diff --git a/drivers/bluetooth/hci/rpmsg.c b/drivers/bluetooth/hci/rpmsg.c
index 42a50606be5..3c6b83073a8 100644
--- a/drivers/bluetooth/hci/rpmsg.c
+++ b/drivers/bluetooth/hci/rpmsg.c
@@ -23,9 +23,35 @@
 int bt_rpmsg_platform_init(void);
 int bt_rpmsg_platform_send(struct net_buf *buf);
 
+static bool is_hci_event_discardable(const u8_t *evt_data)
+{
+	u8_t evt_type = evt_data[0];
+
+	switch (evt_type) {
+#if defined(CONFIG_BT_BREDR)
+	case BT_HCI_EVT_INQUIRY_RESULT_WITH_RSSI:
+	case BT_HCI_EVT_EXTENDED_INQUIRY_RESULT:
+		return true;
+#endif
+	case BT_HCI_EVT_LE_META_EVENT: {
+		u8_t subevt_type = evt_data[sizeof(struct bt_hci_evt_hdr)];
+
+		switch (subevt_type) {
+		case BT_HCI_EVT_LE_ADVERTISING_REPORT:
+			return true;
+		default:
+			return false;
+		}
+	}
+	default:
+		return false;
+	}
+}
+
 static struct net_buf *bt_rpmsg_evt_recv(u8_t *data, size_t remaining,
 					 bool *prio)
 {
+	bool discardable;
 	struct bt_hci_evt_hdr hdr;
 	struct net_buf *buf;
 
@@ -34,6 +60,8 @@ static struct net_buf *bt_rpmsg_evt_recv(u8_t *data, size_t remaining,
 		return NULL;
 	}
 
+	discardable = is_hci_event_discardable(data);
+
 	memcpy((void *)&hdr, data, sizeof(hdr));
 	data += sizeof(hdr);
 	remaining -= sizeof(hdr);
@@ -44,9 +72,13 @@ static struct net_buf *bt_rpmsg_evt_recv(u8_t *data, size_t remaining,
 	}
 	BT_DBG("len %u", hdr.len);
 
-	buf = bt_buf_get_evt(hdr.evt, false, K_NO_WAIT);
+	buf = bt_buf_get_evt(hdr.evt, discardable, K_NO_WAIT);
 	if (!buf) {
-		BT_ERR("No available event buffers!");
+		if (discardable) {
+			BT_DBG("Discardable buffer pool full, ignoring event");
+		} else {
+			BT_ERR("No available event buffers!");
+		}
 		return buf;
 	}
 
diff --git a/subsys/bluetooth/host/Kconfig b/subsys/bluetooth/host/Kconfig
index b1fea6c5b00..cce503a73b3 100644
--- a/subsys/bluetooth/host/Kconfig
+++ b/subsys/bluetooth/host/Kconfig
@@ -50,7 +50,7 @@ config BT_DISCARDABLE_BUF_COUNT
 	range 1 255
 	default 20 if BT_MESH
 	default 3
-	depends on BT_H4 || BT_CTLR
+	depends on BT_H4 || BT_RPMSG || BT_CTLR
 	help
 	  Number of buffers in a separate buffer pool for events which
 	  the HCI driver considers discardable. Examples of such events