diff --git a/drivers/common/openserial.c b/drivers/common/openserial.c
index d7fb3ef2d0..2380949988 100644
--- a/drivers/common/openserial.c
+++ b/drivers/common/openserial.c
@@ -601,6 +601,18 @@ void openserial_goldenImageCommands(void){
        case COMMAND_SET_SLOTDURATION:
             ieee154e_setSlotDuration(comandParam_16);
             break;
+       case COMMAND_SET_6PRESPONSE_STATUS:
+            if (comandParam_8 ==1) {
+               sixtop_setIsResponseEnabled(TRUE);
+            } else {
+                if (comandParam_8 == 0) {
+                    sixtop_setIsResponseEnabled(FALSE);
+                } else {
+                    // security only can be 1 or 0 
+                    break;
+                }
+            }
+            break;
        default:
            // wrong command ID
            break;
diff --git a/drivers/common/openserial.h b/drivers/common/openserial.h
index 0926274802..5381dd620e 100644
--- a/drivers/common/openserial.h
+++ b/drivers/common/openserial.h
@@ -74,7 +74,8 @@ enum {
    COMMAND_SET_6P_LIST           = 12,
    COMMAND_SET_6P_CLEAR          = 13,
    COMMAND_SET_SLOTDURATION      = 14,
-   COMMAND_MAX                   = 15,
+   COMMAND_SET_6PRESPONSE_STATUS = 15,
+   COMMAND_MAX                   = 16,
 };
 
 //=========================== module variables ================================
diff --git a/openstack/02b-MAChigh/sixtop.c b/openstack/02b-MAChigh/sixtop.c
index da105895df..89df02fe92 100644
--- a/openstack/02b-MAChigh/sixtop.c
+++ b/openstack/02b-MAChigh/sixtop.c
@@ -113,6 +113,7 @@ void sixtop_init() {
    sixtop_vars.mgtTaskCounter     = 0;
    sixtop_vars.kaPeriod           = MAXKAPERIOD;
    sixtop_vars.ebPeriod           = EBPERIOD;
+   sixtop_vars.isResponseEnabled  = TRUE;
    
    sixtop_vars.maintenanceTimerId = opentimers_start(
       sixtop_vars.periodMaintenance,
@@ -597,6 +598,10 @@ bool debugPrint_kaPeriod() {
    return TRUE;
 }
 
+void sixtop_setIsResponseEnabled(bool isEnabled){
+    sixtop_vars.isResponseEnabled = isEnabled;
+}
+
 //=========================== private =========================================
 
 /**
@@ -1186,8 +1191,10 @@ void sixtop_notifyReceiveCommand(
             processIE_prepend_sixtopIE(response_pkt,len);
             // indicate IEs present
             response_pkt->l2_payloadIEpresent = TRUE;
-            // send packet
-            sixtop_send(response_pkt);
+            if (sixtop_vars.isResponseEnabled){
+                // send packet
+                sixtop_send(response_pkt);
+            }
             // update state
             sixtop_vars.six2six_state = SIX_WAIT_RESPONSE_SENDDONE;
             // arm timeout
diff --git a/openstack/02b-MAChigh/sixtop.h b/openstack/02b-MAChigh/sixtop.h
index 2147986361..7f597ca14f 100644
--- a/openstack/02b-MAChigh/sixtop.h
+++ b/openstack/02b-MAChigh/sixtop.h
@@ -89,6 +89,7 @@ typedef struct {
    six2six_state_t      six2six_state;
    uint8_t              commandID;
    six2six_handler_t    handler;
+   bool                 isResponseEnabled;
 } sixtop_vars_t;
 
 //=========================== prototypes ======================================
@@ -111,6 +112,8 @@ void      task_sixtopNotifReceive(void);
 // debugging
 bool      debugPrint_myDAGrank(void);
 bool      debugPrint_kaPeriod(void);
+// control
+void      sixtop_setIsResponseEnabled(bool isEnabled);
 
 /**
 \}
diff --git a/projects/python/SConscript.env b/projects/python/SConscript.env
index fea780008e..7b9b3d11be 100644
--- a/projects/python/SConscript.env
+++ b/projects/python/SConscript.env
@@ -600,6 +600,7 @@ functionsToChange = [
     'task_sixtopNotifReceive',
     'debugPrint_myDAGrank',
     'debugPrint_kaPeriod',
+    'sixtop_setIsResponseEnabled',
     'sixtop_send_internal',
     'sixtop_maintenance_timer_cb',
     'sixtop_timeout_timer_cb',