diff --git a/libraries/BLE/src/BLEDevice.cpp b/libraries/BLE/src/BLEDevice.cpp
index 8cf8dca0e5a..c184fada279 100644
--- a/libraries/BLE/src/BLEDevice.cpp
+++ b/libraries/BLE/src/BLEDevice.cpp
@@ -1219,6 +1219,23 @@ void BLEDevice::setCustomGattsHandler(gatts_event_handler handler) {
 
 #if defined(CONFIG_NIMBLE_ENABLED)
 
+/**
+ * @brief Set the SDIO pins for connection to external ESP MCU when using ESP-Hosted with NimBLE
+ * @param [in] clk The clock pin
+ * @param [in] cmd The command pin
+ * @param [in] d0 The data pin 0
+ * @param [in] d1 The data pin 1
+ * @param [in] d2 The data pin 2
+ * @param [in] d3 The data pin 3
+ * @param [in] rst The reset pin
+ * @return True if the pins were set successfully.
+ */
+#if CONFIG_ESP_HOSTED_ENABLE_BT_NIMBLE
+bool BLEDevice::setPins(int8_t clk, int8_t cmd, int8_t d0, int8_t d1, int8_t d2, int8_t d3, int8_t rst) {
+  return hostedSetPins(clk, cmd, d0, d1, d2, d3, rst);
+}
+#endif
+
 /**
  * @brief Checks if a peer device is whitelisted.
  * @param [in] address The address to check for in the whitelist.
diff --git a/libraries/BLE/src/BLEDevice.h b/libraries/BLE/src/BLEDevice.h
index 9d9cbf0421e..5d4a16295a8 100644
--- a/libraries/BLE/src/BLEDevice.h
+++ b/libraries/BLE/src/BLEDevice.h
@@ -234,6 +234,10 @@ class BLEDevice {
   static bool setOwnAddr(uint8_t *addr);
   static void setDeviceCallbacks(BLEDeviceCallbacks *cb);
   static bool onWhiteList(BLEAddress &address);
+#if CONFIG_ESP_HOSTED_ENABLE_BT_NIMBLE
+  // Set SDIO pins for connection to external ESP MCU
+  static bool setPins(int8_t clk, int8_t cmd, int8_t d0, int8_t d1, int8_t d2, int8_t d3, int8_t rst);
+#endif
 #endif
 
 private: