diff --git a/Source/Plugin.BLE/Android/Adapter.cs b/Source/Plugin.BLE/Android/Adapter.cs
index 69f3f93e..cf6f31c3 100644
--- a/Source/Plugin.BLE/Android/Adapter.cs
+++ b/Source/Plugin.BLE/Android/Adapter.cs
@@ -11,6 +11,7 @@
 using Java.Util;
 using Plugin.BLE.Abstractions;
 using Plugin.BLE.Abstractions.Contracts;
+using Plugin.BLE.Android.Extensions;
 using Plugin.BLE.BroadcastReceivers;
 using Plugin.BLE.Extensions;
 using Object = Java.Lang.Object;
@@ -306,6 +307,8 @@ protected override void DisconnectDeviceNative(IDevice device)
             var nativeDevice = _bluetoothAdapter.GetRemoteDevice(macBytes);
             if (nativeDevice == null)
                 throw new Abstractions.Exceptions.DeviceConnectionException(deviceGuid,"", $"[Adapter] Device {deviceGuid} not found.");
+            if (!nativeDevice.SupportsBLE())
+                throw new Abstractions.Exceptions.DeviceConnectionException(deviceGuid,"", $"[Adapter] Device {deviceGuid} does not support BLE.");
             var device = new Device(this, nativeDevice, null);
 
             await ConnectToDeviceAsync(device, connectParameters, cancellationToken);
@@ -320,9 +323,9 @@ public override IReadOnlyList<IDevice> GetSystemConnectedOrPairedDevices(Guid[]
             }
 
             //add dualMode type too as they are BLE too ;)
-            var connectedDevices = _bluetoothManager.GetConnectedDevices(ProfileType.Gatt).Where(d => d.Type == BluetoothDeviceType.Le || d.Type == BluetoothDeviceType.Dual);
+            var connectedDevices = _bluetoothManager.GetConnectedDevices(ProfileType.Gatt).Where(d => d.SupportsBLE());
 
-            var bondedDevices = _bluetoothAdapter.BondedDevices.Where(d => d.Type == BluetoothDeviceType.Le || d.Type == BluetoothDeviceType.Dual);
+            var bondedDevices = _bluetoothAdapter.BondedDevices.Where(d => d.SupportsBLE());
 
             return connectedDevices.Union(bondedDevices, new DeviceComparer()).Select(d => new Device(this, d, null)).Cast<IDevice>().ToList();
         }
@@ -335,7 +338,7 @@ public override IReadOnlyList<IDevice> GetKnownDevicesByIds(Guid[] ids)
 
         protected override IReadOnlyList<IDevice> GetBondedDevices()
         {
-            var bondedDevices = _bluetoothAdapter.BondedDevices.Where(d => d.Type == BluetoothDeviceType.Le || d.Type == BluetoothDeviceType.Dual);
+            var bondedDevices = _bluetoothAdapter.BondedDevices.Where(d => d.SupportsBLE());
 
             return bondedDevices.Select(d => new Device(this, d, null, 0)).Cast<IDevice>().ToList();
         }
diff --git a/Source/Plugin.BLE/Android/Extensions/BluetoothDeviceExtension.cs b/Source/Plugin.BLE/Android/Extensions/BluetoothDeviceExtension.cs
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..2e869a8c
--- /dev/null
+++ b/Source/Plugin.BLE/Android/Extensions/BluetoothDeviceExtension.cs
@@ -0,0 +1,12 @@
+using Android.Bluetooth;
+
+namespace Plugin.BLE.Android.Extensions
+{
+    public static class BluetoothDeviceExtension
+    {
+        public static bool SupportsBLE(this BluetoothDevice d)
+        {
+            return d.Type == BluetoothDeviceType.Le || d.Type == BluetoothDeviceType.Dual;
+        }
+    }
+}