diff --git a/protobufs b/protobufs
index 86640f20d..e21899aa6 160000
--- a/protobufs
+++ b/protobufs
@@ -1 +1 @@
-Subproject commit 86640f20db7b9b5be42949d18e8d96ad10d47a68
+Subproject commit e21899aa6b2b49863cfa2758e5e3b6faacf04bba
diff --git a/src/mesh/FloodingRouter.cpp b/src/mesh/FloodingRouter.cpp
index 4cfe982d8..dd547a6f1 100644
--- a/src/mesh/FloodingRouter.cpp
+++ b/src/mesh/FloodingRouter.cpp
@@ -35,11 +35,10 @@ bool FloodingRouter::shouldFilterReceived(const meshtastic_MeshPacket *p)
 
 void FloodingRouter::sniffReceived(const meshtastic_MeshPacket *p, const meshtastic_Routing *c)
 {
-    bool isAck =
-        ((c && c->error_reason == meshtastic_Routing_Error_NONE)); // consider only ROUTING_APP message without error as ACK
-    if (isAck && p->to != getNodeNum()) {
-        // do not flood direct message that is ACKed
-        LOG_DEBUG("Receiving an ACK not for me, but don't need to rebroadcast this direct message anymore.\n");
+    bool isAckorReply = (p->which_payload_variant == meshtastic_MeshPacket_decoded_tag) && (p->decoded.request_id != 0);
+    if (isAckorReply && p->to != getNodeNum() && p->to != NODENUM_BROADCAST) {
+        // do not flood direct message that is ACKed or replied to
+        LOG_DEBUG("Receiving an ACK or reply not for me, but don't need to rebroadcast this direct message anymore.\n");
         Router::cancelSending(p->to, p->decoded.request_id); // cancel rebroadcast for this DM
     }
     if ((p->to != getNodeNum()) && (p->hop_limit > 0) && (getFrom(p) != getNodeNum())) {
diff --git a/src/mesh/generated/meshtastic/apponly.pb.h b/src/mesh/generated/meshtastic/apponly.pb.h
index 54629f522..ba9f90873 100644
--- a/src/mesh/generated/meshtastic/apponly.pb.h
+++ b/src/mesh/generated/meshtastic/apponly.pb.h
@@ -55,7 +55,7 @@ extern const pb_msgdesc_t meshtastic_ChannelSet_msg;
 
 /* Maximum encoded size of messages (where known) */
 #define MESHTASTIC_MESHTASTIC_APPONLY_PB_H_MAX_SIZE meshtastic_ChannelSet_size
-#define meshtastic_ChannelSet_size               658
+#define meshtastic_ChannelSet_size               674
 
 #ifdef __cplusplus
 } /* extern "C" */
diff --git a/src/mesh/generated/meshtastic/channel.pb.h b/src/mesh/generated/meshtastic/channel.pb.h
index 185a47a98..d9c7d4ffa 100644
--- a/src/mesh/generated/meshtastic/channel.pb.h
+++ b/src/mesh/generated/meshtastic/channel.pb.h
@@ -34,6 +34,9 @@ typedef enum _meshtastic_Channel_Role {
 typedef struct _meshtastic_ModuleSettings {
     /* Bits of precision for the location sent in position packets. */
     uint32_t position_precision;
+    /* Controls whether or not the phone / clients should mute the current channel
+ Useful for noisy public channels you don't necessarily want to disable */
+    bool is_client_muted;
 } meshtastic_ModuleSettings;
 
 typedef PB_BYTES_ARRAY_T(32) meshtastic_ChannelSettings_psk_t;
@@ -126,14 +129,15 @@ extern "C" {
 
 /* Initializer values for message structs */
 #define meshtastic_ChannelSettings_init_default  {0, {0, {0}}, "", 0, 0, 0, false, meshtastic_ModuleSettings_init_default}
-#define meshtastic_ModuleSettings_init_default   {0}
+#define meshtastic_ModuleSettings_init_default   {0, 0}
 #define meshtastic_Channel_init_default          {0, false, meshtastic_ChannelSettings_init_default, _meshtastic_Channel_Role_MIN}
 #define meshtastic_ChannelSettings_init_zero     {0, {0, {0}}, "", 0, 0, 0, false, meshtastic_ModuleSettings_init_zero}
-#define meshtastic_ModuleSettings_init_zero      {0}
+#define meshtastic_ModuleSettings_init_zero      {0, 0}
 #define meshtastic_Channel_init_zero             {0, false, meshtastic_ChannelSettings_init_zero, _meshtastic_Channel_Role_MIN}
 
 /* Field tags (for use in manual encoding/decoding) */
 #define meshtastic_ModuleSettings_position_precision_tag 1
+#define meshtastic_ModuleSettings_is_client_muted_tag 2
 #define meshtastic_ChannelSettings_channel_num_tag 1
 #define meshtastic_ChannelSettings_psk_tag       2
 #define meshtastic_ChannelSettings_name_tag      3
@@ -159,7 +163,8 @@ X(a, STATIC,   OPTIONAL, MESSAGE,  module_settings,   7)
 #define meshtastic_ChannelSettings_module_settings_MSGTYPE meshtastic_ModuleSettings
 
 #define meshtastic_ModuleSettings_FIELDLIST(X, a) \
-X(a, STATIC,   SINGULAR, UINT32,   position_precision,   1)
+X(a, STATIC,   SINGULAR, UINT32,   position_precision,   1) \
+X(a, STATIC,   SINGULAR, BOOL,     is_client_muted,   2)
 #define meshtastic_ModuleSettings_CALLBACK NULL
 #define meshtastic_ModuleSettings_DEFAULT NULL
 
@@ -182,9 +187,9 @@ extern const pb_msgdesc_t meshtastic_Channel_msg;
 
 /* Maximum encoded size of messages (where known) */
 #define MESHTASTIC_MESHTASTIC_CHANNEL_PB_H_MAX_SIZE meshtastic_Channel_size
-#define meshtastic_ChannelSettings_size          70
-#define meshtastic_Channel_size                  85
-#define meshtastic_ModuleSettings_size           6
+#define meshtastic_ChannelSettings_size          72
+#define meshtastic_Channel_size                  87
+#define meshtastic_ModuleSettings_size           8
 
 #ifdef __cplusplus
 } /* extern "C" */
diff --git a/src/mesh/generated/meshtastic/deviceonly.pb.h b/src/mesh/generated/meshtastic/deviceonly.pb.h
index 2506ec647..b8cc80633 100644
--- a/src/mesh/generated/meshtastic/deviceonly.pb.h
+++ b/src/mesh/generated/meshtastic/deviceonly.pb.h
@@ -306,7 +306,7 @@ extern const pb_msgdesc_t meshtastic_OEMStore_msg;
 /* Maximum encoded size of messages (where known) */
 /* meshtastic_DeviceState_size depends on runtime parameters */
 #define MESHTASTIC_MESHTASTIC_DEVICEONLY_PB_H_MAX_SIZE meshtastic_OEMStore_size
-#define meshtastic_ChannelFile_size              702
+#define meshtastic_ChannelFile_size              718
 #define meshtastic_NodeInfoLite_size             166
 #define meshtastic_OEMStore_size                 3346
 #define meshtastic_PositionLite_size             28