diff --git a/host/src/channel_manager.rs b/host/src/channel_manager.rs
index e2a24d75..5a1d7555 100644
--- a/host/src/channel_manager.rs
+++ b/host/src/channel_manager.rs
@@ -726,6 +726,17 @@ impl<'d, P: PacketPool> ChannelManager<'d, P> {
         Ok(())
     }
 
+    pub(crate) async fn send_conn_param_update_req<T: Controller>(
+        &self,
+        handle: ConnHandle,
+        host: &BleHost<'d, T, P>,
+        param: &ConnParamUpdateReq,
+    ) -> Result<(), BleHostError<T::Error>> {
+        let identifier = self.next_request_id();
+        let mut tx = [0; 16];
+        host.l2cap_signal(handle, identifier, param, &mut tx[..]).await
+    }
+
     fn connected_channel_params(&self, index: ChannelIndex) -> Result<(ConnHandle, u16, u16, u16), Error> {
         let state = self.state.borrow();
         let chan = &state.channels[index.0 as usize];
diff --git a/host/src/connection.rs b/host/src/connection.rs
index a47e2e7f..289c06d4 100644
--- a/host/src/connection.rs
+++ b/host/src/connection.rs
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 //! BLE connection.
 
-use bt_hci::cmd::le::{LeConnUpdate, LeReadPhy, LeSetPhy};
+use bt_hci::cmd::le::{LeConnUpdate, LeReadLocalSupportedFeatures, LeReadPhy, LeSetPhy};
 use bt_hci::cmd::status::ReadRssi;
 use bt_hci::controller::{ControllerCmdAsync, ControllerCmdSync};
 use bt_hci::param::{
@@ -18,6 +18,7 @@ use crate::pdu::Pdu;
 use crate::prelude::{AttributeServer, GattConnection};
 #[cfg(feature = "security")]
 use crate::security_manager::BondInformation;
+use crate::types::l2cap::ConnParamUpdateReq;
 use crate::{BleHostError, Error, Identity, PacketPool, Stack};
 
 /// Connection configuration.
@@ -304,27 +305,44 @@ impl<'stack, P: PacketPool> Connection<'stack, P> {
         params: &ConnectParams,
     ) -> Result<(), BleHostError<T::Error>>
     where
-        T: ControllerCmdAsync<LeConnUpdate>,
+        T: ControllerCmdAsync<LeConnUpdate> + ControllerCmdSync<LeReadLocalSupportedFeatures>,
     {
         let handle = self.handle();
-        match stack
-            .host
-            .async_command(LeConnUpdate::new(
-                handle,
-                params.min_connection_interval.into(),
-                params.max_connection_interval.into(),
-                params.max_latency,
-                params.supervision_timeout.into(),
-                params.event_length.into(),
-                params.event_length.into(),
-            ))
-            .await
-        {
-            Ok(_) => Ok(()),
-            Err(BleHostError::BleHost(crate::Error::Hci(bt_hci::param::Error::UNKNOWN_CONN_IDENTIFIER))) => {
-                Err(crate::Error::Disconnected.into())
+        // First, check the local supported features to ensure that the connection update is supported.
+        let features = stack.host.command(LeReadLocalSupportedFeatures::new()).await?;
+        if features.supports_conn_parameters_request_procedure() || self.role() == LeConnRole::Central {
+            match stack
+                .host
+                .async_command(LeConnUpdate::new(
+                    handle,
+                    params.min_connection_interval.into(),
+                    params.max_connection_interval.into(),
+                    params.max_latency,
+                    params.supervision_timeout.into(),
+                    params.event_length.into(),
+                    params.event_length.into(),
+                ))
+                .await
+            {
+                Ok(_) => Ok(()),
+                Err(BleHostError::BleHost(crate::Error::Hci(bt_hci::param::Error::UNKNOWN_CONN_IDENTIFIER))) => {
+                    Err(crate::Error::Disconnected.into())
+                }
+                Err(e) => Err(e),
             }
-            Err(e) => Err(e),
+        } else {
+            // Use L2CAP signaling to update connection parameters
+            info!("Connection parameters request procedure not supported, use l2cap connection parameter update req instead");
+            let interval_min: bt_hci::param::Duration<1_250> = params.min_connection_interval.into();
+            let interva_max: bt_hci::param::Duration<1_250> = params.max_connection_interval.into();
+            let timeout: bt_hci::param::Duration<10_000> = params.supervision_timeout.into();
+            let param = ConnParamUpdateReq {
+                interval_min: interval_min.as_u16(),
+                interval_max: interva_max.as_u16(),
+                latency: params.max_latency,
+                timeout: timeout.as_u16(),
+            };
+            stack.host.send_conn_param_update_req(handle, &param).await
         }
     }
 
diff --git a/host/src/host.rs b/host/src/host.rs
index c5da3205..7d8bf379 100644
--- a/host/src/host.rs
+++ b/host/src/host.rs
@@ -45,8 +45,8 @@ use crate::pdu::Pdu;
 #[cfg(feature = "security")]
 use crate::security_manager::SecurityEventData;
 use crate::types::l2cap::{
-    L2capHeader, L2capSignal, L2capSignalHeader, L2CAP_CID_ATT, L2CAP_CID_DYN_START, L2CAP_CID_LE_U_SECURITY_MANAGER,
-    L2CAP_CID_LE_U_SIGNAL,
+    ConnParamUpdateReq, L2capHeader, L2capSignal, L2capSignalHeader, L2CAP_CID_ATT, L2CAP_CID_DYN_START,
+    L2CAP_CID_LE_U_SECURITY_MANAGER, L2CAP_CID_LE_U_SIGNAL,
 };
 use crate::{att, Address, BleHostError, Error, PacketPool, Stack};
 
@@ -578,6 +578,14 @@ where
         })
     }
 
+    pub(crate) async fn send_conn_param_update_req(
+        &self,
+        handle: ConnHandle,
+        param: &ConnParamUpdateReq,
+    ) -> Result<(), BleHostError<T::Error>> {
+        self.channels.send_conn_param_update_req(handle, self, param).await
+    }
+
     /// Read current host metrics
     pub(crate) fn metrics<F: FnOnce(&HostMetrics) -> R, R>(&self, f: F) -> R {
         let m = self.metrics.borrow();