diff --git a/subsys/bluetooth/controller/ll_sw/ull_llcp_cc.c b/subsys/bluetooth/controller/ll_sw/ull_llcp_cc.c
index f057e47e51c..2824e830196 100644
--- a/subsys/bluetooth/controller/ll_sw/ull_llcp_cc.c
+++ b/subsys/bluetooth/controller/ll_sw/ull_llcp_cc.c
@@ -154,6 +154,9 @@ static void llcp_rp_cc_tx_rsp(struct ll_conn *conn, struct proc_ctx *ctx)
 
 	pdu = (struct pdu_data *)tx->pdu;
 
+	ctx->data.cis_create.conn_event_count = MAX(ctx->data.cis_create.conn_event_count,
+						    cc_event_counter(conn) + 2);
+
 	llcp_pdu_encode_cis_rsp(ctx, pdu);
 	ctx->tx_opcode = pdu->llctrl.opcode;
 
@@ -368,6 +371,7 @@ static void rp_cc_state_wait_rx_cis_ind(struct ll_conn *conn, struct proc_ctx *c
 
 	switch (evt) {
 	case RP_CC_EVT_CIS_IND:
+		llcp_pdu_decode_cis_ind(ctx, pdu);
 		if (!ull_peripheral_iso_setup(&pdu->llctrl.cis_ind, ctx->data.cis_create.cig_id,
 					 ctx->data.cis_create.cis_handle)) {
 
diff --git a/subsys/bluetooth/controller/ll_sw/ull_llcp_internal.h b/subsys/bluetooth/controller/ll_sw/ull_llcp_internal.h
index ca12a7a2328..2a888d4617c 100644
--- a/subsys/bluetooth/controller/ll_sw/ull_llcp_internal.h
+++ b/subsys/bluetooth/controller/ll_sw/ull_llcp_internal.h
@@ -716,6 +716,7 @@ void llcp_rp_cc_reject(struct ll_conn *conn, struct proc_ctx *ctx);
 
 void llcp_pdu_decode_cis_req(struct proc_ctx *ctx, struct pdu_data *pdu);
 void llcp_pdu_encode_cis_rsp(struct proc_ctx *ctx, struct pdu_data *pdu);
+void llcp_pdu_decode_cis_ind(struct proc_ctx *ctx, struct pdu_data *pdu);
 void llcp_pdu_encode_cis_terminate_ind(struct proc_ctx *ctx, struct pdu_data *pdu);
 void llcp_pdu_decode_cis_terminate_ind(struct proc_ctx *ctx, struct pdu_data *pdu);
 void llcp_pdu_encode_cis_req(struct proc_ctx *ctx, struct pdu_data *pdu);
diff --git a/subsys/bluetooth/controller/ll_sw/ull_llcp_pdu.c b/subsys/bluetooth/controller/ll_sw/ull_llcp_pdu.c
index d56f4ee716e..a162beb9c45 100644
--- a/subsys/bluetooth/controller/ll_sw/ull_llcp_pdu.c
+++ b/subsys/bluetooth/controller/ll_sw/ull_llcp_pdu.c
@@ -828,6 +828,15 @@ void llcp_pdu_decode_cis_req(struct proc_ctx *ctx, struct pdu_data *pdu)
 	*/
 }
 
+void llcp_pdu_decode_cis_ind(struct proc_ctx *ctx, struct pdu_data *pdu)
+{
+	ctx->data.cis_create.conn_event_count =
+		sys_le16_to_cpu(pdu->llctrl.cis_ind.conn_event_count);
+	/* The remainder of the cis ind is decoded by ull_peripheral_iso_setup, so
+	 * no need to do it here too
+	 */
+}
+
 void llcp_pdu_encode_cis_rsp(struct proc_ctx *ctx, struct pdu_data *pdu)
 {
 	struct pdu_data_llctrl_cis_rsp *p;