diff --git a/src/frontend/components/messages/MessagesSidebar.vue b/src/frontend/components/messages/MessagesSidebar.vue
index 75e0b91..0104330 100644
--- a/src/frontend/components/messages/MessagesSidebar.vue
+++ b/src/frontend/components/messages/MessagesSidebar.vue
@@ -97,10 +97,18 @@
                                     {{ formatTimeAgo(peer.updated_at) }}
                                 </span>
 
-                                <!-- snr (only shown for peers directly heard on rf)  -->
+                                <!-- hops away -->
+                                <span v-if="peer.hops != null && peer.hops !== 128" class="flex my-auto text-sm text-gray-500 space-x-1">
+                                    <span>•</span>
+                                    <span v-if="peer.hops === 0">Direct</span>
+                                    <span v-else-if="peer.hops === 1">1 Hop</span>
+                                    <span v-else>{{ peer.hops }} Hops</span>
+                                </span>
+
+                                <!-- snr (only shown for peers directly heard on rf) -->
                                 <span v-if="peer.snr != null && (peer.hops === 0 || peer.hops === 1)" class="flex my-auto space-x-1">
                                     <span>•</span>
-                                    <span>SNR {{ peer.snr }}dB</span>
+                                    <span>SNR {{ peer.snr }}</span>
                                 </span>
 
                             </div>