diff --git a/include/net/bluetooth/hci_core.h b/include/net/bluetooth/hci_core.h
index 2a6b0919e23f71af5f4660fce0a349bfa09b2fd9..c8d2b5a89d08169da30730acbfd34c2dc4fc42fc 100644
--- a/include/net/bluetooth/hci_core.h
+++ b/include/net/bluetooth/hci_core.h
@@ -512,9 +512,11 @@ struct hci_conn_params {
 		HCI_AUTO_CONN_DIRECT,
 		HCI_AUTO_CONN_ALWAYS,
 		HCI_AUTO_CONN_LINK_LOSS,
+		HCI_AUTO_CONN_EXPLICIT,
 	} auto_connect;
 
 	struct hci_conn *conn;
+	bool explicit_connect;
 };
 
 extern struct list_head hci_dev_list;
@@ -639,6 +641,7 @@ enum {
 	HCI_CONN_DROP,
 	HCI_CONN_PARAM_REMOVAL_PEND,
 	HCI_CONN_NEW_LINK_KEY,
+	HCI_CONN_SCANNING,
 };
 
 static inline bool hci_conn_ssp_enabled(struct hci_conn *conn)