diff --git a/src/adapter.c b/src/adapter.c
index 004062e7c..324b13e56 100644
--- a/src/adapter.c
+++ b/src/adapter.c
@@ -239,6 +239,11 @@ struct btd_adapter_pin_cb_iter {
 	/* When the iterator reaches the end, it is NULL and attempt is 0 */
 };
 
+struct exp_pending {
+	struct btd_adapter *adapter;
+	unsigned int id;
+};
+
 enum {
 	ADAPTER_POWER_STATE_OFF,
 	ADAPTER_POWER_STATE_ON,
@@ -331,6 +336,7 @@ struct btd_adapter {
 
 	bool is_default;		/* true if adapter is default one */
 
+	struct queue *exp_pending;
 	struct queue *exps;
 };
 
@@ -5754,6 +5760,16 @@ static void remove_discovery_list(struct btd_adapter *adapter)
 	adapter->discovery_list = NULL;
 }
 
+static void cancel_exp_pending(void *data)
+{
+	struct exp_pending *pending = data;
+	struct btd_adapter *adapter = pending->adapter;
+
+	pending->adapter = NULL;
+	mgmt_cancel(adapter->mgmt, pending->id);
+	g_free(pending);
+}
+
 static void adapter_free(gpointer user_data)
 {
 	struct btd_adapter *adapter = user_data;
@@ -5782,6 +5798,8 @@ static void adapter_free(gpointer user_data)
 	g_queue_free(adapter->auths);
 	queue_destroy(adapter->exps, NULL);
 
+	queue_destroy(adapter->exp_pending, cancel_exp_pending);
+
 	/*
 	 * Unregister all handlers for this specific index since
 	 * the adapter bound to them is no longer valid.
@@ -6848,6 +6866,7 @@ static struct btd_adapter *btd_adapter_new(uint16_t index)
 
 	adapter->auths = g_queue_new();
 	adapter->exps = queue_new();
+	adapter->exp_pending = queue_new();
 
 	return btd_adapter_ref(adapter);
 }
@@ -6895,6 +6914,8 @@ static void adapter_remove(struct btd_adapter *adapter)
 
 	g_slist_free(adapter->msd_callbacks);
 	adapter->msd_callbacks = NULL;
+
+	queue_remove_all(adapter->exp_pending, NULL, NULL, cancel_exp_pending);
 }
 
 const char *adapter_get_path(struct btd_adapter *adapter)
@@ -9824,10 +9845,38 @@ static bool set_blocked_keys(struct btd_adapter *adapter)
 	.func = _func, \
 }
 
+static void exp_complete(void *user_data);
+
+static bool exp_mgmt_send(struct btd_adapter *adapter, uint16_t opcode,
+			uint16_t index, uint16_t length, const void *param,
+			mgmt_request_func_t callback)
+{
+	struct exp_pending *pending;
+
+	pending = g_new0(struct exp_pending, 1);
+	pending->adapter = adapter;
+
+	if (!queue_push_tail(adapter->exp_pending, pending)) {
+		g_free(pending);
+		return false;
+	}
+
+	pending->id = mgmt_send(adapter->mgmt, opcode, index, length, param,
+					callback, pending, exp_complete);
+	if (!pending->id) {
+		queue_remove(adapter->exp_pending, pending);
+		g_free(pending);
+		return false;
+	}
+
+	return true;
+}
+
 static void set_exp_debug_complete(uint8_t status, uint16_t len,
 					const void *param, void *user_data)
 {
-	struct btd_adapter *adapter = user_data;
+	struct exp_pending *pending = user_data;
+	struct btd_adapter *adapter = pending->adapter;
 	uint8_t action;
 
 	if (status != 0) {
@@ -9852,9 +9901,9 @@ static void exp_debug_func(struct btd_adapter *adapter, uint8_t action)
 	memcpy(cp.uuid, debug_uuid.val, 16);
 	cp.action = action;
 
-	if (mgmt_send(adapter->mgmt, MGMT_OP_SET_EXP_FEATURE,
+	if (exp_mgmt_send(adapter, MGMT_OP_SET_EXP_FEATURE,
 			adapter->dev_id, sizeof(cp), &cp,
-			set_exp_debug_complete, adapter, NULL) > 0)
+			set_exp_debug_complete))
 		return;
 
 	btd_error(adapter->dev_id, "Failed to set exp debug");
@@ -9877,7 +9926,8 @@ static void quality_report_func(struct btd_adapter *adapter, uint8_t action)
 static void set_rpa_resolution_complete(uint8_t status, uint16_t len,
 					const void *param, void *user_data)
 {
-	struct btd_adapter *adapter = user_data;
+	struct exp_pending *pending = user_data;
+	struct btd_adapter *adapter = pending->adapter;
 	uint8_t action;
 
 	if (status != 0) {
@@ -9902,9 +9952,9 @@ static void rpa_resolution_func(struct btd_adapter *adapter, uint8_t action)
 	memcpy(cp.uuid, rpa_resolution_uuid.val, 16);
 	cp.action = action;
 
-	if (mgmt_send(adapter->mgmt, MGMT_OP_SET_EXP_FEATURE,
+	if (exp_mgmt_send(adapter, MGMT_OP_SET_EXP_FEATURE,
 			adapter->dev_id, sizeof(cp), &cp,
-			set_rpa_resolution_complete, adapter, NULL) > 0)
+			set_rpa_resolution_complete))
 		return;
 
 	btd_error(adapter->dev_id, "Failed to set RPA Resolution");
@@ -9913,7 +9963,8 @@ static void rpa_resolution_func(struct btd_adapter *adapter, uint8_t action)
 static void codec_offload_complete(uint8_t status, uint16_t len,
 					const void *param, void *user_data)
 {
-	struct btd_adapter *adapter = user_data;
+	struct exp_pending *pending = user_data;
+	struct btd_adapter *adapter = pending->adapter;
 	uint8_t action;
 
 	if (status != 0) {
@@ -9938,9 +9989,9 @@ static void codec_offload_func(struct btd_adapter *adapter, uint8_t action)
 	memcpy(cp.uuid, codec_offload_uuid.val, 16);
 	cp.action = action;
 
-	if (mgmt_send(adapter->mgmt, MGMT_OP_SET_EXP_FEATURE,
+	if (exp_mgmt_send(adapter, MGMT_OP_SET_EXP_FEATURE,
 			adapter->dev_id, sizeof(cp), &cp,
-			codec_offload_complete, adapter, NULL) > 0)
+			codec_offload_complete))
 		return;
 
 	btd_error(adapter->dev_id, "Failed to set Codec Offload");
@@ -9949,7 +10000,8 @@ static void codec_offload_func(struct btd_adapter *adapter, uint8_t action)
 static void iso_socket_complete(uint8_t status, uint16_t len,
 				const void *param, void *user_data)
 {
-	struct btd_adapter *adapter = user_data;
+	struct exp_pending *pending = user_data;
+	struct btd_adapter *adapter = pending->adapter;
 	uint8_t action;
 
 	if (status != 0) {
@@ -9974,9 +10026,9 @@ static void iso_socket_func(struct btd_adapter *adapter, uint8_t action)
 	memcpy(cp.uuid, iso_socket_uuid.val, 16);
 	cp.action = action;
 
-	if (mgmt_send(adapter->mgmt, MGMT_OP_SET_EXP_FEATURE,
+	if (exp_mgmt_send(adapter, MGMT_OP_SET_EXP_FEATURE,
 			MGMT_INDEX_NONE, sizeof(cp), &cp,
-			iso_socket_complete, adapter, NULL) > 0)
+			iso_socket_complete))
 		return;
 
 	btd_error(adapter->dev_id, "Failed to set ISO Socket");
@@ -10001,7 +10053,8 @@ static const struct exp_feat {
 static void read_exp_features_complete(uint8_t status, uint16_t length,
 					const void *param, void *user_data)
 {
-	struct btd_adapter *adapter = user_data;
+	struct exp_pending *pending = user_data;
+	struct btd_adapter *adapter = pending->adapter;
 	const struct mgmt_rp_read_exp_features_info *rp = param;
 	size_t feature_count = 0;
 	size_t i = 0;
@@ -10061,9 +10114,8 @@ static void read_exp_features_complete(uint8_t status, uint16_t length,
 
 static void read_exp_features(struct btd_adapter *adapter)
 {
-	if (mgmt_send(adapter->mgmt, MGMT_OP_READ_EXP_FEATURES_INFO,
-			adapter->dev_id, 0, NULL, read_exp_features_complete,
-			adapter, NULL) > 0)
+	if (exp_mgmt_send(adapter, MGMT_OP_READ_EXP_FEATURES_INFO,
+			adapter->dev_id, 0, NULL, read_exp_features_complete))
 		return;
 
 	btd_error(adapter->dev_id, "Failed to read exp features info");
@@ -10389,6 +10441,43 @@ static void reset_adv_monitors(uint16_t index)
 	error("Failed to reset Adv Monitors");
 }
 
+static void read_info(struct btd_adapter *adapter)
+{
+	DBG("sending read info command for index %u", adapter->dev_id);
+
+	if (mgmt_send(mgmt_primary, MGMT_OP_READ_INFO, adapter->dev_id, 0, NULL,
+					read_info_complete, adapter, NULL) > 0)
+		return;
+
+	btd_error(adapter->dev_id,
+			"Failed to read controller info for index %u",
+			adapter->dev_id);
+
+	adapter_list = g_list_remove(adapter_list, adapter);
+
+	btd_adapter_unref(adapter);
+}
+
+static void exp_complete(void *user_data)
+{
+	struct exp_pending *pending = user_data;
+	struct btd_adapter *adapter = pending->adapter;
+
+	if (!adapter)
+		return;  /* canceled */
+
+	queue_remove(adapter->exp_pending, pending);
+	g_free(pending);
+
+	if (queue_isempty(adapter->exp_pending)) {
+		read_info(adapter);
+		return;
+	}
+
+	DBG("index %u has %u pending MGMT EXP requests", adapter->dev_id,
+					queue_length(adapter->exp_pending));
+}
+
 static void index_added(uint16_t index, uint16_t length, const void *param,
 							void *user_data)
 {
@@ -10435,18 +10524,8 @@ static void index_added(uint16_t index, uint16_t length, const void *param,
 	 */
 	adapter_list = g_list_append(adapter_list, adapter);
 
-	DBG("sending read info command for index %u", index);
-
-	if (mgmt_send(mgmt_primary, MGMT_OP_READ_INFO, index, 0, NULL,
-					read_info_complete, adapter, NULL) > 0)
-		return;
-
-	btd_error(adapter->dev_id,
-			"Failed to read controller info for index %u", index);
-
-	adapter_list = g_list_remove(adapter_list, adapter);
-
-	btd_adapter_unref(adapter);
+	if (queue_isempty(adapter->exp_pending))
+		read_info(adapter);
 }
 
 static void index_removed(uint16_t index, uint16_t length, const void *param,
