (*dns.Msg, error) {
 	// If you query for instance ANY isc.org; you get a truncated query back which miekg/dns fails to unpack
 	// because the RRs are not finished. The returned message can be useful or useless. Return the original
 	// query with some header bits set that they should retry with TCP.
@@ -16,7 +20,7 @@ func truncated(ret *dns.Msg, err error) (*dns.Msg, error) {
 	m := ret
 	if ret == nil {
 		m = new(dns.Msg)
-		m.SetReply(ret)
+		m.SetReply(state.Req)
 		m.Truncated = true
 		m.Authoritative = true
 		m.Rcode = dns.RcodeSuccess
diff --git a/plugin/forward/truncated_test.go b/plugin/forward/truncated_test.go
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..4d8a0a25e
--- /dev/null
+++ b/plugin/forward/truncated_test.go
@@ -0,0 +1,114 @@
+package forward
+
+import (
+	"sync/atomic"
+	"testing"
+
+	"github.com/coredns/coredns/plugin/pkg/dnstest"
+	"github.com/coredns/coredns/plugin/test"
+	"github.com/coredns/coredns/request"
+
+	"github.com/miekg/dns"
+)
+
+func TestLookupTruncated(t *testing.T) {
+	i := int32(0)
+	s := dnstest.NewServer(func(w dns.ResponseWriter, r *dns.Msg) {
+		j := atomic.LoadInt32(&i)
+		atomic.AddInt32(&i, 1)
+
+		if j == 0 {
+			ret := new(dns.Msg)
+			ret.SetReply(r)
+			ret.Truncated = true
+			ret.Answer = append(ret.Answer, test.A("example.org. IN A 127.0.0.1"))
+			w.WriteMsg(ret)
+			return
+
+		}
+
+		ret := new(dns.Msg)
+		ret.SetReply(r)
+		ret.Answer = append(ret.Answer, test.A("example.org. IN A 127.0.0.1"))
+		w.WriteMsg(ret)
+	})
+	defer s.Close()
+
+	p := NewProxy(s.Addr, nil /* no TLS */)
+	f := New()
+	f.SetProxy(p)
+	defer f.Close()
+
+	state := request.Request{W: &test.ResponseWriter{}, Req: new(dns.Msg)}
+
+	resp, err := f.Lookup(state, "example.org.", dns.TypeA)
+	if err != nil {
+		t.Fatal("Expected to receive reply, but didn't")
+	}
+	// expect answer with TC
+	if !resp.Truncated {
+		t.Error("Expected to receive reply with TC bit set, but didn't")
+	}
+
+	resp, err = f.Lookup(state, "example.org.", dns.TypeA)
+	if err != nil {
+		t.Fatal("Expected to receive reply, but didn't")
+	}
+	// expect answer without TC
+	if resp.Truncated {
+		t.Error("Expected to receive reply without TC bit set, but didn't")
+	}
+}
+
+func TestForwardTruncated(t *testing.T) {
+	i := int32(0)
+	s := dnstest.NewServer(func(w dns.ResponseWriter, r *dns.Msg) {
+		j := atomic.LoadInt32(&i)
+		atomic.AddInt32(&i, 1)
+
+		if j == 0 {
+			ret := new(dns.Msg)
+			ret.SetReply(r)
+			ret.Truncated = true
+			ret.Answer = append(ret.Answer, test.A("example.org. IN A 127.0.0.1"))
+			w.WriteMsg(ret)
+			return
+
+		}
+
+		ret := new(dns.Msg)
+		ret.SetReply(r)
+		ret.Answer = append(ret.Answer, test.A("example.org. IN A 127.0.0.1"))
+		w.WriteMsg(ret)
+	})
+	defer s.Close()
+
+	f := New()
+
+	p1 := NewProxy(s.Addr, nil /* no TLS */)
+	f.SetProxy(p1)
+	p2 := NewProxy(s.Addr, nil /* no TLS */)
+	f.SetProxy(p2)
+	defer f.Close()
+
+	state := request.Request{W: &test.ResponseWriter{}, Req: new(dns.Msg)}
+	state.Req.SetQuestion("example.org.", dns.TypeA)
+	resp, err := f.Forward(state)
+	if err != nil {
+		t.Fatal("Expected to receive reply, but didn't")
+	}
+
+	// expect answer with TC
+	if !resp.Truncated {
+		t.Error("Expected to receive reply with TC bit set, but didn't")
+	}
+
+	resp, err = f.Forward(state)
+	if err != nil {
+		t.Fatal("Expected to receive reply, but didn't")
+	}
+	// expect answer without TC
+	if resp.Truncated {
+		t.Error("Expected to receive reply without TC bit set, but didn't")
+	}
+}