diff --git a/ble/gatt_client.c b/ble/gatt_client.c
index b5bf6f772..aa2d71210 100644
--- a/ble/gatt_client.c
+++ b/ble/gatt_client.c
@@ -1392,21 +1392,24 @@ le_command_status_t gatt_client_read_value_of_characteristic(uint16_t gatt_clien
     return gatt_client_read_value_of_characteristic_using_value_handle(gatt_client_id, handle, characteristic->value_handle);
 }
 
-
-le_command_status_t gatt_client_read_long_value_of_characteristic_using_value_handle(uint16_t gatt_client_id, uint16_t con_handle, uint16_t value_handle){
+le_command_status_t gatt_client_read_long_value_of_characteristic_using_value_handle_with_offset(uint16_t gatt_client_id, uint16_t con_handle, uint16_t characteristic_value_handle, uint16_t offset){
     gatt_client_t * peripheral = provide_context_for_conn_handle_and_start_timer(con_handle);
     
     if (!peripheral) return (le_command_status_t) BTSTACK_MEMORY_ALLOC_FAILED; 
     if (!is_ready(peripheral)) return BLE_PERIPHERAL_IN_WRONG_STATE;
     
     peripheral->subclient_id = gatt_client_id;
-    peripheral->attribute_handle = value_handle;
-    peripheral->attribute_offset = 0;
+    peripheral->attribute_handle = characteristic_value_handle;
+    peripheral->attribute_offset = offset;
     peripheral->gatt_client_state = P_W2_SEND_READ_BLOB_QUERY;
     gatt_client_run();
     return BLE_PERIPHERAL_OK;
 }
 
+le_command_status_t gatt_client_read_long_value_of_characteristic_using_value_handle(uint16_t gatt_client_id, uint16_t con_handle, uint16_t characteristic_value_handle){
+    return gatt_client_read_long_value_of_characteristic_using_value_handle_with_offset(gatt_client_id, con_handle, characteristic_value_handle, 0);
+}
+
 le_command_status_t gatt_client_read_long_value_of_characteristic(uint16_t gatt_client_id, uint16_t handle, le_characteristic_t *characteristic){
     return gatt_client_read_long_value_of_characteristic_using_value_handle(gatt_client_id, handle, characteristic->value_handle);
 }
@@ -1514,7 +1517,6 @@ le_command_status_t gatt_client_read_characteristic_descriptor_using_descriptor_
 
 le_command_status_t gatt_client_read_characteristic_descriptor(uint16_t gatt_client_id, uint16_t con_handle, le_characteristic_descriptor_t * descriptor){
     return gatt_client_read_characteristic_descriptor_using_descriptor_handle(gatt_client_id, con_handle, descriptor->handle);
-    gatt_client_t * peripheral = provide_context_for_conn_handle_and_start_timer(con_handle);
 }
 
 le_command_status_t gatt_client_read_long_characteristic_descriptor_using_descriptor_handler(uint16_t gatt_client_id, uint16_t con_handle, uint16_t descriptor_handle){
@@ -1533,7 +1535,6 @@ le_command_status_t gatt_client_read_long_characteristic_descriptor_using_descri
 
 le_command_status_t gatt_client_read_long_characteristic_descriptor(uint16_t gatt_client_id, uint16_t con_handle, le_characteristic_descriptor_t * descriptor){
     return gatt_client_read_long_characteristic_descriptor_using_descriptor_handler(gatt_client_id, con_handle, descriptor->handle);
-    gatt_client_t * peripheral = provide_context_for_conn_handle_and_start_timer(con_handle);
 }
 
 le_command_status_t gatt_client_write_characteristic_descriptor(uint16_t gatt_client_id, uint16_t con_handle, le_characteristic_descriptor_t * descriptor, uint16_t length, uint8_t * value){
diff --git a/ble/gatt_client.h b/ble/gatt_client.h
index 000b0ee55..bc38c34b7 100644
--- a/ble/gatt_client.h
+++ b/ble/gatt_client.h
@@ -304,6 +304,7 @@ le_command_status_t gatt_client_read_value_of_characteristic_using_value_handle(
  */
 le_command_status_t gatt_client_read_long_value_of_characteristic(uint16_t gatt_client_id, uint16_t con_handle, le_characteristic_t  *characteristic);
 le_command_status_t gatt_client_read_long_value_of_characteristic_using_value_handle(uint16_t gatt_client_id, uint16_t con_handle, uint16_t characteristic_value_handle);
+le_command_status_t gatt_client_read_long_value_of_characteristic_using_value_handle_with_offset(uint16_t gatt_client_id, uint16_t con_handle, uint16_t characteristic_value_handle, uint16_t offset);
 
 /** 
  * @brief Writes the characteristic value using the characteristic's value handle without an acknowledgment that the write was successfully performed.