diff --git a/src/mesh/MeshService.cpp b/src/mesh/MeshService.cpp
index 9e2a5b110..a652d0a50 100644
--- a/src/mesh/MeshService.cpp
+++ b/src/mesh/MeshService.cpp
@@ -94,7 +94,11 @@ int MeshService::handleFromRadio(const meshtastic_MeshPacket *mp)
     } else if (mp->which_payload_variant == meshtastic_MeshPacket_decoded_tag && !nodeDB->getMeshNode(mp->from)->has_user &&
                nodeInfoModule) {
         LOG_INFO("Heard a node on channel %d we don't know, sending NodeInfo and asking for a response.\n", mp->channel);
-        nodeInfoModule->sendOurNodeInfo(mp->from, true, mp->channel);
+        if (airTime->isTxAllowedChannelUtil(true)) {
+            nodeInfoModule->sendOurNodeInfo(mp->from, true, mp->channel);
+        } else {
+            LOG_DEBUG("Skip sending NodeInfo due to > 25 percent channel util.\n");
+        }
     }
 
     printPacket("Forwarding to phone", mp);