diff --git a/features/FEATURE_BLE/source/generic/GenericGap.cpp b/features/FEATURE_BLE/source/generic/GenericGap.cpp
index 881f533f4e..3db249fd27 100644
--- a/features/FEATURE_BLE/source/generic/GenericGap.cpp
+++ b/features/FEATURE_BLE/source/generic/GenericGap.cpp
@@ -1349,11 +1349,32 @@ ble_error_t GenericGap::reset(void)
     _advertising_timeout.detach();
     _scan_timeout.detach();
 
+    /* stop all advertising sets */
+    for (size_t i = 0; i < MAX_ADVERTISING_SETS; ++i) {
+        if (_active_sets.get(i)) {
+            _pal_gap.extended_advertising_enable(
+                /* enable */ false,
+                /* number of advertising sets */ 1,
+                (advertising_handle_t*)&i,
+                NULL,
+                NULL
+            );
+        }
+        if (_active_periodic_sets.get(i)) {
+            _pal_gap.periodic_advertising_enable(
+                /* enable */ false,
+                (advertising_handle_t)i
+            );
+        }
+    }
+
+    /* clear state of all advertising sets */
     _existing_sets.clear();
+    _existing_sets.set(LEGACY_ADVERTISING_HANDLE);
     _active_sets.clear();
     _active_periodic_sets.clear();
-    _existing_sets.set(LEGACY_ADVERTISING_HANDLE);
 
+    /* clear advertising set data on the controller */
     _pal_gap.clear_advertising_sets();
 
     return BLE_ERROR_NONE;