diff --git a/examples/companion_radio/MyMesh.cpp b/examples/companion_radio/MyMesh.cpp
index 5fb9bf9d37..a78fd29a20 100644
--- a/examples/companion_radio/MyMesh.cpp
+++ b/examples/companion_radio/MyMesh.cpp
@@ -657,6 +657,11 @@ uint8_t MyMesh::onContactRequest(const ContactInfo &contact, uint32_t sender_tim
       // query other sensors -- target specific
       sensors.querySensors(permissions, telemetry);
 
+      float temperature = board.getMCUTemperature();
+      if(!isnan(temperature)) { // Supported boards with built-in temperature sensor. ESP32-C3 may return NAN
+        telemetry.addTemperature(TELEM_CHANNEL_SELF, temperature); // Built-in MCU Temperature
+      }
+
       memcpy(reply, &sender_timestamp,
              4); // reflect sender_timestamp back in response packet (kind of like a 'tag')
 
@@ -1640,6 +1645,11 @@ void MyMesh::handleCmdFrame(size_t len) {
   } else if (cmd_frame[0] == CMD_SEND_TELEMETRY_REQ && len == 4) {  // 'self' telemetry request
     telemetry.reset();
     telemetry.addVoltage(TELEM_CHANNEL_SELF, (float)board.getBattMilliVolts() / 1000.0f);
+    float temperature = board.getMCUTemperature();
+    if(!isnan(temperature)) { // Supported boards with built-in temperature sensor. ESP32-C3 may return NAN
+      telemetry.addTemperature(TELEM_CHANNEL_SELF, temperature); // Built-in MCU Temperature
+    }
+
     // query other sensors -- target specific
     sensors.querySensors(0xFF, telemetry);
 
diff --git a/src/helpers/NRF52Board.cpp b/src/helpers/NRF52Board.cpp
index beee32126f..46dbd329f2 100644
--- a/src/helpers/NRF52Board.cpp
+++ b/src/helpers/NRF52Board.cpp
@@ -280,16 +280,29 @@ void NRF52Board::sleep(uint32_t secs) {
 
 // Temperature from NRF52 MCU
 float NRF52Board::getMCUTemperature() {
-  NRF_TEMP->TASKS_START = 1; // Start temperature measurement
-
-  long startTime = millis();  
-  while (NRF_TEMP->EVENTS_DATARDY == 0) { // Wait for completion. Should complete in 50us
-    if(millis() - startTime > 5) {  // To wait 5ms just in case
-      NRF_TEMP->TASKS_STOP = 1;
+  uint8_t sd_enabled = 0;
+  sd_softdevice_is_enabled(&sd_enabled);
+  if (sd_enabled) {
+    uint32_t err_code;
+    int32_t temp;
+    err_code = sd_temp_get(&temp);
+    if (err_code == NRF_SUCCESS) {
+      return (float)temp * 0.25f;
+    } else {
       return NAN;
     }
+  } else {
+    NRF_TEMP->TASKS_START = 1; // Start temperature measurement
+
+    long startTime = millis();
+    while (NRF_TEMP->EVENTS_DATARDY == 0) { // Wait for completion. Should complete in 50us
+      if(millis() - startTime > 5) {  // To wait 5ms just in case
+        NRF_TEMP->TASKS_STOP = 1;
+        return NAN;
+      }
+    }
   }
-  
+
   NRF_TEMP->EVENTS_DATARDY = 0; // Clear event flag
 
   int32_t temp = NRF_TEMP->TEMP; // In 0.25 *C units