diff --git a/lisp/tramp-container.el b/lisp/tramp-container.el
index 0879d6f1..7b942532 100644
--- a/lisp/tramp-container.el
+++ b/lisp/tramp-container.el
@@ -163,6 +163,7 @@ see its function help for a description of the format."
                                    ("-u" "%u")
                                    ("%h")
 			           ("%l")))
+		(tramp-direct-async (,tramp-default-remote-shell "-c"))
                 (tramp-remote-shell ,tramp-default-remote-shell)
                 (tramp-remote-shell-login ("-l"))
                 (tramp-remote-shell-args ("-i" "-c"))))
@@ -174,6 +175,7 @@ see its function help for a description of the format."
                                    ("-u" "%u")
                                    ("%h")
 			           ("%l")))
+		(tramp-direct-async (,tramp-default-remote-shell "-c"))
                 (tramp-remote-shell ,tramp-default-remote-shell)
                 (tramp-remote-shell-login ("-l"))
                 (tramp-remote-shell-args ("-i" "-c"))))
@@ -186,6 +188,7 @@ see its function help for a description of the format."
                                    ("--")
 			           ("%l")))
 		(tramp-config-check tramp-kubernetes--current-context-data)
+		(tramp-direct-async (,tramp-default-remote-shell "-c"))
                 (tramp-remote-shell ,tramp-default-remote-shell)
                 (tramp-remote-shell-login ("-l"))
                 (tramp-remote-shell-args ("-i" "-c"))))
diff --git a/lisp/tramp.el b/lisp/tramp.el
index f20a1fc3..003912f8 100644
--- a/lisp/tramp.el
+++ b/lisp/tramp.el
@@ -4836,7 +4836,14 @@ substitution.  SPEC-LIST is a list of char/value pairs used for
 	       (command
 	        (append
 		 `("cd" ,(tramp-shell-quote-argument localname) "&&" "(" "env")
-		 env `(,command ")"))))
+		 env `(,command ")")))
+		;; Add remote shell if needed.
+	       (command
+		(if (consp (tramp-get-method-parameter v 'tramp-direct-async))
+		    (append
+		     (tramp-get-method-parameter v 'tramp-direct-async)
+ 		     `(,(mapconcat #'identity command " ")))
+		  command)))

 	  ;; Check for `tramp-sh-file-name-handler', because something
 	  ;; is different between tramp-sh.el, and tramp-adb.el or