diff --git a/client/gatt.c b/client/gatt.c
index 53f875050..8c2844ed6 100644
--- a/client/gatt.c
+++ b/client/gatt.c
@@ -681,6 +681,76 @@ void gatt_read_attribute(GDBusProxy *proxy, int argc, char *argv[])
 	return bt_shell_noninteractive_quit(EXIT_FAILURE);
 }
 
+static void charreadbyuuid_reply(DBusMessage *message, void *user_data)
+{
+	DBusError error;
+	DBusMessageIter iter, array;
+	uint8_t *value;
+	int len;
+
+	dbus_error_init(&error);
+
+	if (dbus_set_error_from_message(&error, message) == TRUE) {
+		bt_shell_printf("Failed to read: %s\n", error.name);
+		dbus_error_free(&error);
+		return bt_shell_noninteractive_quit(EXIT_FAILURE);
+	}
+
+	dbus_message_iter_init(message, &iter);
+
+	if (dbus_message_iter_get_arg_type(&iter) != DBUS_TYPE_ARRAY) {
+		bt_shell_printf("Invalid response to read\n");
+		return bt_shell_noninteractive_quit(EXIT_FAILURE);
+	}
+
+	dbus_message_iter_recurse(&iter, &array);
+	dbus_message_iter_get_fixed_array(&array, &value, &len);
+
+	if (len < 0) {
+		bt_shell_printf("Unable to parse value\n");
+		return bt_shell_noninteractive_quit(EXIT_FAILURE);
+	}
+
+	bt_shell_hexdump(value, len);
+
+	return bt_shell_noninteractive_quit(EXIT_SUCCESS);
+}
+
+static void charreadbyuuid_setup(DBusMessageIter *iter, void *user_data)
+{
+	char *uuid = user_data;
+
+	dbus_message_iter_append_basic(iter, DBUS_TYPE_STRING, &uuid);
+}
+
+static void charreadbyuuid_attribute(GDBusProxy *proxy, char *uuid)
+{
+	if (g_dbus_proxy_method_call(proxy, "CharReadByUUID", charreadbyuuid_setup, charreadbyuuid_reply,
+						uuid, NULL) == FALSE) {
+		bt_shell_printf("Failed to set uuid\n");
+		return bt_shell_noninteractive_quit(EXIT_FAILURE);
+	}
+
+	bt_shell_printf("Attempting to read service handle %s\n", g_dbus_proxy_get_path(proxy));
+}
+
+void gatt_charreadbyuuid_attribute(GDBusProxy *proxy, int argc, char *argv[])
+{
+	const char *iface;
+
+	iface = g_dbus_proxy_get_interface(proxy);
+
+	if (!strcmp(iface, "org.bluez.GattCharacteristic1")) {
+		charreadbyuuid_attribute(proxy, argv[1]);
+		return;
+	}
+
+	bt_shell_printf("Unable to read attribute %s\n",
+						g_dbus_proxy_get_path(proxy));
+
+	return bt_shell_noninteractive_quit(EXIT_FAILURE);
+}
+
 static void charbyuuid_reply(DBusMessage *message, void *user_data)
 {
 	DBusError error;
diff --git a/client/gatt.h b/client/gatt.h
index 692fb5758..8f96d8665 100644
--- a/client/gatt.h
+++ b/client/gatt.h
@@ -35,6 +35,7 @@ GDBusProxy *gatt_select_attribute(GDBusProxy *parent, const char *path);
 char *gatt_attribute_generator(const char *text, int state);
 void gatt_servbyuuid_attribute(GDBusProxy *proxy, int argc, char *argv[]);
 void gatt_charbyuuid_attribute(GDBusProxy *proxy, int argc, char *argv[]);
+void gatt_charreadbyuuid_attribute(GDBusProxy *proxy, int argc, char *argv[]);
 void gatt_read_attribute(GDBusProxy *proxy, int argc, char *argv[]);
 void gatt_write_attribute(GDBusProxy *proxy, int argc, char *argv[]);
 void gatt_notify_attribute(GDBusProxy *proxy, bool enable);
diff --git a/client/main.c b/client/main.c
index 10e64e17b..4dd1e593a 100644
--- a/client/main.c
+++ b/client/main.c
@@ -2071,6 +2071,22 @@ static void cmd_attribute_info(int argc, char *argv[])
 	return bt_shell_noninteractive_quit(EXIT_SUCCESS);
 }
 
+static void cmd_char_read_by_uuid(int argc, char *argv[])
+{
+	GDBusProxy *proxy;
+
+	proxy = find_attribute(argc, argv);
+
+	set_default_attribute(proxy);
+
+	if (!default_attr) {
+		bt_shell_printf("No attribute selected\n");
+		return bt_shell_noninteractive_quit(EXIT_FAILURE);
+	}
+
+	gatt_charreadbyuuid_attribute(default_attr, argc, argv);
+}
+
 static void cmd_char_by_uuid(int argc, char *argv[])
 {
 	GDBusProxy *proxy;
@@ -2718,6 +2734,8 @@ static const struct bt_shell_menu gatt_menu = {
 				"Discover Primary Services by UUID" },
 	{ "char-by-uuid", "[UUID]", cmd_char_by_uuid,
 				"Discover Characteristic Services by UUID" },
+	{ "char-read-by-uuid", "[UUID]", cmd_char_read_by_uuid,
+				"Read Characteristic by UUID" },
 	{ "select-attribute", "<attribute/UUID>",  cmd_select_attribute,
 				"Select attribute", attribute_generator },
 	{ "attribute-info", "[attribute/UUID]",  cmd_attribute_info,
diff --git a/src/gatt-client.c b/src/gatt-client.c
index da811ea4f..cd6d6dfde 100644
--- a/src/gatt-client.c
+++ b/src/gatt-client.c
@@ -444,6 +444,27 @@ static struct async_dbus_op *async_dbus_op_new(DBusMessage *msg, void *data)
 	return op;
 }
 
+static struct async_dbus_op *fetch_char_read_by_uuid(struct bt_gatt_client *gatt,
+					DBusMessage *msg,
+					char *uuid,
+					bt_gatt_client_char_by_uuid_callback_t callback,
+					void *data)
+{
+	struct async_dbus_op *op;
+
+	op = async_dbus_op_new(msg, data);
+	op->id = bt_gatt_client_char_read_by_uuid(gatt, uuid, callback,
+						async_dbus_op_ref(op),
+						async_dbus_op_unref);
+
+	if (op->id)
+		return op;
+
+	async_dbus_op_free(op);
+
+	return NULL;
+}
+
 static struct async_dbus_op *fetch_char_by_uuid(struct bt_gatt_client *gatt,
 					DBusMessage *msg,
 					char *uuid,
@@ -972,6 +993,52 @@ fail:
 	chrc->read_op = NULL;
 }
 
+static void char_read_by_uuid_cb(bool success, uint8_t att_ecode, const uint8_t *value,
+					uint16_t length, void *user_data)
+{
+	struct async_dbus_op *op = user_data;
+	struct characteristic *opchar = op->data;
+
+	if (!success)
+		goto fail;
+
+	async_dbus_op_reply(op, att_ecode, value, length);
+
+	return;
+
+fail:
+	async_dbus_op_reply(op, att_ecode, NULL, 0);
+
+	opchar->type_op = NULL;
+}
+
+static DBusMessage *char_read_by_uuid(DBusConnection *conn,
+					DBusMessage *msg, void *user_data)
+{
+	struct characteristic *chardata = user_data;
+	struct bt_gatt_client *gatt = chardata->service->client->gatt;
+	DBusMessageIter iter;
+
+	char *uuid = 0;
+
+	if (!gatt)
+		return btd_error_failed(msg, "Not connected");
+
+	dbus_message_iter_init(msg, &iter);
+
+	if (dbus_message_iter_get_arg_type(&iter) == DBUS_TYPE_STRING)
+		dbus_message_iter_get_basic(&iter,&uuid);
+	else
+		return NULL;
+
+	chardata->type_op = fetch_char_read_by_uuid(gatt, msg,uuid, char_read_by_uuid_cb, chardata);
+
+	if (!chardata->type_op)
+		return btd_error_failed(msg, "Failed to send read request");
+
+	return NULL;
+}
+
 static void characteristic_by_uuid_cb(bool success, uint8_t att_ecode, const uint8_t *value,
 					uint16_t length, void *user_data)
 {
@@ -1786,6 +1853,9 @@ static const GDBusMethodTable characteristic_methods[] = {
 	{ GDBUS_ASYNC_METHOD("CharByUUID", GDBUS_ARGS({ "options", "s" }),
 					GDBUS_ARGS({ "value", "ay" }),
 					chardiscover_by_uuid) },
+	{ GDBUS_ASYNC_METHOD("CharReadByUUID", GDBUS_ARGS({ "options", "s" }),
+					GDBUS_ARGS({ "value", "ay" }),
+					char_read_by_uuid) },
 	{ GDBUS_ASYNC_METHOD("ReadValue", GDBUS_ARGS({ "options", "a{sv}" }),
 					GDBUS_ARGS({ "value", "ay" }),
 					characteristic_read_value) },
diff --git a/src/shared/gatt-client.c b/src/shared/gatt-client.c
index 8a696c77f..7c9d25ec3 100644
--- a/src/shared/gatt-client.c
+++ b/src/shared/gatt-client.c
@@ -2725,6 +2725,90 @@ done:
 		op->callback(success, att_ecode, value, length, op->user_data);
 }
 
+unsigned int bt_gatt_client_char_read_by_uuid(struct bt_gatt_client *client,
+						char *uuid,
+						bt_gatt_client_char_by_uuid_callback_t callback,
+						void *user_data,
+						bt_gatt_client_destroy_func_t destroy)
+{
+	struct request *req;
+	struct char_by_uuid_op *op;
+	unsigned char *pdu;
+	uint16_t len ;
+	uint16_t start_handle = 0x0001;
+	uint16_t end_handle = 0xffff;
+	bt_uuid_t btuuid;
+	uint8_t uuid128[16];
+	
+	/* Length of pdu will be vary according to uuid type
+	for 2 byte uuid total length  is 8 (start handle(2) + end handle(2)  + uuid(2))
+	for 16 byte uuid total length  is 22 (start handle(2) + end handle(2)  + uuid(16))
+	*/
+	uint16_t pdu_len_16bit_uuid = 6;
+	uint16_t pdu_len_128bit_uuid = 20;
+
+	if (bt_string_to_uuid(&btuuid, uuid) < 0) {
+		return 0;
+	}
+
+	if (btuuid.type == BT_UUID16){
+		pdu = (unsigned char *) malloc(pdu_len_16bit_uuid);
+		len = pdu_len_16bit_uuid;
+	} else {
+		pdu = (unsigned char *) malloc(pdu_len_128bit_uuid);
+		len = pdu_len_128bit_uuid;
+	}
+
+	if (!client)
+		return 0;
+
+	op = new0(struct char_by_uuid_op, 1);
+	req = request_create(client);
+	if (!req) {
+		free(op);
+		return 0;
+	}
+	if (!client)
+		return 0;
+
+	op = new0(struct char_by_uuid_op, 1);
+	req = request_create(client);
+
+	if (!req) {
+		free(op);
+		return 0;
+	}
+
+	op->callback = callback;
+	op->user_data = user_data;
+	op->destroy = destroy;
+	req->data = op;
+	req->destroy = destroy_char_by_uuid_op;
+
+	put_le16(start_handle, pdu);
+	put_le16(end_handle, pdu+2);
+
+	if (btuuid.type == BT_UUID16)
+		put_le16(btuuid.value.u16, pdu+4);
+	else {
+		bswap_128(&btuuid.value.u128.data[0], &uuid128[0]);
+		memcpy(pdu + 4, uuid128, 16);
+	}
+
+	req->att_id = bt_att_send(client->att, BT_ATT_OP_READ_BY_TYPE_REQ,
+							pdu, len,
+							char_by_uuid_cb, req,
+							request_unref);
+
+	if (!req->att_id) {
+		op->destroy = NULL;
+		request_unref(req);
+		return 0;
+	}
+
+	return req->id;
+}
+
 unsigned int bt_gatt_client_char_by_uuid(struct bt_gatt_client *client,
                                               char *uuid,
                                               bt_gatt_client_char_by_uuid_callback_t callback,
@@ -2754,7 +2838,7 @@ unsigned int bt_gatt_client_char_by_uuid(struct bt_gatt_client *client,
 	if (btuuid.type == BT_UUID16){
 		pdu = (unsigned char *) malloc(pdu_len_16bit_uuid);
 		len = pdu_len_16bit_uuid;
-	} else {
+	}else {
 		pdu = (unsigned char *) malloc(pdu_len_128bit_uuid);
 		len = pdu_len_128bit_uuid;
 	}
diff --git a/src/shared/gatt-client.h b/src/shared/gatt-client.h
index f5d5169ce..50859ce52 100644
--- a/src/shared/gatt-client.h
+++ b/src/shared/gatt-client.h
@@ -97,6 +97,11 @@ unsigned int bt_gatt_client_char_by_uuid(struct bt_gatt_client *client,
 					bt_gatt_client_read_callback_t callback,
 					void *user_data,
 					bt_gatt_client_destroy_func_t destroy);
+unsigned int bt_gatt_client_char_read_by_uuid(struct bt_gatt_client *client,
+					char *uuid,
+					bt_gatt_client_read_callback_t callback,
+					void *user_data,
+					bt_gatt_client_destroy_func_t destroy);
 unsigned int bt_gatt_client_read_value(struct bt_gatt_client *client,
 					uint16_t value_handle,
 					bt_gatt_client_read_callback_t callback,
