diff --git a/Meshtastic/Extensions/CoreData/ChannelEntityExtension.swift b/Meshtastic/Extensions/CoreData/ChannelEntityExtension.swift
index dfa373be..e5a4d95a 100644
--- a/Meshtastic/Extensions/CoreData/ChannelEntityExtension.swift
+++ b/Meshtastic/Extensions/CoreData/ChannelEntityExtension.swift
@@ -18,4 +18,14 @@ extension ChannelEntity {
 		let unreadMessages = allPrivateMessages.filter{ ($0 as AnyObject).read == false }
 		return unreadMessages.count
 	}
+	
+	var protoBuf: Channel {
+		var channel = Channel()
+		channel.index = self.index
+		channel.settings.name = self.name ?? ""
+		channel.settings.psk = self.psk ?? Data()
+		channel.role = Channel.Role(rawValue: Int(self.role)) ?? Channel.Role.secondary
+		channel.settings.moduleSettings.positionPrecision = UInt32(self.positionPrecision)
+		return channel
+	}
 }
diff --git a/Meshtastic/Helpers/MeshPackets.swift b/Meshtastic/Helpers/MeshPackets.swift
index 892c81f5..c4003f26 100644
--- a/Meshtastic/Helpers/MeshPackets.swift
+++ b/Meshtastic/Helpers/MeshPackets.swift
@@ -160,12 +160,14 @@ func channelPacket (channel: Channel, fromNum: Int64, context: NSManagedObjectCo
 				newChannel.name = channel.settings.name
 				newChannel.role = Int32(channel.role.rawValue)
 				newChannel.psk = channel.settings.psk
-				newChannel.positionPrecision = Int32(truncatingIfNeeded: channel.settings.moduleSettings.positionPrecision)
+				if channel.settings.hasModuleSettings {
+					newChannel.positionPrecision = Int32(truncatingIfNeeded: channel.settings.moduleSettings.positionPrecision)
+					newChannel.mute = channel.settings.moduleSettings.isClientMuted
+				}
 				guard let mutableChannels = fetchedMyInfo[0].channels!.mutableCopy() as? NSMutableOrderedSet else {
 					return
 				}
 				if let oldChannel = mutableChannels.first(where: {($0 as AnyObject).index == newChannel.index }) as? ChannelEntity {
-					newChannel.mute = oldChannel.mute
 					let index = mutableChannels.index(of: oldChannel as Any)
 					mutableChannels.replaceObject(at: index, with: newChannel)
 				} else {
@@ -841,26 +843,28 @@ func textMessageAppPacket(packet: MeshPacket, wantRangeTestPackets: Bool, connec
 						return
 					}
 					let appState = AppState.shared
-					if newMessage.fromUser != nil && newMessage.toUser != nil && !(newMessage.fromUser?.mute ?? false) {
+					if newMessage.fromUser != nil && newMessage.toUser != nil {
 						// Set Unread Message Indicators
 						if packet.to == connectedNode {
 							appState.unreadDirectMessages = newMessage.toUser?.unreadMessages ?? 0
 							UIApplication.shared.applicationIconBadgeNumber = appState.unreadChannelMessages + appState.unreadDirectMessages
 						}
-						// Create an iOS Notification for the received DM message and schedule it immediately
-						let manager = LocalNotificationManager()
-						manager.notifications = [
-							Notification(
-								id: ("notification.id.\(newMessage.messageId)"),
-								title: "\(newMessage.fromUser?.longName ?? "unknown".localized)",
-								subtitle: "AKA \(newMessage.fromUser?.shortName ?? "?")",
-								content: messageText!,
-								target: "message",
-								path: "meshtastic://open-dm?userid=\(newMessage.fromUser?.num ?? 0)&id=\(newMessage.messageId)"
-							)
-						]
-						manager.schedule()
-						print("💬 iOS Notification Scheduled for text message from \(newMessage.fromUser?.longName ?? "unknown".localized)")
+						if !(newMessage.fromUser?.mute ?? false) {
+							// Create an iOS Notification for the received DM message and schedule it immediately
+							let manager = LocalNotificationManager()
+							manager.notifications = [
+								Notification(
+									id: ("notification.id.\(newMessage.messageId)"),
+									title: "\(newMessage.fromUser?.longName ?? "unknown".localized)",
+									subtitle: "AKA \(newMessage.fromUser?.shortName ?? "?")",
+									content: messageText!,
+									target: "message",
+									path: "meshtastic://open-dm?userid=\(newMessage.fromUser?.num ?? 0)&id=\(newMessage.messageId)"
+								)
+							]
+							manager.schedule()
+							print("💬 iOS Notification Scheduled for text message from \(newMessage.fromUser?.longName ?? "unknown".localized)")
+						}
 					} else if newMessage.fromUser != nil && newMessage.toUser == nil {
 
 						let fetchMyInfoRequest: NSFetchRequest<NSFetchRequestResult> = NSFetchRequest.init(entityName: "MyInfoEntity")
diff --git a/Meshtastic/Protobufs/meshtastic/channel.pb.swift b/Meshtastic/Protobufs/meshtastic/channel.pb.swift
index 493230ba..992d8f4c 100644
--- a/Meshtastic/Protobufs/meshtastic/channel.pb.swift
+++ b/Meshtastic/Protobufs/meshtastic/channel.pb.swift
@@ -120,6 +120,11 @@ struct ModuleSettings {
   /// Bits of precision for the location sent in position packets.
   var positionPrecision: UInt32 = 0
 
+  ///
+  /// Controls whether or not the phone / clients should mute the current channel
+  /// Useful for noisy public channels you don't necessarily want to disable
+  var isClientMuted: Bool = false
+
   var unknownFields = SwiftProtobuf.UnknownStorage()
 
   init() {}
@@ -311,6 +316,7 @@ extension ModuleSettings: SwiftProtobuf.Message, SwiftProtobuf._MessageImplement
   static let protoMessageName: String = _protobuf_package + ".ModuleSettings"
   static let _protobuf_nameMap: SwiftProtobuf._NameMap = [
     1: .standard(proto: "position_precision"),
+    2: .standard(proto: "is_client_muted"),
   ]
 
   mutating func decodeMessage<D: SwiftProtobuf.Decoder>(decoder: inout D) throws {
@@ -320,6 +326,7 @@ extension ModuleSettings: SwiftProtobuf.Message, SwiftProtobuf._MessageImplement
       // enabled. https://github.com/apple/swift-protobuf/issues/1034
       switch fieldNumber {
       case 1: try { try decoder.decodeSingularUInt32Field(value: &self.positionPrecision) }()
+      case 2: try { try decoder.decodeSingularBoolField(value: &self.isClientMuted) }()
       default: break
       }
     }
@@ -329,11 +336,15 @@ extension ModuleSettings: SwiftProtobuf.Message, SwiftProtobuf._MessageImplement
     if self.positionPrecision != 0 {
       try visitor.visitSingularUInt32Field(value: self.positionPrecision, fieldNumber: 1)
     }
+    if self.isClientMuted != false {
+      try visitor.visitSingularBoolField(value: self.isClientMuted, fieldNumber: 2)
+    }
     try unknownFields.traverse(visitor: &visitor)
   }
 
   static func ==(lhs: ModuleSettings, rhs: ModuleSettings) -> Bool {
     if lhs.positionPrecision != rhs.positionPrecision {return false}
+    if lhs.isClientMuted != rhs.isClientMuted {return false}
     if lhs.unknownFields != rhs.unknownFields {return false}
     return true
   }
diff --git a/Meshtastic/Views/Messages/ChannelList.swift b/Meshtastic/Views/Messages/ChannelList.swift
index 2c3a83f4..d8a4e96d 100644
--- a/Meshtastic/Views/Messages/ChannelList.swift
+++ b/Meshtastic/Views/Messages/ChannelList.swift
@@ -109,6 +109,24 @@ struct ChannelList: View {
 									Label("Delete Messages", systemImage: "trash")
 								}
 							}
+							Button {
+								channel.mute = !channel.mute
+						
+								do {
+									let adminMessageId =  bleManager.saveChannel(channel: channel.protoBuf, fromUser: node!.user!, toUser: node!.user!)
+									if adminMessageId > 0 {
+										context.refresh(channel, mergeChanges: true)
+									}
+									
+									try context.save()
+					
+								} catch {
+									context.rollback()
+									print("💥 Save Channel Mute Error")
+								}
+							} label: {
+								Label(channel.mute ? "Show Alerts" : "Hide Alerts", systemImage: channel.mute ? "bell" : "bell.slash")
+							}
 						}
 						.confirmationDialog(
 							"This conversation will be deleted.",
diff --git a/protobufs b/protobufs
index 86640f20..e21899aa 160000
--- a/protobufs
+++ b/protobufs
@@ -1 +1 @@
-Subproject commit 86640f20db7b9b5be42949d18e8d96ad10d47a68
+Subproject commit e21899aa6b2b49863cfa2758e5e3b6faacf04bba