diff --git a/src/mesh/PhoneAPI.cpp b/src/mesh/PhoneAPI.cpp
index f2d2a6e9d..efbcc9558 100644
--- a/src/mesh/PhoneAPI.cpp
+++ b/src/mesh/PhoneAPI.cpp
@@ -430,6 +430,8 @@ bool PhoneAPI::available()
             auto nextNode = nodeDB->readNextMeshNode(readIndex);
             if (nextNode) {
                 nodeInfoForPhone = TypeConversions::ConvertToNodeInfo(nextNode);
+                nodeInfoForPhone.is_favorite =
+                    nodeInfoForPhone.is_favorite || nodeInfoForPhone.num == nodeDB->getNodeNum(); // Our node is always a favorite
             }
         }
         return true; // Always say we have something, because we might need to advance our state machine