diff --git a/components/bt/host/nimble/Kconfig.in b/components/bt/host/nimble/Kconfig.in
index 0df815dd384..1eee5416ef4 100644
--- a/components/bt/host/nimble/Kconfig.in
+++ b/components/bt/host/nimble/Kconfig.in
@@ -1365,6 +1365,14 @@ menu "Extra Features"
             instead of DRAM (.iram.text/.text in internal RAM). Suitable for low-speed
             GAP/GATT operations to reduce RAM usage.
 
+    config BT_NIMBLE_GAP_ALLOW_ADV_RESTART
+        bool "Allow restarting ongoing advertising"
+        default n
+        help
+            If enabled, stop ongoing advertising before starting it again with
+            new parameters,if any. If disabled, starting advertising while it is already
+            active returns BLE_HS_EALREADY.
+
 endmenu
 
 menu "NimBLE Mesh"
diff --git a/components/bt/host/nimble/nimble b/components/bt/host/nimble/nimble
index d7063a5c80e..225857c34b3 160000
--- a/components/bt/host/nimble/nimble
+++ b/components/bt/host/nimble/nimble
@@ -1 +1 @@
-Subproject commit d7063a5c80e342c04df0890867387c6daa2739d3
+Subproject commit 225857c34b3a8f5e89e834a5190398d74c9cfdfe
diff --git a/components/bt/host/nimble/port/include/esp_nimble_cfg.h b/components/bt/host/nimble/port/include/esp_nimble_cfg.h
index dce3abb43fa..950a2d79fbe 100644
--- a/components/bt/host/nimble/port/include/esp_nimble_cfg.h
+++ b/components/bt/host/nimble/port/include/esp_nimble_cfg.h
@@ -2476,5 +2476,12 @@
 #endif
 #endif
 
+#ifndef MYNEWT_VAL_BLE_GAP_ALLOW_ADV_RESTART
+#ifdef CONFIG_BT_NIMBLE_GAP_ALLOW_ADV_RESTART
+#define MYNEWT_VAL_BLE_GAP_ALLOW_ADV_RESTART CONFIG_BT_NIMBLE_GAP_ALLOW_ADV_RESTART
+#else
+#define MYNEWT_VAL_BLE_GAP_ALLOW_ADV_RESTART (0)
+#endif
+#endif
 
 #endif