diff --git a/micropython/bluetooth/aioble/aioble/l2cap.py b/micropython/bluetooth/aioble/aioble/l2cap.py
index e2d3bd9d4..71a9779c4 100644
--- a/micropython/bluetooth/aioble/aioble/l2cap.py
+++ b/micropython/bluetooth/aioble/aioble/l2cap.py
@@ -141,6 +141,7 @@ async def send(self, buf, timeout_ms=None, chunk_size=None):
             if self._stalled:
                 await self.flush(timeout_ms)
             # l2cap_send returns True if you can send immediately.
+            self._assert_connected()
             self._stalled = not ble.l2cap_send(
                 self._connection._conn_handle,
                 self._cid,