diff --git a/src/VictronMppt.cpp b/src/VictronMppt.cpp
index d152c61e..f210c93e 100644
--- a/src/VictronMppt.cpp
+++ b/src/VictronMppt.cpp
@@ -140,6 +140,17 @@ int32_t VictronMpptClass::getPowerOutputWatts() const
 
     for (const auto& upController : _controllers) {
         if (!upController->isDataValid()) { continue; }
+
+        // if any charge controller is part of a VE.Smart network, and if the
+        // charge controller is connected in a way that allows to send
+        // requests, we should have the "network total DC input power"
+        // available. if so, to estimate the output power, we multiply by
+        // the calculated efficiency of the connected charge controller.
+        auto networkPower = upController->getData().NetworkTotalDcInputPowerMilliWatts;
+        if (networkPower.first > 0) {
+            return static_cast<int32_t>(networkPower.second / 1000.0 * upController->getData().E / 100);
+        }
+
         sum += upController->getData().P;
     }
 
@@ -152,6 +163,15 @@ int32_t VictronMpptClass::getPanelPowerWatts() const
 
     for (const auto& upController : _controllers) {
         if (!upController->isDataValid()) { continue; }
+
+        // if any charge controller is part of a VE.Smart network, and if the
+        // charge controller is connected in a way that allows to send
+        // requests, we should have the "network total DC input power" available.
+        auto networkPower = upController->getData().NetworkTotalDcInputPowerMilliWatts;
+        if (networkPower.first > 0) {
+            return static_cast<int32_t>(networkPower.second / 1000.0);
+        }
+
         sum += upController->getData().PPV;
     }
 
diff --git a/src/WebApi_ws_vedirect_live.cpp b/src/WebApi_ws_vedirect_live.cpp
index c9c556c1..9fffeed6 100644
--- a/src/WebApi_ws_vedirect_live.cpp
+++ b/src/WebApi_ws_vedirect_live.cpp
@@ -180,6 +180,11 @@ void WebApiWsVedirectLiveClass::populateJson(const JsonObject &root, const VeDir
     output["E"]["d"] = 1;
 
     const JsonObject &input = values.createNestedObject("input");
+    if (mpptData.NetworkTotalDcInputPowerMilliWatts.first > 0) {
+        input["NetworkPower"]["v"] = mpptData.NetworkTotalDcInputPowerMilliWatts.second / 1000.0;
+        input["NetworkPower"]["u"] = "W";
+        input["NetworkPower"]["d"] = "0";
+    }
     input["PPV"]["v"] = mpptData.PPV;
     input["PPV"]["u"] = "W";
     input["PPV"]["d"] = 0;
diff --git a/webapp/src/locales/de.json b/webapp/src/locales/de.json
index e911c083..09613822 100644
--- a/webapp/src/locales/de.json
+++ b/webapp/src/locales/de.json
@@ -175,6 +175,7 @@
         },
         "section_input": "Eingang (Solarpanele)",
         "input": {
+            "NetworkPower": "VE.Smart Netzwerk Gesamtleistung",
             "PPV": "Leistung",
             "VPV": "Spannung",
             "IPV": "Strom (berechnet)",
diff --git a/webapp/src/locales/en.json b/webapp/src/locales/en.json
index 25973f8d..5ffac8c5 100644
--- a/webapp/src/locales/en.json
+++ b/webapp/src/locales/en.json
@@ -175,6 +175,7 @@
         },
         "section_input": "Input (Solar Panels)",
         "input": {
+            "NetworkPower": "VE.Smart network total power",
             "PPV": "Power",
             "VPV": "Voltage",
             "IPV": "Current (calculated)",
diff --git a/webapp/src/locales/fr.json b/webapp/src/locales/fr.json
index 2231bc7d..519132bf 100644
--- a/webapp/src/locales/fr.json
+++ b/webapp/src/locales/fr.json
@@ -175,6 +175,7 @@
         },
         "section_input": "Input (Solar Panels)",
         "input": {
+            "NetworkPower": "VE.Smart network total power",
             "PPV": "Power",
             "VPV": "Voltage",
             "IPV": "Current (calculated)",