diff --git a/vadl/main/vadl/rtl/analysis/HazardAnalysis.java b/vadl/main/vadl/rtl/analysis/HazardAnalysis.java
index df24005d1..898f29b88 100644
--- a/vadl/main/vadl/rtl/analysis/HazardAnalysis.java
+++ b/vadl/main/vadl/rtl/analysis/HazardAnalysis.java
@@ -40,9 +40,10 @@ public class HazardAnalysis extends DefinitionExtension<Resource> {
    * @param effect stage the read takes effect
    * @param condition stage, in which the condition is known
    * @param address stage, in which the address is known
+   * @param forwarding MiA spec enables forwarding to this read
    */
   public record ReadAnalysis(ReadResourceNode node, Stage effect, Stage condition,
-                             @Nullable Stage address) {
+                             @Nullable Stage address, boolean forwarding) {
   }
 
   /**
diff --git a/vadl/main/vadl/rtl/passes/ForwardingLogicPass.java b/vadl/main/vadl/rtl/passes/ForwardingLogicPass.java
index 6c8898234..2dff41684 100644
--- a/vadl/main/vadl/rtl/passes/ForwardingLogicPass.java
+++ b/vadl/main/vadl/rtl/passes/ForwardingLogicPass.java
@@ -73,10 +73,9 @@ protected Object execute(PassResults passResults, Specification viam,
         .orElseGet(() -> new Logic.Forwarding(mia.identifier.append("bypass")));
     var behavior = forwarding.behavior();
 
-    // no forwarding to instruction fetch and pc read in fetch
+    // no forwarding to instruction fetch
     var ignore = Stream.of(
             inline.mapping().ipg().fetch()
-        // inline.mapping().ipg().pcRead()
         )
         .map(inline.inlineMap()::get).toList();
 
@@ -91,7 +90,16 @@ protected Object execute(PassResults passResults, Specification viam,
         if (!isa.registerTensors().contains(res) && !isa.ownMemories().contains(res)) {
           continue;
         }
+
         var analysis = res.expectExtension(HazardAnalysis.class);
+
+        var ipgRead = inline.inlineMap().inverse().get(read.asReadNode());
+        var hazardRd = analysis.reads().stream()
+            .filter(rd -> rd.node().equals(ipgRead) && rd.forwarding()).findFirst();
+        if (hazardRd.isEmpty()) {
+          continue; // no forwarding to this read
+        }
+
         var hazardWr = analysis.writes().stream()
             .filter(wr -> isAfter(stage, wr.effect())).toList();
         if (!hazardWr.isEmpty()) {
diff --git a/vadl/main/vadl/rtl/passes/HazardAnalysisPass.java b/vadl/main/vadl/rtl/passes/HazardAnalysisPass.java
index 6c65834fd..1d42e6d22 100644
--- a/vadl/main/vadl/rtl/passes/HazardAnalysisPass.java
+++ b/vadl/main/vadl/rtl/passes/HazardAnalysisPass.java
@@ -90,7 +90,8 @@ public Object execute(PassResults passResults, Specification viam) throws IOExce
           .map(read -> new HazardAnalysis.ReadAnalysis(
               read, stage(mapping, read),
               condition(mapping, read),
-              stage(mapping, read.indices())
+              stage(mapping, read.indices()),
+              forwardToActive(mapping, read.resourceDefinition(), stage(mapping, read))
           ))
           .collect(Collectors.toCollection(LinkedHashSet::new));
       var writes = ipg.getNodes(WriteResourceNode.class)
@@ -160,7 +161,7 @@ private Stream<HazardAnalysis.ForwardAnalysis> forward(MiaMapping mapping,
     // add forward from write stage (always possible)
     result.add(new HazardAnalysis.ForwardAnalysis(write, analysis.effect(), stage,
         new ArrayList<>(conditions), address, value,
-        forwardActive(mapping, write.resourceDefinition(), stage)));
+        forwardFromActive(mapping, write.resourceDefinition(), stage)));
 
     // stop if we passed the stage where address or condition are available
     var stop = Stream.of(analysis.condition(), analysis.address()).filter(Objects::nonNull)
@@ -175,14 +176,27 @@ private Stream<HazardAnalysis.ForwardAnalysis> forward(MiaMapping mapping,
       }
       result.add(new HazardAnalysis.ForwardAnalysis(write, analysis.effect(), stage,
           new ArrayList<>(conditions), address, value,
-          forwardActive(mapping, write.resourceDefinition(), stage)));
+          forwardFromActive(mapping, write.resourceDefinition(), stage)));
       stage = stage.prev();
     }
 
     return result.stream();
   }
 
-  private boolean forwardActive(MiaMapping mapping, Resource resource, Stage stage) {
+  private boolean forwardToActive(MiaMapping mapping, Resource resource, Stage stage) {
+    if (mapping.mia().logic().stream().noneMatch(Logic.Forwarding.class::isInstance)) {
+      return true; // MiA does not define forwarding paths
+    }
+    if (Objects.requireNonNull(mapping.mia().isa().pc()).registerTensor().equals(resource)) {
+      return true; // always forward to PC read (can not be specified)
+    }
+    // TODO this does not support multiple forwarding logic elements
+    return stage.behavior().getNodes(MiaBuiltInCall.class)
+        .anyMatch(call -> call.builtIn().equals(BuiltInTable.INSTRUCTION_READ_OR_FORWARD)
+            && call.matchResource(resource));
+  }
+
+  private boolean forwardFromActive(MiaMapping mapping, Resource resource, Stage stage) {
     if (mapping.mia().logic().stream().noneMatch(Logic.Forwarding.class::isInstance)) {
       return true; // MiA does not define forwarding paths
     }