diff --git a/src/core/gps/qgsnmeaconnection.cpp b/src/core/gps/qgsnmeaconnection.cpp
index ab320af88329..c2a8f7400ec5 100644
--- a/src/core/gps/qgsnmeaconnection.cpp
+++ b/src/core/gps/qgsnmeaconnection.cpp
@@ -115,7 +115,7 @@ void QgsNmeaConnection::processStringBuffer()
           mStatus = GPSDataReceived;
           QgsDebugMsgLevel( QStringLiteral( "*******************GPS data received****************" ), 2 );
         }
-        else if ( substring.startsWith( QLatin1String( "$GPVTG" ) ) )
+        else if ( substring.startsWith( QLatin1String( "$GPVTG" ) ) || substring.startsWith( QLatin1String( "$GNVTG" ) ) )
         {
           QgsDebugMsgLevel( substring, 2 );
           processVtgSentence( ba.data(), ba.length() );
@@ -129,14 +129,14 @@ void QgsNmeaConnection::processStringBuffer()
           mStatus = GPSDataReceived;
           QgsDebugMsgLevel( QStringLiteral( "*******************GPS data received****************" ), 2 );
         }
-        else if ( substring.startsWith( QLatin1String( "$GPGST" ) ) )
+        else if ( substring.startsWith( QLatin1String( "$GPGST" ) ) || substring.startsWith( QLatin1String( "$GNGST" ) ) )
         {
           QgsDebugMsgLevel( substring, 2 );
           processGstSentence( ba.data(), ba.length() );
           mStatus = GPSDataReceived;
           QgsDebugMsgLevel( QStringLiteral( "*******************GPS data received****************" ), 2 );
         }
-        else if ( substring.startsWith( QLatin1String( "$GPHDT" ) ) )
+        else if ( substring.startsWith( QLatin1String( "$GPHDT" ) ) || substring.startsWith( QLatin1String( "$GNHDT" ) ) )
         {
           QgsDebugMsgLevel( substring, 2 );
           processHdtSentence( ba.data(), ba.length() );