diff --git a/gdb/remote.c b/gdb/remote.c
index 9c6d2e5..c0fab92 100644
--- a/gdb/remote.c
+++ b/gdb/remote.c
@@ -9890,6 +9890,15 @@ remote_hostio_send_command (int command_bytes, int which_packet,
   return ret;
 }
 
+/* Return nonzero if the filesystem accessed by the target_fileio_*
+   methods is the local filesystem, zero otherwise.  */
+
+static int
+remote_filesystem_is_local (struct target_ops *self)
+{
+  return 0;
+}
+
 /* Open FILENAME on the remote target, using FLAGS and MODE.  Return a
    remote file descriptor, or -1 if an error occurs (and set
    *REMOTE_ERRNO).  */
@@ -11841,6 +11850,7 @@ Specify the serial device it is connected to\n\
   remote_ops.to_supports_multi_process = remote_supports_multi_process;
   remote_ops.to_supports_disable_randomization
     = remote_supports_disable_randomization;
+  remote_ops.to_filesystem_is_local = remote_filesystem_is_local;
   remote_ops.to_fileio_open = remote_hostio_open;
   remote_ops.to_fileio_pwrite = remote_hostio_pwrite;
   remote_ops.to_fileio_pread = remote_hostio_pread;
diff --git a/gdb/target-delegates.c b/gdb/target-delegates.c
index 0c1309a..20ad257 100644
--- a/gdb/target-delegates.c
+++ b/gdb/target-delegates.c
@@ -2345,6 +2345,33 @@ debug_thread_address_space (struct target_ops *self, ptid_t arg1)
   return result;
 }
 
+static int
+delegate_filesystem_is_local (struct target_ops *self)
+{
+  self = self->beneath;
+  return self->to_filesystem_is_local (self);
+}
+
+static int
+tdefault_filesystem_is_local (struct target_ops *self)
+{
+  return 1;
+}
+
+static int
+debug_filesystem_is_local (struct target_ops *self)
+{
+  int result;
+  fprintf_unfiltered (gdb_stdlog, "-> %s->to_filesystem_is_local (...)\n", debug_target.to_shortname);
+  result = debug_target.to_filesystem_is_local (&debug_target);
+  fprintf_unfiltered (gdb_stdlog, "<- %s->to_filesystem_is_local (", debug_target.to_shortname);
+  target_debug_print_struct_target_ops_p (&debug_target);
+  fputs_unfiltered (") = ", gdb_stdlog);
+  target_debug_print_int (result);
+  fputs_unfiltered ("\n", gdb_stdlog);
+  return result;
+}
+
 static void
 delegate_trace_init (struct target_ops *self)
 {
@@ -4024,6 +4051,8 @@ install_delegators (struct target_ops *ops)
     ops->to_thread_architecture = delegate_thread_architecture;
   if (ops->to_thread_address_space == NULL)
     ops->to_thread_address_space = delegate_thread_address_space;
+  if (ops->to_filesystem_is_local == NULL)
+    ops->to_filesystem_is_local = delegate_filesystem_is_local;
   if (ops->to_trace_init == NULL)
     ops->to_trace_init = delegate_trace_init;
   if (ops->to_download_tracepoint == NULL)
@@ -4227,6 +4256,7 @@ install_dummy_methods (struct target_ops *ops)
   ops->to_can_run_breakpoint_commands = tdefault_can_run_breakpoint_commands;
   ops->to_thread_architecture = default_thread_architecture;
   ops->to_thread_address_space = default_thread_address_space;
+  ops->to_filesystem_is_local = tdefault_filesystem_is_local;
   ops->to_trace_init = tdefault_trace_init;
   ops->to_download_tracepoint = tdefault_download_tracepoint;
   ops->to_can_download_tracepoint = tdefault_can_download_tracepoint;
@@ -4374,6 +4404,7 @@ init_debug_target (struct target_ops *ops)
   ops->to_can_run_breakpoint_commands = debug_can_run_breakpoint_commands;
   ops->to_thread_architecture = debug_thread_architecture;
   ops->to_thread_address_space = debug_thread_address_space;
+  ops->to_filesystem_is_local = debug_filesystem_is_local;
   ops->to_trace_init = debug_trace_init;
   ops->to_download_tracepoint = debug_download_tracepoint;
   ops->to_can_download_tracepoint = debug_can_download_tracepoint;
diff --git a/gdb/target.h b/gdb/target.h
index d2bd152..925abeb 100644
--- a/gdb/target.h
+++ b/gdb/target.h
@@ -825,6 +825,12 @@ struct target_ops
 
     /* Target file operations.  */
 
+    /* Return nonzero if the filesystem accessed by the
+       target_fileio_* methods is the local filesystem,
+       zero otherwise.  */
+    int (*to_filesystem_is_local) (struct target_ops *)
+      TARGET_DEFAULT_RETURN (1);
+
     /* Open FILENAME on the target, using FLAGS and MODE.  Return a
        target file descriptor, or -1 if an error occurs (and set
        *TARGET_ERRNO).  */
@@ -1920,6 +1926,11 @@ extern int target_search_memory (CORE_ADDR start_addr,
 
 /* Target file operations.  */
 
+/* Nonzero if the filesystem accessed by the target_fileio_*
+   methods is the local filesystem, zero otherwise.  */
+#define target_filesystem_is_local \
+  current_target.to_filesystem_is_local (&current_target)
+
 /* Open FILENAME on the target, using FLAGS and MODE.  Return a
    target file descriptor, or -1 if an error occurs (and set
    *TARGET_ERRNO).  */
