diff --git a/libraries/BLE/src/BLERemoteCharacteristic.cpp b/libraries/BLE/src/BLERemoteCharacteristic.cpp
index fbaae1a5..d6771044 100644
--- a/libraries/BLE/src/BLERemoteCharacteristic.cpp
+++ b/libraries/BLE/src/BLERemoteCharacteristic.cpp
@@ -237,6 +237,13 @@ void BLERemoteCharacteristic::gattClientEventHandler(esp_gattc_cb_event_t event,
 			break;
 		} // ESP_GATTC_WRITE_CHAR_EVT
 
+		case ESP_GATTC_READ_DESCR_EVT:
+		case ESP_GATTC_WRITE_DESCR_EVT:
+			for (auto &myPair : m_descriptorMap) {
+				myPair.second->gattClientEventHandler(
+					event, gattc_if, evtParam);
+			}
+			break;
 
 		default:
 			break;
@@ -468,7 +475,7 @@ void BLERemoteCharacteristic::registerForNotify(notify_callback notifyCallback,
 		if(!notifications) val[0] = 0x02;
 		BLERemoteDescriptor* desc = getDescriptor(BLEUUID((uint16_t)0x2902));
 		if (desc != nullptr)
-			desc->writeValue(val, 2);
+			desc->writeValue(val, 2, true);
 	} // End Register
 	else {   // If we weren't passed a callback function, then this is an unregistration.
 		esp_err_t errRc = ::esp_ble_gattc_unregister_for_notify(
@@ -484,7 +491,7 @@ void BLERemoteCharacteristic::registerForNotify(notify_callback notifyCallback,
 		uint8_t val[] = {0x00, 0x00};
 		BLERemoteDescriptor* desc = getDescriptor((uint16_t)0x2902);
 		if (desc != nullptr)
-			desc->writeValue(val, 2);
+			desc->writeValue(val, 2, true);
 	} // End Unregister
 
 	m_semaphoreRegForNotifyEvt.wait("registerForNotify");
diff --git a/libraries/BLE/src/BLERemoteDescriptor.cpp b/libraries/BLE/src/BLERemoteDescriptor.cpp
index ad506aae..b1e0bef2 100644
--- a/libraries/BLE/src/BLERemoteDescriptor.cpp
+++ b/libraries/BLE/src/BLERemoteDescriptor.cpp
@@ -49,6 +49,23 @@ BLEUUID BLERemoteDescriptor::getUUID() {
 	return m_uuid;
 } // getUUID
 
+void BLERemoteDescriptor::gattClientEventHandler(esp_gattc_cb_event_t event, esp_gatt_if_t gattc_if, esp_ble_gattc_cb_param_t* evtParam) {
+	switch(event) {
+		case ESP_GATTC_READ_DESCR_EVT:
+			if (evtParam->read.handle != getHandle())
+				break;
+			m_semaphoreReadDescrEvt.give();
+			break;
+
+		case ESP_GATTC_WRITE_DESCR_EVT:
+			if (evtParam->write.handle != getHandle())
+				break;
+			m_semaphoreWriteDescrEvt.give();
+			break;
+		default:
+			break;
+	}
+}
 
 std::string BLERemoteDescriptor::readValue() {
 	log_v(">> readValue: %s", toString().c_str());
@@ -137,6 +154,8 @@ void BLERemoteDescriptor::writeValue(uint8_t* data, size_t length, bool response
 		return;
 	}
 
+	m_semaphoreWriteDescrEvt.take("writeValue");
+
 	esp_err_t errRc = ::esp_ble_gattc_write_char_descr(
 		m_pRemoteCharacteristic->getRemoteService()->getClient()->getGattcIf(),
 		m_pRemoteCharacteristic->getRemoteService()->getClient()->getConnId(),
@@ -149,6 +168,8 @@ void BLERemoteDescriptor::writeValue(uint8_t* data, size_t length, bool response
 	if (errRc != ESP_OK) {
 		log_e("esp_ble_gattc_write_char_descr: %d", errRc);
 	}
+
+	m_semaphoreWriteDescrEvt.wait("writeValue");
 	log_v("<< writeValue");
 } // writeValue
 
diff --git a/libraries/BLE/src/BLERemoteDescriptor.h b/libraries/BLE/src/BLERemoteDescriptor.h
index 29efe573..ebd847f2 100644
--- a/libraries/BLE/src/BLERemoteDescriptor.h
+++ b/libraries/BLE/src/BLERemoteDescriptor.h
@@ -35,7 +35,7 @@ public:
 	void        writeValue(std::string newValue, bool response = false);
 	void        writeValue(uint8_t newValue, bool response = false);
     void        setAuth(esp_gatt_auth_req_t auth);
-
+	void        gattClientEventHandler(esp_gattc_cb_event_t event, esp_gatt_if_t gattc_if, esp_ble_gattc_cb_param_t* evtParam);
 
 private:
 	friend class BLERemoteCharacteristic;
@@ -49,6 +49,7 @@ private:
 	std::string              m_value;                   // Last received value of the descriptor.
 	BLERemoteCharacteristic* m_pRemoteCharacteristic;   // Reference to the Remote characteristic of which this descriptor is associated.
 	FreeRTOS::Semaphore      m_semaphoreReadDescrEvt      = FreeRTOS::Semaphore("ReadDescrEvt");
+	FreeRTOS::Semaphore      m_semaphoreWriteDescrEvt      = FreeRTOS::Semaphore("WriteDescrEvt");
     esp_gatt_auth_req_t      m_auth;