diff --git a/features/FEATURE_BLE/ble/generic/GenericGattClient.h b/features/FEATURE_BLE/ble/generic/GenericGattClient.h
index f0a8462ff9..7dbb0e185d 100644
--- a/features/FEATURE_BLE/ble/generic/GenericGattClient.h
+++ b/features/FEATURE_BLE/ble/generic/GenericGattClient.h
@@ -20,6 +20,7 @@
 #include <algorithm>
 #include "ble/GattClient.h"
 #include "ble/pal/PalGattClient.h"
+#include "ble/pal/SigningEventMonitor.h"
 
 // IMPORTANT: private header. Not part of the public interface.
 
@@ -31,7 +32,8 @@ namespace generic {
  * It requires a pal::GattClient injected at construction site.
  * @attention: Not part of the public interface of BLE API.
  */
-class GenericGattClient : public GattClient {
+class GenericGattClient : public GattClient,
+                          public pal::SigningEventMonitor {
 public:
     /**
      * Create a GenericGattClient from a pal::GattClient
@@ -114,6 +116,11 @@ public:
 	 */
     virtual ble_error_t reset(void);
 
+    /**
+     * @see ble::pal::SigningEventMonitor::set_signing_event_handler
+     */
+    virtual void set_signing_event_handler(pal::SigningEventMonitor::EventHandler *signing_event_handler);
+
 private:
     struct ProcedureControlBlock;
     struct DiscoveryControlBlock;
@@ -136,6 +143,7 @@ private:
 
     pal::GattClient* const _pal_client;
     ServiceDiscovery::TerminationCallback_t _termination_callback;
+    pal::SigningEventMonitor::EventHandler* _signing_event_handler;
     mutable ProcedureControlBlock* control_blocks;
     bool _is_reseting;
 };
diff --git a/features/FEATURE_BLE/ble/generic/GenericSecurityManager.h b/features/FEATURE_BLE/ble/generic/GenericSecurityManager.h
index c7ea499b69..315627afdc 100644
--- a/features/FEATURE_BLE/ble/generic/GenericSecurityManager.h
+++ b/features/FEATURE_BLE/ble/generic/GenericSecurityManager.h
@@ -22,6 +22,7 @@
 #include "ble/pal/SecurityDb.h"
 #include "platform/Callback.h"
 #include "ble/pal/ConnectionEventMonitor.h"
+#include "ble/pal/SigningEventMonitor.h"
 #include "ble/generic/GenericGap.h"
 #include "ble/pal/PalSecurityManager.h"
 
@@ -32,7 +33,8 @@ typedef SecurityManager::SecurityIOCapabilities_t SecurityIOCapabilities_t;
 
 class GenericSecurityManager : public SecurityManager,
                                public pal::SecurityManager::EventHandler,
-                               public pal::ConnectionEventMonitor::EventHandler {
+                               public pal::ConnectionEventMonitor::EventHandler,
+                               public pal::SigningEventMonitor::EventHandler {
 public:
     typedef ble::pal::SecurityDistributionFlags_t SecurityDistributionFlags_t;
     typedef ble::pal::SecurityEntryKeys_t SecurityEntryKeys_t;
@@ -234,10 +236,12 @@ public:
     GenericSecurityManager(
         pal::SecurityManager &palImpl,
         pal::SecurityDb &dbImpl,
-        pal::ConnectionEventMonitor &connMonitorImpl
+        pal::ConnectionEventMonitor &connMonitorImpl,
+        pal::SigningEventMonitor &signingMonitorImpl
     ) : _pal(palImpl),
         _db(dbImpl),
         _connection_monitor(connMonitorImpl),
+        _signing_monitor(signingMonitorImpl),
         _default_authentication(0),
         _default_key_distribution(pal::KeyDistribution::KEY_DISTRIBUTION_ALL),
         _pairing_authorisation_required(false),
@@ -467,6 +471,7 @@ private:
     pal::SecurityManager &_pal;
     pal::SecurityDb &_db;
     pal::ConnectionEventMonitor &_connection_monitor;
+    pal::SigningEventMonitor &_signing_monitor;
 
     /* OOB data */
     address_t _oob_local_address;
@@ -547,6 +552,10 @@ public:
         connection_handle_t connection
     );
 
+    /** @copydoc ble::pal::SecurityManager::on_signed_write
+     */
+    virtual void on_signed_write();
+
     /** @copydoc ble::pal::SecurityManager::on_slave_security_request
      */
     virtual void on_slave_security_request(
diff --git a/features/FEATURE_BLE/ble/pal/AttClient.h b/features/FEATURE_BLE/ble/pal/AttClient.h
index 061b19b6a1..56bd1a2f06 100644
--- a/features/FEATURE_BLE/ble/pal/AttClient.h
+++ b/features/FEATURE_BLE/ble/pal/AttClient.h
@@ -485,7 +485,6 @@ struct AttClient {
      * request to.
      * @param attribute_handle Handle of the attribute to write.
      * @param value Value to write. It can't be longer than (mtu - 15).
-     * @param sign_counter Signed write counter to use for this command.
      *
      * @note the authentication signature to send with this request is
      * computed by the implementation following the rules defined in BLUETOOTH
@@ -499,8 +498,7 @@ struct AttClient {
     virtual ble_error_t signed_write_command(
         connection_handle_t connection_handle,
         attribute_handle_t attribute_handle,
-        const ArrayView<const uint8_t>& value,
-        uint32_t sign_counter
+        const ArrayView<const uint8_t>& value
     ) = 0;
 
     /**
diff --git a/features/FEATURE_BLE/ble/pal/AttClientToGattClientAdapter.h b/features/FEATURE_BLE/ble/pal/AttClientToGattClientAdapter.h
index e9b4d7d75d..d99a55e497 100644
--- a/features/FEATURE_BLE/ble/pal/AttClientToGattClientAdapter.h
+++ b/features/FEATURE_BLE/ble/pal/AttClientToGattClientAdapter.h
@@ -221,14 +221,12 @@ public:
     virtual ble_error_t signed_write_without_response(
         connection_handle_t connection_handle,
         attribute_handle_t characteristic_value_handle,
-        const ArrayView<const uint8_t>& value,
-        uint32_t sign_counter
+        const ArrayView<const uint8_t>& value
     ) {
         return _client.signed_write_command(
             connection_handle,
             characteristic_value_handle,
-            value,
-            sign_counter
+            value
         );
     }
 
diff --git a/features/FEATURE_BLE/ble/pal/PalGattClient.h b/features/FEATURE_BLE/ble/pal/PalGattClient.h
index 4dfdb31b6a..2152c428f4 100644
--- a/features/FEATURE_BLE/ble/pal/PalGattClient.h
+++ b/features/FEATURE_BLE/ble/pal/PalGattClient.h
@@ -455,15 +455,13 @@ public:
      * @param connection_handle The handle of the connection to send this request to.
      * @param attribute_handle Handle of the attribute to write.
      * @param value The value to write.
-     * @param sign_counter Signed write counter to use for this command.
      *
      * @return BLE_ERROR_NONE or an appropriate error.
      */
     virtual ble_error_t signed_write_without_response(
         connection_handle_t connection_handle,
         attribute_handle_t characteristic_value_handle,
-        const ArrayView<const uint8_t>& value,
-        uint32_t sign_counter
+        const ArrayView<const uint8_t>& value
     ) = 0;
 
     /**
diff --git a/features/FEATURE_BLE/ble/pal/PalSecurityManager.h b/features/FEATURE_BLE/ble/pal/PalSecurityManager.h
index c0ffc4aa21..fe942a0aa8 100644
--- a/features/FEATURE_BLE/ble/pal/PalSecurityManager.h
+++ b/features/FEATURE_BLE/ble/pal/PalSecurityManager.h
@@ -280,27 +280,6 @@ public:
             connection_handle_t connection
         ) = 0;
 
-        /**
-         * Set new signed write peer counter.
-         *
-         * @param[in] connection connection handle
-         * @param[in] sign_coutner counter received from peer
-         */
-        virtual void on_signed_write_received(
-            connection_handle_t connection,
-            uint32_t sign_coutner
-        ) = 0;
-
-        /**
-         * Indicate that signed data was rejected due to verification failure. This could
-         * be due to an invalid CSRK key.
-         *
-         * @param[in] connection connection handle
-         */
-        virtual void on_signed_write_verification_failure(
-            connection_handle_t connection
-        ) = 0;
-
         /**
          * Ask the stack to evaluate the security request received from the slave.
          * This might result in the stack enabling encryption, or pairing/re-pairing.
@@ -879,11 +858,13 @@ public:
     /**
      * Set the local CSRK.
      *
-     * @param[in] csrk signing key
+     * @param[in] csrk local signing key
+     * @param[in] sign_counter local signing counter
      * @return BLE_ERROR_NONE On success, else an error code indicating reason for failure
      */
     virtual ble_error_t set_csrk(
-        const csrk_t &csrk
+        const csrk_t &csrk,
+        uint32_t sign_counter
     ) = 0;
 
     /**
@@ -891,6 +872,8 @@ public:
      *
      * @param[in] connection connection handle
      * @param[in] csrk signing key
+     * @param[in] authenticated is the CSRK authenticated
+     * @param[in] sign_counter signing counter
      * @retval BLE_ERROR_NONE On success, else an error code indicating reason for failure
      */
     virtual ble_error_t set_peer_csrk(
diff --git a/features/FEATURE_BLE/ble/pal/SigningEventMonitor.h b/features/FEATURE_BLE/ble/pal/SigningEventMonitor.h
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..bc6392c8be
--- /dev/null
+++ b/features/FEATURE_BLE/ble/pal/SigningEventMonitor.h
@@ -0,0 +1,74 @@
+/* mbed Microcontroller Library
+ * Copyright (c) 2017-2017 ARM Limited
+ *
+ * Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
+ * you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
+ * You may obtain a copy of the License at
+ *
+ *     http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+ *
+ * Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
+ * distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
+ * WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
+ * See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
+ * limitations under the License.
+ */
+
+#ifndef MBED_BLE_SIGNING_EVENT_MONITOR
+#define MBED_BLE_SIGNING_EVENT_MONITOR
+
+#include "ble/BLETypes.h"
+
+namespace ble {
+namespace pal {
+
+/**
+ * Implemented by classes that need to be notified of signing events.
+ * Notification is done by calling functions in the passed in event handler
+ */
+class SigningEventMonitor {
+public:
+    /**
+     * Implemented by classes that are reacting to signing events.
+     */
+    class EventHandler {
+    public:
+        /**
+         * Set new signed write peer counter.
+         *
+         * @param[in] connection connection handle
+         * @param[in] sign_coutner counter received from peer
+         */
+        virtual void on_signed_write_received(
+            connection_handle_t connection,
+            uint32_t sign_coutner
+        ) = 0;
+
+        /**
+         * Indicate that signed data was rejected due to verification failure. This could
+         * be due to an invalid CSRK key.
+         *
+         * @param[in] connection connection handle
+         */
+        virtual void on_signed_write_verification_failure(
+            connection_handle_t connection
+        ) = 0;
+
+        /**
+         * Notify a new signed write cmd was executed.
+         */
+        virtual void on_signed_write() = 0;
+    };
+
+    /**
+     * Register a handler for singing events to be used internally and serviced first.
+     *
+     * @param[in] signing_event_handler Event handler being registered.
+     */
+    virtual void set_signing_event_handler(EventHandler *signing_event_handler) = 0;
+};
+
+} // namespace pal
+} // namespace ble
+
+#endif /* MBED_BLE_SIGNING_EVENT_MONITOR */
diff --git a/features/FEATURE_BLE/source/generic/GenericGattClient.cpp b/features/FEATURE_BLE/source/generic/GenericGattClient.cpp
index 83c577f259..088e120dd6 100644
--- a/features/FEATURE_BLE/source/generic/GenericGattClient.cpp
+++ b/features/FEATURE_BLE/source/generic/GenericGattClient.cpp
@@ -936,6 +936,7 @@ struct GenericGattClient::DescriptorDiscoveryControlBlock : public ProcedureCont
 GenericGattClient::GenericGattClient(pal::GattClient* pal_client) :
 	_pal_client(pal_client),
 	_termination_callback(),
+	_signing_event_handler(NULL),
 	 control_blocks(NULL),
 	_is_reseting(false) {
 	_pal_client->when_server_message_received(
@@ -1097,14 +1098,15 @@ ble_error_t GenericGattClient::write(
         if (length > (uint16_t) (mtu - WRITE_HEADER_LENGTH - CMAC_LENGTH - MAC_COUNTER_LENGTH)) {
             return BLE_ERROR_PARAM_OUT_OF_RANGE;
         }
-        GenericSecurityManager* sm = (GenericSecurityManager*)(&createBLEInstance()->getSecurityManager());
-        const uint32_t sign_counter = sm->get_next_sign_counter();
-        return _pal_client->signed_write_without_response(
+        ble_error_t status = _pal_client->signed_write_without_response(
             connection_handle,
             attribute_handle,
-            make_const_ArrayView(value, length),
-            sign_counter
+            make_const_ArrayView(value, length)
         );
+        if (_signing_event_handler && (status == BLE_ERROR_NONE)) {
+            _signing_event_handler->on_signed_write();
+        }
+        return status;
     } else {
         uint8_t* data = NULL;
 
@@ -1257,6 +1259,12 @@ ble_error_t GenericGattClient::reset(void) {
 	return BLE_ERROR_NONE;
 }
 
+void GenericGattClient::set_signing_event_handler(
+    EventHandler *signing_event_handler
+) {
+    _signing_event_handler = signing_event_handler;
+}
+
 void GenericGattClient::on_termination(Gap::Handle_t connection_handle) {
 	if (_termination_callback) {
 		_termination_callback(connection_handle);
diff --git a/features/FEATURE_BLE/source/generic/GenericSecurityManager.cpp b/features/FEATURE_BLE/source/generic/GenericSecurityManager.cpp
index b7ef84330f..dd37331504 100644
--- a/features/FEATURE_BLE/source/generic/GenericSecurityManager.cpp
+++ b/features/FEATURE_BLE/source/generic/GenericSecurityManager.cpp
@@ -71,6 +71,7 @@ ble_error_t GenericSecurityManager::init(
     }
 
     _connection_monitor.set_connection_event_handler(this);
+    _signing_monitor.set_signing_event_handler(this);
     _pal.set_event_handler(this);
 
     return BLE_ERROR_NONE;
@@ -640,7 +641,8 @@ ble_error_t GenericSecurityManager::oobReceived(
 
 ble_error_t GenericSecurityManager::init_signing() {
     const csrk_t *pcsrk = _db.get_local_csrk();
-    _local_sign_counter = _db.get_local_sign_counter();
+    uint32_t local_sign_counter = _db.get_local_sign_counter();
+
     if (!pcsrk) {
         csrk_t csrk;
 
@@ -651,9 +653,10 @@ ble_error_t GenericSecurityManager::init_signing() {
 
         pcsrk = &csrk;
         _db.set_local_csrk(csrk);
-        _db.set_local_sign_counter(_local_sign_counter);
+        _db.set_local_sign_counter(local_sign_counter);
     }
-    return _pal.set_csrk(*pcsrk);
+
+    return _pal.set_csrk(*pcsrk, local_sign_counter);
 }
 
 ble_error_t GenericSecurityManager::get_random_data(uint8_t *buffer, size_t size) {
@@ -947,6 +950,7 @@ void GenericSecurityManager::on_pairing_completed(connection_handle_t connection
 void GenericSecurityManager::on_valid_mic_timeout(connection_handle_t connection) {
     (void)connection;
 }
+
 void GenericSecurityManager::on_signed_write_received(
     connection_handle_t connection,
     uint32_t sign_counter
@@ -983,6 +987,10 @@ void GenericSecurityManager::on_signed_write_verification_failure(
     }
 }
 
+void GenericSecurityManager::on_signed_write() {
+    _db.set_local_sign_counter(_db.get_local_sign_counter() + 1);
+}
+
 void GenericSecurityManager::on_slave_security_request(
     connection_handle_t connection,
     AuthenticationMask authentication
diff --git a/features/FEATURE_BLE/targets/TARGET_CORDIO/CordioPalAttClient.h b/features/FEATURE_BLE/targets/TARGET_CORDIO/CordioPalAttClient.h
index 016b866add..eb64bafaee 100644
--- a/features/FEATURE_BLE/targets/TARGET_CORDIO/CordioPalAttClient.h
+++ b/features/FEATURE_BLE/targets/TARGET_CORDIO/CordioPalAttClient.h
@@ -211,13 +211,12 @@ public:
     virtual ble_error_t signed_write_command(
         connection_handle_t connection_handle,
         attribute_handle_t attribute_handle,
-        const ArrayView<const uint8_t>& value,
-        uint32_t sign_counter
+        const ArrayView<const uint8_t>& value
     ) {
         AttcSignedWriteCmd(
             connection_handle,
             attribute_handle,
-            sign_counter,
+            /*TODO: get sign counter from cordio sm */0,
             value.size(),
             const_cast<uint8_t*>(value.data())
         );
diff --git a/features/FEATURE_BLE/targets/TARGET_CORDIO/CordioPalSecurityManager.h b/features/FEATURE_BLE/targets/TARGET_CORDIO/CordioPalSecurityManager.h
index 02b8522c27..c9bc5bc779 100644
--- a/features/FEATURE_BLE/targets/TARGET_CORDIO/CordioPalSecurityManager.h
+++ b/features/FEATURE_BLE/targets/TARGET_CORDIO/CordioPalSecurityManager.h
@@ -237,7 +237,10 @@ public:
     /**
      * @see ::ble::pal::SecurityManager::set_csrk
      */
-    virtual ble_error_t set_csrk(const csrk_t &csrk);
+    virtual ble_error_t set_csrk(
+        const csrk_t &csrk,
+        uint32_t sign_counter
+    );
 
     /**
      * @see ::ble::pal::SecurityManager::set_peer_csrk
@@ -321,6 +324,7 @@ public:
 private:
     bool _use_default_passkey;
     passkey_num_t _default_passkey;
+    uint32_t _local_sign_counter;
     bool _lesc_keys_generated;
     uint8_t _public_key_x[SEC_ECC_KEY_LEN];
 };
diff --git a/features/FEATURE_BLE/targets/TARGET_CORDIO/source/CordioBLE.cpp b/features/FEATURE_BLE/targets/TARGET_CORDIO/source/CordioBLE.cpp
index 93a5327012..e6d01ef6b3 100644
--- a/features/FEATURE_BLE/targets/TARGET_CORDIO/source/CordioBLE.cpp
+++ b/features/FEATURE_BLE/targets/TARGET_CORDIO/source/CordioBLE.cpp
@@ -219,10 +219,14 @@ const SecurityManager& BLE::getSecurityManager() const
 {
     static pal::MemorySecurityDb m_db;
     pal::vendor::cordio::CordioSecurityManager &m_pal = pal::vendor::cordio::CordioSecurityManager::get_security_manager();
+
+    BLE *self = const_cast<BLE*>(this);
+
     static generic::GenericSecurityManager m_instance(
         m_pal,
         m_db,
-        const_cast<generic::GenericGap&>(getGenericGap())
+        const_cast<generic::GenericGap&>(getGenericGap()),
+        static_cast<generic::GenericGattClient&>(self->getGattClient())
     );
 
     return m_instance;
diff --git a/features/FEATURE_BLE/targets/TARGET_CORDIO/source/CordioPalSecurityManager.cpp b/features/FEATURE_BLE/targets/TARGET_CORDIO/source/CordioPalSecurityManager.cpp
index 9136053fca..6bf678c5d5 100644
--- a/features/FEATURE_BLE/targets/TARGET_CORDIO/source/CordioPalSecurityManager.cpp
+++ b/features/FEATURE_BLE/targets/TARGET_CORDIO/source/CordioPalSecurityManager.cpp
@@ -31,6 +31,7 @@ CordioSecurityManager::CordioSecurityManager() :
     ::ble::pal::SecurityManager(),
     _use_default_passkey(false),
     _default_passkey(0),
+    _local_sign_counter(0),
     _lesc_keys_generated(false),
     _public_key_x()
 {
@@ -267,8 +268,11 @@ ble_error_t CordioSecurityManager::set_irk(const irk_t& irk)
     return BLE_ERROR_NONE;
 }
 
-ble_error_t CordioSecurityManager::set_csrk(const csrk_t& csrk)
-{
+ble_error_t CordioSecurityManager::set_csrk(
+    const csrk_t& csrk,
+    uint32_t sign_counter
+) {
+    _local_sign_counter = sign_counter;
     DmSecSetLocalCsrk(const_cast<uint8_t*>(csrk.data()));
     return BLE_ERROR_NONE;
 }
diff --git a/features/FEATURE_BLE/targets/TARGET_NORDIC/TARGET_NRF5/source/nRF5XPalGattClient.cpp b/features/FEATURE_BLE/targets/TARGET_NORDIC/TARGET_NRF5/source/nRF5XPalGattClient.cpp
index 80d350c30f..cba1ea60d4 100644
--- a/features/FEATURE_BLE/targets/TARGET_NORDIC/TARGET_NRF5/source/nRF5XPalGattClient.cpp
+++ b/features/FEATURE_BLE/targets/TARGET_NORDIC/TARGET_NRF5/source/nRF5XPalGattClient.cpp
@@ -300,8 +300,7 @@ ble_error_t nRF5XGattClient::write_without_response(
 ble_error_t nRF5XGattClient::signed_write_without_response(
     connection_handle_t connection_handle,
     attribute_handle_t characteristic_value_handle,
-    const ArrayView<const uint8_t>& value,
-    uint32_t sign_counter
+    const ArrayView<const uint8_t>& value
 ) {
     ble_gattc_write_params_t write_params = {
         BLE_GATT_OP_SIGN_WRITE_CMD,
diff --git a/features/FEATURE_BLE/targets/TARGET_NORDIC/TARGET_NRF5/source/nRF5XPalGattClient.h b/features/FEATURE_BLE/targets/TARGET_NORDIC/TARGET_NRF5/source/nRF5XPalGattClient.h
index 20b20296de..ede03ce3f4 100644
--- a/features/FEATURE_BLE/targets/TARGET_NORDIC/TARGET_NRF5/source/nRF5XPalGattClient.h
+++ b/features/FEATURE_BLE/targets/TARGET_NORDIC/TARGET_NRF5/source/nRF5XPalGattClient.h
@@ -153,8 +153,7 @@ public:
     virtual ble_error_t signed_write_without_response(
         connection_handle_t connection_handle,
         attribute_handle_t characteristic_value_handle,
-        const ArrayView<const uint8_t>& value,
-        uint32_t sign_counter
+        const ArrayView<const uint8_t>& value
     );
 
     /**