diff --git a/meshtastic/__main__.py b/meshtastic/__main__.py
index fd9f36b..ce26069 100644
--- a/meshtastic/__main__.py
+++ b/meshtastic/__main__.py
@@ -292,6 +292,14 @@ def onConnected(interface):
         if args.device_metadata:
             closeNow = True
             interface.getNode(args.dest).getMetadata()
+        
+        if args.begin_edit:
+            closeNow = True
+            interface.getNode(args.dest, False).beginSettingsTransaction()
+
+        if args.commit_edit:
+            closeNow = True
+            interface.getNode(args.dest, False).commitSettingsTransaction()
 
         if args.factory_reset:
             closeNow = True
@@ -386,6 +394,8 @@ def onConnected(interface):
                 configuration = yaml.safe_load(file)
                 closeNow = True
 
+                interface.getNode(args.dest, False).beginSettingsTransaction()
+
                 if 'owner' in configuration:
                     print(f"Setting device owner to {configuration['owner']}")
                     waitForAckNak = True
@@ -444,7 +454,8 @@ def onConnected(interface):
                         for pref in configuration['module_config'][section]:
                             setPref(moduleConfig, f"{section}.{pref}", str(configuration['module_config'][section][pref]))
                         interface.getNode(args.dest).writeConfig(section)
-                    
+
+                interface.getNode(args.dest, False).commitSettingsTransaction()
                 print("Writing modified configuration to device")
 
         if args.export_config:
diff --git a/meshtastic/node.py b/meshtastic/node.py
index a27c3e6..91e3062 100644
--- a/meshtastic/node.py
+++ b/meshtastic/node.py
@@ -481,6 +481,32 @@ class Node:
         else: 
             onResponse = self.onAckNak
         return self._sendAdmin(p, onResponse=onResponse)
+    
+    def beginSettingsTransaction(self):
+        """Tell the node to open a transaction to edit settings."""
+        p = admin_pb2.AdminMessage()
+        p.begin_edit_settings = True
+        logging.info(f"Telling open a transaction to edit settings")
+
+        # If sending to a remote node, wait for ACK/NAK
+        if self == self.iface.localNode:
+            onResponse = None
+        else: 
+            onResponse = self.onAckNak
+        return self._sendAdmin(p, onResponse=onResponse)
+
+    def commitSettingsTransaction(self):
+        """Tell the node to commit the open transaction for editing settings."""
+        p = admin_pb2.AdminMessage()
+        p.commit_edit_settings = True
+        logging.info(f"Telling node to commit open transaction for editing settings")
+
+        # If sending to a remote node, wait for ACK/NAK
+        if self == self.iface.localNode:
+            onResponse = None
+        else: 
+            onResponse = self.onAckNak
+        return self._sendAdmin(p, onResponse=onResponse)
 
     def rebootOTA(self, secs: int = 10):
         """Tell the node to reboot into factory firmware."""