diff --git a/subsys/bluetooth/shell/bt.c b/subsys/bluetooth/shell/bt.c
index 30d7f5263b5..f55226238f9 100644
--- a/subsys/bluetooth/shell/bt.c
+++ b/subsys/bluetooth/shell/bt.c
@@ -2043,6 +2043,7 @@ static const struct shell_cmd bt_commands[] = {
 #endif
 #if defined(CONFIG_BLUETOOTH_CONTROLLER_ADV_EXT)
 	{ "advx", cmd_advx, "<on off> [coded] [anon] [txp]" },
+	{ "scanx", cmd_scanx, "<on passive off> [coded]" },
 #endif /* CONFIG_BLUETOOTH_CONTROLLER_ADV_EXT */
 	{ NULL, NULL, NULL }
 };
diff --git a/subsys/bluetooth/shell/ll.c b/subsys/bluetooth/shell/ll.c
index 0b266dd81ff..bf3cf21d11e 100644
--- a/subsys/bluetooth/shell/ll.c
+++ b/subsys/bluetooth/shell/ll.c
@@ -30,6 +30,11 @@
 #define ADV_SID 0
 #define SCAN_REQ_NOT 0
 
+#define SCAN_INTERVAL 0x0004
+#define SCAN_WINDOW 0x0004
+#define SCAN_OWN_ADDR_TYPE 1
+#define SCAN_FILTER_POLICY 0
+
 int cmd_advx(int argc, char *argv[])
 {
 	u16_t evt_prop;
@@ -102,6 +107,62 @@ disable:
 		goto exit;
 	}
 
+exit:
+	printk("done (err= %d).\n", err);
+
+	return 0;
+}
+
+int cmd_scanx(int argc, char *argv[])
+{
+	u8_t enable;
+	u8_t type;
+	s32_t err;
+
+	if (argc < 2) {
+		return -EINVAL;
+	}
+
+	if (argc > 1) {
+		if (!strcmp(argv[1], "on")) {
+			enable = 1;
+			type = 1;
+		} else if (!strcmp(argv[1], "passive")) {
+			enable = 1;
+			type = 0;
+		} else if (!strcmp(argv[1], "off")) {
+			enable = 0;
+			goto disable;
+		} else {
+			return -EINVAL;
+		}
+	}
+
+	type |= BIT(1);
+
+	if (argc > 2) {
+		if (!strcmp(argv[2], "coded")) {
+			type &= BIT(0);
+			type |= BIT(3);
+		} else {
+			return -EINVAL;
+		}
+	}
+
+	printk("scan param set...");
+	err = ll_scan_params_set(type, SCAN_INTERVAL, SCAN_WINDOW,
+				 SCAN_OWN_ADDR_TYPE, SCAN_FILTER_POLICY);
+	if (err) {
+		goto exit;
+	}
+
+disable:
+	printk("scan enable (%u)...", enable);
+	err = ll_scan_enable(enable);
+	if (err) {
+		goto exit;
+	}
+
 exit:
 	printk("done (err= %d).\n", err);
 
diff --git a/subsys/bluetooth/shell/ll.h b/subsys/bluetooth/shell/ll.h
index 3d9eb255208..3387de38cee 100644
--- a/subsys/bluetooth/shell/ll.h
+++ b/subsys/bluetooth/shell/ll.h
@@ -14,5 +14,6 @@
 #define __LL_H
 
 int cmd_advx(int argc, char *argv[]);
+int cmd_scanx(int argc, char *argv[]);
 
 #endif /* __LL_H */