diff --git a/drivers/nfc/st-nci/se.c b/drivers/nfc/st-nci/se.c
index 11e49a50db45..5d1747d21421 100644
--- a/drivers/nfc/st-nci/se.c
+++ b/drivers/nfc/st-nci/se.c
@@ -112,6 +112,9 @@ static struct nci_hci_gate st_nci_gates[] = {
 	{ST_NCI_DEVICE_MGNT_GATE, ST_NCI_DEVICE_MGNT_PIPE,
 					ST_NCI_HOST_CONTROLLER_ID},
 
+	{NCI_HCI_IDENTITY_MGMT_GATE, NCI_HCI_INVALID_PIPE,
+					ST_NCI_HOST_CONTROLLER_ID},
+
 	/* Secure element pipes are created by secure element host */
 	{ST_NCI_CONNECTIVITY_GATE, NCI_HCI_DO_NOT_OPEN_PIPE,
 					ST_NCI_HOST_CONTROLLER_ID},
diff --git a/include/net/nfc/nci_core.h b/include/net/nfc/nci_core.h
index 65e40df05df2..79c6d1af209d 100644
--- a/include/net/nfc/nci_core.h
+++ b/include/net/nfc/nci_core.h
@@ -128,6 +128,7 @@ struct nci_conn_info {
 
 /* Gates */
 #define NCI_HCI_ADMIN_GATE         0x00
+#define NCI_HCI_IDENTITY_MGMT_GATE 0x05
 #define NCI_HCI_LINK_MGMT_GATE     0x06
 
 /* Pipes */