diff --git a/source/6LoWPAN/Thread/thread_router_bootstrap.c b/source/6LoWPAN/Thread/thread_router_bootstrap.c
index 0c00650f7fd..2365aed998a 100644
--- a/source/6LoWPAN/Thread/thread_router_bootstrap.c
+++ b/source/6LoWPAN/Thread/thread_router_bootstrap.c
@@ -2325,7 +2325,6 @@ static uint32_t thread_reed_timeout_calculate(thread_router_select_t *routerSele
 static int thread_reed_advertise (protocol_interface_info_entry_t *cur)
 {
     uint32_t keySequence;
-    tr_debug("MLE REED ADVERTISEMENT STARTED");
     struct link_configuration *linkConfiguration;
     linkConfiguration = thread_joiner_application_get_config(cur->id);
     if (!linkConfiguration) {
@@ -2336,11 +2335,17 @@ static int thread_reed_advertise (protocol_interface_info_entry_t *cur)
         return -1;
     }
 
+    // FED not allowed to send advertisements
+    if (thread_info(cur)->thread_device_mode == THREAD_DEVICE_MODE_FULL_END_DEVICE) {
+        return -1;
+    }
+
     uint16_t bufId = mle_service_msg_allocate(cur->id, 16, false, MLE_COMMAND_ADVERTISEMENT);
     if (bufId == 0) {
         return -1;
     }
 
+    tr_debug("MLE REED ADVERTISEMENT STARTED");
     thread_management_get_current_keysequence(cur->id, &keySequence);
     mle_service_msg_update_security_params(bufId, 5, 2, keySequence);