diff --git a/Logparser/logparser.js b/Logparser/logparser.js
index 05ac8f1cc..8835476d8 100644
--- a/Logparser/logparser.js
+++ b/Logparser/logparser.js
@@ -322,6 +322,7 @@ var match = [
 	{ re: "!TSF:RTE:FPAR ACTIVE", d: "Finding parent active, message not sent" },
 	{ re: "!TSF:RTE:(\\d+) UNKNOWN", d: "Routing for destination <b>$1</b> unknown, sending message to parent" },
 	{ re: "!TSF:RTE:N2N FAIL", d: "Direct node-to-node communication failed - handing over to parent" },
+	{ re: "TSF:RTE:N2N DIS", d: "Direct node-to-node communication disabled by configuration" },
 	{ re: "TSF:RRT:ROUTE N=(\\d+),R=(\\d+)", d: "Routing table, messages to node (<b>$1</b>) are routed via node (<b>$2</b>)"},
 	{ re: "!TSF:SND:TNR", d: "Transport not ready, message cannot be sent" },
 	{ re: "TSF:TDI:TSL", d: "Set transport to sleep" },
diff --git a/MyConfig.h b/MyConfig.h
index 0aa451420..822e02cc3 100755
--- a/MyConfig.h
+++ b/MyConfig.h
@@ -1111,6 +1111,15 @@
 #define MY_TRANSPORT_DISCOVERY_INTERVAL_MS (20*60*1000ul)
 #endif
 
+/**
+ *@def MY_TRANSPORT_N2N_FEATURE_DISABLED
+ *@brief If defined, disables the direct node to node transport send attempts
+ *
+ * Use this function together with the option @ref MY_PARENT_NODE_IS_STATIC
+ * to ensure that all telegrams sent are routed exclusively through the associated parent node.
+ */
+//#define MY_TRANSPORT_N2N_FEATURE_DISABLED
+
 /**
  *@def MY_TRANSPORT_UPLINK_CHECK_DISABLED
  *@brief If defined, disables uplink check to GW during transport initialisation
@@ -2313,6 +2322,7 @@
 // transport
 #define MY_PARENT_NODE_IS_STATIC
 #define MY_REGISTRATION_CONTROLLER
+#define MY_TRANSPORT_N2N_FEATURE_DISABLED
 #define MY_TRANSPORT_UPLINK_CHECK_DISABLED
 #define MY_TRANSPORT_SANITY_CHECK
 #define MY_NODE_LOCK_FEATURE
diff --git a/core/MyTransport.cpp b/core/MyTransport.cpp
index 4c91da55f..561fe730e 100644
--- a/core/MyTransport.cpp
+++ b/core/MyTransport.cpp
@@ -545,6 +545,7 @@ bool transportRouteMessage(MyMessage &message)
 #endif
 		}
 #else
+#if !defined(MY_TRANSPORT_N2N_FEATURE_DISABLED)
 		if (destination > GATEWAY_ADDRESS && destination < BROADCAST_ADDRESS) {
 			// node2node traffic: assume node is in vincinity. If transmission fails, hand over to parent
 			if (transportSendWrite(destination, message)) {
@@ -553,6 +554,9 @@ bool transportRouteMessage(MyMessage &message)
 			}
 			TRANSPORT_DEBUG(PSTR("!TSF:RTE:N2N FAIL\n"));
 		}
+#else
+		TRANSPORT_DEBUG(PSTR("TSF:RTE:N2N DIS\n"));
+#endif
 		route = _transportConfig.parentNodeId;	// not a repeater, all traffic routed via parent
 #endif
 	}
diff --git a/core/MyTransport.h b/core/MyTransport.h
index ef1451cad..210c8c482 100644
--- a/core/MyTransport.h
+++ b/core/MyTransport.h
@@ -119,6 +119,7 @@
 * |!| TSF | RTE   | FPAR ACTIVE								| Finding parent active, message not sent
 * |!| TSF | RTE   | DST %%d UNKNOWN						| Routing for destination (DST) unknown, send message to parent
 * | | TSF | RTE   | N2N OK										| Node-to-node communication succeeded
+* | | TSF | RTE   | N2N DIS										| Node-to-node communication disabled by configuration
 * |!| TSF | RTE   | N2N FAIL									| Node-to-node communication failed, handing over to parent for re-routing
 * | | TSF | RRT   | ROUTE N=%%d,R=%%d					| Routing table, messages to node (N) are routed via node (R)
 * |!| TSF | SND   | TNR												| Transport not ready, message cannot be sent
diff --git a/keywords.txt b/keywords.txt
index d63941799..4048df728 100755
--- a/keywords.txt
+++ b/keywords.txt
@@ -78,6 +78,7 @@ MY_TRANSPORT_TIMEOUT_EXT_FAILURE_STATE_MS	LITERAL1
 MY_TRANSPORT_TIMEOUT_FAILURE_STATE_MS	LITERAL1
 MY_TRANSPORT_UPLINK_CHECK_DISABLED	LITERAL1
 MY_TRANSPORT_WAIT_READY_MS	LITERAL1
+MY_TRANSPORT_N2N_FEATURE_DISABLED	LITERAL1
 
 # debug
 MY_DEBUG	LITERAL1