diff --git a/samples/bluetooth/hci_uart/src/main.c b/samples/bluetooth/hci_uart/src/main.c
index b103f05..80a82d3 100644
--- a/samples/bluetooth/hci_uart/src/main.c
+++ b/samples/bluetooth/hci_uart/src/main.c
@@ -36,6 +36,9 @@
 #include <bluetooth/buf.h>
 #include <bluetooth/hci_raw.h>
 
+#include "ll.h"
+#include "nrf.h"
+
 static struct device *hci_uart_dev;
 
 #define STACK_SIZE 1024
@@ -301,6 +304,18 @@ static int hci_uart_init(struct device *unused)
 DEVICE_INIT(hci_uart, "hci_uart", &hci_uart_init, NULL, NULL,
 	    APPLICATION, CONFIG_KERNEL_INIT_PRIORITY_DEVICE);
 
+void little_endian_store_16(uint8_t *buffer, uint16_t pos, uint16_t value){
+    buffer[pos++] = value;
+    buffer[pos++] = value >> 8;
+}
+
+void little_endian_store_32(uint8_t *buffer, uint16_t pos, uint32_t value){
+    buffer[pos++] = value;
+    buffer[pos++] = value >> 8;
+    buffer[pos++] = value >> 16;
+    buffer[pos++] = value >> 24;
+}
+
 void main(void)
 {
 	/* incoming events and data from the controller */
@@ -320,6 +335,12 @@ void main(void)
 			 (nano_fiber_entry_t)tx_fiber, 0, 0, 7, 0);
 
 	bt_enable_raw(&rx_queue);
+    
+    // make Random Static Address available via HCI Read BD ADDR as fake public address
+    uint8_t addr[6];
+    little_endian_store_16(addr, 4, NRF_FICR->DEVICEADDR[1] | 0xc000);
+    little_endian_store_32(addr, 0, NRF_FICR->DEVICEADDR[0]);
+    ll_address_set(0, addr);
 
 	while (1) {
 		struct net_buf *buf;