diff --git a/include/net/bluetooth/hci.h b/include/net/bluetooth/hci.h
index d3a8fff50f6947111864e6d691c40f50dabbc7b8..fe4b06bfc150f5a5a8dcd4a421dac8d8fdbb4d54 100644
--- a/include/net/bluetooth/hci.h
+++ b/include/net/bluetooth/hci.h
@@ -118,6 +118,7 @@ enum {
 	HCI_DEBUG_KEYS,
 	HCI_DUT_MODE,
 	HCI_FORCE_SC,
+	HCI_FORCE_STATIC_ADDR,
 	HCI_UNREGISTER,
 	HCI_USER_CHANNEL,
 
diff --git a/net/bluetooth/hci_core.c b/net/bluetooth/hci_core.c
index 3711c7626cb213e72cadc674569b757d07217253..b25a36c3064b7f7f2e1e41be41664425585b80b4 100644
--- a/net/bluetooth/hci_core.c
+++ b/net/bluetooth/hci_core.c
@@ -571,33 +571,52 @@ static const struct file_operations static_address_fops = {
 	.release	= single_release,
 };
 
-static int own_address_type_set(void *data, u64 val)
+static ssize_t force_static_address_read(struct file *file,
+					 char __user *user_buf,
+					 size_t count, loff_t *ppos)
 {
-	struct hci_dev *hdev = data;
-
-	if (val != 0 && val != 1)
-		return -EINVAL;
-
-	hci_dev_lock(hdev);
-	hdev->own_addr_type = val;
-	hci_dev_unlock(hdev);
+	struct hci_dev *hdev = file->private_data;
+	char buf[3];
 
-	return 0;
+	buf[0] = test_bit(HCI_FORCE_STATIC_ADDR, &hdev->dev_flags) ? 'Y': 'N';
+	buf[1] = '\n';
+	buf[2] = '\0';
+	return simple_read_from_buffer(user_buf, count, ppos, buf, 2);
 }
 
-static int own_address_type_get(void *data, u64 *val)
+static ssize_t force_static_address_write(struct file *file,
+					  const char __user *user_buf,
+					  size_t count, loff_t *ppos)
 {
-	struct hci_dev *hdev = data;
+	struct hci_dev *hdev = file->private_data;
+	char buf[32];
+	size_t buf_size = min(count, (sizeof(buf)-1));
+	bool enable;
 
-	hci_dev_lock(hdev);
-	*val = hdev->own_addr_type;
-	hci_dev_unlock(hdev);
+	if (test_bit(HCI_UP, &hdev->flags))
+		return -EBUSY;
 
-	return 0;
+	if (copy_from_user(buf, user_buf, buf_size))
+		return -EFAULT;
+
+	buf[buf_size] = '\0';
+	if (strtobool(buf, &enable))
+		return -EINVAL;
+
+	if (enable == test_bit(HCI_FORCE_STATIC_ADDR, &hdev->dev_flags))
+		return -EALREADY;
+
+	change_bit(HCI_FORCE_STATIC_ADDR, &hdev->dev_flags);
+
+	return count;
 }
 
-DEFINE_SIMPLE_ATTRIBUTE(own_address_type_fops, own_address_type_get,
-			own_address_type_set, "%llu\n");
+static const struct file_operations force_static_address_fops = {
+	.open		= simple_open,
+	.read		= force_static_address_read,
+	.write		= force_static_address_write,
+	.llseek		= default_llseek,
+};
 
 static int identity_resolving_keys_show(struct seq_file *f, void *ptr)
 {
@@ -1406,17 +1425,19 @@ static void hci_init3_req(struct hci_request *req, unsigned long opt)
 		hci_setup_link_policy(req);
 
 	if (lmp_le_capable(hdev)) {
-		if (test_bit(HCI_SETUP, &hdev->dev_flags)) {
-			/* If the controller has a public BD_ADDR, then
-			 * by default use that one. If this is a LE only
-			 * controller without a public address, default
-			 * to the random address.
-			 */
-			if (bacmp(&hdev->bdaddr, BDADDR_ANY))
-				hdev->own_addr_type = ADDR_LE_DEV_PUBLIC;
-			else
-				hdev->own_addr_type = ADDR_LE_DEV_RANDOM;
-		}
+		/* If the controller has a public BD_ADDR, then by default
+		 * use that one. If this is a LE only controller without
+		 * a public address, default to the random address.
+		 *
+		 * For debugging purposes it is possible to force
+		 * controllers with a public address to use the
+		 * random address instead.
+		 */
+		if (test_bit(HCI_FORCE_STATIC_ADDR, &hdev->dev_flags) ||
+		    !bacmp(&hdev->bdaddr, BDADDR_ANY))
+			hdev->own_addr_type = ADDR_LE_DEV_RANDOM;
+		else
+			hdev->own_addr_type = ADDR_LE_DEV_PUBLIC;
 
 		hci_set_le_support(req);
 	}
@@ -1536,12 +1557,20 @@ static int __hci_init(struct hci_dev *hdev)
 	}
 
 	if (lmp_le_capable(hdev)) {
+		debugfs_create_file("static_address", 0444, hdev->debugfs,
+				    hdev, &static_address_fops);
+
+		/* For controllers with a public address, provide a debug
+		 * option to force the usage of the configured static
+		 * address. By default the public address is used.
+		 */
+		if (bacmp(&hdev->bdaddr, BDADDR_ANY))
+			debugfs_create_file("force_static_address", 0644,
+					    hdev->debugfs, hdev,
+					    &force_static_address_fops);
+
 		debugfs_create_u8("white_list_size", 0444, hdev->debugfs,
 				  &hdev->le_white_list_size);
-		debugfs_create_file("static_address", 0444, hdev->debugfs,
-				   hdev, &static_address_fops);
-		debugfs_create_file("own_address_type", 0644, hdev->debugfs,
-				    hdev, &own_address_type_fops);
 		debugfs_create_file("identity_resolving_keys", 0400,
 				    hdev->debugfs, hdev,
 				    &identity_resolving_keys_fops);