diff --git a/.github/workflows/stale_bot.yml b/.github/workflows/stale_bot.yml
index 1286335bb..fc0702bd8 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/stale_bot.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/stale_bot.yml
@@ -22,5 +22,5 @@ jobs:
           days-before-stale: 45
           stale-issue-message: This issue has not had any comment or update in the last month. If it is still relevant, please post update comments. If no comments are made, this issue will be closed automagically in 7 days.
           close-issue-message: This issue has not had any comment since the last notice. It has been closed automatically. If this is incorrect, or the issue becomes relevant again, please request that it is reopened.
-          exempt-issue-labels: pinned,3.0
-          exempt-pr-labels: pinned,3.0
+          exempt-issue-labels: pinned,3.0,triaged,backlog
+          exempt-pr-labels: pinned,3.0,triaged,backlog
diff --git a/src/mesh/MeshModule.h b/src/mesh/MeshModule.h
index 6d8fed231..63f401d18 100644
--- a/src/mesh/MeshModule.h
+++ b/src/mesh/MeshModule.h
@@ -226,4 +226,4 @@ class MeshModule
 /** set the destination and packet parameters of packet p intended as a reply to a particular "to" packet
  * This ensures that if the request packet was sent reliably, the reply is sent that way as well.
  */
-void setReplyTo(meshtastic_MeshPacket *p, const meshtastic_MeshPacket &to);
\ No newline at end of file
+void setReplyTo(meshtastic_MeshPacket *p, const meshtastic_MeshPacket &to);
diff --git a/src/mesh/ReliableRouter.cpp b/src/mesh/ReliableRouter.cpp
index 00066a7a3..7619fc106 100644
--- a/src/mesh/ReliableRouter.cpp
+++ b/src/mesh/ReliableRouter.cpp
@@ -150,7 +150,9 @@ void ReliableRouter::sniffReceived(const meshtastic_MeshPacket *p, const meshtas
         PacketId nakId = (c && c->error_reason != meshtastic_Routing_Error_NONE) ? p->decoded.request_id : 0;
 
         // We intentionally don't check wasSeenRecently, because it is harmless to delete non existent retransmission records
-        if (ackId || nakId) {
+        if ((ackId || nakId) &&
+            // Implicit ACKs from MQTT should not stop retransmissions
+            !(isFromUs(p) && p->transport_mechanism == meshtastic_MeshPacket_TransportMechanism_TRANSPORT_MQTT)) {
             LOG_DEBUG("Received a %s for 0x%x, stopping retransmissions", ackId ? "ACK" : "NAK", ackId);
             if (ackId) {
                 stopRetransmission(p->to, ackId);
diff --git a/src/modules/RoutingModule.cpp b/src/modules/RoutingModule.cpp
index 05173983c..662f5379a 100644
--- a/src/modules/RoutingModule.cpp
+++ b/src/modules/RoutingModule.cpp
@@ -75,6 +75,12 @@ uint8_t RoutingModule::getHopLimitForResponse(uint8_t hopStart, uint8_t hopLimit
     return Default::getConfiguredOrDefaultHopLimit(config.lora.hop_limit); // Use the default hop limit
 }
 
+meshtastic_MeshPacket *RoutingModule::allocAckNak(meshtastic_Routing_Error err, NodeNum to, PacketId idFrom, ChannelIndex chIndex,
+                                                  uint8_t hopLimit)
+{
+    return MeshModule::allocAckNak(err, to, idFrom, chIndex, hopLimit);
+}
+
 RoutingModule::RoutingModule() : ProtobufModule("routing", meshtastic_PortNum_ROUTING_APP, &meshtastic_Routing_msg)
 {
     isPromiscuous = true;
diff --git a/src/modules/RoutingModule.h b/src/modules/RoutingModule.h
index a4e0679d0..5d4b9596f 100644
--- a/src/modules/RoutingModule.h
+++ b/src/modules/RoutingModule.h
@@ -16,6 +16,9 @@ class RoutingModule : public ProtobufModule<meshtastic_Routing>
     virtual void sendAckNak(meshtastic_Routing_Error err, NodeNum to, PacketId idFrom, ChannelIndex chIndex, uint8_t hopLimit = 0,
                             bool ackWantsAck = false);
 
+    meshtastic_MeshPacket *allocAckNak(meshtastic_Routing_Error err, NodeNum to, PacketId idFrom, ChannelIndex chIndex,
+                                       uint8_t hopLimit = 0);
+
     // Given the hopStart and hopLimit upon reception of a request, return the hop limit to use for the response
     uint8_t getHopLimitForResponse(uint8_t hopStart, uint8_t hopLimit);
 
diff --git a/src/mqtt/MQTT.cpp b/src/mqtt/MQTT.cpp
index ad35e152a..7c33f0360 100644
--- a/src/mqtt/MQTT.cpp
+++ b/src/mqtt/MQTT.cpp
@@ -87,10 +87,13 @@ inline void onReceiveProto(char *topic, byte *payload, size_t length)
         // Generate an implicit ACK towards ourselves (handled and processed only locally!) for this message.
         // We do this because packets are not rebroadcasted back into MQTT anymore and we assume that at least one node
         // receives it when we get our own packet back. Then we'll stop our retransmissions.
-        if (isFromUs(e.packet))
-            routingModule->sendAckNak(meshtastic_Routing_Error_NONE, getFrom(e.packet), e.packet->id, ch.index);
-        else
+        if (isFromUs(e.packet)) {
+            auto pAck = routingModule->allocAckNak(meshtastic_Routing_Error_NONE, getFrom(e.packet), e.packet->id, ch.index);
+            pAck->transport_mechanism = meshtastic_MeshPacket_TransportMechanism_TRANSPORT_MQTT;
+            router->sendLocal(pAck);
+        } else {
             LOG_INFO("Ignore downlink message we originally sent");
+        }
         return;
     }
     if (isFromUs(e.packet)) {
diff --git a/src/platform/nrf52/main-nrf52.cpp b/src/platform/nrf52/main-nrf52.cpp
index 5d1ba20ba..472107229 100644
--- a/src/platform/nrf52/main-nrf52.cpp
+++ b/src/platform/nrf52/main-nrf52.cpp
@@ -337,7 +337,7 @@ void cpuDeepSleep(uint32_t msecToWake)
 #endif
 
 #ifdef TTGO_T_ECHO
-    // To power off the T-Echo, the display must be set 
+    // To power off the T-Echo, the display must be set
     // as an input pin; otherwise, there will be leakage current.
     pinMode(PIN_EINK_CS, INPUT);
     pinMode(PIN_EINK_DC, INPUT);