diff --git a/ecllibrary/std/File.ecl b/ecllibrary/std/File.ecl
index 4e0da7189ae..bb508adb422 100644
--- a/ecllibrary/std/File.ecl
+++ b/ecllibrary/std/File.ecl
@@ -209,9 +209,10 @@ EXPORT SetFileDescription(varstring lfn, varstring val) :=
  *                      system running on the remote machine.
  * @param mask          The filemask specifying which files to include in the result. Defaults to '*' (all files).
  * @param recurse       Whether to include files from subdirectories under the directory. Defaults to FALSE.
+ * @param planeName     The name of the data plane containing the file.
  */
-EXPORT dataset(FsFilenameRecord) RemoteDirectory(varstring machineIP, varstring dir, varstring mask='*', boolean recurse=FALSE) :=
-    lib_fileservices.FileServices.RemoteDirectory(machineIP, dir, mask, recurse);
+EXPORT dataset(FsFilenameRecord) RemoteDirectory(varstring machineIP, varstring dir, varstring mask='*', boolean recurse=FALSE, varstring planeName='') :=
+    lib_fileservices.FileServices.RemoteDirectory(machineIP, dir, mask, recurse, planeName);
 
 /**
  * Returns a dataset of information about the logical files known to the system.
diff --git a/plugins/fileservices/fileservices.cpp b/plugins/fileservices/fileservices.cpp
index 0ad6b7e52af..c2fe3f389f8 100644
--- a/plugins/fileservices/fileservices.cpp
+++ b/plugins/fileservices/fileservices.cpp
@@ -2092,18 +2092,9 @@ FILESERVICES_API char *  FILESERVICES_CALL fsGetFileDescription(ICodeContext *ct
         return CTXSTRDUP(parentCtx, "");
 }
 
-FILESERVICES_API void FILESERVICES_CALL fsRemoteDirectory(size32_t & __lenResult,void * & __result, const char *machine, const char *dir, const char *mask, bool sub)
+static void listRemoteDirectoryFiles(RemoteFilename &rfn, const char *mask, bool sub, size32_t &__lenResult, void *&__result)
 {
     MemoryBuffer mb;
-    RemoteFilename rfn;
-    SocketEndpoint ep(machine);
-    if (ep.isNull()){
-        if (machine)
-            throw MakeStringException(-1, "RemoteDirectory: Could not resolve host '%s'", machine);
-        ep.setLocalHost(0);
-    }
-
-    rfn.setPath(ep,dir);
     Owned<IFile> f = createIFile(rfn);
     if (f) {
         StringBuffer s;
@@ -2887,6 +2878,27 @@ FILESERVICES_API void FILESERVICES_CALL fsCreateExternalDirectory_v2(ICodeContex
     implementCreateExternalDirectory(ctx,location,path,planename);
 }
 
+static void implementListPlaneDirectory(ICodeContext *ctx,const char *planename,const char *machine,const char *dir,
+    const char *mask,bool sub,size32_t &lenresult,void *&result)
+{
+    Owned<IPropertyTree> plane = checkPlaneOrHost(planename,machine,dir);
+    RemoteFilename rfn;
+    checkExternalFilePath(ctx,plane,machine,dir,true,false,rfn);
+    listRemoteDirectoryFiles(rfn,mask,sub,lenresult,result);
+}
+
+FILESERVICES_API void FILESERVICES_CALL fsRemoteDirectory(ICodeContext *ctx,size32_t &lenresult,
+    void *&result,const char *machine,const char *dir,const char *mask,bool sub)
+{
+    implementListPlaneDirectory(ctx,nullptr,machine,dir,mask,sub,lenresult,result);
+}
+
+FILESERVICES_API void FILESERVICES_CALL fsRemoteDirectory_v2(ICodeContext *ctx,size32_t &lenresult,
+    void *&result,const char *machine,const char *dir,const char *mask,bool sub,const char *planename)
+{
+    implementListPlaneDirectory(ctx,planename,machine,dir,mask,sub,lenresult,result);
+}
+
 FILESERVICES_API char * FILESERVICES_CALL fsfGetLogicalFileAttribute(ICodeContext * ctx,const char *_lfn,const char *attrname)
 {
     StringBuffer lfn;
diff --git a/plugins/fileservices/fileservices.hpp b/plugins/fileservices/fileservices.hpp
index dfc9447d021..0bd5e5fee85 100644
--- a/plugins/fileservices/fileservices.hpp
+++ b/plugins/fileservices/fileservices.hpp
@@ -146,7 +146,8 @@ FILESERVICES_API char *  FILESERVICES_CALL fsfMonitorLogicalFileName(ICodeContex
 FILESERVICES_API char *  FILESERVICES_CALL fsfMonitorFile(ICodeContext *ctx, const char *eventname, const char *ip, const char *filename, bool sub, int shotcount, const char * espServerIpPort);
 FILESERVICES_API void FILESERVICES_CALL fsSetFileDescription(ICodeContext *ctx, const char *logicalfilename, const char *value);
 FILESERVICES_API char *  FILESERVICES_CALL fsGetFileDescription(ICodeContext *ctx, const char *logicalfilename);
-FILESERVICES_API void FILESERVICES_CALL fsRemoteDirectory(size32_t & __lenResult,void * & __result, const char *machineip, const char *dir, const char *mask, bool sub);
+FILESERVICES_API void FILESERVICES_CALL fsRemoteDirectory(ICodeContext *ctx, size32_t & __lenResult,void * & __result, const char *machineip, const char *dir, const char *mask, bool sub);
+FILESERVICES_API void FILESERVICES_CALL fsRemoteDirectory_v2(ICodeContext *ctx, size32_t & __lenResult,void * & __result, const char *machineip, const char *dir, const char *mask, bool sub, const char *planename);
 FILESERVICES_API void FILESERVICES_CALL fsLogicalFileList(ICodeContext *ctx,size32_t & __lenResult,void * & __result, const char *mask, bool includenormal, bool includesuper, bool unknownszero,const char *foreigndali);
 FILESERVICES_API void FILESERVICES_CALL fsSuperFileContents(ICodeContext *ctx,size32_t & __lenResult,void * & __result, const char *lsuperlfn, bool recurse);
 FILESERVICES_API void FILESERVICES_CALL fsLogicalFileSuperOwners(ICodeContext *ctx,size32_t & __lenResult,void * & __result, const char *lfn);
diff --git a/plugins/proxies/lib_fileservices.ecllib b/plugins/proxies/lib_fileservices.ecllib
index 9dea5cf0421..fc8db8d65c8 100644
--- a/plugins/proxies/lib_fileservices.ecllib
+++ b/plugins/proxies/lib_fileservices.ecllib
@@ -77,7 +77,7 @@ export FileServices := SERVICE : plugin('fileservices'), time
   varstring fReplicate(const varstring logicalName, integer4 timeOut=-1, const varstring espServerIpPort=GETENV('ws_fs_server')) : c,action,context,entrypoint='fsfReplicate';
   varstring GetFileDescription(const varstring lfn) : c,context,entrypoint='fsGetFileDescription';
   SetFileDescription(const varstring lfn,const varstring val) : c,action,context,entrypoint='fsSetFileDescription';
-  dataset(FsFilenameRecord) RemoteDirectory(const varstring machineIP,const varstring dir,const varstring mask='*',boolean sub=false) : c,entrypoint='fsRemoteDirectory';
+  dataset(FsFilenameRecord) RemoteDirectory(const varstring machineIP,const varstring dir,const varstring mask='*',boolean sub=false,const varstring planeName='') : c,context,entrypoint='fsRemoteDirectory_v2';
   dataset(FsLogicalFileInfoRecord) LogicalFileList(const varstring namepattern='*',boolean includenormal=true,boolean includesuper=false,boolean unknownszero=false,const varstring foreigndali='') : c,context,entrypoint='fsLogicalFileList';
   dataset(FsLogicalFileNameRecord) SuperFileContents(const varstring lsuperfn,boolean recurse=false) : c,context,entrypoint='fsSuperFileContents';
   dataset(FsLogicalFileNameRecord) LogicalFileSuperOwners(const varstring lfn) : c,context,entrypoint='fsLogicalFileSuperOwners';