diff --git a/Meshtastic/Views/Helpers/ConnectedDevice.swift b/Meshtastic/Views/Helpers/ConnectedDevice.swift
index 3a3b6d2a..7e9d1852 100644
--- a/Meshtastic/Views/Helpers/ConnectedDevice.swift
+++ b/Meshtastic/Views/Helpers/ConnectedDevice.swift
@@ -9,6 +9,7 @@ struct ConnectedDevice: View {
     var bluetoothOn: Bool
     var deviceConnected: Bool
     var name: String
+	var mqttProxyEnabled: Bool = false
 	var mqttProxyConnected: Bool = false
 	var phoneOnly: Bool = false
 
@@ -18,11 +19,11 @@ struct ConnectedDevice: View {
 			
 			if (phoneOnly && UIDevice.current.userInterfaceIdiom == .phone) || !phoneOnly {
 				if bluetoothOn {
-					if deviceConnected && mqttProxyConnected {
-						if mqttProxyConnected {
+					if deviceConnected && (mqttProxyEnabled || mqttProxyConnected) {
+						if (mqttProxyConnected || mqttProxyEnabled) {
 							Image(systemName: "iphone.gen3.radiowaves.left.and.right.circle.fill")
 								.imageScale(.large)
-								.foregroundColor(.green)
+								.foregroundColor(mqttProxyConnected ? .green : .gray)
 								.symbolRenderingMode(.hierarchical)
 						}
 					}
diff --git a/Meshtastic/Views/Messages/ChannelMessageList.swift b/Meshtastic/Views/Messages/ChannelMessageList.swift
index 22438b6c..234d705a 100644
--- a/Meshtastic/Views/Messages/ChannelMessageList.swift
+++ b/Meshtastic/Views/Messages/ChannelMessageList.swift
@@ -156,7 +156,10 @@ struct ChannelMessageList: View {
 					ConnectedDevice(
 						bluetoothOn: bleManager.isSwitchedOn,
 						deviceConnected: bleManager.connectedPeripheral != nil,
-						name: (bleManager.connectedPeripheral != nil) ? bleManager.connectedPeripheral.shortName : "?")
+						name: (bleManager.connectedPeripheral != nil) ? bleManager.connectedPeripheral.shortName : "?",
+						mqttProxyEnabled: channel.uplinkEnabled || channel.downlinkEnabled,
+						mqttProxyConnected: channel.uplinkEnabled || channel.downlinkEnabled ? bleManager.mqttProxyConnected : false
+					)
 				}
 			}
 		}