diff --git a/include/btstack/hci_cmds.h b/include/btstack/hci_cmds.h
index 44325f369..2b6bafc9c 100644
--- a/include/btstack/hci_cmds.h
+++ b/include/btstack/hci_cmds.h
@@ -673,6 +673,7 @@ extern const hci_cmd_t gap_disconnect_cmd;
 extern const hci_cmd_t gap_le_scan_start;
 extern const hci_cmd_t gap_le_scan_stop;
 extern const hci_cmd_t gap_le_connect_cmd;
+extern const hci_cmd_t gap_le_connect_cancel_cmd;
 extern const hci_cmd_t gatt_discover_primary_services_cmd;
 
 #if defined __cplusplus
diff --git a/src/daemon.c b/src/daemon.c
index e0800e931..b25a606cb 100644
--- a/src/daemon.c
+++ b/src/daemon.c
@@ -533,6 +533,9 @@ static int btstack_command_handler(connection_t *connection, uint8_t *packet, ui
             addr_type = packet[3];
             le_central_connect(&addr, addr_type);
             break;
+        case GAP_LE_CONNECT_CANCEL:
+            le_central_connect_cancel();
+            break;
         case GAP_DISCONNECT:
             handle = READ_BT_16(packet, 3);
             gap_disconnect(handle);
diff --git a/src/hci.c b/src/hci.c
index b7e94bcb6..ab77634aa 100644
--- a/src/hci.c
+++ b/src/hci.c
@@ -2206,6 +2206,10 @@ le_command_status_t le_central_connect(bd_addr_t * addr, bd_addr_type_t addr_typ
     return BLE_PERIPHERAL_OK;
 }
 
+le_command_status_t le_central_connect_cancel(){
+    // TODO implement
+    return BLE_PERIPHERAL_OK;
+}
 
 le_command_status_t gap_disconnect(hci_con_handle_t handle){
     hci_connection_t * conn = hci_connection_for_handle(handle);
diff --git a/src/hci.h b/src/hci.h
index 601efe5d1..dab48f764 100644
--- a/src/hci.h
+++ b/src/hci.h
@@ -192,6 +192,7 @@ extern "C" {
 #define GAP_LE_SCAN_START           0x60
 #define GAP_LE_SCAN_STOP            0x61
 #define GAP_LE_CONNECT              0x62
+#define GAP_LE_CONNECT_CANCEL       0x63
 
 // GATT (Client) 0x70
 #define GATT_DISCOVER_ALL_PRIMARY_SERVICES                       0x70
@@ -413,6 +414,7 @@ typedef struct {
 le_command_status_t le_central_start_scan();
 le_command_status_t le_central_stop_scan();
 le_command_status_t le_central_connect(bd_addr_t * addr, bd_addr_type_t addr_type);
+le_command_status_t le_central_connect_cancel();
 le_command_status_t gap_disconnect(hci_con_handle_t handle);
 
 //*************** le client end
diff --git a/src/hci_cmds.c b/src/hci_cmds.c
index 5762a957a..bf4c56330 100644
--- a/src/hci_cmds.c
+++ b/src/hci_cmds.c
@@ -776,6 +776,14 @@ const hci_cmd_t gap_le_connect_cmd = {
 OPCODE(OGF_BTSTACK, GAP_LE_CONNECT), "1B"
 };
 
+/**
+ * @param peer_address_type
+ * @param peer_address
+ */
+const hci_cmd_t gap_le_connect_cancel_cmd = {
+OPCODE(OGF_BTSTACK, GAP_LE_CONNECT_CANCEL), ""
+};
+
 /**
  * @param handle
  */