diff --git a/subsys/bluetooth/controller/ll_sw/ull_conn.c b/subsys/bluetooth/controller/ll_sw/ull_conn.c
index 37073d9f4a0..f715d46998b 100644
--- a/subsys/bluetooth/controller/ll_sw/ull_conn.c
+++ b/subsys/bluetooth/controller/ll_sw/ull_conn.c
@@ -48,6 +48,12 @@
 #endif /* CONFIG_BT_CTLR_USER_EXT */
 
 static int init_reset(void);
+
+#if defined(CONFIG_BT_PERIPHERAL)
+static void ticker_update_latency_cancel_op_cb(u32_t ticker_status,
+					       void *params);
+#endif /* CONFIG_BT_PERIPHERAL */
+
 static void ticker_update_conn_op_cb(u32_t status, void *param);
 static void ticker_stop_conn_op_cb(u32_t status, void *param);
 static void ticker_start_conn_op_cb(u32_t status, void *param);
@@ -231,6 +237,26 @@ int ll_tx_mem_enqueue(u16_t handle, void *tx)
 
 	MFIFO_ENQUEUE(conn_tx, idx);
 
+#if defined(CONFIG_BT_PERIPHERAL)
+	/* break slave latency */
+	if (conn->lll.role && conn->lll.latency_event &&
+	    !conn->slave.latency_cancel) {
+		u32_t ticker_status;
+
+		conn->slave.latency_cancel = 1U;
+
+		ticker_status =
+			ticker_update(TICKER_INSTANCE_ID_CTLR,
+				      TICKER_USER_ID_THREAD,
+				      (TICKER_ID_CONN_BASE + handle),
+				      0, 0, 0, 0, 1, 0,
+				      ticker_update_latency_cancel_op_cb,
+				      (void *)conn);
+		LL_ASSERT((ticker_status == TICKER_STATUS_SUCCESS) ||
+			  (ticker_status == TICKER_STATUS_BUSY));
+	}
+#endif /* CONFIG_BT_PERIPHERAL */
+
 	return 0;
 }
 
@@ -1561,6 +1587,18 @@ static int init_reset(void)
 	return 0;
 }
 
+#if defined(CONFIG_BT_PERIPHERAL)
+static void ticker_update_latency_cancel_op_cb(u32_t ticker_status,
+					       void *params)
+{
+	struct ll_conn *conn = params;
+
+	LL_ASSERT(ticker_status == TICKER_STATUS_SUCCESS);
+
+	conn->slave.latency_cancel = 0U;
+}
+#endif /* CONFIG_BT_PERIPHERAL */
+
 static void ticker_update_conn_op_cb(u32_t status, void *param)
 {
 	/* Slave drift compensation succeeds, or it fails in a race condition