diff --git a/subsys/bluetooth/controller/ll_sw/ctrl.c b/subsys/bluetooth/controller/ll_sw/ctrl.c
index 5ee6f34c754..3baa73ba3c5 100644
--- a/subsys/bluetooth/controller/ll_sw/ctrl.c
+++ b/subsys/bluetooth/controller/ll_sw/ctrl.c
@@ -8301,6 +8301,20 @@ u32_t radio_adv_is_enabled(void)
 	return _radio.advertiser.is_enabled;
 }
 
+u32_t radio_adv_filter_pol_get(void)
+{
+	/* NOTE: filter_policy is only written in thread mode; if is_enabled is
+	 * unset by ISR, returning the stale filter_policy is acceptable because
+	 * the unset code path in ISR will generate a connection complete
+	 * event.
+	 */
+	if (_radio.advertiser.is_enabled) {
+		return _radio.advertiser.filter_policy;
+	}
+
+	return 0;
+}
+
 u32_t radio_scan_enable(u8_t type, u8_t init_addr_type, u8_t *init_addr,
 			u16_t interval, u16_t window, u8_t filter_policy)
 {
@@ -8425,6 +8439,20 @@ u32_t radio_scan_is_enabled(void)
 	return _radio.scanner.is_enabled;
 }
 
+u32_t radio_scan_filter_pol_get(void)
+{
+	/* NOTE: filter_policy is only written in thread mode; if is_enabled is
+	 * unset by ISR, returning the stale filter_policy is acceptable because
+	 * the unset code path in ISR will generate a connection complete
+	 * event.
+	 */
+	if (_radio.scanner.is_enabled) {
+		return _radio.scanner.filter_policy;
+	}
+
+	return 0;
+}
+
 u32_t radio_connect_enable(u8_t adv_addr_type, u8_t *adv_addr, u16_t interval,
 			   u16_t latency, u16_t timeout)
 {
diff --git a/subsys/bluetooth/controller/ll_sw/ctrl.h b/subsys/bluetooth/controller/ll_sw/ctrl.h
index 85ff8a2bf56..ded4855ece1 100644
--- a/subsys/bluetooth/controller/ll_sw/ctrl.h
+++ b/subsys/bluetooth/controller/ll_sw/ctrl.h
@@ -319,12 +319,14 @@ u32_t radio_adv_enable(u16_t interval, u8_t chl_map,
 		       u8_t filter_policy);
 u32_t radio_adv_disable(void);
 u32_t radio_adv_is_enabled(void);
+u32_t radio_adv_filter_pol_get(void);
 /* Downstream - Scanner */
 u32_t radio_scan_enable(u8_t type, u8_t init_addr_type,
 			u8_t *init_addr, u16_t interval,
 			u16_t window, u8_t filter_policy);
 u32_t radio_scan_disable(void);
 u32_t radio_scan_is_enabled(void);
+u32_t radio_scan_filter_pol_get(void);
 
 u32_t radio_connect_enable(u8_t adv_addr_type, u8_t *adv_addr,
 			   u16_t interval, u16_t latency,