diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index 0b4be8bb..4dc27c98 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -1,3 +1,11 @@
+# Unreleased
+
+## Added
+
+### Transport
+
+* Added an optional packet-carrying `AnnounceHandler::received_announce(destination_hash, announced_identity, app_data, packet)` overload, giving handlers the receiving interface, hop count and signal quality of the announce. Its default forwards to the existing three-argument callback, so existing handlers are unchanged.
+
 # microReticulum v0.5.1
 
 ## Changed
diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index e95fb424..6008206f 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -74,6 +74,27 @@ Also note the following preprocessor directives used to tune `microStore::FileSt
   `-DRNS_PATH_TABLE_SEGMENT_COUNT`: Maximum number of segment files to rotate (minimum of 3)
 Appropriate settings should be selected to match the storage and memory resources available on the target platform.
 
+## Announce Handlers
+
+Applications receive announces by registering a subclass of `RNS::AnnounceHandler` with `RNS::Transport::register_announce_handler()`. The basic callback is pure virtual and must always be implemented; override the extended one as well when the handler needs the announce packet:
+
+```cpp
+class MyHandler : public RNS::AnnounceHandler {
+public:
+	// Basic form: destination hash, announced identity and app data.
+	void received_announce(const RNS::Bytes& destination_hash, const RNS::Identity& announced_identity, const RNS::Bytes& app_data) override;
+
+	// Extended form: additionally receives the announce packet, giving access to
+	// packet.receiving_interface(), packet.hops(), packet.rssi() and packet.snr().
+	// The default implementation forwards to the basic form.
+	void received_announce(const RNS::Bytes& destination_hash, const RNS::Identity& announced_identity, const RNS::Bytes& app_data, const RNS::Packet& packet) override;
+};
+```
+
+The `Packet` passed to the extended form is only valid for the duration of the callback. Copy anything the handler needs to keep, such as `packet.hops()` or the receiving interface, rather than storing a reference to the packet.
+
+Pass an aspect filter such as `"lxmf.delivery"` to the `AnnounceHandler` constructor to receive only announces for that destination name, or `nullptr` for all announces.
+
 ## Provisioning
 
 microReticulum ships an optional schema-driven configuration subsystem under `src/microReticulum/Provisioning/`. It maintains a registry of namespaces and fields, holds a "working" config in RAM plus a "draft" overlay for pending edits, and (when filesystem support is enabled) persists committed values atomically to flash. Apps frame and transport MsgPack request/response payloads using their preferred link (KISS, BLE GATT, Web Serial, etc.); the library handles everything from the engine inward.
diff --git a/src/microReticulum/Transport.cpp b/src/microReticulum/Transport.cpp
index 47475676..6a022246 100644
--- a/src/microReticulum/Transport.cpp
+++ b/src/microReticulum/Transport.cpp
@@ -2724,7 +2724,8 @@ TRACEF("path_announce_emitted=%lu", path_announce_emitted);
 										handler->received_announce(
 											packet.destination_hash(),
 											announce_identity,
-											Identity::recall_app_data(packet.destination_hash())
+											Identity::recall_app_data(packet.destination_hash()),
+											packet
 										);
 									}
 								}
diff --git a/src/microReticulum/Transport.h b/src/microReticulum/Transport.h
index 5d5a34e2..72625721 100644
--- a/src/microReticulum/Transport.h
+++ b/src/microReticulum/Transport.h
@@ -66,6 +66,17 @@ namespace RNS {
 		// configured aspect filter. Filters must be specific,
 		// and cannot use wildcards.
 		virtual void received_announce(const Bytes& destination_hash, const Identity& announced_identity, const Bytes& app_data) = 0;
+		// Richer variant with the announce packet itself: receiving interface
+		// (packet.receiving_interface()), hop count (packet.hops()), signal
+		// stats (packet.rssi()/snr()), transport id. Defaults to the classic
+		// callback so existing handlers keep working; override this one to
+		// get the metadata. The packet is only valid for the duration of the
+		// call: copy anything you need to keep (e.g. packet.hops(), or the
+		// receiving interface) rather than holding the reference.
+		virtual void received_announce(const Bytes& destination_hash, const Identity& announced_identity, const Bytes& app_data, const Packet& packet) {
+			(void)packet;
+			received_announce(destination_hash, announced_identity, app_data);
+		}
 		std::string& aspect_filter() { return _aspect_filter; }
 	private:
 		std::string _aspect_filter;
diff --git a/test/test_rns_loopback/test_rns_loopback.cpp b/test/test_rns_loopback/test_rns_loopback.cpp
index d6d37cff..fb54e528 100644
--- a/test/test_rns_loopback/test_rns_loopback.cpp
+++ b/test/test_rns_loopback/test_rns_loopback.cpp
@@ -32,6 +32,12 @@ class OutInterface : public RNS::InterfaceImpl {
 	virtual bool send_outgoing(const RNS::Bytes &data) {
 		HEADF(RNS::LOG_TRACE, "OutInterface.send_outgoing: data: %s", data.toHex().c_str());
 
+		// Keep the last announce sent, so a test can replay it as if it had
+		// arrived from another node
+		if (data.size() > 0 && (data.data()[0] & 0x03) == RNS::Type::Packet::ANNOUNCE) {
+			last_announce = data;
+		}
+
 		// Loop data back to InInterface for testing
 		// NOTE: This sends the incoming data directory to RNS::Interface (which relays to Transport)
 		//       and does not actually go through InInterface.
@@ -42,9 +48,11 @@ class OutInterface : public RNS::InterfaceImpl {
 
 		return true;
 	}
+	static RNS::Bytes last_announce;
 private:
 	RNS::Interface& _in_interface;
 };
+RNS::Bytes OutInterface::last_announce;
 
 // Test AnnounceHandler
 class ExampleAnnounceHandler : public RNS::AnnounceHandler {
@@ -65,6 +73,44 @@ class ExampleAnnounceHandler : public RNS::AnnounceHandler {
 	}
 };
 
+// Overrides only the basic callback: must still be called now that Transport
+// dispatches through the packet-carrying overload
+class BasicAnnounceHandler : public RNS::AnnounceHandler {
+public:
+	BasicAnnounceHandler() : AnnounceHandler(nullptr) {}
+	virtual void received_announce(const RNS::Bytes& destination_hash, const RNS::Identity& announced_identity, const RNS::Bytes& app_data) {
+		++calls;
+		last_destination_hash = destination_hash;
+	}
+	int calls = 0;
+	RNS::Bytes last_destination_hash;
+};
+
+// Overrides the packet-carrying callback as well, and records what it saw
+class PacketAnnounceHandler : public RNS::AnnounceHandler {
+public:
+	PacketAnnounceHandler() : AnnounceHandler(nullptr) {}
+	virtual void received_announce(const RNS::Bytes& destination_hash, const RNS::Identity& announced_identity, const RNS::Bytes& app_data) {
+		++basic_calls;
+	}
+	virtual void received_announce(const RNS::Bytes& destination_hash, const RNS::Identity& announced_identity, const RNS::Bytes& app_data, const RNS::Packet& packet) {
+		++packet_calls;
+		last_destination_hash = destination_hash;
+		last_packet_destination_hash = packet.destination_hash();
+		last_packet_type = packet.packet_type();
+		last_receiving_interface = packet.receiving_interface().get_hash();
+	}
+	int basic_calls = 0;
+	int packet_calls = 0;
+	RNS::Bytes last_destination_hash;
+	RNS::Bytes last_packet_destination_hash;
+	uint8_t last_packet_type = 0xFF;
+	RNS::Bytes last_receiving_interface;
+};
+
+std::shared_ptr<BasicAnnounceHandler> basic_announce_handler(new BasicAnnounceHandler());
+std::shared_ptr<PacketAnnounceHandler> packet_announce_handler(new PacketAnnounceHandler());
+
 //ExampleAnnounceHandler announce_handler((const char*)"example_utilities.announcesample.fruits");
 //RNS::HAnnounceHandler announce_handler(new ExampleAnnounceHandler("example_utilities.announcesample.fruits"));
 RNS::HAnnounceHandler announce_handler(new ExampleAnnounceHandler());
@@ -158,6 +204,8 @@ void testReticulum() {
 
 	HEAD("Registering announce handler with Transport...", RNS::LOG_TRACE);
 	RNS::Transport::register_announce_handler(announce_handler);
+	RNS::Transport::register_announce_handler(basic_announce_handler);
+	RNS::Transport::register_announce_handler(packet_announce_handler);
 
 	HEAD("Announcing destination...", RNS::LOG_TRACE);
 	// test path
@@ -166,6 +214,30 @@ void testReticulum() {
 	destination.announce(RNS::bytesFromString("test"));
 	// 23.9% (+0.8%)
 
+	// The announce looped back above is for a local destination, so Transport
+	// does not hand it to announce handlers. Deregister the destination and
+	// replay the same announce, so it arrives as one from another node would.
+	HEAD("Replaying announce as a remote one...", RNS::LOG_TRACE);
+	TEST_ASSERT_TRUE(OutInterface::last_announce.size() > 0);
+	RNS::Transport::deregister_destination(destination);
+	in_interface.handle_incoming(OutInterface::last_announce);
+
+	// A handler overriding only the basic callback is still called
+	TEST_ASSERT_EQUAL_INT(1, basic_announce_handler->calls);
+	TEST_ASSERT_TRUE(basic_announce_handler->last_destination_hash == destination.hash());
+
+	// A handler overriding the packet-carrying callback gets the packet, and
+	// is not called a second time through the basic one
+	TEST_ASSERT_EQUAL_INT(1, packet_announce_handler->packet_calls);
+	TEST_ASSERT_EQUAL_INT(0, packet_announce_handler->basic_calls);
+	TEST_ASSERT_TRUE(packet_announce_handler->last_destination_hash == destination.hash());
+	TEST_ASSERT_TRUE(packet_announce_handler->last_packet_destination_hash == destination.hash());
+	TEST_ASSERT_EQUAL_UINT8(RNS::Type::Packet::ANNOUNCE, packet_announce_handler->last_packet_type);
+	TEST_ASSERT_TRUE(packet_announce_handler->last_receiving_interface == in_interface.get_hash());
+
+	RNS::Transport::deregister_announce_handler(basic_announce_handler);
+	RNS::Transport::deregister_announce_handler(packet_announce_handler);
+
 	HEAD("Destroying Reticulum instance...", RNS::LOG_TRACE);
 	reticulum = {RNS::Type::NONE};