diff --git a/src/FirmwarePlugin/APM/ArduRoverFirmwarePlugin.cc b/src/FirmwarePlugin/APM/ArduRoverFirmwarePlugin.cc
index 12459a699b3bb668db7aaccde70e6204f910ddb8..f5c1489e331e9727c40d31820c961296e976f635 100644
--- a/src/FirmwarePlugin/APM/ArduRoverFirmwarePlugin.cc
+++ b/src/FirmwarePlugin/APM/ArduRoverFirmwarePlugin.cc
@@ -111,3 +111,8 @@ bool ArduRoverFirmwarePlugin::supportsNegativeThrust(void)
 {
     return true;
 }
+
+bool ArduRoverFirmwarePlugin::supportsManualControl(void)
+{
+    return true;
+}
diff --git a/src/FirmwarePlugin/APM/ArduRoverFirmwarePlugin.h b/src/FirmwarePlugin/APM/ArduRoverFirmwarePlugin.h
index 21467655c444b8620a26fb7ef28afe9cda2c665e..3b0c30b57166e95fdd4d125d0b6a30c9095fa289 100644
--- a/src/FirmwarePlugin/APM/ArduRoverFirmwarePlugin.h
+++ b/src/FirmwarePlugin/APM/ArduRoverFirmwarePlugin.h
@@ -56,6 +56,7 @@ public:
     int     remapParamNameHigestMinorVersionNumber  (int majorVersionNumber) const final;
     const FirmwarePlugin::remapParamNameMajorVersionMap_t& paramNameRemapMajorVersionMap(void) const final { return _remapParamName; }
     bool supportsNegativeThrust(void) final;
+    bool supportsManualControl(void) final;
 
 private:
     static bool _remapParamNameIntialized;