diff --git a/examples/companion_radio/MyMesh.cpp b/examples/companion_radio/MyMesh.cpp
index 66efc6b0c..f32ea67ae 100644
--- a/examples/companion_radio/MyMesh.cpp
+++ b/examples/companion_radio/MyMesh.cpp
@@ -758,8 +758,21 @@ void MyMesh::onContactResponse(const ContactInfo &contact, const uint8_t *data,
     memcpy(&out_frame[i], &data[4], len - 4);
     i += (len - 4);
     _serial->writeFrame(out_frame, i);
-  } else if (_listener && len > 4) {
-    _listener->onUnhandledResponse(contact, tag, &data[4], len - 4);
+  } else {
+    bool handled;
+    if (_listener && len > 4) {
+      handled = _listener->onUnhandledResponse(contact, tag, &data[4], len - 4);
+    } else {
+      handled = false;
+    }
+    if (!handled) {   // let the app know about unknown/unhandled responses (eg. push telemetry packets)
+      int i = 0;
+      out_frame[i++] = PUSH_CODE_BINARY_RESPONSE;
+      out_frame[i++] = 0; // reserved
+      memcpy(&out_frame[i], data, len);
+      i += len;
+      _serial->writeFrame(out_frame, i);
+    }
   }
 }
 
diff --git a/examples/companion_radio/MyMesh.h b/examples/companion_radio/MyMesh.h
index 9f077c30f..52a22cb41 100644
--- a/examples/companion_radio/MyMesh.h
+++ b/examples/companion_radio/MyMesh.h
@@ -101,7 +101,7 @@ public:
       virtual void onACKRecv(uint32_t ack_crc) { }
       virtual uint8_t onUnhandledRequest(const ContactInfo &contact, uint32_t sender_timestamp, const uint8_t *data,
                                          uint8_t len, uint8_t *reply) { return 0; /* unknown request type */ }
-      virtual void onUnhandledResponse(const ContactInfo &from, uint32_t tag, const uint8_t* data, uint8_t len) { }
+      virtual bool onUnhandledResponse(const ContactInfo &from, uint32_t tag, const uint8_t* data, uint8_t len) { return false; /* not handled */ }
       virtual void onTraceRecv(mesh::Packet *pkt, uint32_t tag, uint32_t auth_code, uint8_t flags,
                                const uint8_t *path_snrs, const uint8_t *path_hashes, uint8_t path_len) { }
       virtual void onRawDataRecv(mesh::Packet *pkt) { }