diff --git a/include/net/bluetooth/hci_core.h b/include/net/bluetooth/hci_core.h
index 617cf495a449..b159810f67a6 100644
--- a/include/net/bluetooth/hci_core.h
+++ b/include/net/bluetooth/hci_core.h
@@ -402,6 +402,12 @@ struct hci_conn_params {
 
 	u16 conn_min_interval;
 	u16 conn_max_interval;
+
+	enum {
+		HCI_AUTO_CONN_DISABLED,
+		HCI_AUTO_CONN_ALWAYS,
+		HCI_AUTO_CONN_LINK_LOSS,
+	} auto_connect;
 };
 
 extern struct list_head hci_dev_list;
@@ -796,7 +802,8 @@ int hci_blacklist_del(struct hci_dev *hdev, bdaddr_t *bdaddr, u8 type);
 struct hci_conn_params *hci_conn_params_lookup(struct hci_dev *hdev,
 					       bdaddr_t *addr, u8 addr_type);
 void hci_conn_params_add(struct hci_dev *hdev, bdaddr_t *addr, u8 addr_type,
-			 u16 conn_min_interval, u16 conn_max_interval);
+			 u8 auto_connect, u16 conn_min_interval,
+			 u16 conn_max_interval);
 void hci_conn_params_del(struct hci_dev *hdev, bdaddr_t *addr, u8 addr_type);
 void hci_conn_params_clear(struct hci_dev *hdev);
 
diff --git a/net/bluetooth/hci_core.c b/net/bluetooth/hci_core.c
index 9a08f341f0a4..f4224dc58e4d 100644
--- a/net/bluetooth/hci_core.c
+++ b/net/bluetooth/hci_core.c
@@ -3202,7 +3202,8 @@ struct hci_conn_params *hci_conn_params_lookup(struct hci_dev *hdev,
 
 /* This function requires the caller holds hdev->lock */
 void hci_conn_params_add(struct hci_dev *hdev, bdaddr_t *addr, u8 addr_type,
-			 u16 conn_min_interval, u16 conn_max_interval)
+			 u8 auto_connect, u16 conn_min_interval,
+			 u16 conn_max_interval)
 {
 	struct hci_conn_params *params;
 
@@ -3210,6 +3211,7 @@ void hci_conn_params_add(struct hci_dev *hdev, bdaddr_t *addr, u8 addr_type,
 	if (params) {
 		params->conn_min_interval = conn_min_interval;
 		params->conn_max_interval = conn_max_interval;
+		params->auto_connect = auto_connect;
 		return;
 	}
 
@@ -3223,12 +3225,13 @@ void hci_conn_params_add(struct hci_dev *hdev, bdaddr_t *addr, u8 addr_type,
 	params->addr_type = addr_type;
 	params->conn_min_interval = conn_min_interval;
 	params->conn_max_interval = conn_max_interval;
+	params->auto_connect = auto_connect;
 
 	list_add(&params->list, &hdev->le_conn_params);
 
-	BT_DBG("addr %pMR (type %u) conn_min_interval 0x%.4x "
-	       "conn_max_interval 0x%.4x", addr, addr_type, conn_min_interval,
-	       conn_max_interval);
+	BT_DBG("addr %pMR (type %u) auto_connect %u conn_min_interval 0x%.4x "
+	       "conn_max_interval 0x%.4x", addr, addr_type, auto_connect,
+	       conn_min_interval, conn_max_interval);
 }
 
 /* This function requires the caller holds hdev->lock */
diff --git a/net/bluetooth/hci_event.c b/net/bluetooth/hci_event.c
index b6631d7e2ddf..46da8b6f4368 100644
--- a/net/bluetooth/hci_event.c
+++ b/net/bluetooth/hci_event.c
@@ -1841,6 +1841,7 @@ static void hci_disconn_complete_evt(struct hci_dev *hdev, struct sk_buff *skb)
 {
 	struct hci_ev_disconn_complete *ev = (void *) skb->data;
 	u8 reason = hci_to_mgmt_reason(ev->reason);
+	struct hci_conn_params *params;
 	struct hci_conn *conn;
 	bool mgmt_connected;
 	u8 type;
@@ -1868,6 +1869,23 @@ static void hci_disconn_complete_evt(struct hci_dev *hdev, struct sk_buff *skb)
 	if (conn->type == ACL_LINK && conn->flush_key)
 		hci_remove_link_key(hdev, &conn->dst);
 
+	params = hci_conn_params_lookup(hdev, &conn->dst, conn->dst_type);
+	if (params) {
+		switch (params->auto_connect) {
+		case HCI_AUTO_CONN_LINK_LOSS:
+			if (ev->reason != HCI_ERROR_CONNECTION_TIMEOUT)
+				break;
+			/* Fall through */
+
+		case HCI_AUTO_CONN_ALWAYS:
+			hci_pend_le_conn_add(hdev, &conn->dst, conn->dst_type);
+			break;
+
+		default:
+			break;
+		}
+	}
+
 	type = conn->type;
 
 	hci_proto_disconn_cfm(conn, ev->reason);