diff --git a/include/bluetooth/hci.h b/include/bluetooth/hci.h
index 47b96405f98..c5532f944b1 100644
--- a/include/bluetooth/hci.h
+++ b/include/bluetooth/hci.h
@@ -16,6 +16,7 @@
 #include <net/buf.h>
 #include <bluetooth/addr.h>
 #include <bluetooth/hci_err.h>
+#include <bluetooth/conn.h>
 
 #ifdef __cplusplus
 extern "C" {
@@ -1768,6 +1769,15 @@ int bt_hci_cmd_send(u16_t opcode, struct net_buf *buf);
 int bt_hci_cmd_send_sync(u16_t opcode, struct net_buf *buf,
 			 struct net_buf **rsp);
 
+/** @brief Get connection handle for a connection.
+ *
+ * @param conn Connection object.
+ * @param conn_handle Place to store the Connection handle.
+ *
+ * @return 0 on success or negative error value on failure.
+ */
+int bt_hci_get_conn_handle(const struct bt_conn *conn, u16_t *conn_handle);
+
 /** @typedef bt_hci_vnd_evt_cb_t
   * @brief Callback type for vendor handling of HCI Vendor-Specific Events.
   *
diff --git a/subsys/bluetooth/host/hci_core.c b/subsys/bluetooth/host/hci_core.c
index f816534ffa6..a13aec2ba0f 100644
--- a/subsys/bluetooth/host/hci_core.c
+++ b/subsys/bluetooth/host/hci_core.c
@@ -3607,6 +3607,16 @@ static void le_adv_report(struct net_buf *buf)
 }
 #endif /* CONFIG_BT_OBSERVER */
 
+int bt_hci_get_conn_handle(const struct bt_conn *conn, u16_t *conn_handle)
+{
+	if (conn->state != BT_CONN_CONNECTED) {
+		return -ENOTCONN;
+	}
+
+	*conn_handle = conn->handle;
+	return 0;
+}
+
 #if defined(CONFIG_BT_HCI_VS_EVT_USER)
 int bt_hci_register_vnd_evt_cb(bt_hci_vnd_evt_cb_t cb)
 {