diff --git a/nimble/host/mesh/src/adv.c b/nimble/host/mesh/src/adv.c
index a05333819..8c30f4406 100644
--- a/nimble/host/mesh/src/adv.c
+++ b/nimble/host/mesh/src/adv.c
@@ -175,13 +175,15 @@ void bt_mesh_adv_update(void)
 	os_eventq_put(&adv_queue, &ev);
 }
 
-struct os_mbuf *bt_mesh_adv_create(enum bt_mesh_adv_type type, u8_t xmit_count,
-				   u8_t xmit_int, s32_t timeout)
+struct os_mbuf *bt_mesh_adv_create_from_pool(struct os_mbuf_pool *pool,
+					     enum bt_mesh_adv_type type,
+					     u8_t xmit_count, u8_t xmit_int,
+					     s32_t timeout)
 {
     struct os_mbuf *adv_data;
     struct bt_mesh_adv *adv;
 
-    adv_data = os_mbuf_get_pkthdr(&adv_os_mbuf_pool, sizeof(struct bt_mesh_adv));
+    adv_data = os_mbuf_get_pkthdr(pool, sizeof(struct bt_mesh_adv));
     if (!adv_data) {
         return NULL;
     }
@@ -197,6 +199,14 @@ struct os_mbuf *bt_mesh_adv_create(enum bt_mesh_adv_type type, u8_t xmit_count,
     return adv_data;
 }
 
+struct os_mbuf *bt_mesh_adv_create(enum bt_mesh_adv_type type, u8_t xmit_count,
+				   u8_t xmit_int, s32_t timeout)
+{
+	return bt_mesh_adv_create_from_pool(&adv_os_mbuf_pool,
+					    type, xmit_count,
+					    xmit_int, timeout);
+}
+
 void bt_mesh_adv_send(struct os_mbuf *buf, bt_mesh_adv_func_t sent)
 {
 	BT_DBG("buf %p, type 0x%02x len %u: %s", buf, BT_MESH_ADV(buf)->type, buf->om_len,
diff --git a/nimble/host/mesh/src/adv.h b/nimble/host/mesh/src/adv.h
index 2f9f94b54..31d68296f 100644
--- a/nimble/host/mesh/src/adv.h
+++ b/nimble/host/mesh/src/adv.h
@@ -37,6 +37,9 @@ struct bt_mesh_adv
         /* Generic User Data */
         u8_t user_data[2];
 
+        /* Address, used e.g. for Friend Queue messages */
+        u16_t addr;
+
         /* For transport layer segment sending */
         struct
         {
@@ -53,6 +56,11 @@ struct bt_mesh_adv
 struct os_mbuf * bt_mesh_adv_create(enum bt_mesh_adv_type type, u8_t xmit_count,
                                     u8_t xmit_int, s32_t timeout);
 
+struct os_mbuf *bt_mesh_adv_create_from_pool(struct os_mbuf_pool *pool,
+					     enum bt_mesh_adv_type type,
+					     u8_t xmit_count, u8_t xmit_int,
+					     s32_t timeout);
+
 void bt_mesh_adv_send(struct os_mbuf *buf, bt_mesh_adv_func_t sent);
 
 void bt_mesh_adv_update(void);