diff --git a/src/controller/BaseController.ts b/src/controller/BaseController.ts
index 651f26e18..1d6b2ab9c 100644
--- a/src/controller/BaseController.ts
+++ b/src/controller/BaseController.ts
@@ -170,7 +170,7 @@ export abstract class BaseController<TData extends ControllerData> extends BotSe
   }
 
   protected async reply(sourceCtx: Context, body: string): Promise<void> {
-    const context = redirectContext(sourceCtx, this.data.redirect);
+    const context = redirectContext(sourceCtx, this.data.redirect, this.services);
     const msg = new Message({
       body,
       context,
diff --git a/src/controller/CompletionController.ts b/src/controller/CompletionController.ts
index 5b2ee7f9b..cc6a7a287 100644
--- a/src/controller/CompletionController.ts
+++ b/src/controller/CompletionController.ts
@@ -85,7 +85,7 @@ export class CompletionController extends BaseController<CompletionControllerDat
 
   protected async createContext(maybeCtx?: Context) {
     const ctx = mustExist(maybeCtx);
-    return redirectContext(ctx, this.data.redirect);
+    return redirectContext(ctx, this.data.redirect, this.services);
   }
 
   protected async getFragment(ctx: Context, id: string): Promise<Fragment> {
diff --git a/src/controller/EchoController.ts b/src/controller/EchoController.ts
index 12b44d27b..a277cb9dc 100644
--- a/src/controller/EchoController.ts
+++ b/src/controller/EchoController.ts
@@ -18,7 +18,7 @@ export class EchoController extends BaseController<EchoControllerData> implement
   @Handler(NOUN_ECHO, CommandVerb.Create)
   @CheckRBAC()
   public async createEcho(cmd: Command, ctx: Context): Promise<void> {
-    const targetCtx = redirectContext(ctx, this.data.redirect);
+    const targetCtx = redirectContext(ctx, this.data.redirect, this.services);
 
     this.logger.debug({ cmd, ctx, targetCtx }, 'echoing command');
 
diff --git a/src/entity/Context.ts b/src/entity/Context.ts
index bd247a2ac..1129ce468 100644
--- a/src/entity/Context.ts
+++ b/src/entity/Context.ts
@@ -4,10 +4,12 @@ import { MissingValueError } from 'noicejs';
 import { newTrie, ShiroTrie } from 'shiro-trie';
 import { Column, Entity, PrimaryGeneratedColumn } from 'typeorm';
 
+import { NotFoundError } from '../error/NotFoundError';
 import { Listener } from '../listener';
+import { ServiceModule } from '../module/ServiceModule';
 import { Parser } from '../parser';
 import { ServiceMetadata } from '../Service';
-import { doesExist, mustCoalesce, Optional } from '../utils';
+import { doesExist, mustCoalesce, mustExist, Optional } from '../utils';
 import { Token } from './auth/Token';
 import { GRAPH_OUTPUT_USER, User } from './auth/User';
 import { BaseEntity, BaseEntityOptions } from './base/BaseEntity';
@@ -31,12 +33,13 @@ export interface ContextData {
   uid: string;
 }
 
-export interface ContextOptions extends BaseEntityOptions, ContextData {
-  parser?: Parser;
-
+export interface ContextRoute {
   source?: Listener;
-
   target?: Listener;
+}
+
+export interface ContextOptions extends BaseEntityOptions, ContextData, ContextRoute {
+  parser?: Parser;
 
   token?: Token;
 
@@ -47,8 +50,9 @@ export interface ContextOptions extends BaseEntityOptions, ContextData {
 }
 
 export interface ListenerRedirect {
-  source: boolean;
+  source?: boolean;
   service?: ServiceMetadata;
+  target?: boolean;
 }
 
 export interface ContextRedirectStage extends ContextData {
@@ -64,7 +68,7 @@ export interface ContextRedirect {
 export const TABLE_CONTEXT = 'context';
 
 @Entity(TABLE_CONTEXT)
-export class Context extends BaseEntity implements ContextOptions {
+export class Context extends BaseEntity implements ContextOptions, ContextRoute {
   @Column('simple-json')
   public channel: ChannelData;
 
@@ -192,13 +196,55 @@ export function extractRedirect(stage: Optional<Partial<ContextRedirectStage>>):
   };
 }
 
-export function redirectContext(original: Context, redirect: ContextRedirect): Context {
+export function redirectService(original: Context, redirect: ContextRedirect, services: ServiceModule, key: 'source' | 'target'): Listener {
+  // check forces
+  const forces = redirect.forces[key];
+  if (doesExist(forces)) {
+    if (forces.source === true) {
+      return mustExist(original.source);
+    }
+
+    if (forces.target === true) {
+      return mustExist(original.target);
+    }
+
+    if (doesExist(forces.service)) {
+      return services.getService(forces.service);
+    }
+  }
+
+  // check original
+  const originalListener = original[key];
+  if (doesExist(originalListener)) {
+    return originalListener;
+  }
+
+  // check defaults
+  const defaults = redirect.defaults[key];
+  if (doesExist(defaults)) {
+    if (defaults.source === true) {
+      return mustExist(original.source);
+    }
+
+    if (defaults.target === true) {
+      return mustExist(original.target);
+    }
+
+    if (doesExist(defaults.service)) {
+      return services.getService(defaults.service);
+    }
+  }
+
+  throw new NotFoundError();
+}
+
+export function redirectContext(original: Context, redirect: ContextRedirect, services: ServiceModule): Context {
   const channel = mustCoalesce(redirect.defaults.channel, original.channel, redirect.forces.channel);
   const name = mustCoalesce(redirect.defaults.name, original.name, redirect.forces.name);
   const uid = mustCoalesce(redirect.defaults.uid, original.uid, redirect.forces.uid);
   // loop up source and target services, user
-  const source = original.source;
-  const target = original.target;
+  const source = redirectService(original, redirect, services, 'source');
+  const target = redirectService(original, redirect, services, 'target');
 
   return new Context({
     channel,
diff --git a/src/generator/BaseGenerator.ts b/src/generator/BaseGenerator.ts
index 4e5bb79b2..40282f226 100644
--- a/src/generator/BaseGenerator.ts
+++ b/src/generator/BaseGenerator.ts
@@ -116,7 +116,7 @@ export abstract class BaseGenerator<TData extends GeneratorData> extends BotServ
    */
   protected async createContext(): Promise<Context> {
     const base = new Context(this.data.context);
-    const ctx = redirectContext(base, this.data.redirect);
+    const ctx = redirectContext(base, this.data.redirect, this.services);
     return this.contextRepository.save(ctx);
   }
 }
diff --git a/src/listener/LoopbackListener.ts b/src/listener/LoopbackListener.ts
index 144e79042..0a72aa09c 100644
--- a/src/listener/LoopbackListener.ts
+++ b/src/listener/LoopbackListener.ts
@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@ export class LoopbackListener extends BaseListener<LoopbackListenerData> impleme
 
     const outCtx = await this.createContext(ctx);
     const outMsg = new Message(msg);
-    outMsg.context = redirectContext(outCtx, this.data.redirect);
+    outMsg.context = redirectContext(outCtx, this.data.redirect, this.services);
 
     await this.bot.receive(outMsg);
   }
diff --git a/src/schema/schema.yml b/src/schema/schema.yml
index 5f07551e5..2b14dc8b7 100644
--- a/src/schema/schema.yml
+++ b/src/schema/schema.yml
@@ -102,6 +102,27 @@ definitions:
           target:
             $ref: "#/definitions/service-metadata"
 
+  entity-context-route:
+    oneOf:
+      - type: object
+        additionalProperties: false
+        required: [service]
+        properties:
+          service:
+            $ref: "#/definitions/service-metadata"
+      - type: object
+        additionalProperties: false
+        required: [source]
+        properties:
+          source:
+            type: boolean
+      - type: object
+        additionalProperties: false
+        required: [target]
+        properties:
+          target:
+            type: boolean
+
   entity-context-redirect:
     type: object
     additionalProperties: false
@@ -109,9 +130,17 @@ definitions:
       defaults:
         allOf:
           - $ref: "#/definitions/entity-context-data"
+          - source:
+              $ref: "#/definitions/entity-context-route"
+          - target:
+              $ref: "#/definitions/entity-context-route"
       forces:
         allOf:
           - $ref: "#/definitions/entity-context-data"
+          - source:
+              $ref: "#/definitions/entity-context-route"
+          - target:
+              $ref: "#/definitions/entity-context-route"
 
   entity-message:
     type: object