diff --git a/app/src/main/java/com/geeksville/mesh/service/MeshService.kt b/app/src/main/java/com/geeksville/mesh/service/MeshService.kt
index 95db51b2a..25fc91a82 100644
--- a/app/src/main/java/com/geeksville/mesh/service/MeshService.kt
+++ b/app/src/main/java/com/geeksville/mesh/service/MeshService.kt
@@ -1326,6 +1326,9 @@ class MeshService : Service() {
                 p.data.status = m
                 p.routingError = routingError
                 p.data.relayNode = relayNode
+                if (isAck) {
+                    p.data.relays += 1
+                }
                 packetRepository.get().update(p)
             }
             serviceBroadcasts.broadcastMessageStatus(requestId, m)
diff --git a/app/src/main/java/com/geeksville/mesh/ui/connections/components/CurrentlyConnectedInfo.kt b/app/src/main/java/com/geeksville/mesh/ui/connections/components/CurrentlyConnectedInfo.kt
index 69d56a9c0..595d7994e 100644
--- a/app/src/main/java/com/geeksville/mesh/ui/connections/components/CurrentlyConnectedInfo.kt
+++ b/app/src/main/java/com/geeksville/mesh/ui/connections/components/CurrentlyConnectedInfo.kt
@@ -64,6 +64,7 @@ import kotlin.time.Duration.Companion.seconds
 private const val RSSI_DELAY = 10
 private const val RSSI_TIMEOUT = 5
 
+@Suppress("LongMethod", "LoopWithTooManyJumpStatements")
 @Composable
 fun CurrentlyConnectedInfo(
     node: Node,
diff --git a/core/database/src/main/kotlin/org/meshtastic/core/database/entity/Packet.kt b/core/database/src/main/kotlin/org/meshtastic/core/database/entity/Packet.kt
index 833a0b6a0..27801bf63 100644
--- a/core/database/src/main/kotlin/org/meshtastic/core/database/entity/Packet.kt
+++ b/core/database/src/main/kotlin/org/meshtastic/core/database/entity/Packet.kt
@@ -54,6 +54,7 @@ data class PacketEntity(
             replyId = data.replyId,
             viaMqtt = node.viaMqtt,
             relayNode = data.relayNode,
+            relays = data.relays,
         )
     }
 }
diff --git a/core/database/src/main/kotlin/org/meshtastic/core/database/model/Message.kt b/core/database/src/main/kotlin/org/meshtastic/core/database/model/Message.kt
index 888f60096..0d5610fd7 100644
--- a/core/database/src/main/kotlin/org/meshtastic/core/database/model/Message.kt
+++ b/core/database/src/main/kotlin/org/meshtastic/core/database/model/Message.kt
@@ -87,6 +87,7 @@ data class Message(
     val originalMessage: Message? = null,
     val viaMqtt: Boolean = false,
     val relayNode: Int? = null,
+    val relays: Int = 0,
 ) {
     fun getStatusStringRes(): Pair<StringResource, StringResource> {
         val title = if (routingError > 0) Res.string.error else Res.string.message_delivery_status
diff --git a/core/model/src/main/kotlin/org/meshtastic/core/model/DataPacket.kt b/core/model/src/main/kotlin/org/meshtastic/core/model/DataPacket.kt
index 8d3626a3b..a9b0743b1 100644
--- a/core/model/src/main/kotlin/org/meshtastic/core/model/DataPacket.kt
+++ b/core/model/src/main/kotlin/org/meshtastic/core/model/DataPacket.kt
@@ -62,6 +62,7 @@ data class DataPacket(
     var rssi: Int = 0,
     var replyId: Int? = null, // If this is a reply to a previous message, this is the ID of that message
     var relayNode: Int? = null,
+    var relays: Int = 0,
 ) : Parcelable {
 
     /** If there was an error with this message, this string describes what was wrong. */
diff --git a/core/strings/src/commonMain/composeResources/values/strings.xml b/core/strings/src/commonMain/composeResources/values/strings.xml
index e0737f6d3..f181a67f0 100644
--- a/core/strings/src/commonMain/composeResources/values/strings.xml
+++ b/core/strings/src/commonMain/composeResources/values/strings.xml
@@ -954,6 +954,10 @@
     <string name="privacy_url" translatable="false">" https://meshtastic.org/docs/legal/privacy/"</string>
     <string name="unset">Unset - 0</string>
     <string name="relayed_by">Relayed by: %1$s</string>
+    <plurals name="relays">
+        <item quantity="one">Heard %1$d Relay</item>
+        <item quantity="other">Heard %1$d Relays</item>
+    </plurals>
     <string name="preserve_favorites">Preserve Favorites?</string>
     <string name="usb_devices">USB Devices</string>
 
diff --git a/feature/messaging/src/main/kotlin/org/meshtastic/feature/messaging/DeliveryInfoDialog.kt b/feature/messaging/src/main/kotlin/org/meshtastic/feature/messaging/DeliveryInfoDialog.kt
index 6e7f703a4..83d1da2a0 100644
--- a/feature/messaging/src/main/kotlin/org/meshtastic/feature/messaging/DeliveryInfoDialog.kt
+++ b/feature/messaging/src/main/kotlin/org/meshtastic/feature/messaging/DeliveryInfoDialog.kt
@@ -30,18 +30,21 @@ import androidx.compose.ui.Modifier
 import androidx.compose.ui.text.style.TextAlign
 import androidx.compose.ui.unit.dp
 import org.jetbrains.compose.resources.StringResource
+import org.jetbrains.compose.resources.pluralStringResource
 import org.jetbrains.compose.resources.stringResource
 import org.meshtastic.core.strings.Res
 import org.meshtastic.core.strings.close
-import org.meshtastic.core.strings.relayed_by
+import org.meshtastic.core.strings.relays
 import org.meshtastic.core.strings.resend
 
+@Suppress("UnusedParameter")
 @Composable
 fun DeliveryInfo(
     title: StringResource,
     resendOption: Boolean,
     text: StringResource? = null,
     relayNodeName: String? = null,
+    relays: Int = 0,
     onConfirm: (() -> Unit) = {},
     onDismiss: () -> Unit = {},
 ) = AlertDialog(
@@ -75,9 +78,9 @@ fun DeliveryInfo(
                     style = MaterialTheme.typography.bodyMedium,
                 )
             }
-            relayNodeName?.let {
+            if (relays != 0) {
                 Text(
-                    text = stringResource(Res.string.relayed_by, it),
+                    text = pluralStringResource(Res.plurals.relays, relays, relays),
                     modifier = Modifier.padding(top = 8.dp),
                     textAlign = TextAlign.Center,
                     style = MaterialTheme.typography.bodyMedium,
diff --git a/feature/messaging/src/main/kotlin/org/meshtastic/feature/messaging/MessageListPaged.kt b/feature/messaging/src/main/kotlin/org/meshtastic/feature/messaging/MessageListPaged.kt
index 77af3ba1f..d1c05cf7a 100644
--- a/feature/messaging/src/main/kotlin/org/meshtastic/feature/messaging/MessageListPaged.kt
+++ b/feature/messaging/src/main/kotlin/org/meshtastic/feature/messaging/MessageListPaged.kt
@@ -397,6 +397,7 @@ internal fun MessageStatusDialog(
         resendOption = resendOption,
         text = text,
         relayNodeName = relayNodeName,
+        relays = message.relays,
         onConfirm = onResend,
         onDismiss = onDismiss,
     )