diff --git a/meshtastic/config.proto b/meshtastic/config.proto
index 66d149f0..0ad0b26e 100644
--- a/meshtastic/config.proto
+++ b/meshtastic/config.proto
@@ -973,6 +973,11 @@ message Config {
      * If true, the device will not process any packets received via LoRa that passed via MQTT anywhere on the path towards it.
      */
     bool ignore_mqtt = 104;
+
+    /*
+     * Sets the ok_to_mqtt bit on outgoing packets
+     */
+    bool config_ok_to_mqtt = 105;
   }
 
   message BluetoothConfig {
@@ -1070,4 +1075,4 @@ message Config {
     SecurityConfig security = 8;
     SessionkeyConfig sessionkey = 9;
   }
-}
\ No newline at end of file
+}
diff --git a/meshtastic/mesh.proto b/meshtastic/mesh.proto
index 23d2b9c9..ed2e3aa6 100644
--- a/meshtastic/mesh.proto
+++ b/meshtastic/mesh.proto
@@ -888,6 +888,11 @@ message Data {
    * a message a heart or poop emoji.
    */
   fixed32 emoji = 8;
+
+  /*
+   * Defaults to false. Indicates the user approves the packet being uploaded to MQTT.
+   */
+  optional bool ok_to_mqtt = 9;
 }
 
 /*
@@ -1889,4 +1894,4 @@ message ChunkedPayloadResponse {
      */
     resend_chunks resend_chunks = 4;
   }
-}
\ No newline at end of file
+}