diff --git a/include/net/net_context.h b/include/net/net_context.h
index ce2e83517b7..6188145aab4 100644
--- a/include/net/net_context.h
+++ b/include/net/net_context.h
@@ -446,9 +446,13 @@ int net_context_listen(struct net_context *context,
  * established.
  *
  * @param context The context to use.
+ * @param status Status of the connection establishment. This is 0
+ * if the connection was established successfully, <0 if there was an
+ * error.
  * @param user_data The user data given in net_context_connect() call.
  */
 typedef void (*net_context_connect_cb_t)(struct net_context *context,
+					 int status,
 					 void *user_data);
 
 /**
diff --git a/subsys/net/ip/net_context.c b/subsys/net/ip/net_context.c
index a04092f5831..6525c1d211b 100644
--- a/subsys/net/ip/net_context.c
+++ b/subsys/net/ip/net_context.c
@@ -1081,7 +1081,7 @@ int net_context_connect(struct net_context *context,
 #if defined(CONFIG_NET_UDP)
 	if (net_context_get_type(context) == SOCK_DGRAM) {
 		if (cb) {
-			cb(context, user_data);
+			cb(context, 0, user_data);
 		}
 
 		return 0;
@@ -1112,7 +1112,7 @@ int net_context_connect(struct net_context *context,
 	send_syn(context, addr);
 
 	if (cb) {
-		cb(context, user_data);
+		cb(context, 0, user_data);
 	}
 
 	/* in tcp_synack_received() we give back this semaphore */
diff --git a/tests/net/context/src/main.c b/tests/net/context/src/main.c
index 76d2df3b854..560e9a28784 100644
--- a/tests/net/context/src/main.c
+++ b/tests/net/context/src/main.c
@@ -349,7 +349,8 @@ static bool net_ctx_listen_v4(void)
 	return true;
 }
 
-static void connect_cb(struct net_context *context, void *user_data)
+static void connect_cb(struct net_context *context, int status,
+		       void *user_data)
 {
 	sa_family_t family = POINTER_TO_INT(user_data);