diff --git a/lisp/eshell/esh-proc.el b/lisp/eshell/esh-proc.el
index fcd59ab9f37..a6defe03761 100644
--- a/lisp/eshell/esh-proc.el
+++ b/lisp/eshell/esh-proc.el
@@ -265,6 +265,8 @@ nil, write to `eshell-output-handle'."
   "A marker that tracks the beginning of output of the last subprocess.
 Used only on systems which do not support async subprocesses.")
 
+(defvar tramp-remote-path)
+
 (defun eshell-gather-process-output (command args)
   "Gather the output from COMMAND + ARGS."
   (require 'esh-var)
@@ -272,7 +274,9 @@ Used only on systems which do not support async subprocesses.")
   (unless (and (file-executable-p command)
 	       (file-regular-p (file-truename command)))
     (error "%s: not an executable file" command))
-  (let* ((delete-exited-processes
+  (let* ((real-path (getenv "PATH"))
+         (tramp-remote-path (bound-and-true-p tramp-remote-path))
+         (delete-exited-processes
 	  (if eshell-current-subjob-p
 	      eshell-delete-exited-processes
 	    delete-exited-processes))
@@ -280,6 +284,16 @@ Used only on systems which do not support async subprocesses.")
          (coding-system-for-read coding-system-for-read)
          (coding-system-for-write coding-system-for-write)
 	 proc stderr-proc decoding encoding changed)
+    ;; HACK: We want to supply our subprocess with the all the
+    ;; environment variables we've set in Eshell.  However, supplying
+    ;; a remote PATH this way can break Tramp, which needs the *local*
+    ;; PATH for calling "ssh", etc.  Instead, set the local path in
+    ;; our `process-environment' and pass the remote PATH via
+    ;; `tramp-remote-path'.  (If we handle this some better way in the
+    ;; future, remember to remove `tramp-remote-path' above, too.)
+    (when (file-remote-p default-directory)
+      (push (concat "PATH=" real-path) process-environment)
+      (setq tramp-remote-path (eshell-get-path)))
     ;; MS-Windows needs special setting of encoding/decoding, because
     ;; (a) non-ASCII text in command-line arguments needs to be
     ;; encoded in the system's codepage; and (b) because many Windows
diff --git a/test/lisp/eshell/esh-proc-tests.el b/test/lisp/eshell/esh-proc-tests.el
index 8e02fbb5497..7d0432dbe68 100644
--- a/test/lisp/eshell/esh-proc-tests.el
+++ b/test/lisp/eshell/esh-proc-tests.el
@@ -259,4 +259,19 @@ write the exit status to the pipe.  See bug#54136."
                      output-start (eshell-end-of-output))
                     "")))))
 
+
+;; Remote processes
+
+(ert-deftest esh-var-test/remote/remote-path ()
+  "Ensure that setting the remote PATH in Eshell doesn't interfere with Tramp.
+See bug#65551."
+  (skip-unless (and (eshell-tests-remote-accessible-p)
+                    (executable-find "echo")))
+  (let ((default-directory ert-remote-temporary-file-directory))
+    (with-temp-eshell
+     (eshell-insert-command "set PATH ''")
+     (eshell-match-command-output
+      (format "%s hello" (executable-find "echo" t))
+      "\\`hello\n"))))
+
 ;;; esh-proc-tests.el ends here