diff --git a/src/mqtt/MQTT.cpp b/src/mqtt/MQTT.cpp
index 566eb352db..9f9ac5c243 100644
--- a/src/mqtt/MQTT.cpp
+++ b/src/mqtt/MQTT.cpp
@@ -900,8 +900,10 @@ std::string MQTT::meshPacketToJson(meshtastic_MeshPacket *mp)
         jsonObj["rssi"] = new JSONValue((int)mp->rx_rssi);
     if (mp->rx_snr != 0)
         jsonObj["snr"] = new JSONValue((float)mp->rx_snr);
-    if (mp->hop_start != 0 && mp->hop_limit <= mp->hop_start)
+    if (mp->hop_start != 0 && mp->hop_limit <= mp->hop_start) {
         jsonObj["hops_away"] = new JSONValue((unsigned int)(mp->hop_start - mp->hop_limit));
+        jsonObj["hop_start"] = new JSONValue((unsigned int)(mp->hop_start));
+    }
 
     // serialize and write it to the stream
     JSONValue *value = new JSONValue(jsonObj);