diff --git a/src/ble/BleLayer.cpp b/src/ble/BleLayer.cpp
index 9109924ccd3754..57a8ca8dc0fdff 100644
--- a/src/ble/BleLayer.cpp
+++ b/src/ble/BleLayer.cpp
@@ -308,6 +308,13 @@ void BleLayer::Shutdown()
 
 void BleLayer::CloseAllBleConnections()
 {
+    // Cancel any ongoing attempt to establish new BLE connection
+    CHIP_ERROR err = CancelBleIncompleteConnection();
+    if (err != CHIP_NO_ERROR)
+    {
+        ChipLogError(Ble, "CancelBleIncompleteConnection() failed, err = %" CHIP_ERROR_FORMAT, err.Format());
+    }
+
     // Close and free all BLE end points.
     for (size_t i = 0; i < BLE_LAYER_NUM_BLE_ENDPOINTS; i++)
     {