diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index de323646..ac9dcb37 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -255,9 +255,10 @@ See the [location permission notes](#location-permission-notes) above for inform
         Can be one of: _aggressive_ | _sticky_
     -   _numOfMatches_: String defines [setNumOfMatches()](https://developer.android.com/reference/kotlin/android/bluetooth/le/ScanSettings.Builder#setnumofmatches) argument on Android.  
         Can be one of: _one_ | _few_ | _max_
-    -   _phy_: String for [setPhy()](https://developer.android.com/reference/kotlin/android/bluetooth/le/ScanSettings.Builder#setphy) on Android.  
+    -   _phy_: String for [setPhy()](https://developer.android.com/reference/kotlin/android/bluetooth/le/ScanSettings.Builder#setphy) on Android.
         Can be one of: _1m_ | _coded_ | _all_
     -   _legacy_: _true_ or _false_ to [control filtering](https://developer.android.com/reference/kotlin/android/bluetooth/le/ScanSettings.Builder#setlegacy) bluetooth spec.pre-4.2 advertisements on Android.
+    -   _forceScanFilter_: _true_ or _false_ to [to force an empty scan filter](https://github.com/don/cordova-plugin-ble-central/issues/987) if no other filters are provided on Android.
     -   _reportDelay_: Milliseconds for [setReportDelay()](https://developer.android.com/reference/kotlin/android/bluetooth/le/ScanSettings.Builder#setreportdelay) on Android. _0_ to be notified of results immediately. Values > _0_ causes the scan results to be queued up and delivered after the requested delay or when the internal buffers fill up.
 -   **success**: Success callback function that is invoked which each discovered device.
 -   **failure**: Error callback function, invoked when error occurs. [optional]
diff --git a/src/android/BLECentralPlugin.java b/src/android/BLECentralPlugin.java
index b1662a46..0d820c64 100644
--- a/src/android/BLECentralPlugin.java
+++ b/src/android/BLECentralPlugin.java
@@ -127,6 +127,7 @@ public class BLECentralPlugin extends CordovaPlugin {
 
     // scan options
     boolean reportDuplicates = false;
+    boolean forceScanFilter = false;
 
     private static final int REQUEST_BLUETOOTH_SCAN = 2;
     private static final int REQUEST_BLUETOOTH_CONNECT = 3;
@@ -410,6 +411,7 @@ public boolean execute(String action, CordovaArgs args, CallbackContext callback
 
             resetScanOptions();
             this.reportDuplicates = options.optBoolean("reportDuplicates", false);
+            this.forceScanFilter = options.optBoolean("forceScanFilter", false);
             ScanSettings.Builder scanSettings = new ScanSettings.Builder();
 
             switch (options.optString("scanMode", "")) {
@@ -1254,7 +1256,11 @@ private void findLowEnergyDevices(CallbackContext callbackContext, UUID[] servic
                         new ParcelUuid(uuid)).build();
                 filters.add(filter);
             }
+        } else if (this.forceScanFilter) {
+            ScanFilter filter = new ScanFilter.Builder().build();
+            filters.add(filter);
         }
+
         stopScanHandler.removeCallbacks(stopScanRunnable);
         bluetoothLeScanner.startScan(filters, scanSettings, leScanCallback);
 
@@ -1450,6 +1456,7 @@ private UUID uuidFromString(String uuid) {
      */
     private void resetScanOptions() {
         this.reportDuplicates = false;
+        this.forceScanFilter = false;
     }
 
     private void addBondStateListener() {
diff --git a/types.d.ts b/types.d.ts
index c3cbfa89..18a33985 100644
--- a/types.d.ts
+++ b/types.d.ts
@@ -43,6 +43,8 @@ declare namespace BLECentralPlugin {
         legacy?: boolean;
         /* Android only */
         reportDelay?: number;
+        /* Android only */
+        forceScanFilter?: number;
 
         reportDuplicates?: boolean;
         /** Scanning duration in seconds */