diff --git a/include/net/bluetooth/hci_core.h b/include/net/bluetooth/hci_core.h
index f0a9fc1d06e094598f9ddbb44ea5c6fa98539d19..9e1a59e01fa2f6316ae950833974aa628761cf51 100644
--- a/include/net/bluetooth/hci_core.h
+++ b/include/net/bluetooth/hci_core.h
@@ -846,6 +846,9 @@ void hci_chan_del(struct hci_chan *chan);
 void hci_chan_list_flush(struct hci_conn *conn);
 struct hci_chan *hci_chan_lookup_handle(struct hci_dev *hdev, __u16 handle);
 
+struct hci_conn *hci_connect_le_scan(struct hci_dev *hdev, bdaddr_t *dst,
+				     u8 dst_type, u8 sec_level,
+				     u16 conn_timeout, u8 role);
 struct hci_conn *hci_connect_le(struct hci_dev *hdev, bdaddr_t *dst,
 				u8 dst_type, u8 sec_level, u16 conn_timeout,
 				u8 role);
@@ -1011,6 +1014,9 @@ void hci_conn_params_clear_disabled(struct hci_dev *hdev);
 struct hci_conn_params *hci_pend_le_action_lookup(struct list_head *list,
 						  bdaddr_t *addr,
 						  u8 addr_type);
+struct hci_conn_params *hci_explicit_connect_lookup(struct hci_dev *hdev,
+						    bdaddr_t *addr,
+						    u8 addr_type);
 
 void hci_uuids_clear(struct hci_dev *hdev);
 
diff --git a/net/bluetooth/hci_conn.c b/net/bluetooth/hci_conn.c
index 0b4d919c8d96c2328c7556ea040ece05a90456c8..534feb7956a33302264133df30552b698e475c32 100644
--- a/net/bluetooth/hci_conn.c
+++ b/net/bluetooth/hci_conn.c
@@ -64,6 +64,48 @@ static void hci_le_create_connection_cancel(struct hci_conn *conn)
 	hci_send_cmd(conn->hdev, HCI_OP_LE_CREATE_CONN_CANCEL, 0, NULL);
 }
 
+/* This function requires the caller holds hdev->lock */
+static void hci_connect_le_scan_cleanup(struct hci_conn *conn)
+{
+	struct hci_conn_params *params;
+	struct smp_irk *irk;
+	bdaddr_t *bdaddr;
+	u8 bdaddr_type;
+
+	bdaddr = &conn->dst;
+	bdaddr_type = conn->dst_type;
+
+	/* Check if we need to convert to identity address */
+	irk = hci_get_irk(conn->hdev, bdaddr, bdaddr_type);
+	if (irk) {
+		bdaddr = &irk->bdaddr;
+		bdaddr_type = irk->addr_type;
+	}
+
+	params = hci_explicit_connect_lookup(conn->hdev, bdaddr, bdaddr_type);
+	if (!params)
+		return;
+
+	/* The connection attempt was doing scan for new RPA, and is
+	 * in scan phase. If params are not associated with any other
+	 * autoconnect action, remove them completely. If they are, just unmark
+	 * them as waiting for connection, by clearing explicit_connect field.
+	 */
+	if (params->auto_connect == HCI_AUTO_CONN_EXPLICIT)
+		hci_conn_params_del(conn->hdev, bdaddr, bdaddr_type);
+	else
+		params->explicit_connect = false;
+}
+
+/* This function requires the caller holds hdev->lock */
+static void hci_connect_le_scan_remove(struct hci_conn *conn)
+{
+	hci_connect_le_scan_cleanup(conn);
+
+	hci_conn_hash_del(conn->hdev, conn);
+	hci_update_background_scan(conn->hdev);
+}
+
 static void hci_acl_create_connection(struct hci_conn *conn)
 {
 	struct hci_dev *hdev = conn->hdev;
@@ -858,6 +900,138 @@ struct hci_conn *hci_connect_le(struct hci_dev *hdev, bdaddr_t *dst,
 	return conn;
 }
 
+static void hci_connect_le_scan_complete(struct hci_dev *hdev, u8 status,
+					 u16 opcode)
+{
+	struct hci_conn *conn;
+
+	if (!status)
+		return;
+
+	BT_ERR("Failed to add device to auto conn whitelist: status 0x%2.2x",
+	       status);
+
+	hci_dev_lock(hdev);
+
+	conn = hci_conn_hash_lookup_state(hdev, LE_LINK, BT_CONNECT);
+	if (conn)
+		hci_le_conn_failed(conn, status);
+
+	hci_dev_unlock(hdev);
+}
+
+static bool is_connected(struct hci_dev *hdev, bdaddr_t *addr, u8 type)
+{
+	struct hci_conn *conn;
+
+	conn = hci_conn_hash_lookup_ba(hdev, LE_LINK, addr);
+	if (!conn)
+		return false;
+
+	if (conn->dst_type != type)
+		return false;
+
+	if (conn->state != BT_CONNECTED)
+		return false;
+
+	return true;
+}
+
+/* This function requires the caller holds hdev->lock */
+static int hci_explicit_conn_params_set(struct hci_request *req,
+					bdaddr_t *addr, u8 addr_type)
+{
+	struct hci_dev *hdev = req->hdev;
+	struct hci_conn_params *params;
+
+	if (is_connected(hdev, addr, addr_type))
+		return -EISCONN;
+
+	params = hci_conn_params_add(hdev, addr, addr_type);
+	if (!params)
+		return -EIO;
+
+	/* If we created new params, or existing params were marked as disabled,
+	 * mark them to be used just once to connect.
+	 */
+	if (params->auto_connect == HCI_AUTO_CONN_DISABLED) {
+		params->auto_connect = HCI_AUTO_CONN_EXPLICIT;
+		list_del_init(&params->action);
+		list_add(&params->action, &hdev->pend_le_conns);
+	}
+
+	params->explicit_connect = true;
+	__hci_update_background_scan(req);
+
+	BT_DBG("addr %pMR (type %u) auto_connect %u", addr, addr_type,
+	       params->auto_connect);
+
+	return 0;
+}
+
+/* This function requires the caller holds hdev->lock */
+struct hci_conn *hci_connect_le_scan(struct hci_dev *hdev, bdaddr_t *dst,
+				     u8 dst_type, u8 sec_level,
+				     u16 conn_timeout, u8 role)
+{
+	struct hci_conn *conn;
+	struct hci_request req;
+	int err;
+
+	/* Let's make sure that le is enabled.*/
+	if (!hci_dev_test_flag(hdev, HCI_LE_ENABLED)) {
+		if (lmp_le_capable(hdev))
+			return ERR_PTR(-ECONNREFUSED);
+
+		return ERR_PTR(-EOPNOTSUPP);
+	}
+
+	/* Some devices send ATT messages as soon as the physical link is
+	 * established. To be able to handle these ATT messages, the user-
+	 * space first establishes the connection and then starts the pairing
+	 * process.
+	 *
+	 * So if a hci_conn object already exists for the following connection
+	 * attempt, we simply update pending_sec_level and auth_type fields
+	 * and return the object found.
+	 */
+	conn = hci_conn_hash_lookup_ba(hdev, LE_LINK, dst);
+	if (conn) {
+		if (conn->pending_sec_level < sec_level)
+			conn->pending_sec_level = sec_level;
+		goto done;
+	}
+
+	BT_DBG("requesting refresh of dst_addr");
+
+	conn = hci_conn_add(hdev, LE_LINK, dst, role);
+	if (!conn)
+		return ERR_PTR(-ENOMEM);
+
+	hci_req_init(&req, hdev);
+
+	if (hci_explicit_conn_params_set(&req, dst, dst_type) < 0)
+		return ERR_PTR(-EBUSY);
+
+	conn->state = BT_CONNECT;
+	set_bit(HCI_CONN_SCANNING, &conn->flags);
+
+	err = hci_req_run(&req, hci_connect_le_scan_complete);
+	if (err && err != -ENODATA) {
+		hci_conn_del(conn);
+		return ERR_PTR(err);
+	}
+
+	conn->dst_type = dst_type;
+	conn->sec_level = BT_SECURITY_LOW;
+	conn->pending_sec_level = sec_level;
+	conn->conn_timeout = conn_timeout;
+
+done:
+	hci_conn_hold(conn);
+	return conn;
+}
+
 struct hci_conn *hci_connect_acl(struct hci_dev *hdev, bdaddr_t *dst,
 				 u8 sec_level, u8 auth_type)
 {
diff --git a/net/bluetooth/hci_core.c b/net/bluetooth/hci_core.c
index bc43b6490555c7d75dae8ac452a7b012c8f1ffa1..adcbc74c243268e8330bf760c39fa792a1c2a3a8 100644
--- a/net/bluetooth/hci_core.c
+++ b/net/bluetooth/hci_core.c
@@ -2847,6 +2847,30 @@ struct hci_conn_params *hci_pend_le_action_lookup(struct list_head *list,
 	return NULL;
 }
 
+/* This function requires the caller holds hdev->lock */
+struct hci_conn_params *hci_explicit_connect_lookup(struct hci_dev *hdev,
+						    bdaddr_t *addr,
+						    u8 addr_type)
+{
+	struct hci_conn_params *param;
+
+	list_for_each_entry(param, &hdev->pend_le_conns, action) {
+		if (bacmp(&param->addr, addr) == 0 &&
+		    param->addr_type == addr_type &&
+		    param->explicit_connect)
+			return param;
+	}
+
+	list_for_each_entry(param, &hdev->pend_le_reports, action) {
+		if (bacmp(&param->addr, addr) == 0 &&
+		    param->addr_type == addr_type &&
+		    param->explicit_connect)
+			return param;
+	}
+
+	return NULL;
+}
+
 /* This function requires the caller holds hdev->lock */
 struct hci_conn_params *hci_conn_params_add(struct hci_dev *hdev,
 					    bdaddr_t *addr, u8 addr_type)
@@ -2916,6 +2940,15 @@ void hci_conn_params_clear_disabled(struct hci_dev *hdev)
 	list_for_each_entry_safe(params, tmp, &hdev->le_conn_params, list) {
 		if (params->auto_connect != HCI_AUTO_CONN_DISABLED)
 			continue;
+
+		/* If trying to estabilish one time connection to disabled
+		 * device, leave the params, but mark them as just once.
+		 */
+		if (params->explicit_connect) {
+			params->auto_connect = HCI_AUTO_CONN_EXPLICIT;
+			continue;
+		}
+
 		list_del(&params->list);
 		kfree(params);
 	}