diff --git a/include/net/bluetooth/hci.h b/include/net/bluetooth/hci.h
index aaeaf0938ec0..128157db0680 100644
--- a/include/net/bluetooth/hci.h
+++ b/include/net/bluetooth/hci.h
@@ -109,6 +109,7 @@ enum {
 	HCI_SERVICE_CACHE,
 	HCI_DEBUG_KEYS,
 	HCI_UNREGISTER,
+	HCI_USER_CHANNEL,
 
 	HCI_LE_SCAN,
 	HCI_SSP_ENABLED,
diff --git a/net/bluetooth/hci_core.c b/net/bluetooth/hci_core.c
index 0976eabdafb0..0ee0f01d33df 100644
--- a/net/bluetooth/hci_core.c
+++ b/net/bluetooth/hci_core.c
@@ -984,6 +984,11 @@ int hci_inquiry(void __user *arg)
 	if (!hdev)
 		return -ENODEV;
 
+	if (test_bit(HCI_USER_CHANNEL, &hdev->dev_flags)) {
+		err = -EBUSY;
+		goto done;
+	}
+
 	hci_dev_lock(hdev);
 	if (inquiry_cache_age(hdev) > INQUIRY_CACHE_AGE_MAX ||
 	    inquiry_cache_empty(hdev) || ir.flags & IREQ_CACHE_FLUSH) {
@@ -1177,7 +1182,8 @@ int hci_dev_open(__u16 dev)
 		if (test_bit(HCI_QUIRK_RAW_DEVICE, &hdev->quirks))
 			set_bit(HCI_RAW, &hdev->flags);
 
-		if (!test_bit(HCI_RAW, &hdev->flags))
+		if (!test_bit(HCI_RAW, &hdev->flags) &&
+		    !test_bit(HCI_USER_CHANNEL, &hdev->dev_flags))
 			ret = __hci_init(hdev);
 	}
 
@@ -1188,6 +1194,7 @@ int hci_dev_open(__u16 dev)
 		set_bit(HCI_UP, &hdev->flags);
 		hci_notify(hdev, HCI_DEV_UP);
 		if (!test_bit(HCI_SETUP, &hdev->dev_flags) &&
+		    !test_bit(HCI_USER_CHANNEL, &hdev->dev_flags) &&
 		    mgmt_valid_hdev(hdev)) {
 			hci_dev_lock(hdev);
 			mgmt_powered(hdev, 1);
@@ -1324,11 +1331,17 @@ int hci_dev_close(__u16 dev)
 	if (!hdev)
 		return -ENODEV;
 
+	if (test_bit(HCI_USER_CHANNEL, &hdev->dev_flags)) {
+		err = -EBUSY;
+		goto done;
+	}
+
 	if (test_and_clear_bit(HCI_AUTO_OFF, &hdev->dev_flags))
 		cancel_delayed_work(&hdev->power_off);
 
 	err = hci_dev_do_close(hdev);
 
+done:
 	hci_dev_put(hdev);
 	return err;
 }
@@ -1349,6 +1362,11 @@ int hci_dev_reset(__u16 dev)
 		goto done;
 	}
 
+	if (test_bit(HCI_USER_CHANNEL, &hdev->dev_flags)) {
+		ret = -EBUSY;
+		goto done;
+	}
+
 	/* Drop queues */
 	skb_queue_purge(&hdev->rx_q);
 	skb_queue_purge(&hdev->cmd_q);
@@ -1382,10 +1400,15 @@ int hci_dev_reset_stat(__u16 dev)
 	if (!hdev)
 		return -ENODEV;
 
+	if (test_bit(HCI_USER_CHANNEL, &hdev->dev_flags)) {
+		ret = -EBUSY;
+		goto done;
+	}
+
 	memset(&hdev->stat, 0, sizeof(struct hci_dev_stats));
 
+done:
 	hci_dev_put(hdev);
-
 	return ret;
 }
 
@@ -1402,6 +1425,11 @@ int hci_dev_cmd(unsigned int cmd, void __user *arg)
 	if (!hdev)
 		return -ENODEV;
 
+	if (test_bit(HCI_USER_CHANNEL, &hdev->dev_flags)) {
+		err = -EBUSY;
+		goto done;
+	}
+
 	switch (cmd) {
 	case HCISETAUTH:
 		err = hci_req_sync(hdev, hci_auth_req, dr.dev_opt,
@@ -1460,6 +1488,7 @@ int hci_dev_cmd(unsigned int cmd, void __user *arg)
 		break;
 	}
 
+done:
 	hci_dev_put(hdev);
 	return err;
 }
@@ -1568,6 +1597,9 @@ static int hci_rfkill_set_block(void *data, bool blocked)
 
 	BT_DBG("%p name %s blocked %d", hdev, hdev->name, blocked);
 
+	if (test_bit(HCI_USER_CHANNEL, &hdev->dev_flags))
+		return -EBUSY;
+
 	if (!blocked)
 		return 0;
 
@@ -3459,7 +3491,8 @@ static void hci_rx_work(struct work_struct *work)
 			hci_send_to_sock(hdev, skb);
 		}
 
-		if (test_bit(HCI_RAW, &hdev->flags)) {
+		if (test_bit(HCI_RAW, &hdev->flags) ||
+		    test_bit(HCI_USER_CHANNEL, &hdev->dev_flags)) {
 			kfree_skb(skb);
 			continue;
 		}
diff --git a/net/bluetooth/hci_sock.c b/net/bluetooth/hci_sock.c
index ab570387f505..59e68f199178 100644
--- a/net/bluetooth/hci_sock.c
+++ b/net/bluetooth/hci_sock.c
@@ -500,6 +500,9 @@ static int hci_sock_bound_ioctl(struct sock *sk, unsigned int cmd,
 	if (!hdev)
 		return -EBADFD;
 
+	if (test_bit(HCI_USER_CHANNEL, &hdev->dev_flags))
+		return -EBUSY;
+
 	switch (cmd) {
 	case HCISETRAW:
 		if (!capable(CAP_NET_ADMIN))
@@ -530,19 +533,19 @@ static int hci_sock_bound_ioctl(struct sock *sk, unsigned int cmd,
 		if (!capable(CAP_NET_ADMIN))
 			return -EPERM;
 		return hci_sock_blacklist_del(hdev, (void __user *) arg);
-
-	default:
-		if (hdev->ioctl)
-			return hdev->ioctl(hdev, cmd, arg);
-		return -EINVAL;
 	}
+
+	if (hdev->ioctl)
+		return hdev->ioctl(hdev, cmd, arg);
+
+	return -EINVAL;
 }
 
 static int hci_sock_ioctl(struct socket *sock, unsigned int cmd,
 			  unsigned long arg)
 {
-	struct sock *sk = sock->sk;
 	void __user *argp = (void __user *) arg;
+	struct sock *sk = sock->sk;
 	int err;
 
 	BT_DBG("cmd %x arg %lx", cmd, arg);
diff --git a/net/bluetooth/mgmt.c b/net/bluetooth/mgmt.c
index fedc5399d465..3070e772db6b 100644
--- a/net/bluetooth/mgmt.c
+++ b/net/bluetooth/mgmt.c
@@ -339,6 +339,9 @@ static int read_index_list(struct sock *sk, struct hci_dev *hdev, void *data,
 		if (test_bit(HCI_SETUP, &d->dev_flags))
 			continue;
 
+		if (test_bit(HCI_USER_CHANNEL, &d->dev_flags))
+			continue;
+
 		if (!mgmt_valid_hdev(d))
 			continue;
 
@@ -3320,6 +3323,12 @@ int mgmt_control(struct sock *sk, struct msghdr *msg, size_t msglen)
 					 MGMT_STATUS_INVALID_INDEX);
 			goto done;
 		}
+
+		if (test_bit(HCI_USER_CHANNEL, &hdev->dev_flags)) {
+			err = cmd_status(sk, index, opcode,
+					 MGMT_STATUS_INVALID_INDEX);
+			goto done;
+		}
 	}
 
 	if (opcode >= ARRAY_SIZE(mgmt_handlers) ||