diff --git a/subsys/bluetooth/controller/hci/hci.c b/subsys/bluetooth/controller/hci/hci.c
index aea4df232b6..d9d321dbc3e 100644
--- a/subsys/bluetooth/controller/hci/hci.c
+++ b/subsys/bluetooth/controller/hci/hci.c
@@ -2869,7 +2869,7 @@ static void le_df_connectionless_iq_report(struct pdu_data *pdu_rx,
 		 * node rx footer field.
 		 */
 		sync_handle = ull_sync_handle_get(sync);
-		per_evt_counter = lll->event_counter;
+		per_evt_counter = iq_report->event_counter;
 	}
 #endif /* CONFIG_BT_CTLR_DF_SCAN_CTE_RX */
 
@@ -3015,7 +3015,7 @@ static void le_df_connection_iq_report(struct node_rx_pdu *node_rx, struct net_b
 	sep->cte_type = iq_report->cte_info.type;
 
 	sep->data_chan_idx = iq_report->chan_idx;
-	sep->conn_evt_counter = sys_cpu_to_le16(lll->event_counter);
+	sep->conn_evt_counter = sys_cpu_to_le16(iq_report->event_counter);
 
 	if (sep->cte_type == BT_HCI_LE_AOA_CTE) {
 		sep->slot_durations = iq_report->local_slot_durations;
diff --git a/subsys/bluetooth/controller/ll_sw/nordic/lll/lll_conn.c b/subsys/bluetooth/controller/ll_sw/nordic/lll/lll_conn.c
index 10cb84c70b9..b0ebd59f97e 100644
--- a/subsys/bluetooth/controller/ll_sw/nordic/lll/lll_conn.c
+++ b/subsys/bluetooth/controller/ll_sw/nordic/lll/lll_conn.c
@@ -1056,6 +1056,7 @@ static inline bool create_iq_report(struct lll_conn *lll, uint8_t rssi_ready, ui
 		iq_report->rssi_ant_id = ant;
 		iq_report->cte_info = *(struct pdu_cte_info *)&cte_info;
 		iq_report->local_slot_durations = rx_params->slot_durations;
+		iq_report->event_counter = lll->event_counter;
 
 		ftr = &iq_report->hdr.rx_ftr;
 		ftr->param = lll;
diff --git a/subsys/bluetooth/controller/ll_sw/nordic/lll/lll_df_types.h b/subsys/bluetooth/controller/ll_sw/nordic/lll/lll_df_types.h
index 545571b33ec..1de1c768bc8 100644
--- a/subsys/bluetooth/controller/ll_sw/nordic/lll/lll_df_types.h
+++ b/subsys/bluetooth/controller/ll_sw/nordic/lll/lll_df_types.h
@@ -97,6 +97,7 @@ struct node_rx_iq_report {
 	uint8_t packet_status;
 	uint8_t rssi_ant_id;
 	uint8_t chan_idx;
+	uint16_t event_counter;
 	union {
 		uint8_t pdu[0] __aligned(4);
 		struct iq_sample sample[0];
diff --git a/subsys/bluetooth/controller/ll_sw/nordic/lll/lll_sync.c b/subsys/bluetooth/controller/ll_sw/nordic/lll/lll_sync.c
index 3fb19e668bf..0c2a787d8f9 100644
--- a/subsys/bluetooth/controller/ll_sw/nordic/lll/lll_sync.c
+++ b/subsys/bluetooth/controller/ll_sw/nordic/lll/lll_sync.c
@@ -1062,6 +1062,7 @@ static inline int create_iq_report(struct lll_sync *lll, uint8_t rssi_ready,
 			iq_report->rssi_ant_id = ant;
 			iq_report->cte_info = *(struct pdu_cte_info *)&cte_info;
 			iq_report->local_slot_durations = cfg->slot_durations;
+			iq_report->event_counter = lll->event_counter;
 
 			ftr = &iq_report->hdr.rx_ftr;
 			ftr->param = lll;