diff --git a/subsys/bluetooth/controller/ll_sw/ull_conn.c b/subsys/bluetooth/controller/ll_sw/ull_conn.c
index 4972b7a8ff4..03b74c2e535 100644
--- a/subsys/bluetooth/controller/ll_sw/ull_conn.c
+++ b/subsys/bluetooth/controller/ll_sw/ull_conn.c
@@ -2474,11 +2474,11 @@ static inline int event_conn_upd_prep(struct ll_conn *conn, uint16_t lazy,
 				     ticks_at_expire, ticks_win_offset,
 				     HAL_TICKER_US_TO_TICKS(periodic_us),
 				     HAL_TICKER_REMAINDER(periodic_us),
-#if defined(CONFIG_BT_CTLR_CONN_META)
-				     TICKER_LAZY_MUST_EXPIRE,
-#else
+#if defined(CONFIG_BT_TICKER_COMPATIBILITY_MODE)
 				     TICKER_NULL_LAZY,
-#endif /* CONFIG_BT_CTLR_CONN_META */
+#else
+				     TICKER_LAZY_MUST_EXPIRE_KEEP,
+#endif
 				     (ticks_slot_overhead +
 				      conn->evt.ticks_slot),
 #if defined(CONFIG_BT_PERIPHERAL) && defined(CONFIG_BT_CENTRAL)
diff --git a/subsys/bluetooth/controller/ll_sw/ull_slave.c b/subsys/bluetooth/controller/ll_sw/ull_slave.c
index 3d7aff88566..486232c987a 100644
--- a/subsys/bluetooth/controller/ll_sw/ull_slave.c
+++ b/subsys/bluetooth/controller/ll_sw/ull_slave.c
@@ -356,11 +356,7 @@ void ull_slave_setup(memq_link_t *link, struct node_rx_hdr *rx,
 				     HAL_TICKER_US_TO_TICKS(conn_offset_us),
 				     HAL_TICKER_US_TO_TICKS(conn_interval_us),
 				     HAL_TICKER_REMAINDER(conn_interval_us),
-#if defined(CONFIG_BT_CTLR_CONN_META)
-				     TICKER_LAZY_MUST_EXPIRE,
-#else
 				     TICKER_NULL_LAZY,
-#endif /* CONFIG_BT_CTLR_CONN_META */
 				     (conn->evt.ticks_slot +
 				      ticks_slot_overhead),
 				     ull_slave_ticker_cb, conn, ticker_op_cb,
diff --git a/subsys/bluetooth/controller/ticker/ticker.c b/subsys/bluetooth/controller/ticker/ticker.c
index 5b8f2621442..a7b62d00b71 100644
--- a/subsys/bluetooth/controller/ticker/ticker.c
+++ b/subsys/bluetooth/controller/ticker/ticker.c
@@ -146,6 +146,14 @@ struct ticker_user_op_update {
 					 * >1: latency = lazy - 1
 					 */
 	uint8_t  force;			/* Force update */
+#if defined(CONFIG_BT_TICKER_EXT)
+	uint8_t must_expire;		/* Node must expire, even if it
+					 * collides with other nodes:
+					 *  0x00: Do nothing
+					 *  0x01: Disable must_expire
+					 *  0x02: Enable must_expire
+					 */
+#endif
 };
 
 /* User operation data structure for stop opcode. Used for passing stop
@@ -1157,6 +1165,14 @@ static inline void ticker_job_node_update(struct ticker_node *ticker,
 		ticker->force = user_op->params.update.force;
 	}
 
+#if defined(CONFIG_BT_TICKER_EXT)
+	/* Update must_expire parameter */
+	if (user_op->params.update.must_expire) {
+		/* 1: disable, 2: enable */
+		ticker->must_expire = (user_op->params.update.must_expire - 1);
+	}
+#endif /* CONFIG_BT_TICKER_EXT */
+
 	ticker->next = *insert_head;
 	*insert_head = user_op->id;
 }
@@ -1575,10 +1591,13 @@ static inline void ticker_job_op_start(struct ticker_node *ticker,
 
 #if defined(CONFIG_BT_TICKER_COMPATIBILITY_MODE)
 	/* Must expire is not supported in compatibility mode */
-	LL_ASSERT(start->lazy != TICKER_LAZY_MUST_EXPIRE);
+	LL_ASSERT(start->lazy < TICKER_LAZY_MUST_EXPIRE_KEEP);
 #else
-	ticker->must_expire = (start->lazy == TICKER_LAZY_MUST_EXPIRE) ? 1U :
-			       0U;
+	if (start->lazy != TICKER_LAZY_MUST_EXPIRE_KEEP) {
+		/* Update the must_expire state */
+		ticker->must_expire =
+			(start->lazy == TICKER_LAZY_MUST_EXPIRE) ? 1U : 0U;
+	}
 #if defined(CONFIG_BT_TICKER_EXT)
 	ticker->ext_data = start->ext_data;
 #endif /* CONFIG_BT_TICKER_EXT */
@@ -1586,8 +1605,9 @@ static inline void ticker_job_op_start(struct ticker_node *ticker,
 
 	ticker->ticks_periodic = start->ticks_periodic;
 	ticker->remainder_periodic = start->remainder_periodic;
-	ticker->lazy_periodic = (start->lazy == TICKER_LAZY_MUST_EXPIRE) ? 0U :
-				 start->lazy;
+	ticker->lazy_periodic =
+		(start->lazy < TICKER_LAZY_MUST_EXPIRE_KEEP) ? start->lazy :
+							       0U;
 	ticker->ticks_slot = start->ticks_slot;
 	ticker->timeout_func = start->fp_timeout_func;
 	ticker->context = start->context;
@@ -2597,16 +2617,36 @@ uint32_t ticker_start(uint8_t instance_index, uint8_t user_id, uint8_t ticker_id
  * @param fp_op_func	     Function pointer of user operation completion
  *			     function
  * @param op_context	     Context passed in operation completion call
+ * @param must_expire	     Disable, enable or ignore the must-expire state.
+ *			     A value of 0 means no change, 1 means disable and
+ *			     2 means enable.
  *
  * @return TICKER_STATUS_BUSY if update was successful but not yet completed.
  * TICKER_STATUS_FAILURE is returned if there are no more user operations
  * available, and TICKER_STATUS_SUCCESS is returned if ticker_job gets to run
  * before exiting ticker_update
  */
-uint32_t ticker_update(uint8_t instance_index, uint8_t user_id, uint8_t ticker_id,
-		    uint32_t ticks_drift_plus, uint32_t ticks_drift_minus,
-		    uint32_t ticks_slot_plus, uint32_t ticks_slot_minus, uint16_t lazy,
-		    uint8_t force, ticker_op_func fp_op_func, void *op_context)
+uint32_t ticker_update(uint8_t instance_index, uint8_t user_id,
+		       uint8_t ticker_id, uint32_t ticks_drift_plus,
+		       uint32_t ticks_drift_minus, uint32_t ticks_slot_plus,
+		       uint32_t ticks_slot_minus, uint16_t lazy, uint8_t force,
+		       ticker_op_func fp_op_func, void *op_context)
+#if defined(CONFIG_BT_TICKER_EXT)
+{
+	return ticker_update_ext(instance_index, user_id, ticker_id,
+				 ticks_drift_plus, ticks_drift_minus,
+				 ticks_slot_plus, ticks_slot_minus, lazy,
+				 force, fp_op_func, op_context, 0);
+}
+
+uint32_t ticker_update_ext(uint8_t instance_index, uint8_t user_id,
+			   uint8_t ticker_id, uint32_t ticks_drift_plus,
+			   uint32_t ticks_drift_minus,
+			   uint32_t ticks_slot_plus, uint32_t ticks_slot_minus,
+			   uint16_t lazy, uint8_t force,
+			   ticker_op_func fp_op_func, void *op_context,
+			   uint8_t must_expire)
+#endif /* CONFIG_BT_TICKER_EXT */
 {
 	struct ticker_instance *instance = &_instance[instance_index];
 	struct ticker_user_op *user_op;
@@ -2633,6 +2673,9 @@ uint32_t ticker_update(uint8_t instance_index, uint8_t user_id, uint8_t ticker_i
 	user_op->params.update.ticks_slot_minus = ticks_slot_minus;
 	user_op->params.update.lazy = lazy;
 	user_op->params.update.force = force;
+#if defined(CONFIG_BT_TICKER_EXT)
+	user_op->params.update.must_expire = must_expire;
+#endif /* CONFIG_BT_TICKER_EXT */
 	user_op->status = TICKER_STATUS_BUSY;
 	user_op->fp_op_func = fp_op_func;
 	user_op->op_context = op_context;
diff --git a/subsys/bluetooth/controller/ticker/ticker.h b/subsys/bluetooth/controller/ticker/ticker.h
index c1ebaa8bb11..ca8318009ad 100644
--- a/subsys/bluetooth/controller/ticker/ticker.h
+++ b/subsys/bluetooth/controller/ticker/ticker.h
@@ -30,6 +30,7 @@
 #define TICKER_NULL_SLOT        0
 #define TICKER_NULL_LAZY        0
 #define TICKER_NULL_MUST_EXPIRE 0
+
 /**
  * @}
  */
@@ -66,9 +67,14 @@
 #define TICKER_CALL_ID_PROGRAM  5
 
 /* Use to ensure callback is invoked in all intervals, even when latencies
- * occur
+ * occur.
  */
-#define TICKER_LAZY_MUST_EXPIRE 0xFFFF
+#define TICKER_LAZY_MUST_EXPIRE      0xFFFF
+
+/* Use in ticker_start to set lazy to 0 and do not change the must_expire
+ * state.
+ */
+#define TICKER_LAZY_MUST_EXPIRE_KEEP 0xFFFE
 
 /* Set this priority to ensure ticker node is always scheduled. Only one
  * ticker node can have priority TICKER_PRIORITY_CRITICAL at a time
@@ -158,5 +164,12 @@ uint32_t ticker_start_ext(uint8_t instance_index, uint8_t user_id, uint8_t ticke
 		       ticker_timeout_func fp_timeout_func, void *context,
 		       ticker_op_func fp_op_func, void *op_context,
 		       struct ticker_ext *ext_data);
+uint32_t ticker_update_ext(uint8_t instance_index, uint8_t user_id,
+			   uint8_t ticker_id, uint32_t ticks_drift_plus,
+			   uint32_t ticks_drift_minus,
+			   uint32_t ticks_slot_plus, uint32_t ticks_slot_minus,
+			   uint16_t lazy, uint8_t force,
+			   ticker_op_func fp_op_func, void *op_context,
+			   uint8_t must_expire);
 #endif /* CONFIG_BT_TICKER_EXT */
 #endif /* !CONFIG_BT_TICKER_COMPATIBILITY_MODE */