diff --git a/lib/include/maca.h b/lib/include/maca.h
index f3a45c9c5..4d2e14472 100644
--- a/lib/include/maca.h
+++ b/lib/include/maca.h
@@ -52,6 +52,8 @@ void check_maca(void);
 void set_power(uint8_t power);
 void set_channel(uint8_t chan);
 
+extern uint8_t (*get_lqi)(void);
+
 #define DEMOD_DCD 1 /* -96dBm, 22.2mA */
 #define DEMOD_NCD 0 /* -100dBm, 24.2mA */
 void set_demodulator_type(uint8_t demod);
diff --git a/lib/include/packet.h b/lib/include/packet.h
index 21d23953e..295257421 100644
--- a/lib/include/packet.h
+++ b/lib/include/packet.h
@@ -51,6 +51,7 @@ struct packet {
 	/* On TX this should be 0 */
 	/* On RX this should be 1 since the maca puts the length as the first byte*/
 	uint8_t offset; 	
+	uint8_t lqi;
 	#if PACKET_STATS
 	uint8_t seen; 
 	uint8_t post_tx;
diff --git a/lib/maca.c b/lib/maca.c
index c2050f6e2..43fc4a264 100644
--- a/lib/maca.c
+++ b/lib/maca.c
@@ -609,6 +609,7 @@ void maca_isr(void) {
 	if (data_indication_irq()) {
 		*MACA_CLRIRQ = (1 << maca_irq_di);
 		dma_rx->length = *MACA_GETRXLVL - 2; /* packet length does not include FCS */
+		dma_rx->lqi = get_lqi();
 //		PRINTF("maca data ind %x %d\n\r", dma_rx, dma_rx->length);
 		if(maca_rx_callback != 0) { maca_rx_callback(dma_rx); }
 		add_to_rx(dma_rx);
@@ -1078,6 +1079,8 @@ void set_channel(uint8_t chan) {
 	if(bit_is_set(*NIPEND, INT_NUM_MACA)) { *INTFRC = (1 << INT_NUM_MACA); }
 }
 
+uint8_t (*get_lqi)(void) = (void *) 0x0000e04d;
+
 #define ROM_END 0x0013ffff
 #define ENTRY_EOF 0x00000e0f
 /* processes up to 4 words of initialization entries */
diff --git a/tests/tests.c b/tests/tests.c
index 259ece723..83ee458cf 100644
--- a/tests/tests.c
+++ b/tests/tests.c
@@ -48,7 +48,7 @@ void print_packet(volatile packet_t *p) {
 	volatile uint8_t i,j,k; 
 #define PER_ROW 16
 	if(p) {
-		printf("len 0x%02x",p->length);		
+		printf("len 0x%02x lqi 0x%02x", p->length, p->lqi);		
 		for(j=0, k=0; j <= ((p->length)%PER_ROW); j++) {
 			printf("\n\r");
 			for(i=0; i < PER_ROW; i++, k++) {