diff --git a/rxandroidble/src/main/java/com/polidea/rxandroidble2/internal/scan/BackgroundScannerImpl.java b/rxandroidble/src/main/java/com/polidea/rxandroidble2/internal/scan/BackgroundScannerImpl.java
index 213ceebfa..f4633f8e9 100644
--- a/rxandroidble/src/main/java/com/polidea/rxandroidble2/internal/scan/BackgroundScannerImpl.java
+++ b/rxandroidble/src/main/java/com/polidea/rxandroidble2/internal/scan/BackgroundScannerImpl.java
@@ -49,6 +49,10 @@ public void scanBleDeviceInBackground(@NonNull PendingIntent callbackIntent, Sca
             RxBleLog.w(TAG, "PendingIntent based scanning is available for Android O and higher only.");
             return;
         }
+        if (!rxBleAdapterWrapper.isBluetoothEnabled()) {
+            RxBleLog.w(TAG, "PendingIntent based scanning is available only when Bluetooth is ON.");
+            throw new BleScanException(BleScanException.BLUETOOTH_DISABLED);
+        }
 
         RxBleLog.i(TAG, "Requesting pending intent based scan.");
         final List<android.bluetooth.le.ScanFilter> nativeScanFilters = scanObjectsConverter.toNativeFilters(scanFilters);
@@ -69,6 +73,10 @@ public void stopBackgroundBleScan(@NonNull PendingIntent callbackIntent) {
             RxBleLog.w(TAG, "PendingIntent based scanning is available for Android O and higher only.");
             return;
         }
+        if (!rxBleAdapterWrapper.isBluetoothEnabled()) {
+            RxBleLog.w(TAG, "PendingIntent based scanning is available only when Bluetooth is ON.");
+            return;
+        }
 
         RxBleLog.i(TAG, "Stopping pending intent based scan.");
         rxBleAdapterWrapper.stopLeScan(callbackIntent);
diff --git a/rxandroidble/src/test/groovy/com/polidea/rxandroidble2/internal/scan/BackgroundScannerTest.groovy b/rxandroidble/src/test/groovy/com/polidea/rxandroidble2/internal/scan/BackgroundScannerTest.groovy
index 53f1507e6..c38cb4670 100644
--- a/rxandroidble/src/test/groovy/com/polidea/rxandroidble2/internal/scan/BackgroundScannerTest.groovy
+++ b/rxandroidble/src/test/groovy/com/polidea/rxandroidble2/internal/scan/BackgroundScannerTest.groovy
@@ -41,6 +41,7 @@ class BackgroundScannerTest extends ElectricSpecification {
         def pendingIntent = Mock(PendingIntent)
         def settings = Mock(ScanSettings)
         def scanFilter = emptyFilters()
+        adapterWrapper.isBluetoothEnabled() >> true
         1 * adapterWrapper.startLeScan(_, _, _) >> errorCode
 
         when:
@@ -54,11 +55,53 @@ class BackgroundScannerTest extends ElectricSpecification {
         errorCode << [ScanCallback.SCAN_FAILED_ALREADY_STARTED, ScanCallback.SCAN_FAILED_APPLICATION_REGISTRATION_FAILED]
     }
 
+    def "should throw BleScanException if bluetooth is OFF while calling `.scanBleDeviceInBackground()`"() {
+        given:
+        def pendingIntent = Mock(PendingIntent)
+        def settings = Mock(ScanSettings)
+        def scanFilter = emptyFilters()
+        adapterWrapper.isBluetoothEnabled() >> false
+
+        when:
+        objectUnderTest.scanBleDeviceInBackground(pendingIntent, settings, scanFilter)
+
+        then:
+        def scanException = thrown(BleScanException)
+
+        and:
+        scanException.reason == BleScanException.BLUETOOTH_DISABLED
+    }
+
+    def "should not throw if bluetooth is OFF while calling `.stopBackgroundBleScan()`"() {
+        given:
+        def pendingIntent = Mock(PendingIntent)
+        adapterWrapper.isBluetoothEnabled() >> false
+
+        when:
+        objectUnderTest.stopBackgroundBleScan(pendingIntent)
+
+        then:
+        noExceptionThrown()
+    }
+
+    def "should not call RxBleAdapterWrapper.stopLeScan() if bluetooth is OFF while calling `.stopBackgroundBleScan()`"() {
+        given:
+        def pendingIntent = Mock(PendingIntent)
+        adapterWrapper.isBluetoothEnabled() >> false
+
+        when:
+        objectUnderTest.stopBackgroundBleScan(pendingIntent)
+
+        then:
+        0 * adapterWrapper.stopLeScan(pendingIntent)
+    }
+
     def "should pass callback intent to a wrapper"() {
         given:
         def pendingIntent = Mock(PendingIntent)
         def settings = Mock(ScanSettings)
         def scanFilter = emptyFilters()
+        adapterWrapper.isBluetoothEnabled() >> true
 
         when:
         objectUnderTest.scanBleDeviceInBackground(pendingIntent, settings, scanFilter)
@@ -78,6 +121,7 @@ class BackgroundScannerTest extends ElectricSpecification {
         def scanFilter = emptyFilters()
         def nativeFilters = [Mock(android.bluetooth.le.ScanFilter)]
         def nativeSettings = Mock(android.bluetooth.le.ScanSettings)
+        adapterWrapper.isBluetoothEnabled() >> true
 
         when:
         objectUnderTest.scanBleDeviceInBackground(pendingIntent, settings, scanFilter)
@@ -92,6 +136,7 @@ class BackgroundScannerTest extends ElectricSpecification {
     def "should pass callback intent when stopping scan"() {
         given:
         def pendingIntent = Mock(PendingIntent)
+        adapterWrapper.isBluetoothEnabled() >> true
 
         when:
         objectUnderTest.stopBackgroundBleScan(pendingIntent)