diff --git a/app/src/main/java/com/geeksville/mesh/model/ChannelOption.kt b/app/src/main/java/com/geeksville/mesh/model/ChannelOption.kt
index 318739496..d541828c3 100644
--- a/app/src/main/java/com/geeksville/mesh/model/ChannelOption.kt
+++ b/app/src/main/java/com/geeksville/mesh/model/ChannelOption.kt
@@ -7,5 +7,15 @@ enum class ChannelOption(val modemConfig: MeshProtos.ChannelSettings.ModemConfig
     SHORT(MeshProtos.ChannelSettings.ModemConfig.Bw125Cr45Sf128, R.string.modem_config_short),
     MEDIUM(MeshProtos.ChannelSettings.ModemConfig.Bw500Cr45Sf128, R.string.modem_config_medium),
     LONG(MeshProtos.ChannelSettings.ModemConfig.Bw31_25Cr48Sf512, R.string.modem_config_long),
-    VERY_LONG(MeshProtos.ChannelSettings.ModemConfig.Bw125Cr48Sf4096, R.string.modem_config_very_long)
+    VERY_LONG(MeshProtos.ChannelSettings.ModemConfig.Bw125Cr48Sf4096, R.string.modem_config_very_long);
+
+    companion object {
+        fun fromConfig(modemConfig: MeshProtos.ChannelSettings.ModemConfig?): ChannelOption? {
+            for (option in values()) {
+                if (option.modemConfig == modemConfig)
+                    return option
+            }
+            return null
+        }
+    }
 }
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diff --git a/app/src/main/java/com/geeksville/mesh/ui/ChannelFragment.kt b/app/src/main/java/com/geeksville/mesh/ui/ChannelFragment.kt
index 63b9b28ee..a42958c56 100644
--- a/app/src/main/java/com/geeksville/mesh/ui/ChannelFragment.kt
+++ b/app/src/main/java/com/geeksville/mesh/ui/ChannelFragment.kt
@@ -12,7 +12,6 @@ import android.view.inputmethod.EditorInfo
 import android.widget.ArrayAdapter
 import android.widget.ImageView
 import androidx.fragment.app.activityViewModels
-import androidx.lifecycle.Observer
 import com.geeksville.analytics.DataPair
 import com.geeksville.android.GeeksvilleApplication
 import com.geeksville.android.Logging
@@ -71,7 +70,8 @@ class ChannelFragment : ScreenFragment("Channel"), Logging {
 
     /// Pull the latest data from the model (discarding any user edits)
     private fun setGUIfromModel() {
-        val channel = UIViewModel.getChannel(model.radioConfig.value)
+        val radioConfig = model.radioConfig.value
+        val channel = UIViewModel.getChannel(radioConfig)
 
         editableCheckbox.isChecked = false // start locked
         if (channel != null) {
@@ -85,6 +85,11 @@ class ChannelFragment : ScreenFragment("Channel"), Logging {
             editableCheckbox.isEnabled = connected
 
             qrView.setImageBitmap(channel.getChannelQR())
+
+            val modemConfig = radioConfig?.channelSettings?.modemConfig
+            val channelOption = ChannelOption.fromConfig(modemConfig)
+            filled_exposed_dropdown.setText(getString(channelOption?.configRes ?: R.string.modem_config_unrecognized), false)
+
         } else {
             qrView.visibility = View.INVISIBLE
             channelNameEdit.visibility = View.INVISIBLE
@@ -205,12 +210,12 @@ class ChannelFragment : ScreenFragment("Channel"), Logging {
             shareChannel()
         }
 
-        model.radioConfig.observe(viewLifecycleOwner, Observer {
+        model.radioConfig.observe(viewLifecycleOwner, {
             setGUIfromModel()
         })
 
         // If connection state changes, we might need to enable/disable buttons
-        model.isConnected.observe(viewLifecycleOwner, Observer {
+        model.isConnected.observe(viewLifecycleOwner, {
             setGUIfromModel()
         })
     }