diff --git a/lib/connector/meshcore_connector.dart b/lib/connector/meshcore_connector.dart
index 3da4450d..d341feeb 100644
--- a/lib/connector/meshcore_connector.dart
+++ b/lib/connector/meshcore_connector.dart
@@ -4274,6 +4274,7 @@ class MeshCoreConnector extends ChangeNotifier {
     String senderName,
     DateTime timestamp, {
     Uint8List? pathBytes,
+    int? pathHashWidth,
     bool notify = false,
   }) {
     final normalized = senderName.trim().toLowerCase();
@@ -4297,7 +4298,7 @@ class MeshCoreConnector extends ChangeNotifier {
       for (var i = 0; i < _contacts.length; i++) {
         final contact = _contacts[i];
         if (contact.type != advTypeChat) continue;
-        if (_pathMatchesContact(pathBytes, contact.publicKey)) {
+        if (_pathMatchesContact(pathBytes, contact.publicKey, pathHashWidth: pathHashWidth)) {
           matches.add(i);
         }
       }
@@ -4314,8 +4315,8 @@ class MeshCoreConnector extends ChangeNotifier {
     }
   }
 
-  bool _pathMatchesContact(Uint8List pathBytes, Uint8List publicKey) {
-    final w = _pathHashByteWidth;
+  bool _pathMatchesContact(Uint8List pathBytes, Uint8List publicKey, {int? pathHashWidth}) {
+    final w = pathHashWidth ?? _pathHashByteWidth;
     if (pathBytes.isEmpty || publicKey.length < w) return false;
     for (int i = 0; i + w <= pathBytes.length; i += w) {
       final prefix = pathBytes.sublist(i, i + w);
@@ -4731,6 +4732,7 @@ class MeshCoreConnector extends ChangeNotifier {
         message.senderName,
         message.timestamp,
         pathBytes: message.pathBytes,
+        pathHashWidth: message.pathHashWidth,
       );
       final isNew = _addChannelMessage(message.channelIndex!, message);
       if (isNew && !message.isOutgoing) {
@@ -4806,6 +4808,7 @@ class MeshCoreConnector extends ChangeNotifier {
             isOutgoing: false,
             status: ChannelMessageStatus.sent,
             pathLength: packet.isFlood ? packet.hopCount : 0,
+            pathHashWidth: packet.pathHashWidth,
             pathBytes: packet.pathBytes,
             channelIndex: channel.index,
             packetHash: pktHash,
@@ -4815,6 +4818,7 @@ class MeshCoreConnector extends ChangeNotifier {
             parsed.senderName,
             message.timestamp,
             pathBytes: message.pathBytes,
+            pathHashWidth: message.pathHashWidth,
           );
           final isNew = _addChannelMessage(channel.index, message);
           if (isNew && !message.isOutgoing) {
@@ -6358,6 +6362,7 @@ class _RawPacket {
       routeType == _routeFlood || routeType == _routeTransportFlood;
 
   int get hopCount => pathLenRaw & 63;
+  int get pathHashWidth => ((pathLenRaw >> 6) & 0x03) + 1;
 }
 
 class _ParsedText {
diff --git a/lib/models/channel_message.dart b/lib/models/channel_message.dart
index b29b7d64..0113c807 100644
--- a/lib/models/channel_message.dart
+++ b/lib/models/channel_message.dart
@@ -41,6 +41,7 @@ class ChannelMessage {
   final List<Repeat> repeats;
   final int repeatCount;
   final int? pathLength;
+  final int? pathHashWidth;
   final Uint8List pathBytes;
   final List<Uint8List> pathVariants;
   final int? channelIndex;
@@ -66,6 +67,7 @@ class ChannelMessage {
     this.repeats = const [],
     this.repeatCount = 0,
     this.pathLength,
+    this.pathHashWidth,
     Uint8List? pathBytes,
     List<Uint8List>? pathVariants,
     this.channelIndex,
@@ -93,6 +95,7 @@ class ChannelMessage {
     List<Repeat>? repeats,
     int? repeatCount,
     int? pathLength,
+    int? pathHashWidth,
     Uint8List? pathBytes,
     List<Uint8List>? pathVariants,
     String? packetHash,
@@ -129,6 +132,7 @@ class ChannelMessage {
       repeats: repeats ?? this.repeats,
       repeatCount: repeatCount ?? this.repeatCount,
       pathLength: pathLength ?? this.pathLength,
+      pathHashWidth: pathHashWidth ?? this.pathHashWidth,
       pathBytes: pathBytes ?? this.pathBytes,
       pathVariants: pathVariants ?? this.pathVariants,
       channelIndex: channelIndex,
@@ -155,6 +159,7 @@ class ChannelMessage {
 
       int pathLen;
       int txtType;
+      int? packetPathHashWidth;
       Uint8List pathBytes = Uint8List(0);
       int channelIdx;
       if (code == respCodeChannelMsgRecvV3) {
@@ -165,7 +170,7 @@ class ChannelMessage {
         channelIdx = reader.readByte();
         final pathByte = reader.readUInt8();
         // pathByte packs: top 2 bits = hash width mode, low 6 bits = hop count
-        final packetPathHashWidth = ((pathByte & 0xC0) >> 6) + 1;
+        packetPathHashWidth = ((pathByte & 0xC0) >> 6) + 1;
         final hopCount = pathByte & 0x3F;
         pathLen = hopCount;
         // If a path is present, read hopCount * width bytes
@@ -215,6 +220,7 @@ class ChannelMessage {
         isOutgoing: false,
         status: ChannelMessageStatus.sent,
         pathLength: pathLen,
+        pathHashWidth: packetPathHashWidth,
         pathBytes: pathBytes,
         channelIndex: channelIdx,
       );
diff --git a/lib/storage/channel_message_store.dart b/lib/storage/channel_message_store.dart
index 5a0fbd8f..59c65ebc 100644
--- a/lib/storage/channel_message_store.dart
+++ b/lib/storage/channel_message_store.dart
@@ -110,6 +110,7 @@ class ChannelMessageStore {
       'channelIndex': msg.channelIndex,
       'repeatCount': msg.repeatCount,
       'pathLength': msg.pathLength,
+      'pathHashWidth': msg.pathHashWidth,
       'pathBytes': base64Encode(msg.pathBytes),
       'pathVariants': msg.pathVariants.map(base64Encode).toList(),
       'repeats': msg.repeats.map(_repeatToJson).toList(),
@@ -144,6 +145,7 @@ class ChannelMessageStore {
       status: ChannelMessageStatus.values[json['status'] as int],
       repeatCount: (json['repeatCount'] as int?) ?? 0,
       pathLength: json['pathLength'] as int?,
+      pathHashWidth: json['pathHashWidth'] as int?,
       pathBytes: json['pathBytes'] != null
           ? Uint8List.fromList(base64Decode(json['pathBytes'] as String))
           : Uint8List(0),