diff --git a/net/bluetooth/hci_core.c b/net/bluetooth/hci_core.c
index 5e8663c194c1..52e398f37129 100644
--- a/net/bluetooth/hci_core.c
+++ b/net/bluetooth/hci_core.c
@@ -1288,6 +1288,10 @@ static void hci_set_event_mask_page_2(struct hci_request *req)
 		events[2] |= 0x08;	/* Truncated Page Complete */
 	}
 
+	/* Enable Authenticated Payload Timeout Expired event if supported */
+	if (lmp_ping_capable(hdev))
+		events[2] |= 0x80;
+
 	hci_req_add(req, HCI_OP_SET_EVENT_MASK_PAGE_2, sizeof(events), events);
 }