diff --git a/src/comm/MAVLinkProtocol.cc b/src/comm/MAVLinkProtocol.cc
index 7d3f1211921c43801e27f2436e6cd63829a303d7..115021b1e70021e0f8f8e59844aa1a74d6bb8c80 100644
--- a/src/comm/MAVLinkProtocol.cc
+++ b/src/comm/MAVLinkProtocol.cc
@@ -291,8 +291,25 @@ void MAVLinkProtocol::receiveBytes(LinkInterface* link, QByteArray b)
                 // process telemetry status message
                 mavlink_radio_status_t rstatus;
                 mavlink_msg_radio_status_decode(&message, &rstatus);
+                int rssi = rstatus.rssi,
+                    remrssi = rstatus.remrssi;
+                // 3DR Si1k radio needs rssi fields to be converted to dBm
+                if (message.sysid == '3' && message.compid == 'D') {
+                    /* Per the Si1K datasheet figure 23.25 and SI AN474 code
+                     * samples the relationship between the RSSI register
+                     * and received power is as follows:
+                     *
+                     *                       10
+                     * inputPower = rssi * ------ 127
+                     *                       19
+                     *
+                     * Additionally limit to the only realistic range [-120,0] dBm
+                     */
+                    rssi    = qMin(qMax(qRound(static_cast<qreal>(rssi)    / 1.9 - 127.0), - 120), 0);
+                    remrssi = qMin(qMax(qRound(static_cast<qreal>(remrssi) / 1.9 - 127.0), - 120), 0);
+                }
 
-                emit radioStatusChanged(link, rstatus.rxerrors, rstatus.fixed, rstatus.rssi, rstatus.remrssi,
+                emit radioStatusChanged(link, rstatus.rxerrors, rstatus.fixed, rssi, remrssi,
                     rstatus.txbuf, rstatus.noise, rstatus.remnoise);
             }
 
diff --git a/src/comm/MAVLinkProtocol.h b/src/comm/MAVLinkProtocol.h
index b8b4b7564b16b26f788eeaefbf49089b3db4c98b..b24491ee6f5c47063fe8c43d608edf4ea4d72d89 100644
--- a/src/comm/MAVLinkProtocol.h
+++ b/src/comm/MAVLinkProtocol.h
@@ -269,13 +269,13 @@ signals:
      *
      * @param rxerrors receive errors
      * @param fixed count of error corrected packets
-     * @param rssi local signal strength
-     * @param remrssi remote signal strength
+     * @param rssi local signal strength in dBm
+     * @param remrssi remote signal strength in dBm
      * @param txbuf how full the tx buffer is as a percentage
      * @param noise background noise level
      * @param remnoise remote background noise level
      */
-    void radioStatusChanged(LinkInterface* link, unsigned rxerrors, unsigned fixed, unsigned rssi, unsigned remrssi,
+    void radioStatusChanged(LinkInterface* link, unsigned rxerrors, unsigned fixed, int rssi, int remrssi,
     unsigned txbuf, unsigned noise, unsigned remnoise);
     
     /// @brief Emitted when a temporary log file is ready for saving
diff --git a/src/ui/toolbar/MainToolBarController.cc b/src/ui/toolbar/MainToolBarController.cc
index 2f84d1feb21237321ac973e02df74f1bd736eec0..e19dfe9e3ca55f44779a403e7b6a0e7351314603 100644
--- a/src/ui/toolbar/MainToolBarController.cc
+++ b/src/ui/toolbar/MainToolBarController.cc
@@ -52,8 +52,8 @@ MainToolBarController::MainToolBarController(QObject* parent)
 
     // RSSI (didn't like standard connection)
     connect(qgcApp()->toolbox()->mavlinkProtocol(),
-        SIGNAL(radioStatusChanged(LinkInterface*, unsigned, unsigned, unsigned, unsigned, unsigned, unsigned, unsigned)), this,
-        SLOT(_telemetryChanged(LinkInterface*, unsigned, unsigned, unsigned, unsigned, unsigned, unsigned, unsigned)));
+        SIGNAL(radioStatusChanged(LinkInterface*, unsigned, unsigned, int, int, unsigned, unsigned, unsigned)), this,
+        SLOT(_telemetryChanged(LinkInterface*, unsigned, unsigned, int, int, unsigned, unsigned, unsigned)));
 
     connect(qgcApp()->toolbox()->multiVehicleManager(), &MultiVehicleManager::activeVehicleChanged, this, &MainToolBarController::_activeVehicleChanged);
 }
@@ -96,16 +96,14 @@ void MainToolBarController::_activeVehicleChanged(Vehicle* vehicle)
     }
 }
 
-void MainToolBarController::_telemetryChanged(LinkInterface*, unsigned, unsigned, unsigned rssi, unsigned remrssi, unsigned, unsigned, unsigned)
+void MainToolBarController::_telemetryChanged(LinkInterface*, unsigned, unsigned, int rssi, int remrssi, unsigned, unsigned, unsigned)
 {
-    if((unsigned)_telemetryLRSSI != rssi) {
-        // According to the Silabs data sheet, the RSSI value is 0.5db per bit
-        _telemetryLRSSI = rssi >> 1;
+    if(_telemetryLRSSI != rssi) {
+        _telemetryLRSSI = rssi;
         emit telemetryLRSSIChanged(_telemetryLRSSI);
     }
-    if((unsigned)_telemetryRRSSI != remrssi) {
-        // According to the Silabs data sheet, the RSSI value is 0.5db per bit
-        _telemetryRRSSI = remrssi >> 1;
+    if(_telemetryRRSSI != remrssi) {
+        _telemetryRRSSI = remrssi;
         emit telemetryRRSSIChanged(_telemetryRRSSI);
     }
 }
diff --git a/src/ui/toolbar/MainToolBarController.h b/src/ui/toolbar/MainToolBarController.h
index 8b3cae72ec74f07d967b268db3bdf3b8e8cfc72d..cb0efc6d75d1b667b7a4403844eec8acfecaafe3 100644
--- a/src/ui/toolbar/MainToolBarController.h
+++ b/src/ui/toolbar/MainToolBarController.h
@@ -80,7 +80,7 @@ signals:
 private slots:
     void _activeVehicleChanged          (Vehicle* vehicle);
     void _setProgressBarValue           (float value);
-    void _telemetryChanged              (LinkInterface* link, unsigned rxerrors, unsigned fixed, unsigned rssi, unsigned remrssi, unsigned txbuf, unsigned noise, unsigned remnoise);
+    void _telemetryChanged              (LinkInterface* link, unsigned rxerrors, unsigned fixed, int rssi, int remrssi, unsigned txbuf, unsigned noise, unsigned remnoise);
     void _delayedShowToolBarMessage     (void);
 
 private:
diff --git a/src/ui/toolbar/MainToolBarIndicators.qml b/src/ui/toolbar/MainToolBarIndicators.qml
index 909175dfdde058cd9f135d39c4bc5402f1eebe2e..4637a9d6c470bb6d8d8969dd666c09a8000eec61 100644
--- a/src/ui/toolbar/MainToolBarIndicators.qml
+++ b/src/ui/toolbar/MainToolBarIndicators.qml
@@ -536,7 +536,7 @@ Row {
                     color: colorWhite
                 }
                 QGCLabel {
-                    text: _controller.telemetryRRSSI + 'dB'
+                    text: _controller.telemetryRRSSI + 'dBm'
                     width: getProportionalDimmension(30)
                     horizontalAlignment: Text.AlignRight
                     font.pixelSize: ScreenTools.smallFontPixelSize
@@ -553,7 +553,7 @@ Row {
                     color: colorWhite
                 }
                 QGCLabel {
-                    text: _controller.telemetryLRSSI + 'dB'
+                    text: _controller.telemetryLRSSI + 'dBm'
                     width: getProportionalDimmension(30)
                     horizontalAlignment: Text.AlignRight
                     font.pixelSize: ScreenTools.smallFontPixelSize