diff --git a/common/params.cc b/common/params.cc
index b416b801a8..639de5322b 100644
--- a/common/params.cc
+++ b/common/params.cc
@@ -94,6 +94,7 @@ std::unordered_map<std::string, uint32_t> keys = {
     {"AssistNowToken", PERSISTENT},
     {"AthenadPid", PERSISTENT},
     {"AthenadUploadQueue", PERSISTENT},
+    {"AthenadRecentlyViewedRoutes", PERSISTENT},
     {"CalibrationParams", PERSISTENT},
     {"CameraDebugExpGain", CLEAR_ON_MANAGER_START},
     {"CameraDebugExpTime", CLEAR_ON_MANAGER_START},
diff --git a/selfdrive/athena/athenad.py b/selfdrive/athena/athenad.py
index 2df44cb090..0a5c9b7999 100755
--- a/selfdrive/athena/athenad.py
+++ b/selfdrive/athena/athenad.py
@@ -432,6 +432,21 @@ def cancelUpload(upload_id: Union[str, List[str]]) -> Dict[str, Union[int, str]]
   cancelled_uploads.update(cancelled_ids)
   return {"success": 1}
 
+@dispatcher.add_method
+def setRouteViewed(route: str) -> Dict[str, Union[int, str]]:
+  # maintain a list of the last 10 routes viewed in connect
+  params = Params()
+
+  r = params.get("AthenadRecentlyViewedRoutes", encoding="utf8")
+  routes = [] if r is None else r.split(",")
+  routes.append(route)
+
+  # remove duplicates
+  routes = list(dict.fromkeys(routes))
+
+  params.put("AthenadRecentlyViewedRoutes", ",".join(routes[-10:]))
+  return {"success": 1}
+
 
 def startLocalProxy(global_end_event: threading.Event, remote_ws_uri: str, local_port: int) -> Dict[str, int]:
   try:
diff --git a/system/loggerd/loggerd.cc b/system/loggerd/loggerd.cc
index 8d5fcb95ac..27dfa187c4 100644
--- a/system/loggerd/loggerd.cc
+++ b/system/loggerd/loggerd.cc
@@ -6,6 +6,7 @@
 #include <unordered_map>
 #include <vector>
 
+#include "common/params.h"
 #include "system/loggerd/encoder/encoder.h"
 #include "system/loggerd/loggerd.h"
 #include "system/loggerd/video_writer.h"
@@ -187,6 +188,12 @@ void handle_user_flag(LoggerdState *s) {
   if (ret) {
     LOGE("setxattr %s failed for %s: %s", PRESERVE_ATTR_NAME, s->logger.segmentPath().c_str(), strerror(errno));
   }
+
+  // mark route for uploading
+  Params params;
+  std::string routes = Params().get("AthenadRecentlyViewedRoutes");
+  params.put("AthenadRecentlyViewedRoutes", routes + "," + s->logger.routeName());
+
   prev_segment = s->logger.segment();
 }
 
diff --git a/system/loggerd/uploader.py b/system/loggerd/uploader.py
index 8b45627751..105e830a4c 100755
--- a/system/loggerd/uploader.py
+++ b/system/loggerd/uploader.py
@@ -74,6 +74,8 @@ class Uploader:
     self.api = Api(dongle_id)
     self.root = root
 
+    self.params = Params()
+
     # stats for last successfully uploaded file
     self.last_filename = ""
 
@@ -81,6 +83,9 @@ class Uploader:
     self.immediate_priority = {"qlog": 0, "qlog.bz2": 0, "qcamera.ts": 1}
 
   def list_upload_files(self, metered: bool) -> Iterator[Tuple[str, str, str]]:
+    r = self.params.get("AthenadRecentlyViewedRoutes", encoding="utf8")
+    requested_routes = [] if r is None else r.split(",")
+
     for logdir in listdir_by_creation(self.root):
       path = os.path.join(self.root, logdir)
       try:
@@ -105,10 +110,14 @@ class Uploader:
         if is_uploaded:
           continue
 
-        # delay uploading crash and boot logs on metered connections
-        dt = datetime.timedelta(hours=12)
-        if metered and logdir in self.immediate_folders and (datetime.datetime.now() - datetime.datetime.fromtimestamp(ctime)) < dt:
-          continue
+        # limit uploading on metered connections
+        if metered:
+          dt = datetime.timedelta(hours=12)
+          if logdir in self.immediate_folders and (datetime.datetime.now() - datetime.datetime.fromtimestamp(ctime)) < dt:
+            continue
+
+          if name == "qcamera.ts" and not any(logdir.startswith(r.split('|')[-1]) for r in requested_routes):
+            continue
 
         yield name, key, fn