diff --git a/tools/hcitool.c b/tools/hcitool.c
index 66e5c20..aefbd68 100644
--- a/tools/hcitool.c
+++ b/tools/hcitool.c
@@ -2487,6 +2487,7 @@ static struct option lescan_options[] = {
 	{ "help",	0, 0, 'h' },
 	{ "privacy",	0, 0, 'p' },
 	{ "passive",	0, 0, 'P' },
+	{ "whitelist",	0, 0, 'w' },
 	{ "discovery",	1, 0, 'd' },
 	{ "duplicates",	0, 0, 'D' },
 	{ 0, 0, 0, 0 }
@@ -2496,6 +2497,7 @@ static const char *lescan_help =
 	"Usage:\n"
 	"\tlescan [--privacy] enable privacy\n"
 	"\tlescan [--passive] set scan type passive (default active)\n"
+	"\tlescan [--whitelist] scan for address in the whitelist only\n"
 	"\tlescan [--discovery=g|l] enable general or limited discovery"
 		"procedure\n"
 	"\tlescan [--duplicates] don't filter duplicates\n";
@@ -2506,6 +2508,7 @@ static void cmd_lescan(int dev_id, int argc, char **argv)
 	uint8_t own_type = 0x00;
 	uint8_t scan_type = 0x01;
 	uint8_t filter_type = 0;
+	uint8_t filter_policy = 0x00;
 	uint16_t interval = htobs(0x0010);
 	uint16_t window = htobs(0x0010);
 	uint8_t filter_dup = 1;
@@ -2518,6 +2521,9 @@ static void cmd_lescan(int dev_id, int argc, char **argv)
 		case 'P':
 			scan_type = 0x00; /* Passive */
 			break;
+		case 'w':
+			filter_policy = 0x01; /* Whitelist */
+			break;
 		case 'd':
 			filter_type = optarg[0];
 			if (filter_type != 'g' && filter_type != 'l') {
@@ -2548,7 +2554,7 @@ static void cmd_lescan(int dev_id, int argc, char **argv)
 	}
 
 	err = hci_le_set_scan_parameters(dd, scan_type, interval, window,
-							own_type, 0x00, 1000);
+						own_type, filter_policy, 1000);
 	if (err < 0) {
 		perror("Set scan parameters failed");
 		exit(1);