diff --git a/modules/SerialCommHub/main/serial_communication_hubImpl.cpp b/modules/SerialCommHub/main/serial_communication_hubImpl.cpp
index 9848fc5ed..55b6022dc 100644
--- a/modules/SerialCommHub/main/serial_communication_hubImpl.cpp
+++ b/modules/SerialCommHub/main/serial_communication_hubImpl.cpp
@@ -39,8 +39,8 @@ void serial_communication_hubImpl::init() {
     rxtx_gpio_settings.inverted = config.rxtx_gpio_tx_high;
 
     if (!modbus.open_device(config.serial_port, config.baudrate, config.ignore_echo, rxtx_gpio_settings,
-                            static_cast<tiny_modbus::Parity>(config.parity), milliseconds(config.initial_timeout_ms),
-                            milliseconds(config.within_message_timeout_ms))) {
+                            static_cast<tiny_modbus::Parity>(config.parity), config.rtscts,
+                            milliseconds(config.initial_timeout_ms), milliseconds(config.within_message_timeout_ms))) {
         EVLOG_AND_THROW(Everest::EverestConfigError(fmt::format("Cannot open serial port {}.", config.serial_port)));
     }
 }
diff --git a/modules/SerialCommHub/main/serial_communication_hubImpl.hpp b/modules/SerialCommHub/main/serial_communication_hubImpl.hpp
index 02232bffc..2a3933f7b 100644
--- a/modules/SerialCommHub/main/serial_communication_hubImpl.hpp
+++ b/modules/SerialCommHub/main/serial_communication_hubImpl.hpp
@@ -28,6 +28,7 @@ struct Conf {
     std::string serial_port;
     int baudrate;
     int parity;
+    bool rtscts;
     bool ignore_echo;
     std::string rxtx_gpio_chip;
     int rxtx_gpio_line;
diff --git a/modules/SerialCommHub/manifest.yaml b/modules/SerialCommHub/manifest.yaml
index ab187548a..5a62bc7d3 100644
--- a/modules/SerialCommHub/manifest.yaml
+++ b/modules/SerialCommHub/manifest.yaml
@@ -20,6 +20,10 @@ provides:
         minimum: 0
         maximum: 2
         default: 0
+      rtscts:
+        description: Use RTS/CTS hardware flow control
+        type: boolean
+        default: false
       ignore_echo:
         description: On some hardware every message that is sent is read back, this setting filters the sent message in the reply.
         type: boolean
diff --git a/modules/SerialCommHub/tiny_modbus_rtu.cpp b/modules/SerialCommHub/tiny_modbus_rtu.cpp
index fb5de291a..39cbb0c78 100644
--- a/modules/SerialCommHub/tiny_modbus_rtu.cpp
+++ b/modules/SerialCommHub/tiny_modbus_rtu.cpp
@@ -193,7 +193,7 @@ TinyModbusRTU::~TinyModbusRTU() {
 }
 
 bool TinyModbusRTU::open_device(const std::string& device, int _baud, bool _ignore_echo,
-                                const Everest::GpioSettings& rxtx_gpio_settings, const Parity parity,
+                                const Everest::GpioSettings& rxtx_gpio_settings, const Parity parity, bool rtscts,
                                 std::chrono::milliseconds _initial_timeout,
                                 std::chrono::milliseconds _within_message_timeout) {
 
@@ -264,7 +264,12 @@ bool TinyModbusRTU::open_device(const std::string& device, int _baud, bool _igno
         tty.c_cflag &= ~(PARENB | PARODD); // shut off parity
     }
     tty.c_cflag &= ~CSTOPB; // 1 Stop bit
-    tty.c_cflag &= ~CRTSCTS;
+
+    if (rtscts) {
+        tty.c_cflag |= CRTSCTS;
+    } else {
+        tty.c_cflag &= ~CRTSCTS;
+    }
 
     if (tcsetattr(fd, TCSANOW, &tty) != 0) {
         printf("Serial: error %d from tcsetattr\n", errno);
diff --git a/modules/SerialCommHub/tiny_modbus_rtu.hpp b/modules/SerialCommHub/tiny_modbus_rtu.hpp
index b80558e20..abcd76ff7 100644
--- a/modules/SerialCommHub/tiny_modbus_rtu.hpp
+++ b/modules/SerialCommHub/tiny_modbus_rtu.hpp
@@ -57,7 +57,7 @@ class TinyModbusRTU {
     ~TinyModbusRTU();
 
     bool open_device(const std::string& device, int baud, bool ignore_echo,
-                     const Everest::GpioSettings& rxtx_gpio_settings, const Parity parity,
+                     const Everest::GpioSettings& rxtx_gpio_settings, const Parity parity, bool rtscts,
                      std::chrono::milliseconds initial_timeout, std::chrono::milliseconds within_message_timeout);
 
     std::vector<uint16_t> txrx(uint8_t device_address, FunctionCode function, uint16_t first_register_address,