diff --git a/src/mesh/Router.cpp b/src/mesh/Router.cpp
index 6cecf4a0e..11d45a12c 100644
--- a/src/mesh/Router.cpp
+++ b/src/mesh/Router.cpp
@@ -369,10 +369,14 @@ ErrorCode Router::send(meshtastic_MeshPacket *p)
     }
 
     fixPriority(p); // Before encryption, fix the priority if it's unset
-    if (!applyPositionPrecisionForChannel(*p, p->channel)) {
-        LOG_ERROR("Dropping malformed position packet before send");
-        packetPool.release(p);
-        return meshtastic_Routing_Error_BAD_REQUEST;
+    // Position precision is an originator-only privacy policy. Relays keep
+    // p->from as the original sender, so do not rewrite their POSITION_APP payload.
+    if (isFromUs(p)) {
+        if (!applyPositionPrecisionForChannel(*p, p->channel)) {
+            LOG_ERROR("Dropping malformed position packet before send");
+            packetPool.release(p);
+            return meshtastic_Routing_Error_BAD_REQUEST;
+        }
     }
 
     // If the packet is not yet encrypted, do so now