diff --git a/doc/releases/release-notes-4.0.rst b/doc/releases/release-notes-4.0.rst
index 77a092000bede3..bb08b4bd05b117 100644
--- a/doc/releases/release-notes-4.0.rst
+++ b/doc/releases/release-notes-4.0.rst
@@ -140,6 +140,9 @@ Bluetooth
     :c:func:`bt_conn_le_create` and :c:func:`bt_conn_le_create_synced` return an error if the
     connection pointer passed as an argument is not NULL.
 
+  * :c:member:`_bt_gatt_ccc.value` is now a bitwise OR-reduction of the
+    individual CCC values of connected clients instead of the maximum.
+
 * Controller
 
   * Added Periodic Advertising Sync Transfer (PAST) support with support for both sending and receiving roles.
diff --git a/include/zephyr/bluetooth/gatt.h b/include/zephyr/bluetooth/gatt.h
index c72cb821a726ad..51dcb48b7afc10 100644
--- a/include/zephyr/bluetooth/gatt.h
+++ b/include/zephyr/bluetooth/gatt.h
@@ -936,7 +936,7 @@ struct _bt_gatt_ccc {
 	/** Configuration for each connection */
 	struct bt_gatt_ccc_cfg cfg[BT_GATT_CCC_MAX];
 
-	/** Highest value of all connected peer's subscriptions */
+	/** Bitwise OR of all connected peers' CCC values */
 	uint16_t value;
 
 	/** @brief CCC attribute changed callback
diff --git a/subsys/bluetooth/host/gatt.c b/subsys/bluetooth/host/gatt.c
index 118af2097afe08..2e66ab057c069a 100644
--- a/subsys/bluetooth/host/gatt.c
+++ b/subsys/bluetooth/host/gatt.c
@@ -2201,9 +2201,7 @@ static void gatt_ccc_changed(const struct bt_gatt_attr *attr,
 		struct bt_conn *conn = bt_conn_lookup_addr_le(ccc->cfg[i].id, &ccc->cfg[i].peer);
 
 		if (conn) {
-			if (ccc->cfg[i].value > value) {
-				value = ccc->cfg[i].value;
-			}
+			value |= ccc->cfg[i].value;
 
 			bt_conn_unref(conn);
 		}