diff --git a/help.h b/help.h
index e60329be..17fae3bd 100644
--- a/help.h
+++ b/help.h
@@ -144,6 +144,7 @@ static struct argp_option optionsReadsb[] = {
     {"tar1090-use-api", OptTar1090UseApi, 0, 0, "when running with globe-index, signal tar1090 use the readsb API to get data, requires webserver mapping of /tar1090/re-api to proxy_pass the requests to the --net-api-port, see nginx-readsb-api.conf in the tar1090 repository for details", 2},
     {"net-beast-reduce-out-port", OptNetBeastReducePorts, "<ports>", 0, "TCP BeastReduce output listen ports (default: 0)", 2},
     {"net-beast-reduce-interval", OptNetBeastReduceInterval, "<seconds>", 0, "BeastReduce data update interval, longer means less data (default: 0.250, valid range: 0.000 - 14.999)", 2},
+    {"net-beast-reduce-optimize-for-mlat", OptNetBeastReduceOptimizeMlat, 0, 0, "BeastReduce output: keep all messages relevant to mlat-client", 2},
     {"net-beast-reduce-filter-dist", OptNetBeastReduceFilterDist, "<distance in nmi>", 0, "beast-reduce: remove aircraft which are further than distance from the receiver", 2},
     {"net-beast-reduce-filter-alt", OptNetBeastReduceFilterAlt, "<pressure altitude in ft>", 0, "beast-reduce: remove aircraft which are above altitude", 2},
     {"net-sbs-reduce", OptNetSbsReduce, 0, 0, "Apply beast reduce logic and interval to SBS outputs", 2},
diff --git a/readsb.c b/readsb.c
index 78862c63..8ccd8872 100644
--- a/readsb.c
+++ b/readsb.c
@@ -1746,6 +1746,9 @@ static error_t parse_opt(int key, char *arg, struct argp_state *state) {
             if (atof(arg) > 0)
                 Modes.beast_reduce_filter_distance = (float) atof(arg) * 1852.0f; // convert to meters
             break;
+        case OptNetBeastReduceOptimizeMlat:
+            Modes.beast_reduce_optimize_mlat = 1;
+            break;
         case OptNetBeastReduceInterval:
             if (atof(arg) >= 0)
                 Modes.net_output_beast_reduce_interval = (int64_t) (1000 * atof(arg));
diff --git a/readsb.h b/readsb.h
index 246fd09b..cc37946f 100644
--- a/readsb.h
+++ b/readsb.h
@@ -709,6 +709,7 @@ struct _Modes
     int8_t viewadsb;
     int8_t sbsReduce; // apply beast reduce logic to SBS messages
     int8_t asterixReduce; // apply beast reduce logic to SBS messages
+    int8_t beast_reduce_optimize_mlat; // keep all messages relevant to mlat-client (best-effort)
 
     int position_persistence; // Maximum number of consecutive implausible positions from global CPR to invalidate a known position
     int json_reliable;
@@ -1217,6 +1218,7 @@ enum {
     OptNetAsterixReduce,
     OptNetBeastReducePorts,
     OptNetBeastReduceInterval,
+    OptNetBeastReduceOptimizeMlat,
     OptNetBeastReduceFilterAlt,
     OptNetBeastReduceFilterDist,
     OptNetSbsReduce,
diff --git a/track.c b/track.c
index 2585dad3..4a8f761c 100644
--- a/track.c
+++ b/track.c
@@ -2302,6 +2302,11 @@ struct aircraft *trackUpdateFromMessage(struct modesMessage *mm) {
     }
 
 
+    if (Modes.beast_reduce_optimize_mlat) {
+        if (mm->cpr_valid || a->position_valid.source < SOURCE_ADSR) {
+            mm->reduce_forward = 1;
+        }
+    }
 
     if (mm->acas_ra_valid) {