diff --git a/include/net/bluetooth/hci.h b/include/net/bluetooth/hci.h
index 5481d1c8badb..6ed1f7288f13 100644
--- a/include/net/bluetooth/hci.h
+++ b/include/net/bluetooth/hci.h
@@ -175,7 +175,7 @@ enum {
 	HCI_UNCONFIGURED,
 	HCI_USER_CHANNEL,
 	HCI_EXT_CONFIGURED,
-
+	HCI_LE_ADV,
 	HCI_LE_SCAN,
 	HCI_SSP_ENABLED,
 	HCI_SC_ENABLED,
@@ -200,7 +200,7 @@ enum {
  * or the HCI device is closed.
  */
 #define HCI_PERSISTENT_MASK (BIT(HCI_LE_SCAN) | BIT(HCI_PERIODIC_INQ) | \
-			      BIT(HCI_FAST_CONNECTABLE))
+			      BIT(HCI_FAST_CONNECTABLE) | BIT(HCI_LE_ADV))
 
 /* HCI ioctl defines */
 #define HCIDEVUP	_IOW('H', 201, int)
diff --git a/net/bluetooth/hci_event.c b/net/bluetooth/hci_event.c
index a6816498b0b9..10f8de9400bc 100644
--- a/net/bluetooth/hci_event.c
+++ b/net/bluetooth/hci_event.c
@@ -1069,11 +1069,15 @@ static void hci_cc_le_set_adv_enable(struct hci_dev *hdev, struct sk_buff *skb)
 	if (*sent) {
 		struct hci_conn *conn;
 
+		set_bit(HCI_LE_ADV, &hdev->dev_flags);
+
 		conn = hci_conn_hash_lookup_state(hdev, LE_LINK, BT_CONNECT);
 		if (conn)
 			queue_delayed_work(hdev->workqueue,
 					   &conn->le_conn_timeout,
 					   conn->conn_timeout);
+	} else {
+		clear_bit(HCI_LE_ADV, &hdev->dev_flags);
 	}
 
 	mgmt_advertising(hdev, *sent);