diff --git a/CHANGES.txt b/CHANGES.txt
index 88be936d..f7f1492d 100644
--- a/CHANGES.txt
+++ b/CHANGES.txt
@@ -1,3 +1,6 @@
+= 1.7.2 =
+Android: add isConnectable Property for API26+ (O) #823 (#993) thanks @Gargamil
+
 = 1.7.1 =
 Android: Add forceScanFilter option for Android (#989, #987) thanks younesspotmaster
 
diff --git a/src/android/BLECentralPlugin.java b/src/android/BLECentralPlugin.java
index 08953858..ec755343 100644
--- a/src/android/BLECentralPlugin.java
+++ b/src/android/BLECentralPlugin.java
@@ -1139,13 +1139,12 @@ public void onScanResult(int callbackType, ScanResult result) {
             boolean alreadyReported = peripherals.containsKey(address) && !peripherals.get(address).isUnscanned();
 
             if (!alreadyReported) {
-
-                Peripheral peripheral = null;
+                Boolean isConnectable = null;
                 if (Build.VERSION.SDK_INT >= Build.VERSION_CODES.O) {
-                    peripheral = new Peripheral(device, result.getRssi(), result.getScanRecord().getBytes(),result.isConnectable());
-                }else{
-                    peripheral = new Peripheral(device, result.getRssi(), result.getScanRecord().getBytes());
+                    isConnectable = result.isConnectable(); 
                 }
+
+                Peripheral peripheral = new Peripheral(device, result.getRssi(), result.getScanRecord().getBytes(), isConnectable);
                 peripherals.put(device.getAddress(), peripheral);
 
                 if (discoverCallback != null) {
diff --git a/src/android/Peripheral.java b/src/android/Peripheral.java
index 46acf821..43cddb5b 100644
--- a/src/android/Peripheral.java
+++ b/src/android/Peripheral.java
@@ -53,7 +53,7 @@ public class Peripheral extends BluetoothGattCallback {
 
     private BluetoothDevice device;
     private byte[] advertisingData;
-    private boolean isConnectable = true;
+    private Boolean isConnectable = null;
     private int advertisingRSSI;
     private boolean autoconnect = false;
     private boolean connected = false;
@@ -84,21 +84,13 @@ public Peripheral(BluetoothDevice device) {
 
     }
 
-    public Peripheral(BluetoothDevice device, int advertisingRSSI, byte[] scanRecord, boolean isConnectable) {
+    public Peripheral(BluetoothDevice device, int advertisingRSSI, byte[] scanRecord, Boolean isConnectable) {
         this.device = device;
         this.advertisingRSSI = advertisingRSSI;
         this.advertisingData = scanRecord;
         this.isConnectable = isConnectable;
     }
 
-    public Peripheral(BluetoothDevice device, int advertisingRSSI, byte[] scanRecord) {
-
-        this.device = device;
-        this.advertisingRSSI = advertisingRSSI;
-        this.advertisingData = scanRecord;
-
-    }
-
     private void gattConnect() {
 
         closeGatt();
@@ -289,8 +281,8 @@ public JSONObject asJSONObject()  {
                 json.put("rssi", advertisingRSSI);
             }
 
-            if (android.os.Build.VERSION.SDK_INT >= android.os.Build.VERSION_CODES.O) {
-                json.put("connectable", this.isConnectable);
+            if (this.isConnectable != null) {
+                json.put("connectable", this.isConnectable.booleanValue());
             }
         } catch (JSONException e) { // this shouldn't happen
             e.printStackTrace();
diff --git a/types.d.ts b/types.d.ts
index 18a33985..0df93509 100644
--- a/types.d.ts
+++ b/types.d.ts
@@ -14,6 +14,8 @@ declare namespace BLECentralPlugin {
         id: string;
         rssi: number;
         advertising: ArrayBuffer | any;
+        /* Android only */
+        connectable?: boolean;
         state: PeripheralState;
     }