diff --git a/src/adapter.c b/src/adapter.c
index 5ebfc47..8a7c53a 100644
--- a/src/adapter.c
+++ b/src/adapter.c
@@ -5163,9 +5163,10 @@ static void adapter_remove_device(struct btd_adapter *adapter,
 
 static void adapter_add_connection(struct btd_adapter *adapter,
 						struct btd_device *device,
-						uint8_t bdaddr_type)
+						uint8_t bdaddr_type,
+						uint32_t flags)
 {
-	device_add_connection(device, bdaddr_type);
+	device_add_connection(device, bdaddr_type, flags);
 
 	if (g_slist_find(adapter->connections, device)) {
 		btd_error(adapter->dev_id,
@@ -5218,7 +5219,7 @@ static void get_connections_complete(uint8_t status, uint16_t length,
 		device = btd_adapter_get_device(adapter, &addr->bdaddr,
 								addr->type);
 		if (device)
-			adapter_add_connection(adapter, device, addr->type);
+			adapter_add_connection(adapter, device, addr->type, 0);
 	}
 }
 
@@ -9426,7 +9427,8 @@ static void connected_callback(uint16_t index, uint16_t length,
 	if (eir_data.class != 0)
 		device_set_class(device, eir_data.class);
 
-	adapter_add_connection(adapter, device, ev->addr.type);
+	adapter_add_connection(adapter, device, ev->addr.type,
+					le32_to_cpu(ev->flags));
 
 	name_known = device_name_known(device);
 
diff --git a/src/device.c b/src/device.c
index 9b58e0c..35ce1df 100644
--- a/src/device.c
+++ b/src/device.c
@@ -312,16 +312,9 @@ static struct bearer_state *get_state(struct btd_device *dev,
 
 bool btd_device_is_initiator(struct btd_device *dev)
 {
-	if (dev->le_state.connected) {
-		/* Mark as initiator if not set yet and auto-connect flag is
-		 * set and LTK key is for a peripheral.
-		 */
-		if (!dev->le_state.initiator && dev->auto_connect &&
-					dev->ltk && !dev->ltk->central)
-			dev->le_state.initiator = true;
-
+	if (dev->le_state.connected)
 		return dev->le_state.initiator;
-	} else if (dev->bredr_state.connected)
+	else if (dev->bredr_state.connected)
 		return dev->bredr_state.initiator;
 
 	return dev->att_io ? true : false;
@@ -3226,7 +3219,8 @@ static void clear_temporary_timer(struct btd_device *dev)
 	}
 }
 
-void device_add_connection(struct btd_device *dev, uint8_t bdaddr_type)
+void device_add_connection(struct btd_device *dev, uint8_t bdaddr_type,
+							uint32_t flags)
 {
 	struct bearer_state *state = get_state(dev, bdaddr_type);
 
@@ -3249,6 +3243,7 @@ void device_add_connection(struct btd_device *dev, uint8_t bdaddr_type)
 		device_set_le_support(dev, bdaddr_type);
 
 	state->connected = true;
+	state->initiator = flags & BIT(3);
 
 	if (dev->le_state.connected && dev->bredr_state.connected)
 		return;
diff --git a/src/device.h b/src/device.h
index 3252e14..0a9e515 100644
--- a/src/device.h
+++ b/src/device.h
@@ -124,7 +124,8 @@ int device_notify_pincode(struct btd_device *device, gboolean secure,
 							const char *pincode);
 void device_cancel_authentication(struct btd_device *device, gboolean aborted);
 gboolean device_is_authenticating(struct btd_device *device);
-void device_add_connection(struct btd_device *dev, uint8_t bdaddr_type);
+void device_add_connection(struct btd_device *dev, uint8_t bdaddr_type,
+							uint32_t flags);
 void device_remove_connection(struct btd_device *device, uint8_t bdaddr_type,
 								bool *remove);
 void device_request_disconnect(struct btd_device *device, DBusMessage *msg);