diff --git a/ports/esp32/Makefile b/ports/esp32/Makefile
index 919a047eb6..f059536af9 100644
--- a/ports/esp32/Makefile
+++ b/ports/esp32/Makefile
@@ -174,6 +174,29 @@ INC_ESPCOMP += -I$(ESPCOMP)/spi_flash/private_include
 INC_ESPCOMP += -I$(ESPCOMP)/wpa_supplicant/include/esp_supplicant
 INC_ESPCOMP += -I$(ESPCOMP)/xtensa/include
 INC_ESPCOMP += -I$(ESPCOMP)/xtensa/esp32/include
+ifeq ($(CONFIG_BT_NIMBLE_ENABLED),y)
+INC_ESPCOMP += -I$(ESPCOMP)/bt/include
+INC_ESPCOMP += -I$(ESPCOMP)/bt/common/osi/include
+INC_ESPCOMP += -I$(ESPCOMP)/bt/common/btc/include
+INC_ESPCOMP += -I$(ESPCOMP)/bt/common/include
+INC_ESPCOMP += -I$(ESPCOMP)/bt/host/nimble/nimble/porting/nimble/include
+INC_ESPCOMP += -I$(ESPCOMP)/bt/host/nimble/port/include
+INC_ESPCOMP += -I$(ESPCOMP)/bt/host/nimble/nimble/nimble/include
+INC_ESPCOMP += -I$(ESPCOMP)/bt/host/nimble/nimble/nimble/host/include
+INC_ESPCOMP += -I$(ESPCOMP)/bt/host/nimble/nimble/nimble/host/services/ans/include
+INC_ESPCOMP += -I$(ESPCOMP)/bt/host/nimble/nimble/nimble/host/services/bas/include
+INC_ESPCOMP += -I$(ESPCOMP)/bt/host/nimble/nimble/nimble/host/services/gap/include
+INC_ESPCOMP += -I$(ESPCOMP)/bt/host/nimble/nimble/nimble/host/services/gatt/include
+INC_ESPCOMP += -I$(ESPCOMP)/bt/host/nimble/nimble/nimble/host/services/ias/include
+INC_ESPCOMP += -I$(ESPCOMP)/bt/host/nimble/nimble/nimble/host/services/lls/include
+INC_ESPCOMP += -I$(ESPCOMP)/bt/host/nimble/nimble/nimble/host/services/tps/include
+INC_ESPCOMP += -I$(ESPCOMP)/bt/host/nimble/nimble/nimble/host/util/include
+INC_ESPCOMP += -I$(ESPCOMP)/bt/host/nimble/nimble/nimble/host/store/ram/include
+INC_ESPCOMP += -I$(ESPCOMP)/bt/host/nimble/nimble/nimble/host/store/config/include
+INC_ESPCOMP += -I$(ESPCOMP)/bt/host/nimble/nimble/porting/npl/freertos/include
+INC_ESPCOMP += -I$(ESPCOMP)/bt/host/nimble/nimble/ext/tinycrypt/include
+INC_ESPCOMP += -I$(ESPCOMP)/bt/host/nimble/esp-hci/include
+endif
 else
 INC_ESPCOMP += -I$(ESPCOMP)/ethernet/include
 INC_ESPCOMP += -I$(ESPCOMP)/expat/expat/expat/lib
@@ -185,6 +208,17 @@ INC_ESPCOMP += -I$(ESPCOMP)/nghttp/port/include
 INC_ESPCOMP += -I$(ESPCOMP)/nghttp/nghttp2/lib/includes
 endif
 
+ifeq ($(ESPIDF_CURHASH),$(ESPIDF_SUPHASH_V4))
+ifeq ($(MICROPY_PY_BLUETOOTH),1)
+CFLAGS_MOD += -DMICROPY_PY_BLUETOOTH=1
+CFLAGS_MOD += -DMICROPY_PY_BLUETOOTH_ENABLE_CENTRAL_MODE=1
+
+ifeq ($(MICROPY_BLUETOOTH_NIMBLE),1)
+CFLAGS_MOD += -DMICROPY_BLUETOOTH_NIMBLE=1
+endif
+endif
+endif
+
 # these flags are common to C and C++ compilation
 CFLAGS_COMMON = -Os -ffunction-sections -fdata-sections -fstrict-volatile-bitfields \
 	-mlongcalls -nostdlib \
@@ -270,6 +304,7 @@ SRC_C = \
 	modnetwork.c \
 	network_lan.c \
 	network_ppp.c \
+	nimble.c \
 	modsocket.c \
 	modesp.c \
 	esp32_partition.c \
@@ -286,6 +321,7 @@ SRC_C = \
 
 EXTMOD_SRC_C = $(addprefix extmod/,\
 	modonewire.c \
+	modbluetooth_nimble.c \
 	)
 
 LIB_SRC_C = $(addprefix lib/,\
@@ -461,6 +497,31 @@ ESPIDF_ESP_EVENT_O = $(patsubst %.c,%.o,$(wildcard $(ESPCOMP)/esp_event/*.c))
 
 ESPIDF_ESP_WIFI_O = $(patsubst %.c,%.o,$(wildcard $(ESPCOMP)/esp_wifi/src/*.c))
 
+ifeq ($(CONFIG_BT_NIMBLE_ENABLED),y)
+ESPIDF_BT_NIMBLE_O = $(patsubst %.c,%.o,\
+	$(wildcard $(ESPCOMP)/bt/controller/*.c) \
+	$(wildcard $(ESPCOMP)/bt/common/btc/core/*.c) \
+	$(wildcard $(ESPCOMP)/bt/common/osi/*.c) \
+	$(wildcard $(ESPCOMP)/bt/host/nimble/esp-hci/src/*.c) \
+	$(wildcard $(ESPCOMP)/bt/host/nimble/nimble/ext/tinycrypt/src/*.c) \
+	$(wildcard $(ESPCOMP)/bt/host/nimble/nimble/nimble/host/services/ans/src/*.c) \
+	$(wildcard $(ESPCOMP)/bt/host/nimble/nimble/nimble/host/services/bas/src/*.c) \
+	$(wildcard $(ESPCOMP)/bt/host/nimble/nimble/nimble/host/services/gap/src/*.c) \
+	$(wildcard $(ESPCOMP)/bt/host/nimble/nimble/nimble/host/services/gatt/src/*.c) \
+	$(wildcard $(ESPCOMP)/bt/host/nimble/nimble/nimble/host/services/ias/src/*.c) \
+	$(wildcard $(ESPCOMP)/bt/host/nimble/nimble/nimble/host/services/lls/src/*.c) \
+	$(wildcard $(ESPCOMP)/bt/host/nimble/nimble/nimble/host/services/tps/src/*.c) \
+	$(wildcard $(ESPCOMP)/bt/host/nimble/nimble/nimble/host/src/*.c) \
+	$(wildcard $(ESPCOMP)/bt/host/nimble/nimble/nimble/host/store/config/src/ble_store_config.c) \
+	$(wildcard $(ESPCOMP)/bt/host/nimble/nimble/nimble/host/store/config/src/ble_store_nvs.c) \
+	$(wildcard $(ESPCOMP)/bt/host/nimble/nimble/nimble/host/store/ram/src/*.c) \
+	$(wildcard $(ESPCOMP)/bt/host/nimble/nimble/nimble/host/util/src/*.c) \
+	$(wildcard $(ESPCOMP)/bt/host/nimble/nimble/nimble/src/*.c) \
+	$(wildcard $(ESPCOMP)/bt/host/nimble/nimble/porting/nimble/src/*.c) \
+	$(wildcard $(ESPCOMP)/bt/host/nimble/nimble/porting/npl/freertos/src/*.c) \
+	)
+endif
+
 $(BUILD)/$(ESPCOMP)/esp_eth/src/esp_eth_mac_dm9051.o: CFLAGS += -fno-strict-aliasing
 ESPIDF_ESP_ETH_O = $(patsubst %.c,%.o,$(wildcard $(ESPCOMP)/esp_eth/src/*.c))
 
@@ -521,6 +582,9 @@ ifeq ($(ESPIDF_CURHASH),$(ESPIDF_SUPHASH_V4))
 $(eval $(call gen_espidf_lib_rule,esp_common,$(ESPIDF_ESP_COMMON_O)))
 $(eval $(call gen_espidf_lib_rule,esp_event,$(ESPIDF_ESP_EVENT_O)))
 $(eval $(call gen_espidf_lib_rule,esp_wifi,$(ESPIDF_ESP_WIFI_O)))
+ifeq ($(CONFIG_BT_NIMBLE_ENABLED),y)
+$(eval $(call gen_espidf_lib_rule,bt_nimble,$(ESPIDF_BT_NIMBLE_O)))
+endif
 $(eval $(call gen_espidf_lib_rule,esp_eth,$(ESPIDF_ESP_ETH_O)))
 $(eval $(call gen_espidf_lib_rule,xtensa,$(ESPIDF_XTENSA_O)))
 else
@@ -636,6 +700,7 @@ APP_LD_ARGS += -L$(dir $(LIBSTDCXX_FILE_NAME)) -lstdc++
 APP_LD_ARGS += $(LIBC_LIBM)
 ifeq ($(ESPIDF_CURHASH),$(ESPIDF_SUPHASH_V4))
 APP_LD_ARGS += -L$(ESPCOMP)/xtensa/esp32 -lhal
+APP_LD_ARGS += -L$(ESPCOMP)/bt/controller/lib -lbtdm_app
 APP_LD_ARGS += -L$(ESPCOMP)/esp_wifi/lib_esp32 -lcore -lmesh -lnet80211 -lphy -lrtc -lpp -lsmartconfig -lcoexist
 else
 APP_LD_ARGS += $(ESPCOMP)/esp32/libhal.a
diff --git a/ports/esp32/boards/sdkconfig.ble b/ports/esp32/boards/sdkconfig.ble
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..db9cc11752
--- /dev/null
+++ b/ports/esp32/boards/sdkconfig.ble
@@ -0,0 +1,6 @@
+# Note this requires building with IDF 4.x
+CONFIG_BT_ENABLED=y
+CONFIG_BTDM_CTRL_MODE_BLE_ONLY=y
+CONFIG_BTDM_CTRL_MODE_BR_EDR_ONLY=
+CONFIG_BTDM_CTRL_MODE_BTDM=
+CONFIG_BT_NIMBLE_ENABLED=y
diff --git a/ports/esp32/mpconfigport.h b/ports/esp32/mpconfigport.h
index 63657741ce..5c9d602abc 100644
--- a/ports/esp32/mpconfigport.h
+++ b/ports/esp32/mpconfigport.h
@@ -162,6 +162,8 @@ void *esp_native_code_commit(void*, size_t);
 #define MICROPY_PY_WEBREPL                  (1)
 #define MICROPY_PY_FRAMEBUF                 (1)
 #define MICROPY_PY_USOCKET_EVENTS           (MICROPY_PY_WEBREPL)
+#define MICROPY_PY_BLUETOOTH_RANDOM_ADDR    (1)
+#define MICROPY_PY_BLUETOOTH_DEFAULT_NAME   ("ESP32")
 
 // fatfs configuration
 #define MICROPY_FATFS_ENABLE_LFN            (1)
@@ -189,8 +191,15 @@ extern const struct _mp_obj_module_t uos_module;
 extern const struct _mp_obj_module_t mp_module_usocket;
 extern const struct _mp_obj_module_t mp_module_machine;
 extern const struct _mp_obj_module_t mp_module_network;
+extern const struct _mp_obj_module_t mp_module_bluetooth;
 extern const struct _mp_obj_module_t mp_module_onewire;
 
+#if MICROPY_PY_BLUETOOTH
+#define BLUETOOTH_BUILTIN_MODULE              { MP_ROM_QSTR(MP_QSTR_bluetooth), MP_ROM_PTR(&mp_module_bluetooth) },
+#else
+#define BLUETOOTH_BUILTIN_MODULE
+#endif
+
 #define MICROPY_PORT_BUILTIN_MODULES \
     { MP_OBJ_NEW_QSTR(MP_QSTR_esp), (mp_obj_t)&esp_module }, \
     { MP_OBJ_NEW_QSTR(MP_QSTR_esp32), (mp_obj_t)&esp32_module }, \
@@ -199,6 +208,7 @@ extern const struct _mp_obj_module_t mp_module_onewire;
     { MP_OBJ_NEW_QSTR(MP_QSTR_usocket), (mp_obj_t)&mp_module_usocket }, \
     { MP_OBJ_NEW_QSTR(MP_QSTR_machine), (mp_obj_t)&mp_module_machine }, \
     { MP_OBJ_NEW_QSTR(MP_QSTR_network), (mp_obj_t)&mp_module_network }, \
+    BLUETOOTH_BUILTIN_MODULE \
     { MP_OBJ_NEW_QSTR(MP_QSTR__onewire), (mp_obj_t)&mp_module_onewire }, \
     { MP_OBJ_NEW_QSTR(MP_QSTR_uhashlib), (mp_obj_t)&mp_module_uhashlib }, \
 
@@ -224,10 +234,18 @@ extern const struct _mp_obj_module_t mp_module_onewire;
 
 struct _machine_timer_obj_t;
 
+#if MICROPY_BLUETOOTH_NIMBLE
+struct mp_bluetooth_nimble_root_pointers_t;
+#define MICROPY_PORT_ROOT_POINTER_BLUETOOTH_NIMBLE struct _mp_bluetooth_nimble_root_pointers_t *bluetooth_nimble_root_pointers;
+#else
+#define MICROPY_PORT_ROOT_POINTER_BLUETOOTH_NIMBLE
+#endif
+
 #define MICROPY_PORT_ROOT_POINTERS \
     const char *readline_hist[8]; \
     mp_obj_t machine_pin_irq_handler[40]; \
     struct _machine_timer_obj_t *machine_timer_obj_head; \
+    MICROPY_PORT_ROOT_POINTER_BLUETOOTH_NIMBLE
 
 // type definitions for the specific machine
 
diff --git a/ports/esp32/nimble.c b/ports/esp32/nimble.c
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..3747ae0f33
--- /dev/null
+++ b/ports/esp32/nimble.c
@@ -0,0 +1,57 @@
+/*
+ * This file is part of the MicroPython project, http://micropython.org/
+ *
+ * The MIT License (MIT)
+ *
+ * Copyright (c) 2019 Jim Mussared
+ *
+ * Permission is hereby granted, free of charge, to any person obtaining a copy
+ * of this software and associated documentation files (the "Software"), to deal
+ * in the Software without restriction, including without limitation the rights
+ * to use, copy, modify, merge, publish, distribute, sublicense, and/or sell
+ * copies of the Software, and to permit persons to whom the Software is
+ * furnished to do so, subject to the following conditions:
+ *
+ * The above copyright notice and this permission notice shall be included in
+ * all copies or substantial portions of the Software.
+ *
+ * THE SOFTWARE IS PROVIDED "AS IS", WITHOUT WARRANTY OF ANY KIND, EXPRESS OR
+ * IMPLIED, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO THE WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY,
+ * FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE AND NONINFRINGEMENT. IN NO EVENT SHALL THE
+ * AUTHORS OR COPYRIGHT HOLDERS BE LIABLE FOR ANY CLAIM, DAMAGES OR OTHER
+ * LIABILITY, WHETHER IN AN ACTION OF CONTRACT, TORT OR OTHERWISE, ARISING FROM,
+ * OUT OF OR IN CONNECTION WITH THE SOFTWARE OR THE USE OR OTHER DEALINGS IN
+ * THE SOFTWARE.
+ */
+
+#include "py/runtime.h"
+#include "py/mperrno.h"
+#include "py/mphal.h"
+
+#if MICROPY_PY_BLUETOOTH && MICROPY_BLUETOOTH_NIMBLE
+
+#include "esp_nimble_hci.h"
+#include "nimble/nimble_port.h"
+#include "nimble/nimble_port_freertos.h"
+
+STATIC void ble_host_task(void *param) {
+     nimble_port_run(); //This function will return only when nimble_port_stop() is executed.
+     nimble_port_freertos_deinit();
+}
+
+void mp_bluetooth_nimble_port_preinit(void) {
+    esp_nimble_hci_and_controller_init();
+}
+
+void mp_bluetooth_nimble_port_postinit(void) {
+    nimble_port_freertos_init(ble_host_task);
+}
+
+void mp_bluetooth_nimble_port_deinit(void) {
+    nimble_port_stop();
+}
+
+void mp_bluetooth_nimble_port_start(void) {
+}
+
+#endif