diff --git a/include/net/bluetooth/bluetooth.h b/include/net/bluetooth/bluetooth.h
index 2f31e571f34c..77906832353f 100644
--- a/include/net/bluetooth/bluetooth.h
+++ b/include/net/bluetooth/bluetooth.h
@@ -390,6 +390,11 @@ struct hci_ctrl {
 	};
 };
 
+struct mgmt_ctrl {
+	struct hci_dev *hdev;
+	u16 opcode;
+};
+
 struct bt_skb_cb {
 	u8 pkt_type;
 	u8 force_active;
@@ -399,6 +404,7 @@ struct bt_skb_cb {
 		struct l2cap_ctrl l2cap;
 		struct sco_ctrl sco;
 		struct hci_ctrl hci;
+		struct mgmt_ctrl mgmt;
 	};
 };
 #define bt_cb(skb) ((struct bt_skb_cb *)((skb)->cb))
diff --git a/net/bluetooth/mgmt_util.c b/net/bluetooth/mgmt_util.c
index 83875f2a0604..edee60bbc7b4 100644
--- a/net/bluetooth/mgmt_util.c
+++ b/net/bluetooth/mgmt_util.c
@@ -56,40 +56,72 @@ static struct sk_buff *create_monitor_ctrl_event(__le16 index, u32 cookie,
 	return skb;
 }
 
-int mgmt_send_event(u16 event, struct hci_dev *hdev, unsigned short channel,
-		    void *data, u16 data_len, int flag, struct sock *skip_sk)
+struct sk_buff *mgmt_alloc_skb(struct hci_dev *hdev, u16 opcode,
+			       unsigned int size)
 {
 	struct sk_buff *skb;
-	struct mgmt_hdr *hdr;
 
-	skb = alloc_skb(sizeof(*hdr) + data_len, GFP_KERNEL);
+	skb = alloc_skb(sizeof(struct mgmt_hdr) + size, GFP_KERNEL);
 	if (!skb)
-		return -ENOMEM;
+		return skb;
 
-	hdr = skb_put(skb, sizeof(*hdr));
-	hdr->opcode = cpu_to_le16(event);
-	if (hdev)
-		hdr->index = cpu_to_le16(hdev->id);
-	else
-		hdr->index = cpu_to_le16(MGMT_INDEX_NONE);
-	hdr->len = cpu_to_le16(data_len);
+	skb_reserve(skb, sizeof(struct mgmt_hdr));
+	bt_cb(skb)->mgmt.hdev = hdev;
+	bt_cb(skb)->mgmt.opcode = opcode;
 
-	if (data)
-		skb_put_data(skb, data, data_len);
+	return skb;
+}
+
+int mgmt_send_event_skb(unsigned short channel, struct sk_buff *skb, int flag,
+			struct sock *skip_sk)
+{
+	struct hci_dev *hdev;
+	struct mgmt_hdr *hdr;
+	int len = skb->len;
+
+	if (!skb)
+		return -EINVAL;
+
+	hdev = bt_cb(skb)->mgmt.hdev;
 
 	/* Time stamp */
 	__net_timestamp(skb);
 
-	hci_send_to_channel(channel, skb, flag, skip_sk);
-
+	/* Send just the data, without headers, to the monitor */
 	if (channel == HCI_CHANNEL_CONTROL)
-		hci_send_monitor_ctrl_event(hdev, event, data, data_len,
+		hci_send_monitor_ctrl_event(hdev, bt_cb(skb)->mgmt.opcode,
+					    skb->data, skb->len,
 					    skb_get_ktime(skb), flag, skip_sk);
 
+	hdr = skb_push(skb, sizeof(*hdr));
+	hdr->opcode = cpu_to_le16(bt_cb(skb)->mgmt.opcode);
+	if (hdev)
+		hdr->index = cpu_to_le16(hdev->id);
+	else
+		hdr->index = cpu_to_le16(MGMT_INDEX_NONE);
+	hdr->len = cpu_to_le16(len);
+
+	hci_send_to_channel(channel, skb, flag, skip_sk);
+
 	kfree_skb(skb);
 	return 0;
 }
 
+int mgmt_send_event(u16 event, struct hci_dev *hdev, unsigned short channel,
+		    void *data, u16 data_len, int flag, struct sock *skip_sk)
+{
+	struct sk_buff *skb;
+
+	skb = mgmt_alloc_skb(hdev, event, data_len);
+	if (!skb)
+		return -ENOMEM;
+
+	if (data)
+		skb_put_data(skb, data, data_len);
+
+	return mgmt_send_event_skb(channel, skb, flag, skip_sk);
+}
+
 int mgmt_cmd_status(struct sock *sk, u16 index, u16 cmd, u8 status)
 {
 	struct sk_buff *skb, *mskb;
diff --git a/net/bluetooth/mgmt_util.h b/net/bluetooth/mgmt_util.h
index 63b965eaaaac..98e40395a383 100644
--- a/net/bluetooth/mgmt_util.h
+++ b/net/bluetooth/mgmt_util.h
@@ -32,6 +32,10 @@ struct mgmt_pending_cmd {
 	int (*cmd_complete)(struct mgmt_pending_cmd *cmd, u8 status);
 };
 
+struct sk_buff *mgmt_alloc_skb(struct hci_dev *hdev, u16 opcode,
+			       unsigned int size);
+int mgmt_send_event_skb(unsigned short channel, struct sk_buff *skb, int flag,
+			struct sock *skip_sk);
 int mgmt_send_event(u16 event, struct hci_dev *hdev, unsigned short channel,
 		    void *data, u16 data_len, int flag, struct sock *skip_sk);
 int mgmt_cmd_status(struct sock *sk, u16 index, u16 cmd, u8 status);