diff --git a/packages/experimental/liveshare-protocol/src/viewer-carrier.ts b/packages/experimental/liveshare-protocol/src/viewer-carrier.ts
index fd4caeaa05..d1e43cde10 100644
--- a/packages/experimental/liveshare-protocol/src/viewer-carrier.ts
+++ b/packages/experimental/liveshare-protocol/src/viewer-carrier.ts
@@ -179,7 +179,7 @@ export function installViewerCarrier(options: ViewerCarrierOptions): void {
       pathname = undefined
     }
     const path = pathname === undefined ? undefined : forwardedRoute(pathname, method)
-    return path === undefined ? await pageFetch(input, init) : await forwardRoute(path, init)
+    return path === undefined ? await pageFetch.call(globalThis, input, init) : await forwardRoute(path, init)
   }
   globalThis.fetch = carrierFetch
 
diff --git a/packages/experimental/liveshare-protocol/tests/viewer-carrier.client.spec.ts b/packages/experimental/liveshare-protocol/tests/viewer-carrier.client.spec.ts
index 973652e4d0..04a39d3077 100644
--- a/packages/experimental/liveshare-protocol/tests/viewer-carrier.client.spec.ts
+++ b/packages/experimental/liveshare-protocol/tests/viewer-carrier.client.spec.ts
@@ -547,6 +547,18 @@ describe('viewer carrier forwarded page routes', () => {
     expect(direct).toHaveBeenCalledExactlyOnceWith('health', undefined)
   })
 
+  it('keeps the receiver of the page fetch it replaced', async () => {
+    const receivers: unknown[] = []
+    const direct = vi.fn(function (this: unknown, input: unknown) {
+      receivers.push(this)
+      return Promise.resolve(new Response(`direct:${String(input)}`))
+    })
+    vi.stubGlobal('fetch', direct)
+    installViewerCarrier(OPTIONS)
+    await globalThis.fetch('health')
+    expect(receivers).toEqual([globalThis])
+  })
+
   it('does not forward a route that acts on the owner\u2019s machine', async () => {
     const direct = directFetch()
     expect(await (await globalThis.fetch('open-in-app/open', { method: 'POST', body: '{"app":"finder"}' })).text())