diff --git a/include/net/bluetooth/hci.h b/include/net/bluetooth/hci.h
index fbba43e9bef5..9a5330eed794 100644
--- a/include/net/bluetooth/hci.h
+++ b/include/net/bluetooth/hci.h
@@ -282,6 +282,7 @@ enum {
 	HCI_FORCE_BREDR_SMP,
 	HCI_FORCE_STATIC_ADDR,
 	HCI_LL_RPA_RESOLUTION,
+	HCI_CMD_PENDING,
 
 	__HCI_NUM_FLAGS,
 };
diff --git a/net/bluetooth/hci_core.c b/net/bluetooth/hci_core.c
index 3d9175f130b3..b81bf53c5ac4 100644
--- a/net/bluetooth/hci_core.c
+++ b/net/bluetooth/hci_core.c
@@ -4381,6 +4381,9 @@ void hci_req_cmd_complete(struct hci_dev *hdev, u16 opcode, u8 status,
 		return;
 	}
 
+	/* If we reach this point this event matches the last command sent */
+	hci_dev_clear_flag(hdev, HCI_CMD_PENDING);
+
 	/* If the command succeeded and there's still more commands in
 	 * this request the request is not yet complete.
 	 */
@@ -4491,6 +4494,8 @@ static void hci_cmd_work(struct work_struct *work)
 
 		hdev->sent_cmd = skb_clone(skb, GFP_KERNEL);
 		if (hdev->sent_cmd) {
+			if (hci_req_status_pend(hdev))
+				hci_dev_set_flag(hdev, HCI_CMD_PENDING);
 			atomic_dec(&hdev->cmd_cnt);
 			hci_send_frame(hdev, skb);
 			if (test_bit(HCI_RESET, &hdev->flags))
diff --git a/net/bluetooth/hci_event.c b/net/bluetooth/hci_event.c
index 66b631ab0d35..9e4fcf406d9c 100644
--- a/net/bluetooth/hci_event.c
+++ b/net/bluetooth/hci_event.c
@@ -3404,6 +3404,12 @@ static void hci_cmd_complete_evt(struct hci_dev *hdev, struct sk_buff *skb,
 	hci_req_cmd_complete(hdev, *opcode, *status, req_complete,
 			     req_complete_skb);
 
+	if (hci_dev_test_flag(hdev, HCI_CMD_PENDING)) {
+		bt_dev_err(hdev,
+			   "unexpected event for opcode 0x%4.4x", *opcode);
+		return;
+	}
+
 	if (atomic_read(&hdev->cmd_cnt) && !skb_queue_empty(&hdev->cmd_q))
 		queue_work(hdev->workqueue, &hdev->cmd_work);
 }
@@ -3511,6 +3517,12 @@ static void hci_cmd_status_evt(struct hci_dev *hdev, struct sk_buff *skb,
 		hci_req_cmd_complete(hdev, *opcode, ev->status, req_complete,
 				     req_complete_skb);
 
+	if (hci_dev_test_flag(hdev, HCI_CMD_PENDING)) {
+		bt_dev_err(hdev,
+			   "unexpected event for opcode 0x%4.4x", *opcode);
+		return;
+	}
+
 	if (atomic_read(&hdev->cmd_cnt) && !skb_queue_empty(&hdev->cmd_q))
 		queue_work(hdev->workqueue, &hdev->cmd_work);
 }
diff --git a/net/bluetooth/hci_request.c b/net/bluetooth/hci_request.c
index ca73d36cc149..e9a95ed65491 100644
--- a/net/bluetooth/hci_request.c
+++ b/net/bluetooth/hci_request.c
@@ -46,6 +46,11 @@ void hci_req_purge(struct hci_request *req)
 	skb_queue_purge(&req->cmd_q);
 }
 
+bool hci_req_status_pend(struct hci_dev *hdev)
+{
+	return hdev->req_status == HCI_REQ_PEND;
+}
+
 static int req_run(struct hci_request *req, hci_req_complete_t complete,
 		   hci_req_complete_skb_t complete_skb)
 {
diff --git a/net/bluetooth/hci_request.h b/net/bluetooth/hci_request.h
index 692cc8b13368..55b2050cc9ff 100644
--- a/net/bluetooth/hci_request.h
+++ b/net/bluetooth/hci_request.h
@@ -37,6 +37,7 @@ struct hci_request {
 
 void hci_req_init(struct hci_request *req, struct hci_dev *hdev);
 void hci_req_purge(struct hci_request *req);
+bool hci_req_status_pend(struct hci_dev *hdev);
 int hci_req_run(struct hci_request *req, hci_req_complete_t complete);
 int hci_req_run_skb(struct hci_request *req, hci_req_complete_skb_t complete);
 void hci_req_add(struct hci_request *req, u16 opcode, u32 plen,