diff --git a/meshtastic/mesh.options b/meshtastic/mesh.options
index 35e4dc6..ad8bd71 100644
--- a/meshtastic/mesh.options
+++ b/meshtastic/mesh.options
@@ -53,4 +53,8 @@
 
 *NeighborInfo.neighbors max_count:10
 
-*DeviceMetadata.firmware_version max_size:18
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+*DeviceMetadata.firmware_version max_size:18
+
+*MqttClientProxyMessage.topic max_size:60
+*MqttClientProxyMessage.data max_size:435
+*MqttClientProxyMessage.text max_size:435
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diff --git a/meshtastic/mesh.proto b/meshtastic/mesh.proto
index 8c50965..2b92a66 100644
--- a/meshtastic/mesh.proto
+++ b/meshtastic/mesh.proto
@@ -674,6 +674,36 @@ message Waypoint {
   fixed32 icon = 8;
 }
 
+/*
+ * This message will be proxied over the PhoneAPI for the client to deliver to the MQTT server
+ */
+ message MqttClientProxyMessage {
+  /*
+   * The MQTT topic this message will be sent /received on
+   */
+  string topic = 1;
+
+  /*
+   * The actual service envelope payload or text for mqtt pub / sub
+   */
+  oneof payload_variant {
+    /*
+     * Bytes
+     */
+    bytes data = 2;
+
+    /*
+     * Text
+     */
+    string text = 3;
+  }
+
+  /*
+   * Whether the message should be retained (or not)
+   */
+  bool retained = 4;
+}
+
 /*
  * A packet envelope sent/received over the mesh
  * only payload_variant is sent in the payload portion of the LORA packet.
@@ -1320,6 +1350,11 @@ message FromRadio {
      * Device metadata message
      */
     DeviceMetadata metadata = 13;
+
+    /*
+     * MQTT Client Proxy Message
+     */
+    MqttClientProxyMessage mqttClientProxyMessage = 14;
   }
 }
 
@@ -1361,6 +1396,11 @@ message ToRadio {
      */
 
     XModem xmodemPacket = 5;
+
+    /*
+     * MQTT Client Proxy Message
+     */
+    MqttClientProxyMessage mqttClientProxyMessage = 6;
   }
 }
 
@@ -1465,4 +1505,4 @@ message DeviceMetadata {
    * Has Remote Hardware enabled
    */
   bool hasRemoteHardware = 10;
-}
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+}
diff --git a/meshtastic/module_config.proto b/meshtastic/module_config.proto
index e60820f..75fb96f 100644
--- a/meshtastic/module_config.proto
+++ b/meshtastic/module_config.proto
@@ -65,6 +65,11 @@ message ModuleConfig {
      * This is useful if you want to use a single MQTT server for multiple meshtastic networks and separate them via ACLs
      */
     string root = 8;
+
+    /*
+     * If true, we can use the connected phone / client to proxy messages to MQTT instead of a direct connection
+     */
+    bool proxy_to_client_enabled = 9;
   }
 
   /*
diff --git a/meshtastic/mqtt.options b/meshtastic/mqtt.options
index f37fb9a..261a74b 100644
--- a/meshtastic/mqtt.options
+++ b/meshtastic/mqtt.options
@@ -1,5 +1,3 @@
 *ServiceEnvelope.packet type:FT_POINTER
 *ServiceEnvelope.channel_id type:FT_POINTER
-*ServiceEnvelope.gateway_id type:FT_POINTER
-
-*MqttClientProxyMessage.topic type:FT_POINTER
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+*ServiceEnvelope.gateway_id type:FT_POINTER
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diff --git a/meshtastic/mqtt.proto b/meshtastic/mqtt.proto
index e8e8451..7631435 100644
--- a/meshtastic/mqtt.proto
+++ b/meshtastic/mqtt.proto
@@ -30,18 +30,4 @@ message ServiceEnvelope {
    * the globally trusted nodenum
    */
   string gateway_id = 3;
-}
-
-/*
- * This message will be proxied over the PhoneAPI for client to deliver to the MQTT server
- */
-message MqttClientProxyMessage {
-  /*
-   * The MQTT topic this message will be sent /received on
-   */
-  string topic = 1;
-  /*
-   * The actual payload for mqtt delivery
-   */
-  ServiceEnvelope envelope = 2;
 }
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