diff --git a/src/mesh/NodeDB.cpp b/src/mesh/NodeDB.cpp
index 892ac3648..37d1c7a78 100644
--- a/src/mesh/NodeDB.cpp
+++ b/src/mesh/NodeDB.cpp
@@ -1567,6 +1567,17 @@ bool NodeDB::hasValidPosition(const meshtastic_NodeInfoLite *n)
     return n->has_position && (n->position.latitude_i != 0 || n->position.longitude_i != 0);
 }
 
+/// If we have a node / user and they report is_licensed = true
+/// we consider them licensed
+UserLicenseStatus NodeDB::getLicenseStatus(uint32_t nodeNum)
+{
+    meshtastic_NodeInfoLite *info = getMeshNode(nodeNum);
+    if (!info || !info->has_user) {
+        return UserLicenseStatus::NotKnown;
+    }
+    return info->user.is_licensed ? UserLicenseStatus::Licensed : UserLicenseStatus::NotLicensed;
+}
+
 /// Record an error that should be reported via analytics
 void recordCriticalError(meshtastic_CriticalErrorCode code, uint32_t address, const char *filename)
 {
diff --git a/src/mesh/NodeDB.h b/src/mesh/NodeDB.h
index e281b5a3e..44e2ebcc8 100644
--- a/src/mesh/NodeDB.h
+++ b/src/mesh/NodeDB.h
@@ -68,6 +68,8 @@ enum LoadFileResult {
     OTHER_FAILURE = 5
 };
 
+enum UserLicenseStatus { NotKnown, NotLicensed, Licensed };
+
 class NodeDB
 {
     // NodeNum provisionalNodeNum; // if we are trying to find a node num this is our current attempt
@@ -167,6 +169,8 @@ class NodeDB
     virtual meshtastic_NodeInfoLite *getMeshNode(NodeNum n);
     size_t getNumMeshNodes() { return numMeshNodes; }
 
+    UserLicenseStatus getLicenseStatus(uint32_t nodeNum);
+
     size_t getMaxNodesAllocatedSize()
     {
         meshtastic_NodeDatabase emptyNodeDatabase;
diff --git a/src/modules/RoutingModule.cpp b/src/modules/RoutingModule.cpp
index a501e319b..34ef2ddd1 100644
--- a/src/modules/RoutingModule.cpp
+++ b/src/modules/RoutingModule.cpp
@@ -20,6 +20,11 @@ bool RoutingModule::handleReceivedProtobuf(const meshtastic_MeshPacket &mp, mesh
         if ((nodeDB->getMeshNode(mp.from) == NULL || !nodeDB->getMeshNode(mp.from)->has_user) &&
             (nodeDB->getMeshNode(mp.to) == NULL || !nodeDB->getMeshNode(mp.to)->has_user))
             return false;
+    } else if (owner.is_licensed && nodeDB->getLicenseStatus(mp.from) == UserLicenseStatus::NotLicensed) {
+        // Don't let licensed users to rebroadcast packets from unlicensed users
+        // If we know they are in-fact unlicensed
+        LOG_DEBUG("Packet from unlicensed user, ignoring packet");
+        return false;
     }
 
     printPacket("Routing sniffing", &mp);