diff --git a/arch/portduino/portduino.ini b/arch/portduino/portduino.ini
index 04fd6db092..28f4beeac9 100644
--- a/arch/portduino/portduino.ini
+++ b/arch/portduino/portduino.ini
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 ; The Portduino based sim environment on top of any host OS, all hardware will be simulated
 [portduino_base]
-platform = https://github.com/meshtastic/platform-native.git#bcd02436cfca91f7d28ad0f7dab977c6aaa781af
+platform = https://github.com/meshtastic/platform-native.git#c9d8072fca0fbd5fb630a261452d7057b571d1db
 framework = arduino
 
 build_src_filter = 
@@ -36,4 +36,4 @@ build_flags =
   -lstdc++fs
   -lbluetooth
   -lgpiod
-  -lyaml-cpp
+  -lyaml-cpp
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diff --git a/bin/config-dist.yaml b/bin/config-dist.yaml
index 77680cc63f..663021af5d 100644
--- a/bin/config-dist.yaml
+++ b/bin/config-dist.yaml
@@ -160,4 +160,5 @@ Webserver:
 General:
   MaxNodes: 200
   MaxMessageQueue: 100
-  ConfigDirectory: /etc/meshtasticd/config.d/
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+  ConfigDirectory: /etc/meshtasticd/config.d/
+#  MACAddress: AA:BB:CC:DD:EE:FF
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diff --git a/src/platform/portduino/PortduinoGlue.cpp b/src/platform/portduino/PortduinoGlue.cpp
index a4485e91ff..b6aa2e2590 100644
--- a/src/platform/portduino/PortduinoGlue.cpp
+++ b/src/platform/portduino/PortduinoGlue.cpp
@@ -69,6 +69,22 @@ void portduinoCustomInit()
     portduinoAddArguments(child, childArguments);
 }
 
+void getMacAddr(uint8_t *dmac)
+{
+    if (settingsStrings[mac_address].length() > 11) {
+        dmac[0] = std::stoi(settingsStrings[mac_address].substr(0, 2), nullptr, 16);
+        dmac[1] = std::stoi(settingsStrings[mac_address].substr(2, 2), nullptr, 16);
+        dmac[2] = std::stoi(settingsStrings[mac_address].substr(4, 2), nullptr, 16);
+        dmac[3] = std::stoi(settingsStrings[mac_address].substr(6, 2), nullptr, 16);
+        dmac[4] = std::stoi(settingsStrings[mac_address].substr(8, 2), nullptr, 16);
+        dmac[5] = std::stoi(settingsStrings[mac_address].substr(10, 2), nullptr, 16);
+        std::cout << settingsStrings[mac_address] << std::endl;
+        exit;
+    } else {
+        _getMacAddr(dmac);
+    }
+}
+
 /** apps run under portduino can optionally define a portduinoSetup() to
  * use portduino specific init code (such as gpioBind) to setup portduino on their host machine,
  * before running 'arduino' code.
@@ -412,7 +428,12 @@ bool loadConfig(const char *configPath)
         settingsMap[maxnodes] = (yamlConfig["General"]["MaxNodes"]).as<int>(200);
         settingsMap[maxtophone] = (yamlConfig["General"]["MaxMessageQueue"]).as<int>(100);
         settingsStrings[config_directory] = (yamlConfig["General"]["ConfigDirectory"]).as<std::string>("");
+        settingsStrings[mac_address] = (yamlConfig["General"]["MACAddress"]).as<std::string>("");
 
+        // https://stackoverflow.com/a/20326454
+        settingsStrings[mac_address].erase(
+            std::remove(settingsStrings[mac_address].begin(), settingsStrings[mac_address].end(), ':'),
+            settingsStrings[mac_address].end());
     } catch (YAML::Exception &e) {
         std::cout << "*** Exception " << e.what() << std::endl;
         return false;
diff --git a/src/platform/portduino/PortduinoGlue.h b/src/platform/portduino/PortduinoGlue.h
index 1e0223c486..f372fb0ab3 100644
--- a/src/platform/portduino/PortduinoGlue.h
+++ b/src/platform/portduino/PortduinoGlue.h
@@ -59,7 +59,8 @@ enum configNames {
     maxtophone,
     maxnodes,
     ascii_logs,
-    config_directory
+    config_directory,
+    mac_address
 };
 enum { no_screen, x11, st7789, st7735, st7735s, st7796, ili9341, ili9342, ili9488, hx8357d };
 enum { no_touchscreen, xpt2046, stmpe610, gt911, ft5x06 };
@@ -71,3 +72,4 @@ extern std::ofstream traceFile;
 int initGPIOPin(int pinNum, std::string gpioChipname);
 bool loadConfig(const char *configPath);
 static bool ends_with(std::string_view str, std::string_view suffix);
+void getMacAddr(uint8_t *dmac);
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