diff --git a/protobufs b/protobufs
index c5108cfd6..1e212f113 160000
--- a/protobufs
+++ b/protobufs
@@ -1 +1 @@
-Subproject commit c5108cfd6bbc59adef44575dcec3067cbfbfeac1
+Subproject commit 1e212f113583dfd8d21a0daa47a32b080d3f842f
diff --git a/src/mesh/generated/meshtastic/deviceonly.pb.h b/src/mesh/generated/meshtastic/deviceonly.pb.h
index f87c84abe..a905c4526 100644
--- a/src/mesh/generated/meshtastic/deviceonly.pb.h
+++ b/src/mesh/generated/meshtastic/deviceonly.pb.h
@@ -94,6 +94,7 @@ typedef struct _meshtastic_NodeInfoLite {
     /* True if we witnessed the node over MQTT instead of LoRA transport */
     bool via_mqtt;
     /* Number of hops away from us this node is (0 if adjacent) */
+    bool has_hops_away;
     uint8_t hops_away;
     /* True if node is in our favorites list
  Persists between NodeDB internal clean ups */
@@ -202,13 +203,13 @@ extern "C" {
 /* Initializer values for message structs */
 #define meshtastic_PositionLite_init_default     {0, 0, 0, 0, _meshtastic_Position_LocSource_MIN}
 #define meshtastic_UserLite_init_default         {{0}, "", "", _meshtastic_HardwareModel_MIN, 0, _meshtastic_Config_DeviceConfig_Role_MIN, {0, {0}}}
-#define meshtastic_NodeInfoLite_init_default     {0, false, meshtastic_UserLite_init_default, false, meshtastic_PositionLite_init_default, 0, 0, false, meshtastic_DeviceMetrics_init_default, 0, 0, 0, 0}
+#define meshtastic_NodeInfoLite_init_default     {0, false, meshtastic_UserLite_init_default, false, meshtastic_PositionLite_init_default, 0, 0, false, meshtastic_DeviceMetrics_init_default, 0, 0, false, 0, 0}
 #define meshtastic_DeviceState_init_default      {false, meshtastic_MyNodeInfo_init_default, false, meshtastic_User_init_default, 0, {meshtastic_MeshPacket_init_default}, false, meshtastic_MeshPacket_init_default, 0, 0, 0, false, meshtastic_MeshPacket_init_default, 0, {meshtastic_NodeRemoteHardwarePin_init_default, meshtastic_NodeRemoteHardwarePin_init_default, meshtastic_NodeRemoteHardwarePin_init_default, meshtastic_NodeRemoteHardwarePin_init_default, meshtastic_NodeRemoteHardwarePin_init_default, meshtastic_NodeRemoteHardwarePin_init_default, meshtastic_NodeRemoteHardwarePin_init_default, meshtastic_NodeRemoteHardwarePin_init_default, meshtastic_NodeRemoteHardwarePin_init_default, meshtastic_NodeRemoteHardwarePin_init_default, meshtastic_NodeRemoteHardwarePin_init_default, meshtastic_NodeRemoteHardwarePin_init_default}, {0}}
 #define meshtastic_ChannelFile_init_default      {0, {meshtastic_Channel_init_default, meshtastic_Channel_init_default, meshtastic_Channel_init_default, meshtastic_Channel_init_default, meshtastic_Channel_init_default, meshtastic_Channel_init_default, meshtastic_Channel_init_default, meshtastic_Channel_init_default}, 0}
 #define meshtastic_OEMStore_init_default         {0, 0, {0, {0}}, _meshtastic_ScreenFonts_MIN, "", {0, {0}}, false, meshtastic_LocalConfig_init_default, false, meshtastic_LocalModuleConfig_init_default}
 #define meshtastic_PositionLite_init_zero        {0, 0, 0, 0, _meshtastic_Position_LocSource_MIN}
 #define meshtastic_UserLite_init_zero            {{0}, "", "", _meshtastic_HardwareModel_MIN, 0, _meshtastic_Config_DeviceConfig_Role_MIN, {0, {0}}}
-#define meshtastic_NodeInfoLite_init_zero        {0, false, meshtastic_UserLite_init_zero, false, meshtastic_PositionLite_init_zero, 0, 0, false, meshtastic_DeviceMetrics_init_zero, 0, 0, 0, 0}
+#define meshtastic_NodeInfoLite_init_zero        {0, false, meshtastic_UserLite_init_zero, false, meshtastic_PositionLite_init_zero, 0, 0, false, meshtastic_DeviceMetrics_init_zero, 0, 0, false, 0, 0}
 #define meshtastic_DeviceState_init_zero         {false, meshtastic_MyNodeInfo_init_zero, false, meshtastic_User_init_zero, 0, {meshtastic_MeshPacket_init_zero}, false, meshtastic_MeshPacket_init_zero, 0, 0, 0, false, meshtastic_MeshPacket_init_zero, 0, {meshtastic_NodeRemoteHardwarePin_init_zero, meshtastic_NodeRemoteHardwarePin_init_zero, meshtastic_NodeRemoteHardwarePin_init_zero, meshtastic_NodeRemoteHardwarePin_init_zero, meshtastic_NodeRemoteHardwarePin_init_zero, meshtastic_NodeRemoteHardwarePin_init_zero, meshtastic_NodeRemoteHardwarePin_init_zero, meshtastic_NodeRemoteHardwarePin_init_zero, meshtastic_NodeRemoteHardwarePin_init_zero, meshtastic_NodeRemoteHardwarePin_init_zero, meshtastic_NodeRemoteHardwarePin_init_zero, meshtastic_NodeRemoteHardwarePin_init_zero}, {0}}
 #define meshtastic_ChannelFile_init_zero         {0, {meshtastic_Channel_init_zero, meshtastic_Channel_init_zero, meshtastic_Channel_init_zero, meshtastic_Channel_init_zero, meshtastic_Channel_init_zero, meshtastic_Channel_init_zero, meshtastic_Channel_init_zero, meshtastic_Channel_init_zero}, 0}
 #define meshtastic_OEMStore_init_zero            {0, 0, {0, {0}}, _meshtastic_ScreenFonts_MIN, "", {0, {0}}, false, meshtastic_LocalConfig_init_zero, false, meshtastic_LocalModuleConfig_init_zero}
@@ -287,7 +288,7 @@ X(a, STATIC,   SINGULAR, FIXED32,  last_heard,        5) \
 X(a, STATIC,   OPTIONAL, MESSAGE,  device_metrics,    6) \
 X(a, STATIC,   SINGULAR, UINT32,   channel,           7) \
 X(a, STATIC,   SINGULAR, BOOL,     via_mqtt,          8) \
-X(a, STATIC,   SINGULAR, UINT32,   hops_away,         9) \
+X(a, STATIC,   OPTIONAL, UINT32,   hops_away,         9) \
 X(a, STATIC,   SINGULAR, BOOL,     is_favorite,      10)
 #define meshtastic_NodeInfoLite_CALLBACK NULL
 #define meshtastic_NodeInfoLite_DEFAULT NULL
diff --git a/src/mesh/generated/meshtastic/mesh.pb.h b/src/mesh/generated/meshtastic/mesh.pb.h
index f4e0a896b..44159858b 100644
--- a/src/mesh/generated/meshtastic/mesh.pb.h
+++ b/src/mesh/generated/meshtastic/mesh.pb.h
@@ -745,6 +745,7 @@ typedef struct _meshtastic_NodeInfo {
     /* True if we witnessed the node over MQTT instead of LoRA transport */
     bool via_mqtt;
     /* Number of hops away from us this node is (0 if adjacent) */
+    bool has_hops_away;
     uint8_t hops_away;
     /* True if node is in our favorites list
  Persists between NodeDB internal clean ups */
@@ -1093,7 +1094,7 @@ extern "C" {
 #define meshtastic_Waypoint_init_default         {0, false, 0, false, 0, 0, 0, "", "", 0}
 #define meshtastic_MqttClientProxyMessage_init_default {"", 0, {{0, {0}}}, 0}
 #define meshtastic_MeshPacket_init_default       {0, 0, 0, 0, {meshtastic_Data_init_default}, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, _meshtastic_MeshPacket_Priority_MIN, 0, _meshtastic_MeshPacket_Delayed_MIN, 0, 0, {0, {0}}, 0}
-#define meshtastic_NodeInfo_init_default         {0, false, meshtastic_User_init_default, false, meshtastic_Position_init_default, 0, 0, false, meshtastic_DeviceMetrics_init_default, 0, 0, 0, 0}
+#define meshtastic_NodeInfo_init_default         {0, false, meshtastic_User_init_default, false, meshtastic_Position_init_default, 0, 0, false, meshtastic_DeviceMetrics_init_default, 0, 0, false, 0, 0}
 #define meshtastic_MyNodeInfo_init_default       {0, 0, 0}
 #define meshtastic_LogRecord_init_default        {"", 0, "", _meshtastic_LogRecord_Level_MIN}
 #define meshtastic_QueueStatus_init_default      {0, 0, 0, 0}
@@ -1118,7 +1119,7 @@ extern "C" {
 #define meshtastic_Waypoint_init_zero            {0, false, 0, false, 0, 0, 0, "", "", 0}
 #define meshtastic_MqttClientProxyMessage_init_zero {"", 0, {{0, {0}}}, 0}
 #define meshtastic_MeshPacket_init_zero          {0, 0, 0, 0, {meshtastic_Data_init_zero}, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, _meshtastic_MeshPacket_Priority_MIN, 0, _meshtastic_MeshPacket_Delayed_MIN, 0, 0, {0, {0}}, 0}
-#define meshtastic_NodeInfo_init_zero            {0, false, meshtastic_User_init_zero, false, meshtastic_Position_init_zero, 0, 0, false, meshtastic_DeviceMetrics_init_zero, 0, 0, 0, 0}
+#define meshtastic_NodeInfo_init_zero            {0, false, meshtastic_User_init_zero, false, meshtastic_Position_init_zero, 0, 0, false, meshtastic_DeviceMetrics_init_zero, 0, 0, false, 0, 0}
 #define meshtastic_MyNodeInfo_init_zero          {0, 0, 0}
 #define meshtastic_LogRecord_init_zero           {"", 0, "", _meshtastic_LogRecord_Level_MIN}
 #define meshtastic_QueueStatus_init_zero         {0, 0, 0, 0}
@@ -1415,7 +1416,7 @@ X(a, STATIC,   SINGULAR, FIXED32,  last_heard,        5) \
 X(a, STATIC,   OPTIONAL, MESSAGE,  device_metrics,    6) \
 X(a, STATIC,   SINGULAR, UINT32,   channel,           7) \
 X(a, STATIC,   SINGULAR, BOOL,     via_mqtt,          8) \
-X(a, STATIC,   SINGULAR, UINT32,   hops_away,         9) \
+X(a, STATIC,   OPTIONAL, UINT32,   hops_away,         9) \
 X(a, STATIC,   SINGULAR, BOOL,     is_favorite,      10)
 #define meshtastic_NodeInfo_CALLBACK NULL
 #define meshtastic_NodeInfo_DEFAULT NULL