diff --git a/tnc/data_handler.py b/tnc/data_handler.py
index f1afa51a..a652af68 100644
--- a/tnc/data_handler.py
+++ b/tnc/data_handler.py
@@ -3415,6 +3415,7 @@ class DATA:
             ):
 
                 timeleft = int((self.data_channel_last_received + self.transmission_timeout) - time.time())
+                ARQ.arq_seconds_until_timeout = timeleft
                 if timeleft % 10 == 0:
                     self.log.debug("Time left until channel timeout", seconds=timeleft)
 
diff --git a/tnc/sock.py b/tnc/sock.py
index 94ac8d1e..337402d5 100644
--- a/tnc/sock.py
+++ b/tnc/sock.py
@@ -1173,6 +1173,7 @@ def send_tnc_state():
         "arq_bytes_per_minute": str(ARQ.bytes_per_minute),
         "arq_bytes_per_minute_burst": str(ARQ.bytes_per_minute_burst),
         "arq_seconds_until_finish": str(ARQ.arq_seconds_until_finish),
+        "arq_seconds_until_timeout": str(ARQ.arq_seconds_until_timeout),
         "arq_compression_factor": str(ARQ.arq_compression_factor),
         "arq_transmission_percent": str(ARQ.arq_transmission_percent),
         "speed_list": ARQ.speed_list,
diff --git a/tnc/static.py b/tnc/static.py
index 8f2c3e0c..544172e3 100644
--- a/tnc/static.py
+++ b/tnc/static.py
@@ -26,6 +26,7 @@ class ARQ:
     arq_bits_per_second_burst: int = 0
     arq_bits_per_second: int = 0
     arq_seconds_until_finish: int = 0
+    arq_seconds_until_timeout: int = 0
     rx_buffer_size: int = 16
     rx_frame_buffer: bytes = b""
     rx_burst_buffer = []
@@ -35,7 +36,7 @@ class ARQ:
     # ARQ PROTOCOL VERSION
     # v.5 - signalling frame uses datac0
     # v.6 - signalling frame uses datac13
-    arq_protocol_version: int = 6
+    arq_protocol_version: int = 7
     total_bytes: int = 0
     speed_list = []
     # set save to folder state for allowing downloading files to local file system