diff --git a/swift/common/request_helpers.py b/swift/common/request_helpers.py
index 0d4d538eb7..7fa97c7317 100644
--- a/swift/common/request_helpers.py
+++ b/swift/common/request_helpers.py
@@ -40,7 +40,7 @@ from swift.common.utils import split_path, validate_device_partition, \
     close_if_possible, maybe_multipart_byteranges_to_document_iters, \
     multipart_byteranges_to_document_iters, parse_content_type, \
     parse_content_range, csv_append, list_from_csv, Spliterator, quote, \
-    RESERVED, config_true_value, md5, CloseableChain
+    RESERVED, config_true_value, md5, CloseableChain, select_ip_port
 from swift.common.wsgi import make_subrequest
 
 
@@ -901,13 +901,39 @@ def update_ignore_range_header(req, name):
     req.headers[hdr] = csv_append(req.headers.get(hdr), name)
 
 
+def is_use_replication_network(headers=None):
+    """
+    Determine if replication network should be used.
+
+    :param headers: a dict of headers
+    :return: the value of the ``x-backend-use-replication-network`` item from
+        ``headers``. If no ``headers`` are given or the item is not found then
+        False is returned.
+    """
+    if headers:
+        for h, v in headers.items():
+            if h.lower() == USE_REPLICATION_NETWORK_HEADER:
+                return config_true_value(v)
+    return False
+
+
 def get_ip_port(node, headers):
-    use_replication_network = False
-    for h, v in headers.items():
-        if h.lower() == USE_REPLICATION_NETWORK_HEADER:
-            use_replication_network = config_true_value(v)
-            break
-    if use_replication_network:
-        return node['replication_ip'], node['replication_port']
-    else:
-        return node['ip'], node['port']
+    """
+    Get the ip address and port that should be used for the given ``node``.
+    The normal ip address and port are returned unless the ``node`` or
+    ``headers`` indicate that the replication ip address and port should be
+    used.
+
+    If the ``headers`` dict has an item with key
+    ``x-backend-use-replication-network`` and a truthy value then the
+    replication ip address and port are returned. Otherwise if the ``node``
+    dict has an item with key ``use_replication`` and truthy value then the
+    replication ip address and port are returned. Otherwise the normal ip
+    address and port are returned.
+
+    :param node: a dict describing a node
+    :param headers: a dict of headers
+    :return: a tuple of (ip address, port)
+    """
+    return select_ip_port(
+        node, use_replication=is_use_replication_network(headers))
diff --git a/swift/common/utils.py b/swift/common/utils.py
index d6e9a515ff..f6139b0f4a 100644
--- a/swift/common/utils.py
+++ b/swift/common/utils.py
@@ -2813,17 +2813,49 @@ def parse_socket_string(socket_string, default_port):
     return (host, port)
 
 
-def node_to_string(node_dict, replication=False):
-    if replication:
-        ip = node_dict['replication_ip']
-        port = node_dict['replication_port']
+def select_ip_port(node_dict, use_replication=False):
+    """
+    Get the ip address and port that should be used for the given
+    ``node_dict``.
+
+    If ``use_replication`` is True then the replication ip address and port are
+    returned.
+
+    If ``use_replication`` is False (the default) and the ``node`` dict has an
+    item with key ``use_replication`` then that item's value will determine if
+    the replication ip address and port are returned.
+
+    If neither ``use_replication`` nor ``node_dict['use_replication']``
+    indicate otherwise then the normal ip address and port are returned.
+
+    :param node_dict: a dict describing a node
+    :param use_replication: if True then the replication ip address and port
+        are returned.
+    :return: a tuple of (ip address, port)
+    """
+    if use_replication or node_dict.get('use_replication', False):
+        node_ip = node_dict['replication_ip']
+        node_port = node_dict['replication_port']
     else:
-        ip = node_dict['ip']
-        port = node_dict['port']
-    if ':' in ip:
+        node_ip = node_dict['ip']
+        node_port = node_dict['port']
+    return node_ip, node_port
+
+
+def node_to_string(node_dict, replication=False):
+    """
+    Get a string representation of a node's location.
+
+    :param node_dict: a dict describing a node
+    :param replication: if True then the replication ip address and port are
+        used, otherwise the normal ip address and port are used.
+    :return: a string of the form <ip address>:<port>/<device>
+    """
+    node_ip, node_port = select_ip_port(node_dict, use_replication=replication)
+    if ':' in node_ip:
         # IPv6
-        ip = '[%s]' % ip
-    return '{}:{}/{}'.format(ip, port, node_dict['device'])
+        node_ip = '[%s]' % node_ip
+    return '{}:{}/{}'.format(node_ip, node_port, node_dict['device'])
 
 
 def storage_directory(datadir, partition, name_hash):
diff --git a/swift/proxy/controllers/account.py b/swift/proxy/controllers/account.py
index f6dd3b2cfa..c14669f899 100644
--- a/swift/proxy/controllers/account.py
+++ b/swift/proxy/controllers/account.py
@@ -64,7 +64,7 @@ class AccountController(Controller):
         concurrency = self.app.account_ring.replica_count \
             if self.app.get_policy_options(None).concurrent_gets else 1
         node_iter = self.app.iter_nodes(self.app.account_ring, partition,
-                                        self.logger)
+                                        self.logger, req)
         params = req.params
         params['format'] = 'json'
         req.params = params
diff --git a/swift/proxy/controllers/base.py b/swift/proxy/controllers/base.py
index 8c40072e7b..d7d893b726 100644
--- a/swift/proxy/controllers/base.py
+++ b/swift/proxy/controllers/base.py
@@ -63,10 +63,9 @@ from swift.common.request_helpers import strip_sys_meta_prefix, \
     strip_user_meta_prefix, is_user_meta, is_sys_meta, is_sys_or_user_meta, \
     http_response_to_document_iters, is_object_transient_sysmeta, \
     strip_object_transient_sysmeta_prefix, get_ip_port, get_user_meta_prefix, \
-    get_sys_meta_prefix
+    get_sys_meta_prefix, is_use_replication_network
 from swift.common.storage_policy import POLICIES
 
-
 DEFAULT_RECHECK_ACCOUNT_EXISTENCE = 60  # seconds
 DEFAULT_RECHECK_CONTAINER_EXISTENCE = 60  # seconds
 DEFAULT_RECHECK_UPDATING_SHARD_RANGES = 3600  # seconds
@@ -1635,18 +1634,21 @@ class NodeIter(object):
     :param ring: ring to get yield nodes from
     :param partition: ring partition to yield nodes for
     :param logger: a logger instance
+    :param request: yielded nodes will be annotated with `use_replication`
+        based on the `request` headers.
     :param node_iter: optional iterable of nodes to try. Useful if you
         want to filter or reorder the nodes.
     :param policy: an instance of :class:`BaseStoragePolicy`. This should be
         None for an account or container ring.
     """
 
-    def __init__(self, app, ring, partition, logger, node_iter=None,
+    def __init__(self, app, ring, partition, logger, request, node_iter=None,
                  policy=None):
         self.app = app
         self.ring = ring
         self.partition = partition
         self.logger = logger
+        self.request = request
 
         part_nodes = ring.get_part_nodes(partition)
         if node_iter is None:
@@ -1726,13 +1728,27 @@ class NodeIter(object):
                     if self.nodes_left <= 0:
                         return
 
+    def _annotate_node(self, node):
+        """
+        Helper function to set use_replication dict value for a node by looking
+        up the header value for x-backend-use-replication-network.
+
+        :param node: node dictionary from the ring or node_iter.
+        :returns: node dictionary with replication network enabled/disabled
+        """
+        # nodes may have come from a ring or a node_iter passed to the
+        # constructor: be careful not to mutate them!
+        return dict(node, use_replication=is_use_replication_network(
+            self.request.headers))
+
     def next(self):
+        node = None
         if self._node_provider:
             # give node provider the opportunity to inject a node
             node = self._node_provider()
-            if node:
-                return node
-        return next(self._node_iter)
+        if not node:
+            node = next(self._node_iter)
+        return self._annotate_node(node)
 
     def __next__(self):
         return self.next()
@@ -1971,7 +1987,7 @@ class Controller(object):
         :returns: a swob.Response object
         """
         nodes = GreenthreadSafeIterator(
-            node_iterator or self.app.iter_nodes(ring, part, self.logger)
+            node_iterator or self.app.iter_nodes(ring, part, self.logger, req)
         )
         node_number = node_count or len(ring.get_part_nodes(part))
         pile = GreenAsyncPile(node_number)
diff --git a/swift/proxy/controllers/container.py b/swift/proxy/controllers/container.py
index ff40b59d32..3803f40d59 100644
--- a/swift/proxy/controllers/container.py
+++ b/swift/proxy/controllers/container.py
@@ -103,7 +103,7 @@ class ContainerController(Controller):
         concurrency = self.app.container_ring.replica_count \
             if self.app.get_policy_options(None).concurrent_gets else 1
         node_iter = self.app.iter_nodes(self.app.container_ring, part,
-                                        self.logger)
+                                        self.logger, req)
         resp = self.GETorHEAD_base(
             req, 'Container', node_iter, part,
             req.swift_entity_path, concurrency)
diff --git a/swift/proxy/controllers/obj.py b/swift/proxy/controllers/obj.py
index c95e51b2b1..974680364a 100644
--- a/swift/proxy/controllers/obj.py
+++ b/swift/proxy/controllers/obj.py
@@ -176,7 +176,7 @@ class BaseObjectController(Controller):
         validate_internal_obj(
             self.account_name, self.container_name, self.object_name)
 
-    def iter_nodes_local_first(self, ring, partition, policy=None,
+    def iter_nodes_local_first(self, ring, partition, request, policy=None,
                                local_handoffs_first=False):
         """
         Yields nodes for a ring partition.
@@ -190,6 +190,8 @@ class BaseObjectController(Controller):
 
         :param ring: ring to get nodes from
         :param partition: ring partition to yield nodes for
+        :param request: nodes will be annotated with `use_replication` based on
+            the `request` headers
         :param policy: optional, an instance of
             :class:`~swift.common.storage_policy.BaseStoragePolicy`
         :param local_handoffs_first: optional, if True prefer primaries and
@@ -198,7 +200,7 @@ class BaseObjectController(Controller):
         policy_options = self.app.get_policy_options(policy)
         is_local = policy_options.write_affinity_is_local_fn
         if is_local is None:
-            return self.app.iter_nodes(ring, partition, self.logger,
+            return self.app.iter_nodes(ring, partition, self.logger, request,
                                        policy=policy)
 
         primary_nodes = ring.get_part_nodes(partition)
@@ -232,7 +234,7 @@ class BaseObjectController(Controller):
             (node for node in all_nodes if node not in preferred_nodes)
         )
 
-        return self.app.iter_nodes(ring, partition, self.logger,
+        return self.app.iter_nodes(ring, partition, self.logger, request,
                                    node_iter=node_iter, policy=policy)
 
     def GETorHEAD(self, req):
@@ -252,7 +254,7 @@ class BaseObjectController(Controller):
                 return aresp
         partition = obj_ring.get_part(
             self.account_name, self.container_name, self.object_name)
-        node_iter = self.app.iter_nodes(obj_ring, partition, self.logger,
+        node_iter = self.app.iter_nodes(obj_ring, partition, self.logger, req,
                                         policy=policy)
 
         resp = self._get_or_head_response(req, node_iter, partition, policy)
@@ -720,7 +722,8 @@ class BaseObjectController(Controller):
         """
         obj_ring = policy.object_ring
         node_iter = GreenthreadSafeIterator(
-            self.iter_nodes_local_first(obj_ring, partition, policy=policy))
+            self.iter_nodes_local_first(obj_ring, partition, req,
+                                        policy=policy))
         pile = GreenPile(len(nodes))
 
         for nheaders in outgoing_headers:
@@ -921,8 +924,8 @@ class BaseObjectController(Controller):
                 local_handoffs = len(nodes) - len(local_primaries)
             node_count += local_handoffs
             node_iterator = self.iter_nodes_local_first(
-                obj_ring, partition, policy=policy, local_handoffs_first=True
-            )
+                obj_ring, partition, req, policy=policy,
+                local_handoffs_first=True)
 
         headers = self._backend_requests(
             req, node_count, container_partition, container_nodes,
diff --git a/swift/proxy/server.py b/swift/proxy/server.py
index 0f10d87798..a5ba1d858d 100644
--- a/swift/proxy/server.py
+++ b/swift/proxy/server.py
@@ -743,9 +743,10 @@ class Application(object):
 
         return ok
 
-    def iter_nodes(self, ring, partition, logger, node_iter=None, policy=None):
-        return NodeIter(self, ring, partition, logger, node_iter=node_iter,
-                        policy=policy)
+    def iter_nodes(self, ring, partition, logger, request, node_iter=None,
+                   policy=None):
+        return NodeIter(self, ring, partition, logger, request=request,
+                        node_iter=node_iter, policy=policy, )
 
     def exception_occurred(self, node, typ, additional_info,
                            **kwargs):
diff --git a/test/unit/common/test_request_helpers.py b/test/unit/common/test_request_helpers.py
index c7f268ea11..f526b02d0f 100644
--- a/test/unit/common/test_request_helpers.py
+++ b/test/unit/common/test_request_helpers.py
@@ -188,6 +188,21 @@ class TestRequestHelpers(unittest.TestCase):
         self.assertFalse('c' in to_req.headers)
         self.assertFalse('C' in to_req.headers)
 
+    def test_is_use_replication_network(self):
+        self.assertFalse(rh.is_use_replication_network())
+        self.assertFalse(rh.is_use_replication_network({}))
+        self.assertFalse(rh.is_use_replication_network(
+            {'x-backend-use-replication-network': 'false'}))
+        self.assertFalse(rh.is_use_replication_network(
+            {'x-backend-use-replication-network': 'no'}))
+
+        self.assertTrue(rh.is_use_replication_network(
+            {'x-backend-use-replication-network': 'true'}))
+        self.assertTrue(rh.is_use_replication_network(
+            {'x-backend-use-replication-network': 'yes'}))
+        self.assertTrue(rh.is_use_replication_network(
+            {'X-Backend-Use-Replication-Network': 'True'}))
+
     def test_get_ip_port(self):
         node = {
             'ip': '1.2.3.4',
@@ -201,6 +216,17 @@ class TestRequestHelpers(unittest.TestCase):
         self.assertEqual(('1.2.3.4', 6000), rh.get_ip_port(node, {
             rh.USE_REPLICATION_NETWORK_HEADER: 'false'}))
 
+        # node trumps absent header and False header
+        node['use_replication'] = True
+        self.assertEqual(('5.6.7.8', 7000), rh.get_ip_port(node, {}))
+        self.assertEqual(('5.6.7.8', 7000), rh.get_ip_port(node, {
+            rh.USE_REPLICATION_NETWORK_HEADER: 'false'}))
+
+        # True header trumps node
+        node['use_replication'] = False
+        self.assertEqual(('5.6.7.8', 7000), rh.get_ip_port(node, {
+            rh.USE_REPLICATION_NETWORK_HEADER: 'true'}))
+
     @patch_policies(with_ec_default=True)
     def test_get_name_and_placement_object_req(self):
         path = '/device/part/account/container/object'
diff --git a/test/unit/common/test_utils.py b/test/unit/common/test_utils.py
index 3c1ec8228f..018a0804cc 100644
--- a/test/unit/common/test_utils.py
+++ b/test/unit/common/test_utils.py
@@ -2208,6 +2208,25 @@ class TestUtils(unittest.TestCase):
         self.assertEqual(utils.storage_directory('objects', '1', 'ABCDEF'),
                          'objects/1/DEF/ABCDEF')
 
+    def test_select_node_ip(self):
+        dev = {
+            'ip': '127.0.0.1',
+            'port': 6200,
+            'replication_ip': '127.0.1.1',
+            'replication_port': 6400,
+            'device': 'sdb',
+        }
+        self.assertEqual(('127.0.0.1', 6200), utils.select_ip_port(dev))
+        self.assertEqual(('127.0.1.1', 6400),
+                         utils.select_ip_port(dev, use_replication=True))
+        dev['use_replication'] = False
+        self.assertEqual(('127.0.1.1', 6400),
+                         utils.select_ip_port(dev, use_replication=True))
+        dev['use_replication'] = True
+        self.assertEqual(('127.0.1.1', 6400), utils.select_ip_port(dev))
+        self.assertEqual(('127.0.1.1', 6400),
+                         utils.select_ip_port(dev, use_replication=False))
+
     def test_node_to_string(self):
         dev = {
             'id': 3,
@@ -2225,6 +2244,16 @@ class TestUtils(unittest.TestCase):
         self.assertEqual(utils.node_to_string(dev), '127.0.0.1:6200/sdb')
         self.assertEqual(utils.node_to_string(dev, replication=True),
                          '127.0.1.1:6400/sdb')
+        dev['use_replication'] = False
+        self.assertEqual(utils.node_to_string(dev), '127.0.0.1:6200/sdb')
+        self.assertEqual(utils.node_to_string(dev, replication=True),
+                         '127.0.1.1:6400/sdb')
+        dev['use_replication'] = True
+        self.assertEqual(utils.node_to_string(dev), '127.0.1.1:6400/sdb')
+        # Node dict takes precedence
+        self.assertEqual(utils.node_to_string(dev, replication=False),
+                         '127.0.1.1:6400/sdb')
+
         dev = {
             'id': 3,
             'region': 1,
diff --git a/test/unit/proxy/controllers/test_base.py b/test/unit/proxy/controllers/test_base.py
index fbc0a8c186..8ed3528422 100644
--- a/test/unit/proxy/controllers/test_base.py
+++ b/test/unit/proxy/controllers/test_base.py
@@ -1547,7 +1547,8 @@ class TestNodeIter(BaseTest):
     def test_iter_default_fake_ring(self):
         for ring in (self.account_ring, self.container_ring):
             self.assertEqual(ring.replica_count, 3.0)
-            node_iter = NodeIter(self.app, ring, 0, self.logger)
+            node_iter = NodeIter(self.app, ring, 0, self.logger,
+                                 request=Request.blank(''))
             self.assertEqual(6, node_iter.nodes_left)
             self.assertEqual(3, node_iter.primaries_left)
             count = 0
@@ -1562,7 +1563,7 @@ class TestNodeIter(BaseTest):
         ring = FakeRing(replicas=3, max_more_nodes=20)  # handoffs available
         policy = StoragePolicy(0, 'zero', object_ring=ring)
         node_iter = NodeIter(self.app, policy.object_ring, 0, self.logger,
-                             policy=policy)
+                             policy=policy, request=Request.blank(''))
         self.assertEqual(6, node_iter.nodes_left)
         self.assertEqual(3, node_iter.primaries_left)
         primary_indexes = set()
@@ -1586,11 +1587,11 @@ class TestNodeIter(BaseTest):
 
         # sanity
         node_iter = NodeIter(self.app, policy.object_ring, 0, self.logger,
-                             policy=policy)
+                             policy=policy, request=Request.blank(''))
         self.assertEqual(16, len([n for n in node_iter]))
 
         node_iter = NodeIter(self.app, policy.object_ring, 0, self.logger,
-                             policy=policy)
+                             policy=policy, request=Request.blank(''))
         self.assertEqual(16, node_iter.nodes_left)
         self.assertEqual(8, node_iter.primaries_left)
         pile = GreenAsyncPile(5)
@@ -1615,3 +1616,50 @@ class TestNodeIter(BaseTest):
         for node in node_iter:
             nodes.append(node)
         self.assertEqual(17, len(nodes))
+
+    def test_annotate_node_with_use_replication(self):
+        ring = FakeRing(replicas=8, max_more_nodes=20)
+        policy = StoragePolicy(0, 'ec', object_ring=ring)
+
+        node_iter = NodeIter(self.app, policy.object_ring, 0, self.logger,
+                             policy=policy, request=Request.blank(''))
+        for node in node_iter:
+            self.assertIn('use_replication', node)
+            self.assertFalse(node['use_replication'])
+
+        req = Request.blank('a/c')
+        node_iter = NodeIter(self.app, policy.object_ring, 0, self.logger,
+                             policy=policy, request=req)
+        for node in node_iter:
+            self.assertIn('use_replication', node)
+            self.assertFalse(node['use_replication'])
+
+        req = Request.blank(
+            'a/c', headers={'x-backend-use-replication-network': 'False'})
+        node_iter = NodeIter(self.app, policy.object_ring, 0, self.logger,
+                             policy=policy, request=req)
+        for node in node_iter:
+            self.assertIn('use_replication', node)
+            self.assertFalse(node['use_replication'])
+
+        req = Request.blank(
+            'a/c', headers={'x-backend-use-replication-network': 'yes'})
+        node_iter = NodeIter(self.app, policy.object_ring, 0, self.logger,
+                             policy=policy, request=req)
+        for node in node_iter:
+            self.assertIn('use_replication', node)
+            self.assertTrue(node['use_replication'])
+
+    def test_iter_does_not_mutate_supplied_nodes(self):
+        ring = FakeRing(replicas=8, max_more_nodes=20)
+        policy = StoragePolicy(0, 'ec', object_ring=ring)
+        other_iter = ring.get_part_nodes(0)
+        node_iter = NodeIter(self.app, policy.object_ring, 0, self.logger,
+                             policy=policy, node_iter=iter(other_iter),
+                             request=Request.blank(''))
+        nodes = list(node_iter)
+        self.assertEqual(len(other_iter), len(nodes))
+        for node in nodes:
+            self.assertIn('use_replication', node)
+            self.assertFalse(node['use_replication'])
+        self.assertEqual(other_iter, ring.get_part_nodes(0))
diff --git a/test/unit/proxy/controllers/test_obj.py b/test/unit/proxy/controllers/test_obj.py
index 365cba36d6..bf32a059a4 100644
--- a/test/unit/proxy/controllers/test_obj.py
+++ b/test/unit/proxy/controllers/test_obj.py
@@ -47,6 +47,7 @@ from swift.proxy.controllers.base import \
     get_container_info as _real_get_container_info
 from swift.common.storage_policy import POLICIES, ECDriverError, \
     StoragePolicy, ECStoragePolicy
+from swift.common.swob import Request
 from test.debug_logger import debug_logger
 from test.unit import (
     FakeRing, fake_http_connect, patch_policies, SlowBody, FakeStatus,
@@ -219,8 +220,10 @@ class CommonObjectControllerMixin(BaseObjectControllerMixin):
         all_nodes = object_ring.get_part_nodes(1)
         all_nodes.extend(object_ring.get_more_nodes(1))
 
+        for node in all_nodes:
+            node['use_replication'] = False
         local_first_nodes = list(controller.iter_nodes_local_first(
-            object_ring, 1))
+            object_ring, 1, Request.blank('')))
 
         self.maxDiff = None
 
@@ -244,6 +247,8 @@ class CommonObjectControllerMixin(BaseObjectControllerMixin):
 
         all_nodes = object_ring.get_part_nodes(1)
         all_nodes.extend(object_ring.get_more_nodes(1))
+        for node in all_nodes:
+            node['use_replication'] = False
 
         # limit to the number we're going to look at in this request
         nodes_requested = self.app.request_node_count(object_ring.replicas)
@@ -256,7 +261,7 @@ class CommonObjectControllerMixin(BaseObjectControllerMixin):
 
         # finally, create the local_first_nodes iter and flatten it out
         local_first_nodes = list(controller.iter_nodes_local_first(
-            object_ring, 1))
+            object_ring, 1, Request.blank('')))
 
         # the local nodes move up in the ordering
         self.assertEqual([1] * (self.replicas() + 1), [
@@ -267,6 +272,21 @@ class CommonObjectControllerMixin(BaseObjectControllerMixin):
         self.assertEqual(sorted(all_nodes, key=lambda dev: dev['id']),
                          sorted(local_first_nodes, key=lambda dev: dev['id']))
 
+        for node in all_nodes:
+            node['use_replication'] = True
+
+        req = Request.blank(
+            '/v1/a/c', headers={'x-backend-use-replication-network': 'yes'})
+        local_first_nodes = list(controller.iter_nodes_local_first(
+            object_ring, 1, request=req))
+        self.assertEqual([1] * (self.replicas() + 1), [
+            node['region'] for node in local_first_nodes[
+                :self.replicas() + 1]])
+        # we don't skip any nodes
+        self.assertEqual(len(all_nodes), len(local_first_nodes))
+        self.assertEqual(sorted(all_nodes, key=lambda dev: dev['id']),
+                         sorted(local_first_nodes, key=lambda dev: dev['id']))
+
     def test_iter_nodes_local_first_best_effort(self):
         controller = self.controller_cls(
             self.app, 'a', 'c', 'o')
@@ -277,9 +297,11 @@ class CommonObjectControllerMixin(BaseObjectControllerMixin):
         object_ring = self.policy.object_ring
         all_nodes = object_ring.get_part_nodes(1)
         all_nodes.extend(object_ring.get_more_nodes(1))
+        for node in all_nodes:
+            node['use_replication'] = False
 
         local_first_nodes = list(controller.iter_nodes_local_first(
-            object_ring, 1))
+            object_ring, 1, request=Request.blank('')))
 
         # we won't have quite enough local nodes...
         self.assertEqual(len(all_nodes), self.replicas() +
@@ -307,9 +329,12 @@ class CommonObjectControllerMixin(BaseObjectControllerMixin):
         object_ring = policy.object_ring
         all_nodes = object_ring.get_part_nodes(1)
         all_nodes.extend(object_ring.get_more_nodes(1))
+        for node in all_nodes:
+            node['use_replication'] = False
 
         local_first_nodes = list(controller.iter_nodes_local_first(
-            object_ring, 1, local_handoffs_first=True))
+            object_ring, 1, local_handoffs_first=True,
+            request=Request.blank('')))
 
         self.maxDiff = None
 
@@ -326,12 +351,15 @@ class CommonObjectControllerMixin(BaseObjectControllerMixin):
         primary_nodes = object_ring.get_part_nodes(1)
         handoff_nodes_iter = object_ring.get_more_nodes(1)
         all_nodes = primary_nodes + list(handoff_nodes_iter)
+        for node in all_nodes:
+            node['use_replication'] = False
         handoff_nodes_iter = object_ring.get_more_nodes(1)
         local_handoffs = [n for n in handoff_nodes_iter if
                           policy_conf.write_affinity_is_local_fn(n)]
 
         prefered_nodes = list(controller.iter_nodes_local_first(
-            object_ring, 1, local_handoffs_first=True))
+            object_ring, 1, local_handoffs_first=True,
+            request=Request.blank('')))
 
         self.assertEqual(len(all_nodes), self.replicas() +
                          POLICIES.default.object_ring.max_more_nodes)
@@ -362,12 +390,17 @@ class CommonObjectControllerMixin(BaseObjectControllerMixin):
         primary_nodes = object_ring.get_part_nodes(1)
         handoff_nodes_iter = object_ring.get_more_nodes(1)
         all_nodes = primary_nodes + list(handoff_nodes_iter)
+        for node in all_nodes:
+            node['use_replication'] = False
         handoff_nodes_iter = object_ring.get_more_nodes(1)
         local_handoffs = [n for n in handoff_nodes_iter if
                           policy_conf.write_affinity_is_local_fn(n)]
+        for node in local_handoffs:
+            node['use_replication'] = False
 
         prefered_nodes = list(controller.iter_nodes_local_first(
-            object_ring, 1, local_handoffs_first=True))
+            object_ring, 1, local_handoffs_first=True,
+            request=Request.blank('')))
 
         self.assertEqual(len(all_nodes), self.replicas() +
                          POLICIES.default.object_ring.max_more_nodes)
@@ -991,7 +1024,7 @@ class CommonObjectControllerMixin(BaseObjectControllerMixin):
 
         # finally, create the local_first_nodes iter and flatten it out
         local_first_nodes = list(controller.iter_nodes_local_first(
-            object_ring, 1, policy))
+            object_ring, 1, Request.blank(''), policy))
 
         # check that the required number of local nodes were moved up the order
         node_regions = [node['region'] for node in local_first_nodes]
@@ -2586,7 +2619,8 @@ class TestECObjController(ECObjectControllerMixin, unittest.TestCase):
         controller = self.controller_cls(
             self.app, 'a', 'c', 'o')
         safe_iter = utils.GreenthreadSafeIterator(self.app.iter_nodes(
-            self.policy.object_ring, 0, self.logger, policy=self.policy))
+            self.policy.object_ring, 0, self.logger, policy=self.policy,
+            request=Request.blank('')))
         controller._fragment_GET_request = lambda *a, **k: next(safe_iter)
         pile = utils.GreenAsyncPile(self.policy.ec_ndata)
         for i in range(self.policy.ec_ndata):
diff --git a/test/unit/proxy/test_server.py b/test/unit/proxy/test_server.py
index e913258278..5ac90171dc 100644
--- a/test/unit/proxy/test_server.py
+++ b/test/unit/proxy/test_server.py
@@ -248,7 +248,7 @@ class TestController(unittest.TestCase):
         self.account_ring = FakeRing()
         self.container_ring = FakeRing()
         self.memcache = FakeMemcache()
-        app = proxy_server.Application(None,
+        app = proxy_server.Application(None, logger=debug_logger(),
                                        account_ring=self.account_ring,
                                        container_ring=self.container_ring)
         self.controller = swift.proxy.controllers.Controller(app)
@@ -1166,6 +1166,56 @@ class TestProxyServer(unittest.TestCase):
 
         self.assertEqual(controller.__name__, 'InfoController')
 
+    def test_exception_occurred_replication_ip_port_logging(self):
+        logger = debug_logger('test')
+        app = proxy_server.Application(
+            {},
+            account_ring=FakeRing(separate_replication=True),
+            container_ring=FakeRing(separate_replication=True),
+            logger=logger)
+        app.sort_nodes = lambda nodes, policy: nodes
+        part = app.container_ring.get_part('a', 'c')
+        nodes = app.container_ring.get_part_nodes(part)
+        self.assertNotEqual(nodes[0]['ip'], nodes[0]['replication_ip'])
+        self.assertEqual(0, sum([node_error_count(app, node)
+                                 for node in nodes]))  # sanity
+
+        # no use_replication header...
+        req = Request.blank('/v1/a/c')
+        with mocked_http_conn(200, 503, 200) as mocked_conn:
+            req.get_response(app)
+
+        expected = [(n['ip'], n['port']) for n in nodes[:2]]
+        actual = [(req['ip'], req['port']) for req in mocked_conn.requests[1:]]
+        self.assertEqual(expected, actual)
+        line = logger.get_lines_for_level('error')[-1]
+        self.assertIn('Container Server', line)
+        self.assertIn('%s:%s/%s' % (nodes[0]['ip'],
+                                    nodes[0]['port'],
+                                    nodes[0]['device']), line)
+        self.assertEqual(1, sum([node_error_count(app, node)
+                                 for node in nodes]))
+        annotated_nodes = [dict(node, use_replication=True) for node in nodes]
+        self.assertEqual(0, sum([node_error_count(app, node)
+                                 for node in annotated_nodes]))
+
+        logger.clear()
+        req = Request.blank(
+            '/v1/a/c',
+            headers={'x-backend-use-replication-network': True})
+        with mocked_http_conn(200, 503, 200):
+            req.get_response(app)
+        line = logger.get_lines_for_level('error')[-1]
+        self.assertIn('Container Server', line)
+        self.assertIn('%s:%s/%s' % (nodes[0]['replication_ip'],
+                                    nodes[0]['replication_port'],
+                                    nodes[0]['device']), line)
+        self.assertEqual(1, sum([node_error_count(app, node)
+                                 for node in nodes]))
+        annotated_nodes = [dict(node, use_replication=True) for node in nodes]
+        self.assertEqual(1, sum([node_error_count(app, node)
+                                 for node in annotated_nodes]))
+
     def test_exception_occurred(self):
         def do_test(additional_info):
             logger = debug_logger('test')
@@ -5302,7 +5352,8 @@ class TestReplicatedObjectController(
                                                          'object')
                 collected_nodes = []
                 for node in self.app.iter_nodes(object_ring, partition,
-                                                self.logger):
+                                                self.logger,
+                                                request=Request.blank('')):
                     collected_nodes.append(node)
                 self.assertEqual(len(collected_nodes), 5)
 
@@ -5313,7 +5364,8 @@ class TestReplicatedObjectController(
                                                          'object')
                 collected_nodes = []
                 for node in self.app.iter_nodes(object_ring, partition,
-                                                self.logger):
+                                                self.logger,
+                                                request=Request.blank('')):
                     collected_nodes.append(node)
                 self.assertEqual(len(collected_nodes), 9)
 
@@ -5327,7 +5379,8 @@ class TestReplicatedObjectController(
                                                          'object')
                 collected_nodes = []
                 for node in self.app.iter_nodes(object_ring, partition,
-                                                self.logger):
+                                                self.logger,
+                                                request=Request.blank('')):
                     collected_nodes.append(node)
                 self.assertEqual(len(collected_nodes), 7)
                 self.assertEqual(self.app.logger.log_dict['warning'], [])
@@ -5343,7 +5396,8 @@ class TestReplicatedObjectController(
 
                 collected_nodes = []
                 for node in self.app.iter_nodes(object_ring, partition,
-                                                self.logger):
+                                                self.logger,
+                                                request=Request.blank('')):
                     collected_nodes.append(node)
                 self.assertEqual(len(collected_nodes), 7)
                 self.assertEqual(
@@ -5364,7 +5418,8 @@ class TestReplicatedObjectController(
 
                 collected_nodes = []
                 for node in self.app.iter_nodes(object_ring, partition,
-                                                self.logger):
+                                                self.logger,
+                                                request=Request.blank('')):
                     collected_nodes.append(node)
                 self.assertEqual(len(collected_nodes), 7)
                 self.assertEqual(
@@ -5389,7 +5444,8 @@ class TestReplicatedObjectController(
 
                 collected_nodes = []
                 for node in self.app.iter_nodes(object_ring, partition,
-                                                self.logger):
+                                                self.logger,
+                                                request=Request.blank('')):
                     collected_nodes.append(node)
                 self.assertEqual(len(collected_nodes), 10)
                 self.assertEqual(
@@ -5418,7 +5474,8 @@ class TestReplicatedObjectController(
         with mock.patch.object(self.app, 'sort_nodes',
                                side_effect=fake_sort_nodes):
             object_ring = self.app.get_object_ring(None)
-            for node in self.app.iter_nodes(object_ring, 0, self.logger):
+            for node in self.app.iter_nodes(object_ring, 0, self.logger,
+                                            request=Request.blank('')):
                 pass
             self.assertEqual(called, [
                 mock.call(object_ring.get_part_nodes(0), policy=None)
@@ -5429,9 +5486,9 @@ class TestReplicatedObjectController(
                                lambda n, *args, **kwargs: n):
             object_ring = self.app.get_object_ring(None)
             first_nodes = list(self.app.iter_nodes(
-                object_ring, 0, self.logger))
+                object_ring, 0, self.logger, request=Request.blank('')))
             second_nodes = list(self.app.iter_nodes(
-                object_ring, 0, self.logger))
+                object_ring, 0, self.logger, request=Request.blank('')))
             self.assertIn(first_nodes[0], second_nodes)
 
             self.assertEqual(
@@ -5451,13 +5508,13 @@ class TestReplicatedObjectController(
                  % (node_to_string(first_nodes[0]), 'test')), line)
 
             second_nodes = list(self.app.iter_nodes(
-                object_ring, 0, self.logger))
+                object_ring, 0, self.logger, request=Request.blank('')))
             self.assertNotIn(first_nodes[0], second_nodes)
             self.assertEqual(
                 1, self.logger.get_increment_counts().get(
                     'error_limiter.is_limited', 0))
             third_nodes = list(self.app.iter_nodes(
-                object_ring, 0, self.logger))
+                object_ring, 0, self.logger, request=Request.blank('')))
             self.assertNotIn(first_nodes[0], third_nodes)
             self.assertEqual(
                 2, self.logger.get_increment_counts().get(
@@ -5471,34 +5528,67 @@ class TestReplicatedObjectController(
                                   lambda r: 6), \
                 mock.patch.object(object_ring, 'max_more_nodes', 99):
             first_nodes = list(self.app.iter_nodes(
-                object_ring, 0, self.logger))
+                object_ring, 0, self.logger, request=Request.blank('')))
             second_nodes = []
-            for node in self.app.iter_nodes(object_ring, 0, self.logger):
+            for node in self.app.iter_nodes(object_ring, 0, self.logger,
+                                            request=Request.blank('')):
                 if not second_nodes:
                     self.app.error_limit(node, 'test')
                 second_nodes.append(node)
             self.assertEqual(len(first_nodes), 6)
             self.assertEqual(len(second_nodes), 7)
 
-    def test_iter_nodes_with_custom_node_iter(self):
+    def test_iter_nodes_without_replication_network(self):
         object_ring = self.app.get_object_ring(None)
+        node_list = [dict(id=n, ip='1.2.3.4', port=n, device='D',
+                          use_replication=False)
+                     for n in range(10)]
+        expected = [dict(n) for n in node_list]
+        with mock.patch.object(self.app, 'sort_nodes',
+                               lambda n, *args, **kwargs: n), \
+                mock.patch.object(self.app, 'request_node_count',
+                                  lambda r: 3):
+            got_nodes = list(self.app.iter_nodes(
+                object_ring, 0, self.logger, Request.blank(''),
+                node_iter=iter(node_list)))
+        self.assertEqual(expected[:3], got_nodes)
+
+        req = Request.blank('/v1/a/c')
         node_list = [dict(id=n, ip='1.2.3.4', port=n, device='D')
                      for n in range(10)]
         with mock.patch.object(self.app, 'sort_nodes',
                                lambda n, *args, **kwargs: n), \
                 mock.patch.object(self.app, 'request_node_count',
-                                  lambda r: 3):
-            got_nodes = list(self.app.iter_nodes(object_ring, 0, self.logger,
-                                                 node_iter=iter(node_list)))
-        self.assertEqual(node_list[:3], got_nodes)
+                                  lambda r: 1000000):
+            got_nodes = list(self.app.iter_nodes(
+                object_ring, 0, self.logger, req, node_iter=iter(node_list)))
+        self.assertEqual(expected, got_nodes)
 
+    def test_iter_nodes_with_replication_network(self):
+        object_ring = self.app.get_object_ring(None)
+        node_list = [dict(id=n, ip='1.2.3.4', port=n, device='D',
+                          use_replication=False)
+                     for n in range(10)]
+        req = Request.blank(
+            '/v1/a/c', headers={'x-backend-use-replication-network': 'true'})
         with mock.patch.object(self.app, 'sort_nodes',
                                lambda n, *args, **kwargs: n), \
                 mock.patch.object(self.app, 'request_node_count',
-                                  lambda r: 1000000):
-            got_nodes = list(self.app.iter_nodes(object_ring, 0, self.logger,
-                                                 node_iter=iter(node_list)))
-        self.assertEqual(node_list, got_nodes)
+                                  lambda r: 3):
+            got_nodes = list(self.app.iter_nodes(
+                object_ring, 0, self.logger, req, node_iter=iter(node_list)))
+        expected = [dict(n, use_replication=True) for n in node_list]
+        self.assertEqual(expected[:3], got_nodes)
+        req = Request.blank(
+            '/v1/a/c', headers={'x-backend-use-replication-network': 'false'})
+        expected = [dict(n, use_replication=False) for n in node_list]
+        with mock.patch.object(self.app, 'sort_nodes',
+                               lambda n, *args, **kwargs: n), \
+                mock.patch.object(self.app, 'request_node_count',
+                                  lambda r: 13):
+            got_nodes = list(self.app.iter_nodes(
+                object_ring, 0, self.logger, req, node_iter=iter(node_list)))
+        self.assertEqual(expected, got_nodes)
 
     def test_best_response_sets_headers(self):
         controller = ReplicatedObjectController(