diff --git a/porting/nimble/include/nimble/nimble_port.h b/porting/nimble/include/nimble/nimble_port.h
index 496acbbb1..28065cf8e 100644
--- a/porting/nimble/include/nimble/nimble_port.h
+++ b/porting/nimble/include/nimble/nimble_port.h
@@ -28,6 +28,8 @@ extern "C" {
 
 void nimble_port_init(void);
 
+void nimble_port_run(void);
+
 struct ble_npl_eventq *nimble_port_get_dflt_eventq(void);
 
 #if NIMBLE_CFG_CONTROLLER
diff --git a/porting/nimble/src/nimble_port.c b/porting/nimble/src/nimble_port.c
index 606429fe0..bf1803cb5 100644
--- a/porting/nimble/src/nimble_port.c
+++ b/porting/nimble/src/nimble_port.c
@@ -54,6 +54,17 @@ nimble_port_init(void)
 #endif
 }
 
+void
+nimble_port_run(void)
+{
+    struct ble_npl_event *ev;
+
+    while (1) {
+        ev = ble_npl_eventq_get(&g_eventq_dflt, BLE_NPL_TIME_FOREVER);
+        ble_npl_event_run(ev);
+    }
+}
+
 struct ble_npl_eventq *
 nimble_port_get_dflt_eventq(void)
 {