diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index 79b5f89fa..cf038ef58 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -18,7 +18,9 @@ All notable changes to this project will be documented in this file, in reverse
 
 ### Fixed
 
-- Nothing.
+- [#247](https://github.com/zendframework/zend-mvc/pull/247) fixes bug in
+  controller plugin Forward, introduced in 2.1.0, where problem listeners were
+  not detached for forwarded controller dispatch
 
 ## 3.1.0 - 2017-05-01
 
diff --git a/src/Controller/Plugin/Forward.php b/src/Controller/Plugin/Forward.php
index d6dbdfbba..4410aaea5 100644
--- a/src/Controller/Plugin/Forward.php
+++ b/src/Controller/Plugin/Forward.php
@@ -194,6 +194,13 @@ protected function detachProblemListeners(SharedEvents $sharedEvents)
                         if (! is_object($currentCallback)) {
                             continue;
                         }
+
+                        foreach ($classArray as $class) {
+                            if ($currentCallback instanceof $class) {
+                                $this->detachSharedListener($id, $currentEvent, $sharedEvents);
+                                $results[$id][$eventName][$priority] = $currentEvent;
+                            }
+                        }
                     }
                 }
             }
diff --git a/test/Controller/Plugin/ForwardTest.php b/test/Controller/Plugin/ForwardTest.php
index a604944f6..7554d0cf4 100644
--- a/test/Controller/Plugin/ForwardTest.php
+++ b/test/Controller/Plugin/ForwardTest.php
@@ -33,6 +33,7 @@
 use ZendTest\Mvc\Controller\TestAsset\ForwardController;
 use ZendTest\Mvc\Controller\TestAsset\SampleController;
 use ZendTest\Mvc\Controller\TestAsset\UneventfulController;
+use ZendTest\Mvc\Controller\Plugin\TestAsset\ListenerStub;
 
 class ForwardTest extends TestCase
 {
@@ -237,6 +238,64 @@ function ($e) {}
         $this->assertEquals(['content' => 'ZendTest\Mvc\Controller\TestAsset\ForwardController::testAction'], $result);
     }
 
+    public function testProblemListenersAreDetachedAndReattachedWhenPluginDispatchesRequestedController()
+    {
+        $services = $this->services;
+        $events   = $services->get('EventManager');
+
+        $myCallback = [new ListenerStub(),'myCallback'];
+        $sharedEvents = $this->createMock(SharedEventManagerInterface::class);
+        $sharedEvents->expects($this->once())->method('detach')->with($myCallback, 'Zend\Stdlib\DispatchableInterface');
+        $sharedEvents
+            ->expects($this->once())
+            ->method('attach')
+            ->with('Zend\Stdlib\DispatchableInterface', MvcEvent::EVENT_DISPATCH, $myCallback, -50);
+        $sharedEvents->expects($this->any())->method('getListeners')->will($this->returnValue([-50 => [$myCallback]]));
+        $events = $this->createEventManager($sharedEvents);
+
+        $application = $this->createMock(ApplicationInterface::class);
+        $application->expects($this->any())->method('getEventManager')->will($this->returnValue($events));
+        $event = $this->controller->getEvent();
+        $event->setApplication($application);
+
+        $this->plugin->setListenersToDetach([[
+            'id'    => 'Zend\Stdlib\DispatchableInterface',
+            'event' => MvcEvent::EVENT_DISPATCH,
+            'class' => 'ZendTest\Mvc\Controller\Plugin\TestAsset\ListenerStub',
+        ]]);
+
+        $result = $this->plugin->dispatch('forward');
+    }
+
+    public function testInvokableProblemListenersAreDetachedAndReattachedWhenPluginDispatchesRequestedController()
+    {
+        $services = $this->services;
+        $events   = $services->get('EventManager');
+
+        $myCallback = new ListenerStub();
+        $sharedEvents = $this->createMock(SharedEventManagerInterface::class);
+        $sharedEvents->expects($this->once())->method('detach')->with($myCallback, 'Zend\Stdlib\DispatchableInterface');
+        $sharedEvents
+            ->expects($this->once())
+            ->method('attach')
+            ->with('Zend\Stdlib\DispatchableInterface', MvcEvent::EVENT_DISPATCH, $myCallback, -50);
+        $sharedEvents->expects($this->any())->method('getListeners')->will($this->returnValue([-50 => [$myCallback]]));
+        $events = $this->createEventManager($sharedEvents);
+
+        $application = $this->createMock(ApplicationInterface::class);
+        $application->expects($this->any())->method('getEventManager')->will($this->returnValue($events));
+        $event = $this->controller->getEvent();
+        $event->setApplication($application);
+
+        $this->plugin->setListenersToDetach([[
+            'id'    => 'Zend\Stdlib\DispatchableInterface',
+            'event' => MvcEvent::EVENT_DISPATCH,
+            'class' => 'ZendTest\Mvc\Controller\Plugin\TestAsset\ListenerStub',
+        ]]);
+
+        $result = $this->plugin->dispatch('forward');
+    }
+
     public function testDispatchWillSeedRouteMatchWithPassedParameters()
     {
         $result = $this->plugin->dispatch('forward', [
diff --git a/test/Controller/Plugin/TestAsset/ListenerStub.php b/test/Controller/Plugin/TestAsset/ListenerStub.php
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..689657d72
--- /dev/null
+++ b/test/Controller/Plugin/TestAsset/ListenerStub.php
@@ -0,0 +1,13 @@
+<?php
+namespace ZendTest\Mvc\Controller\Plugin\TestAsset;
+
+class ListenerStub
+{
+    public function __invoke()
+    {
+    }
+
+    public function myCallback()
+    {
+    }
+}