diff --git a/ios/BleManager.swift b/ios/BleManager.swift
index 9b9dbed0..08b470c8 100644
--- a/ios/BleManager.swift
+++ b/ios/BleManager.swift
@@ -751,7 +751,7 @@ class BleManager: RCTEventEmitter, CBCentralManagerDelegate, CBPeripheralDelegat
                     peripheral.delegate = self
                 }
                 
-                NotificationCenter.default.post(name: Notification.Name("BleManagerCentralManagerWillRestoreState"), object: nil, userInfo: ["peripherals": data])
+                self.sendEvent(withName:"BleManagerCentralManagerWillRestoreState", body: ["peripherals": data])
             }
         }
     }
diff --git a/src/types.ts b/src/types.ts
index f7832fe3..bb54960e 100644
--- a/src/types.ts
+++ b/src/types.ts
@@ -373,6 +373,13 @@ export interface BleManagerDidUpdateNotificationStateForEvent {
   readonly code: number;
 }
 
+/**
+ * [iOS only]
+ */
+export interface BleManagerCentralManagerWillRestoreState {
+  peripherals: Peripheral[];
+}
+
 /**
  * [Android only]
  *