diff --git a/MiSTer.ini b/MiSTer.ini
index a14c937..aa803ff 100644
--- a/MiSTer.ini
+++ b/MiSTer.ini
@@ -171,3 +171,9 @@ log_file_entry=0
 ; Some controllers have no automatic shutdown built in and will keep connection till battery dry out.
 ; 0 - don't disconnect automatically, otherwise it's amount of minutes.
 bt_auto_disconnect=0
+
+; Reset Bluetooth dongle before pair dialog.
+; Some dongles may have problem to pair if not explicitly reset.
+; Some dongles (mostly CSR) have problem to pair with BLE if not reset in advance.
+; Consequence of reset: some input devices get shutdown after reset.
+bt_reset_before_pair=0
diff --git a/cfg.cpp b/cfg.cpp
index 6c3beca..9161038 100644
--- a/cfg.cpp
+++ b/cfg.cpp
@@ -85,6 +85,7 @@ static const ini_var_t ini_vars[] =
 	{ "VFILTER_DEFAULT", (void*)(&(cfg.vfilter_default)), STRING, 0, sizeof(cfg.vfilter_default) - 1 },
 	{ "LOG_FILE_ENTRY", (void*)(&(cfg.log_file_entry)), UINT8, 0, 1 },
 	{ "BT_AUTO_DISCONNECT", (void*)(&(cfg.bt_auto_disconnect)), UINT32, 0, 180 },
+	{ "BT_RESET_BEFORE_PAIR", (void*)(&(cfg.bt_reset_before_pair)), UINT8, 0, 1 },
 };
 
 static const int nvars = (int)(sizeof(ini_vars) / sizeof(ini_var_t));
diff --git a/cfg.h b/cfg.h
index 7144cfa..4b07324 100644
--- a/cfg.h
+++ b/cfg.h
@@ -54,6 +54,7 @@ typedef struct {
 	uint8_t logo;
 	uint8_t log_file_entry;
 	int bt_auto_disconnect;
+	int bt_reset_before_pair;
 	char bootcore[256];
 	char video_conf[1024];
 	char video_conf_pal[1024];
diff --git a/menu.cpp b/menu.cpp
index 0841df9..f00856c 100644
--- a/menu.cpp
+++ b/menu.cpp
@@ -5999,7 +5999,16 @@ void HandleUI(void)
 		CPU_SET(0, &set);
 		CPU_SET(1, &set);
 		sched_setaffinity(0, sizeof(set), &set);
-		script_pipe=popen((parentstate != MENU_BTPAIR) ? getFullPath(selPath) : "/usr/sbin/btpair", "r");
+		if (parentstate == MENU_BTPAIR)
+		{
+			OsdUpdate();
+			if(cfg.bt_reset_before_pair) system("hciconfig hci0 reset");
+			script_pipe = popen("/usr/sbin/btpair", "r");
+		}
+		else
+		{
+			script_pipe = popen(getFullPath(selPath), "r");
+		}
 		script_file = fileno(script_pipe);
 		fcntl(script_file, F_SETFL, O_NONBLOCK);
 		break;