diff --git a/lightningd/connect_control.c b/lightningd/connect_control.c
index 508d1f839..f470d74cf 100644
--- a/lightningd/connect_control.c
+++ b/lightningd/connect_control.c
@@ -927,6 +927,7 @@ static struct command_result *json_dev_suppress_gossip(struct command *cmd,
 
 	subd_send_msg(cmd->ld->connectd,
 		      take(towire_connectd_dev_suppress_gossip(NULL)));
+	cmd->ld->dev_suppress_gossip = true;
 
 	return command_success(cmd, json_stream_success(cmd));
 }
diff --git a/lightningd/lightningd.c b/lightningd/lightningd.c
index 1b5923582..06525772d 100644
--- a/lightningd/lightningd.c
+++ b/lightningd/lightningd.c
@@ -133,6 +133,7 @@ static struct lightningd *new_lightningd(const tal_t *ctx)
 	ld->dev_fast_gossip = false;
 	ld->dev_fast_gossip_prune = false;
 	ld->dev_throttle_gossip = false;
+	ld->dev_suppress_gossip = false;
 	ld->dev_fast_reconnect = false;
 	ld->dev_force_privkey = NULL;
 	ld->dev_force_bip32_seed = NULL;
diff --git a/lightningd/lightningd.h b/lightningd/lightningd.h
index 198361e0e..d13d509b7 100644
--- a/lightningd/lightningd.h
+++ b/lightningd/lightningd.h
@@ -313,6 +313,7 @@ struct lightningd {
 	bool dev_fast_gossip;
 	bool dev_fast_gossip_prune;
 	bool dev_throttle_gossip;
+	bool dev_suppress_gossip;
 
 	/* Speedup reconnect delay, for testing. */
 	bool dev_fast_reconnect;