diff --git a/src/mesh/NodeDB.h b/src/mesh/NodeDB.h
index e472f7151a..20cc5c25b2 100644
--- a/src/mesh/NodeDB.h
+++ b/src/mesh/NodeDB.h
@@ -133,8 +133,13 @@ class NodeDB
     meshtastic_NodeInfoLite *getMeshNode(NodeNum n);
     size_t getNumMeshNodes() { return *numMeshNodes; }
 
-    void setLocalPosition(meshtastic_Position position)
+    void setLocalPosition(meshtastic_Position position, bool timeOnly = false)
     {
+        if (timeOnly) {
+            LOG_DEBUG("Setting local position time only: time=%i\n", position.time);
+            localPosition.time = position.time;
+            return;
+        }
         LOG_DEBUG("Setting local position: latitude=%i, longitude=%i, time=%i\n", position.latitude_i, position.longitude_i,
                   position.time);
         localPosition = position;
@@ -248,4 +253,4 @@ extern uint32_t error_address;
 #define Module_Config_size                                                                                                       \
     (ModuleConfig_CannedMessageConfig_size + ModuleConfig_ExternalNotificationConfig_size + ModuleConfig_MQTTConfig_size +       \
      ModuleConfig_RangeTestConfig_size + ModuleConfig_SerialConfig_size + ModuleConfig_StoreForwardConfig_size +                 \
-     ModuleConfig_TelemetryConfig_size + ModuleConfig_size)
+     ModuleConfig_TelemetryConfig_size + ModuleConfig_size)
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/src/modules/PositionModule.cpp b/src/modules/PositionModule.cpp
index 4634f8fefb..59f62bd5c3 100644
--- a/src/modules/PositionModule.cpp
+++ b/src/modules/PositionModule.cpp
@@ -59,9 +59,15 @@ bool PositionModule::handleReceivedProtobuf(const meshtastic_MeshPacket &mp, mes
     // to set fixed location, EUD-GPS location or just the time (see also issue #900)
     bool isLocal = false;
     if (nodeDB.getNodeNum() == getFrom(&mp)) {
-        LOG_DEBUG("Incoming update from MYSELF\n");
         isLocal = true;
-        nodeDB.setLocalPosition(p);
+        if (config.position.fixed_position) {
+            LOG_DEBUG("Ignore incoming position update from myself except for time, because position.fixed_position is true\n");
+            nodeDB.setLocalPosition(p, true);
+            return false;
+        } else {
+            LOG_DEBUG("Incoming update from MYSELF\n");
+            nodeDB.setLocalPosition(p);
+        }
     }
 
     // Log packet size and data fields