diff --git a/src/mesh/MeshService.cpp b/src/mesh/MeshService.cpp
index dfa130d48..8efff3d32 100644
--- a/src/mesh/MeshService.cpp
+++ b/src/mesh/MeshService.cpp
@@ -12,8 +12,8 @@
 #include "RTC.h"
 #include "TypeConversions.h"
 #include "main.h"
-#include "meshUtils.h"
 #include "mesh-pb-constants.h"
+#include "meshUtils.h"
 #include "modules/NodeInfoModule.h"
 #include "modules/PositionModule.h"
 #include "power.h"
@@ -79,14 +79,16 @@ int MeshService::handleFromRadio(const meshtastic_MeshPacket *mp)
     powerFSM.trigger(EVENT_PACKET_FOR_PHONE); // Possibly keep the node from sleeping
 
     nodeDB->updateFrom(*mp); // update our DB state based off sniffing every RX packet from the radio
+    bool isPreferredRebroadcaster =
+        IS_ONE_OF(config.device.role, meshtastic_Config_DeviceConfig_Role_ROUTER, meshtastic_Config_DeviceConfig_Role_REPEATER);
     if (mp->which_payload_variant == meshtastic_MeshPacket_decoded_tag &&
         mp->decoded.portnum == meshtastic_PortNum_TELEMETRY_APP && mp->decoded.request_id > 0) {
         LOG_DEBUG("Received telemetry response. Skip sending our NodeInfo."); //  because this potentially a Repeater which will
                                                                               //  ignore our request for its NodeInfo
     } else if (mp->which_payload_variant == meshtastic_MeshPacket_decoded_tag && !nodeDB->getMeshNode(mp->from)->has_user &&
-               nodeInfoModule) {
-        LOG_INFO("Heard new node on channel %d, sending NodeInfo and asking for a response.", mp->channel);
+               nodeInfoModule && !isPreferredRebroadcaster) {
         if (airTime->isTxAllowedChannelUtil(true)) {
+            LOG_INFO("Heard new node on channel %d, sending NodeInfo and asking for a response.", mp->channel);
             nodeInfoModule->sendOurNodeInfo(mp->from, true, mp->channel);
         } else {
             LOG_DEBUG("Skip sending NodeInfo due to > 25 percent channel util.");