diff --git a/features/FEATURE_BLE/ble/generic/GenericGap.h b/features/FEATURE_BLE/ble/generic/GenericGap.h
index 3c34a9734a..d18814adc7 100644
--- a/features/FEATURE_BLE/ble/generic/GenericGap.h
+++ b/features/FEATURE_BLE/ble/generic/GenericGap.h
@@ -23,6 +23,7 @@
 #include "ble/BLEProtocol.h"
 #include "ble/Gap.h"
 #include "ble/pal/PalGap.h"
+#include "ble/pal/PalSecurityManager.h"
 #include "ble/pal/GapEvents.h"
 #include "ble/pal/GapTypes.h"
 #include "ble/BLETypes.h"
@@ -55,11 +56,15 @@ public:
      *
      * @param generic_access_service Platform abstraction instance managing
      * the GATT generic access service.
+     * 
+     * @param pal_sm Security Manager Platform abstraction instance containing the base
+     * Security Manager primitives.
      */
     GenericGap(
         pal::EventQueue &event_queue,
         pal::Gap &pal_gap,
-        pal::GenericAccessService &generic_access_service
+        pal::GenericAccessService &generic_access_service,
+        pal::SecurityManager &pal_sm
     );
 
     /**
@@ -350,6 +355,7 @@ private:
     pal::EventQueue& _event_queue;
     pal::Gap &_pal_gap;
     pal::GenericAccessService &_gap_service;
+    pal::SecurityManager &_pal_sm;
     BLEProtocol::AddressType_t _address_type;
     ble::address_t _address;
     pal::initiator_policy_t _initiator_policy_mode;
diff --git a/features/FEATURE_BLE/source/generic/GenericGap.cpp b/features/FEATURE_BLE/source/generic/GenericGap.cpp
index 21fed40982..9ada111b3b 100644
--- a/features/FEATURE_BLE/source/generic/GenericGap.cpp
+++ b/features/FEATURE_BLE/source/generic/GenericGap.cpp
@@ -382,10 +382,12 @@ static bool is_advertising_params_valid(const GapAdvertisingParams& params)
 GenericGap::GenericGap(
     pal::EventQueue& event_queue,
     pal::Gap& pal_gap,
-    pal::GenericAccessService& generic_access_service
+    pal::GenericAccessService& generic_access_service,
+    pal::SecurityManager& pal_sm
 ) : _event_queue(event_queue),
     _pal_gap(pal_gap),
     _gap_service(generic_access_service),
+    _pal_sm(pal_sm),
     _address_type(BLEProtocol::AddressType::PUBLIC),
     _initiator_policy_mode(pal::initiator_policy_t::NO_FILTER),
     _scanning_filter_policy(pal::scanning_filter_policy_t::NO_FILTER),
diff --git a/features/FEATURE_BLE/targets/TARGET_CORDIO/source/CordioBLE.cpp b/features/FEATURE_BLE/targets/TARGET_CORDIO/source/CordioBLE.cpp
index 46ec738a0e..48b7d0724f 100644
--- a/features/FEATURE_BLE/targets/TARGET_CORDIO/source/CordioBLE.cpp
+++ b/features/FEATURE_BLE/targets/TARGET_CORDIO/source/CordioBLE.cpp
@@ -170,7 +170,8 @@ generic::GenericGap& BLE::getGap()
     static ble::generic::GenericGap gap(
         _event_queue,
         pal::vendor::cordio::Gap::get_gap(),
-        cordio_gap_service
+        cordio_gap_service,
+        pal::vendor::cordio::CordioSecurityManager::get_security_manager()
     );
 
     return gap;