diff --git a/src/mesh/NodeDB.cpp b/src/mesh/NodeDB.cpp
index c7a42cb09..02749feb8 100644
--- a/src/mesh/NodeDB.cpp
+++ b/src/mesh/NodeDB.cpp
@@ -689,11 +689,11 @@ void NodeDB::updateTelemetry(uint32_t nodeId, const meshtastic_Telemetry &t, RxS
 
 /** Update user info for this node based on received user data
  */
-void NodeDB::updateUser(uint32_t nodeId, const meshtastic_User &p)
+bool NodeDB::updateUser(uint32_t nodeId, const meshtastic_User &p)
 {
     meshtastic_NodeInfo *info = getOrCreateNode(nodeId);
     if (!info) {
-        return;
+        return false;
     }
 
     LOG_DEBUG("old user %s/%s/%s\n", info->user.id, info->user.long_name, info->user.short_name);
@@ -713,6 +713,8 @@ void NodeDB::updateUser(uint32_t nodeId, const meshtastic_User &p)
         // We just changed something important about the user, store our DB
         saveToDisk(SEGMENT_DEVICESTATE);
     }
+
+    return changed;
 }
 
 /// given a subpacket sniffed from the network, update our DB state
diff --git a/src/mesh/NodeDB.h b/src/mesh/NodeDB.h
index 2822ffbf6..541b51f83 100644
--- a/src/mesh/NodeDB.h
+++ b/src/mesh/NodeDB.h
@@ -86,7 +86,7 @@ class NodeDB
 
     /** Update user info for this node based on received user data
      */
-    void updateUser(uint32_t nodeId, const meshtastic_User &p);
+    bool updateUser(uint32_t nodeId, const meshtastic_User &p);
 
     /// @return our node number
     NodeNum getNodeNum() { return myNodeInfo.my_node_num; }
diff --git a/src/modules/NodeInfoModule.cpp b/src/modules/NodeInfoModule.cpp
index cf8c17c3b..09819dab1 100644
--- a/src/modules/NodeInfoModule.cpp
+++ b/src/modules/NodeInfoModule.cpp
@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@ bool NodeInfoModule::handleReceivedProtobuf(const meshtastic_MeshPacket &mp, mes
 {
     auto p = *pptr;
 
-    nodeDB.updateUser(getFrom(&mp), p);
+    bool hasChanged = nodeDB.updateUser(getFrom(&mp), p);
 
     bool wasBroadcast = mp.to == NODENUM_BROADCAST;
 
@@ -23,6 +23,10 @@ bool NodeInfoModule::handleReceivedProtobuf(const meshtastic_MeshPacket &mp, mes
             screen->print(lcd.c_str());
     }
 
+    // if user has changed while packet was not for us, inform phone
+    if (hasChanged && !wasBroadcast && mp.to != nodeDB.getNodeNum())
+        service.sendToPhone(packetPool.allocCopy(mp));
+
     // LOG_DEBUG("did handleReceived\n");
     return false; // Let others look at this message also if they want
 }