diff --git a/libraries/BLE/src/BLEDevice.cpp b/libraries/BLE/src/BLEDevice.cpp
index 345b8257..128ede98 100644
--- a/libraries/BLE/src/BLEDevice.cpp
+++ b/libraries/BLE/src/BLEDevice.cpp
@@ -578,6 +578,12 @@ void BLEDevice::startAdvertising() {
 	log_v("<< startAdvertising");
 } // startAdvertising
 
+void BLEDevice::stopAdvertising() {
+    log_v(">> stopAdvertising");
+    getAdvertising()->stop();
+    log_v("<< stopAdvertising");
+} // stopAdvertising
+
 /* multi connect support */
 /* requires a little more work */
 std::map<uint16_t, conn_status_t> BLEDevice::getPeerDevices(bool _client) {
diff --git a/libraries/BLE/src/BLEDevice.h b/libraries/BLE/src/BLEDevice.h
index cbba54e3..4ecdf04c 100644
--- a/libraries/BLE/src/BLEDevice.h
+++ b/libraries/BLE/src/BLEDevice.h
@@ -50,6 +50,7 @@ public:
 	/* move advertising to BLEDevice for saving ram and flash in beacons */
 	static BLEAdvertising* 	getAdvertising();
 	static void		   		startAdvertising();
+	static void		   		stopAdvertising();
 	static uint16_t 	m_appId;
 	/* multi connect */
 	static std::map<uint16_t, conn_status_t> getPeerDevices(bool client);