diff --git a/src/modules/simulator/simulator_mavlink.cpp b/src/modules/simulator/simulator_mavlink.cpp
index 18738b9cbc..a829512d00 100644
--- a/src/modules/simulator/simulator_mavlink.cpp
+++ b/src/modules/simulator/simulator_mavlink.cpp
@@ -1090,6 +1090,13 @@ int Simulator::publish_distance_topic(const mavlink_distance_sensor_t *dist_mavl
 	dist.variance = dist_mavlink->covariance * 1e-4f; // cm^2 to m^2
 	dist.signal_quality = -1;
 
+	dist.h_fov = dist_mavlink->horizontal_fov;
+	dist.v_fov = dist_mavlink->vertical_fov;
+	dist.q[0] = dist_mavlink->quaternion[0];
+	dist.q[1] = dist_mavlink->quaternion[1];
+	dist.q[2] = dist_mavlink->quaternion[2];
+	dist.q[3] = dist_mavlink->quaternion[3];
+
 	int dist_multi;
 	orb_publish_auto(ORB_ID(distance_sensor), &_dist_pub, &dist, &dist_multi, ORB_PRIO_HIGH);