diff --git a/components/bt/host/bluedroid/api/esp_gattc_api.c b/components/bt/host/bluedroid/api/esp_gattc_api.c
index c8da7bcec1..433c057362 100644
--- a/components/bt/host/bluedroid/api/esp_gattc_api.c
+++ b/components/bt/host/bluedroid/api/esp_gattc_api.c
@@ -330,6 +330,7 @@ esp_err_t esp_ble_gattc_read_char (esp_gatt_if_t gattc_if,
                                    uint16_t conn_id, uint16_t handle,
                                    esp_gatt_auth_req_t auth_req)
 {
+    printf("Inside esp_ble_gattc_read_char\n");
     btc_msg_t msg;
     btc_ble_gattc_args_t arg;
 
@@ -432,6 +433,7 @@ esp_err_t esp_ble_gattc_write_char(esp_gatt_if_t gattc_if,
     arg.write_char.write_type = write_type;
     arg.write_char.auth_req = auth_req;
 
+    esp_ble_gattc_read_char(gattc_if, conn_id, handle, auth_req);
     return (btc_transfer_context(&msg, &arg, sizeof(btc_ble_gattc_args_t), btc_gattc_arg_deep_copy) == BT_STATUS_SUCCESS ? ESP_OK : ESP_FAIL);
 }
 
diff --git a/examples/bluetooth/bluedroid/ble/gatt_client/main/gattc_demo.c b/examples/bluetooth/bluedroid/ble/gatt_client/main/gattc_demo.c
index e53d85d338..1c811edfc6 100644
--- a/examples/bluetooth/bluedroid/ble/gatt_client/main/gattc_demo.c
+++ b/examples/bluetooth/bluedroid/ble/gatt_client/main/gattc_demo.c
@@ -298,6 +298,9 @@ static void gattc_profile_event_handler(esp_gattc_cb_event_t event, esp_gatt_if_
         esp_log_buffer_hex(GATTC_TAG, bda, sizeof(esp_bd_addr_t));
         break;
     }
+    case ESP_GATTC_READ_CHAR_EVT:
+                                 ESP_LOGI(GATTC_TAG, "ESP_GATTC_READ_CHAR_EVT called.");
+                                 break;
     case ESP_GATTC_WRITE_CHAR_EVT:
         if (p_data->write.status != ESP_GATT_OK){
             ESP_LOGE(GATTC_TAG, "write char failed, error status = %x", p_data->write.status);