diff --git a/drivers/bluetooth/hci/hci_silabs_efr32.c b/drivers/bluetooth/hci/hci_silabs_efr32.c
index 5ae602cff9d..c528b3b6910 100644
--- a/drivers/bluetooth/hci/hci_silabs_efr32.c
+++ b/drivers/bluetooth/hci/hci_silabs_efr32.c
@@ -52,6 +52,7 @@ static struct k_fifo slz_rx_fifo;
 /* FIXME: these functions should come from the SiSDK headers! */
 void BTLE_LL_EventRaise(uint32_t events);
 void BTLE_LL_Process(uint32_t events);
+int16_t BTLE_LL_SetMaxPower(int16_t power);
 bool sli_pending_btctrl_events(void);
 RAIL_Handle_t BTLE_LL_GetRadioHandle(void);
 
@@ -256,6 +257,18 @@ static void slz_rx_thread_func(void *p1, void *p2, void *p3)
 	}
 }
 
+static void slz_set_tx_power(int16_t max_power_dbm)
+{
+	const int16_t max_power_cbm = max_power_dbm * 10;
+	const int16_t actual_max_power_cbm = BTLE_LL_SetMaxPower(max_power_cbm);
+	const int16_t actual_max_power_dbm = DIV_ROUND_CLOSEST(actual_max_power_cbm, 10);
+
+	if (actual_max_power_dbm != max_power_dbm) {
+		LOG_WRN("Unable to set max TX power to %d dBm, actual max is %d dBm", max_power_dbm,
+			actual_max_power_dbm);
+	}
+}
+
 static int slz_bt_open(const struct device *dev, bt_hci_recv_t recv)
 {
 	struct hci_data *hci = dev->data;
@@ -303,6 +316,8 @@ static int slz_bt_open(const struct device *dev, bt_hci_recv_t recv)
 		goto deinit;
 	}
 
+	slz_set_tx_power(CONFIG_BT_CTLR_TX_PWR_ANTENNA);
+
 	sl_btctrl_init_adv();
 	sl_btctrl_init_scan();
 	sl_btctrl_init_conn();
diff --git a/modules/hal_silabs/simplicity_sdk/src/blob_stubs.c b/modules/hal_silabs/simplicity_sdk/src/blob_stubs.c
index 8a2ff154386..ad06b11d61e 100644
--- a/modules/hal_silabs/simplicity_sdk/src/blob_stubs.c
+++ b/modules/hal_silabs/simplicity_sdk/src/blob_stubs.c
@@ -31,6 +31,11 @@ void BTLE_LL_Process(uint32_t events)
 {
 }
 
+int16_t BTLE_LL_SetMaxPower(int16_t power)
+{
+	return 0;
+}
+
 void sl_btctrl_disable_2m_phy(void)
 {
 }