diff --git a/src/PowerFSM.cpp b/src/PowerFSM.cpp
index 5367293f22..400aabc676 100644
--- a/src/PowerFSM.cpp
+++ b/src/PowerFSM.cpp
@@ -195,6 +195,17 @@ static void lsExit()
     t5BacklightWakeFromSleep();
 }
 
+/// Skip the BLE re-enable while a reboot/shutdown is armed: AdminModule tears BLE down before
+/// scheduling the restart, and a state transition in that window would otherwise bring it back up.
+static void setBluetoothEnableUnlessRestarting()
+{
+    if (rebootAtMsec || shutdownAtMsec) {
+        LOG_POWERFSM("Skip BLE enable, restart pending");
+        return;
+    }
+    setBluetoothEnable(true);
+}
+
 static void nbEnter()
 {
     LOG_POWERFSM("State: nbEnter");
@@ -211,7 +222,7 @@ static void nbEnter()
 static void darkEnter()
 {
     LOG_POWERFSM("State: darkEnter");
-    setBluetoothEnable(true);
+    setBluetoothEnableUnlessRestarting();
     if (screen)
         screen->setOn(false);
     // Screen timeout enters DARK; ensure backlight also turns off.
@@ -235,7 +246,7 @@ static void serialExit()
 {
     LOG_POWERFSM("State: serialExit");
     // Turn bluetooth back on when we leave serial stream API
-    setBluetoothEnable(true);
+    setBluetoothEnableUnlessRestarting();
 }
 
 static void powerEnter()
@@ -248,7 +259,7 @@ static void powerEnter()
     } else {
         if (screen)
             screen->setOn(true);
-        setBluetoothEnable(true);
+        setBluetoothEnableUnlessRestarting();
         // within enter() the function getState() returns the state we came from
     }
 }
@@ -266,7 +277,7 @@ static void powerIdle()
 static void powerExit()
 {
     LOG_POWERFSM("State: powerExit");
-    setBluetoothEnable(true);
+    setBluetoothEnableUnlessRestarting();
 }
 
 static void onEnter()
@@ -274,7 +285,7 @@ static void onEnter()
     LOG_POWERFSM("State: onEnter");
     if (screen)
         screen->setOn(true);
-    setBluetoothEnable(true);
+    setBluetoothEnableUnlessRestarting();
 }
 
 static void onIdle()
diff --git a/src/platform/nrf52/NRF52Bluetooth.cpp b/src/platform/nrf52/NRF52Bluetooth.cpp
index 85a29e05a9..608fb1b7bb 100644
--- a/src/platform/nrf52/NRF52Bluetooth.cpp
+++ b/src/platform/nrf52/NRF52Bluetooth.cpp
@@ -245,8 +245,12 @@ void NRF52Bluetooth::shutdown()
     // Shutdown bluetooth for minimum power draw
     LOG_INFO("Disable NRF52 bluetooth");
     Bluefruit.Security.setPairPasskeyCallback(NRF52Bluetooth::onUnwantedPairing); // Actively refuse (during factory reset)
-    disconnect();
+
+    // Clear the auto-restart flag before dropping the link: our DISCONNECTED event is only processed
+    // after this callback returns and would re-start advertising. startAdv()/resumeAdvertising() re-set it.
+    Bluefruit.Advertising.restartOnDisconnect(false);
     Bluefruit.Advertising.stop();
+    disconnect();
 }
 void NRF52Bluetooth::startDisabled()
 {