diff --git a/src/mesh/MeshService.cpp b/src/mesh/MeshService.cpp
index ee4ddcd77..6a49294cd 100644
--- a/src/mesh/MeshService.cpp
+++ b/src/mesh/MeshService.cpp
@@ -77,8 +77,8 @@ int MeshService::handleFromRadio(const meshtastic_MeshPacket *mp)
 
     nodeDB.updateFrom(*mp); // update our DB state based off sniffing every RX packet from the radio
     if (mp->which_payload_variant == meshtastic_MeshPacket_decoded_tag && !nodeDB.getNode(mp->from)->has_user && nodeInfoModule) {
-        LOG_INFO("Heard a node we don't know, sending NodeInfo and asking for a response.\n");
-        nodeInfoModule->sendOurNodeInfo(mp->from, true);
+        LOG_INFO("Heard a node on channel %d we don't know, sending NodeInfo and asking for a response.\n", mp->channel);
+        nodeInfoModule->sendOurNodeInfo(mp->from, true, mp->channel);
     }
 
     printPacket("Forwarding to phone", mp);
@@ -242,13 +242,13 @@ void MeshService::sendNetworkPing(NodeNum dest, bool wantReplies)
 
     if (node->has_position && (node->position.latitude_i != 0 || node->position.longitude_i != 0)) {
         if (positionModule) {
-            LOG_INFO("Sending position ping to 0x%x, wantReplies=%d\n", dest, wantReplies);
-            positionModule->sendOurPosition(dest, wantReplies);
+            LOG_INFO("Sending position ping to 0x%x, wantReplies=%d, channel=%d\n", dest, wantReplies, node->channel);
+            positionModule->sendOurPosition(dest, wantReplies, node->channel);
         }
     } else {
         if (nodeInfoModule) {
-            LOG_INFO("Sending nodeinfo ping to 0x%x, wantReplies=%d\n", dest, wantReplies);
-            nodeInfoModule->sendOurNodeInfo(dest, wantReplies);
+            LOG_INFO("Sending nodeinfo ping to 0x%x, wantReplies=%d, channel=%d\n", dest, wantReplies, node->channel);
+            nodeInfoModule->sendOurNodeInfo(dest, wantReplies, node->channel);
         }
     }
 }
diff --git a/src/mesh/NodeDB.cpp b/src/mesh/NodeDB.cpp
index 3a7055aed..c620295c2 100644
--- a/src/mesh/NodeDB.cpp
+++ b/src/mesh/NodeDB.cpp
@@ -721,7 +721,7 @@ void NodeDB::updateUser(uint32_t nodeId, const meshtastic_User &p)
 void NodeDB::updateFrom(const meshtastic_MeshPacket &mp)
 {
     if (mp.which_payload_variant == meshtastic_MeshPacket_decoded_tag && mp.from) {
-        LOG_DEBUG("Update DB node 0x%x, rx_time=%u\n", mp.from, mp.rx_time);
+        LOG_DEBUG("Update DB node 0x%x, rx_time=%u, channel=%d\n", mp.from, mp.rx_time, mp.channel);
 
         meshtastic_NodeInfo *info = getOrCreateNode(getFrom(&mp));
         if (!info) {
@@ -733,9 +733,22 @@ void NodeDB::updateFrom(const meshtastic_MeshPacket &mp)
 
         if (mp.rx_snr)
             info->snr = mp.rx_snr; // keep the most recent SNR we received for this node.
+
+        if (mp.decoded.portnum == meshtastic_PortNum_NODEINFO_APP) {
+            info->channel = mp.channel;
+        }
     }
 }
 
+uint8_t NodeDB::getNodeChannel(NodeNum n)
+{
+    meshtastic_NodeInfo *info = getNode(n);
+    if (!info) {
+        return 0; // defaults to PRIMARY
+    }
+    return info->channel;
+}
+
 /// Find a node in our DB, return null for missing
 /// NOTE: This function might be called from an ISR
 meshtastic_NodeInfo *NodeDB::getNode(NodeNum n)
diff --git a/src/mesh/NodeDB.h b/src/mesh/NodeDB.h
index 6ab4c46e5..2822ffbf6 100644
--- a/src/mesh/NodeDB.h
+++ b/src/mesh/NodeDB.h
@@ -113,6 +113,9 @@ class NodeDB
     /// pick a provisional nodenum we hope no one is using
     void pickNewNodeNum();
 
+    // get channel channel index we heard a nodeNum on, defaults to 0 if not found
+    uint8_t getNodeChannel(NodeNum n);
+
     /// Find a node in our DB, return null for missing
     meshtastic_NodeInfo *getNode(NodeNum n);
 
diff --git a/src/mesh/Router.cpp b/src/mesh/Router.cpp
index fc38f9f5e..db0509aca 100644
--- a/src/mesh/Router.cpp
+++ b/src/mesh/Router.cpp
@@ -173,6 +173,10 @@ ErrorCode Router::sendLocal(meshtastic_MeshPacket *p, RxSource src)
             handleReceived(p, src);
         }
 
+        if (p->channel) // don't override if a channel was requested
+            p->channel = nodeDB.getNodeChannel(p->to);
+        LOG_DEBUG("localSend to channel %d\n", p->channel);
+
         return send(p);
     }
 }
diff --git a/src/modules/NodeInfoModule.cpp b/src/modules/NodeInfoModule.cpp
index 004ad75f0..cf8c17c3b 100644
--- a/src/modules/NodeInfoModule.cpp
+++ b/src/modules/NodeInfoModule.cpp
@@ -27,7 +27,7 @@ bool NodeInfoModule::handleReceivedProtobuf(const meshtastic_MeshPacket &mp, mes
     return false; // Let others look at this message also if they want
 }
 
-void NodeInfoModule::sendOurNodeInfo(NodeNum dest, bool wantReplies)
+void NodeInfoModule::sendOurNodeInfo(NodeNum dest, bool wantReplies, uint8_t channel)
 {
     // cancel any not yet sent (now stale) position packets
     if (prevPacketId) // if we wrap around to zero, we'll simply fail to cancel in that rare case (no big deal)
@@ -38,6 +38,11 @@ void NodeInfoModule::sendOurNodeInfo(NodeNum dest, bool wantReplies)
         p->to = dest;
         p->decoded.want_response = wantReplies;
         p->priority = meshtastic_MeshPacket_Priority_BACKGROUND;
+        if (channel > 0) {
+            LOG_DEBUG("sending ourNodeInfo to channel %d\n", channel);
+            p->channel = channel;
+        }
+
         prevPacketId = p->id;
 
         service.sendToMesh(p);
diff --git a/src/modules/NodeInfoModule.h b/src/modules/NodeInfoModule.h
index 900d5983d..b10cccdf1 100644
--- a/src/modules/NodeInfoModule.h
+++ b/src/modules/NodeInfoModule.h
@@ -20,7 +20,7 @@ class NodeInfoModule : public ProtobufModule<meshtastic_User>, private concurren
     /**
      * Send our NodeInfo into the mesh
      */
-    void sendOurNodeInfo(NodeNum dest = NODENUM_BROADCAST, bool wantReplies = false);
+    void sendOurNodeInfo(NodeNum dest = NODENUM_BROADCAST, bool wantReplies = false, uint8_t channel = 0);
 
   protected:
     /** Called to handle a particular incoming message
diff --git a/src/modules/PositionModule.cpp b/src/modules/PositionModule.cpp
index 92a8b4c0c..ade96fb8a 100644
--- a/src/modules/PositionModule.cpp
+++ b/src/modules/PositionModule.cpp
@@ -120,7 +120,7 @@ meshtastic_MeshPacket *PositionModule::allocReply()
     return allocDataProtobuf(p);
 }
 
-void PositionModule::sendOurPosition(NodeNum dest, bool wantReplies)
+void PositionModule::sendOurPosition(NodeNum dest, bool wantReplies, uint8_t channel)
 {
     // cancel any not yet sent (now stale) position packets
     if (prevPacketId) // if we wrap around to zero, we'll simply fail to cancel in that rare case (no big deal)
@@ -135,6 +135,9 @@ void PositionModule::sendOurPosition(NodeNum dest, bool wantReplies)
         p->priority = meshtastic_MeshPacket_Priority_BACKGROUND;
     prevPacketId = p->id;
 
+    if (channel > 0)
+        p->channel = channel;
+
     service.sendToMesh(p, RX_SRC_LOCAL, true);
 }
 
diff --git a/src/modules/PositionModule.h b/src/modules/PositionModule.h
index 8e9c37087..aaa5c76c5 100644
--- a/src/modules/PositionModule.h
+++ b/src/modules/PositionModule.h
@@ -29,7 +29,7 @@ class PositionModule : public ProtobufModule<meshtastic_Position>, private concu
     /**
      * Send our position into the mesh
      */
-    void sendOurPosition(NodeNum dest = NODENUM_BROADCAST, bool wantReplies = false);
+    void sendOurPosition(NodeNum dest = NODENUM_BROADCAST, bool wantReplies = false, uint8_t channel = 0);
 
   protected:
     /** Called to handle a particular incoming message