diff --git a/src/modules/Telemetry/AirQualityTelemetry.cpp b/src/modules/Telemetry/AirQualityTelemetry.cpp
index 3e9b069c4b..a51a7cea97 100644
--- a/src/modules/Telemetry/AirQualityTelemetry.cpp
+++ b/src/modules/Telemetry/AirQualityTelemetry.cpp
@@ -45,6 +45,7 @@ int32_t AirQualityTelemetryModule::runOnce()
         uint32_t now = millis();
         if (((lastSentToMesh == 0) ||
              ((now - lastSentToMesh) >= Default::getConfiguredOrDefaultMs(moduleConfig.telemetry.air_quality_interval))) &&
+            airTime->isTxAllowedChannelUtil(config.device.role != meshtastic_Config_DeviceConfig_Role_SENSOR) &&
             airTime->isTxAllowedAirUtil()) {
             sendTelemetry();
             lastSentToMesh = now;
diff --git a/src/modules/Telemetry/DeviceTelemetry.cpp b/src/modules/Telemetry/DeviceTelemetry.cpp
index 7c02b57b4b..2ae904b89a 100644
--- a/src/modules/Telemetry/DeviceTelemetry.cpp
+++ b/src/modules/Telemetry/DeviceTelemetry.cpp
@@ -18,8 +18,8 @@ int32_t DeviceTelemetryModule::runOnce()
     uint32_t now = millis();
     if (((lastSentToMesh == 0) ||
          ((now - lastSentToMesh) >= Default::getConfiguredOrDefaultMs(moduleConfig.telemetry.device_update_interval))) &&
-        airTime->isTxAllowedChannelUtil() && airTime->isTxAllowedAirUtil() &&
-        config.device.role != meshtastic_Config_DeviceConfig_Role_REPEATER &&
+        airTime->isTxAllowedChannelUtil(config.device.role != meshtastic_Config_DeviceConfig_Role_SENSOR) &&
+        airTime->isTxAllowedAirUtil() && config.device.role != meshtastic_Config_DeviceConfig_Role_REPEATER &&
         config.device.role != meshtastic_Config_DeviceConfig_Role_CLIENT_HIDDEN) {
         sendTelemetry();
         lastSentToMesh = now;
diff --git a/src/modules/Telemetry/EnvironmentTelemetry.cpp b/src/modules/Telemetry/EnvironmentTelemetry.cpp
index 203b632a75..908062a5b1 100644
--- a/src/modules/Telemetry/EnvironmentTelemetry.cpp
+++ b/src/modules/Telemetry/EnvironmentTelemetry.cpp
@@ -104,6 +104,7 @@ int32_t EnvironmentTelemetryModule::runOnce()
         uint32_t now = millis();
         if (((lastSentToMesh == 0) ||
              ((now - lastSentToMesh) >= Default::getConfiguredOrDefaultMs(moduleConfig.telemetry.environment_update_interval))) &&
+            airTime->isTxAllowedChannelUtil(config.device.role != meshtastic_Config_DeviceConfig_Role_SENSOR) &&
             airTime->isTxAllowedAirUtil()) {
             sendTelemetry();
             lastSentToMesh = now;