diff --git a/components/bt/esp_ble_mesh/btc/btc_ble_mesh_prov.c b/components/bt/esp_ble_mesh/btc/btc_ble_mesh_prov.c
index e61118c6b..a085b8078 100644
--- a/components/bt/esp_ble_mesh/btc/btc_ble_mesh_prov.c
+++ b/components/bt/esp_ble_mesh/btc/btc_ble_mesh_prov.c
@@ -948,6 +948,11 @@ static void btc_ble_mesh_proxy_client_filter_status_recv_cb(u8_t conn_handle, u1
 
 int btc_ble_mesh_client_model_init(esp_ble_mesh_model_t *model)
 {
+    if (!bt_mesh_is_initialized()) {
+        BT_ERR("Mesh stack is not initialized!");
+        return -EINVAL;
+    }
+
     __ASSERT(model && model->op, "%s, Invalid parameter", __func__);
     esp_ble_mesh_model_op_t *op = model->op;
     while (op != NULL && op->opcode != 0) {
diff --git a/components/bt/esp_ble_mesh/mesh_core/include/mesh_main.h b/components/bt/esp_ble_mesh/mesh_core/include/mesh_main.h
index a5b1256d9..c18ce9155 100644
--- a/components/bt/esp_ble_mesh/mesh_core/include/mesh_main.h
+++ b/components/bt/esp_ble_mesh/mesh_core/include/mesh_main.h
@@ -446,6 +446,12 @@ int bt_mesh_provisioner_disable(bt_mesh_prov_bearer_t bearers);
                                               BLE_MESH_FEAT_FRIEND |    \
                                               BLE_MESH_FEAT_LOW_POWER)
 
+/** @brief Check if the mesh stack is initialized.
+ *
+ *  @return true - yes, false - no.
+ */
+bool bt_mesh_is_initialized(void);
+
 /** @brief Initialize Mesh support
  *
  *  After calling this API, the node will not automatically advertise as
diff --git a/components/bt/esp_ble_mesh/mesh_core/main.c b/components/bt/esp_ble_mesh/mesh_core/main.c
index 9f55a2612..727edea92 100644
--- a/components/bt/esp_ble_mesh/mesh_core/main.c
+++ b/components/bt/esp_ble_mesh/mesh_core/main.c
@@ -31,6 +31,11 @@
 
 static bool mesh_init = false;
 
+bool bt_mesh_is_initialized(void)
+{
+    return mesh_init;
+}
+
 int bt_mesh_provision(const u8_t net_key[16], u16_t net_idx,
                       u8_t flags, u32_t iv_index, u16_t addr,
                       const u8_t dev_key[16])