diff --git a/MAVProxy/modules/lib/ntrip.py b/MAVProxy/modules/lib/ntrip.py
index 66586c8cc8..6653b5e6fb 100755
--- a/MAVProxy/modules/lib/ntrip.py
+++ b/MAVProxy/modules/lib/ntrip.py
@@ -42,6 +42,7 @@ def __init__(self,
                  height=1212,
                  ssl=False,
                  V2=False,
+                 sendgga=True,
                  ):
         if sys.version_info.major >= 3:
             user = bytearray(user, 'ascii')
@@ -248,6 +249,9 @@ def readLoop(self):
             print("got: ", len(data))
 
     def send_gga(self):
+        if not self.send_gga:
+            return
+            
         gga = self.getGGAByteString()
 
         try:
diff --git a/MAVProxy/modules/mavproxy_ntrip.py b/MAVProxy/modules/mavproxy_ntrip.py
index cee5148874..3c8b168a8e 100644
--- a/MAVProxy/modules/mavproxy_ntrip.py
+++ b/MAVProxy/modules/mavproxy_ntrip.py
@@ -23,7 +23,8 @@ def __init__(self, mpstate):
              ('logfile', str, None),
              ('sendalllinks', bool, False),
              ('frag_drop_pct', float, 0),
-             ('sendmul', int, 1)])
+             ('sendmul', int, 1),
+             ('sendgga', bool, True)])
         self.add_command('ntrip', self.cmd_ntrip, 'NTRIP control',
                          ["<status>",
                           "<start>",
@@ -179,7 +180,8 @@ def cmd_start(self):
                                        mountpoint=self.ntrip_settings.mountpoint,
                                        lat=self.pos[0],
                                        lon=self.pos[1],
-                                       height=self.pos[2])
+                                       height=self.pos[2],
+                                       sendgga=self.ntrip_settings.sendgga)
         print("NTRIP started")
         self.start_pending = False
         self.last_rate = time.time()