diff --git a/meshchat.py b/meshchat.py
index d8e31f0..88e27f1 100644
--- a/meshchat.py
+++ b/meshchat.py
@@ -13,11 +13,13 @@ import RNS
 import RNS.vendor.umsgpack as msgpack
 import LXMF
 from LXMF import LXMRouter
+from RNS.Interfaces.RNodeInterface import BLEConnection
 from aiohttp import web, WSMessage, WSMsgType, WSCloseCode
 import asyncio
 import base64
 import webbrowser
 
+from bleak import BleakScanner
 from peewee import SqliteDatabase
 from serial.tools import list_ports
 
@@ -317,6 +319,45 @@ class ReticulumMeshChat:
                 "comports": comports,
             })
 
+        # scan for rnodes available via ble
+        @routes.get("/api/v1/rnodes/ble-scan")
+        async def index(request):
+
+            # determine how long we should scan for
+            scan_duration_seconds = int(request.query.get("scan_duration_seconds", 3))
+
+            # discover ble devices
+            ble_scan_results = await BleakScanner.discover(
+                timeout=scan_duration_seconds,
+                return_adv=True,
+                cb=dict(use_bdaddr=True),
+                service_uuids=[
+                    BLEConnection.UART_SERVICE_UUID,
+                ],
+            )
+
+            # format scan results
+            rnodes = []
+            for ble_address in ble_scan_results:
+
+                # get device and advertisement data from scan result
+                device, advertisement_data = ble_scan_results[ble_address]
+
+                # skip this result if advertisement data is unavailable
+                if advertisement_data is None:
+                    continue
+
+                rnodes.append({
+                    "name": device.name,
+                    "local_name": advertisement_data.local_name,
+                    "ble_address": device.address,
+                    "port": "ble://" + advertisement_data.local_name,
+                })
+
+            return web.json_response({
+                "rnodes": rnodes,
+            })
+
         # fetch reticulum interfaces
         @routes.get("/api/v1/reticulum/interfaces")
         async def index(request):
diff --git a/requirements.txt b/requirements.txt
index 84ce612..624380a 100644
--- a/requirements.txt
+++ b/requirements.txt
@@ -1,4 +1,5 @@
 aiohttp>=3.9.5
+bleak>=0.22.3
 cx_freeze>=7.0.0
 lxmf>=0.5.8
 peewee>=3.17.3
diff --git a/src/frontend/components/interfaces/AddInterfacePage.vue b/src/frontend/components/interfaces/AddInterfacePage.vue
index 51afc03..db6f6e5 100644
--- a/src/frontend/components/interfaces/AddInterfacePage.vue
+++ b/src/frontend/components/interfaces/AddInterfacePage.vue
@@ -117,8 +117,15 @@
                     <div v-if="newInterfaceType === 'RNodeInterface'" class="mb-2">
                         <label class="block mb-2 text-sm font-medium text-gray-900 dark:text-zinc-100">Port</label>
                         <select v-model="newInterfacePort" class="bg-gray-50 border border-gray-300 text-gray-900 text-sm rounded-lg focus:ring-blue-500 focus:border-blue-500 block w-full p-2.5 dark:bg-zinc-900 dark:border-zinc-600 dark:text-white dark:focus:ring-blue-600 dark:focus:border-blue-600">
+                            <option disabled>Serial Devices ({{ comports.length }})</option>
                             <option v-for="comport of comports" :value="comport.device">{{ comport.device }} (Product: {{ comport.product ?? '?' }}, Serial: {{ comport.serial ?? '?' }})</option>
+                            <option disabled>Bluetooth Devices ({{ rnodes.length }})</option>
+                            <option v-for="rnode of rnodes" :value="rnode.port">{{ rnode.port }} ({{ rnode.ble_address }})</option>
                         </select>
+                        <div class="text-xs text-gray-600">
+                            <span v-if="isLoadingRnodes" class="text-gray-500">Discovering Bluetooth RNodes...</span>
+                            <span v-else @click="loadRnodes" class="text-blue-500 underline cursor-pointer">Discover Bluetooth RNodes</span>
+                        </div>
                     </div>
 
                     <!-- interface frequency -->
@@ -184,6 +191,9 @@ export default {
             config: null,
 
             comports: [],
+            rnodes: [],
+
+            isLoadingRnodes: false,
 
             newInterfaceName: null,
             newInterfaceType: null,
@@ -243,6 +253,7 @@ export default {
 
         this.getConfig();
         this.loadComports();
+        this.loadRnodes();
 
         // check if we are editing an interface
         const interfaceName = this.$route.query.interface_name;
@@ -276,9 +287,30 @@ export default {
                 const response = await window.axios.get(`/api/v1/comports`);
                 this.comports = response.data.comports;
             } catch(e) {
-                // do nothing if failed to load interfaces
+                // do nothing if failed to load comports
             }
         },
+        async loadRnodes() {
+
+            // do nothing if already loading
+            if(this.isLoadingRnodes){
+                return;
+            }
+
+            // show loading
+            this.isLoadingRnodes = true;
+
+            try {
+                const response = await window.axios.get(`/api/v1/rnodes/ble-scan`);
+                this.rnodes = response.data.rnodes;
+            } catch(e) {
+                // do nothing if failed to load rnodes
+            } finally {
+                // no longer loading
+                this.isLoadingRnodes = false;
+            }
+
+        },
         async loadInterfaceToEdit(interfaceName) {
             try {