diff --git a/Configuration.cpp b/Configuration.cpp
index 86710dd..19f1459 100644
--- a/Configuration.cpp
+++ b/Configuration.cpp
@@ -645,6 +645,7 @@ private:
   bool autoreply_confirmation_;
   bool heartbeat_anywhere_;
   bool heartbeat_qso_pause_;
+  bool heartbeat_ack_snr_;
   bool relay_disabled_;
   bool monitor_off_at_startup_;
   bool monitor_last_used_;
@@ -812,6 +813,7 @@ bool Configuration::autoreply_on_at_startup () const {
 bool Configuration::autoreply_confirmation() const { return m_->autoreply_confirmation_; }
 bool Configuration::heartbeat_anywhere() const { return m_->heartbeat_anywhere_;}
 bool Configuration::heartbeat_qso_pause() const { return m_->heartbeat_qso_pause_;}
+bool Configuration::heartbeat_ack_snr() const { return m_->heartbeat_ack_snr_;}
 bool Configuration::relay_off() const { return m_->relay_disabled_; }
 bool Configuration::monitor_off_at_startup () const {return m_->monitor_off_at_startup_;}
 bool Configuration::monitor_last_used () const {return m_->rig_is_dummy_ || m_->monitor_last_used_;}
@@ -1543,6 +1545,7 @@ void Configuration::impl::initialize_models ()
   ui_->autoreply_confirmation_check_box->setChecked (autoreply_confirmation_);
   ui_->heartbeat_anywhere_check_box->setChecked(heartbeat_anywhere_);
   ui_->heartbeat_qso_pause_check_box->setChecked(heartbeat_qso_pause_);
+  ui_->heartbeat_ack_snr_check_box->setChecked(heartbeat_ack_snr_);
   ui_->relay_disabled_check_box->setChecked(relay_disabled_);
   ui_->monitor_off_check_box->setChecked (monitor_off_at_startup_);
   ui_->monitor_last_used_check_box->setChecked (monitor_last_used_);
@@ -1963,6 +1966,7 @@ void Configuration::impl::read_settings ()
   autoreply_confirmation_ = settings_->value ("AutoreplyConfirmation", false).toBool ();
   heartbeat_anywhere_ = settings_->value("BeaconAnywhere", false).toBool();
   heartbeat_qso_pause_ = settings_->value("HeartbeatQSOPause", true).toBool();
+  heartbeat_ack_snr_ = settings_->value("HeartbeatAckSNR", false).toBool();
   relay_disabled_ = settings_->value ("RelayOFF", false).toBool ();
   monitor_off_at_startup_ = settings_->value ("MonitorOFF", false).toBool ();
   monitor_last_used_ = settings_->value ("MonitorLastUsed", false).toBool ();
@@ -2178,6 +2182,7 @@ void Configuration::impl::write_settings ()
   settings_->setValue ("AutoreplyConfirmation", autoreply_confirmation_);
   settings_->setValue ("BeaconAnywhere", heartbeat_anywhere_);
   settings_->setValue ("HeartbeatQSOPause", heartbeat_qso_pause_);
+  settings_->setValue ("HeartbeatAckSNR", heartbeat_ack_snr_);
   settings_->setValue ("RelayOFF", relay_disabled_);
   settings_->setValue ("MonitorOFF", monitor_off_at_startup_);
   settings_->setValue ("MonitorLastUsed", monitor_last_used_);
@@ -2813,6 +2818,7 @@ void Configuration::impl::accept ()
   autoreply_confirmation_ = ui_->autoreply_confirmation_check_box->isChecked ();
   heartbeat_anywhere_ = ui_->heartbeat_anywhere_check_box->isChecked();
   heartbeat_qso_pause_ = ui_->heartbeat_qso_pause_check_box->isChecked();
+  heartbeat_ack_snr_ = ui_->heartbeat_ack_snr_check_box->isChecked();
   relay_disabled_ = ui_->relay_disabled_check_box->isChecked();
   monitor_off_at_startup_ = ui_->monitor_off_check_box->isChecked ();
   monitor_last_used_ = ui_->monitor_last_used_check_box->isChecked ();
diff --git a/Configuration.hpp b/Configuration.hpp
index 324cb21..bac47b5 100644
--- a/Configuration.hpp
+++ b/Configuration.hpp
@@ -143,6 +143,7 @@ public:
   bool autoreply_confirmation () const;
   bool heartbeat_anywhere() const;
   bool heartbeat_qso_pause() const;
+  bool heartbeat_ack_snr() const;
   bool relay_off() const;
   bool monitor_off_at_startup () const;
   bool monitor_last_used () const;
diff --git a/Configuration.ui b/Configuration.ui
index a2b2a4c..a818316 100644
--- a/Configuration.ui
+++ b/Configuration.ui
@@ -206,7 +206,9 @@
                   </item>
                   <item row="0" column="0">
                    <widget class="QLabel" name="label_28">
-                   <property name="visible"><bool>false</bool></property>
+                    <property name="visible">
+                     <bool>false</bool>
+                    </property>
                     <property name="text">
                      <string>HB Message:</string>
                     </property>
@@ -221,7 +223,9 @@
                   </item>
                   <item row="0" column="1">
                    <widget class="QLineEdit" name="hb_message_line_edit">
-                   <property name="visible"><bool>false</bool></property>
+                    <property name="visible">
+                     <bool>false</bool>
+                    </property>
                     <property name="text">
                      <string>HB &lt;MYGRID4&gt;</string>
                     </property>
@@ -870,6 +874,13 @@ text message.</string>
                     </property>
                    </widget>
                   </item>
+                  <item>
+                   <widget class="QCheckBox" name="heartbeat_ack_snr_check_box">
+                    <property name="text">
+                     <string>Send SNR report when acknowledging heartbeats</string>
+                    </property>
+                   </widget>
+                  </item>
                   <item>
                    <layout class="QFormLayout" name="formLayout_16">
                     <property name="bottomMargin">
@@ -878,7 +889,7 @@ text message.</string>
                     <item row="0" column="0">
                      <widget class="QLabel" name="label_26">
                       <property name="text">
-                       <string>Never ACK heartbeats from these callsigns (comma separated):</string>
+                       <string>Never acknowledge heartbeats from these callsigns (comma separated):</string>
                       </property>
                      </widget>
                     </item>
diff --git a/mainwindow.cpp b/mainwindow.cpp
index e587824..61e13f6 100644
--- a/mainwindow.cpp
+++ b/mainwindow.cpp
@@ -8166,13 +8166,10 @@ void MainWindow::sendHeartbeat(){
     processTxQueue();
 }
 
-#define SEND_SNR_IN_ACK 0
 void MainWindow::sendHeartbeatAck(QString to, int snr, QString extra){
-#if SEND_SNR_IN_ACK
-    auto message = QString("%1 ACK %2 %3").arg(to).arg(Varicode::formatSNR(snr)).arg(extra).trimmed();
-#else
-    auto message = QString("%1 ACK %2").arg(to).arg(extra).trimmed();
-#endif
+    auto message = m_config.heartbeat_ack_snr() ?
+        QString("%1 SNR %2 %3").arg(to).arg(Varicode::formatSNR(snr)).arg(extra).trimmed() :
+        QString("%1 ACK %2").arg(to).arg(extra).trimmed();
 
     auto f = m_config.heartbeat_anywhere() ? -1 : findFreeFreqOffset(500, 1000, 50);