diff --git a/nimble/host/mesh/src/mesh_priv.h b/nimble/host/mesh/src/mesh_priv.h
index 0a26c903b..f09bb2309 100644
--- a/nimble/host/mesh/src/mesh_priv.h
+++ b/nimble/host/mesh/src/mesh_priv.h
@@ -32,6 +32,7 @@ struct bt_mesh_net;
 #define OP_LIGHT_LIGHTNESS_GET		BT_MESH_MODEL_OP_2(0x82, 0x4b)
 #define OP_LIGHT_LIGHTNESS_SET		BT_MESH_MODEL_OP_2(0x82, 0x4c)
 #define OP_LIGHT_LIGHTNESS_SET_UNACK	BT_MESH_MODEL_OP_2(0x82, 0x4d)
+#define OP_LIGHT_LIGHTNESS_STATUS	BT_MESH_MODEL_OP_2(0x82, 0x4e)
 
 bool bt_mesh_is_provisioned(void);
 
diff --git a/nimble/host/mesh/src/model_srv.c b/nimble/host/mesh/src/model_srv.c
index 1420b1ccc..0d9618d2b 100644
--- a/nimble/host/mesh/src/model_srv.c
+++ b/nimble/host/mesh/src/model_srv.c
@@ -128,7 +128,7 @@ static void light_lightness_status(struct bt_mesh_model *model,
 	struct os_mbuf *msg = NET_BUF_SIMPLE(4);
 	s16_t *lightness;
 
-	bt_mesh_model_msg_init(msg, OP_GEN_LEVEL_STATUS);
+	bt_mesh_model_msg_init(msg, OP_LIGHT_LIGHTNESS_STATUS);
 	lightness = net_buf_simple_add(msg, 2);
 	if (cb && cb->get) {
 		cb->get(model, lightness);