diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..e43b0f988
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+.DS_Store
diff --git a/meshtastic/deviceonly.proto b/meshtastic/deviceonly.proto
index ea6ef2564..9c7a664be 100644
--- a/meshtastic/deviceonly.proto
+++ b/meshtastic/deviceonly.proto
@@ -94,6 +94,11 @@ message UserLite {
    * This is sent out to other nodes on the mesh to allow them to compute a shared secret key.
    */
   bytes public_key = 7;
+
+  /*
+   * Whether or not the node can be messaged
+   */
+  bool is_unmessagable = 9;
 }
 
 message NodeInfoLite {
diff --git a/meshtastic/mesh.proto b/meshtastic/mesh.proto
index 2e151185b..df02247af 100644
--- a/meshtastic/mesh.proto
+++ b/meshtastic/mesh.proto
@@ -781,6 +781,11 @@ message User {
    * This is sent out to other nodes on the mesh to allow them to compute a shared secret key.
    */
   bytes public_key = 8;
+
+  /*
+   * Whether or not the node can be messaged
+   */
+  bool is_unmessagable = 9;
 }
 
 /*