diff --git a/src/modules/LR11x0/LR11x0.cpp b/src/modules/LR11x0/LR11x0.cpp
index 1a0ac5a25..3deac1c51 100644
--- a/src/modules/LR11x0/LR11x0.cpp
+++ b/src/modules/LR11x0/LR11x0.cpp
@@ -530,7 +530,8 @@ int16_t LR11x0::readData(uint8_t* data, size_t len) {
   // check integrity CRC
   uint32_t irq = getIrqStatus();
   int16_t crcState = RADIOLIB_ERR_NONE;
-  if((irq & RADIOLIB_LR11X0_IRQ_CRC_ERR) || (irq & RADIOLIB_LR11X0_IRQ_HEADER_ERR)) {
+  // Report CRC mismatch when there's a payload CRC error, or a header error and no valid header (to avoid false alarm from previous packet)
+  if((irq & RADIOLIB_LR11X0_IRQ_CRC_ERR) || ((irq & RADIOLIB_LR11X0_IRQ_HEADER_ERR) && !(irq & RADIOLIB_LR11X0_IRQ_SYNC_WORD_HEADER_VALID))) {
     crcState = RADIOLIB_ERR_CRC_MISMATCH;
   }
 
diff --git a/src/modules/SX126x/SX126x.cpp b/src/modules/SX126x/SX126x.cpp
index be314f6a9..840b9f2d8 100644
--- a/src/modules/SX126x/SX126x.cpp
+++ b/src/modules/SX126x/SX126x.cpp
@@ -726,7 +726,8 @@ int16_t SX126x::readData(uint8_t* data, size_t len) {
   // check integrity CRC
   uint16_t irq = getIrqFlags();
   int16_t crcState = RADIOLIB_ERR_NONE;
-  if((irq & RADIOLIB_SX126X_IRQ_CRC_ERR) || (irq & RADIOLIB_SX126X_IRQ_HEADER_ERR)) {
+  // Report CRC mismatch when there's a payload CRC error, or a header error and no valid header (to avoid false alarm from previous packet)
+  if((irq & RADIOLIB_SX126X_IRQ_CRC_ERR) || ((irq & RADIOLIB_SX126X_IRQ_HEADER_ERR) && !(irq & RADIOLIB_SX126X_IRQ_HEADER_VALID))) {
     crcState = RADIOLIB_ERR_CRC_MISMATCH;
   }
   
diff --git a/src/modules/SX128x/SX128x.cpp b/src/modules/SX128x/SX128x.cpp
index 6ee188eba..250445a39 100644
--- a/src/modules/SX128x/SX128x.cpp
+++ b/src/modules/SX128x/SX128x.cpp
@@ -638,7 +638,8 @@ int16_t SX128x::readData(uint8_t* data, size_t len) {
   // check integrity CRC
   uint16_t irq = getIrqStatus();
   int16_t crcState = RADIOLIB_ERR_NONE;
-  if((irq & RADIOLIB_SX128X_IRQ_CRC_ERROR) || (irq & RADIOLIB_SX128X_IRQ_HEADER_ERROR)) {
+  // Report CRC mismatch when there's a payload CRC error, or a header error and no valid header (to avoid false alarm from previous packet)
+  if((irq & RADIOLIB_SX128X_IRQ_CRC_ERROR) || ((irq & RADIOLIB_SX128X_IRQ_HEADER_ERROR) && !(irq & RADIOLIB_SX128X_IRQ_HEADER_VALID))) {
     crcState = RADIOLIB_ERR_CRC_MISMATCH;
   }
 
diff --git a/src/protocols/PhysicalLayer/PhysicalLayer.h b/src/protocols/PhysicalLayer/PhysicalLayer.h
index 0920076a4..3151b6166 100644
--- a/src/protocols/PhysicalLayer/PhysicalLayer.h
+++ b/src/protocols/PhysicalLayer/PhysicalLayer.h
@@ -20,7 +20,7 @@ enum RadioLibIrqType_t {
 };
 
 // some commonly used default values - defined here to ensure all modules have the same default behavior
-#define RADIOLIB_IRQ_RX_DEFAULT_FLAGS       ((1UL << RADIOLIB_IRQ_RX_DONE) | (1UL << RADIOLIB_IRQ_TIMEOUT) | (1UL << RADIOLIB_IRQ_CRC_ERR) | (1UL << RADIOLIB_IRQ_HEADER_ERR))
+#define RADIOLIB_IRQ_RX_DEFAULT_FLAGS       ((1UL << RADIOLIB_IRQ_RX_DONE) | (1UL << RADIOLIB_IRQ_TIMEOUT) | (1UL << RADIOLIB_IRQ_CRC_ERR) | (1UL << RADIOLIB_IRQ_HEADER_VALID) | (1UL << RADIOLIB_IRQ_HEADER_ERR))
 #define RADIOLIB_IRQ_RX_DEFAULT_MASK        ((1UL << RADIOLIB_IRQ_RX_DONE))
 #define RADIOLIB_IRQ_CAD_DEFAULT_FLAGS      ((1UL << RADIOLIB_IRQ_CAD_DETECTED) | (1UL << RADIOLIB_IRQ_CAD_DONE))
 #define RADIOLIB_IRQ_CAD_DEFAULT_MASK       ((1UL << RADIOLIB_IRQ_CAD_DETECTED) | (1UL << RADIOLIB_IRQ_CAD_DONE))