diff --git a/include/bluetooth/bluetooth.h b/include/bluetooth/bluetooth.h
index c3aa204309f..7fc459d3006 100644
--- a/include/bluetooth/bluetooth.h
+++ b/include/bluetooth/bluetooth.h
@@ -1153,6 +1153,9 @@ struct bt_le_per_adv_sync_term_info {
 
 	/** Advertiser SID */
 	uint8_t sid;
+
+	/** Cause of periodic advertising termination */
+	uint8_t reason;
 };
 
 struct bt_le_per_adv_sync_recv_info {
diff --git a/subsys/bluetooth/host/scan.c b/subsys/bluetooth/host/scan.c
index d029c0a4011..2bb3bf5f997 100644
--- a/subsys/bluetooth/host/scan.c
+++ b/subsys/bluetooth/host/scan.c
@@ -686,6 +686,7 @@ void bt_hci_le_per_adv_sync_established(struct net_buf *buf)
 	struct bt_le_per_adv_sync_synced_info sync_info;
 	struct bt_le_per_adv_sync *pending_per_adv_sync;
 	struct bt_le_per_adv_sync_cb *listener;
+	bool unexpected_evt;
 	int err;
 
 	pending_per_adv_sync = get_pending_per_adv_sync();
@@ -716,22 +717,29 @@ void bt_hci_le_per_adv_sync_established(struct net_buf *buf)
 			      BT_PER_ADV_SYNC_SYNCING_USE_LIST) &&
 	     ((pending_per_adv_sync->sid != evt->sid) ||
 	      bt_addr_le_cmp(&pending_per_adv_sync->addr, &evt->adv_addr)))) {
-		struct bt_le_per_adv_sync_term_info term_info;
-
 		BT_ERR("Unexpected per adv sync established event");
+		/* Request terminate of pending periodic advertising in controller */
 		per_adv_sync_terminate(sys_le16_to_cpu(evt->handle));
 
+		unexpected_evt = true;
+	} else {
+		unexpected_evt = false;
+	}
+
+	if (unexpected_evt || evt->status != BT_HCI_ERR_SUCCESS) {
 		if (pending_per_adv_sync) {
+			struct bt_le_per_adv_sync_term_info term_info;
+
 			/* Terminate the pending PA sync and notify app */
 			term_info.addr = &pending_per_adv_sync->addr;
 			term_info.sid = pending_per_adv_sync->sid;
+			term_info.reason = unexpected_evt ? BT_HCI_ERR_UNSPECIFIED : evt->status;
 
 			/* Deleting before callback, so the caller will be able
 			 * to restart sync in the callback.
 			 */
 			per_adv_sync_delete(pending_per_adv_sync);
 
-
 			SYS_SLIST_FOR_EACH_CONTAINER(&pa_sync_cbs,
 						     listener,
 						     node) {
@@ -787,6 +795,8 @@ void bt_hci_le_per_adv_sync_lost(struct net_buf *buf)
 
 	term_info.addr = &per_adv_sync->addr;
 	term_info.sid = per_adv_sync->sid;
+	/* There is no status in the per. adv. sync lost event */
+	term_info.reason = BT_HCI_ERR_UNSPECIFIED;
 
 	/* Deleting before callback, so the caller will be able to restart
 	 * sync in the callback