diff --git a/public/BLEDevice.h b/public/BLEDevice.h
index 4f3ac44..3503688 100644
--- a/public/BLEDevice.h
+++ b/public/BLEDevice.h
@@ -765,6 +765,12 @@ BLEDevice::startScanning(Gap::AdvertisementReportCallback_t callback) {
     return transport->getGap().startScanning(scanningParams, callback);
 }
 
+inline ble_error_t
+BLEDevice::stopScanning(void) {
+    return transport->getGap().stopScanning();
+}
+
+
 inline ble_error_t
 BLEDevice::disconnect(Gap::DisconnectionReason_t reason)
 {
diff --git a/public/Gap.h b/public/Gap.h
index e7f090b..bf626bd 100644
--- a/public/Gap.h
+++ b/public/Gap.h
@@ -168,6 +168,7 @@ private:
     virtual ble_error_t startAdvertising(const GapAdvertisingParams &)                             = 0;
     virtual ble_error_t stopAdvertising(void)                                                      = 0;
     virtual ble_error_t startScanning(const GapScanningParams &scanningParams, AdvertisementReportCallback_t callback) = 0;
+    virtual ble_error_t stopScanning()                                                             = 0;
     virtual uint16_t    getMinAdvertisingInterval(void) const                                      = 0;
     virtual uint16_t    getMinNonConnectableAdvertisingInterval(void) const                        = 0;
     virtual uint16_t    getMaxAdvertisingInterval(void) const                                      = 0;