diff --git a/src/csui/PlayerOverlay.vue b/src/csui/PlayerOverlay.vue
index 2c3ac9b..64d3fe9 100644
--- a/src/csui/PlayerOverlay.vue
+++ b/src/csui/PlayerOverlay.vue
@@ -572,7 +572,17 @@ export default {
     },
 
     handleBusTunnelIn(payload) {
-      this.eventBus.send(payload.action, payload.config, payload.routingData);
+      this.eventBus.send(
+        payload.action,
+        payload.config,
+        {
+          ...payload.context,
+          borderCrossings: {
+            ...payload.context?.borderCrossings,
+            iframe: true
+          }
+        }
+      );
     },
 
     updateConfig() {
diff --git a/src/ext/lib/EventBus.ts b/src/ext/lib/EventBus.ts
index c001532..2943685 100644
--- a/src/ext/lib/EventBus.ts
+++ b/src/ext/lib/EventBus.ts
@@ -19,6 +19,10 @@ export interface EventBusContext {
     frame?: any,
     sourceFrame?: IframeData
     forwardTo?: 'all' | 'active' | 'contentScript' | 'server' | 'sameOrigin' | 'popup' | 'all-frames',
+  };
+  borderCrossings?: {
+    commsServer?: boolean,
+    iframe?: boolean,
   }
 }
 
@@ -29,6 +33,9 @@ export default class EventBus {
 
   private disableTunnel: boolean = false;
   private popupContext: any = {};
+
+  private iframeForwardingList: {iframe: any, fn: (action, payload, context?) => void}[] = [];
+
   // private uiUri = window.location.href;
 
   constructor(options?: {isUWServer?: boolean}) {
@@ -83,6 +90,18 @@ export default class EventBus {
     }
   }
 
+  forwardToIframe(iframe: any, fn: (action: string, payload: any, context?: EventBusContext) => void) {
+    this.cancelIframeForwarding(iframe);
+    this.iframeForwardingList.push({iframe, fn});
+  }
+
+  cancelIframeForwarding(iframe: any) {
+    const existingForwarding = this.iframeForwardingList.findIndex((x: any) => x.iframe === iframe);
+    if (existingForwarding !== -1) {
+      this.iframeForwardingList.splice(existingForwarding, 1);
+    }
+  }
+
   send(command: string, commandData: any, context?: EventBusContext) {
     // execute commands we have subscriptions for
 
@@ -96,8 +115,25 @@ export default class EventBus {
     // CommsServer's job. EventBus does not have enough data for this decision.
     // We do, however, have enough data to prevent backflow of messages that
     // crossed CommsServer once already.
-    if (this.comms && context?.origin !== CommsOrigin.Server) {
+    if (this.comms && context?.origin !== CommsOrigin.Server && !context?.borderCrossings?.commsServer) {
       this.comms.sendMessage({command, config: commandData, context}, context);
+    };
+
+    // call forwarding functions if they exist
+    if (!context?.borderCrossings?.iframe) {
+      for (const forwarding of this.iframeForwardingList) {
+        forwarding.fn(
+          command,
+          commandData,
+          {
+            ...context,
+            borderCrossings: {
+              ...context?.borderCrossings,
+              iframe: true
+            }
+          }
+        );
+      }
     }
 
     if (context?.stopPropagation) {
diff --git a/src/ext/lib/comms/CommsClient.ts b/src/ext/lib/comms/CommsClient.ts
index 8cfd77b..8e16dfe 100644
--- a/src/ext/lib/comms/CommsClient.ts
+++ b/src/ext/lib/comms/CommsClient.ts
@@ -128,7 +128,7 @@ class CommsClient {
   }
   //#endregion
 
-  async sendMessage(message, context?: EventBusContext){
+  async sendMessage(message, context?: EventBusContext, borderCrossings?){
     this.logger.info('sendMessage', '         <<< Sending message to background script:', message);
 
     message = JSON.parse(JSON.stringify(message)); // vue quirk. We should really use vue store instead
@@ -144,8 +144,11 @@ class CommsClient {
         return port.postMessage(message);
       }
     }
+
     // send to server
-    return chrome.runtime.sendMessage(null, message, null);
+    if (!context?.borderCrossings.commsServer) {
+      return chrome.runtime.sendMessage(null, message, null);
+    }
   }
 
   /**
@@ -170,7 +173,10 @@ class CommsClient {
       message.config,
       {
         comms,
-        origin: CommsOrigin.Server
+        origin: CommsOrigin.Server,
+        borderCrossings: {
+          commsServer: true
+        }
       }
     );
   }
diff --git a/src/ext/lib/uwui/UI.js b/src/ext/lib/uwui/UI.js
index 7f17587..e6e44c5 100644
--- a/src/ext/lib/uwui/UI.js
+++ b/src/ext/lib/uwui/UI.js
@@ -205,10 +205,18 @@ class UI {
       document.addEventListener('mousemove', fn, true);
     }
 
+    this.eventBus.forwardToIframe(
+        this.uiIframe,
+        (action, payload) => {
+          this.sendToIframe(action, payload, {})
+        }
+      );
+
     this.rootDiv.appendChild(iframe);
   }
 
   unloadIframe() {
+    this.eventBus.cancelIframeForwarding(this.uiIframe);
     window.removeEventListener('message', this.messageHandlerFn);
     this.uiIframe?.remove();
     delete this.uiIframe;
@@ -416,7 +424,17 @@ class UI {
           break;
         case 'uw-bus-tunnel':
           const busCommand = event.data.payload;
-          this.eventBus.send(busCommand.action, busCommand.config, busCommand.routingData);
+          this.eventBus.send(
+            busCommand.action,
+            busCommand.config,
+            {
+              ...busCommand?.context,
+              borderCrossings: {
+                ...busCommand?.context?.borderCrossings,
+                iframe: true,
+              }
+            }
+          );
           break;
         case 'uwui-get-role':
           this.sendToIframeLowLevel('uwui-set-role', {role: this.isGlobal ? 'global' : 'player'});