diff --git a/pkg/proxy/proxy.go b/pkg/proxy/proxy.go
index a6e515d4f..7d40dc7b3 100644
--- a/pkg/proxy/proxy.go
+++ b/pkg/proxy/proxy.go
@@ -60,7 +60,9 @@ type ProxyOps interface {
 }
 
 type V1DataEngineProxyOps struct{}
-type V2DataEngineProxyOps struct{}
+type V2DataEngineProxyOps struct {
+	spdkServiceAddress string
+}
 
 type Proxy struct {
 	rpc.UnimplementedProxyEngineServiceServer
@@ -77,7 +79,7 @@ func NewProxy(ctx context.Context, logsDir, diskServiceAddress, spdkServiceAddre
 
 	ops := map[rpc.DataEngine]ProxyOps{
 		rpc.DataEngine_DATA_ENGINE_V1: V1DataEngineProxyOps{},
-		rpc.DataEngine_DATA_ENGINE_V2: V2DataEngineProxyOps{},
+		rpc.DataEngine_DATA_ENGINE_V2: V2DataEngineProxyOps{spdkServiceAddress: spdkServiceAddress},
 	}
 
 	spdkLocalClient, err := spdkclient.NewSPDKClient(spdkServiceAddress)
@@ -146,9 +148,5 @@ func getSPDKClientFromAddress(address string) (*spdkclient.SPDKClient, error) {
 	}
 
 	spdkServiceAddress := net.JoinHostPort(host, strconv.Itoa(types.InstanceManagerSpdkServiceDefaultPort))
-	if err != nil {
-		return nil, err
-	}
-
 	return spdkclient.NewSPDKClient(spdkServiceAddress)
 }
diff --git a/pkg/proxy/volume.go b/pkg/proxy/volume.go
index 1735c03d4..9e6d63b10 100644
--- a/pkg/proxy/volume.go
+++ b/pkg/proxy/volume.go
@@ -16,6 +16,7 @@ import (
 	lhns "github.com/longhorn/go-common-libs/ns"
 	lhtypes "github.com/longhorn/go-common-libs/types"
 	eclient "github.com/longhorn/longhorn-engine/pkg/controller/client"
+	spdkclient "github.com/longhorn/longhorn-spdk-engine/pkg/client"
 	rpc "github.com/longhorn/types/pkg/generated/imrpc"
 
 	"github.com/longhorn/longhorn-instance-manager/pkg/util"
@@ -77,22 +78,26 @@ func (ops V1DataEngineProxyOps) VolumeGet(ctx context.Context, req *rpc.ProxyEng
 }
 
 func (ops V2DataEngineProxyOps) VolumeGet(ctx context.Context, req *rpc.ProxyEngineRequest) (resp *rpc.EngineVolumeGetProxyResponse, err error) {
-	c, err := getSPDKClientFromAddress(req.Address)
+	// The engine is always local to this IM (proxy runs on engine IM).
+	// Use the local SPDK service for EngineGet so it works even when the
+	// EngineFrontend is on a remote node.
+	localClient, err := spdkclient.NewSPDKClient(ops.spdkServiceAddress)
 	if err != nil {
-		return nil, grpcstatus.Errorf(grpccodes.Internal, "failed to get SPDK client from engine address %v: %v", req.Address, err)
+		return nil, grpcstatus.Errorf(grpccodes.Internal, "failed to create local SPDK client for address %v: %v", ops.spdkServiceAddress, err)
 	}
 	defer func() {
-		if closeErr := c.Close(); closeErr != nil {
+		if closeErr := localClient.Close(); closeErr != nil {
 			logrus.WithFields(logrus.Fields{
 				"serviceURL":         req.Address,
-				"engineFrontendName": req.EngineFrontendName,
+				"spdkServiceAddress": ops.spdkServiceAddress,
+				"engineName":         req.EngineName,
 				"volumeName":         req.VolumeName,
 				"dataEngine":         req.DataEngine,
-			}).WithError(closeErr).Warn("Failed to close SPDK client")
+			}).WithError(closeErr).Warn("Failed to close local SPDK client")
 		}
 	}()
 
-	engine, err := c.EngineGet(req.EngineName)
+	engine, err := localClient.EngineGet(req.EngineName)
 	if err != nil {
 		return nil, grpcstatus.Errorf(grpccodes.Internal, "failed to get engine %v: %v", req.EngineName, err)
 	}
@@ -104,15 +109,49 @@ func (ops V2DataEngineProxyOps) VolumeGet(ctx context.Context, req *rpc.ProxyEng
 	lastExpansionError := engine.LastExpansionError
 	lastExpansionFailedAt := engine.LastExpansionFailedAt
 	if req.EngineFrontendName != "" {
-		engineFrontend, err := c.EngineFrontendGet(req.EngineFrontendName)
-		if err == nil && engineFrontend != nil {
-			size = int64(engineFrontend.SpecSize)
-			endpoint = engineFrontend.Endpoint
-			frontend = engineFrontend.Frontend
-			isExpanding = engine.IsExpanding || engineFrontend.IsExpanding
-			if engineFrontend.LastExpansionError != "" {
-				lastExpansionError = engineFrontend.LastExpansionError
-				lastExpansionFailedAt = engineFrontend.LastExpansionFailedAt
+		// The EngineFrontend may be on a remote IM. Use req.Address
+		// (the EF IM address) and derive its SPDK service endpoint.
+		efClient, err := getSPDKClientFromAddress(req.Address)
+		if err != nil {
+			logrus.WithFields(logrus.Fields{
+				"serviceURL":         req.Address,
+				"engineFrontendName": req.EngineFrontendName,
+			}).WithError(err).Warn("Failed to get SPDK client for engine frontend, returning engine-only info")
+		} else {
+			defer func() {
+				if closeErr := efClient.Close(); closeErr != nil {
+					logrus.WithFields(logrus.Fields{
+						"serviceURL":         req.Address,
+						"engineFrontendName": req.EngineFrontendName,
+					}).WithError(closeErr).Warn("Failed to close EF SPDK client")
+				}
+			}()
+			engineFrontend, err := efClient.EngineFrontendGet(req.EngineFrontendName)
+			if err != nil {
+				logrus.WithFields(logrus.Fields{
+					"engineName":         req.EngineName,
+					"volumeName":         req.VolumeName,
+					"dataEngine":         req.DataEngine,
+					"serviceURL":         req.Address,
+					"engineFrontendName": req.EngineFrontendName,
+				}).WithError(err).Warn("Failed to get engine frontend, returning engine-only info")
+			} else if engineFrontend != nil {
+				size = int64(engineFrontend.SpecSize)
+				endpoint = engineFrontend.Endpoint
+				frontend = engineFrontend.Frontend
+				isExpanding = engine.IsExpanding || engineFrontend.IsExpanding
+				if engineFrontend.LastExpansionError != "" {
+					lastExpansionError = engineFrontend.LastExpansionError
+					lastExpansionFailedAt = engineFrontend.LastExpansionFailedAt
+				}
+			} else {
+				logrus.WithFields(logrus.Fields{
+					"engineName":         req.EngineName,
+					"volumeName":         req.VolumeName,
+					"dataEngine":         req.DataEngine,
+					"serviceURL":         req.Address,
+					"engineFrontendName": req.EngineFrontendName,
+				}).Warn("Engine frontend not found, returning engine-only info")
 			}
 		}
 	}