diff --git a/subsys/bluetooth/host/l2cap.c b/subsys/bluetooth/host/l2cap.c
index ec272bc211..87d0080cda 100644
--- a/subsys/bluetooth/host/l2cap.c
+++ b/subsys/bluetooth/host/l2cap.c
@@ -899,6 +899,22 @@ static struct net_buf *l2cap_chan_le_get_tx_buf(struct bt_l2cap_le_chan *ch)
 static int l2cap_chan_le_send_sdu(struct bt_l2cap_le_chan *ch,
 				  struct net_buf *buf);
 
+/** @brief Get @c chan->state.
+ *
+ * This field does not exist when @kconfig{CONFIG_BT_L2CAP_DYNAMIC_CHANNEL} is
+ * disabled. In that case, this function returns @ref BT_L2CAP_CONNECTED since
+ * the struct can only represent static channels in that case and static
+ * channels are always connected.
+ */
+static bt_l2cap_chan_state_t bt_l2cap_chan_get_state(struct bt_l2cap_chan *chan)
+{
+#if defined(CONFIG_BT_L2CAP_DYNAMIC_CHANNEL)
+	return BT_L2CAP_LE_CHAN(chan)->state;
+#else
+	return BT_L2CAP_CONNECTED;
+#endif
+}
+
 static void l2cap_chan_tx_process(struct k_work *work)
 {
 	struct bt_l2cap_le_chan *ch;
@@ -907,6 +923,11 @@ static void l2cap_chan_tx_process(struct k_work *work)
 
 	ch = CONTAINER_OF(k_work_delayable_from_work(work), struct bt_l2cap_le_chan, tx_work);
 
+	if (bt_l2cap_chan_get_state(&ch->chan) != BT_L2CAP_CONNECTED) {
+		LOG_DBG("Cannot send on non-connected channel");
+		return;
+	}
+
 	/* Resume tx in case there are buffers in the queue */
 	while ((buf = l2cap_chan_le_get_tx_buf(ch))) {
 		/* Here buf is either:
@@ -2214,22 +2235,6 @@ static void l2cap_chan_shutdown(struct bt_l2cap_chan *chan)
 	}
 }
 
-/** @brief Get @c chan->state.
- *
- * This field does not exist when @kconfig{CONFIG_BT_L2CAP_DYNAMIC_CHANNEL} is
- * disabled. In that case, this function returns @ref BT_L2CAP_CONNECTED since
- * the struct can only represent static channels in that case and static
- * channels are always connected.
- */
-static inline bt_l2cap_chan_state_t bt_l2cap_chan_get_state(struct bt_l2cap_chan *chan)
-{
-#if defined(CONFIG_BT_L2CAP_DYNAMIC_CHANNEL)
-	return BT_L2CAP_LE_CHAN(chan)->state;
-#else
-	return BT_L2CAP_CONNECTED;
-#endif
-}
-
 static void l2cap_chan_send_credits(struct bt_l2cap_le_chan *chan,
 				    uint16_t credits)
 {