diff --git a/subsys/bluetooth/host/hci_core.c b/subsys/bluetooth/host/hci_core.c
index 0ca60fac68e..3a65dc2208a 100644
--- a/subsys/bluetooth/host/hci_core.c
+++ b/subsys/bluetooth/host/hci_core.c
@@ -646,6 +646,13 @@ static void hci_acl(struct net_buf *buf)
 	bt_conn_unref(conn);
 }
 
+static void hci_data_buf_overflow(struct net_buf *buf)
+{
+	struct bt_hci_evt_data_buf_overflow *evt = (void *)buf->data;
+
+	BT_WARN("Data buffer overflow (link type 0x%02x)", evt->link_type);
+}
+
 static void hci_num_completed_packets(struct net_buf *buf)
 {
 	struct bt_hci_evt_num_completed_packets *evt = (void *)buf->data;
@@ -4870,6 +4877,9 @@ static const struct event_handler prio_events[] = {
 	EVENT_HANDLER(BT_HCI_EVT_CMD_STATUS, hci_cmd_status,
 		      sizeof(struct bt_hci_evt_cmd_status)),
 #if defined(CONFIG_BT_CONN)
+	EVENT_HANDLER(BT_HCI_EVT_DATA_BUF_OVERFLOW,
+		      hci_data_buf_overflow,
+		      sizeof(struct bt_hci_evt_data_buf_overflow)),
 	EVENT_HANDLER(BT_HCI_EVT_NUM_COMPLETED_PACKETS,
 		      hci_num_completed_packets,
 		      sizeof(struct bt_hci_evt_num_completed_packets)),