diff --git a/htdocs/map.js b/htdocs/map.js
index 6a1c7793..7075e960 100644
--- a/htdocs/map.js
+++ b/htdocs/map.js
@@ -142,6 +142,7 @@ $(function(){
                     }, aprsOptions, getMarkerOpacityOptions(update.lastseen) ));
                     marker.lastseen = update.lastseen;
                     marker.mode     = update.mode;
+                    marker.direct   = update.direct;
                     marker.band     = update.band;
                     marker.comment  = update.location.comment;
                     marker.weather  = update.location.weather;
@@ -446,6 +447,7 @@ $(function(){
         var commentString = "";
         var weatherString = "";
         var detailsString = "";
+        var indirect = "";
         var distance = "";
 
         if (marker.comment) {
@@ -546,10 +548,15 @@ $(function(){
             distance = " at " + distanceKm(receiverMarker.position, marker.position) + " km";
         }
 
+        if (!marker.direct) {
+            indirect = '<b>indirect</b> ';
+        }
+
         infowindow.setContent(
             '<h3>' + linkifyCallsign(callsign) + distance + '</h3>' +
-            '<div align="center">' + timestring + ' using ' + marker.mode + ( marker.band ? ' on ' + marker.band : '' ) + '</div>' +
-            commentString + weatherString + detailsString
+            '<div align="center">' + timestring + ' using ' + indirect +
+            marker.mode + ( marker.band ? ' on ' + marker.band : '' ) +
+            '</div>' + commentString + weatherString + detailsString
         );
 
         infowindow.open(map, marker);
diff --git a/owrx/aprs/__init__.py b/owrx/aprs/__init__.py
index 21ac15a6..61c5e336 100644
--- a/owrx/aprs/__init__.py
+++ b/owrx/aprs/__init__.py
@@ -177,6 +177,8 @@ class AprsParser(PickleModule):
         return self.metrics[category]
 
     def isDirect(self, aprsData):
+        if "source" in aprsData and aprsData["source"] == "AIS":
+            return True;
         if "path" in aprsData and len(aprsData["path"]) > 0:
             hops = [host for host in aprsData["path"] if widePattern.match(host) is None]
             if len(hops) > 0:
@@ -206,6 +208,7 @@ class AprsParser(PickleModule):
 
     def updateMap(self, mapData):
         mode = mapData["mode"] if "mode" in mapData else "APRS"
+        direct = self.isDirect(mapData)
         if "type" in mapData and mapData["type"] == "thirdparty" and "data" in mapData:
             mapData = mapData["data"]
         if "lat" in mapData and "lon" in mapData:
@@ -216,7 +219,7 @@ class AprsParser(PickleModule):
                     source = mapData["item"]
                 elif mapData["type"] == "object":
                     source = mapData["object"]
-            Map.getSharedInstance().updateLocation(source, loc, mode, self.band)
+            Map.getSharedInstance().updateLocation(source, loc, mode, self.band, direct)
 
     def hasCompressedCoordinates(self, raw):
         return raw[0] == "/" or raw[0] == "\\"
diff --git a/owrx/map.py b/owrx/map.py
index 8c95ea55..0b59b02c 100644
--- a/owrx/map.py
+++ b/owrx/map.py
@@ -77,7 +77,7 @@ class Map(object):
         except ValueError:
             pass
 
-    def updateLocation(self, callsign, loc: Location, mode: str, band: Band = None):
+    def updateLocation(self, callsign, loc: Location, mode: str, band: Band = None, direct: bool = True):
         ts = datetime.now()
         with self.positionsLock:
             self.positions[callsign] = {"location": loc, "updated": ts, "mode": mode, "band": band}
@@ -89,6 +89,7 @@ class Map(object):
                     "lastseen": ts.timestamp() * 1000,
                     "mode": mode,
                     "band": band.getName() if band is not None else None,
+                    "direct": direct,
                 }
             ]
         )