diff --git a/Lib/multiprocessing/managers.py b/Lib/multiprocessing/managers.py
index 91bcf243e78e5b..cfb6be9a49048f 100644
--- a/Lib/multiprocessing/managers.py
+++ b/Lib/multiprocessing/managers.py
@@ -531,8 +531,7 @@ def connect(self):
         '''
         Connect manager object to the server process
         '''
-        Listener, Client = listener_client[self._serializer]
-        conn = Client(self._address, authkey=self._authkey)
+        conn = self._Client(self._address, authkey=self._authkey)
         dispatch(conn, None, 'dummy')
         self._state.value = State.STARTED
 
@@ -786,8 +785,13 @@ def __init__(self, token, serializer, manager=None,
         self._token = token
         self._id = self._token.id
         self._manager = manager
-        self._serializer = serializer
-        self._Client = listener_client[serializer][1]
+
+        if manager is not None:
+            self._serializer = manager._serializer
+            self._Client = manager._Client
+        else:
+            self._serializer = serializer
+            self._Client = listener_client[serializer][1]
 
         # Should be set to True only when a proxy object is being created
         # on the manager server; primary use case: nested proxy objects.
@@ -989,7 +993,10 @@ def AutoProxy(token, serializer, manager=None, authkey=None,
     '''
     Return an auto-proxy for `token`
     '''
-    _Client = listener_client[serializer][1]
+    if manager is not None:
+        _Client = manager._Client
+    else:
+        _Client = listener_client[serializer][1]
 
     if exposed is None:
         conn = _Client(token.address, authkey=authkey)
diff --git a/Lib/test/_test_multiprocessing.py b/Lib/test/_test_multiprocessing.py
index cc07062eee6f98..2f39f5b5ac3846 100644
--- a/Lib/test/_test_multiprocessing.py
+++ b/Lib/test/_test_multiprocessing.py
@@ -3517,6 +3517,32 @@ def test_remote(self):
         # Make queue finalizer run before the server is stopped
         del queue
 
+    @warnings_helper.ignore_fork_in_thread_deprecation_warnings()
+    @support.skip_if_sanitizer('TSan: leaks threads', thread=True)
+    def test_client_propagation(self):
+        authkey = os.urandom(32)
+
+        manager = QueueManager(
+            address=(socket_helper.HOST, 0), authkey=authkey, serializer=SERIALIZER,
+            shutdown_timeout=SHUTDOWN_TIMEOUT)
+        manager.start()
+        self.addCleanup(manager.shutdown)
+
+        manager2 = QueueManager2(
+            address=manager.address, authkey=authkey, serializer=SERIALIZER,
+            shutdown_timeout=SHUTDOWN_TIMEOUT)
+
+        def MyXmlClient(*args, **kwargs):
+            return manager._Client(*args, **kwargs)
+
+        manager2._Client = MyXmlClient
+        manager2.connect()
+        queue = manager2.get_queue()
+
+        self.assertIsNot(queue._Client, manager._Client)
+        self.assertIs(queue._Client, manager2._Client)
+
+        del queue
 
 @hashlib_helper.requires_hashdigest('sha256')
 class _TestManagerRestart(BaseTestCase):
diff --git a/Misc/NEWS.d/next/Library/2020-04-20-10-40-54.bpo-40307.b4YXXY.rst b/Misc/NEWS.d/next/Library/2020-04-20-10-40-54.bpo-40307.b4YXXY.rst
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000000..a68f9434d03273
--- /dev/null
+++ b/Misc/NEWS.d/next/Library/2020-04-20-10-40-54.bpo-40307.b4YXXY.rst
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+:class:`multiprocessing.Manager` and its proxies now uses the client picked at the time the manager was created to guarantee consistent behaviour across the whole manager life span.