diff --git a/src/mesh/PhoneAPI.cpp b/src/mesh/PhoneAPI.cpp
index 5cbc900dd..d1e342c80 100644
--- a/src/mesh/PhoneAPI.cpp
+++ b/src/mesh/PhoneAPI.cpp
@@ -57,6 +57,9 @@ void PhoneAPI::handleStartConfig()
 #endif
     }
 
+    // Allow subclasses to prepare for high-throughput config traffic
+    onConfigStart();
+
     // even if we were already connected - restart our state machine
     if (config_nonce == SPECIAL_NONCE_ONLY_NODES) {
         // If client only wants node info, jump directly to sending nodes
@@ -575,6 +578,10 @@ void PhoneAPI::sendConfigComplete()
     fromRadioScratch.config_complete_id = config_nonce;
     config_nonce = 0;
     state = STATE_SEND_PACKETS;
+
+    // Allow subclasses to know we've entered steady-state so they can lower power consumption
+    onConfigComplete();
+
     pauseBluetoothLogging = false;
 }
 
diff --git a/src/mesh/PhoneAPI.h b/src/mesh/PhoneAPI.h
index d0ba91e72..d6682684f 100644
--- a/src/mesh/PhoneAPI.h
+++ b/src/mesh/PhoneAPI.h
@@ -159,6 +159,11 @@ class PhoneAPI
      */
     virtual void onNowHasData(uint32_t fromRadioNum) {}
 
+    /// Subclasses can use these lifecycle hooks for transport-specific behavior around config/steady-state
+    /// (i.e. BLE connection params)
+    virtual void onConfigStart() {}
+    virtual void onConfigComplete() {}
+
     /// begin a new connection
     void handleStartConfig();