diff --git a/prisma/migrations/20250810082255_add_node_max_hops/migration.sql b/prisma/migrations/20250810082255_add_node_max_hops/migration.sql
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..b9dc9b4
--- /dev/null
+++ b/prisma/migrations/20250810082255_add_node_max_hops/migration.sql
@@ -0,0 +1,2 @@
+-- AlterTable
+ALTER TABLE `nodes` ADD COLUMN `max_hops` INTEGER NULL;
diff --git a/prisma/schema.prisma b/prisma/schema.prisma
index fcb0a77..10bd2c8 100644
--- a/prisma/schema.prisma
+++ b/prisma/schema.prisma
@@ -54,7 +54,8 @@ model Node {
   mqtt_connection_state_updated_at DateTime?
 
   ok_to_mqtt  Boolean?
-  is_backbone  Boolean?
+  is_backbone Boolean?
+  max_hops    Int?
 
   created_at DateTime @default(now())
   updated_at DateTime @default(now()) @updatedAt
diff --git a/src/mqtt.js b/src/mqtt.js
index c7a2b1d..6078f10 100644
--- a/src/mqtt.js
+++ b/src/mqtt.js
@@ -947,6 +947,7 @@ client.on("message", async (topic, message) => {
                         role: user.role,
                         is_unmessagable: user.isUnmessagable,
                         ok_to_mqtt: isOkToMqtt,
+                        max_hops: envelope.packet.hopStart,
 
                         firmware_version: '<2.5.0',
                         ...(user.publicKey != '' && {
@@ -965,6 +966,7 @@ client.on("message", async (topic, message) => {
                         role: user.role,
                         is_unmessagable: user.isUnmessagable,
                         ok_to_mqtt: isOkToMqtt,
+                        max_hops: envelope.packet.hopStart,
 
                         firmware_version: '<2.5.0',
                         ...(user.publicKey != '' && {