diff --git a/subsys/bluetooth/controller/hci/hci.c b/subsys/bluetooth/controller/hci/hci.c
index efa491cba20..d5a3e1e7344 100644
--- a/subsys/bluetooth/controller/hci/hci.c
+++ b/subsys/bluetooth/controller/hci/hci.c
@@ -8,6 +8,7 @@
 #include <stddef.h>
 #include <zephyr/types.h>
 #include <string.h>
+#include <version.h>
 
 #include <soc.h>
 #include <toolchain.h>
@@ -1651,12 +1652,13 @@ static void vs_read_version_info(struct net_buf *buf, struct net_buf **evt)
 	rp = cmd_complete(evt, sizeof(*rp));
 
 	rp->status = 0x00;
-	rp->hw_platform = sys_cpu_to_le16(0);
-	rp->hw_variant = sys_cpu_to_le16(0);
+	rp->hw_platform = BT_HCI_VS_HW_PLAT;
+	rp->hw_variant = BT_HCI_VS_HW_VAR;
+
 	rp->fw_variant = 0;
-	rp->fw_version = 0;
-	rp->fw_revision = sys_cpu_to_le16(0);
-	rp->fw_build = sys_cpu_to_le32(0);
+	rp->fw_version = (KERNEL_VERSION_MAJOR & 0xff);
+	rp->fw_revision = KERNEL_VERSION_MINOR;
+	rp->fw_build = (KERNEL_PATCHLEVEL & 0xffff);
 }
 
 static void vs_read_supported_commands(struct net_buf *buf,
diff --git a/subsys/bluetooth/controller/hci/hci_internal.h b/subsys/bluetooth/controller/hci/hci_internal.h
index a8d715fb876..dfa908b5f59 100644
--- a/subsys/bluetooth/controller/hci/hci_internal.h
+++ b/subsys/bluetooth/controller/hci/hci_internal.h
@@ -22,6 +22,18 @@ extern atomic_t hci_state_mask;
 #define HCI_CLASS_EVT_CONNECTION  2
 #define HCI_CLASS_ACL_DATA        3
 
+#if defined(CONFIG_SOC_FAMILY_NRF5)
+#define BT_HCI_VS_HW_PLAT BT_HCI_VS_HW_PLAT_NORDIC
+#if defined(CONFIG_SOC_SERIES_NRF51X)
+#define BT_HCI_VS_HW_VAR  BT_HCI_VS_HW_VAR_NORDIC_NRF51X;
+#elif defined(CONFIG_SOC_SERIES_NRF52X)
+#define BT_HCI_VS_HW_VAR  BT_HCI_VS_HW_VAR_NORDIC_NRF52X;
+#endif
+#else
+#define BT_HCI_VS_HW_PLAT 0
+#define BT_HCI_VS_HW_VAR  0
+#endif /* CONFIG_SOC_FAMILY_NRF5 */
+
 void hci_init(struct k_poll_signal *signal_host_buf);
 struct net_buf *hci_cmd_handle(struct net_buf *cmd);
 void hci_evt_encode(struct radio_pdu_node_rx *node_rx, struct net_buf *buf);