diff --git a/src/smpclient/transport/ble.py b/src/smpclient/transport/ble.py
index 0cc2c3f..83acda5 100644
--- a/src/smpclient/transport/ble.py
+++ b/src/smpclient/transport/ble.py
@@ -80,10 +80,14 @@ def __init__(self, winrt: WinRTClientArgs = {}) -> None:
         self._max_write_without_response_size = 20
         """Initially set to BLE minimum; may be mutated by the `connect()` method."""
 
+        self._using_windows_bonded_fallback = False
+        """Tracks if we're using Windows bonded device fallback (MAC address connection)."""
+
         logger.debug(f"Initialized {self.__class__.__name__}")
 
     @override
     async def connect(self, address: str, timeout_s: float) -> None:
+        self._using_windows_bonded_fallback = False
         logger.debug(f"Scanning for {address=}")
         device: BLEDevice | None = (
             await BleakScanner.find_device_by_address(address, timeout=timeout_s)
@@ -98,6 +102,16 @@ async def connect(self, address: str, timeout_s: float) -> None:
                 winrt=self._winrt,
                 disconnected_callback=self._set_disconnected_event,
             )
+        elif sys.platform == "win32" and MAC_ADDRESS_PATTERN.match(address):
+            logger.warning(f"WinBLE : Device '{address}' not found via BLE scan; trying MAC address connection")
+            self._client = BleakClient(
+                address,
+                services=(str(SMP_SERVICE_UUID),),
+                winrt=self._winrt,
+                disconnected_callback=self._set_disconnected_event,
+            )
+            # IMPORTANT: Do not set self._client._backend._device_info here, it will cancel any service discovery
+            self._using_windows_bonded_fallback = True
         else:
             raise SMPBLETransportDeviceNotFound(f"Device '{address}' not found")
 
@@ -106,6 +120,19 @@ async def connect(self, address: str, timeout_s: float) -> None:
         self._disconnected_event.clear()
         logger.debug(f"Connected to {device=}")
 
+        # Windows bonded devices need service discovery; wait for it to complete
+        if self._using_windows_bonded_fallback:
+            logger.debug("WinBLE : Waiting for services to populate")
+            max_retries = 50
+            for attempt in range(max_retries):
+                if self._client.services.services:
+                    logger.debug(f"WinBLE : Services populated on attempt {attempt + 1}: {list(self._client.services.services.keys())}")
+                    break
+                await asyncio.sleep(0.1)
+            else:
+                logger.error(f"WinBLE : Service discovery failed. Services still empty after {max_retries} attempts")
+                raise SMPBLETransportNotSMPServer("WinBLE : Service discovery failed - no services found.")
+
         smp_characteristic = self._client.services.get_characteristic(SMP_CHARACTERISTIC_UUID)
         if smp_characteristic is None:
             raise SMPBLETransportNotSMPServer("Missing the SMP characteristic UUID.")
diff --git a/tests/test_smp_ble_transport.py b/tests/test_smp_ble_transport.py
index c451876..6e191a0 100644
--- a/tests/test_smp_ble_transport.py
+++ b/tests/test_smp_ble_transport.py
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 """Tests for `SMPBLETransport`."""
 
 import asyncio
+import sys
 from typing import cast
 from unittest.mock import AsyncMock, MagicMock, patch
 from uuid import UUID
@@ -99,10 +100,24 @@ async def test_connect(
     )
     mock_find_device_by_address.reset_mock()
 
-    # assert that it raises an exception if the device is not found
+    # assert that it raises an exception if the device is not found (non-MAC or non-Windows)
     mock_find_device_by_address.return_value = None
+    mock_find_device_by_name.return_value = None
     with pytest.raises(SMPBLETransportDeviceNotFound):
-        await SMPBLETransport().connect("00:00:00:00:00:00", 1.0)
+        await SMPBLETransport().connect("device name", 1.0)
+    mock_find_device_by_name.reset_mock()
+
+    # restore mock return values for next tests
+    mock_find_device_by_address.return_value = BLEDevice("address", "name", None)
+    mock_find_device_by_name.return_value = BLEDevice("address", "name", None)
+
+    # assert that on Windows with MAC, the bonded-device fallback is attempted
+    with patch("sys.platform", "win32"):
+        mock_find_device_by_address.return_value = None
+        t = SMPBLETransport()
+        await t.connect("00:00:00:00:00:00", 1.0)
+        # Verify that BleakClient was called with the MAC address (fallback attempt)
+        assert t._client is not None
     mock_find_device_by_address.reset_mock()
 
     # assert that connect is awaited