diff --git a/nimble/transport/nrf5340/src/nrf5340_ble_hci.c b/nimble/transport/nrf5340/src/nrf5340_ble_hci.c
index 7f3c5efe27..c6e69f4062 100644
--- a/nimble/transport/nrf5340/src/nrf5340_ble_hci.c
+++ b/nimble/transport/nrf5340/src/nrf5340_ble_hci.c
@@ -36,6 +36,20 @@
 
 static struct hci_ipc_sm g_hci_ipc_sm;
 
+static void
+rx_func(void *arg)
+{
+    uint8_t *buf;
+    int len;
+
+    len = ipc_nrf5340_available_buf(IPC_RX_CHANNEL, (void **)&buf);
+    while (len > 0) {
+        len = hci_ipc_rx(&g_hci_ipc_sm, buf, len);
+        ipc_nrf5340_consume(IPC_RX_CHANNEL, len);
+        len = ipc_nrf5340_available_buf(IPC_RX_CHANNEL, (void **)&buf);
+    }
+}
+
 static int
 nrf5340_ble_hci_acl_tx(struct os_mbuf *om)
 {
@@ -95,15 +109,13 @@ nrf5340_ble_hci_iso_tx(struct os_mbuf *om)
 static void
 nrf5340_ble_hci_trans_rx(int channel, void *user_data)
 {
-    uint8_t *buf;
-    int len;
+    assert(channel == IPC_RX_CHANNEL);
 
-    len = ipc_nrf5340_available_buf(channel, (void **)&buf);
-    while (len > 0) {
-        len = hci_ipc_rx(&g_hci_ipc_sm, buf, len);
-        ipc_nrf5340_consume(channel, len);
-        len = ipc_nrf5340_available_buf(channel, (void **)&buf);
-    }
+#if MYNEWT_VAL(BLE_TRANSPORT_NRF5340_RX_TASK)
+    ble_transport_rx();
+#else
+    rx_func(NULL);
+#endif
 }
 
 static void
@@ -111,6 +123,9 @@ nrf5340_ble_hci_init(void)
 {
     SYSINIT_ASSERT_ACTIVE();
 
+#if MYNEWT_VAL(BLE_TRANSPORT_NRF5340_RX_TASK)
+    ble_transport_rx_register(rx_func, NULL);
+#endif
     ipc_nrf5340_recv(IPC_RX_CHANNEL, nrf5340_ble_hci_trans_rx, NULL);
 }
 
diff --git a/nimble/transport/nrf5340/syscfg.yml b/nimble/transport/nrf5340/syscfg.yml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..2b05734078
--- /dev/null
+++ b/nimble/transport/nrf5340/syscfg.yml
@@ -0,0 +1,28 @@
+# Licensed to the Apache Software Foundation (ASF) under one
+# or more contributor license agreements.  See the NOTICE file
+# distributed with this work for additional information
+# regarding copyright ownership.  The ASF licenses this file
+# to you under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the
+# "License"); you may not use this file except in compliance
+# with the License.  You may obtain a copy of the License at
+#
+#  http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+#
+# Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing,
+# software distributed under the License is distributed on an
+# "AS IS" BASIS, WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY
+# KIND, either express or implied.  See the License for the
+# specific language governing permissions and limitations
+# under the License.
+
+syscfg.defs:
+    BLE_TRANSPORT_NRF5340_RX_TASK:
+        description: >
+            Use separate task for RX. This is required and enabled by default
+            if monitor is used, optional otherwise.
+        value: 0
+
+syscfg.vals.BLE_MONITOR:
+    BLE_TRANSPORT_NRF5340_RX_TASK: 1
+    BLE_TRANSPORT_RX_PRIO: 1
+    BLE_TRANSPORT_RX_STACK_SIZE: 120