diff --git a/components/bt/host/nimble/Kconfig.in b/components/bt/host/nimble/Kconfig.in
index 7e8dd007cc..fe5029d088 100644
--- a/components/bt/host/nimble/Kconfig.in
+++ b/components/bt/host/nimble/Kconfig.in
@@ -897,6 +897,12 @@ menu "GAP Service"
             Peripheral Preferred Connection Parameter: Supervision Timeout
             Timeout = Value * 10 ms
 
+    config BT_NIMBLE_SVC_GAP_GATT_SECURITY_LEVEL
+        bool "LE GATT Security Level Characteristic"
+        default n
+        help
+            Enable the LE GATT Security Level Characteristic
+
 endmenu
 
 menu "BLE Services"
diff --git a/components/bt/host/nimble/port/include/esp_nimble_cfg.h b/components/bt/host/nimble/port/include/esp_nimble_cfg.h
index f83f5fd8f9..44452b9ff8 100644
--- a/components/bt/host/nimble/port/include/esp_nimble_cfg.h
+++ b/components/bt/host/nimble/port/include/esp_nimble_cfg.h
@@ -1778,6 +1778,11 @@
         CONFIG_BT_NIMBLE_SVC_GAP_PPCP_SUPERVISION_TMO
 #endif
 
+#ifndef MYNEWT_VAL_BLE_SVC_GAP_GATT_SECURITY_LEVEL
+#define MYNEWT_VAL_BLE_SVC_GAP_GATT_SECURITY_LEVEL \
+        CONFIG_BT_NIMBLE_SVC_GAP_GATT_SECURITY_LEVEL
+#endif
+
 /*** nimble/transport */
 #ifndef MYNEWT_VAL_BLE_HCI_TRANSPORT_EMSPI
 #define MYNEWT_VAL_BLE_HCI_TRANSPORT_EMSPI (0)