diff --git a/ROMFS/px4fmu_common/init.d/airframes/0001_main_fts b/ROMFS/px4fmu_common/init.d/airframes/0001_main_fts
index 750b3d0..291e624 100644
--- a/ROMFS/px4fmu_common/init.d/airframes/0001_main_fts
+++ b/ROMFS/px4fmu_common/init.d/airframes/0001_main_fts
@@ -14,6 +14,7 @@
 # AFTS_ENABLED = 1 -> AFTS MODULE PRESENT AND ENABLED
 
 param set-default AFTS_ENABLED 1
+param set-default GFTS_PAIRED 0
 
 param set-default MAV_TYPE 37
 
diff --git a/src/modules/fts_control/fts_control.cpp b/src/modules/fts_control/fts_control.cpp
index 62b51a3..53efc61 100644
--- a/src/modules/fts_control/fts_control.cpp
+++ b/src/modules/fts_control/fts_control.cpp
@@ -129,6 +129,11 @@ FTSController::Run() {
             _ground_fts_response.message = PAIR;
             _ground_fts_response.fts_uid = fts_id.uid;
             _ground_fts_response_pub.publish(_ground_fts_response);
+            int32_t param_val = 0;
+            if (param_get(param_find("GFTS_PAIRED"), &param_val)==0){
+                param_val = 1;
+                param_set(param_find("GFTS_PAIRED"), &param_val);
+            }
         }
 
     } else {
@@ -222,7 +227,7 @@ FTSController::update_topics()
 
 bool FTSController::update_param()
 {
-
+    param_get(param_find("GFTS_PAIRED"), &_ground_fts_paired);
     return 1;
 }
 
diff --git a/src/modules/fts_control/fts_control.hpp b/src/modules/fts_control/fts_control.hpp
index e961119..b4aeb48 100644
--- a/src/modules/fts_control/fts_control.hpp
+++ b/src/modules/fts_control/fts_control.hpp
@@ -169,6 +169,7 @@ private:
     hrt_abstime _last_fts_state_update_time{0};
     hrt_abstime _ground_fts_timestamp_last{0};
     hrt_abstime _auto_fts_timestamp_last{0};
+    int32_t _ground_fts_paired{0};
 
     // UORB topics published
     main_fts_status_s _main_fts_status_msg{};
diff --git a/src/modules/fts_control/fts_control_params.c b/src/modules/fts_control/fts_control_params.c
index 1e8176c..a0cd3bf 100644
--- a/src/modules/fts_control/fts_control_params.c
+++ b/src/modules/fts_control/fts_control_params.c
@@ -46,3 +46,4 @@
  */
 PARAM_DEFINE_INT32(AFTS_ENABLED, 1);
 
+PARAM_DEFINE_INT32(GFTS_PAIRED, 0);