diff --git a/src/modules/SX126x/SX126x.cpp b/src/modules/SX126x/SX126x.cpp
index dbf141cf..7f739cf8 100644
--- a/src/modules/SX126x/SX126x.cpp
+++ b/src/modules/SX126x/SX126x.cpp
@@ -975,6 +975,10 @@ int16_t SX126x::setDataRate(DataRate_t dr) {
 
     // set the bandwidth
     state = this->setBandwidth(dr.lora.bandwidth);
+    RADIOLIB_ASSERT(state);
+
+    // set the coding rate
+    state = this->setCodingRate(dr.lora.codingRate);
   }
 
   return(state);
diff --git a/src/modules/SX127x/SX1272.cpp b/src/modules/SX127x/SX1272.cpp
index 2aad0fad..ac572101 100644
--- a/src/modules/SX127x/SX1272.cpp
+++ b/src/modules/SX127x/SX1272.cpp
@@ -238,6 +238,10 @@ int16_t SX1272::setDataRate(DataRate_t dr) {
 
     // set the bandwidth
     state = this->setBandwidth(dr.lora.bandwidth);
+    RADIOLIB_ASSERT(state);
+
+    // set the coding rate
+    state = this->setCodingRate(dr.lora.codingRate);
   }
 
   return(state);
diff --git a/src/modules/SX127x/SX1278.cpp b/src/modules/SX127x/SX1278.cpp
index 6c275427..9fb0c5df 100644
--- a/src/modules/SX127x/SX1278.cpp
+++ b/src/modules/SX127x/SX1278.cpp
@@ -252,6 +252,10 @@ int16_t SX1278::setDataRate(DataRate_t dr) {
 
     // set the bandwidth
     state = this->setBandwidth(dr.lora.bandwidth);
+    RADIOLIB_ASSERT(state);
+
+    // set the coding rate
+    state = this->setCodingRate(dr.lora.codingRate);
   }
 
   return(state);
diff --git a/src/protocols/PhysicalLayer/PhysicalLayer.h b/src/protocols/PhysicalLayer/PhysicalLayer.h
index ba7df212..c083e476 100644
--- a/src/protocols/PhysicalLayer/PhysicalLayer.h
+++ b/src/protocols/PhysicalLayer/PhysicalLayer.h
@@ -8,6 +8,7 @@
 struct LoRaRate_t {
   uint8_t spreadingFactor;
   float bandwidth;
+  uint8_t codingRate;
 };
 
 // data rate structure interpretation in case FSK is used